Little Girls

Aren't they adorable? Since I haven't uploaded any of my pictures yet, I thought I would share this one! This is why I miss being at home. This picture was only taken two years ago, but all three girls are so much older now.

I see that everytime I go home. You miss out on a lot of the little day to day activities being away.

But I love living here, so there's the trade off I suppose.

And I gain another sister here next year! I'm very excited about that.

Busy, Busy

I'm checking things off my list!
- Found my dress
- Found my bridesmaid dresses
- Booked my photographer
- Found tuxes
- Visited a travel agent
- Filled out a passport application
- Have a minister and a date

It seems like those are the big things and it feels pretty good. I'll apologize in advance if a lot of wedding talk slips in on the blog!

I also had a computer virus that I managed to get rid of by following instructions from you tube. Word of advice- stay far away from anything that mentions Antivirus 360. It is not a good thing!

My Story

Aaron asked me to marry him Thursday night. It was a gorgeous starry night and we had driven up to my grandparents (who are currently not there) for something to do.

This something to do was my idea, little did I know that I was playing right into his hands.

We had gotten out of the truck and I was making a comment about the starry night when he came over, took both of my hands and got down on one knee. He told me some beautiful things and asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes, a couple times actually!

We were able to tell his family in person and then drove to see mine. It worked out perfectly.

We are getting married on July 25th. And I cannot wait to marry this man who is my best friend. I was blessed when God brought him into my life.



*Thanks to everyone for the congratulatory wishes!

YAHOO!

Frozen Grapes

Are so good. They are my newest treat. Have you tried them?

Simple Things

There's my new toy. It's an XR Di LD (IF) 28-300mm 3.5- 6.3 macro lens. As I mentioned before, a lot heavier than my last one. And it zooms in and out the opposite way of my other lens. And honest truth, I'd have to look up most of the abbrivations to tell you exactly what they stand for, I'm not good for remembering those kinds of details.

I read a book today. I'm a little bit obsessive about reading. I read quickly and get wrapped up completely. In fact, I read and finished it today.

A major theme of the book was dreams which got me to thinking about my dreams. When I was younger I used to want to be an author. That's probably why I enjoy this blog, in a small way I am fulfilling that dream by writing the story of my life.

I also wanted to work in the circus, be a gymnast, a teacher and swim in the Olympics.

Now my dreams consist of other items like traveling- I would love to see the world.
I want to learn Finnish and be able to speak it fluently.
I want to own land on a lake.
I want to learn to ride a horse.
I want to have a library full of books that have touched me. (I have a list of these books that gets longer everyday.)
I want to go on that African Safari...

The list goes on and on.

But I know that it's not the accomplishing of the dreams that matters. It's having dreams in the first place. For truly, it's the simple things in life that make me happy. Faith, family, friends, sunshine, a place to be me, a good book and a warm bed. Daffodils, bodies of water, summer and days off to name a few.

It doesn't take much. What are your dreams and what makes you happy?

Drew

So I took my new lens when I went to visit this baby boy. And Kelli was gracious enough to let me try it out on her son.

I had a hard time taking a great picture as evidenced by the photo I posted previously. Half of that was because the lens is a lot heavier than I am used to. The other half is because Drew is always on the move.

Why not use a tripod, you might ask. And I did. I would set up the shot, postion Drew and take the piture. And I got a few, such as this one:



But more often than not, I got these shots:

And I love him anyway! :) I just wish I could see them more often. Which is a thought that will be repeated more and more as our family grows. We are so excited as there will be another grandchild for my parents this fall. This one will be born in my old hometown. We can't wait!

Self-Portrait

Fact, I don't like taking pictures of myself.

Have to cheese it up to have anything close to a real smile.

And I cheated as Aaron took this one.

Notice the mess behind me. It's supposed to be my scrapbooking table, it ends up being a catch-all. I haven't scrapbooked for months. Sigh.

This Past Month

What have I been up to?

Well... I did a little bit of reading...

Went to the town a hundred miles south for a dog sled race- and took some other pictures also...

Received this in the mail and started playing around with it.

And I got to see this guy and his parents (and Michelle) again.

Now I'm joining everyone and waiting for spring!