Pictures

So I'm a lazy blogger. Here is the link for some of the engagements. I think they turned out really good. I'm excited! Thanks again Kacey

Finished...Kinda

Well I finished the dress enough to take pictures in. I think it turned out pretty good. I just need to reinforce some places that I had to hand sew.

Pictures were fun. I haven't seen any of them yet. But she's a good photographer so I'm sure they'll be good. I'm sure I'll post a few when we get them.

But the hardest part is over. YAY!

Shhh Don't Tell Lincoln

Ok so I should probably start this blog off by saying something that is supposed to be a surprise to Lincoln. Maybe something like his ring came in yesterday and I need to go pick it up. This really did happen by the way. But it has nothing to do with that...

We are taking engagement pictures on Saturday and I am also doing bridals. The only problem is that I'm not done with my dress...I was complaining to Lincoln about being stressed cause I left it to the last minute. He patiently kept say that I could do it and he knew I could finish it. Let just insert here that I'm sooooo grateful I'm marrying someone who is patient with me and lets me complain and be stressed. Anyway I should be working on my dress now, but I just can't bring myself to do it....UGH. Hence, don't tell Lincoln. But he would probably just role his eyes and encourage me to work on it. Gotta love him.

So that is all....I think I'll go and work now.

Stolen Camera = No Illinois Pics

So Lincoln had his mission reunion last weekend. We decided to go and meet up with some of his good buddies. The reunion was nothing of great note, but we will remember the night just because our (my mother's) camera got stolen. The story goes as follows....

After the reunion a group of us (mostly Lincoln's close friends from the mission and their plus 1's) decided to go eat. Well of course it had to be Indian food. For those of you who don't know, that's where Lincoln served his mission. Anyway, we go to this really good restaurant in Salt Lake. I don't remember the name, but all the guys agreed that it was the best Indian restaurant. It's on 3300 S and 700 E. You should try it out.

Anyway we decided to take the camera in. Well we accidentally left it on the table when were leaving. We all congregated outside to talk some when two girls walked in the restaurant to charge their cell phone. Upon seeing the girls the nice hostess mistook one of them for a girl in our party. She told them she found the camera and proceeded to give it to them.

This is the part that makes me angry. The girls took the camera and walked right past us with it. By the time I realized I didn't have it with me it was to late. The lady at the restaurant felt horrible and said she would call if they returned it. However, it doesn't look to promising.

There is one upside to the story. My mother (whom the camera belonged to) had decided to get a new one. So by the time we got home to tell her she didn't need it anymore. Thus saving us money to buy her a new one.

The saddest part is I didn't have a chance to download any of our pictures from Illinois. All of those pictures are gone. I don't even care about the camera I just want my pictures back.

Sad day.

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!