Show us your life - Proposal Stories

So funny that Kelly is doing proposal stories today! We are getting married NEXT WEEKEND, so this is perfect timing!!!! :)

We went to Orange Beach! Even though it was chilly, it was still really pretty! I mean who doesn't like waking up to the ocean everyday! We went down to celebrate E's birthday on Thursday, but little did I know, so much more was planned! E and I are both big cooks so we decided we would cook more than go out to eat, so on his birthday, we cooked the BEST shrimp dish EVER! I made him a Key Lime Cheesecake for his birthday before we went. Anyway...we cooked dinner and were sitting around enjoying each other and wine when he asked for some cheesecake! He mentioned that he as going to go change clothes and get comfortable if I would fix the cheesecake. He came back to the kitchen a few minutes later and handed me a present. I probably looked at him funny and he said, I got you something for MY birthday! I thought that was odd, but opened it anyway. It looked and felt like a book, so I assumed that is what it was. But I opened it to a book that had two sides. One side was a picture of a beautiful ring and the other side were the words..."Will you marry me?" I was shocked at this point, looked to see that E was on one knee with a ring in his hand. I think I said, "Is this for real?" and He asked me if I would marry him, I said yes! That is how he wanted to celebrate his birthday!! Isn't that sweet?!

We enjoyed the rest of the weekend in newly engaged bliss!
You can click here for the pictures!

Wordless Wednesday

Friday!!!

I can't believe Friday is here already! It seems like this week has flown by! Which, I am SO glad that it has flown! I am ready to see E! He has been in Germany this week and the house has been SO stinking lonely! But, not much longer. This week's weather has been such a tease. It has been in the 70's but today it is storming! Yesterday was such a long day for me. First, I had to go with my grandmother to the doctor and to run a few errands. Then I came home and did some quick things around the house. Then, watched Ellen, if you watched yesterday, the girl Katie at the end who asked Ellen for tickets to Idol and then Ellen sent her to cover the red carpet, was a girl I went to elementary, middle and high school with. She is so cute and sweet and I am anxious to hear how it went, I am hoping that Ellen will show her today!! Then, my mom and I went to a wine and painting class and painted an Eiffel Tower. It was so much fun! I will have to show you the painting, or if you are my FB friend, you can see it. Now, it is Friday and the weekend is upon us and I couldn't be more excited! I hope you all have a GREAT weekend! I hope the weather cooperates for all of you! :)


Another engagement picture.

First Friday!

Good morning! Well, it is Friday! This marks the end of my first week in my new home, in my new (old) town, and having a new day to day! This week has FLOWN by! I can't believe it! I still have a few boxes, not too many though, and hopefully I can knock them out this weekend! Then,next week, E will be in Germany for the week and I will hopefully get some more settled in and things put away. We are in head first with wedding planning! Very exciting! It is all falling into place! Maybe I can get back into regular blogging next week, when I get into a little more of a routine! Hope everyone is having a GREAT week and will have some great weather for the weekend! I think we are going to have some pretty good weather here, so maybe it will be a GREAT weekend!! See you all next week! Here is a sneak peek of our engagement pictires!!

Is this for real?

I was telling my boss's wife about the proposal today and it made me start thinking about it all over again, more than I already do. And I don't think I ever told you about the part where I said "Is this for real?" to E! Ha! After I opened the book, which had the picture of the ring and the words Will You Marry Me?, I turned to see E on his knee with a "for real" ring. But I was so shocked, I just had to ask, "Is this for real?"

I kind of forgot about it at the time, but now looking back, it is really funny that I had evidence that it was in fact, for real, but I thought I better ask anyway! Ha! How silly. So now, we have a running joke about cheesecake and "is this for real?".

That is about all I have, just thought I would share something to lighten your day! I am working away and making so many mental (and real lists about what all I need to do when I go home after work. I wish I could just pile all of my stuff in the living room so I could pack while watching TV because I am so lazy like that! HA! I mean, I do that to an extent, like bring my dishes and sit them on the couch and put them in boxes so I can watch TV and pack my kitchen at the same time! HA!

Have a great Wednesday! By the way, have I mentioned how much I love blogging because I meet some really awesome people? Because I have and it has been great connecting with people that I would have never met but whom I have so much in common with!

Friday!!!

I am SO glad Friday is finally here! I am going back to Huntsville for the weekend! I have so much to do and little time to do it all, so staying on track is VERY important!!

I am still on cloud 9! ;) If you don't know why...click here! Sorry this is such a short post! I have quite a bit going on here at work, so I better get busy so I can get on the road after work and not later! Hope you all have a GREAT Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Pictures!!

So, sorry I left you yesterday with an exciting post with no pictures! This one isn't much better, but its all I got! I got these pictures off of my cell phone and even took a couple at my desk this morning just so I could show you SOMETHING!!



This is the book that I opened as his present to me for his birthday!



The ring and the book!



The ring in the sunshine at breakfast the next morning!!



Our attempt at a self portrait on our balcony with the beach in the background. This is a picture of a picture, so I will upload the whole thing when I get it!

Lots and Lots to share!!

Well, first of all, I forgot to take a picture of my awesome box that I got from Jenny!!! We participated in a Valentine's blog swap with Kaite at Loves of Life! It was the cutest thing ever! Since I am aweful and didn't take a picture, I will tell you what all was in it....LOTS of chocolate (which I LOVE) a HUGE thing of Whoppers (my favorite) the cutest card EVER (very funny)!! Some hair stuff, lip gloss and lotion from VS (my favorite) and even a cute little toy for Scout from his new friend Mr. Bondi! It was the best thing ever! Thanks Jenny!! Everything was wonderful! You are the BEST!!

Now on to my weekend....again, sorry I have no pictures! Maybe if someone reads this, they can send me the ones they have *hint, hint..E*. Anyway, my weekend started off last Tuesday night when C and I went to Birmingham to see John Mayer (this was before hos racy comments) and we actually had a BLAST! The concert was great and we had so much fun!! E met us in Birmingham on Wednesday and he and I headed for the beach! We went to Orange Beach! Even though it was chilly, it was still really pretty! I mean who doesn't like waking up to the ocean everyday! We went down to celebrate E's birthday on Thursday, but little did I know, so much more was planned! E and I are both big cooks so we decided we would cook more than go out to eat, so on his birthday, we cooked the BEST shrimp dish EVER! I made him a Key Lime Cheesecake for his birthday before we went. Anyway...we cooked dinner and were sitting around enjoying each other and wine when he asked for some cheesecake! He mentioned that he as going to go change clothes and get comfortable if I would fix the cheesecake. He came back to the kitchen a few minutes later and handed me a present. I probably looked at him funny and he said, I got you something for MY birthday! I thought that was odd, but opened it anyway. It looked and felt like a book, so I assumed that is what it was. But I opened it to a book that had two sides. One side was a picture of a beautiful ring and the other side were the words..."Will you marry me?" I was shocked at this point, looked to see that E was on one knee with a ring in his hand. I think I said, "Is this for real?" and He asked me if I would marry him, I said yes! That is how he wanted to celebrate his birthday!! Isn't that sweet?!

We enjoyed the rest of the weekend in newly engaged bliss! The made our rounds Sunday to the parents. We got snowed in Monday and today and I drove back home today! We are SO excited! Maybe I will have pictures for you soon!!

Hope you all have a GREAT TUESDAY!! Happy FAT TUESDAY! Laissez les bon temps roulez!

Weekend Recap

Well, another weekend has come and gone. This was a pretty well, I guess I will say, unique weekend! I spent the majority of the weekend in Huntsville. I was off on Friday and was able to go up early and visit with my grandfather who is in the hospital. Then my mom and I went out to eat and shop a little. I then got to hang out with a new friend and reminisce about college. Saturday, after a quick trip to the hospital, we got up and went to Nashville and went shopping and my parents, brother and I had dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. There were so many girls out for their bachelorette parties it wasn't even funny! Seriously I have never seen so much penis paraphernalia in my life, not even in New Orleans!



Speaking of bachelorette parties, we are in the car on the way home after dinner and I got an urgent call and message from my best friend Jenn and she called to tell me that she is ENGAGED! Yay! I was over the moon! They have been dating for a while and he totally surprised her with a proposal at Disney World during the fireworks! So special! And I am SO excited for them! Sunday, was spent taking my grandmother to visit my grandfather in the hospital (because my mom was sick and couldn't go) and then driving back to Montgomery. Nothing too exciting, except that my BFF is getting MARRIED!! :) It is Monday, so now it is time to get back in the swing of things! Here's to hoping for a great week! Football starts this weekend and I am SO excited!!

Pictures: 1. Jenn and I at a Braves game last year. 2. The group in the suite. Josh, her fiancee is the one in the blue.