My face got sunburnt on the way home from Siren, WI today- have I mentioned how much I love that Corey's new car has a sunroof??? The entire hour on I35 I had my seat reclined and my head positioned so every angle of my face was getting the sun. It felt SO good.
Now that my freckles have popped out I have this overwhelmingly happy feeling about summer officially being on its way! I am sitting in my room, the sun is pouring in through the blinds, I hear a neighbor's lawn mower and I can hear little kids playing outside. I LOVE this time of year. Everybody is just so happy and it's kind of unbelievable how fast you can forget how miserable we all were just two months ago thinking this season would never arrive. Minnesota has dreadful winters but the most amazing summers!
Time for a run (okay walk) around Rice Lake! Then burgers on the grill with the fam for dinner.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
time can move faster now
I went wedding dress shopping this weekend for the first time. This was so exciting. We went to Angelique's in Blaine and Glenrose Bridal in Plymouth. The ladies we worked with at the two places were named Deb and Debbie. Funny that they had the same name!
I had my mom, Corey's mom, Jamie and Shannon there with me. It was the perfect size group to have for my first time dress shopping. I loved trying on dress after dress! It definitely did not get boring for me. In fact, I think I found the dress I want, but I still want to go look at The Wedding Shoppe in Saint Paul to be absolutely sure I have picked the right dress.
I am loving being a bride. I feel ready to do more planning now!!! I wish it was June already. That is when my timeline that I planned out shortly after the engagement tells me to start doing more planning. Next on my list is choosing the florist. I am almost 100% positive I am going to use Penny, Hollie's mom, for our florist. She is doing Sarah's wedding in October and I couldn't be happier to have our florist be someone we already know and can trust will do an amazing job. I bought my mom yellow Calla Lily's for Mother's Day and I think I want to use them as one of our wedding flowers.
Corey and I had decided a long time ago to move in together in September. I begged him today to push it up a month to August. I think he said yes. I don't know for sure, but I think I am just going to start talking like it is going to be August and hopefully he will just jump on board completely with my new plan. I started getting in contact with realtors and people selling townhouses to see if they would be willing to rent it out instead of selling. I CAN NOT WAIT to live with Corey. Some days are better than others, but at times when we are both super busy it would be nice to live together so we could at least see each other in passing rather than not at all.
Corey is studying for the GMAT exam to get into the MBA program at St. Thomas. His test is scheduled for May 24th and I am so excited for him to have this done so we can really start enjoying this beautiful weather together. We have planned to go to the Twin's game that night after his exam, and I can't wait for it! Not only will we be enjoying an evening at the ball park celebrating our six year anniversary (which is May 23rd but close enough), but his exam will be over and he can finally relax.
Here's to this week flying by and another great weekend ahead- Shannon's birthday and a wedding!
I had my mom, Corey's mom, Jamie and Shannon there with me. It was the perfect size group to have for my first time dress shopping. I loved trying on dress after dress! It definitely did not get boring for me. In fact, I think I found the dress I want, but I still want to go look at The Wedding Shoppe in Saint Paul to be absolutely sure I have picked the right dress.
I am loving being a bride. I feel ready to do more planning now!!! I wish it was June already. That is when my timeline that I planned out shortly after the engagement tells me to start doing more planning. Next on my list is choosing the florist. I am almost 100% positive I am going to use Penny, Hollie's mom, for our florist. She is doing Sarah's wedding in October and I couldn't be happier to have our florist be someone we already know and can trust will do an amazing job. I bought my mom yellow Calla Lily's for Mother's Day and I think I want to use them as one of our wedding flowers.
Corey and I had decided a long time ago to move in together in September. I begged him today to push it up a month to August. I think he said yes. I don't know for sure, but I think I am just going to start talking like it is going to be August and hopefully he will just jump on board completely with my new plan. I started getting in contact with realtors and people selling townhouses to see if they would be willing to rent it out instead of selling. I CAN NOT WAIT to live with Corey. Some days are better than others, but at times when we are both super busy it would be nice to live together so we could at least see each other in passing rather than not at all.
Corey is studying for the GMAT exam to get into the MBA program at St. Thomas. His test is scheduled for May 24th and I am so excited for him to have this done so we can really start enjoying this beautiful weather together. We have planned to go to the Twin's game that night after his exam, and I can't wait for it! Not only will we be enjoying an evening at the ball park celebrating our six year anniversary (which is May 23rd but close enough), but his exam will be over and he can finally relax.
Here's to this week flying by and another great weekend ahead- Shannon's birthday and a wedding!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Happy May Day
Well Spring hasn't fully arrived yet, but it seems like we will be having better weather soon. I am so excited to go on a walk with Sarah tomorrow around her new neighborhood and then go on a walk with Jamie on Tuesday around Lake Calhoun. Walks are my favorite part of spring and summer. I love to be outside and feel fresh air! Especially now that I am bottled up inside all day for 8 hours at work.
This coming weekend I am SO excited to go wedding dress shopping for the first time!!! I can't wait to finally start the most exciting part of wedding planning.
Kyle, Kristine and Mia are coming home this coming weekend too. I can't wait to see little Mia- she is 10 months old already. We haven't seen her since she was 6 months old at Christmas.
Five days of work and then a very exciting weekend! Happy Spring :)
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Loving Life
Despite waking up to a coating of snow everywhere, I just can't stop being excited for Spring. Spring is only my third favorite season (1st- Summer, 2nd- Fall, 4th- Winter) but that just means we are getting that much closer to another great Minnesota summer. And that makes me a very happy girl.
Corey left for a bachelor party weekend yesterday and to be honest I could not be more excited to have him away for a weekend so I can get things organized that I have been putting off for WAY too long. It is Saturday morning and I already feel so good about what I have accomplished this weekend.
First thing on my list this weekend- BE LAZY- and last night I did just that. I had a gym bag packed to go to Lifetime after work yesterday, but I decided to skip the workout and come straight home to scarf down the second half of a 'Love It' cup of Cake Batter ice cream with graham cracker crumbs and strawberries from Coldstone. I dropped my gym bag, purse and lunch sack and climbed into bed with my ice cream and watched five episodes of Friends. It was just what I needed!
On the master list of things to do today:
-Wash my sheets and duvet cover (I love fresh clean sheets)
-Workout (a hard one- gotta get ready for summer)
-Switch out the winter clothes to spring/summer clothes in my closet and drawers
-Donation pile (rule of thumb- if you didn't wear it this year, you won't wear it next year- DONATE)
-Shop for jeans and capris
-Feed cats at Dad's house (Milo will be waiting for me at the door, Stormy will be nowhere to be found)
-Scan old pictures for our wedding slideshow (I can't wait to page through the countless albums at both my mom's house and my dad's house)
Time to get started! Enjoy your weekend everybody!
Corey left for a bachelor party weekend yesterday and to be honest I could not be more excited to have him away for a weekend so I can get things organized that I have been putting off for WAY too long. It is Saturday morning and I already feel so good about what I have accomplished this weekend.
First thing on my list this weekend- BE LAZY- and last night I did just that. I had a gym bag packed to go to Lifetime after work yesterday, but I decided to skip the workout and come straight home to scarf down the second half of a 'Love It' cup of Cake Batter ice cream with graham cracker crumbs and strawberries from Coldstone. I dropped my gym bag, purse and lunch sack and climbed into bed with my ice cream and watched five episodes of Friends. It was just what I needed!
On the master list of things to do today:
-Wash my sheets and duvet cover (I love fresh clean sheets)
-Workout (a hard one- gotta get ready for summer)
-Switch out the winter clothes to spring/summer clothes in my closet and drawers
-Donation pile (rule of thumb- if you didn't wear it this year, you won't wear it next year- DONATE)
-Shop for jeans and capris
-Feed cats at Dad's house (Milo will be waiting for me at the door, Stormy will be nowhere to be found)
-Scan old pictures for our wedding slideshow (I can't wait to page through the countless albums at both my mom's house and my dad's house)
Time to get started! Enjoy your weekend everybody!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
It's been awhile
Hmm last post was on March 25th? Woops. The great roller-coaster that is life has grabbed a hold of me once again and this time I don't know if it is ever going to slow down! I have slowly realized since graduating college that each week and each day is just going to go faster and faster. Instead of trying hard to make things slow down, (because at this point having control of my life seems impossible) I am going to live each and every day to the fullest, accept invitations to do things whenever possible, forget about getting eight hours of sleep a night and try to enjoy time doing things I love with people I love.
Last weekend was our four day AMAZING trip to the Big Apple. We saw many of the prime spots in New York. Corey's favorite location was Times Square. I must say that my favorite part was seeing all of the hidden spots that people without a sister for a tour guide would be able to see. We were able to see so many things without the wasted time of not knowing which subway train to get on and what stop to get off at. A special thanks to Daina who showed us so much! We had a wonderful trip!
We got home late Sunday night and this past week flew by. I can't believe it is the weekend now and already Saturday morning! We have had great weather in MN and we are taking full advantage of that. Corey's friends, Brent and Lauren, live in St. Michael. After work yesterday, we headed to their house for our first BBQ of the spring season!!! We hung out outside all night and ventured to the bar later on. It felt so nice to just be outside and feel the fresh air all evening.
Another plus to the weather being amazing- I can start going on a walk (and attempted run) around Rice Lake today! I am so excited for it.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Scary Movies
Corey and I saw Black Swan tonight. I know this movie isn't necessarily 'scary' but it was definitely creepy and made me scared! Besides that I thought it was really good. Natalie Portman was well deserving of Best Actress. She did well.
Whenever I see a scary movie, I am always jumpy and on edge when I am alone afterward. It usually lasts a few days and even more for a really scary movie (Paranormal Activity and The Sixth Sense for example). Corey would normally come inside and hang out for awhile on a night like tonight, but he isn't feeling very well so he went home (yet another reason why I am so anxious and ready to move in together). It is now 11:45 and I am wide awake- mostly due to a two hour nap I took when I got home from work. Corey asked if I wanted him to come inside and I told him I would want him to but I understand that he wants to get home and go to bed.
I would have felt silly telling him that I want him to come in because I was scared to walk in by myself. I want to get over this fear of being alone after a scary movie. I found myself scurrying to the front door tonight to turn the outside light off (as I was the last one home for the night) because I felt like somebody was right behind me. I am also afraid of opening the bathroom door after getting ready for bed. I always feel like someone is going to be standing right outside the door. I am not sure if I am expecting a ghost or a murderer or just someone that I know. Regardless, that intense moment as I hold my breath and squeeze my eyes shut right before I open the door is never fun.
I am going to watch a few episodes of Friends now to get my mind off feeling scared. That always does the trick.
Whenever I see a scary movie, I am always jumpy and on edge when I am alone afterward. It usually lasts a few days and even more for a really scary movie (Paranormal Activity and The Sixth Sense for example). Corey would normally come inside and hang out for awhile on a night like tonight, but he isn't feeling very well so he went home (yet another reason why I am so anxious and ready to move in together). It is now 11:45 and I am wide awake- mostly due to a two hour nap I took when I got home from work. Corey asked if I wanted him to come inside and I told him I would want him to but I understand that he wants to get home and go to bed.
I would have felt silly telling him that I want him to come in because I was scared to walk in by myself. I want to get over this fear of being alone after a scary movie. I found myself scurrying to the front door tonight to turn the outside light off (as I was the last one home for the night) because I felt like somebody was right behind me. I am also afraid of opening the bathroom door after getting ready for bed. I always feel like someone is going to be standing right outside the door. I am not sure if I am expecting a ghost or a murderer or just someone that I know. Regardless, that intense moment as I hold my breath and squeeze my eyes shut right before I open the door is never fun.
I am going to watch a few episodes of Friends now to get my mind off feeling scared. That always does the trick.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Is it weird that I decided to set my home page on my laptop to Facebook? Throughout college I had my gophermail site set to my homepage, but now that I use a Mac and my email is an application I didn't know what to set as the homepage, so Facebook it is.
Some day or week I want to track exactly how much time I spend on Facebook.
If time allows before work I usually jump on Facebook quick just to see if I have any updates and to look through the news feed quick. Throughout a work day I usually check the news feed through my phone at least twice. As soon as I get home I check it as well and that's when the serious creeping occurs.
I can honestly say that I have no desire to deactivate my Facebook account to 'see if I can live without it.' Let's be serious here, I can admit that I am probably addicted, but I have no desire to quit! Besides the annoying ads on the side that think they know me or something, I have no complaints! I love Facebook. It makes me happy.
That's all.
Some day or week I want to track exactly how much time I spend on Facebook.
If time allows before work I usually jump on Facebook quick just to see if I have any updates and to look through the news feed quick. Throughout a work day I usually check the news feed through my phone at least twice. As soon as I get home I check it as well and that's when the serious creeping occurs.
I can honestly say that I have no desire to deactivate my Facebook account to 'see if I can live without it.' Let's be serious here, I can admit that I am probably addicted, but I have no desire to quit! Besides the annoying ads on the side that think they know me or something, I have no complaints! I love Facebook. It makes me happy.
That's all.
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