Christmas Suprises Ruined!!

I confess, I am a horrible gift giver. I want so badly to pick out something unique, and perfect that I usually end up over thinking the whole thing....but not this year...this year I thought of the perfect gift for my fiance. I decided to get him a Garmin!! It will be perfect...he would love it and it would really come in handy on our honeymoon. So I emailed my dad for details and started looking online at prices. My fiance mentioned that he was going to use our ebay account to purchase a gift and that I should stay clear for a few weeks...no problem, right? Then on Friday I checked my email and found one from ebay thanking me for my purchase of a Garmin??? What the heck?? He stole my perfect gift!!! He purchased one for me on ebay, but the email did not get forwarded as planned and I got it. I guess it is better this way so I didn't buy one too....but now I doomed to repeat my bad-gift-giving history!!! UUgghhh...it is kind of funny...his suprise was ruined by the email, mine was ruined when he bought the same thing (actually a much fancier model) I just wish I still got credit for this awesome gift....

Prayer Request

My best friend and bridesmaid BNLove is expecting her second child early next year, and she is having some complications. She went in for a appointment recently and they are worried that she may go into premature labor....she needs to make it another 7 weeks to make sure that little Truman's lungs are fully developed. It breaks my heart to see her so sick with worry, but she has great faith and is holding strong. I truly believe that God will take care of her, but if you have a second please say a little pray for her and her famly.

Turkey Day Timeline

We finally worked out plans for Thanksgiving. It is always tough to divide our time....I can't lie- I love spending time with my family and can't stand to miss out on get-togethers or family traditions. I know I am "that daughter-in-law" that nobody would wish for.....but I think we have reached a compromise. We will spend Thanksgiving morning and early afternoon with my fiance's parents and grandparents....eat dinner #1 and then rush (it is an hour plus drive) to my parent's house for dinner # 2 at 4:00. We will then spend the rest of Thursday, Friday and Saturday there...not quite an even split...what can I see?? I really try not to be selfish...I do love his family...does anyone else struggle to "timeshare" with families?? Oh, well...I think everyone is happy & can't wait to see everyone!!

The Anticipation is KILLING me!

I feel like I live my life from one major event to another! I try really hard to just be in the moment...but I am always thinking about the next big thing...and what I need to get done, how excited I am....ect.

There are...

10 days until Thanksgiving Break

35 days until my Birthday (Turning 2-5...a whole other post!)

38 days until Christmas

200 days until the Wedding!!

I know my "counting down" is a sickness...I just can't help it!!

The 38 days until Christmas freaks me out....I haven't even begun to shop & I have no ideas!! My fiance did his shopping yesterday, I am jealous! Grrr...but I did get my ornament for the ornament swap in the mail yesterday.

Wedding Bands- check

Last night after dinner my fiance and I stopped at the mall so that I could purchase an ornament for my dad. On a whim I suggested that we stop in and look at wedding bands....I wanted to see what they had that matched my engagement ring. 15 minutes later we were leaving KAY with a wedding ring in hand!! It is not like us to impulse buy, but the ring that was a match for my engagement ring was $200 dollars off the original price. My fiance tried on a Tungsten ring that they had marked at $300...so we went home and bought a similar one off of ebay for $50. I am kinda disappointed that I hadn't put "buy rings" on my to-do list....so I could go and cross it off.

Friday Festivities

I just spent 4 hours learning how to fold paper into wonderful projects....keep in mind that I teach PE people...PE!! Grrrr....Inservices are ridiculous! At break I asked a co-worker to hit me with his car so we could leave...dramatic I know, but you weren't there, so don't judge. Thankfully it is wine and pizza night. Usually we do homemade pizza with whole wheat crust and turkey pepperoni, but tonight we are going to stop ate Papa Murphy's...I heart it! We are toasting my fiance...after 4 months of job searching he is now EMPLOYED! Hip-hip-hooray!! 

Wedding To-Dos

I haven't accomplished much on the wedding front in months, so I have created a Wedding to-do list for my Christmas break:

1. Find and order paper/envelopes for invitations

2. Purchase fabric to have table cloths made

3. Find pattern and purchase fabric for flower girl dresses

4. Register for gifts

5. Stain sand trays

5. Decide on a veil

6. Place engagement announcement in newspaper

It is not a long list, but I think it will keep me busy over the course of my 2 weeks off...

'Tis the Season!!

I am officially in the holiday spirit!! I know it is early, but I can't help myself...the holidays are the only way I can make it through the horrid days of winter. I think I have already made 50 lists of gifts to get, things to bake and crafts to make. I love it!! This past weekend I made my first holiday purchase:

I ordered Claymation Christmas from Amazon...I think that it was a made for TV special at some point, but when I was little my brothers and sister watched it sooo many times that we wore out the VHS. It is so cute and we would laugh so hard... it is a collection of little scenes with characters that were animated and looked like they were made out of clay. Has anyone heard of it? We haven't seen it in years and I am sooo excited to take it home at Thanksgiving and watch it as a family!!

I am also hoping to pick up White Christmas and Holiday Inn this christmas...what holiday movies do you love?

Dear Jake...

Dearest Jake,

Congrats on your big game. The next time that you decide to have an amazing game and score 36 fabulous fantasy football points would you mind letting me know??? I would love to have you in the starting line up instead of the bench!!!

Thanks!!

Meg

FINALLY!!

I am soo excited for tomorrow to come...and go!! I am over the election, let's be done with it already. I want the today show to go back to feel good fluffy stories, and I want to turn the radio on without hearing a million attack adds...grrr...glad it only comes around every 4 years!!