So it seems that time is moving faster and faster. It is so scary how much it seems that life is catching up with me. :D
SOOOO! I know that I posted on my facebook page that I got the recommend in check. It was an eventful night meeting with President Cooper, I had a blast! Funniest part of the evening, President Cooper was reliving some days and was asking how long Robert has been in the branch and it came to pass that he mentioned that he has been in the Singles Ward for about 5 years, then he made the comment, well I actually started in my early 20's. Cooper was like, HOW OLD ARE YOU!?!?! :D Naturally I wanted to die laughing!!!!! But all went well and he made a few awesome comments and gave some good advice. :D
Well the date is set, apartment is move in ready on May 17, gonna get the electricity up and running by then then it's Stephanie ready move in. lol. Got the temple stuff ordered today, it was a hundred bucks! GEESH, but I found out that my super awesome (future) mother and father in law paid for it. I am so stinkin excited for it to come in. Still no word on the dress, I am super stinkin bummed about that!
I am just so frustrated, they initially said on the order that they were going to send the dang thing within 20 days. So I was ready for this! Well about 4 days ago (maybe 1 or 2 longer) I got an e-mail that it was going to ship by May 10th. That is 30 days! Had I known in the beginning that it was going to be 30 days, I think that I may have thought harder about ordering this thing. Oh well they guaranteed me that it would be here in enough time. So I just keep on keeping on with my patience and I try not to bug the people too much. I JUST WISH THEY WOULD WRITE ME BACK!!!!
Anyways, so the closer the time comes, the more excited I am that my sister is coming into town. It is going to be like old times with the three of us here. I don't know if the missionaries are going to know what to do with them selves when we are all together. Nick and Truman are flying in too, so this is going to be an experience for all of us. Time is gonna FLYYYYYYYYY!
Tomorrow marks 3 weeks EXACTLY!
Steph
Friday, April 30, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
28 days... seriously... only 4 weeks
Wow, the time is passing faster and faster! The invites went out yesterday. Thank God for Robert I took care of the prep and he took care of the rest, I got the invites in the envelopes and the labels on the envelopes, Robert got the pics in the envelopes and got the envelopes in the mail. YAY!
The planning is still coming along, I forgot to post (well I don't think that I have posted about it) but MB has taken care of planning the menu. She came up with a pretty good list, I have it upstairs and if I was leaving for work soon I would go get it. She is planning on line, Chicken Satay, she says it's like chicken on a stick, and blue potatoes, they are like twice baked potatoes with blue cheese, and mozzarella stuffed meatballs, and other yummy things :D
Felicia got the punch fountain, the pic looked really cool and she showed me the set ups for the table.
I am probably going to buy some roses tonight and work on the bouquet and the boutonnieres. and mini bouquets for my sisters. I will probably end up getting two dozen now that I think about it. Gotta get a few other things too...
Also I think we settled on a cake too, well I think we have. :D I still have to get my sketch to April, which will probably be today. The cake is kinda whimsical, I am thinking about ordering a cake topper with out monogram. I think this will make a nice addition.
Not much else is going on, I got the car, FINALLY! We got our new address, 1840 Carriage Lane, Charleston, SC 29414 Apt. 128-D. This is so exciting!!!!! <~ and yes all the exclamation points were necessary.
Woops! I am gonna be late! ARGH!
28 days.... only 4 weeks.
The planning is still coming along, I forgot to post (well I don't think that I have posted about it) but MB has taken care of planning the menu. She came up with a pretty good list, I have it upstairs and if I was leaving for work soon I would go get it. She is planning on line, Chicken Satay, she says it's like chicken on a stick, and blue potatoes, they are like twice baked potatoes with blue cheese, and mozzarella stuffed meatballs, and other yummy things :D
Felicia got the punch fountain, the pic looked really cool and she showed me the set ups for the table.
I am probably going to buy some roses tonight and work on the bouquet and the boutonnieres. and mini bouquets for my sisters. I will probably end up getting two dozen now that I think about it. Gotta get a few other things too...
Also I think we settled on a cake too, well I think we have. :D I still have to get my sketch to April, which will probably be today. The cake is kinda whimsical, I am thinking about ordering a cake topper with out monogram. I think this will make a nice addition.
Not much else is going on, I got the car, FINALLY! We got our new address, 1840 Carriage Lane, Charleston, SC 29414 Apt. 128-D. This is so exciting!!!!! <~ and yes all the exclamation points were necessary.
Woops! I am gonna be late! ARGH!
28 days.... only 4 weeks.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Day 32 is just beginning!
So today is day 32... it's only 14 mins into it and I am a little freaked out because there is so much that I still have to do!
1. Get temple recommend.
2. Get DRESS seriously I am so freaked out that my dress won't get here in time.
3. Get stuff for temple!
4. Finalize plans for decorating the gym.
5. Get invitations, I will hopefully be picking them up tonight and they will be in the mail Wednesday!
6. Figure out how to do the ring ceremony.
7. Get Robert's ring (this should be way higher on the list)
8. RELAX!
9. Put money on apartment, that should be today. :D
10. Get gifts for the bridal and groom party (if we have the ring ceremony)
There is so much more i don't even want to micro-manage this. We finally figured out the food, and I think it is gonna be really nice. MB is charging this up and I think it will be A W E S O M E! Got the candies ordered for the gift boxes, they are cute. Got the layout done that the gym is gonna be. Kinda finalized plans for the cake, gonna give the sketch to Davey tomorrow when we pick up the invites!
I seriously wasn't sure that this would come together, but it's all working out. Found out tonight that Heaps won't be there but T-$ and Kinsky will be there. I am also hoping that if I invite Wallace he will be allowed to come too! Everything is still kinda shady as far as the actual schedule I am gonna be keeping just because I am not sure how it all works and how much time it takes.
Just remembered... GOTTA GET THE MARRIAGE LICENSE! AHHH! Ok, maybe I will freak out a little... argh.... Step one to complete this is gonna be, RELAX!
I do have to thank everyone that has helped me so far, I can honestly say that without everyone I would probably not even started the planning process! I hope everyone saw and loved the engagement pics!
32 is just beginning!
1. Get temple recommend.
2. Get DRESS seriously I am so freaked out that my dress won't get here in time.
3. Get stuff for temple!
4. Finalize plans for decorating the gym.
5. Get invitations, I will hopefully be picking them up tonight and they will be in the mail Wednesday!
6. Figure out how to do the ring ceremony.
7. Get Robert's ring (this should be way higher on the list)
8. RELAX!
9. Put money on apartment, that should be today. :D
10. Get gifts for the bridal and groom party (if we have the ring ceremony)
There is so much more i don't even want to micro-manage this. We finally figured out the food, and I think it is gonna be really nice. MB is charging this up and I think it will be A W E S O M E! Got the candies ordered for the gift boxes, they are cute. Got the layout done that the gym is gonna be. Kinda finalized plans for the cake, gonna give the sketch to Davey tomorrow when we pick up the invites!
I seriously wasn't sure that this would come together, but it's all working out. Found out tonight that Heaps won't be there but T-$ and Kinsky will be there. I am also hoping that if I invite Wallace he will be allowed to come too! Everything is still kinda shady as far as the actual schedule I am gonna be keeping just because I am not sure how it all works and how much time it takes.
Just remembered... GOTTA GET THE MARRIAGE LICENSE! AHHH! Ok, maybe I will freak out a little... argh.... Step one to complete this is gonna be, RELAX!
I do have to thank everyone that has helped me so far, I can honestly say that without everyone I would probably not even started the planning process! I hope everyone saw and loved the engagement pics!
32 is just beginning!
Friday, April 16, 2010
DAY 36!
This is all becoming so real. I think it is cool how just a few days ago I was like, eh I got 45 days, I got plenty of time! Now I am like AHHHHH I ONLY HAVE 36 DAYS! Well I have faith that the dress is in good hands and it will be shipped within the next 14 days, I very well could have my dress by the end of April. This is so exciting. Well bad news, mom won't be here or my step-dad, so the father daughter dance is scratched off my list at the reception. I am still contemplating the ring ceremony since we can't seem to settle on a best man for Robert. It's ok though. Things will work out.
But the wedding is still coming along, we visited with Davey last night and we figured out what the invitations were going to say and how they were going to be set up. I really like the idea that we came up with, I can't wait to see them all come together. I am not gonna lie I was kinda hoping to get them all together last night and ship them off today but waiting a few ore days won't be too bad.
We are going to visit with Davey and April tonight to set up the arrangements for the cake. I kinda have a good idea of what I want so I can't wait to go through and get this set up. YAY! Um, not much else is going on, already put that we got approval for the apartment and oh yeah, Bro Hayes has a car that I can hopefully get tonight! I can't wait and it's a cute little car, it's a DAE WOO! I have never been in a Dae Woo so this is gonna be new for everyone! Some ideas I have for the cake are....
Plus I have to add in, I found out yesterday that the other person I was gonna ask to be my temple escort is pregnant too... hmm... It's ok, I will ask someone.
But the wedding is still coming along, we visited with Davey last night and we figured out what the invitations were going to say and how they were going to be set up. I really like the idea that we came up with, I can't wait to see them all come together. I am not gonna lie I was kinda hoping to get them all together last night and ship them off today but waiting a few ore days won't be too bad.
We are going to visit with Davey and April tonight to set up the arrangements for the cake. I kinda have a good idea of what I want so I can't wait to go through and get this set up. YAY! Um, not much else is going on, already put that we got approval for the apartment and oh yeah, Bro Hayes has a car that I can hopefully get tonight! I can't wait and it's a cute little car, it's a DAE WOO! I have never been in a Dae Woo so this is gonna be new for everyone! Some ideas I have for the cake are....
Plus I have to add in, I found out yesterday that the other person I was gonna ask to be my temple escort is pregnant too... hmm... It's ok, I will ask someone.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Whirlwind of days...
So the last few days have been a whirlwind... when was the last day I was on here?!? How many days do I even have left?!? Let's do the math together! UGH! 39 days! I can't believe it... so the latest I know of... money has been accepted for the dress so that will be here! Hopefully sooner than later!
Found out today that Mom and Glenn may not be coming after all, and with the cost of tickets that means Wanda probably won't be coming either. That bums me out but well it will be ok I am just trying to make it through. We are still waiting for some stuff to get here from Texas. That will have some of the main things we are gonna be using. We are talking to Davey and April on Friday about the cake, that is gonna be fun I can't wait to get that situated. I still have yet to get his ring or to start getting the food. That will probably be coming in the next two weeks, just kinda need to get enough storage space to keep the food until the big day, plus I need to find enough ovens to help cook it. Gonna be simple finger food stuff so it won't be too bad.
Let's see what else is going on, We are going over to Rob's tonight to look at the pictures that were taken to hopefully pick some out for the invites and a few other pics just to print out and keep in a picture holder thing... for some reason I can't remember... oh album, duh. I am having trouble finding someone to help with my hair. I don't know how I want to do it, and i don't know when, cause it seems that we are going to be leaving G.C. at like 7 that morning so it is gonna be a L O N G day!
Which reminds me of the most important part! We set the times at the temple, as soon as Robert <3 texted me and told me what the times were I was so excited, so... May 21, I m going to the temple at 5:30 (have to be there at 4:15 so I will probably be leaving here about 2) to get my endowments, then on the 22, at 10:25 (we have to be there at... 9:15 I think is what she said so we will be leaving around 7) and we are going to be married. I am so stinkin stoked!
Felicia is still keeping me updated on the decoration ideas, they all sound really cool. I am gonna head over there after work on Sunday and check out some stuff that a lady in the first ward is letting us swarm through and keep. I think this will be mucho fun. Other than that, life has been going well, we are putting in the apps for the apartment tomorrow. That is gonna be super exciting! I really hope we get it, so pray for us!
Day 39 is almost gone!
Steph
Found out today that Mom and Glenn may not be coming after all, and with the cost of tickets that means Wanda probably won't be coming either. That bums me out but well it will be ok I am just trying to make it through. We are still waiting for some stuff to get here from Texas. That will have some of the main things we are gonna be using. We are talking to Davey and April on Friday about the cake, that is gonna be fun I can't wait to get that situated. I still have yet to get his ring or to start getting the food. That will probably be coming in the next two weeks, just kinda need to get enough storage space to keep the food until the big day, plus I need to find enough ovens to help cook it. Gonna be simple finger food stuff so it won't be too bad.
Let's see what else is going on, We are going over to Rob's tonight to look at the pictures that were taken to hopefully pick some out for the invites and a few other pics just to print out and keep in a picture holder thing... for some reason I can't remember... oh album, duh. I am having trouble finding someone to help with my hair. I don't know how I want to do it, and i don't know when, cause it seems that we are going to be leaving G.C. at like 7 that morning so it is gonna be a L O N G day!
Which reminds me of the most important part! We set the times at the temple, as soon as Robert <3 texted me and told me what the times were I was so excited, so... May 21, I m going to the temple at 5:30 (have to be there at 4:15 so I will probably be leaving here about 2) to get my endowments, then on the 22, at 10:25 (we have to be there at... 9:15 I think is what she said so we will be leaving around 7) and we are going to be married. I am so stinkin stoked!
Felicia is still keeping me updated on the decoration ideas, they all sound really cool. I am gonna head over there after work on Sunday and check out some stuff that a lady in the first ward is letting us swarm through and keep. I think this will be mucho fun. Other than that, life has been going well, we are putting in the apps for the apartment tomorrow. That is gonna be super exciting! I really hope we get it, so pray for us!
Day 39 is almost gone!
Steph
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Slacking with day 43... day 42
So yesterday was a crazy day, I worked all day then came home and started cleaning, completely took longer than expected. Then went over to Robert's house to do some planning with his sis in law. I must say, Felicia is a GOD send. Seriously I don't know how I would get this thing done and for so cheap too. I am so thrilled. That was the bulk of yesterday too....
now today on the other hand... I worked all day, sucked but it's ok. Then I came over to Robert's, as I was folding his laundry (don't even say it. lol) he was sleeping and his sis in law, Jill, and his bro, Ronnie, came over. We all visited for awhile, and then we went to get some food. Also Jill and Ronnie gave Robert and I (mostly me) a coca cola shirt to wear for our engagement pictures, tomorrow are the actual pictures and I am gonna be so nervous. I don't know how to pose, it is SCARY! But I think they will be awesome cause, Rob McD is taking them. I can't wait for them to just be over. I can't stand taking pics! lol.... but we came back after we got some dinner and Felicia showed me some of the stuff that she got for the wedding, to keep this in perspective.... she spent $38 at Michael's and $6.50 at a thrift store. That's it so far... this wedding is probably gonna be cheaper than I was expecting! YAY!
Now for the big news, I ORDERED THE DRESS! Yes, I am so excited this is actually coming together and this is the most exciting thing that has happened so far today! YAY DRESS!
Day 42 out...
Stephanie
now today on the other hand... I worked all day, sucked but it's ok. Then I came over to Robert's, as I was folding his laundry (don't even say it. lol) he was sleeping and his sis in law, Jill, and his bro, Ronnie, came over. We all visited for awhile, and then we went to get some food. Also Jill and Ronnie gave Robert and I (mostly me) a coca cola shirt to wear for our engagement pictures, tomorrow are the actual pictures and I am gonna be so nervous. I don't know how to pose, it is SCARY! But I think they will be awesome cause, Rob McD is taking them. I can't wait for them to just be over. I can't stand taking pics! lol.... but we came back after we got some dinner and Felicia showed me some of the stuff that she got for the wedding, to keep this in perspective.... she spent $38 at Michael's and $6.50 at a thrift store. That's it so far... this wedding is probably gonna be cheaper than I was expecting! YAY!
Now for the big news, I ORDERED THE DRESS! Yes, I am so excited this is actually coming together and this is the most exciting thing that has happened so far today! YAY DRESS!
Day 42 out...
Stephanie
Friday, April 9, 2010
Day 44...
So yesterday was a rather uneventful day.
We ended up going out and apartment shopping. We visited 9 different complexes and we found one that we loved, it had a spacious living room, the dining room wasn't huge but we are only two people we don't need a lot of room, and the kitchen was a full walk through. That is one of the things that impressed me the most. It was funny though I think that after the third or maybe fourth complex we visited, Robert realized that he isn't gonna get a HUGE bedroom. Anyone that has been in his room during one of the many rockband get together knows that he has a giant bedroom. It is probably double a standard bedroom in an apartment. So he was leery until he realized that is how all of them are. It was rather amusing to watch him plan out where everything would sit.
After the one that we loved there were two more that were just ok but didn't really compare to the one that we loved but we trudged on and kept looking. It was frustrating at points cause I was just ready to go and the apartment people would just ramble on. There were 2 or 3 places (we started with 13 all together) that we just scratched off immediately just because the area was ghetto. Turns out that most of Hanahan is pretty ghetto. There was one apartment complex that we just kept driving didn't even try and find the office.
There was one in Hanahan that we really liked, but it turns out that the hard wood floors that were in the model apartment was not in all the apartments, there is a whole story about it but seeing as how we will probably not be renting one of those I don't feel compelled to tell you. So I think it is decided that we are gonna go to West Ashley, even the apartments that we looked at in North Charleston were kinda bad. Well one, Breckenbrook, was very proud of their apartments, there was like a $1000 security deposit and they had a mandatory renters insurance. it was crazy. But this seems like it is one more thing that is able to be scratched off my list of stuff to do. We have a place that we are settled on and we should be submitting the paperwork for it soon. YAY!
After we went apartment shopping I went back to Robert's and while he was on the computer I aid down and ended up passing out. He didn't even wake me up before he left for school. So I slept from like 3:30-8 I was out like a light! So I missed alot of things that I planned on doing. Tom's Baptism, getting together with Felicia, but I think that I am gonna try and get together with her tonight. After Robert got home, we ended up going to see Jill and stayed there until like 12:30 just chatting. She is so cool! Anyways.... today starts day 43 and I hope to update tonight!
Day 44 out!
Steph
We ended up going out and apartment shopping. We visited 9 different complexes and we found one that we loved, it had a spacious living room, the dining room wasn't huge but we are only two people we don't need a lot of room, and the kitchen was a full walk through. That is one of the things that impressed me the most. It was funny though I think that after the third or maybe fourth complex we visited, Robert realized that he isn't gonna get a HUGE bedroom. Anyone that has been in his room during one of the many rockband get together knows that he has a giant bedroom. It is probably double a standard bedroom in an apartment. So he was leery until he realized that is how all of them are. It was rather amusing to watch him plan out where everything would sit.
After the one that we loved there were two more that were just ok but didn't really compare to the one that we loved but we trudged on and kept looking. It was frustrating at points cause I was just ready to go and the apartment people would just ramble on. There were 2 or 3 places (we started with 13 all together) that we just scratched off immediately just because the area was ghetto. Turns out that most of Hanahan is pretty ghetto. There was one apartment complex that we just kept driving didn't even try and find the office.
There was one in Hanahan that we really liked, but it turns out that the hard wood floors that were in the model apartment was not in all the apartments, there is a whole story about it but seeing as how we will probably not be renting one of those I don't feel compelled to tell you. So I think it is decided that we are gonna go to West Ashley, even the apartments that we looked at in North Charleston were kinda bad. Well one, Breckenbrook, was very proud of their apartments, there was like a $1000 security deposit and they had a mandatory renters insurance. it was crazy. But this seems like it is one more thing that is able to be scratched off my list of stuff to do. We have a place that we are settled on and we should be submitting the paperwork for it soon. YAY!
After we went apartment shopping I went back to Robert's and while he was on the computer I aid down and ended up passing out. He didn't even wake me up before he left for school. So I slept from like 3:30-8 I was out like a light! So I missed alot of things that I planned on doing. Tom's Baptism, getting together with Felicia, but I think that I am gonna try and get together with her tonight. After Robert got home, we ended up going to see Jill and stayed there until like 12:30 just chatting. She is so cool! Anyways.... today starts day 43 and I hope to update tonight!
Day 44 out!
Steph
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Day 45....
So Robert proposed about a week or so ago... maybe 2 by now but that's besides the point. Anyways. We set a date and for alot of good reasons we decided May 22. I know what you are thinking, that's only 45 days away, but we will make it happen.
I have to give kudos for all the awesome people in my life that are super helping me get this thing done. Felicia thank you so much for volunteering to help organize all this. Jill thank you for volunteering some of your decorations. Davey and April thank you for doing the cake and the invites, you guys freakin ROCK. (Robert's) mom and dad, thank you for having an awesome son that I love so very much, and for helping me with the whole temple thing. Mary and Neil, thank you for everything... literally... everything... you guys are my whole world! Wanda, thank you for just being you, and for agreeing to be my maid of honor... you are amazing. This means you have to come out now. lol
So I know 45 days until the apocalypse, just kidding, but on a serious note it is not nearly as much time as you would think. So far, I have an idea for the food, just need help with the purchase and the execution. I am thinking heavy hors d'oeuvres, something along the lines of meatballs in sauce, ooh maybe I can get MB to make her mozzarella stuffed meatballs. and the weenies in bbq sauce, Robert has been talking about them for days. Also, Sam's club has these little quiche, they are so bomb. I was thinking about getting a big fruit arrangement from Edible Arrangements but I think that might be a little more than I want to spend, also a veggie tray from somewhere, maybe Sam's or Costco. I kinda want to find some foods that can't some how mysteriously destroy the chest of my dress by falling and staining. I have a good habit with doing things like that.
The dress that I am looking at is a really pretty one, the only fear that I have is that I am going to order it and it is going to come in the wrong size or it is going to come in late. I am so scared of that. It's all good though I have faith that it will all work out. I have been pretty lucky with finding cheap things for the dresses. I found the temple dress I really like and it's cheaper than I was expecting.
I also have come up with some ideas as to how I want it decorated but I think I am going to wait a bit to cover that as the future groom has arrived and I need to discuss a few things with him. Ciao for now...
45 days and counting!
Stephanie
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