Wedding Update

I have discovered Pinterest!! What can I say...I'm addicted!! So many wonderful ideas on there. I have done a lot of planning and it is all becoming a realization. Monday my mom and I went up to Troutdale and met with the florist and photographer with my good friend Heather, who is amazing to say the least. As soon as I realized that I had to plan everything, I almost freaked out because I have never ever planned a wedding!! Mind you, I was the maid of honor at one wedding, however I missed the whole thing because I was in the hospital with Emily after I gave birth to her! Heather used to be a wedding planner and is my life saver at this moment! Things I have decided on: The location: The Troutdale House. Amazing to say the very least! The Date: September 15th, 2013 The Wedding Party: My maid of honor is my very best friend Alicia. Bridesmaids will be my friends Jennifer, Tiffany and Heather. And of course Fiona and Emily will be my flower girls!! Flowers: Sunflowers (been my favorite flower since I was 10!) Colors: Pale yellow and Sage I am so excited! I have not even looked into wedding dresses because I would like to lose some weight, ok...a lot of weight. I know realistically I won't lose a whole lot, but any weight I can lose, I will be thrilled with. The dieting has already begun and have already gotten comments on weight loss. Success to me! May I figure I will start looking at dresses. On Wednesday next week I am taking the girls and we are going to Portland to do some cake testing. What 7 and 9 year wouldn't love to skip school for the day to taste cake?! Plus...we will already have to be up there any ways for Emily's appointment. Oh, which leads me to Emily's appointment! I FINALLY got a call from Dorenbecher...she has her consult next Wednesday and the sleep study on March 10th (is that a Monday?!) Whatever that Monday is! I am so happy. Finally, we are getting somewhere. Emily is scared to pieces, but she is not a fan of doctors. She hates hospitals even more. I do believe she hates hospitals now because she associates them all with her papa's death. Poor kid. That is what is new with me. I promise, I will post pictures soon! Lot's of fun stuff going on!

ENGAGED!!!

Just a quick update...Greg proposed! We are planning on getting married in September after we get through the summer rush with both of our jobs. Yes, sadly we plan everything around work! His mom wanted me to have her ring, which is the ring that he proposed with. He is making payments on another ring, which I have no clue as to what it looks like. His mom's ring is yellow gold and is stunning. I am not a big fan of yellow gold, and he knows that. Which is why he is getting another ring. I do plan on wearing his mom's ring on my right hand just because of the thought behind it. The kids are all excited, especially Emily. She is so excited to finally have a dad. She loves Greg to pieces. The other three kids are excited as well and are already planning their roles in the wedding. (I think the girls are the most excited!) Emily refers to Quinn as the "ring boy!" We know we want to do it in the Portland area because the weather is more dependable and I would love nothing more than an outdoor wedding. Plus it is centrally located for all of his family who are coming from Spokane, Seattle and Kentucky! We looked at the Troutdale House yesterday and I fell in love! Now to sit down and budget everything...AAGGHH!! But I am sure it will all come together. Haven't figured out to many details yet...I know my flowers will be a sunflower arrangement, since those are my favorite flowers! And I know my maid of honor will be my best friend Alicia! She has been there for me for so many years...love her to pieces! After everything I have been through the past couple of years, I never thought that I would see this day nor meet a guy like Greg. They say you meet the one when you least expect it...boy isn't that the truth! I love him for all that he does for me, but I am most grateful for being Emily's dad. She loves him so much and can't wait to call him dad. She said she can't call him dad until we are married!! I love the thought process of a 6 year old..well, now 7. As worried as I was with her adapting to not getting all of my attention and having to share the attention with 3 other kids, she has transitioned quite well. She loves having siblings. In other news: we are still trying to get through to the hospital in Portland. Emily had her at home sleep study and it showed her decrease in O2 at night. But, they need to do a sleep study at the hospital in Portland. Why is she having issues and why are we having to go through all of this? Because her tonsils are HUGE and they won't take them out unless there is a health issue. Ummm...HELLO...My child quits breathing at night!! This has been an ongoing battle for months and is growing old. Just take out the dang tonsils already! Emily is excelling in school this year. She has finally picked up on reading and is doing wonderfully in math. The state changed the requirements for schools this year and are on a accelerated learning curriculum. Been a rough start for Emily, but she is catching up. Pictures of random happenings to follow soon...I hope!!