Update...

Well it's time for an update!!!! So lets see...I lost one of my diamonds out of my engagement ring, my cousing Junie passed away and the funeral is tomorrow, and Michelle is HERE!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!

So I really really miss my ring. I didn't realize how much I looked at my hand until it was gone. I'm so lucky too...I have such a freaking nice ring. It's the ring of my dreams and I couldn't ask for more. Anyways, I hope I can get it fixed this week. :(

Tomorrow I'm going to my cousin Junie's funeral and I hope my grandparents will take it ok. I know they take every death harder and harder. It must be a hard thing to watch close family, friends, and people you know die all the time.

Also, Michelle is in town so I might get to see her tomorrow but DEFINITELY Friday!!! She also might get engaged this weekend...which would be AWESOME! Sunday is the BIG bridal show at the convention center in Springdale and I can't wait...I'm hoping she'll come with me.

Relaxing weekend...

So me and James got back from camping today around noon. We had so much fun (except for freezing)! I think we almost didn't make it Friday night b/c it got to the low 30's. We woke up at 4am and James decided he wasn't going to lay in the tent any longer so we got dressed in a frantic hurry and got into the car and found a small little town diner that was open (yes to my surprise they open at 5am) and we probably had the best cheapest breakfast EVER! Then after we finally warmed up we went back to the campsite and got our fishing license and fished for about 2 hours (until I couldn't feel a bone in my body). Then we went back to our campsite and decided to take a nap...and we didn't get up till noon and it was amazing how warm it got by then. We decided to make lunch real quick and take a 1.5 mile hike....that turned out to be 3 miles and it was ALL up hill to the top (and I'm not talking about a little incline). I think coming down was the worst b/c we kept sliding down rocks. BUT we made it!!!!! :) We relaxed the rest of the day after that work out...haha...built a fire and made hamburgers, hot dogs, and s'mores. YUMMY! (no this food was not on our diet) So the 2nd night we slept GREAT and we were so warm. We got up today and cleaned up the campsite and packed the Corolla. I'm thankful we had such a great weekend and got to spend some quality time together.

So in other news...I got home and found out that our hot water heater busted and flooded the garage. So no one can come out till tomorrow to fix it. Which means no clean laundry and no hot water at ALL. I think I'll avoid being home this week with that being fixed and then we are having a new roof put on.

Tomorrow is Monday and that means back to work...unfortunately....but I had an amazing weekend and Michelle is coming to visit this week!!!!!!! I can't wait!!!!!!!!!! I miss her so much. I miss having that best friend...and Michelle still is that friend...but we don't get to see each other but once a month or two...and its hard!!!! I'm crossing my fingers though she'll move back in January :) !!!!!!!

Camping we go...

Yay!!!! We are going to beautiful Roaring River this weekend and I cannot be more excited!!!! Fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and camp fires...need I say more??? We are leaving tomorrow and will be back Sunday evening. Me and James BOTH need this trip. We have both been stressed lately with family, work, and wedding stuff. Nothing is more relaxing then being in the outdoors and taking your mind off everyday life. I can't wait till we have children and we can take them!!!

Good News!!!!! James paw paw had a good diagnosis today. The cancer is NOT terminal and they will probably be able to have surgery and to remove it. So keep praying for him and I'll keep everyone updated.

Well I have a million things to do tonight to get ready for this weekend so I better get off here...but everyone have a great weekend!!!!!!!!

Work out Tuesday...

Amy was voted off last night...ugh...I was so sad. I really liked her but at this point in the game it always gets cruel. I wish I could go somewhere where all I did was exercise and eat what I should be eating. You could get the dream body in like 4 months!!!!! If only we could do that...

I love Tuesdays in every way EXCEPT the getting up early and being at work by 7am. I really am enjoying our training sessions at night with Andrew. Then we always stop at Subway or Quizzno's for dinner and watch Biggest Loser!!!! I wish every day I was so dedicated to what I eat and how I exercise....haha...maybe someday!

So did everyone hear that its going to get REALLY cold in the next day...like low 50's during the day and 30's at night!!!! I'm ready for winter...but where did fall go? The leaves already are falling before the trees even peaked. Not a great fall this year...

Back to the Embassy....

Another trip to the Embassy tonight. Me and James are doing a taste test with the chef for our menu items. The bad thing is I'm not even sure if we are REALLY going to even have it there. The more and more I go back the more I think of how exspensive it is and how over priced it is. I'm sure everything will fall into place though in a few months and everything will get figured out.

Girls Next Door...

Girls Next Door is on tonight at 9pm!!!!!!! Ok I know I know...probably not a show I should be watching. I don't know what it is about them...but they are so entertaining...I can't miss an episode. At least I'm not like a certian somone who has a calender of them and all the episodes on dvd (MICHELLE)!!!! Hahaha...!!!!

So 356 days till I get married!!!!!!!!!!! Hahaha...it seems so far away but I know this year is going to fly by. It already has...like OMG its almost November!!!!!! So I put on my blog a weight countdown at the bottom of the page. I want to lose 65 pounds by March!!!!!!! Do you think I can do it??? Thats like 13 pounds a month...or 3.25 pounds a week. I can do that if I diet and exercise daily. The keyword is IF I do it...haha.

James is coming home tonight...yay!!!!!!! I don't know if I'll see him though since he's getting in late and I hate driving late at night in Goshen on the back roads. I miss him sooooooooooo much though!!!!!! I don't think I could ever do a long distant relationship...because James is unfaithful in calling me :( ....haha! He's got to be the worst guy EVER on calling. He thinks a text saying "hey I love you" a day is good enough....NOT for me!!!! Princess Mar Mar needs constant attention 24/7. I love him anyways though!!!!!

Some people never change...

It's funny how some people never change. Thanks to facebook we can stalk everybody now... Seriously though, there is this girl that I went to school with who always had the best clothes, makeup, car, and boyfriends. She spent a lot of time to make sure she held this image also. Cheerleading was her life and being a look a like Paris Hilton. I'm not saying ANYTHING is wrong with cheerleading or having blonde hair. However, isn't there more to life then your looks and material possessions??? If you took these things a way from these kind of people then what would you have? Probably a dense unintelligent person. It's weird to think that I and so many other people were jealous of her...because right now I wouldn't trade lives with her for anything in the world. She will always try to have the perfect image and life...but at some point when she's 50 and has wrinkles and realizes she only married for looks and money she will be a very empty person with no purpose in life. Ok so I'm done being on my soap box. :)

I guess the popularity contest never ends at any age though...haha...

BTW...I'm so bored without James that I have nothing better to do then stalk people on facebook....pretty pathetic.

Breakfast for Dinner...

So I decided to make breakfast last night for dinner...haha...and I think James was fully satisfied. I made hash brown casserole, bacon, sausage, eggs, and of course biscuits. Yummo as Rachel Ray would say.

James LOVED his flying lesson. He said it was the best gift he has ever gotten and that is so freaking amazing to hear that. I'm so happy that I could give him a gift like that...only makes it harder though next time...I'll have to out do myself! I'm so sad he's going to Nashville this weekend...without ME!!!! Boohoo!!! I could of gone BUT I didn't really feel like being in a car for 8 hours. Also, the craft fairs are this weekend!!! Me and my mom are going together so it should be fun.

I wish it was Christmas time...

Me and James went to Sam's last night and they had their Christmas stuff out. I can't wait for Christmas this year!!! I love decorating, baking, and giving to others. I told James next year I'll go crazy and buy tons of decorations for our house...haha. I can't wait to start our own family traditions. I wonder if we'll leave cookies for Santa the night before or we'll read the Christmas story to our children. Ohhh I can't wait :) !!!!!!!!

Today, James has his flying lessons. This was my gift I got him for our anniversary...I hope he likes it. I'm surprised I am even letting him do it. When it comes to danger I'm a chicken...haha. I'm sure it's safe though...right??? If not someone is going to be in trouble.

So did everyone watch Biggest Loser this week??? It was good...makes me depressed though because I feel like I need to be working harder...haha. I need to get my dress by March so basically I have 4-5 months tops to get down to the weight that I want. I need to just exercise more but I've been so tired lately and so much has been going on. Hopefully things will be settling down now though and I can get on track and in a routine.

Also, PLEASE PLEASE everyone pray for James grandfather....he was diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer today. James is very upset and he's extremely close to his paw paw...so we are hoping that surgery or another treatment plan will work.

Omg! Don't forget anyone this weekend is the craft fair's....yay...me and my mom are definitely hitting a few of them on Saturday. James will be out of town this weekend...he's going to Nashville so luckily he won't be dragged shopping this weekend...hehe. I'm going to miss him so much though. I hate when he goes home without me...but that 4 hour ride sucks...its not much of a relaxing weekend.

Sunday at work...

This morning Dr. Floyd had an amazing sermon that was about "the word of our God shall stand forever"...and it was such a powerful message. Without the Bible and word of God we wouldn't know who He is but thankfully we know that the word will stand forever.

Paul (James cousin) came to church with us and I'm glad he could see how big churches might seem to be overwhelming at first but they can be very inviting and being so BIG there are so many more opportunities available to us. I hope that his heart was open to the message and he comes back again with us.

Also, please everyone pray for James grandfather...they think he might have lung cancer or it may just be a tumor...either way he'll have to have surgery. He's a very special person in James life and it would be devastating if anything happened to him.

Well I hope everyone is having a nice relaxing Sunday off...poor poor me is at work...working hard too...haha...if you couldn't tell ;) I know I complain a LOT about my job but I'm really blessed and thankful to have an amazing paying job and I really shouldn't complain considering the economy the way it is...I should be overjoyed I even have a job.

The weekend goes too fast...

Well this weekend went too fast like they always do. Tomorrow its church and then straight to work. I didn't even get to sleep in this week...haha...I'm so lazy.

Me and James learned so much from the ITW conference we went to this weekend. It definitely has brought us closer together and shown us the things we need to change. We want to build our relationship on top of a Godly Christian foundation so that our marriage can be strong and lasting. We both come from divorced broken families and we want to do everything possible to make sure we don't continue that cycle. We will do EVERYTHING in our powers to have a Godly sacred marriage...and that includes not living together until marriage, remaining pure till our wedding night, and having strong relationships with God. Everyone makes mistakes and God does forgive and will give you another chance to start over. I'm so glad we having such a forgiving God! Please keep me and James in your prayers. There are a lot of things me and James want to do before we get married and we need Gods direction for us.

Well everyone have a great Sunday!

I love him soooooo much...

So I got to go to lunch with James today which rarely happens since we both are so busy at work and don't get a chance to go at the same time. Every day I love him more then the last! We've grown so much in our relationship with each other...looking back to last year at this time...we are completely different people now and who would of thought we would be engaged and getting married right now...not ME!!!

I can't wait till this weekend...I'm so excited about this conference we are going to. I feel like God is going to work in BIG ways and I'm praying that our hearts will be open to whatever we are taught this weekend.

So everyone pray for me and James!!!!

Rainy Day...

Tuesdays always seem to drag by (especially when its raining)...I dread it because its my longest work day and afterwards I have to meet Andrew my trainer for an hour....ugh. However, my diet is going pretty good this week so far...hehe. Now that James can look at my bank account I can't be sneaky and cheat on my diet. Which SUCKS!!!

I think I've fallen in love with the Embassy Suites...I really want to have the reception there...but I'm kinda freaked out by the price...its a little outrageous. Sometimes I just wish we could elope...but of course I want to have the "dream wedding"...never in my dreams though did I imagine how exspensive it would be :) .

So this weekend will be eventful...me and James are going to that "I Thee Wed" conference at church...its Friday and Saturday. Then we are going to the Embassy Suites also on Saturday to see a setup of a reception. I can't wait to just have a day off...this week already feels long...and I have 2 more days to go...ahhhh...pull my hair out!!!

The wedding date is set!!!!

We got the chapel reserved!!!! Yay!!!! So the official date is 10/10/09...we wanted the 24th but the 10th will be just as great. It was so nice yesterday having the day off and being outside in this beautiful fall weather we are having...I LOVE IT!

Tomorrow I'm meeting with the Embassy Suites to see what they have to offer as far as reception ideas. I really don't think I'll choose them since they are so very exspensive. I'll see if I can just use a room though and have my own caterer.

I just can't believe its October...before you know it it'll be Christmas!!!