Executive Decision

Alright friendly neighborhood readers... the countdown is on, not only for the wedding but for (drum roll please) a new blog! Starting now I'm going to be working on a new blog for both Steve and I, not that he'll ever update, but just so we can fit in with the "family bloggers". I'm going to start posting a few things now, but mostly it'll be after the wedding. I'll let you know for sure when I'm going to stop this blog.

Time goes by...

Then and Now

20 years ago...
I was 3. I was having fun being a big sister, going to preschool, and hanging out with my buddies at Delcie's house. I was a big fan of Sesame Street as well.

10 years ago...
I was 13. Most of the time I was hanging out with Steph and Shauntel. I was getting ready to start 8th grade, and was enjoying helping my mom get her first classroom at Meadowmoor Elementary put together.

5 years ago...
I was 18 and just getting ready to start my first semester of college. I'd just started going to the student ward and was making lots of new friends. I was working at Bed Bath and Beyond and loving it.

3 years ago...
I was 20. I'd just moved into my first apartment with roommates and was sharing a bedroom the size of a shoebox with Lizzy. I was working as a CNA on the rehab unit at Dixie Regional and getting ready to start nursing school.

1 year ago...
I was 22. I had just moved home from St. George and was looking for places to buy with my cousin Greg. I was working as an RN at the Rehab Unit at LDS hospital doing night shifts. I was settling back into life in Salt Lake quite nicely.

Yesterday...
I was attempting to sleep through the parking lot construction so I could come to work tonight.

Quick Update

Well, I have a few minutes at work, so I thought I'd update everyone since I probably won't have much time in the weeks to come.

The wedding is now about 10 days away. I can hardly believe that. When we first got engaged we thought 4 months was going to take forever, and now we can't believe it's here. We've been wrapping up loose ends to finally be ready. My mom will be out of town all next week, so we wanted to have pretty much everything done before she left. At this point if we make it throught the day, everyone looks relatively good, and no one ends up hurt or dead I'll be happy. We might even come in under-budget to, which is pretty much the biggest miracle of all.

Last week my bridesmaids made an executive decision and changed the bridesmaid skirts. I told them as long as they matched I didn't care what they ended up wearing. The skirts are a good change, though, exactly what I was looking for 3 months ago and couldn't find. Now we've hit the wall of trying to find a cute cream-colored top to go with them. Too bad white looks funny, cause we had some cute shirts before. Anyway, I know every bride says this, but I really did want to give them something they could wear again, not just another bridesmaid dress. I think with these skirts they'll be able to do that. Really, who doesn't love polka dots?

I've finally settled into the apartment for the most part, now I'm just waiting for Steve to start bringing his stuff over so we can get him settled in as well. He needs to be out of his place by the end of the month, so he'd better get a move on! I know he'll get it done, I just hate to see him stress out about it at the last minute.

Also, I'm thinking that after the wedding I may pull a blog-swap and make us a family blog instead of just me. I'll keep you posted on whether that's actually going to happen or not.

And now, pictures of a few things I love this week:

One is the loneliest number!

You only get one word per answer... no explanations, either. Enjoy!
1. Where is your cell phone? .................... pocket
2. Your significant other?....................... sleeping
3. Your hair?.................................... dirty
4. Your mother? ................................. amazing
5. Your father?.................................. best
6. Your favorite thing?.......................... Steve
7. Your dream last night?........................ work
8. Your favorite drink........................... water
9. Your dream/goal?.............................. motherhood
10. The room you're in?.......................... work
11. Your ex?..................................... Dad
12. Your fear?................................... alone
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years........... mom
14. Where were you last night?................... home
15. What you're not?............................. ready
16. Muffins...................................... tasty
17. One of your wish list items?................. pots
18. Where you grew up?........................... Utah
20. What are you wearing?........................ scrubs
21. Your TV?..................................... cheap
22. Your pets?................................... dead
23. Your computer? .............................. internet
24. Your life?................................... crazy
25. Your mood?................................... meh
26. Missing someone?............................. always
27. Your car?.................................... mess
28. Something you're not wearing?................ earrings
29. Favorite Store?.............................. torrid
30. Your summer?................................. busy
31. Your favorite color?......................... pink
32. Last time you laughed........................ tonight
33. Last time you cried?.........................sunday

In less than a month...

Well, we are officially 20 days from The Big One. 20 days... that's less than three weeks. Holy canolli!

I moved into our new place yesterday. I spent most of today (well, Tuesday, it's still today to me) decorating and making our house a home. We still don't have cupboard doors, they come in a week, but I've got some decorations up, things put in cabinets, etc. I haven't hung any pictures yet, but I'll probably do that this weekend. My neighbors will LOVE that. I love, Love, LOVE our kitchen. It's big enough for both of us to be in there doing things at the same time. There is probably triple the counter space from my last place. The kitchen was really the deciding factor for me in getting this place.

The saga of today is that for some reason Questar turned our gas off instead of turning it on. This means no pilot light in the water heater, which means no hot water. Without hot water I can't do dishes, I can't do laundry, and I can't shower. No bueno. I'm going to call them in the morning and hopefully get it straightened out.

We have a lovely spare bedroom that will (hopefully soon) have a futon of some sort in it, so we can have people come stay with us. We're pretty excited about that. For now it's got the computer desk (which will most likely become craft central since we both use laptops), my keyboard, my primping station (our bathroom is tiny, I had to put it somewhere!), and lots of empty boxes. Mostly we're just grateful to have lots of storage space.

And, miracle of miracles, we get tv in this house! Hooray! In my last place we were supposed to get cable but my tv would never pick it up. In the new place I had no problem getting channels galore. It's a lovely thing to know I won't have to watch back episodes of my favorites (Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Psych, and Chuck) online anymore... if I'm not working I can watch it from the comfort of my own couch. I'm also pretty excited about the papa-san chair we're getting from Nik and Lena. We've actually got the space for it!

So, that is the apartment-to-home transformation update. I can't believe that in less than a month I won't be living there alone anymore. I'll be a Mrs., have a husband, and be sharing my bed, my life, and so much more.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

Memory

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Pedigree - Draw family tree

My Mosaic

So, this is a fun little project I found on a friends blog. You can check it out here: http://www.naturallymeg.blogspot.com/. I like it, thought the mosaic I made described me, and wanted to share.