Getting ready for the holidays

Sunday Munchkin and I went to see Ballet Renee's Texas Nutcracker. It was so cute. It was great seeing munchkin's eyes light up watching the pretty ballerina's dance across the stage. She kept asking, "Kristen, can we go see the ballerina's backstage?" And of course I would tell her we would afterwards. We even got a couple of pictures with her and a ballerina. She was so adorable. Red was completely sick with a stomach bug, so I took her. I don't think I stopped for more than an hour on Sunday. It was crazy. Poor Red, she couldn't keep anything down and she was in bed just looking so pitiful. I hate getting a stomach bug. If it is one thing that I am a complete wimp and will act like a baby about, it is my stomach. I can pretty much handle a lot of other things, but not when it comes to my stomach. But we had fun at the ballet and it just kicked munchkin's drive to be a ballerina into overdrive. *giggle* She will definitely be a cute little ballerina. But watching that ballet reminded me of when I was in the Nutcracker in California when I was younger.
I was a little mouse and it was so adorable. My dad was the Nutcracker and he was amazing! We had tons of fun. Oh what I wouldn't give to have been able to stay in Ballet.
I guess you could say things are going well right now. I am just anxiously and eagerly awaiting next Thursday so I can drive East to see my family and Zac. I can't wait. So of course, this week, and I bet next week are going to go at a snails pace. That sucks!
Today, I am going to lunch with some girlfriends of mine from McLane Company. They are such a great group of women, and I am so blessed to have them as friends. Two of them are my bridesmaids. They were so excited when I asked them to be in my bridal party. They almost cried and said they were honored to be in the wedding with me. They even love the dress that is picked out for them. Both Chris and Misty said they were glad that I had picked out a dress that they could wear again. That makes me so happy because that is one of the things that was important to me. I don't want my friends to wear something that they can't wear again. That is why I didn't choose some AWFUL looking dress, like seafoam. That would be cruel. But I want them to be beautiful on my wedding day as well, not just me, ya know? It makes me very happy that they are excited about being in the wedding. Kim is a little sad because she can't be down here to help me with wedding plans, since she is my Maid of Honor and all. But I understand she has priorities as well. Things are really going to be executed until after the holidays anyways. But thankfully, I get to get out of Texas for a while and be around the ones that I can act silly with and understand me fully, and play Phase 10 with while reciting movie lines from stupid movies like, Tommy Boy and Shrek. *giggle* I love my weird family!

Bridal Fitting

Do you know how you are at a dress shop or a clothing store, you find an outfit that you are sure fits, you grab it and go to the dressing room to try it on; you start putting it on, and it WON'T fit?!!!?! Well, that is exactly what happened to me last night. I had my bridal fitting last night. I kept thinking all day, ok, finally things are starting to take off, I can get this in, get the bustle and then get it back in March and I will be ok. WRONG!!! I got there, got my bra and slip on, put the dress on and it wouldn't fit. So, I fling the bra off (nice visual, ha?) and it zipped up fine. Well, I get to the back where alterations are, and one of the seemstresses starts noticing that wire on the bottom of the dress was coming out and then I noticed a HUGE tear in my dress! I started crying right there and then. This is my wedding dress! She was so embaressed because the dresses weren't supposed to be sold like that. So they decided to get me the same size and in the same dress, they start to put it on me, and the zipper doesn't go up at all! And there were two seemstresses trying to get me into this thing. That zipper wouldn't budge. It was my ribcage that wouldn't let the zipper move. I have a barrel ribcage so it made it impossible for me to fit into that dress. I told them, I'll have to thank my ancestors the next time I see them. *grunt* They just couldn't understand how I could fit into my dress PERFECTLY and not be able to fit into one the same size. Well, to make matters worse, it turns out, the wrong size was sewn in my dress. So, I had to get a bigger size. Now the size thing I'm not concerned about, what matters is that it fit into a dress that looks good. What concerned me, is that this was another speed bump. Every inch of the way, there has been a speed bump that satan has put in my way to keep me from getting married or to change my mind. But God always came back and blessed me and Zac 10 times over. He made this situation all better. They decided that they are going to order me a bigger size, that will be in the store in January, and that they will make it a rush order/priority to be ready for me to pick up in March on the original date that was already set for me to pick up my other dress! I mean, how wonderful is that! God you are so awesome! Even in the midst of darkness, he ALWAYS turns on the light so that way I don't run into something. *giggle* But I called my mom last night and I just cried my eyes out. I felt so embaressed. My mom felt so bad because she couldn't be here to help and to comfort me. Oh well. But things are better now. It is a new day and His blessings are new every morning.

Ba Humbug!

Everyone is putting up their Christmas trees and lights, wreaths and National Lampoons Christmas decorations in the front yard for all to see. Seeing all of this festive holiday cheer automatically reminded me of a song I used to hear when I was younger called "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" , and luckily I found it online on YouTube.

Well, just recently my sister was on Good Morning Arkansas promoting her new CD and will be having her concert this coming weekend. I can't believe my sister is getting famous! LOL, she told me she just finished mastering her CD this week and that her CD covers are all done. I am so excited for her. Hopefully she will get a record deal and get out of that hell hole where she lives away from all the people that are sucking her down in her life. She is an incredible woman and she has nothing but people or should I call them "crabs" that want to bring her down into their world. I got out of there as soon as I could and it was the best decision I ever made. If I had stayed I would probably would have been dead or killed myself. YUCK! Anyways, she is so excited about her exciting debut. Way to go baby sis'!

Wedding plans are going ok, it is kind of in a rut at the moment, mainly because I am trying to refrain from buying anything for the wedding. EEEKKK, do you know how bad that feels to a shopaholic? Since I have reached my limit on my credit card, I can't spend anymore money. I am so pissed off and angry at myself for doing that. My fiance is helping me out by paying for some of the wedding stuff I have already purchased. eeekkk! I hate myself, I hate myself, I hate myself. There, now that I have that out into the open. I actually would prefer to bash my head into a brick wall a couple of times and call it a day. But no. I can't, unfortunately. I have been such a sour and bitter person the past 2 days and I have no idea where it came from. I kind of want to scream at a certain STUPID person for being so damn...well you get the hint. And I am ready for the wedding to get here already. I think mainly why I am so dang sour is because of the money thing. I am just so angry at myself. As they say, we are our own worst critic. I am just so thankful that I am marrying a man that is extremely smart with money and learns from others mistakes instead of having to learn himself, especially when it deals with money. I even told him not to give me or trust me with a credit card with we get married. I am extremely irresponsible with it and I don't want the guilt of being an irresponsible steward on my conscience.
Anyways, so I am sitting here listening to Christmas music, not in the Christmas spirit, watching the clock and eagerly anticipating 5pm to get here so that I can bolt out of the doors and head home. I'm tired of sitting here wincing everytime my name is called. Sorry folks, in an extremely sour mood, so hopefully it will be better tomorrow. Hopefully!

Sweet tooth addict

People tell you, "don't gain any weight before your wedding", and "as soon as you buy your wedding dress, you will gain a lot of weight!" Oh, THANKS FOR THAT HELPFUL INFORMATION! My only problem is, I am a sweet tooth junky. I love sugar. I always have and it is an incredibly bad habit. Because I gain weight so quickly. I have a big butt, big hips, and a chubby tummy, and thunder thighs (result of being in soccer for so long, and which I have had my entire life *giggle*). So this short-fat-chubby-ugly-blonde that I am, has gained weight again. You would think that I would learn. But NOOOOOOOO, I keep shoving it in my mouth handfuls at a time. Ewwww....bad image. But I can't stand being fat, or chubby, etc. I am extremely self-conscious. Zac doesn't mind me being chubby or whatever. We were talking about this last night. I told him, I had gained 10 pounds and to not be surprised if I looked weird or fatter. He told me it doesn't matter what I look like, he loves me the way I am. But I kept telling him, I want to be desireable to him, I want him to think I am beautiful, or gorgeous, sexy, etc. I want to be desired by him. Every woman wants that, and don't say you don't because you are lying to yourself. Zac just told me that I am sexy, beautiful, gorgeous, pretty, and that he does desire me. He said, "Sweetpea, I love you no matter what, and that includes everything about you, even your body. I will always think you are beautiful." I almost broke down and cried. I am marrying the most incredible man. How did I get so lucky?!?!?!?
Red has strep throat. I woke up this morning and she was crying and moaning. I was like what is going on?!?! I walked to the bathroom and asked her if she was ok. She told me that she was hurting, and felt rechid, and her throat hurt so badly she couldn't swallow anything. Poor thing. I felt so bad. So I made her some tea, and got munchkin ready for school, etc. I made her stay home today. Her mom made her go to the doctor and diagnosed that it was strep throat. YUCK! I hate strep throat. I thought she had the flu, she had all the symptoms. Poor Red. I hope she gets better soon. But on the brighter side, she gets to stay home and sleep, hopefully, and I get to miss the board meeting tonight! YEE HAW! I mean...darn....*giggle*. Oh well, I'm hungry, need to eat real food, so later.

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Bad mood

I don't know why, but I have been a total pain in the butt all day. I am cranky, I just want to smack a couple of people, I want to rip my hair out, and I want to go back to bed. Stupid people just suck! I can't stand people that have no common sense. Unfortunately, I have to be really careful not to say something I really want to say out of sheer spur of the moment to those that are just abnoxious and dumb. If you haven't gotten the hint, I am really negative today. It doesn't happen often, at least I don't think, but when it does come out, it is in full force.
I am holding a Silpada party this Thursday, and I sent my contact list and everything, but the demonstrator probably didn't send out the invitations until Sunday. That is four days! I'll probably have like 2 people at my party, if I am lucky! I love hosting parties, I just come naturally to it and I really shine when I do. But I don't get to do it very often.
This is me at the moment:

Red and I decorated the house this weekend, and it looks beautiful! We added both of our stuff together and it turned out great. I love Christmas, have I mentioned that. I could do Christmas all year around. Zac I think would let me if I wanted. He doesn't care what I do, as long as I am with him. I love him so much and I miss him too. But I have 9 days until I see him. YEAH! It isn't coming fast enough though. But I will have time to get down to Corpus Christi before he does. I'll surprise him at the airport and POUNCE on him! tee hee. He won't know what hit him. *giggle* As Zac would say, "Sweetpea, you are a turkey!" Well.....

GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!

Strike a pose

Today Red asked me to be a model for her new bridal ad. I said of course I would! YEAH! Red is really good at photography, so she is doing my bridal portraits for me. I get to get dressed up in all my stuff, test out hair styles, etc. *giggle* I love getting in my dress, I do feel like a princess when I get into it. (said jokingly...) "All bow to Princess Kristen". *giggle* Whatever!
Two weeks before Thanksgiving and until I get to see Zac! YEAH! I can't wait. The time we spend away from each other is getting harder and harder. It is two months since the last time I saw him, and it will be another month before I see him again. He is coming down for Christmas. I am so excited. But it will be another 4 months before I see him again. That will be 2 weeks before our wedding. This sucks! Officially!
Zac called me this morning at 4:30am (2:30am his time) and he was just leaving work. I was like, "WHAT!?!?!?!" He said he had fallen asleep in his chair at work. Poor thing, works so hard and just crashes. I asked him, "are you going to do this when we get married?" He said, "No!!! I will be coming home to you!" I told him I would make sure he came home. *giggle*
Anyways, enough for now. This little girl is tired and going home. Take it easy!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

"It was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring...." unless it is munchkin. lol
I am so thankful for this time of year. The weather is cool, well in Texas you would be lucky if it got cold, most people are a hospitable, homes are decorated in christmas lights, Snowmen, Santa Clause's all over the place, the Salvation Army with their bells at every store, hanging of Christmas Trees and decorations, Christmas plays, and of course every store being bombarded by people looking for that right gift for their loved ones. *giggle* It always makes me laugh when I see sales at like Dillards, or JCPenney, where there are lines to get into the front door to get that early bird special. Wow, has Christmas really come down to this. Christmas used to be about Love, Compassion, Joy, Hope, Peace, Rejoicing the birth of our Savior. Now it has been resulted to jammed stores and rude attitudes. But you know what, I am am Christmas finatic! Meaning, when it is October, I want to put up my Christmas decorations. *giggle* Is that so bad? Well to Red, it is ludacris. lol. What can I say, I'm nuts. Anyways, Christmas is my favorite time of year because, it is the happiest time of year to me.

This weekend Red and I are going to be putting up Christmas decorations, YEAH! I am so excited I can't contain myself. *grin* eeeekk, we'll get the guys to come over and put decorations on the house, like christmas lights. Let the guys get on the roof and try not to fall off, not us girls. I'm so mean. *giggle* The one thing I hate doing, is putting on the christmas tree lights. I absolutely hate it. It always scratches my hands, and then it hurts for a couple of days. That is not my idea of fun. So I will be letting someone else do that this year. At least the house won't look like National Lampoons Christmas. Believe it or not, my aunt and uncle actually do that stuff. That is just crazy. Why inrease your electric bill and possibly blow up your house to make it look like the Grizwalds. YUCK! No thank you! Who ever said that our relatives were sane. lol. Anyways, 48 days until Christmas! Bring on the Eggnog!

Family Pictures

Why is it necessary to have family pictures everytime the family gets together. The first weekend in November is my grandparents anniversary...so you know what that means...PICTURES!!!! EEEEHHHHH! So of course, I get calls from the family stating, 'don't forget we have pictures....wear a long sleeve solid shirt and a black skirt...if you don't have one, go out and buy one...' Um..hello..I AM PLANNING A WEDDING DANG IT! I don't have the means to go out and buy a stupid new outfit just for a dumb picture. Thanks, but no thanks. I mean, don't get me wrong any excuse for me to go shopping is fine by me. But to satisfy their need to tell me what to do, is not ok with me. So, you know what I will be wearing? A 3/4 sleeve shirt and pants. HA! How's that?! *lol* I'm feeling ornery today, hahaha. It is such a great day today though. It is raining today, which is always good, because of course, Texas doesn't get very much of it. But this rain is bringing actual fall weather. Thank you God for supplying this rain. I woke up around 6:30 this morning and it was raining like crazy and lightning and thundering.
What a perfect way to start each day. Red said it is a perfect way to crawl back into bed and sleep. LOL. I would rather it rain and storm all day, than be blazing hot. YUCK! Oh well, Red said she felt like a drowned rat this morning because she got wet. I don't blame her. She was soaked. Me..I woke up, and of course, since it was raining I kept thinking, "oooooooohhh, fall weather is coming, bring on the sweaters!" I walk out of my room in a long sleeve button down shirt with a black sweater vest, black pencil skirt and my black knee high boots. tee hee. Red just laughed. She said something, which of course I can't remember, but it was funny. I can't wait for rainy days in Seattle! Bring on the Umbrellas!!!!

Now that is a good question....

In reply to Fridaynightgirl's post on monday here is the question at hand:

If money and time were no object, where would you go on vacation? For how long? What would you do?

My answer:

I would go where no one could find me. I would go to Fiji and lay on a beach with Zac and bask in the sunlight. I would run away to Italy and be swept away in the romance of the city, the lights, the sounds, the gondollas, the food, the feel of Zac next to my side.

Does that sound like a good answer to you?

Adventures in Wedding Dress Shopping

It is official! I have my dress! YEAH! Red came with me last night to try on the dress, and get this... I GAINED WEIGHT!!! YUCK!!! I was so upset with myself, but 1) it's because of stress and 2) I have been eating a lot of sweets lately (oops!). But Red assures me that it will all come off quick when I stop consuming all of that crap. :o( But I would rather be able to fit into my wedding dress and look gorgeous on my wedding day more than anything. *giggle* It was so funny actually. I had the dress on, and Red was literally trying to force the zipper up. LOL. We even had one of the girls that worked at the store helping. It was embaressing, but now that I think about it, it was funny. It was one of those things you only see in movies. LOL. Next thing you know you see the girl putting her foot on the lower part of your back and pulling those strings to make that corset tighter, basically cutting off air supply. I told red if I get a corset, I'm gonna have to learn to breathe through my ears. lol. But anyways, I bought a size 12 the size I tried on the first time I went dress shopping. Because I am determined to lose all that weight and even more. 'I resolve, not to be so chubby...' lol. Well, I left the dress there so they could fix the hook that was broken (no I didn't break it, trying to squeeze into the dress, lol). Anyways, I had to call them back today and tell them I had to reschedule my fitting appointment next month to a couple of days earlier because of the stupid banner run through I have to do. AAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!! *stitch grunt* Well the woman in alterations was like, so you have the dress with you? I told her no, they said to keep it at the store so they could fix the hook and clean the smudges. She told me, you should have taken it home because we fix that stuff when you come in for our fitting. So now, I have to go all the way back up to the store, which is a 30 minute drive (talk about a waste of gas) and pick up my dress. Suck a monkey! AAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!!!! *stitch grunt again* Believe me, you'll be seeing a lot more of that grunting. lol
Oh well, the adventures of wedding dress shopping is always exhausting, I think I slept really well last night, b/c I didn't wake up once. LOL. And on with another day....

STOP CALLING ME!!!

Ok, I know I am getting married and all and I know I had to register at David's Bridal to try on dresses. Ok, now answer me this....why am I receiving calls from Tuxedo rental places?!?!?! Umm...it's great and all that if 6 or more guys rent a tuxedo from After Hours Rentals, the groom's tux is free....but, AM I THE GROOM???? HELLO! I am the bride, why in the heck would I be wearing a tux in the first place. Wow, seriously. The next time I see that number on my phone, I am not answering. lol.
Anyways, today has been good, in the process of find a photographer. Having to pay for my wedding is going to suck. My parents unfortunately can't pay for anything with the wedding, so I am on my own. The church is paid for, now all I need to pay for is my dress, the flowers, the cakes, the desserts for the reception, the reception hall, the candles, some decorations, my gifts for my bridal party, and the list goes on. I have 7 months. Which I think I have enough time, but how am I going to pay for all of that? I can't save that much money. I'm just the wrong person to save, PERIOD! I have a major spending problem anyways. Hey, what can I say, I'm a girl!! lol. But here is what I have so far:

My Cake:
My Flowers: Caketopper:


My ring:


My bridesmaids dresses will be red, of course. *giggle* But I think things will turn out ok, or at least I hope....*nervous laugh*

This weekend Red and I had a great weekend. We had a day of relaxing on saturday and did nothing but watch movies and SCRAPBOOK! It was awesome. Munchkin was at Nana's and so Red and I just talked and bonded in a way we haven't really been able to do in a long while. It was absolutely wonderful and I had a great time! Anyways, we were scrapbooking, watching Lord of the Rings, one of my favorite movies, and all of a sudden I started to think about the honeymoon. Of all things, the honeymoon and what happens on the honeymoon popped into my head. And silly me, I actually asked Red about honeymoon I guess you could say etiquette. LOL. That sounds like a major oximoron. (is that how you spell it). But I felt so stupid, Red got a good laugh out of it, which is great. But seriously, most people don't know what the answer is to some of the questions I asked. Or at least it is not something you really think about. lol. Ok, enough of honeymoons, it is starting to make me queesy. lol, j/k, more like embarassed.

Wedding Crisis!

Yesterday, was an absolute mess. My church, God bless them, forgot that they had planned a military event that was taking up the entire church, ON MY WEDDING DAY!!! They had it scheduled like a year in advance and they didn't realize that my wedding day was on the same day!! GOOD GRIEF!!!! So I freaked out of course...See!

So we changed the wedding to May 5th instead. That sucks, one of the holidays that everyone loves to get drunk on. YUCK! Oh well, I don't care, as long as I get married to the man I am completely in love with, it doesn't matter to me. But my wedding coordinator is such a wonderful person. She came by my work today and had a huge surprise for me. But she told me not to tell. All I can say is that she is am amazing woman and GOD IS AWESOME!!!! He answered my prayer tenfold! Thank you God for your amazing blessing! I spent a good while crying because I didn't expect what I was told. Thank you God!

Today we have Arts in Education going on today, tomorrow and Friday. It is such a great little show for K - 2nd grade. It is times like these where I wish I was still a little kid, but I am a kid at heart. I get to attend all of these shows anyways. Lucky me! *giggle*

Gotta get back to work...Later Gators!

I'm a What??

You Are a Smiley Face Cookie

You're happy go lucky. So happy, in fact, it's a little past the point of normal sanity.You usually make those around you smile ... when you're not creeping them out!

What Kind of Cookie are You?

Thanks, fridaynightgirl, for the funny quiz link! *wink*

Just a long day

We have had a 3 day weekend and I am ready for another weekend. YUCK! Why is it that I feel compelled to spend my weekends trying to do a ton of stuff when what I really need and want is just to relax and do nothing. I hate having ADD!!! I always get distracted, irritable, impatient, and I can't stay still for longer than a minute, unless I am completely exhausted. Although even then, I still can't stay still. lol Zac can protest to that. lol. Love you baby.
Unfortunately, I have a splitting headache!!!! I feel so pitiful! :o(
Headaches suck big time!!!!!

It is times like these where I wish Zac was here so I could cuddle up next to him and him hold me telling me everything is going to be alright. I miss him so much it hurts. Sometimes I just wish we could go ahead and get married now and not have to wait. But he is being smart about this, as usual. Me I'm just impatient. *giggle* Why he puts up with me, I will never know. But God bless him for being with me. lol. Wedding plans are going smoothly so far. We have a church and a reception hall, I have a dress picked out and I am buying my dress, petticoat, and tiara online for like cheap, instead of paying $250 for the veil and $250 for the tiara. That sucks! Plus, I will only be spending about $20 on the petticoat. That goodness for ebay and craigs list. Those are really great sites to find stuff cheap.
Anyways, just sitting here typing and drinking a glass of wine to relax, well 2 glasses of wine, which is really good stuff. Red tried it at Taste of the Town and said it was really good. It is called Llano Riesling. Good stuff. I love sweet wine, not that yucky bitter/dry stuff that leaves a majorly bad after taste. YUCK! Ok, this stuff isn't helping with my headache at all, it is just making me really, really sleepy and it is making my head hurt even more. Way to go me, real smart! Well, from teh stupid blonde to everyone else, have a great night and I will chat with y'all later. Good Night!

Finally have a date!!!

Well folks...it's about time, we have finally set a date. April 28th, 2007. That is when Zac and I will be getting married. I am so excited. FINALLY!!! Dude, you have no idea how much stuff I have to do. Poor Zac has been, I guess you could say frustrated, stressed, etc., about trying to find out when he would be able to come down here and get married. The poor guy! I love that boy so dearly and I am so glad I am marrying him. I couldn't imagine myself with another man and I can't imagine me being happier with any other man either. Zac I love you baby! We will be getting married in my church with my pastor. It will be elegant and formal and absolutely gorgeous! Yeah! The dress I absolutely want is breathtaking. I have been dreaming about this dress since I was a little girl and I have found it. But the only problem...$549!!! EEEKKKK!!! But you know what, it is worth every penny. I'm praying that there will be a sale sometime soon where it will cost me like $99, you know those great sales David's Bridal has all the time.
Italy was what we were going to do for our honeymoon, but not right now. I mean, we are going to be a newlywed couple, and we don't need to be spending over $6000 right at first. I told him it is ok, we don't have to go to Italy yet. We can wait until an anniversary or something. Wow, anniversaries. Crazy! September 2 will be two years for me and Zac. We have been dating for 2 years already. Time flies when you are having fun. And we really have had fun. I mean, we have had our share of fights, well it was always me starting them of course, but Zac is so level headed, better than I am and he knows how to put out those fires I start. LOL. Thank you God for Zac. I don't know what Zac sees in me, but God bless him for deciding to spend the rest of his life with me. lol! I can't wait. Have I mentioned that! have I mentioned that I am extremely happy too? lol, yeah definetly becoming a giddy school. yuck, all of a sudden thinking of brittany squeers stupid music video...'oh baby baby...' YUCK!!! Ok, changing subject, or better yet, going to bed. More tomorrow, so for now, good night all and a pleasant night sleep!

I'm ENGAGED!!!

Well ladies and gentlemen, it is official....I am Engaged! Zac proposed last night at the Space Needle in Seattle. It was sooo romantic! Zac and I had reservations for the restaurant for 8:45pm. Well we got there on time and they said our table wasn't ready yet, so they gave us a pager and sent us to the observation deck to have a look at the city at sunset. Talk about GORGEOUS!!!! Well anyways, we get up there and I try and take some pictures of the city with a digital camera (which of course, doesn't like to work with me, lol) and took some pictures of me and Zac with the city behind us. Well, we walked around the deck a couple of times and then he asked me if I wanted to sit down, so I said sure. We sit down, and he tells me to put the camera in my purse. So I did. He looked at me and told me he loved me, I replied, then he asked me to hold the pager. I was going to put it by my side, and when I looked back over at him, he got up and got down on one knee. This is what I said, "OH my gosh, what are you doing?". LOL. I think he said will you marry me, but I didn't quite hear him because I think I went everything went silent at that moment, so I said, "What?". He laughed and then clearly said, "Kristen, will you do me the honor of being my wife?!?". So of course, how did I reply, while crying my eyes out....."YES, YES, YES I'LL BE YOUR WIFE!!!!!" And of course kissed him and cried some more. It was perfect.
I can't believe I am engaged...I am getting married!!! YEAH!!! I couldn't be happier and I couldn't be with a better man. Zac is so incredible and I am lucky that he chose me to be his wife. :o) I haven't stopped smiling since last night.
After dinner, we picked up our friend Nick and went for Starbucks. Umm...hello, I am in the Starbucks capitol! Why wouldn't we go for Starbucks?!?! lol. Anyways, we got coffee and talked abut the wedding. Zac asked Nick to be his Best Man...Nick said yes. Yeah! I asked my sister to be my Maid of Honor. She said yes, and she is also going to be preparing a song to sing at my reception. I can't wait to hear it. I also asked Red to be my Bridesmaid, and she said she would be tickled! That is great! I love ya Red, if you are reading this. I miss you and can't wait to see you on Sunday!
I called my parents this morning, b/c I couldn't get ahold of them last night...tee hee....and they have known about this for weeks. I was like, dang! Apparently, Zac called my parents a couple of weeks ago and asked for my hand in marriage. From what I was told, they said they would be honored! SOOOOOO....I think we decided in April sometime to get married!! Me....MARRRIED!!!! Yeehaw!!!!! lol
Well, gotta run, more later!

It is over!!!

Thank goodness we are finished!!! The King and I is over and done, etc., etc. etc. *giggle* I am so glad I did it though. I had a blast with my friend Red and she and I got to know a lot of amazing people. I am so thankful for that. But no more coloring my hair black every single day, and trying to wash it all out in one shampoo every single night (which is actually impossible, it takes about 2 or 3 tries). But I think I still have black residue from that mousse we used. YUCK! Never again....well, not never again, it depends upon the role I guess. *giggle*
Here are some picture of us during the play:
(will post later)


This friday is my vacation. I am flying to Seattle to see my baby! YEAH!!!! Zac is so excited and so am I. We haven't seen each other in like 3 months and it is driving us both crazy! eeekkk!!!! Oh well, I know God was preparing us for this. He started him in Waco, 30 minutes away from me and only seeing each other once every week or two weeks. Now he is in a different state and we have gone 3 months without seeing each other. That is, to me, RIDICULOUS!!!

I took this quiz today on Red's site and thought it was kind of funny, so here it is:

Your Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English

15% Dixie

10% Yankee

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I'm just all of everything. LOL!!!

Pride and Prejudice is now my absolute favorite movie now. It is sooooo romantic, and of course it makes me cry everytime Mr. Darcy says,





"...Mrs. Darcy....Mrs. Darcy....Mrs. Darcy..."
AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Man, that's good!!!!!



But, it was such a compelling story.
First, she is intrigued, then bored, then torn, then hates him, and then falls in love with him. And everytime she says something dumb, especially when he proposes to her the first time and she refuses him and lets her foolish pride get in the way, I end up screaming at the tv at her, "STUPID GIRL!!!!" I end up asking Red if she can 'thump' Elizabeth Bennett in the head for her stupidity. lol.
Oh and who can forget the part where they are dancing at the ball...

"Do you make it a rule to talk while dancing?"
"No, I prefer to be unsocialble....."

Lol, that is great!

If only our society was like it was back then....If only!

Too busy

Today is a good day...I actually slept well again, which is a great thing. I have been really sick lately. Thursday I just got to the point after being sick for a week, not sleeping for a week and my stomach hurting everytime I ate, to go to the doctor and find out what the heck is wrong with me. Well my doctor was very sweet, he listened and actually seemed genuinely concerned and was willing to help me get better. I had blood work done which hopefully might let me know what is wrong, and he gave me sleeping medication to make me sleep. I'll tell you this, I have never slept so well in my life. It is absolutely incredible! But I find out tomorrow about my blood tests. So I hope there is nothing wrong, but if there is, for it to be easy to treat.

The King and I is going really well. We have just finished blocking the entire play, so now it is time for us to get down to business. We have to have our lines, music, etc., etc., etc. (lol) memorized so that we can get all the movement and everything refined. It looks so good so far. But this 7-10 pm stuff is rough. But I am having a lot of fun. Last night we practiced the last scene in the play when the King dies and it was great, I actually almost cried.
My ownly predicament is getting my hair black. Being a blonde has it's advantages, but not when it comes to coloring my hair. I did that once and dyed it auburn and it came out like maroon, it took a year and a half to get it all out. I even died it platnum blonde to lighten it, and it only turned it orange. It didn't look half bad. I just had strawberry blonde hair for a while. lol. Well, the play is going to be great and I can't wait to get all the stuff done and for the performances. I'm glad I am going on vacation after the performances. I am going to need it because I will be completely exhausted. eeekkk. But thankfully, I don't have work the last week in july, so I will be able to sleep as much as I want after the performances and all during the day to rest for the next show. tee hee. Thank goodness for paid time off. :o)

My family is good, kimipeli is working hard as always and so are my parents. But I do miss them so much, I wish they were closer to me so that I could seem them more than once a year. But that is life, right?

I went down to Victoria during the weekend to see Zac's family. They were all happy to see me and expressed how much they missed me and how glad they were that I came down to visit. I guess it makes it easier for them, since Zac is gone and I am still here. They have one they can hold on to for now, but who knows how long that will last. It was great to see them, I got to see his grandparents and parents and just relaxed, watched movies, ate, and talked a great deal about future hopefuls.

Well gotta run...Later gators!

Rehearsal was great!

Rehearsal last night was so much fun. Red and I were just having a blast. Plus, us 'Wives' were assigned our children last night, which was completely adorable. My child is child #5, lol, and we all had a blast. lol.

This is us last night. But I have to tell you, when the kids were bowing to the King, all of us couldn't help but say, "Awwwwww". And can those kids ham it up, lol. They were great! I was very impressed.

more later....

Pretty Good Day

Today is a pretty good day. Got my presentation done, and tonight is the first rehearsal for "The King and I" in which I was cast as a wife. Which wife I do not know, but it should still be fun. I was actually surprised that I didn't get like the part I was going after, but there are a great deal of people that are soooooo much better than me and have done this sort of thing their entire lives. So yeah, I am extremely lucky to be even cast. LOL.

My best friend and I went out to eat last night to celebrate our casting and it is so funny, we went all out, appetizer, meal, and wine with dinner. It was great!!! We just laughed and had a great time...I miss doing that kind of thing with friends. But I am glad I went with her because we just talked about old stories and experiences. I had a blast. I am so thankful for her everyday and how God has blessed me with such a great friend. And if you are reading this right now, I will say one word to you..."SHMALTZ!!!!!!" LOL.

But I am so excited about being on stage and being in costume and everything. I can't wait to see what the costumes look like, they have to be absolutely FABULOUS! tee hee. We have started naming ourselves, like I am Wife #102. lol. Isn't that great?!?! Anyways, I thought it was funny.



Anyways, things are great, a little gloomy I guess. I miss Zac, I miss my family, and I miss that closeness that I had with Zac while he was here. I guess that is why I have been kind of sad lately. This sucks! Sometimes I think I should have moved with him while I had the chance, but then that would have been a bad move on my part. I'm not ready and I love my home and I love my job. I could not have asked for a better everything. God has blessed me in so many ways that I can't even put it all into words. Oh well...you live and you learn, right?
On with another day....

Well...this is the first time I have ever done anything like this before and after my best friend kept talking about how "fun" it was...I finally got talked into creating my own. So here it is. We'll start with today...

Well I have been lounging around somewhat all day. Had to go to work today to help out with some things. It was good, but I have been so nervous the past couple of days about an audition that I had today. It went well, but when I was going thru my song, I completely blanked a couple of times. I felt so stupid because I haven't been to an audition in YEARS!! It was great though, got done with it as quickly as I possibly could, and did all of the other stuff...read lines, dance, etc. Talk about being the dancing monkey. lol. j/k. I hope I get a good part because honestly, I need to keep myself occupied this summer before I go on vacation, which I am so stoked about. I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait. Have I mentioned I can't wait! This summer is going to be a blast...hopefully.

Missing Zac a great deal. He has been gone for a month now, and it feels longer. I miss him so much it hurts sometimes. But all I can do is wait. He says that he is doing well and that he is working hard. I am so proud of him and very impressed that he made this huge decision and followed thru with it. That would be hard for me to move somewhere where I didn't know anyone and starting a new life. I think I would be completely crazy. The folks think I should move there, but they know I won't move until and if we get married. But both of us are working hard and making sure that God is #1 in our lives. Without God, we have nothing.
Well enough for now, more tomorrow....Good night dear world.