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.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
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!
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!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Save the Date!
We have finally decided on a date!
JUNE 18th, 2010!
We will be getting married in the Nauvoo Temple. We would love for everyone to come, but we understand it's not the most convenient. If you are planning on coming please let us know. There are no motels in Nauvoo so we are going to try and reserve some rooms at some condos close by. We need to get them reserved soon and need a tentative count. So even if it's a maybe let me know! We'd love to have you there.
And don't worry for those of you who wont be able to make it we will have a reception/open house on the 26th of June in Ogden. I'm trying to make it as close to a party as I can, so it will be tons fun.
Let us know what you're thinking. We are VERY VERY excited!
JUNE 18th, 2010!
We will be getting married in the Nauvoo Temple. We would love for everyone to come, but we understand it's not the most convenient. If you are planning on coming please let us know. There are no motels in Nauvoo so we are going to try and reserve some rooms at some condos close by. We need to get them reserved soon and need a tentative count. So even if it's a maybe let me know! We'd love to have you there.
And don't worry for those of you who wont be able to make it we will have a reception/open house on the 26th of June in Ogden. I'm trying to make it as close to a party as I can, so it will be tons fun.
Let us know what you're thinking. We are VERY VERY excited!
Monday, February 08, 2010
Belated Birthday Post
So I totally forgot to post about the big birthday celebration. The whole family came to town, so we started out with family pics. Kacey is sending them, so we haven't seen them yet. We made Lincoln be in all the pictures, so now he is officially part of the family.
After pictures we went out to eat at Ruby River. Very good food! I made grandma's birthday cake as is tradition. She blew out the one candle and I blew out 24. All in all 25 candles (for my birthday) 90 would have been to many!
Then we went back to grandma's house and went tubing down her back hill. We built this awesome jump and had a blast taking down all the great-grandchildren.
All in all it was a great day and so fun to spend with the whole family! Thanks everyone making it a good day and all the birthday wishes!
Here is the train that we made going down the hill. This ended with two popped tubes!
This is Lincoln going off the jump. Nice air!
After pictures we went out to eat at Ruby River. Very good food! I made grandma's birthday cake as is tradition. She blew out the one candle and I blew out 24. All in all 25 candles (for my birthday) 90 would have been to many!
Then we went back to grandma's house and went tubing down her back hill. We built this awesome jump and had a blast taking down all the great-grandchildren.
All in all it was a great day and so fun to spend with the whole family! Thanks everyone making it a good day and all the birthday wishes!
Here is the train that we made going down the hill. This ended with two popped tubes!
This is Lincoln going off the jump. Nice air!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Design My Wedding Dress
So my mother and I went wedding dress shopping a week ago It was lots of fun and tried on lots of different dresses. Between the price of the dress and then the price of the alterations to make it temple ready I have decided I'm going to make my dress. Call me crazy, but I'm actually really excited.
I've got a few ideas of what I want it to be, but nothing set in stone. This is where all of you come in. I have posted two pictures of the shape that I want the dress to be. I want all of you to fill in the rest. All you have to do is print the pictures and color in what you think would be cute, take a picture of your design and email it to me!!! Sounds like fun huh!! I will post all of the designs and maybe even pick one (keep in mind I said MAYBE). Here is my email: tltorman22@yahoo.com
And for those of you who are wondering when we are getting married....plan on June 17th or 18th. We're really indecisive! Oh and it will be in the Nauvoo temple with a reception a weekish later in Utah! I'll post the set dates when we get them. Till then have lots of fun designing my wedding dress!
Front of dress
Back of dress
I've got a few ideas of what I want it to be, but nothing set in stone. This is where all of you come in. I have posted two pictures of the shape that I want the dress to be. I want all of you to fill in the rest. All you have to do is print the pictures and color in what you think would be cute, take a picture of your design and email it to me!!! Sounds like fun huh!! I will post all of the designs and maybe even pick one (keep in mind I said MAYBE). Here is my email: tltorman22@yahoo.com
And for those of you who are wondering when we are getting married....plan on June 17th or 18th. We're really indecisive! Oh and it will be in the Nauvoo temple with a reception a weekish later in Utah! I'll post the set dates when we get them. Till then have lots of fun designing my wedding dress!
Front of dress
Back of dress
Monday, January 25, 2010
pre-engagement engagements
So this last weekend was the big birthday party...my Grams turned 90! Everyone one was in town, so we decided to do family photos. My sister-in-law is a great photographer and was willing to take all of them for us.
She hasn't done very many in the snow and asked if Lincoln and I would be willing to let her take some pictures of us. I said yes (Lincoln hesitated a little, after all these aren't our engagements). Anyway we're not the most photogenic people, but I think these turned out pretty well. And I'll post more on the birthday celebration later.
She hasn't done very many in the snow and asked if Lincoln and I would be willing to let her take some pictures of us. I said yes (Lincoln hesitated a little, after all these aren't our engagements). Anyway we're not the most photogenic people, but I think these turned out pretty well. And I'll post more on the birthday celebration later.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Proposal
Ok, here is the story everyone has been waiting for. A few disclaimers before I start..one, this is from my point of view. Two, I don't have all the pictures (they didn't up load for some reason). Three, this is probably the only time I will write this down, so it will probably be really long. And four, Lincoln is not here to correct anything that he sees wrong with my side of the story!
So the story begins Saturday. Lincoln had told me something went wrong in the biology lab and he would be working late. I got off work around seven and my cousin Hannah/roommate wanted to hang out. Lincoln said he would meet up with us later.
Hannah had told me that she needed to pick up a book at my sisters house, so she wanted to go there first. Right before we left Kim's house Cory (her husband) had told me I left some laundry there. I went to grab it and there was a note sitting on it. The note read: 'Go to the place where this was said: "Wait, you have Brave New World and Jane Eyre on your bookshelf?" And from there we will go back to the beginning.' So I went to my old room at Kim's house. He had said that to me the first time we ever hung out.
When I got to the room I found another envelope that read First Kiss. Now this is a part of the story that I have to take a small detour. When I saw these notes I wasn't sure I was supposed to find them. You see Lincoln had told me that I would know that the proposal was coming when everything started. I assumed that he was supposed to be with me. We usually go over to Kim's house on Sunday nights and I thought I wasn't supposed to find it till the next day.
I told Hannah that I didn't think I was supposed to find it. She just kept telling me how fun it would be and we should just do it anyway. I told her I didn't want to ruin it so I put everything back. Then I text Lincoln and asked him. He said to follow the clues and come get him. I was still thinking he was at work, so I asked if he wanted me to come pick him up. The poor guy, I was not understanding anything. Flustered he said no and I was supposed to follow the clues that lead to him.
So now that I was back on track and ready to go I opened the First Kiss envelope. It read: "Who's the girl in the black skirt?" Of course this is what he said to a friend the first time we met. The only problem is I was in a gray skirt! This clue led me up to Elkridge park where we used to play volleyball.
When I got there the note read First Meeting. The clue was: "Do you want to be friends?" "Sure." This is how I asked him for his number. So we went to the church where again we played a lot of volleyball. The note there read First Move. That's right I made the first move!
The next clue was a quote from his stake president. When we first met he had a calling that worked really close with the stake presidency. The quote was "Oh, it took me just 30 seconds to realize she's miles ahead of Lincoln." Lincoln had taken me to a stake high council party for.....Our First Date!
This next clue was where I went wrong. [walking with girl] "...[blah blah blah] [pause]...Whoa" I could not figure out this one, so the only place I could think of was 'A' Mountain. This is the lighted 'A' on the mountain that I had worked so hard to get back up there. We had hiked to the top one night and just talked for hours. It was the only place that I thought it could be. So we went there and I hike half way up the mountain when I finally stopped and text Lincoln. He told me I wasn't supposed to be there. So I sat down on the snow and slid all the way back down the mountain. Then he gave me a few more clues.
Tube Slide. I was still lost till Hannah said that sound's like maybe a park. Then it all came back to me. It wasn't Lincoln and I talking it was another couple. We had been playing at a park and both went down a tube slide and got stuck. The couple was walking by and didn't here or see us. When they got right in front of us the boy stopped and said "Whoa". I think we scared him. So off to the park we went.
The note said First....turning point to marriage. He didn't want to make us drive all the way to the real park that we talked about marriage for the fist time, so this was a stand in. The next clue read "Tracey...[kneeling]...Will you marry me?" I was supposed to stand there confused and looking for him. But he was so frustrated with me not wanting to go in the beginning and then not going to the right place he ran back and put the address on the card.
Sumac Park. I'd never been there but Hannah used her Iphone to help us get there. We pulled up and I got out to get the next note and Hannah sped off leaving me alone. The note said First Proposal (I hope it's the only one). It had me follow the sidewalk to a bridge to finish the journey.
When I got there he was waiting. He pointed out the view (we could see Old Main and the 'A' from there). Then he got down on one knee and said "Tracey, will you marry me?" And as an inside joke I said "Yeah, I guess." And then I said "YES!!" We stood up and he kissed me. When we looked up at the 'A' it had turned blue. Not planned but it was really cool.
So that is how it happened. Hannah was in on it the whole time. Laughing at me hiking half way up the mountain. Lincoln really didn't have to work and was one step ahead of us watching each move I made with binoculars. Hannah put Lincoln on speaker phone every time I read another clue so that he could here. I think I might have called him a nerd! Oops!
Even though there were a few rough patches it turned out great. And I said yes!
So the story begins Saturday. Lincoln had told me something went wrong in the biology lab and he would be working late. I got off work around seven and my cousin Hannah/roommate wanted to hang out. Lincoln said he would meet up with us later.
Hannah had told me that she needed to pick up a book at my sisters house, so she wanted to go there first. Right before we left Kim's house Cory (her husband) had told me I left some laundry there. I went to grab it and there was a note sitting on it. The note read: 'Go to the place where this was said: "Wait, you have Brave New World and Jane Eyre on your bookshelf?" And from there we will go back to the beginning.' So I went to my old room at Kim's house. He had said that to me the first time we ever hung out.
When I got to the room I found another envelope that read First Kiss. Now this is a part of the story that I have to take a small detour. When I saw these notes I wasn't sure I was supposed to find them. You see Lincoln had told me that I would know that the proposal was coming when everything started. I assumed that he was supposed to be with me. We usually go over to Kim's house on Sunday nights and I thought I wasn't supposed to find it till the next day.
I told Hannah that I didn't think I was supposed to find it. She just kept telling me how fun it would be and we should just do it anyway. I told her I didn't want to ruin it so I put everything back. Then I text Lincoln and asked him. He said to follow the clues and come get him. I was still thinking he was at work, so I asked if he wanted me to come pick him up. The poor guy, I was not understanding anything. Flustered he said no and I was supposed to follow the clues that lead to him.
So now that I was back on track and ready to go I opened the First Kiss envelope. It read: "Who's the girl in the black skirt?" Of course this is what he said to a friend the first time we met. The only problem is I was in a gray skirt! This clue led me up to Elkridge park where we used to play volleyball.
When I got there the note read First Meeting. The clue was: "Do you want to be friends?" "Sure." This is how I asked him for his number. So we went to the church where again we played a lot of volleyball. The note there read First Move. That's right I made the first move!
The next clue was a quote from his stake president. When we first met he had a calling that worked really close with the stake presidency. The quote was "Oh, it took me just 30 seconds to realize she's miles ahead of Lincoln." Lincoln had taken me to a stake high council party for.....Our First Date!
This next clue was where I went wrong. [walking with girl] "...[blah blah blah] [pause]...Whoa" I could not figure out this one, so the only place I could think of was 'A' Mountain. This is the lighted 'A' on the mountain that I had worked so hard to get back up there. We had hiked to the top one night and just talked for hours. It was the only place that I thought it could be. So we went there and I hike half way up the mountain when I finally stopped and text Lincoln. He told me I wasn't supposed to be there. So I sat down on the snow and slid all the way back down the mountain. Then he gave me a few more clues.
Tube Slide. I was still lost till Hannah said that sound's like maybe a park. Then it all came back to me. It wasn't Lincoln and I talking it was another couple. We had been playing at a park and both went down a tube slide and got stuck. The couple was walking by and didn't here or see us. When they got right in front of us the boy stopped and said "Whoa". I think we scared him. So off to the park we went.
The note said First....turning point to marriage. He didn't want to make us drive all the way to the real park that we talked about marriage for the fist time, so this was a stand in. The next clue read "Tracey...[kneeling]...Will you marry me?" I was supposed to stand there confused and looking for him. But he was so frustrated with me not wanting to go in the beginning and then not going to the right place he ran back and put the address on the card.
Sumac Park. I'd never been there but Hannah used her Iphone to help us get there. We pulled up and I got out to get the next note and Hannah sped off leaving me alone. The note said First Proposal (I hope it's the only one). It had me follow the sidewalk to a bridge to finish the journey.
When I got there he was waiting. He pointed out the view (we could see Old Main and the 'A' from there). Then he got down on one knee and said "Tracey, will you marry me?" And as an inside joke I said "Yeah, I guess." And then I said "YES!!" We stood up and he kissed me. When we looked up at the 'A' it had turned blue. Not planned but it was really cool.
So that is how it happened. Hannah was in on it the whole time. Laughing at me hiking half way up the mountain. Lincoln really didn't have to work and was one step ahead of us watching each move I made with binoculars. Hannah put Lincoln on speaker phone every time I read another clue so that he could here. I think I might have called him a nerd! Oops!
Even though there were a few rough patches it turned out great. And I said yes!
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