As of May 23rd Andy will be a mechanical engineer!! He handed in his acceptance letter yesterday morning and they were happy to keep him! I'm so proud of him! I tell him he's my little engineer (he pretends he doesn't like it but his grin tells me otherwise). :)
I got to show my entire family my ring this weekend and they absolutely loved it! Everyone was very excited about our wedding. My aunt wanted to start looking up travel and hotel rates. I think that everyone forgets that its still two years away! My cousin's wife told us how they were recently in Cancun and went to a hotel called Temptations (the name should be an insight to what it was all about). It was a topless resort (surprise!). My family then suggested getting married there. NO THANK YOU! Can you imagine what my wedding dress would be like?! HELLLLOOOOO FAMILY! It does give me a good chuckle thinking about it though.
Our latest dilemma is that Andy wants to wear shorts for the wedding. I understand that it is a beach wedding, but I want to keep some formality to it. He said that if he has to wear pants then I have to wear heels. FINE! If that's what it takes! He should be happy to wear pants though... originally I wanted him to wear suit pants. Eventually the khaki pants grew on me and I'm starting to like them. I HATE the idea of shorts. I even agreed to let the groomsmen wear flip flops (obviously the bridesmaids will be and fair is fair).
On top of that my mom is already worried about what she is going to wear! She was the one that told me not to look at wedding dresses yet because my taste will change by then. Then she asked what my future mother in law is going to wear. My future mother in law got a chuckle out of that. She realizes that it's still two years away and I'm sure it hasn't even crossed her mind yet. See what a bride to be has to deal with! I love every minute of it though. :)
692 days:)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Gotta Love Saving Money!
Great news!! Andy graduates in May and will have a job as an engineer!!! He got an offer on Wednesday where he is interning! They created a position just for him to stay with their company. I am so proud of him! I tell him he is my little engineer. :) He is excited as well and keeps saying that now he is a provider. He gets some pretty sweet benefits too like 13 paid holidays a year ... must be nice! It is great inspiration to keep working hard in school and finally graduate!
We bought a comforter on Saturday. It's making everything a little more real that we are moving in together soon! The best part is the comforter was originally $300.. with discounts we got it for $96. I love Kohl's! Now we have the store charge card so I'm sure we will be shopping there more (more than I already do!) when the discounts start pouring in! I wanted to open a Target card too but Andy said that I was going a little overboard. Hey I love saving money, what can I say?! I did get a Target gift card for Easter, so that will be well spent buying stuff for our new apartment.
695 days :)
We bought a comforter on Saturday. It's making everything a little more real that we are moving in together soon! The best part is the comforter was originally $300.. with discounts we got it for $96. I love Kohl's! Now we have the store charge card so I'm sure we will be shopping there more (more than I already do!) when the discounts start pouring in! I wanted to open a Target card too but Andy said that I was going a little overboard. Hey I love saving money, what can I say?! I did get a Target gift card for Easter, so that will be well spent buying stuff for our new apartment.
695 days :)
Friday, April 8, 2011
If Looking For an Apartment is Anything Like Creating a Gift Registry...
Over the past week Andy and I have been looking for an apartment to move into. We are trying to find something for July and found out we are way ahead of the ball game. Most realitors almost seem annoyed that we are looking so early but I like being ahead of schedule.
We looked at two apartments, one across the street from the other. The one I liked was very spacious with lots of closet space. The drawback, a tiny kitchen. The apartment he liked again was spacious with a slightly bigger kitchen. The closet space was limited and every closet seemed to have a door on both ends.. unpractical. The wood work looked chipped and the bathtub was scratched. The whole apartment looked like it hadn't been updated since the 70's and to me looked run down. To him on the other hand, since it had a slightly bigger kitchen, it was perfect.
To resolve this problem we threw both applications in the garbage and decided that if we couldn't decide then we weren't going to move into either and keep looking. On Sunday we have another one to look at, hopefully it goes much better.
I do have faith for our gift registry though. We have been able to pick things out together and actually agree on them. The only thing we haven't agreed on was a comforter for the bed. I think I talked him into the one I liked though. :)
711 days :)
We looked at two apartments, one across the street from the other. The one I liked was very spacious with lots of closet space. The drawback, a tiny kitchen. The apartment he liked again was spacious with a slightly bigger kitchen. The closet space was limited and every closet seemed to have a door on both ends.. unpractical. The wood work looked chipped and the bathtub was scratched. The whole apartment looked like it hadn't been updated since the 70's and to me looked run down. To him on the other hand, since it had a slightly bigger kitchen, it was perfect.
To resolve this problem we threw both applications in the garbage and decided that if we couldn't decide then we weren't going to move into either and keep looking. On Sunday we have another one to look at, hopefully it goes much better.
I do have faith for our gift registry though. We have been able to pick things out together and actually agree on them. The only thing we haven't agreed on was a comforter for the bed. I think I talked him into the one I liked though. :)
711 days :)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Grandma Needs Attention Too
Sunday Andy and I hit another milestone in our relationship. We looked at our first apartment together. We have been practically living together since we started dating, but it has always been with room mates. This will be a change we both are extremely excited to take on. We've been having little tiffs about what we need and what we don't need. For instance he wants to get rid of my dishes! I told him the money we spend on new dishes we could use to buy other things that we don't have-like a couch. Dishes is something we can put on our gift registry. I still don't think he realizes it but the plates are staying. Needless to say Ikea.com and I have become quite good friends.
Late last night I get a phone call from my grandma. She is the type that loves to talk just so someone will listen. So I answered. We chatted for a while and then she brings up the wedding. I got excited because (maybe it runs in the family) but I love talking about my wedding to anyone that will listen! Then it took a turn for the worse. She first tried to get me to change my date! She thought we just picked some random date in March! Then she proceeded to tell me she wishes we would have our wedding in Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Green Bay (and she listed about every other city in Wisconsin).
After listening to her plead for ab out 5 minutes I told her that we were not changing our date because that was a special date to us and having a destination wedding was cheaper for us to have because all we have to do is pay a small fee (which probably even pay for our wedding cake here) and they do everything for us. OH! that opened another can of worms. She basically said we were being selfish because even thought it is cheaper for us what about everyone else?! I told her as well as I'm sure my mom and my aunt that Andy's parents can get great one week all inclusive deals and two of my cousins (who I hardly talk to) are already looking up deals online. She calmed down for a moment. She then got vicious again and started bringing up people that she knew I would want there for instance my brother who is recently married and recently bought a house. She asked how he would be able to afford it . I simply said I don't know Grandma, he will figure it out. He told me he was already excited to go. When that wasn't enough she started bringing up my grandma and aunt from my other side of the family (who i know she has not talked to) saying that they are not going to be able to make it either. With all this arguing my head is spinning and I'm not sure how to even tackle this situation nicely anymore. It's a complete mess!
With all my frustration (and still trying to be pleasant) I told her that we are having a reception in Milwaukee for anyone that could not make it to the wedding because we know that not everyone will be able to afford to share our day with us. She then went into how that will be expensive. So this was my opportunity to tell her that with the money we are saving on the wedding we will be able to have a more enjoyable reception. She then kept going on and on about other things such having a wedding during spring break and parking at the airport. I told her that it was getting late and I had to get going. I'm sure this will be a hot topic at upcoming events and even though the discussion was over last night- I will still get to hear about it for the next two years at every family function.
On a brighter note...
721 days :)
Late last night I get a phone call from my grandma. She is the type that loves to talk just so someone will listen. So I answered. We chatted for a while and then she brings up the wedding. I got excited because (maybe it runs in the family) but I love talking about my wedding to anyone that will listen! Then it took a turn for the worse. She first tried to get me to change my date! She thought we just picked some random date in March! Then she proceeded to tell me she wishes we would have our wedding in Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Green Bay (and she listed about every other city in Wisconsin).
After listening to her plead for ab out 5 minutes I told her that we were not changing our date because that was a special date to us and having a destination wedding was cheaper for us to have because all we have to do is pay a small fee (which probably even pay for our wedding cake here) and they do everything for us. OH! that opened another can of worms. She basically said we were being selfish because even thought it is cheaper for us what about everyone else?! I told her as well as I'm sure my mom and my aunt that Andy's parents can get great one week all inclusive deals and two of my cousins (who I hardly talk to) are already looking up deals online. She calmed down for a moment. She then got vicious again and started bringing up people that she knew I would want there for instance my brother who is recently married and recently bought a house. She asked how he would be able to afford it . I simply said I don't know Grandma, he will figure it out. He told me he was already excited to go. When that wasn't enough she started bringing up my grandma and aunt from my other side of the family (who i know she has not talked to) saying that they are not going to be able to make it either. With all this arguing my head is spinning and I'm not sure how to even tackle this situation nicely anymore. It's a complete mess!
With all my frustration (and still trying to be pleasant) I told her that we are having a reception in Milwaukee for anyone that could not make it to the wedding because we know that not everyone will be able to afford to share our day with us. She then went into how that will be expensive. So this was my opportunity to tell her that with the money we are saving on the wedding we will be able to have a more enjoyable reception. She then kept going on and on about other things such having a wedding during spring break and parking at the airport. I told her that it was getting late and I had to get going. I'm sure this will be a hot topic at upcoming events and even though the discussion was over last night- I will still get to hear about it for the next two years at every family function.
On a brighter note...
721 days :)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
What To Do For The Bridesmaids?
I went up to my mom's house yesterday and we were looking at wedding stuff. I think she is finally getting more excited about it. While looking at wedding dresses we discovered we have two totally different tastes. She likes more fitted where I like A-Line or a princess gown (yes, I did just use bridal lingo!).I found a wedding dress that would be absolutely perfect for a beach wedding! We also looked at bridesmaid dresses. She brought up a great point that I am going to have to keep them inexpensive if I expect my bridesmaids to fly to Cancun as well. I found one that would be perfect.It looks a lot like the wedding dress that I like but the only problem is it doesn't come in the color I want. Oh well we still have two years and I'm sure I will like something completely different by then.
I started brainstorming fun ideas for bridesmaids gifts. I thought it would be fun to fill a beach bag full of wedding stuff that they can still use for everyday. For their shoes I want to do silver flip flops (and there are a pair at Target that I'm in love with!) Then I got to thinking, how cool would it be to have bikinis with bridesmaid written on the back! Trying to find those have been quite the challenge though. I'm not sure what else I want to stuff in the bag yet, but I want them to know how much I appreciate them being in my wedding and spending the money to fly to Cancun.
Also today I started using theknot.com. It is absolutely fabulous. They have everything you would ever need help with on there. The only problem is, they don't give you ideas where you can buy things such as the centerpieces they display. The thing that will keep me visiting their website frequently is they have a countdown until your wedding for you. With that being said...
727 days :)
I started brainstorming fun ideas for bridesmaids gifts. I thought it would be fun to fill a beach bag full of wedding stuff that they can still use for everyday. For their shoes I want to do silver flip flops (and there are a pair at Target that I'm in love with!) Then I got to thinking, how cool would it be to have bikinis with bridesmaid written on the back! Trying to find those have been quite the challenge though. I'm not sure what else I want to stuff in the bag yet, but I want them to know how much I appreciate them being in my wedding and spending the money to fly to Cancun.
Also today I started using theknot.com. It is absolutely fabulous. They have everything you would ever need help with on there. The only problem is, they don't give you ideas where you can buy things such as the centerpieces they display. The thing that will keep me visiting their website frequently is they have a countdown until your wedding for you. With that being said...
727 days :)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
So Far Away...
Today we opened up a joint bank account together! I know it not really that exciting, but it is a big step in our relationship. Now we can start saving for our wedding. The lady at Chase was not only very helpful on the banking side, but she gave great wedding advice. I know why I'll be visiting Chase more frequently, and it won't be for financial advice...kidding!
We have been trying to reach a compromise about the guest list. I want a large wedding, while he wants a small wedding. He does have good reasoning though, feeding that many people is very costly. I wanted around 125 guests, thinking that was pretty small, and he limited us to 75. Narrowing down the list is hard, and in two years who knows who I may meet or who I may not even be friends with anymore.
Which brings me to my next point: trying to pick bridesmaids. I want to let the girls know ASAP so that way they have no reason not to share our day with is, but at the same time it still is two years away. Most of the girls I want to have in the wedding I have been friends with for many years, but there is one who I really do want in my wedding but I'm not sure if we will still be friends when the day arrives. My best friend, who I really want to be my maid of honor, and I have been growing more distant. We still talk weekly, but the amount we see each other has decreased since she has been in a relationship. That's one more thing I have to think about.
Being the techy guy he is, he created an excel sheet that will calculate all of our guests and their +1 for us. He set it up so when it is time to send out invitations their address, phone number, email address is all right there. When they start RSVPing then there is a column set up to calculate how many guest we are to expect. Also it will help us with the seating arrangements because we can enter that in as well. I knew I loved him for a reason! :)
We have been trying to reach a compromise about the guest list. I want a large wedding, while he wants a small wedding. He does have good reasoning though, feeding that many people is very costly. I wanted around 125 guests, thinking that was pretty small, and he limited us to 75. Narrowing down the list is hard, and in two years who knows who I may meet or who I may not even be friends with anymore.
Which brings me to my next point: trying to pick bridesmaids. I want to let the girls know ASAP so that way they have no reason not to share our day with is, but at the same time it still is two years away. Most of the girls I want to have in the wedding I have been friends with for many years, but there is one who I really do want in my wedding but I'm not sure if we will still be friends when the day arrives. My best friend, who I really want to be my maid of honor, and I have been growing more distant. We still talk weekly, but the amount we see each other has decreased since she has been in a relationship. That's one more thing I have to think about.
Being the techy guy he is, he created an excel sheet that will calculate all of our guests and their +1 for us. He set it up so when it is time to send out invitations their address, phone number, email address is all right there. When they start RSVPing then there is a column set up to calculate how many guest we are to expect. Also it will help us with the seating arrangements because we can enter that in as well. I knew I loved him for a reason! :)
Friday, March 11, 2011
How It All Began
Andy and I have been dating for almost a year, but have known eachother for about three years now. You know how they always say, "when you know, you know", well we just knew. We started joking about marriage after we celebrated our six months together. While shopping one day he asked if we wanted to go into a jewelry store to look around. I was very hesitant and my heart was racing a million miles an hour. Eventually we went into one just to check things out. Well after getting over the fear of the first one, I loved shopping for rings! So every now and again we would just drop in and check out what jewelers had, and I would even start going by myself. Nothing serious.
Time had past, and one day he told me he had bought a diamond. A little shocked, but really excited I told him that no matter what he could not propose until after we had been together for a year. Next thing I knew him and his mom picked out a ring. He wouldn't tell me when he bought the ring though because then it would be too easy for me to guess when he was going to propose. Since Andy can't keep a secret, I got it out of him. I knew it would take around six weeks to make (it was custom made), so it should arrive... ON MY BIRTHDAY! Yuck! Who wants to get proposed to on their birthday?! Not this lady! I dropped lots of hints that it would be more special if it was just a random day of the week, and any holiday.
Well to my surprise, I come home one Friday night from work and he is telling me he has something for me. Now he has been doing this for awhile, acting like he is going to propose, so I just figured this was just another crying wolf type of deal. So I went to go see what it was. Here his niece made me this cute little pink (my favorite color) cup cake. Then he said now I have something to ask you. I didn't believe it for one second. Out came a white. Down on one knee he went. Out popped the ring. I was shocked. The ring came early. It was Feb. 18th! The ring wasn't supposed to arrive until Feb. 25! I didn't realize what was happening until the ring was on my finger!
We have recently set the date: March 19, 2013 in Cancun
Mark your calenders!
Time had past, and one day he told me he had bought a diamond. A little shocked, but really excited I told him that no matter what he could not propose until after we had been together for a year. Next thing I knew him and his mom picked out a ring. He wouldn't tell me when he bought the ring though because then it would be too easy for me to guess when he was going to propose. Since Andy can't keep a secret, I got it out of him. I knew it would take around six weeks to make (it was custom made), so it should arrive... ON MY BIRTHDAY! Yuck! Who wants to get proposed to on their birthday?! Not this lady! I dropped lots of hints that it would be more special if it was just a random day of the week, and any holiday.
Well to my surprise, I come home one Friday night from work and he is telling me he has something for me. Now he has been doing this for awhile, acting like he is going to propose, so I just figured this was just another crying wolf type of deal. So I went to go see what it was. Here his niece made me this cute little pink (my favorite color) cup cake. Then he said now I have something to ask you. I didn't believe it for one second. Out came a white. Down on one knee he went. Out popped the ring. I was shocked. The ring came early. It was Feb. 18th! The ring wasn't supposed to arrive until Feb. 25! I didn't realize what was happening until the ring was on my finger!
We have recently set the date: March 19, 2013 in Cancun
Mark your calenders!
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