Joys of Life

Some things in life are bound to bring one great joy. I'm sure most of you think this is going to be a blog about Lincoln and getting married. Well you would be wrong!

Two nights ago Lincoln and I beat Mario/Sonic Summer Olympic Games on the WII! I was so excited. Lincoln was fairly proud until I made him sit through the entire end credits. Hannah was a witness to this event and was pretty indifferent.

I tried to explain to Lincoln how great it is to win a Mario game while reading him all the Japanese names I could during the credits! By the end there were less Japanese names and it wasn't as exciting, but I still made him sit and watch till the end. He doesn't understand that watching the credits is half the joy of winning the game.

Anyway much joy was had in winning. I haven't beat an entire game since I was a kid. Oh how exciting this was. Now I need to find another game to beat!

Illinois Trip

Spring Break was last week. Lincoln and I went home (Springfield, IL) to visit his family and see Nauvoo. We had a ton of fun! Bryon, Lincoln's dad showed us all the fun Lincoln (abe) sites and museum. It was like having our own personal tour guide. We even got to go into the vault (no one gets to go there). Nauvoo was really cool too. The temple is beautiful. I'm glad we picked it. I'll have to upload pictures later and tell more about the adventures!

As for wedding plans...rooms are reserved. Those who haven't decided if you're coming or not. Here is the information for the place we're staying. If you're unsure whether we reserved a room for you let me know. www.nauvoovillas.com

If you would like to ride the train out, here is that information. We flew out and road the train back. It's good for little kids because they can get up and walk around. There's an observation car that's pretty neat too. The biggest down fall is it's about a 28 hour ride. But it was fun. www.amtrak.com It will be the train from Chicago to California.

If you're flying and planning on coming to Springfield for the open house Wednesday night St. Louis would be the easiest place to land. The only direct flight is on Delta and it can be pricey. If you're just coming to Nauvoo St. Louis or Des Moines are about equal distance.

I hope you're getting excited...we are! I'll post pictures later.

Wedding Update

So as far as the dress goes I started making it and then decided to go try on some dresses to see how to put in the lining. While we were there (hannah and I) I tried on one that we really liked. The lady told me that she had just marked it down to $99 cause it doesn't look good on short people. To make a long story short I ended up buying it. It's strapless so I need to put sleeves on it and I'm changing the back. I figure I'll be making enough changes on it that it will be exactly what I want and I saved myself time!

As far as flowers and colors go I've decided on Gerber Daisies and all the colors that they come in.



Also I need addresses! If you already sent it to me on Facebook great! If not please send it to me asap. Thanks we're getting really excited!