Combined Blog

So I know I should have filled everyone in a long time ago...but when Tim and I got married we created a combined blog page :) You can now check us out at volkswagonvagabonds.blogspot.com I can't promise that it will be updated often, lol but a lot more than this one. Take care!

Happy Birthday Caitlyn!!!!!

My little sister's birthday was yesterday, December 18th. She turned the big 20. To celebrate I took her out to Happy Sumo and we enjoyed some sushi and a little break from finals. Happy Birthday Caitlyn!!!!!!!

Brand new Do

So Monday I just went in because I needed a little trim...but, two hours later I came out looking like this.

Okay, so this is really what I look like. The stylist did a great job and I love the new look a lot. Change is always fun, plus it is hilarious because most of my friends have to do a double take before they realize it's just me.

WE'RE ENGAGED!!!!!!

So Tim proposed last night (December 1, 2007) at our company Christmas party. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the wonderful event, because I was a little preoccupied at the time. Lots of our friends took pictures though so we should have some eventually. For now I will just explain how it happened and hopefully that will make due for a little while.

As many of you know, Tim and I met this summer while we were working as river guides down in Moab for World Wide River Expeditions. We starting talking about marriage right before we both went back to school and even went ring shopping. However, before an actual proposal can take place there are several things that need to happen. First of all we wanted to make sure that it was the right thing to do and that we would be able to handle having a long distance relationship (not a problem :) Second, Tim had to get the ring, which he did.....in OCTOBER!!!!! Not that I am complaining or anything but I had to wait a really long time (hehehe just giving you a hard time babe). The third thing, Tim was determined to do, was to personally ask my father for permission. I thought this was very sweet and of course my Dad said yes when I took Tim back to meet my family for Thanksgiving. Then the fourth and final thing is perfect timing. I knew it was coming but I had no idea when. Last night at our Christmas party we wore ugly sweaters and did a white elephant gift exchange. Tim and I had been planning to tell our co-workers at the party despite the fact that we weren't official. So Tim framed an 8x10 copy of the photo you see above and included a note that was to be read after all the presents had been opened and exchanged. The note announced that we were planning to get married and as everyone started cheering and yelling congratulations. Then Tim stated that it wasn't official yet and before I knew what was happening he had grabbed the ring from his pocket and was down on one knee...that wasn't part of the plan :) But I was so excited!!!! (I had thought he was going to do it when I went up to see him on December 15th for our 6 month anniversary) Anyway I hugged him, gave him a kiss, and of course I said YES. It was perfect, the ring is perfect, he is perfect. I couldn't have hoped for a better match. We are planning to get married sometime during the last half of May; when we know the exact date we will let everyone know so stay posted.

For those of you who would like to see pictures of the ring I tried to take a few. It was hard to take closeups, they all came out blurry. Enjoy!

Thanks Tim, I love you so much.

Home for Thanksgiving

I finally got to take Tim home to meet the family. We left at 6 am the morning of the 20th and came back late on the night of the 25th. It was a fun trip and I am happy to say my family approves and greatly enjoyed Tim's company. Sorry it has taken me a while to get a post up but I was kind of waiting on some pictures from my mom...which I still haven't received so I will add those when they come. I have a couple on my camera though that you can look at below. Hopefully that will be sufficient enough for now. We didn't really do a whole lot. Unfortunately I was kind of sick on Wednesday :( But luckily I was fine for thanksgiving and we enjoyed a wonderful meal. We did see August Rush while we were out visiting and it is an AMAZING movie that Tim, myself, and my family highly recommend.

Some of the other activities of the trip included long bus rides; a late night walk down state street; visiting with grandma, grandpa, and great grandma; watching Tim and Kent wrestle; walking the dog...yeah nothing too crazy just spending time with loved ones.

(don't worry, just creme soda)

Going dread

Tim finally got his dreads! He has been wanting them for a while and waiting patiently so here is some documentation of the whole experience. Let me just say it was quite the process, about 4 hours total. But it really wasn't too bad we watched three different movies and just had a good time. The worst part was the dread wax, it stuck to everything! I was still washing it off my hands five hours later. I am not really sure how a good dread job is supposed to look but I think I did okay for my first time. At least Tim likes them, and really that's what matters. Ah...my crazy man. He makes me laugh and I love him for it.

Looking back on Halloween

Halloween is a wonderful time of the year. I love dressing up in silly costumes, eating tons of junk, and hearing scary stories. This year I celebrated halloween at work with some of my very good friends. Just thought I would share a few pictures.