Wedding Update

Soooo, there is a lot more to planning a wedding than I thought. I thought, buy a pretty dress and tell people to come, get some food, say "I do," and TADA! You're married. Not so much.

I mean, you do need to do all those things... but then you have a list of a million other things to do, too. Also, finding a venue is the BIGGEST pain in the ass ever. I thought I'd just find a place that Philip and I both like and then go with it. Nah. That would be too easy. The nice venues want your first born child as payment for use of their building for 5 hours. Okay, that might be exaggerating a big, but still, they want WAY too much. And, that's just for the reception.

Philip and I are working on a budget... we'd like to still have plenty of money to do our honeymoon... in ITALY! :D Yeah, I'm stoked. haha

Anyway, we are getting married in Pennsylvania on September 24, 2011. Anything other than that, not too many details. I'm going to be wearing a pretty dress. My good family and friends will be there. It will be a joyous occasion. It will be perfect. That's all I really need to know. :)

As far as wedding party:
Maid of Honor: Tonya Marie Ketcham (my sister)
Bride's Maid: Aileen Thomson (my wife... or college friend)
Best Man: Richard Yost (Philip's best friend)
Groom's Man: ???

The groom's man has been determined, but Philip has been unable to reach him to ask him so far, so it's still up in the air right now. And, yes, we are only having 2 people each. It's going to be a small wedding... probably only about 50 people. :)

Our colors are going to be navy and white. I'm having a DIY wedding/reception. It should be fun... or at the very least, interesting! :)

He liked it so much, he put a ring on it. ;)

That's right! I am officially engaged to my best friend. :)

I've received an abundance of congratulatory wishes. My mom is ECSTATIC. haha Then again, what does that make me? What is ecstatic times a thousand? :)

Right after the well wishes, I have also received many questions of "How did he do it?" Well, Saturday afternoon, we had a cookout in the backyard. It's only like the second time that Philip has been able to use his enormous, fancy, new grill. :) He made regular hamburgers and hot dogs for himself and veggie dogs for me. And, I made slaw and macaroni and cheese. We played with the dogs while waiting for the food to finish. And then we sat outside and had a wonderful meal.

Afterward, we cleaned up and I sprawled out on the couch. Philip took Cody for a walk to get the mail. When get got back, I was still sprawled out on the couch. He came over to the back of the couch. I asked him what came in the mail. He put the open box with the ring on it on the back of the couch and said, "This did." I opened my eyes and was shocked to see a ring. :) Then he asked me to marry him. I, of course, said yes. :)

We will be getting married next fall. Probably in Pennsylvania where most of Philip's family is located. Since this all happened on Saturday, I have realized that I know nothing about planning a wedding. Yep. It's going to be a lot more work than I originally thought. But, it will be wonderful. :)

And, I'm super excited because my mom and sister will be coming to Colorado this fall/winter to help me pick out a dress! YAY! It's one of the things I am really looking forward to regarding the wedding. That and marrying the most wonderful man in the world. :D

Quarter of a Century

Well, last Tuesday (August 3rd), I turned 25... a quarter of a century. When said like that, it sounds pretty old. ;)

However, it doesn't really feel old. It doesn't really feel any different than 24. And 24 was pretty effing wonderful. I am incredibly happy. And, unlike most people, I am looking forward to the next few years. I am excited about getting older.

I can't wait to get married and start a family. And, Philip and I are on our way to getting to that point. :)

We've been discussing marriage recently. We will probably be getting married next fall. :) And, munchkins will come shortly after that... just as soon as we can actually afford them. haha We want three... preferably 2 boys first and then a girl, but we'll take three healthy children no matter what sex they are. :)

So, turning a quarter of a century isn't really a big deal to me... and I doubt that 30 will be either. I mean, how can 30 be that much different than 29? Age is just a number. :)

I don't tend to worry about numbers. Maybe I will when that number starts to approach three quarters of a century old... I guess we'll find out in about 50 years. :)