Saturday, December 15, 2007

Christmas Time!

yes it's christmas already, i can't believe it....i just now finished christmas shopping, it gets harder and harder each year, i think eventually i'll be finishing my shopping on christmas day at this point!
we had fun going to a christmas tree farm with some friends of mine. we had a blast, we ended up running into several people that each of us knew from other things so there ended up being at least 10 people standing in a circle where one person knew someone else who knew another person in the group. very small world! we found a cute little tree that fit our house perfectly. we came home and decorated it with our ortaments and of course LED light strands :)
this year we'll be spending time with my family, although it does stink because unfortunately i have to work christmas eve. oh well, ya can't win them all...
i just have to say i love that feeling of waking up christmas morning, knowing that the day is going to be filled with warmth,presents, coffee, laughs and plenty of paticia (luthuainian coffee cake), of course it used to be who would wake up the earliest, now it's who can sleep in the longest!
plenty of fun!! i'll soon have pictures of our tree....

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Turkey Day!


Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Hope you all have a lovely holiday, and don't get too stuffed, haha!!

Monday, November 12, 2007

Hawaii part deux
















more pictures! mahalo!

Lovely land of Hawaii...and more



































































thought i'd put up some pictures of hawaii and the places we saw...luau, uss arizona memorial,uss missouri, the coolest thing was that i met a veteran of pearl harbor, he was on one of the airstrips when the bombs hit, so cool to hear and see an actual survivor of such an incredible part of history.

Friday, November 2, 2007

we're home!!!

so we survived our wedding and honeymoon. it was a blast, the day was filled with laughter, crying, and a whole LOT of smiles.
the entire day, i kept asking myself if it was my own wedding, then i'd look around..see my dress and answer "yup, it's my wedding" :)
the weather was great, sunny with a little bit of wind. the groomsmen looked so handsome, and the maids looked absolutely beautiful.
and of course my husband looked drop-dead snazzy handsome. (yes, i think i just made up a word) it was so much fun visiting with so many friends and family, it was a wonderful and God filled day!

we honeymooned first and seascape resort, a lovely condo right on the beach. very nice! we then headed off to hawaii to the island of maui. i've never been there before....well.... it was awesome!!! we had a cute little condo that overlooked the resorts lushly green gardens and looked straight out to the ocean. we spent the entire week either sitting on the beach reading a book, or sitting out on the lanai reading....it was a very relaxing week, i loved it!!! we also had the chance to visit oahu and pearl harbor. that was amazing! for those who know me, i'm kind of a history buff and love history, so being able to visit pearl harbor was AWESOME!! we went out on the arizona memorial, the missouri, and the bowfin. all held so much history, and i also was able to meet a couple of gentlemen who were survivors of the attack on pearl, and i got their autographs and a picture with them! it was fun!
so now we're back home adjusting to married life, and neither of us want to go back to work next week, but alas...we must be the bread winners...oh well...i'll post pictures soon.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Last day of work!

today is my last day of work for the next 3 weeks!!!! i'm soooo excited, yipee!!!! tomorrow i'll wake up and not have to worry what i'll be making for lunch for work. now i can focus on the wedding...what's left of it at least. i'm really hoping that this week will go by quickly, so i don't have to get caught up in worrying about what i forgot to do or get.
also, to all my friends coming from out of town.....I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YA'LL!!!!!
please pray for me this week, that God will give me strength, peace and energy to get through the week and my wedding.
see you all soon!!!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Married woman next week?? ME??? nah...


Actually i know why i need a man, i just thought this was a funny picture....anyways...yes! it's only 8 days left!!! i'm sooo excited and soooo ready for it to be over! i think i checked out of my brain sometime last week. it's down to the wire, i guess. we have almost everything done, just the small stuff...ie making sure this person has that, and that person has this, who's gonna pick up what, and so forth...all you married ladies i'm sure know what i'm talking about!!!
i'm down to my last 2 days at work before my 3 week vacation starts, boy am i glad for that! just to get away from work is a great thing, but having a wedding in those weeks off is even better. i think it's a great excuse for getting 3 weeks off work, huh?
i still can't believe i'm getting MARRIED!!!!!

Monday, October 1, 2007

19 days...No Way!!!!!!


Yes, it's 19 days until I say goodbye to my days as a single woman, and say hello to my days as a married woman!!! I can't believe it!!!! God is good!

I woke up this morning, almost on the edge of being scared of not being able to get things done, but I took a breathe and started the day....and by the end I'm doing alot better. Not so stressed out and things are looking like they really will get done! Thank you Jesus.

I can't wait to start my married life I'm soooo excited! I know I'll love it and probably dislike it at times, but I know I'll have the best time of my life.

So the boy is finishing moving his things into the house, and I thought us girls were bad at keeping stuff, I beg to differ that boys are worse than us!! Sooooooo maaanny boxes it's nuts! But it'll turn out fine, it's just all about the sorting things and throwing things out that I'm not looking forward to. But I'll be thankful when it's all over and done with. Which will be very soon....

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

No time for stress

Last week my girls from work gave my a loverly shower. They took me to a restraunt on the beach, it was fantastic and it was a beautiful sunny day. Too bad I couldn't relax on the beach...oh well.
Now, it's getting down to the details of the wedding, I'm not the best person with details, but I'm trying to get them done. Only 32 days left!! But it seems like a million and I'll never get everything done. But I'm trucking along, and Nate's a real trooper, I'm sure sometimes he'd like to leave me in a box and not let me out...but he's being good about it.
God is totally teaching me to be patient and not worry. Even though I wanna run a million miles an hour and not get things done, He's telling me to take a breath and take things one thing at a time. Thank you Jesus for patience!! And for a patient fiance!

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Another week down

Life has been trodding along...planning, planning and planning a ton of wedding stuff...obviously! We sent out invitiations, finally....
I went to my co-workers baby shower this weekend...that was alot of fun! We went to a great Italian restraunt in San Jose, that had excellent food, Yum!! And this week the girls at work are having a bridal shower for me this week. So that should be fun. We got our engagement photos done, they are sooo wonderful, if any of you would like to view them let me know and I can sent you the link. Now it's just deciding which ones to have at the wedding.
Oh yea, another fun thing! We bought couches yesterday!! They are sooo comfortable! I can't wait to get them and have everyone have a seat, they are THE best!!

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Hey! It's Us!!!





I guess I should post some pictures of who this man is who I'll be stuck with.....I mean married to for the rest of my life.....I LOVE HIM!!!!

The first

So here's the first "offical" blog of this site. Hopefully I can keep with the craziness of my life and have time to post things. So far, all's quiet on the wedding planning. It's down to meeting wedding co-ordinators for final things, and waiting for the favors to arrive to put together...and I'm sure other things that I can't think of right now.
Nate and I are doing well...just preparing for a lifetime together. Learning each others weaknesses and strengths, having fun together, what each others likes/dislikes are, and a bazillion others.
I just had my first bridal shower, boy did I get stuff!!!!! I can't believe it's me on the recieving end of the shower for once. For a couple years I've been the one hosting, now it's my turn!!! We got alot of great gifts, now it's down to where to place it all in the house! The next shower is in a couple weeks. We'll see what more stuff we get. Can't wait.
Me and my friend Jen at my shower. Loverly girls....with a pretty picture of aphril in the background.

Happily Ever After

The intertwined, married lives of a nurse and her grease monkey