Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Memorial Day Weekend

This past weekend was pretty busy. On Saturday, May 23rd I went to my cousin's for his to celebrate his graduation from high school. Congratulations, Kevin!

Sunday, May 24th was a long and busy day. I had to run AV at church, lead the praise and worship, and spoke about the Something from Jessie dinner. After church I went to work at Williams-Sonoma. I worked there until close. Once I got home I had dinner with Dan and the family and then went for a nice, long walk with Dan.

Monday, May 25th (Memorial Day), Dan and I both had the day off so we took the time to run errands and then met up with his mom in Wisconsin. We played some golf (my 3rd time playing) and then went out for dinner and rented a movie. The weekend was full and busy, but also very nice!


I still have so much to get done for the Something from Jessie Spaghetti Dinner, but things are really coming along. I will share more later. but right now I've got to run.

Only 30 days until the wedding!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Dan's Graduation from Lewis University

On Sunday, May 17, 2009 Dan graduated from Lewis University! A day that once felt so distant has quickly snuck up on us. It was a great day... the sun was out and the weather was warm (in the sun at least).

Much of Dan's family was able to attend his graduation. Below is a picture of his mom (Carol), Dad (Dan), and one of his sisters (Mandy). Mandy's boyfriend, Cale, was in attendance as well.

Congratulations to Dan and the entire Lewis University Class of 2009! Dan, I am so very proud of you! You never cease to amaze me with how hard you work and remain dedicated to each and every project to take on! You're awesome!

Another shout out and massive Congratulations go to my sister, Kathleen! On Friday, May 15th she graduated with her Masters from NDSU. Unfortunately, I could not make it to her graduation, but I proudly looked through photos that were taken by my father. Way to go, Kathleen! You're the best and I am super proud of all that you do! Now... please come home soon! I miss you!

And... as promised... here are a few photos of mine and Dan's new apartment! These were taken the day that we signed the lease. As of right now, Dan is all moved in.

Our fireplace in the living room! It's a gas fireplace, so it turns on and off with a switch.

From this angle you can see our dinning room and part of our kitchen. To the right is the rest of the kitchen and our pantry/laundry room and to the left you'll see the door that leads into our master bedroom and master bathroom. How nice!

Here is a view from the dinning room so you can see the rest of the kitchen. Through that white door is our pantry/laundry room (with a full size washer and dryer). We got lucky, not all the units have a washer and dryer in them.

Our apartment consists of two bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, pantry/laundry room, balcony (we're on the 3rd/top floor), dish washer, walk-in closets in both bedrooms, and lots of other little goodies.

While Dan is all moved in, there really isn't much furniture, but we'll have some more once I move in and we are planning to buy some new furniture before or after the wedding (depending on deals that we may find).

I'm still waiting on quite a number of RSVPs from guests. I'm not really stressin' over it. They're due Saturday, June 6th. Wow! Time is going by so fast! How exciting!

Only 36 days until the wedding!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

We Have A Winner!

Dan and I have successfully found an apartment! It is a two bedroom, two bathroom, with a gas fireplace and a washer and dryer in the unit! A little bigger then we were originally looking for, but we got a sweet deal. We are both very excited about our new home. While we are in the process of getting our new things moved in, Dan is really the only one who will be living there before the wedding.

Dan is finished with school (as of last week) and is currently working full-time. He graduates this Sunday! YAY! This week his is still in his dorm, but he has to be all moved out by Sunday. He'll have everything out before then. Everything has worked out nicely. Now Dan has a place to go after graduation. That means, less moving for him. Phew!

I have pictures of our new place, but I do not have them on me at the moment. I will try to post them soon!

Only 45 days until the wedding!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Apartment Hunting

Dan and I have been on the hunt for a lovely new place we can call home. We've been doing lots of research for the past couple of weeks, talking with friends and family (and their friends and family), and viewing some of our favorites in hopes of finding the right place for us to share.

We found one apartment that is a little bit bigger then we've been looking for and a bit more then we were planning to spend, but it looks like we may have found a real jewel! It's on a special right now, so if everything works out we will get a sweet deal! So we are praying that everything will work out. We really like this apartment and we both felt very at home while we were there.

As of right now we're looking to lease an apartment for at least one year. We are not sure where we will be next year and until Dan is done with his extended schooling we really cannot commit to any place more permanent.

Apartment hunting with Dan is so exciting! Just thinking that in less then two months we will be married and sharing a lovely new home together makes me smile!

Only 52 days until the wedding!