Happy Halloween!

Lots of Wedding Pictures

So, I have been married for almost 10 years!! Recently we got all of our photos scanned in, so now I have digital versions of our wedding photos. We were young and poor when we got these, so please keep that in mine when viewing :)

Me :)

Hubby

Gess didn't want me to look taller than him in the pics, so I wore keds :)

Awwww

Pretty Cake

One of my favorite pictures--I wish I remember what I was saying :)

I like this one too!

My little brother taking my picture

Signing on the dotted line...look at my MOH's face :)

Officially Crazy

So I think that I have alluded to this and flat out told some people, but I figured it is time for the full out announcement---I am crazy!  Okay, that is probably not a surprise to anyone...but here is why...

I am writing a 50,000 word novel....during the month of November!  November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).  This is the 10th year that this has went on.  The basic premise is that the biggest thing you need to get a rough draft completed is a deadline.  So...you write 50,000 words in 30 days.  That comes out to 1,667 words per day.  

Now, timing couldn't really be much worse.  I am 5 weeks into my first MBA class and work is crazy busy...but the appeal of this is just too much for me.  Gess is going to do it too (or at least he says that he is), so I will hopefully have some positive peer pressure.

So...over the next month I might not be blogging much--or maybe my novel character will blog for me... :)  If you see me or feel like helping...ask me how many words I have.  Accountability is good.

3 more days...

Vote for Clane!

My bud Clane has a picture up for the Canon Photography in the Parks Photo Contest. You can go HERE and photo for his picture (bamboo forest).

Thanks!!

Guess Who?

History--Engagement

So...I am feeling a bit sentimental tonight, so I thought that I would tell my engagement story. I had been dating Gess for a year. It was our 1 year anniversary and Gess told me that he had a job interview in Boise so that we would go out for lunch after. He talked to my professor (the joys of a small college) and got me excused from the quiz. We drove into Boise (we lived in Nampa at the time, which is about 20 minutes away). He told me that we had some time before his interview (which was supposedly at Home Depot) so we would go to the rose garden that we liked to go to. So, we went and walked around. He was being sweet and stopped us in front of a particular rose bush--the Singing in the Rain roses. Then he got down on one knee and proposed. I said yes (of course), and then he pointed out that one of his professors was a little ways away videotaping the proposal. So sweet! After that, the professor took some pictures of us around the garden (see them below).

After that Gess said that he really did need to go to the interview and we got in the car and drove off. He "got lost" and we ended up at the Boise Airport. He told me that there was one more surprise in the airport, so we went inside. We got through security (after I showed off my bling to the security checkers of course!) and went to one of the gates (this was pre-9/11 and the changes in security). We sat there for awhile and then there was a call for a flight to Seattle. Gess stood up and said "That's us!" He had booked us on a flight to Seattle for the day. I was so excited.

He wanted it to be special so he rented a Town Car--not the best car for Seattle :) I remember him trying to parallel park that thing :) Anyway, he had arranged for us to meet his cousins for coffee. After that we went to downtown Seattle and just walked around. Then we had dinner at Palisade. It was a great dinner and a beautiful location.

Then we got back on the plane and flew back to Seattle. The next day, half of the college knew about the engagement, so it was easy for me to show off my ring and talk about the story.

Isn't he sweet??? :)

Logos, logos, logos

I have been playing around A LOT with logos/monograms lately.  Here are some that I have come up with recently.  Some good--some not so good.  But fun none the less!!