Lights etc

I loved our decorations! They turned out great, I think Richard re-spaced the lights atleast twice on the front of the house. But it was well worth it.

Christmas

For the holidays we were fortunate enough to have several Christmas gatherings. For Christmas Eve we went to Robbi's house, Richards sister lives in Round Rock. We had a great time with Paul, the kiddos, and their friends.

Christmas morning Richard and I cooked breakfast for my family, stuffed french toast! YUMMY! Very easy to make. And my way isnt that bad for you!

Two slices of double fiber bread

on one slice spread fat-free cream cheese, the other slice jelly/jam of your choice and press together like a sandwich.

Coat in egg mixture then cook in pan, servce with sugar free syrup and fresh fruit.

After we cleaned up from gifts Richard and I headed to my moms for a late Christmas lunch with friends and family. That afternoon we all went to the movies to see Marley and Me. Great movie.. I shed a few tears. (ok I cried like a little girl)

Friday morning we headed to Clyde to visit Richards family.. I guess my future in-laws :).

We spent the day with his grandmother, aunt, sister, many cousins.. couldnt keep count.

Saturday we spent the day at his moms house. We had a great time visiting with his family and so awesome food!

Sunday we headed to his sister Tabitha's house for Christmas with his Dad. It was so cute watching Tyrell and Ashton open their gifts, and then watching their uncles play with them. Including the tea set (Jimmy) and the nerf rifle (Randy and Richard).

We had a great time, and got to visit with a ton of people in a short amount of time.

Sophia turned 1

Sophia (Mandy's little girl) turned 1 in Nov. She is just too precious for words!

Oh my...

I cant believe its been so long since I have posted. We have been very busy with the holidays, and wedding plans etc. I am getting so excited, its getting close! And Im expecting a call any day that my dress is finally in. I told Richard that he wasnt allowed home the night it comes in becuase I will be wearing it around the house :). He just laughed at me.

This past weekend, Richard helped mom and Steven with a project. So my grandmother, mom and I played wedding :). We made the flower girl pomanders, and about 100 cards. Other then a couple of hot glue burns everything turned out great!

I am a self proclaimed DIY-bride.( Do It Yourself) For as much as possible, so far that includes the invites, pomanders, logo designs and cards. It has saved a lot of money, but also lets me do exactly what I want, not having to settle for whats available. My 'to-do' list seems to grow everytime I mark something else off. Planning this wedding is kind of like selling the best biggest house.. but way better :) . LOL

To-Do list

What a whirl wind Ive been in. We have a date set, April 11th, 2009 and so far we have the location, the dress, cake, and colors taken care of. My next task is photographer and possible dj. So if you know of any please email me! And we are knocking out the caterer on Sunday.
Richard and I are going to San Antonio for the day on Saturday. He is riding in a mission bike tour, my grandmother and I are going shopping for material..she is making my veil for me. Im so excited. So much to do... so little time!
This past weekend Richard and I planted two new trees in our front yard. We also cleaned up some of the over-growth (is that a correct term?) from the flower beds. It looks so much better! While Richard was busy using his toys aka power tools I pulled out all of the Christmas decorations. We put our tree up on Sunday, and we are slowly getting it decorated. But our lights are a little retarded. Last night they were all blinking, and tonight there is one section of a strand thats not blinking. Atleast they are on I guess. O-well I guess Santa probably wont care, right? I cant believe that Christmas is 24 days away... time goes by fast when your having fun!

'SURPRISE' Engagement Party

They got me! Martha and Kay threw us an engagement party tonight. I was under the impression it was my birthday dinner, so needless to say I was a little surprised when my grandparents and family friends were there as well. It was a lovely evening, they did an awesome job!

Martha, Kay, Mom, Steven, Grandma, Papa, Mandy, Sophia, Sarah, Zach, Jean, Marty, Jenifer, Sonya, John, Chris, Charla, Christy, DeeDee, Daphne, and us!

WE ARE ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One year ago today Richard and I first met. We had been talking awhile online before face to face, at Baby A's in north Austin. Because of work he was late, so I sat at the bar and had a couple margaritas and waited..patiently! And boy am I glad I did.
So today we got up this morning and went to church, then headed to Baby A's for lunch. Afterwards I suggested going to Mt.Bonnell since it was such a beautiful day since Richard had never been. We hiked up to the top, and walked around then we were standing on this huge rock. And he had pulled the box out of his pocket and he asked me to marry him. My heart started racing, I cried, and I said "Yes!".

My face is a little sore from smiling so much! :)

Celebrating Birthdays!

Papa's Birthday is tomorrow (he will be 79) and mine is next week (I'll be 29), so we all went out to eat tonight. Mimi's Cafe---YUMMY! I had pistachio crusted salmon, it was delicious. Had a great time with everyone!

Richard's Sisters

Richard's sister Silver who lives in South Carolina came to visit last weekend and we got to visit with his sister Robbi who lives in Round Rock. There was a lil get together for a birthday Friday night, saturday we walked town lake and watched football. Saturday night we took Silver to Hula Hut and to the Warehouse district. Did a lil bootie shaking and had a couple of cocktails. Can you tell they are related.. Im not really so sure :)

Random pics

A few random pictures from the past couple weeks. Dinner at the Saltlick with my mom, Steven and Martha. And after a night out.. good times:)