105 days.

It has been quite a while since I have last written, a lot of things have fallen into place. Zack and I have decided on our bridesmaids and groomsmen. My bridesmaids are Courtney and Ashley and the matron of honor is Zack's sister, Stephanie. I am so happy they agreed to be my bridesmaids. They are the best =]

After a long deliberation we have settled on Lime Green and Black. Those colors look wonderful together and the green pops against the black. We have the catering and the decorating down for the most part. I found a baker I would like to use. Her cakes are just gorgeous. If I am going to pay over 200 for a cake I want it to look amazing. I don't want a cake that looks like it has been iced at home. I could do that myself. I am just super picky about how the cake looks.

I am just so excited. It is four months away now. I can't wait =]

79 days.

It has been quite sometime since I have updated. Everything has been a little crazy. Work and home have been stressing me big time. I'm just so ready to get married!! I need to planning more than I have, but the plans have come to a fault until we find a place to live and a place to have the wedding.

I hope everything falls all into place soon. It has too.

57 days.

It's been a while since I last blogged, but I've just been a busy little bee!! When I get home from work at night it's hard to bring myself to write a blog, I'm always so tired.

I think we still may be able to go ahead with the wedding as planned, perhaps we won't have to push it back like we thought. I hope not at least. I'm going to keep my hopes up. Since I am going the way of a 1950's style wedding with modern twists I found the perfect style dresses for the bridesmaids. The dresses aren't the typical bridesmaid dresses, but I think it will work just fine and be very pretty.

I have been feeling rough since yesterday. My back and side have been bothering me and I'm afraid it might be my kidneys =[ Please say a prayer that it's not.

Well, I hope you all enjoy your saturday!!

45 days.

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

Zack took me to a movie yesterday and to dinner and since both of us have been working a lot we didn't have time to buy each other presents so we just took each other shopping haha. He got me The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber(it's a wrestling dvd) and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie, it's in swedish, but that's okay. We went to Olive Garden, I swear I love pasta so much. We saw the move Just Go With It. It was funny.

Any who, I hope you all have a wonderful day!!

I have to leave for work in about 25 minutes =[ I hope it is a good night tonight in the ER.

42 days.

We've had a bit of a set back on the wedding. I don't feel much like going into detail, but it bums me out big time.

I will update later.

40 days.

Well I just called about a wedding venue and Mt. Vernon Place is 1500. Kind of more than I was hoping for, but that is just the first place I have called. Oh goodness, I guess I never realized it was so much to do all this. It's exhausting, doing all the thinking and planning and researching. I hope we can find a place soon.

Also I'm pretty excited about getting my first full-time paycheck. I'm going to put some of it toward our house fund. I also hope we can find one in our price range soon.

37 days.

Zack and I spent the day together and it was just wonderful. It was nice to just have a sunday to ourselves. We went out to lunch and then went to books a million. At the book store I looked at some wedding magazines and got so many cute ideas! One of the ideas I just fell in love with was a candy bar. You set up all these different size jars and fill them with candy of your choice and take some of those super adorable take out boxes and let guests fill them up with whatever they want. I think it makes a great wedding favor and again it's super cute.

I started making a list of all things wedding. We just need to find a venue and someone to make the cakes. We have set a date but we want to secure a place before we announce it.

If anyone out there knows of someone who makes fondant cakes please let me know!

36 days.

I am so sleepy! I worked until 2 this morning and didn't get in bed until after 4. And now I can't sleep. But it doesn't help that a Glee marathon is on.

I'm ready to get my wedding dress. SO bad. Haha. I want to lose a little weight though before I get it. I really need to start cracking down and eating healthier. I refuse to count calories though, that just takes the fun out of food. Oh well.


I will get on that soon.

35 days.

I think I am finally getting used to this shift.

Tonight wasn't so bad. It didn't get too busy. We stayed pretty steady. I went over to Zack's before work and we watched Jeopardy again. Haha.

I've really got to crack down on this wedding planning if we plan on having it this year. Like I said though, we don't really want anything super fancy or flashy just something simple and sweet. So maybe it won't take too long to plan.

Any who, I'm going to finish watching my tv show and go to bed.

33 days.

This week has been so stressful. And it's getting worse. Work has been kind of crazy the past few days. Monday night we were so incredibly busy, I didn't get a chance to stop and breathe. Last night wasn't as bad, but it had it's moments. I feel kind of terrible. The past couple of days have been rough, I think I'm coming down with a chest cold or something, it feels like a lot of pressure and hard to breath. Then again it could be an anxiety attack. I tend to have those. And of course I freak out about everything so I assume it's always something awful.

On top of all of that trying to figure out all this wedding stuff is crazy. There's so much and it feels so overwhelming sometimes. I have to find a place where we can have it. Maybe this weekend Zack and I can sit down and get some details worked out.

I keep wishing and hoping we can find a house soon. I'm ready to open that next chapter.

Somethings gotta give soon.

But on a brighter note, I signed up for my benefits at work and I have insurance now. YAY.

32 days.

What a crazy day. I didn't get a break at work today. I worked 8 straight hours it's been wild. I hope tomorrow is gonna be a little better.

Before I went to work I took some lunch over to Zacks and we watched Jeopardy. It was fun. I love watching Jeopardy with him.

I can't wait to get my first check from working a full time job. I can add to the savings for a house. I'm ready to have my own little house.

29 days.

I've got good news! I now have a full-time job! I took the 3-11 position that just came open. I am so excited! I will have a full paycheck every week and I get benefits!

I'm glad this happened when it did, it's really going to help out with Zack and I trying to buy a house.


=]

*it says my day 29 post was posted on the 28, which is not true. I wrote it at about 12 am.

28 days.

I just got off work. What a night.

On the way to work I listened to Marry Me by Train. That is the song that I am going to walk down the aisle to. Every time I hear it, I start imagining what it's going to be like to walk down that aisle and what it's going to be like to go through it. I get this overwhelming sense of happiness. I can't wait.

I love this.

=]

26 days.

Just got home a little bit ago. It was an easy night tonight. Not too busy.

I wish this update was more entertaining but it's so late and I'm tired haha.


Update 12:19 PM

Zack came by for some lunch. It's hard getting used to this shift. We don't see each other as often as before. But good thing is I'm free alllll weekend. With this new job if I get it, I won't have to be called in and asked to fill in for some one. Which is okay with me.

I need to quit procrastinating and finish getting ready for work.

Have a good day everyone.

25 days.

I'm sad.

=[


I just got off work not too long ago. This shift is exhausting. =[

I went to Zack's house before work. I got us some sandwiches from subway and we watched Jeopardy. It was much fun.

Sorry for the short update.

I'm just really tired.


Goodnight folks!

23 days.

Today has been an alright day I suppose.

I went to church with Zack this morning then we came back to his house and we had lunch with his mom and he worked on my car for a while, it is some what fixed now. His mom and I spent all afternoon talking wedding details. I showed her my dress and the dress I want for the bridesmaid, and the tux I thought would look great on Zack.

A couple of people have asked today if we would be getting married this year and he said YES. I can't believe it. It gets a little more real every day. All we have to do now is set things in motion.

I think we are pretty set on having it at his parents house. They have a nice big front yard and it would be nice I think. It was actually Zack's idea to have it there and I think it will be great.

I get so giddy talking about this stuff.

Have a good night everyone!

22 days.

What a lazy bum I have been today!! I got off work at 1:30 this morning and it definitely took a toll on me. I'm off this weekend..heck yes. I work Monday-Friday next week and I think I will be off the weekend again, if I get that position. I'm worried I won't get it though. I think people are saying that I can't apply for it. I don't know. I don't trust people.

I can't wait to spend some time with Zack tomorrow.

Well any who, I am too tired to write a long in depth blog.


Night all.

21 days.

Yargh. I am quite sleepy. I have to work 3-11 today and then I have to stay over to 2 AM or after -___- I don't know how I am going to manage that since I only got 6 hours of sleep last night.

I am going to put in for a 3-11 ER position at work it's Monday-Friday and I get weekends off plus benefits, which is awesome. But what sucks is I won't get to spend nights with Zack and we won't be able to watch wrestling together on Monday nights. But getting that job will help us get closer to buying a house because I will be making more money. I hope I get it.

Zack is coming over in a bit before he goes to work. I'm gonna make some lunch. I just can't get up and get motivated. The coffee hasn't kicked in yet.

Have a good day, folks!

20 days.

Had a long night of work last night and another long one tonight. I wish I had some time to write a decent blog, but I will have time to catch up on that this weekend.

Working in the E.R. you never have a dull moment. It's crazy. I hope tonight is easy and goes by fast.

I hope all of you have a wonderful day!

18 days.

Ah, today was a crazy day. Honestly not much to say about it. I just wish things could be a little easier.

I cooked dinner for my mom and Zack tonight. I fixed barbecue chicken and baked potatoes. I also baked a cake with pink frosting it was super cute.

The next couple days blog posts may be sparse, I have to work 3-11 Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. But I will squeeze an update in there somewhere.

Have a great night, folks!

17 days.

Sorry for the lack of blog yesterday, but I had to work and before I even realized it, it was nearly midnight.

I don't really have too much to say today.


But I found out why my mom has been acting kinda standoffish towards me. She is just afraid of losing me and afraid that I won't have anything to do with her any more. I understand where she is coming from though. I'll always be her little girl though.

"Mama there's no way you'll ever lose me, And giving me away is not goodbye, As you watch me walk down to my future, I hope tears of joy are in your eyes."

Tonight Zack and I are just taking it easy and watching wrestling,haha.

Have a good night everyone!

15 days.

I wasn't going to do an update today, but I changed my mind.

Yesterday Zack and I looked at all those listings and we found about 3 houses that we really liked. Now whether or not we are going to seriously consider those is up in the air. But there was this one that was surrounded by a lake and it was a fixer-upper. There's nothing wrong with those, you can make it your own. But I have always dreamed of having a house near a lake. The peacefulness the water would bring is just what I need. But there's tons more to consider.

But changing the subject, I have a question to ask.

Is it selfish of me to want a wedding?

I want the dress, the preacher, the aisle, the everything. I don't want something big and elaborate just something cozy with family and friends.

*sigh*

Hopefully we can find a house by the spring/summer and be married by the fall.

Is that wishful thinking?

14 days.

Today has been a good day so far! I met with Amber at Books A Million and we had some frozen coffee beverages, which are always fun. We ended up sitting around catching up on everything and looking at wedding magazines. I also showed her some of my ideas that I had.

On the way home I saw some land for sale and I thought it was just a little piece of land and I called about it, turns out it is that little piece of land and about 50 acres of trees and was $159,000. But I was talking to the real estate agent and she asked about our price range, location we wanted, size of the home and she got my e-mail and she just e-mailed me a ton of listings and is going to send me a list of lenders. I'm going to show all this to Zack tonight and maybe we can get some ideas.

I really think this is a step in the right direction.


=]

13 days.

Well, today has been an easy day. I stayed home most of the day, but I had to go to the store a while ago. I had dinner with mom and dad and I made some Rice Crispy Treats after dinner. Those are so fun and easy to make!

Mom talked to me today and she talked about giving us the kitchen table, my great-grandmother's china cabinet with some beautiful old dishes in there, and her bedroom set. It's very pretty and I think it would look wonderful in a second bedroom, in our future home.

Zack had to work today and he gets off at 9 so he is going to come by then. I can't wait until we can find a house and he will come home to me every day. But it's going to happen soon, I can feel it.

Tomorrow I'm meeting Amber for coffee. She hasn't seen my ring yet and I am excited to show her and catch up on things with her. We haven't seen each other in quite sometime. I'm going to show her some of my ideas I have for the wedding, just to get an honest opinion on it.

Until tomorrow everyone!

12 days.

I got the idea to write a journal entry every day until I get married. I got engaged on December 31,2010 at 11:50 P.M. And I have yet to come down from the high. It is just the most wonderful thing that has happened. I had no idea at all he was going to ask me. What a wonderful surprise though. =]

We are in the very early stages of planning our lives together. Right now we are looking at houses and trying to save money. After we get a house and all the tings that go with that we will be getting married and hopefully we will be tying the knot this year.

I've got the dress I want picked out and I am pretty set on the colors. I think we will go with a nice earthy green color, since that is Zack's favorite color.

This is such an extremely exciting time in our lives.

Everyday is one day closer to the rest of our lives.

Until tomorrow,

Anna