Lisa and Michael

I went on a run this afternoon (about half of which involved walking) and all I could think about was a carne asada burrito and an ice cold Negra Modelo. Yum.

Seeing the muffin top in the mirror was enough to put an end to that.

What a wonderful day it was! Of course neither of us really stuck to that $20 limit that we set! It was really nice tho. Even more exciting was the day after Valentines Day when I picked up my wedding dress! It is gorgeous and the two girls are in awe of it. Now of course, they are wondering what they are going to wear… Sitting here, I just realized that we have about four more months to go before we board the ship and I am so very excited!! We still need to get Michael ready with attire and I think that needs to be addressed soon. He’s looking great with his recent weight loss and he is taking much better care of himself too. Once we start tanning in a month or so, we will look better than ever I’m sure!! haha! Next week Michael will be 40 and I won’t feel so old anymore. He makes 40 feel like 30 for me. Shari is currently in Las Vegas Nevada and is LOVING it. She has called and texted us all day to make us jealous because we both love Las Vegas as well. She has suggested a girls weekend/bachelorette party before the cruise….not a bad idea I suppose! I have been to Las Vegas twice now without Michael and is just is not the same at all, so going without him again would have to be for a short trip only–or maybe he can come too and babysit???

Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day, baby. My love for you grows by the hour, the minute, and the second. The 24th of June can’t come fast enough, doll. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you.

I love you so much.

It is my hope that this will be the first of many great years to come!  Being home on vacation the past two weeks has been so wonderful!  I have been able to accomplish so much around the house but more importantly, I found a gorgeous dress and we picked out some other things for our special day as well.  We still have a lot to do, however it seems to all be coming together–thank goodness for wedding planners too!  Really it has come down to us picking out our attire, colors and invitations!  Now, if we can just get through 3 more months of cheerleading, we should be able to make it through about anything else that life can throw at us….   It is my sincere hope that our little Shelby makes it onto the UCA roster and can travel all summer long and teach! What a great experience for her.  I also am very happy that she has chosen to try out for the UNM Cheerleading as well.  We are ready to purchase season tickets to watch!!

…has come and gone. We all had an enjoyable time together this year, one of the best ever, and Lisa’s gift to me was perfect, a new gas grill! Forget turkey or ham, or the other traditional foods, we went with grilled burgers, corn and chicken this year. Yum! I love this time of the year, I wish it hadn’t gone by so fast.

Unfortunately, I’ve been sick the past week with a particularly nasty cold that I can’t seem to shake. Lisa knows how much I love going to the doctor; it’s not that I don’t like it, but it’s impossible to get an appointment within 1 month in this day and age of HMOs and PPOs so you have to spend hours in urgent care. It sucks. But I promised Lisa if I’m not any better by Saturday, off we go.

While weather prevented Lisa’s friend from making it into town this weekend, I was a happy substitute for her, and just to let you know, Lisa did find her dress… and it’s absolutely beautiful.

P.S. The Thanksgiving pictures are up!

Today I finally finished my Christmas Shopping!! This is a good thing, as I just looked at my calendar, what with cheerleading and basketball games all this week and then the Christmas party’s after that at work, I have run out of time. I am so looking forward to staying home for two whole weeks. I have so much to do with the yard to get it ready for the excitement coming this spring with graduation parties and picture parties. There always seems to be so much to do–and then of course I still have to find a dress for June 24, 2008. Hopefully Michael can handle my best friend from elementary school who now lives in Texas. She will be here for 3 days in a few weeks to help with some of this pending wedding stuff. I am excited to include her in on this fun.