another one bites the dust...

apply for a passport...check!

to do list...

wedding invite....check

wedding dress...check

plane tickets...check

Everything else I have to do...NO CHECK!

AHHHHH!!!!!!

oh my...

Holy crap I don't think I've ever gone this long without blogging...and the sad part is I have SO MUCH to blog about!!

First things first...as I'm sure all of you know already...I'M ENGAGED!! Daron flew out last Tuesday and spent the next 10 days out here! I am taking him to the airport tomorrow morning. It has been an amazing 10 days but it will be nice to get back to 'normal' for the next little while. That is until my definition of normal changes drastically in a few months.

I knew he was going to ask me while he was out here...but I didn't know where or when...so when he asked me at the Arch in St. Louis shortly after I picked him up, needless to say I was surprised. I knew he wanted to talk to my dad first...and come to find out he already had on the phone (that's how my dad asked my grandpa about my mom...so he thought that would be fine to keep up tradition)... The fun thing was, when I got home there was a surprise 'Happy Engagement' that Tuna and Daron had been planning for a while!!! It was nice to have everyone there!

Here is a picture at the arch where he asked...

We had a rockin 4th of July party! There was a super cool 3-legged race...good food...door prizes...and of course some fireworks! ( I was trying to post some picture of it all...but for some reason the picture uploader isn't working anymore)

Me and Daron went to Indiana and spent most of a day with Sarah and her family! It was so nice to see her again!

So it has been a crazy week or two...I got engaged...Had a party...got my dress and my bridesmaid dresses...saw Wicked in St. Louis...went to Indiana...worked a little...took some engagement pictures...and lots of other stuff. Needless to say I am tired and should be going to sleep now instead of blogging...

I will try to get the pictures posted tomorrow or at least sometime soon!

Nubbins...

It's storming tonight and our dog Nubbins is absolutely petrified of storms...but...I have to admit I sort of like it! Nubbins isn't usually a very warm and cuddly dog...he likes to be in the same room as you...but doesn't like to be on your lap or really touching you at all...unless it's storming...and then he is right there next to you and on top of you if he can be. If you're walking around the house he is right at your heels and when you sit down he is next to you begging to be picked up. Then when you do pick him up he is shaking like crazy! If he wasn't such a sad and pathetic little thing I would with for storms more often.

In other news...things are going pretty good here in Nauvoo so far... We've only been back for a little over 2 weeks...but it feels like a lot longer than that! I'm back at the Adventure Zone again, and at the Fudge Factory as well. Just like old times! I called the flower shop to let her know I was back in town and ready to help her for the summer and fall (like we had agreed on before I left Arizona), but she said she no longer needed my help and that if I wasn't going to be staying in Nauvoo I shouldn't get my footings here. So, I am just working at the other two places.

I realize that most people who read this probably know why I won't be staying in Nauvoo forever...but then some of you may not...so I'll fill you in. It looks as though I will be getting married in October! It's crazy I know...but I'm happy and excited... I'll write a more detailed blog about it all later...I wouldn't want to waste all my good topics in one blog!!!

There's no place like home...

Well...we made it safely from Arizona to Illinois...and it is good to be back home!

Until today I couldn't find an internet connection at my house so I haven't been able to update my blog...but I'll update you on a few things that have happened over the past couple weeks...

*When doing the final walk through at my house my landlord told us that we were 'slobs' and she had never seen a dirtier house than ours was when she would have to come by every once in a while. I was LIVID and if I didn't need some portion of my security deposit back I would of told her what a 'wonderful' landlord she was...

*I realized I have TOO MUCH STUFF and I am way to sentimental...

*I got a dozen long stem roses from Daron sent to me at my office!! I was sad there was no way I could bring them home with me. I did manage to get three of them home safely and am drying them out now...

*We had a great Memorial Day! After the 'walk through' and packing my car in the morning we came home and swam and BBQ'd and ate all day!!! Good times!

*We are almost all moved into our house here in Nauvoo. Well...everyone is moved in except me. I have too much crap and I can't figure out what to do with all of it... If you live around here you are welcome to come by and hang out any time!

*I had my first shift at the Adventure Zone on Saturday. It was almost like I never left... At one point the girl I was working with complimented me on something that I did well and I said "Well, I have made a pizza or two here in my day" and right after that I dropped a freshly cooked pizza on my foot and all over the floor...YUCK...

*I am going to talk to Marty at Hilltop Floral tomorrow and I am excited to get started working with her.

*Daron is coming the Tuesday before the 4th of July and will be here a week!! I am very excited to see him again!

I will try to be a better blogger and post things more regularly...