i haven't been to the gym in a week.
ooops. GET GOING!!!!

It's just about 8am, I just got off a night shift and I'm heading to the gym. Call me crazy...that's fine. I just think it's time to get my butt in gear, wean the body off of chocolate and spinach dip....and turn it into a lean mean drop-dead-gorgeous-in-my-wedding-dress machine :) wish me luck....and kick my butt if I try to quit, please!

heeeeya!!

It's my first day off today and I surprisingly feel pretty good considering I only slept a couple hours after my night shift!!! I am relaxing waiting to get the text from colin telling me he's awake so we can meet at the gym and pump some iron!!! We are both trying to make fitness a priority...for me it's because I want to looking smoking hott in my wedding dress--maybe for colin its because he wants to beat my mom at an arm wrestle?? hahaha, he hasn't tried yet actually, but she's pretty good at arm wrestling. I have only beat her once and it was after she had surgery :)Wanna see something gross??? this is what is preventing me from wanting another tattoo. I think I got a staph infection from the water at birds hill when I was there a few days after getting this tat. Water must have splashed up into it, and then since you have to put lotion on a new tattoo it smothered the infection and let it grow!! I had these spots from my arm pit down to my thigh. The worst part is that it's now five months later and I can still see marks on my skin from where the spots used to be. Love the tattoo, hated my spots.

CONSUMED!!!

With wedding planning!!!! Here's a horrendous picture of aly and i trying on dresses at David's Bridal in fargo. These are not the dresses or colors that we picked :) It was a fun day, although i'm sure aly got sick of trying on random dresses and posing for pictures!!!!
The new year has been busy, getting back to work and trying to fit in my social life. I feel like all i think about is wedding, which i'm hoping as i get more of the big things checked off the to-do list i will be able to think about it less. I doubt that will happen i will probably only think about it more and obsess over all the tiny details!!
In all reality if the napkins don't match the bridesmaid's shoes and the flower girl spills juice down her dress...it doesn't matter---what matters is Colin and I will be in a room filled with people we love who love us back and wish us the best in our life together. I feel so so fortunate to have amazing friends and family and our day will be so special celebrating with them!!! plus i'll look smoking hot and everyone will be staring at me ;) hahaha

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.