Some ideas...

We have decided to get married on November 7th, 2009. Geez! That date is something else...all odd numbers. I'd prefer even numbers (because I'm weird) but you take what you can get. :o)

That's also the date of my dad's and my great aunt's birthday. My mom said it's okay as long as I'm willing to share my anniversary with them.

We have an appointment on Saturday to take a tour of the "Castle Lady Hawke" as a possible wedding site. From their website it seems like just what we're looking for, but things are sometimes completely different in person. Chris just likes the pub and pool table downstairs. I like that we can get the place to ourselves for the entire day (8am - 12am). Not that we'd need it for that long, but it does take some stress away.

Here's a picture of "autumn at the Castle Lady Hawke" (it could be anywhere around here though):


Here's a picture of a pumpkin centerpiece I really like and might try to recreate. I also saw something where you can get small pumpkins, gut them (is that the appropriate term?), and put candles in them.


Another idea I have is to do a bouquet of asters (Chris' birth flower) and chrysanthemums (my birth flower). These are both classic autumn flowers, so that's fantastic!

Chris was so sweet last night...I was browsing online for honeymoon packages (not that we could afford it, but whatever--it doesn't hurt to look) and he said he'd like to plan it and make it a surprise. Whether we'll actually be able to take one is up in the air, but it's still sweet and I trust his decision making.

With this next subject, I'd like your opinion! For a bridal party, I think our best option is have just one maid of honor and one best man (and that's it). Chris has 5 friends he'd like in the wedding...I have two brothers...well, if my brothers are in it then his brothers will need to be in it (2 more)...so that's already 9 people. There's no way in hell I can come up with 9 bridesmaids. Even if we took 2 of his friends and put them as ushers instead, that's still 7 bridesmaids I'd have to come up with. Pretty much an impossibility. Most of the people I'd like to be in it are out-of-state and might not/probably won't be able to make it anyway.

So the questions I pose to you are: I've always thought the brides maids and groomsmen numbers need to match up...is this true? Do you think doing one each would be okay, or is it better/more fun to do more? Also, what's the criteria in choosing a maid of honor?? I don't have a "best" friend here, so I'm having a hard time figuring this out.

That's it for now :o)

Picture tag

The object of the picture tag is to:

1) Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer

2) Select the 4th picture in the folder

3) Explain the picture

4) Tag 4 people to do the same
NO CHEATING! (cropping, editing, etc!)



I'm not sure what's going on here. This is a birthday party at my house for my friend. I think. There's really no telling.

The first of many

I'm engaged! Can you believe it?? I knew it would happen eventually, but I didn't think it would be before the year's end. He drove down to Atlanta during Thanksgiving break and bought the ring from a friend's friend who owns a jewelry store. I was actually upset he wasn't spending Thanksgiving up here with me, but now knowing what I know, I forgive him.

How it happened: First we walked downtown Dillsboro to see the luminaries (luminarias if you're from NM) and peruse some stores. On the first two weekends in December, they set up luminarias and keep their stores open late for people. This year they even had fireworks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the luminaries.

From there we went to Restaurant 553 in downtown Sylva for a nice dinner. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a little annoying because of the people sitting behind us. Chris kept telling me, 'Just calm down...just chill out.' If we're going to spend $20 for an entree, I'd prefer not to hear every word of the next table's conversation. And when the conversation then expands to the bartender...well, you get the point. So we pay and start walking through the courtyard to go to the car. There's a big fountain in the middle and I decide to take the path on the right and Chris goes to the left and says, 'Where are you going?' Well, uh, to the car of course! How else are we getting home?? And that's when he pulled me over to the fountain and starts saying how much he loves me and that he wants to be with me for the rest of his life. And I swear...I got so confused. All that was going on in my head was: uh, yeah. I know this. What am I supposed to say? DUH!? lol But then he got down on one knee and popped the question and then it all made sense. :oD

Some funnies:

I invited my Aunt and Uncle to eat dinner with us that night & Chris about had a heartattack. How was I supposed to know??

He was going to do it during dinner, but didn't because of the aforementioned loud mouths.

We went to his office Christmas dinner the other night and one of his coworkers almost gave it away that he was going to ask. I looked at her just as she stopped pointing at her ring finger apparently.

When he brought the ring home from his office he had it in his jacket pocket while we were doing errands and I apparently kept going to the same side as the ring. He was really concerned I'd feel the box and kept moving me to his other side.

He hid the box in one of his puppets on his nightstand. Well, several Christmases ago my dad gave me an 8.5 x 11 framed picture of my face and I came across it the other day and thought it'd be funny to set it up on his nightstand. So he got home that day, laughed hysterically, and then wondered if I found the ring. He told me later that he figured if I had found it I would've said something.

That's it for now...don't be surprised if the majority of my posts are about wedding planning now.

This one's for real!

We're engaged! :oD

*Now I won't seem weird for perusing wedding blogs!*

The animals save the planet

I love these!

Another favorite Christmas video

This is pretty popular so chances are you've seen it. But for those of you who might not have, here it is: