Awesome sites

So my husband has found out about a lot of amazing websites that I must share with you all.

www.slickdeals.net

www.woot.com

www.swoopo.com

www.tomsshoes.com

www.greendiyenergy.com

As more come to my knowledge I will share!

So updates on my life since, SOOOOOOOOOOO long ago.

Got married September 1st, 2007 and moved into our house two weeks after our honeymoon. We honeymooned in Puerto Vallarta and LOVED it! It was gorgeous and quiet because it was more of the off season so not too many people.

So we have two dogs now, Betty the Beagle (she will be 2 April 17th) and Millie the mutt (born July 4th). Millie is half chocolate lab half Weimaraner. They play all the time and love to talk to everyone that comes by the yard.

We are still living in Saint Joseph, MO. My job is going really well (www.activateyourhealth.net) and I am learning so much that I never realized. I am so appreciative to my boss for all the great information and insite she has taught me about business. Andrew is the youth director at Ashland UMC (www.aumcfamily.org) as well as leading the praise band on sunday mornings and helping with the college student ministry. We are pretty busy to say the least. We really enjoy the times to just be home and be alone with our dogs watching tv or a movie.

Andrew's sister was married April last year and had her first born, Carter James Mussman, Jan. 4th! He is so adorable! And growing so fast. It's nice to have them 2 1/2 hours away in Kansas. Anne-Marie's husband was deployed to Iraq October last year and was able to be a phone call away for the delivery. He is going to be taking his two weeks break in a few weeks and it will be a site to see when he sees Carter for the first time.

My sister is expecting again, a girl!! Kayleigh. Her little boy, Davian, is doing well and getting taller all the time.

That's about it for our life right now. Just wanted to keep it updated. I will try to get pictures on here soon.

Shopping for "stuff"

Check out this awesome informational clip about "stuff" before and while you are shopping for the Christmas holiday. It's 20:40 minuets long. It's well worth the 20 min. Please check it out!

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

ENGAGED!!!

Sorry it's been so long. I have been so busy with work and with youth stuff at the church my fiancee works. But I have to catch everyone up because I was basically blogging boring, nothing-ness to fill the dates and didn't really have anything to blog about. So here goes BIG news to make up for it!

It was January 19th, Friday, and Andrew and my anniversary of all our "starting again" dates. It was a normal Friday except he came out to eat with me and some of the ladies from work for lunch. We had a great time, went back to work and he picked me up from work (my car was in the shop at the time-totally other story). We had to go to the church to get a permission slip for a youth for the weekend trip the next day. Then we were going to go out to eat with friends.

I was playing on the computer and Andrew said he needed to get back to the apartments to get something before we went out to eat. So we drove back and took the stairs because I live on the 2nd floor. I opened the stairwell door and he kind of shoved me out of the way for him to go up the stairs first. I called him, "rude" and kept walking as he ran up the stairs. Thinking he was trying to scare me, I walked slowly and quietly up the stairs as to listen to how far up he went.

As I turned the first corner he was whistling "you who." I said "I'm coming" and turned the second corner which leads to the 2nd floor door. As I turned, there he was squatting on the middle steps with this grin and a red velvety box in his hand with these diamonds shinning at me. And then I hear, "will you marry me?"

Taken by surprise, I stepped back a little and said, "are you serious? No way?" And he said he wouldn't joke about it he means it. So I told him yes and gave him a big hug. I was about to try the ring on and stopped and said, "wait I think you are suppose to do this part." : )

You see it all the time in movies and when it really happens you forget all the particulars and just kind of wing it. : )

So that is the BIG engagement story - we still went out with our friend for dinner that night because we love being around friends when we can be.

We are getting married in Saint Joseph, MO on September 1st, Labor Day weekend.

Snowflakes reminder

A website I am to readdressing from last year because.....well....they are that cool and fun! Enjoy

http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/

- you can make your own snowflakes and also look at over a million other designs to print off and make yourself!