christmas time

I have been on holidays for a good chunk of time-i won't say how long or i'm guessing everyone's gonna want to quit their jobs and join the fire dept :) it is nice to not go to work, although i do miss it, and it'll be good to go back next week. I've really enjoyed being home the last few days, i've spent time visiting and laughing and catching up and it really brings joy to me! how nice to wear sweats and go to the mall for some last minute shopping, or have a lunch date or fall asleep on the couch watching a movie. I love christmas, i love that it brings people together, i love that you get to put on your fat pants, i love that our house is full of food and yet we spent an hour at superstore this morning. I love that friends from years ago come "home" for the holidays. I love that i am not working christmas, how blessed i feel to have two loving families to spend time with. not really sure where i'm going with this post but i just feel so happy to be surrounded by so many people that are awesome!!!!!
i spent this evening at a get together with girls i went to highschool with, it was so neat to hear where everyone is at in life's journey.

wedddding bliss

So SO much fun planning so far and thinking about all the lovelyness!! We have chosen August 5, 2011 as our wedding day. We've actually gotten a lot done so far and have a fairly organized to-do list so I think we will be just fine.
The most fun thing right now?! My mom let me take her wedding dress out of the sealed box and try it on. It was a weird feeling but a lot of fun.

Getting hitched!!!!

colin has asked me to marry him!!!! let the planning begin. i guess if we want a summer wedding that means we need to get out butts in gear. We had meetings today with a hotel and also with a church and we're closing in on making a decision. So many options though, how fancy shmancy does this thing need to be, what aspects of it are more important...flowers, food...the gown !?!?!? lol I'll try to be a better blogger, no promises though.