So, I made a post last week and once again my crappy computer at school failed me. Nothing much has happened. Wedding plans are going really well,our colors are chocolate brown, turquoise, dark pink and orange. I am carrying pink roses (or that is the plan anyway). Right now we are working on things that we are making, throwing stuff, programs, etc. It is really fun. We are trying to get the house together at the same time which combined with school makes for some stressful days, but Steve is always able to help me see things in a more rational manner. Steve has completely taken care of our honeymoon, so that is a nice relief for me. I feel like I have written this stuff before, but I can't remember if it was the blog that failed, SO, please forgive me if you have read all of this before.
In Veronika news, Monday at Pre-School a little boy took the car that she was playing in so...she bit him. She has never been a biter, and hopefully it was a one time incident, but she DID NOT want to tell her dad.
We are getting both dogs spayed and neutered today. Dakota is just getting neutered to prevent problems. Belle is getting spayed as a last ditch effort to calm her down. She will not stay in the fence unless she is chained up and she can't behave well with Veronika. So, hopefully this will work or we are going to have one VERY sad 4 year old on our hands.
School is going pretty well, I honestly don't see how I can do this for the rest of my life so we are praying that I will be able to stay home in a few years by the time we have a baby. There is just so much paper work and nonsense that we have to deal with that has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with bettering our teaching or helping our children. Sorry to rant there, but Steve gets tired of hearing the brunt of my frustration!
All in all life is Grand! I have a fiance that I love and I step-daughter that I adore. On top of that I have a wonderful extended family that I love and appreciate! Until next time...

This was taken the same day that Amanda took our pictures. Veronika is pouting because she can't really decide if she wants her picture taken or not. Oh, the life changing decisions of a 4 year old. I just thought is was really cute. It actually kind of reminds me of Amanda and her pouty faces of childhood.
Nothing much new has happened here. We didn't have Veronika this weekend so we just worked around the house. Saturday we cleaned, Steve mowed, then we went to Brad and Paula's to watch the game. After that, we went wedding shopping which is ALWAYS fun! Only 8 1/2 weeks! That night we went to eat at Cozymel's (one of our favorites) and to see "Black Dahlia." It was a good movie, but very deep and gruesome. But, we both really enjoyed our time together.
Sunday after church mom made some DELICIOUS spaghetti so we all went over there. I really love this new tradition. Soon, we need to all start taking turns, but it is so fun for everyone to be together atleast that one day. After that, Veronika's mom called and asked if we could keep Veronika and her sister Kalyssa for the afternoon. So, we took the girls for ice cream and went to Garden Ridge for a little bit. Well, that is about it for us! I will update later!
Love you all!

I'm Back

This is Veronika trying on a flower girl dress. It is not the one that we ended up buying. I feel like I can finally breath again! I was out 1/2 a day today for meetings and the kids acted like fools this afternoon. Then, I will be out tomorrow and Friday for meetings so there is no telling what I will have waiting for me Monday Morning. I hate being away from my class.
Steve and I went to get our engagement pictures taken last night. It was alot of fun. We are using the same photographer that Amanda and Josh used. After that we went to get Veronika and since Steve and I were already dressed nice we decided to go to Olive Garden. Veronika was a little upset that the whole family wouldn't be there, but she loves to get all of our attention to.
The wedding is going really nicely. Really the only thing left to do is figure out the flower situation. If all goes well, Jeane, the women who did Amanda's flowers will do them. However, her dad just found out that he has a brain tumor, so we are not sure about the situation there.
I am SO excited, I just can't wait to be married to this man. Yes, we both have our faults (or atleast I pretend to so that others don't feel badly)but I am so happy with him! I just can't wait to be his wife!
Well, I think that is about it in my life! We did finish what will be our Master Bedroom, FINALLY, so the house should obtain some sort of organization in the next few weeks! I love you all!

Labor Day

Monday comes too quickly! I didn't think about wedding, school, house stuff, or ANYTHING ALL weekend! It was so nice to get away and relax. Steve and I went to Branson for the weekend. We had bought a package a couple of months back...on of those timeshare deals. It was VERY annoying, our 90 minute tour lasted 3 hours, but, we got a hotel, dinner, and tickets to a show so I guess it was semi worth it. We got there Saturday morning and went to Branson Landings which is a new, huge shopping center and is has a Bass Pro Shop. That night we went and saw Cirque. It was awesome, it was all amazing feats of strength, etc. We had our free dinner that night and we must have picked the worst one of all of our choices. We were really surprised that we didn't get sick. Sunday morning we did the stupid Timeshare tour, it was a huge waste of our time. That afternoon we went to Silver Dollar City and messed around until they closed and then went to eat at Landry's Seafood; it was absolutely DELICIOUS! Monday morning we scoped out a few places for our honeymoon then headed back to Silver Dollar City to finish up some shopping. Well, on our 2nd ride I got EXTREMELY nauseaous, so I felt sick for the next couple of hours. Then, we make a few more shopping stops in town, ate dinner and headed home. Veronika didn't get to go with us b/c it was her mom's weekend, but we found places that we want to get her Christmas presents, so it all worked out well! I love you all...