5 days!

I am getting married to the love of my life in 5 days! Everything is coming together nicely. I've got the dress, shoes, veil, even the beautiful blue crinoline (petticoat) to go under my dress! I am so happy. Surprisingly I'm very mellow and not stressed out at all. I'm nervous and anxious because I don't know what to expect, but no stress! Yay!

This is what I bought...

My dress:

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My shoes:

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My crinoline:

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I also bought a 3/4 sleeve cotton bolero to wear with the dress that my mom will be adding satin ribbon and flowers to so that it matched my dress.

I know those heels are high but I am prepared! I bought some cute white flats for the moments that I wont be on camera or walking down the aisle!

One thing I haven't bought yet is the "wedding night" ensemble...I am not one to wear sexy lingerie. Actually, I'm on the other side of the spectrum! Wan will appreciate it and encourages me to go "out of the box" sometimes but this is one shopping experience that I'm actually dreading. I don't know how to be sexy, let alone look it! With all that said I'm going to attempt to find something that he will appreciate and make our wedding night as special as it can be. Wish me luck!

Overall I'm very excited and can't wait to start this amazing journey with my husband by my side...

Bummer...

This past week has been crazy. I never thought so many people would be so excited that I'm engaged. It's been pretty amazing. I work at the Natural History Museum and a lot of my co-workers are my facebook friends. Once I went FBO (facebook official) with my engagement I've been stopped everywhere at work with people telling me congrats.

For someone who doesn't get a lot of attention...it's pretty nice. :)

Unfortunately, with all the wedding planning and congratulation happy hours I got sick. Total bummer! Wan has been sick the past week and was getting over it while we were in San Diego. Since I got sick a couple weeks ago I thought I was immune and everything was fine. Think again...I have a sore throat and a stuffy nose. I'm so bummed out.

Don't worry though, I will still go dress shopping this weekend and be happy that I am going to marry the love of my life next Sunday.

My sister has been planning our whole Vegas weekend and we were able to get the same church my parents got married in. I am so excited about that. The Church of the West in Las Vegas has been around since the 1950s. Elvis and Ann Margaret walked down the aisle there in the movie "Viva Las Vegas", Billy Bob and Angelina got hitched there too! Hopefully our marriage doesn't end the way theirs did....

I get to prance around Vegas with a "Just Married" tiara and hopefully get some special treatment there. My sister is so excited I think she may get a tiara for herself too! I will definitely post pictures soon to show you what a crazy weekend I think it will probably be.

I have the most unconventional family. My mom and dad were only married for 5 years and got married when I was 2. However, they have remained friends and are very close to this day. I am lucky for that. My mom and dad had me and my two younger brothers in the span of 6 years. My sister was born 2 years before me and was about 16 months when my parents met. Although she is my half sister she is the best sister I could have asked for and I am so grateful to have her around. There are 6 of us in the immediate family and we are so blessed to have each other. The whole family has not gone to Vegas all together since I turned 21. It will definitely be an experience.

Along with my crazy family, my best friend of 14 years will be there and I am so happy that she is coming! We have been through so much together and within two hours of me telling her my wedding is next weekend she booked her hotel and dropped everything...she's amazing!

Wan's best friend Mitch is coming too and although Wan isn't one to express his emotions very well I'm almost positive that he is super excited about it! Mitch has been there for Wan through thick and thin for 11 years now. He even helped Wan get my engagement ring...so sweet! I am so happy he will be there.

So I'm going to beat this cold and be prepared for a lot of shopping this weekend. I'm hoping I can get a dress like this...

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Wish me luck!



Guess what?!?!

I know it's been a little while since I've posted on here. It's been a little crazy. Wan (my love) and I decided to take a spontaneous trip to San Diego this past weekend. We had both been feeling the pressure of his upcoming ship out date and thought it would be a good time to just get away. We decided the night before that we were going to leave and had made no plans at all! It was a bit stressful as I am the ultimate planner but I made it through it and it ended up being the best weekend of my life....so far.

We packed our bags just in case we decided to stay the night and off we were! I think we were driving for about 30 minutes when my "Service Engine Soon" light came on in the car. WHAT?! I was freaking out a little and thought that our whole spontaneous weekend was getting flushed down the toilet. We turned back around and went to the local Nissan dealership. The first thing the attendant asked was if I had gotten gas recently, I replied yes and he popped open my gas door and said "This is your problem" while jiggling around my gas cap. I guess silly me didn't click it into place and my fancy car let me know that I'm an idiot! So we clicked it back in place and off we were to SAN DIEGO!

After lots of LA and OC traffic we finally made it to SD and were so pooped! We walked around sea port village and watched the sunset over Coronado Bay and guess what?!?! He PROPOSED!!!!

That's right he proposed to me looking at the sunset over Coronado Bay in San Diego. It was the most romantic thing ever!

Here I am blabbing about how romantic this is and that this is a great place to propose saying things like "You'll say that I'm the love of your life and that you want to spend the rest of your life with me and will you be my Army Wife" and he just looked at me, took the box out of his pocket and said, "You took the words right out of my mouth". I was in so much shock I didn't know what to say and couldn't stop smiling, I still cant stop smiling. It was the best ring I could have asked for and he picked it out all on his own. I am so lucky to be engaged to the love of my life.

After the lovey dovey proposal we met up with some friends and celebrated at a local brewery. We spent the night at a hotel and woke up to get breakfast at the famous Broken Yolk Cafe.

Since he's such a military buff we spent the rest of the day at the USS Midway Museum and took lots of pictures that I will post very soon. It was a great weekend and one that will definitely go down in the books as the best of my life.

Now onto the second part of this news....we're getting married in two weeks!!!

Way to speed things up! When the Army gives you orders you must follow. We need to make sure we get all the paperwork processed before he leaves in less then 30 days.

Vegas here we come!

An Introduction...

I'm very new to the world of blogging. To be honest with you I never really thought much about it, I thought it was just something to do on the Internet when you were feeling bored or nosey. I guess lately I've been feeling a little bit of both...
I was introduced to blogging by the Army Wife Network. I tracked down their page from Facebook when I was trying to understand this new world of being an Army girlfriend. I'm kind of OCD when it comes to new things in my life and feel like I need to know everything about it to prevent disappointment or surprises. I know now that the Army can be full of both.

I found some amazing blogs that gave me some insight into what it's like to be an Army spouse and I was hooked. A friend from high school recently married into the military and I was finding myself giving her advice and helping her navigate the first weeks of marriage in the military. Who am I to tell someone about being a military spouse when I'm not even married yet?! I was surprised at myself but realized that these few months of research into this new life in the Army has taught me a lot! Quiz me now Army wives!

So here I am blogging about this new journey I'm on and wanting people to jump on for the ride...

I've been with my boyfriend for almost 6 years now. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I am grateful everyday I'm with him. He enlisted into the Army National Guard in November and ships out February 15th (yea the day after Valentine's Day). He will be going to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for 5 months doing his Basic Training and Military Police Training. I am so proud of him and looking forward to him achieving all his goals. I've made it a priority to get my life together while he's gone. Going back to school, losing weight, paying off debt, etc. I can do all that in 5 months right?! At least I'll try.

Welcome to my journey into the next phase of my life...through these eyes.