I like surprises

12/23/12:

It’s happened. Something that my parents have given up hope on has finally happened. I am getting MARRIED. It’s obvious my parents weren’t expecting this from me - My mom even thanked Bo for this hahaha. We went to the movies on 12/23/12 and watched “The Reacher” with Tom Cruise. It was a pretty good movie too. When we left the movies Bo looked over at me and whispered in my ear “I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” And then he pulled out the ring and asked if I would marry him. Of course I said yes. He didn’t get down on his knee, which I’m actually glad. I’m not a fan of drawing attention to me, and it’s too traditional that way. I like things different. We then walked around the mall and went to a furniture store and picked out our furniture and appliances for our future house lol. We spent a lot of money (in my plans). When I got home, mom and Candis were in the kitchen cooking, preparing our Christmas dinner (yes, it’s 2 days before Christmas, but due to schedules this was our Christmas night). I just waved my hand in Candis’s face asking if she needed help. She then grabbed my hand, smiled and said ‘Susan. Look at this!’ mom saw it, hugged me, cried a little and whispered ‘good. I like Bo.’ Haha. Then Bo walked in and mom hugged him and told him ‘thank you’. She’s such a sap. Gotta love her! James didn’t say anything about it. He just stood there. I’m not sure what his take is on it really. He did just meet Bo the day before for a quick minute. To him, Bo’s a new guy. And my brother was really quite fond of my ex and he was disappointed that we ended things. Dad just shook his hand and said “you’d do anything to get your hands on that AR I showed you!” (AR=nice huge gun that my dad and Bo were playing with). It was funny. I’m happy. And excited. And I think they are too. Now I have to tell other family…

2012 review

I ended 2012 with a lot of first time experiences. And new adventures. Saving the best for last, here's a brief flashback:
-Went skiing in another state (snow and mountains in Texas?? yea...) on my first date with Bo
-learned how to do taxes- professionally
-got pregnant
-got a new job (worked for my previous employer for 6 years)
-graduated college
-had a miscarriage
-moved cities (that city felt like home) causing me to leave behind wonderful awesome friends
-watched my baby niece Brynnlei learn to talk, and say my name "Jujee" (even before she could say momma) -GOT ENGAGED to Bo. :)
-spent New Years weekend with Bo and my future step-kids

Wow. Ok check it out. I know you want to. Notice the cute butterfly on either side?! Adorable!! And he says no one helped him pick it out either. Way to go, Bo. Now who wants to plan my wedding (mind you I'm always broke). JK. Maybe.

New Years Eve, 2012

Ending the year 2012 and starting 2013 I spend the evening with Candis, and a few of her friends. I met up with her at her house where Austynn begged me to stay and play. I told her when I get home, which would be way late, I'd stay the night so she would see me in the morning. She assured me shed be awake when I got home. Lol. Later, my brother sent a picture and a message that said "I put Austynn in her room and later couldn't find her. I went outside and saw her sitting on the porch staring at your car. Waiting. "Too funny. She was asleep when I got to her house. But I carried her from the couch to her bed and crawled in bed and slept with her like I promised still.

 

Happy Birthday, handsome man

This week (on 1/2/13) my handsome nephew turned the big 0-9. For his ninth birthday I bought him a water hose. Not your every day hose though. This one is "magical". It fits in your pocket until you use it. Then it expands to 50 feet. When you are done it shrinks back. Mom got him 2 big packs of batteries. What sounds like a lame gift is exactly what he gets excited for. I love that goofy boy.







 

Beautiful Veteran's Day!

Lucky for me, I work for a company that closes on all holidays, including Veterans Day. I had gotten home from a great morning with a friend, and decided I missed the kids. I haven't seen them in over a week, and when I pulled up in the driveway, Austynn made it clear when she jumped in my arms and said "JULIE! I haven't seen you ALL week!!" love these kids. It was the perfect weather to play outside.





 

Photo Collage

One of the things I found on Pinterest, and Literally Inspired.. How to make cute collages. Now all I need is to find a place to hang these. I plan on doing more pics than this eventually. But for now,I will just stare at these on the ground.

They look smaller than they are, but they are 8x10 photos.  

 

Match Me

Bonnie has been in love with Chase Somers since elementary school and seeing him at the altar with the absolute wrong girl causes her to do the unthinkable—toss a shoe in his direction in order to try and stop it. But she doesn’t count on the shoe knocking him out. Nor does she count on the entire church knowing it was her who did the throwing. The shoe doesn’t stop the wedding, but it does make her the laughingstock of her town. As Bonnie copes with both the embarrassment of her actions and the loss of the boy she has always loved, her best friend Jill attempts to yank her out of her despair by pushing her to use Match Me, an online dating service. Despite her skepticism, Bonnie agrees to go on a few dates, dates that end up going comically bad. Convinced that she will be single forever, an unanticipated complication causes Bonnie to take stock of her life and the people around her. Was she really ever in love with Chase Somers? Or was loving him simply the easy thing to do? Crashing the wedding—and throwing that shoe—just may end up being the smartest thing she's ever done.

This was a super fast, easy book to read. It had me laughing to the very end. Bonnie's childhood best friend, who is also her ex-boyfriend is getting. She shows up to the wedding intent to crash it and change his mind, convince him to marry her instead. The quircky wedding crashing girl doens't have much good luck these days. Her best friend convinces her to date other people and try to forget about Chase. Besides, he's on a fantastic honeymoon with his new bride.