Comfy Saturday in./Wedding Planning Day 98!

Do you ever plan things to do, get distracted, and completely forget about your plans until you nestle up in your comfy clothes for the night? I do. All the freggin time!

Today I finished work at 4 and got out of coming back for my second shift of the day that was scheduled at 6. (Yay!) My lovely fiance picked me up, and I quickly reminded him of the Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival, which I thought ended today. It didn't, but that's besides the point. He was a damp towel today. He decides to be spontaneous at the most inopportune times, and today was not one of those day. On the drive home we passed the beautiful tulips planted all around campus. We compromised and decided we'd take a walk and take pictures of the tulips around town [awesome!]. Then we got to his place where he showed me some delicious pictures! (more about that later) I am now home in my comfy little bed and just realized that we did not go on a little walk to see the tulips. :(! Tomorrow I'll get that little bugger out of the apartment and make sure to keep him from napping - I swear, if there was a sleeping profession, he'd be CEO. That man can sleep anywhere, anytime.

This is what I missed out on today. Luckily the Tulip Festival ends May 7th! 

Onward! With the help of the lovely 'Mama Casti', little bro Daniel, and aunt Linda and uncle Dean, we have a location! A LOCATION people! Ohh, how happy we are to have such wonderful people in our lives to give us a free place to exchange vows and be forever married to each other (and to celebrate and dance the night away with more amazing people!). 

I've always wanted an outdoor/backyard wedding, and that's what we're gettin' folks! I know you're dying to get a sneak peak, and I'm dying to share: (the delicious peectures I referred to)

We're envisioning greatness! Aren't youuu?

I think we're off to a pretty great start! I'm lucky to have some pretty stelar people helping us out! And in about 3 months I'll be able to officially call them family! 

On a side note, I hope to be able to be excited, interested, and involved in all of my family's (and future children's) exciting events. Many of them will only happen once. I hope I have the patience and remember what it means for people to earnestly care and communicate their interest, love and appreciation for their lives. I hope I remember their feelings and don't hurt them when they have something exciting to say when I have a thousand other things on my mind. I just hope I'm able to remember what I've learned and remember that family is everything - because it is. I hope I can be excited and proud of them no matter what. Do you ever learn what you don't want to be like or do from others? I have, I do - all the time. 

Regardless, I am excited. I am happy. I am in love with the man of my dreams. And I am lucky. 

Back on topic, woman!

I likes des cakeee:

xoxo.
Are you wondering what we'll accomplish next?
Me too.

Wedding planning: Day 99 Until the BIG Day!

Hey all!

We did it! 

We bought our first wedding-related purchases tonight! 

AND picked our colors! 

Orange, Pink, Blue, and Green!

Adorable, no? 

My face hurts from smiling so much tonight!

I love that things are coming together so smoothly.

Plus, it's SO much fun! 

Now you may be wondering that these little squares of fabric are for.

I guess you'll just have to wait and see!

But know, they are delicious; tasty even!

In other news: I have discovered that I have a problem.

I am addicted. 

Addicted to Sarah Seven dresses. 

Now you're addicted, too!?

The problem: I don't have $1500 to spend on a dress.

What, you want to donate to the 'Amanda Needs a Sarah Seven Dress Fund'?!

No? Well, it was worth a try. 

Anyway,

Happy spring, ya'll! It's snowing here in good ol' Utah. Yep. Yesterday it was in the 70s. Mother nature must have realized she made a mistake and gave us back our snow... as if we didn't get enough during the winter. Enjoy whatever rays of sun you can for me! 

xoxo. Smile!

What's sparkly and rhymes with "bling"?

That's right!...

RING!

Surprised? Not as surprised as I was!

I'm engaged to the most wonderful guy on the planet! 

The future Mr. and Mrs. 

But guess what? 

I only have 100 days left to plan! Yikes!

[For those that do not want to do the math, August 6th, 2011!]

Follow me through this exciting, slightly stressful, once in a lifetime experience!

So far:

• the guest list has been compiled
• tentative colors have been picked
• a date has been settled on
• a cake design has been selected

And nothing else. Is anyone else wondering how everything will be able to come together in only 100 days!? I sure am. 

I think I can, I think I can!

xoxo. 

Help.

Implosion?

Last night around midnight I was welcomed home, again, by the aroma of garbage. It seems as though the two trash bags from the other day reproduced. The new bag must have spit up or not understood that trash was supposed to be inside of it, not all over the kitchen. 

[No picture, sorry! But it was quite the site, as you can assume.]

I held my ground.. for a whole 10 minutes. After deciding that, "no, I do not want to feel like throwing up in my own home," I took out the entire family of trash bags that had over-stayed their welcome. Wow, we have a trash can and a floor in that corner of the kitchen! What a difference. And, what?! I can breathe? Such were my thoughts. I was pretty worked up, as you can guess. It's times like those that make me think living out of my car would be a more pleasant experience than student housing. 

But, wait! There's still a mountain of dishes in the sink, on the counter, the kitchen table and on the stove top! How did I make such a mess when, the past week and a half, I've only been home to sleep?! Boy Amanda, you've gone and done it again. Never ceasing to amaze. 

[Nearly an hour later...]

We have a sink, and a counter, AND a stove top! And suddenly our tiny kitchen looks huge! No longer does it look as if the garbage bags barfed, or like the dishes decided it was a good idea to have a mad rage, or as if our kitchen imploded. 

[It is now 1 AM.]

Oh, What? It's finals week and that hour could have been spent studying or, better yet, sleeping!? And here I am, Thursday morning, venting my frustrations when I should be studying for the test I have in a couple hours. 

Have a great day, world.

Do something fun for me.

xoxo. -_-

I do believe..

that I'm a lucky gal,

every day is a new opportunity to make a difference,

people are amazing and stupid, but very amazing,

dreams are to be pursued,

the world is beautiful,

God lives,

every life matters, 

photography is awesome,

animals make great best friends,

music is neat,

friends should not be taken for granted,

family is everything,

prayer is powerful,

ice cream is the best invention. ever. 

I also like to believe that my dreams are little glimpses into my future. (I had another dream about babies a couple nights ago... twins.) :]

I'm taking a tiny break from end-of-the-semester-maddness to think of all the little things I am blessed with, and holey-moley is there a lot to be happy about! 

And at these times of the year, 

I am especially glad to have ice cream. 8]

Keep yo' chin up. xoxo.