Memorial Day Weekend!

First I would like to say how thankful I am that we are able to live in this country and am extremely thankful for all of the men and women who are serving our country and fighting for our freedom!! With that being said... we enjoyed the past weekend and everything we were able to do because of those fighting for us!

Oh... before I forget, our other gift... the one in the big box... was a coffee maker!

It is so awesome and it even has a coffee gauge that tells you when the coffee is getting empty!

Anyway... back to the weekend... Friday night was mine and Eric's DATE NIGHT!!! We went out to dinner at Olive Garden and enjoyed and tasty dinner with some delicious wine. Yum!! Then we headed over to the theater to see Made of Honor. They had canceled the movie because of Indiana Jones, so they gave us 4 movie passes to come back later! We then went back to the house and watched my favorite movie of all times... Return to ME!!! I love that movie! Eric loved it so much that he fell asleep about 1/4 of the way into the movie. It was pretty funny!

Saturday morning, I went over to the boys house and made breakfast and just chilled before having to go to work. I was having a hard time going to work that afternoon. I think because when ever I had gone to work before Eric moved here, meant that I was not going to see him for a couple weeks! Even though I knew he would be at his house when I got back, it was still difficult. It is going to be a big adjustment being away on trips after we are married.

Sunday morning we went to church and then came up to my house for a BBQ. With full tummies, we went to the Evergreen Speedway race track for a fun night of cars crashing and monster trucks running over cars and trailers. It was so much fun and the best part was when they jazzed up the school bus figure eights and had the buses pulling boats behind them while doing figure eights! It was awesome!!! Here are a few pictures from the races.

This one is the school bus figure eights with the boats!

Just the two of us having fun at the races!

Finally, Monday, was a nice relaxing day starting with breakfast followed by a yummy BBQ at the Benders, ending with Andrew's never ending baseball game. All in all... it was a great weekend and am excited for the fun times we will enjoy together this summer and the summers to come.

Another box arrived today!

I got home tonight and there was another, yes... ANOTHER box from Bed, Bath and Beyond at the front door!! I wonder what it is?! It a big box!! I am so excited to open it!!! But, I am going to wait for Eric...

...we'll see if I can make it! ;)

the past 13 hours

Here I am, writing more just as I said I would last night. A lot has happened since then. Eric and Nate arrived yesterday around 7pm. There were lots of hugs and kisses going around and a lot of excitement that they were finally here!! We went into the house and they brushed their teeth after being in the car for 18 hour and then I showed them the cake I baked for them. Before I left my house yesterday to go into town, there was a box from Bed, Bath and Beyond with my name on it... so I took it with me so Eric and I could open our first wedding gift together! It was a set of Nat King Cole cd's from my wonderful friend and bridesmaid Autumn and her family!!

We then went to the Barrett's house where Eric and Nate will live over the summer and got them unpacked. Mark fixed dinner and we ate salad and steak around 9pm! As we were sitting at dinner, I think the busyness and emotions of the day caught up with me and I was not feeling well. I looked at Eric and said, "I have to leave right now... I'm going to be SICK!!!" I left as quickly as I could and then found myself in the Albertson's parking lot THROWING UP! The one thing I hate the most!!! I was thinking to myself, "home is just 10 minutes away!" I made it to my driveway, parked my car and RAN into the house... where I was throwing up till 3:30AM!!! Lets just say... I will not be eating salad or steak for a while...! ;)

I am going to try to sleep for a few more hours and then have an eye appointment at 1:30. Pray I don't throw up all over the doctor... hehe!

Eric's almost here...

I just talked to Eric and he is about an hour away!!! Eric and his brother Nate are moving to Monroe till the wedding. I have been waiting for them to get here all day and have been trying to stay busy to keep my mind from wondering where they are every 2 seconds! Here are just a few things I have done to keep busy. I cleaned my room, cleaned out my desk, put my winter clothes away and brought out the tank tops (it was almost 80 today), dusted my room, baked a cake for the boys, went to the store, helped Dixie with dinner... cleaned up from dinner and now I am on my way to my nephews baseball game and to Fred Meyer! Then... finally... what I have been waiting for all day... I get to see the man I am going to marry in just FOUR months!

I am excited to spend the next four months of our engagement living in the same state! The last four months of our engagement have been long distance and it has been hard at times, but we made it!!! We are half way there!! Well... I better get to the store so I can get back in time to see my man! Write more later...