thank you's

thank you: –adjective

1.

expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note.

i'm so grateful for everyone in my life who has been so gracious towards jake and i getting married. BUT, i'm already dying from writing thank you cards. i know i sound terribly whiney but that is not the case, i just wish i had a more efficient way of expressing my gratitude then in a letter where my hand is cramped after writing the name because i've written too many. well it is what it is and i am truly grateful!

.engaged.

i know it seems odd that i haven't posted about getting engaged. it's partially because i haven't even had 2 seconds to think about that, and partially because i don't really want to. this isn't because i don't want to share it, i just don't want to publicly post something that is so sentimental and personal to me. but i can't wait to spend forever with him and he sure did a perfect job with the ring, proposal, and more. but i would tell any one of you in person anytime!

we've been showered with love, congratulations, wishes, and gifts since we shared the news and we've been overwhelmed. thank you all of you who have been such wonderful support and sharing the time with us!

on another note...being engaged is a FULL time job, with overtime hehe. while it is so fun it is also exhausting and overwhelming. luckily i'm marrying someone who never fails to have fun, make the most of anything, calm, really not so into the small details such as napkins, and reminding me how important it is to remember what a happy time of life we are in.

here are some things we've learned and experienced about being engaged:

dressing the wedding party is not easy

you can create a to do list of 5 million in 5 minutes

moms and daughters don't always agree, it is what it is!

the more the merrier? i say this because cutting anything out or down is our biggest downfall

between the two of us. we each have about 12 people in our line

budget...what is that word? oh i remember, that thing that makes me shoot many of my ideas down. who created budgets? i have a bone to pick with them.

the words school and engaged do not like each other. at. all.

no one understands my bird obsession or my colors so i hate telling people what i am doing but i do it anyways!

gift registering is a task, don't hesitate to take a lunch break and drink break (we sure did!)

oh and one BIG thing i've already come to terms with, is nothing is ever going to go as planned or run flawless. we've already experienced this when we got a phone call from los angeles telling us that the $300 we spent for custom tablecloths went down the drain because they were lost and damaged whaaatt??!?!? isn't that great news!?

dear little worries

a friend of mine sent the little quote above a while back. during all of this wedding planning (more on that later) i stumbled across it while looking through my pictures. and i was thrilled because it's true.

dear wedding: you are arriving oh so soon. is it humanly possible to make eight hundred decisions in one day and feel satisfied. is it normal to feel like this day has a little too much fuss? and yes that is coming from me, the girl who wanted to be an event coordinator and looked forward to this moment in time for years on end.

dear marriage: you are too far away. life would be so much easier if you were here already. i'm excited for you and can't wait to make the most of each day.

dear jake: thank you for asking me to marry you, thank you for being patient while waiting to marry me, an thank you for pretending that you love the wedding planning. i can't wait to go to oklahoma or was it ohio? hehe wherever we go on the hm i will love it. i love you.

dear dg: i will mis you, i will miss spending time with you and my friends that you introduced me to. i will miss my social life but i'm already excited to go to bed before 10 pm, is that normal?

dear dg president: you taught me SO much, too much about myself. i loved you while i had the opportunity, but you are in the best hands and big things are coming your way.

dear deeg: i will miss your unpredictable days and laughing until my stomach hurt. i'll miss the 4 am mornings when we have to be up at 6:30 however, i will not miss your scolding/freezing shower, my booring room (100% my fault), too much good food, and parking.

dear future home: i can NOT wait to move into you! i want to move in tomorrow, and you and I are going to get along great. get ready for some bbq's and summer nights.

dear homemaking skills: where are you? you better show up soon, and i mean SOON

dear friends: thank you for loving me even though i never answer any calls. i am the worst, i won't even argue against it. i promise when finals are over and dg is completed we will spend q.t. together.

dear family: i love you, i wouldn't be here with out you, and i will be moved home in a week...so get ready!

dear finals: be over already, thanks.

dear future: you should tell me how you are going to fold out. this guessing game makes my tummy role at night and makes me really tired in the morning, and i think jake is getting really sick of me which is not so good.

"oh is it because he loves you brookie?"

aisley jane is a sweetheart and every time i get to spend the day with her i am happier, even though she is a three year old. this was one of the little conversations we had yesterday:

me: uh oh ais, we better not hit jakes car when we back up

(pulling out of the driveway with jakes car in the back)

aisley: yeah that would be very bad brookie. but i know he would be nice.

me: i don't know how nice he would be about that...but you're right he is very nice to me

aisley: is it because he loves you brookie?

me: yes something like that ais.

aisley: and i know its because he is soooo handsome!!

i almost did hit his car because i was dying of laughter. but she is right, he does love me and i am the luckiest. there are so many big decisions we are having to make, but the best part is that we get to make them together and i love that. and honestly i'm not even worried about it because of him. oh and he is soooo handsome :)