Happy Holidays :)

I'm sitting at work today, my brain is waiting for me at home. I have officially checked out. Unfortunately for me, I have to work tomorrow too.
I also have my review tomorrow.I am not happy about that at all.
Oh well.
I just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas I hope you get the day off and enjoy your time off! :)

Weekend Recap...

So this weekend was nice b/c I didn't have to worry about homework. That is such a great feeling. It is also great to look at my grades and see that I got 100% on my final for my financial management class and a final grade of an A. And in my other class I got an AB (the school I go to doesn't do A- or B+...but at least this way I can say I got an A b/c there is an A in the grade ;)).
So yeah that was nice!
Thursday night I went to see my sister and Ben. He is getting big and is really starting to focus on things and he is so freaking cute! I love him.
Friday we went out with some friends to dinner and then drove around and looked at Christmas lights. I got yelled at on Lake Street (if any of you are from MN, you know that Lake is not a great neighborhood). This girl was hanging out the back window of a car screaming at me and called me a "broke ass bitch" all b/c we had honked at them b/c they were in the middle of two lanes and we wanted to get around them in the left lane. Not a good move I guess. I was a little worried a gun was going to come out, and I am not exaggerating! So if anyone know what it means to be a broke ass bitch I would like to know...
Saturday we ran errands and then went to the hubby's Christmas party for work. It was fun. A couple of the girls got REALLY drunk and I thought it was a bit tacky but whatever. I don't have to look those people in the eye on Monday morning so I guess that is their problem!
Sunday I slept in b/c we didn't get to bed til after 2 and then I drug my ass to the gym. Then I went home, wrapped presents and made some cookies. They are delish. I guess eating them after going to the gym kind of defeats the purpose but whatever..
So yeah...that was my weekend. Nothing too exciting.
I am off to the mat pilates class at the gym!
I cant wait for Thursday and Friday! Yay! I love Christmas time!

Random...

So I started this like a month ago at work and finally finished it today. I sure have priorities at work don't I? :) Enjoy!

20 years ago (November 1989)

Age? 7
Were you in school? Elementary school 2nd grade, Mrs. Hill’s class.
Where did you work? Does cleaning horse stalls count? But I guess it was for my mom’s barn and I didn’t get paid…so I would consider those chores..
Where did you live? In a blue house on a farm
What were your regular haunts? Home and Jeremy’s house (neighbor boy)
Did you wear glasses? Nope.
Who was your best friend? Angie
How many tattoos did you have? I would like to say a couple just b/c that would be hilarious, but none.
How many piercings did you have? Just one in each ear
What did you drive? My horse..
What was your biggest goal? To play and not get into trouble!

Ten years ago (November 1999)

Age? 17
Were you in school? Yes, High School in Monticello (MN)!
Where did you work? Scrubway (Subway)…a whole bunch of us girls worked there, it was awesome.
Where did you live? Silver Creek area (outside of Monticello)
What were your regular haunts? Subway, Laurie’s house, school, sports events

Did you wear glasses? Contacts (I went blind early;))
Who was your best friend? Laurie
How many tattoos did you have? None but I probably wanted one

How many piercings did you have? 2 probably, maybe 4 (2 in each ear)….but I don’t think I had more than one in each ear until college

What did you drive? Embarrassing….a 1990 Ford Festiva…aka a Death Trap
What was your biggest goal? To graduate high school and figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up….little did I know I still wouldn’t know 10 years later…

Five Years Ago (November 2004)

Age? 22 (this was one month before I met Don )
Were you in school? Yes I was. I had just recently started going to school for my Computer Aided Drafting degree.

Where did you work? Dunn Brothers Coffee in Buffalo Mn. I loved that job…weird huh?

Who were your best friends? Laurie
How many tattoos did you have? One on my foot. I still love it
How many piercings did you have? 2 in each ear lobe and one in my cartilage. Also my tongue. So 6.
What did you drive? 1999 Chevy Cavalier. I loved that car, it was fun to drive. But I didn’t take very good care of it so it was broken a lot :)

One Year Ago (November 2008)

Were you in school? Yes, I was in my second of third class at St. Marys to finish my bachelors degree.
Where did you work? At my current job, GDAIS as a Mechanical Drafter
Where did you live? In Dons townhome. It was still “his” we weren’t married yet J
What were your regular haunts? Home and my moms house to see her and my horse
What was your favorite song? Oh geez…I love(d) anything Brad Paisley or Tim McGraw.
Do you wear glasses: Still contacts
Who were your best friends? Don and Laurie
What was your prized possession? My horse
What did you drive? 2006 Chevy Cobalt
What were you looking forward to? My wedding in June 2009

As of today (November 2009)

Age? 27
Are you in school? Yes…still St Marys, I will be done December of 2010
Where do you work? Still GDAIS
Where do you live? Still the townhome in Richfield.
What are your regular haunts? Home and work and my moms house (horse live there)
Do you wear glasses? Contacts
Who is your best friend? Don and Laurie and Julie
Do you talk to your old friends? I only talk to my old friends. I didn’t really keep any college friends. I get together with my grade/high school friends monthly for lunch.
How many tattoos do you have? Still just one.
How many piercings do you have? 2 in my ear lobes, my cartilage is still open but I never put an earring in it

What do you drive? 2006 Chevy Cobalt. The hubs just bought a 2010 Nissan Altima that I want to drive desperately :)

Ceremony

Here is the line up of the bridal party...

D and his parents

Bridget and Rob

Laurie and Rob

Jill and Alex

Me and my parents

Blessing of the rings

Unity Candle

Saying our vows

I now pronounce you man and wife....YAY!! :)

I was so deliriously happy at this point :)

First Meeting and pictures outside the church

This is when I first saw Don.
And when he first saw me....

I LOVED my flowers!!

FINALLY! :)

So because I am a super big slacker tonight and I skipped class (shhhh don’t tell D!) and D (the hubs) is in Green Bay for the evening on a business trip I thought I would FINALLY put some wedding pictures up. I know, I am only 5 months late on this but better late than never, right? :)
I’m going to separate them into a few different sections so there aren’t like 8 million pictures in one post!
Enjoy!
Getting Ready...

Ok, these are out of order and I cant get them to move...boo. Oh well!

This one is the first time my mom saw me...she made me cry the two times I cried all day.

I like this picture of my PA, Megan and my bridesmaid Laurie lacing my dress up.

My bridesmaid Julie is looking at the camera and my maid of honor and sister, Jill is the one with her back to the camera.

The boys faked the getting ready pictures. They came to the hotel dressed and then took the hotel shuttle to the church. But they were nice and posed for some pictures :)

To be continued...