wait, what?

last night after i left work, i ran to wal-mart to get some groceries. i reveled in my solo trip to the store-since its a rare occurance to go anywhere by myself...so i was wondering thru the pet department to get dog food for sampson, and i see this couple. the dude is wearing a black wife beater type tank top and jeans. thats it. and the chic is wearing a denim mini skirt with a tank top and knee high boots. wha??? its single digits outside, and snowing. seriously?

on a separate note....i have decided to go back to school. to get my master's degree. and be a nurse practitioner. ive been thinking about it a lot, but ive made my decision. i applied today. im trying not to get too excited b/c its a hard program to get into. very hard. and its also the last semester that they are doing a master's program for nursing. which means they will be even more picky about who they choose into the program....so, we'll just what happens. its for the fall semester. i have to do a written interview, face to face interview and have to have 3 letters of recommendations.... just to get in. im already nervous. eh. but im not going to worry about it....ive got enough to worry about...

the first official wedding post....

before i get into an 'all things wedding post'....isnt it funny how 30 degrees feels 'warm' after a week of 20 below zero weather? yeah. thats pretty f*d up. and we are currently amidst 'snowstorm dawn', who is bringing another 8 inches of snow. seriously, very over the snow and its not even january. we've gotten over 25 inches of snow so far. snowiest winter in 110 years!

to moving along. i have kinda been stumped about what to write about in this 'first official wedding post'. so, ill start with something kinda boring. i know, i know....the budget...i have 6(!) sisters. three of which have already been married. tradition says that parents of the bride pays for the wedding. thats not neccesarily the case this day in age, however my parents have given all of us girls a certain amount toward our day. anything above and beyhond that amount, we are responsible for. i dont have very much money. if you look back on some of my posts, youll read on my money struggles. while i would love a lavish affair, i refuse to put myself in further debt over this one day....so, kelly and i have sat down and come up with a very strict budget. i have some things that i HAVE to have 'nice' of-one of which being photography. so we both agreed that that was an area that we were willing to spend more on. knowing that, we also knew that then we were going to have to cut cost somewhere else....we have a lot of planning to go, however, we actually have most of the big stuff done.

-reception site/catering booked.
-photographer booked.
-cake lady booked.
-dj booked.
-florist booked. (my cousin is a florist)
-wedding dress bought.
-bridesmaid dresses picked out.
-flower girls dresses bought.
-church booked.

yeah i know....but how it all started was that i simply was researching companies b/c i needed to know the costs of things so i could start saving. well, once i started, i got a deal on the DJ ($400 off) b/c of the time of year (winter), so we went ahead and booked him. and so it went from there....i am a big planner. i dont like to be suprised, and like i said, we have to stay with in our budget, so the more time we have to save, the better...

sometimes i get jealous browsing blogs of brides-to-be with all their lavish ideas and beatiful ideas for their weddings, wishing i could have that-knowing that there is no way i can have that...but i know that our day will still be wonderful, and we will be able to incorporate a lot of neat special things. a really neat thing i have found thru all the bride blogs is the cool DIY projects, etc....any ideas-pass them on to me...i love them! happy friday!

the official count down begins....

drum roll please.....


one year from today....i will be a blushing bride! yay! in the freezing snow! not so yay! but it wont matter, because i will be so over the moon.... :) so, now you all will be bored with my countdown to wedding day. because it will start...NOW...so, be preprared for some wedding talk (more of anyway) and stresses, in addition to my already chaotic life. arent you excited?


anyway, jaelynn is home with the flu, so i must return to my motherly duties now.


365 days!!!!!!!! woot-woot!

the delirium has set in

i stole this from rachel...(she has fun ones :)) am stuck at work....so check it out....

The rules are...
1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG TITLE DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the meme as well as the person you got the meme from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
'bleed it out' linkin park

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
'where my girls at' 702

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
'wild horses' dave matthews band

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
'crazy in love' beyonce/jay-z

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
'hearts fall' edwin mccain

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
'irrplaceable'-beyonce

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
'the blowers daughter'-damien rice

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
'mockingbird'-eminem

WHAT IS 2+2?
'bed'-j. holiday

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
'the story'-brandi carlisle

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
'sippin on some syrup' -three 6 mafia

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
'do you remember'-jack johnson

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
'creep'-tlc

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
'flood'-jars of clay

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
'faint'-linkin park

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
'in god's hands'- nelly furtado

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
'run it'-chris brown

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
'satellite'-dave matthews band

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
'days go by'-keith urban

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
'emotions'-destiny's child

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
'the curse of curves'-cute is what we aim for

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
'say it right'-nelly furtado

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
'freak like me'-adina howard

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
'leavin'-jesse mcartney

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
'u make me wanna'-usher

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
'dear lie'-tlc

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
'stay'-dave matthews band

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
'by the way'-red hot chili peppers

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
'none of your business'-salt n peppa

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
'your my angel'-dru hill

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
'let you down'-daves matthews band


ADDENDUM:
not related to my little survey, but little (big) snowstorm carter can SUCK IT. i spent over 2 hours snow blowing this morning over 8 inches of snow from my driveway. not.cool. i am sooo tired. my co worker and i are making foolish delerious comments back and forth we are so tired.

on a positive note, i found our bridesmaid dresses! woot-woot! if i ever figure out blogger, i will post an outside picture of the dress....

and by gones will be by gones....

we had kell's surprise 30th birthday party last night....we had been planning it for about a month. and he had NO clue. it was awesome. however....he was a force to be reckoned with last night, getting him out to the location of the party. aye....i cooked him dinner first and then we were going to meet his sister for a drink....so i had to 'stall' after dinner until it was time for the party to start....well, one can only do this for so long with kelly....he was getting crabby, and evil...and almost to the point where he didnt want to go out at.all. but-we pulled it off, and he was completely surprised, and had a blast. his whole family was there, and that was great. i have known them forever. his sister casie and i used to be best friends. in fact, thats how kell and i first met, was thru her. i wont get into it all in this post, but the long and short of it is that we had a falling out and stopped being friends when kell and i got back together (before i was pregnant with emersyn). and then everything kell and i went thru when emersyn was born and there after, custody battle, etc and then getting back together--it put us--both our families thru the wringer. anyway, its been a slow process for casie and i especially, to mend our friendship. we were the best of friends. like bff. but in our heart of hearts, when push comes to shove, i love the girl with all my heart. and id do anything for her. we have finally moved forward, and put the past--in the past. i dont think our friendship will ever be the same, but perhaps itll be better, in a different, more grown up way. we both are 'adults' now, and we both have learned soo much in these last few years, with our own families and lives and thru what we've gone thru as a result of kelly and i's relationship. last night was the first night that we acutally talked about it- 'the past' and moving forward, casie and i. and that we missed each other and each others friendship. it meant a lot-to both of us. and was a big step for us--not just for her and i, but for all of us in her family. i feel like they have finally accepted me-and realized that kelly and i are meant to be with each other and how much we do love each other. and that we are willing to work thru anything to make our relationship work. and that we have the love to make it thru anything. so-it was a great night. kelly was smiles all night....he had a blast. im sooo glad he had fun. and i had a blast. i love that man so much, and i love his family. and its a huge weight lifted off my chest to feel like we can finally let by gones be by gones.....

the pics are kell and i. and the other one is casie and i..... :)

enough already.

im sick of the snow. already. mostly, its the cold. its unseasonably cold here. like in the negatives. its not cool. and i dont like it.

one word

One Word

I stole this one word, random post from rachel, from history of the harveys. im stuck at work and it looks like fun, so- if you want to play, copy and answer the following with one word:

Where is your cell phone? Purse
Where is your significant other? home
Hair color? dkbrwn
Your mother? wonderful
Your father? packerman
Your favorite thing? reading
Your dream last night? forget
Your dream/goal? debtfree....
The room you’re in? Prep
Your hobby? running
Your fear? losingthegirls (okay, thats more than one word)
Where do you want to be in 6 years? debtfree....
Where were you last night? home
What you’re not? hungry
One of your wish-list items? honeymoon
Where you grew up? wisconsin
The last thing you did? drink
What are you wearing? scrubs
Your TV? heavy
Your pet? sampson
Your computer? macbook
Your mood? restless
Missing someone? Yes
Favorite store? hmmmm
Our summer? memorable
Love someone? unconitionally
Your favorite color? red
When is the last time you laughed? now
Last time you cried? weeks