engagement

ok. so most of you know this story already, but it hasn't gotten old to me yet, so here it goes. :) i'm engaged!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jason & I have been together for 3 years this month and i knew we were going to get married someday, but he completely caught me off guard! I couldn't be any happier! It happened on November 25th. He had gotten a call early that morning and gotten up right away and left. He had told me the night before that he was planning on selling something to a guy on Race Dezert, so I didn't think too much about it. I woke up hours later, wondering where he was, so I gave him a call and wasn't very nice! :/ He was super sweet (even though i was being such a grump!) and told me he'd be home shortly, that he was getting my car washed. So I got out of bed and waited for him in the living room (not knowing that I was ruining his plans). Apparently he had planned to come in and put the ring on my finger while I was still asleep! So, he kind of got caught, pretty much red handed. I saw the box in his hand right when he walked in the door & he stood there like a deer caught in headlights. So, he stopped, said "Baby, you know I'm not good at keeping secrets..." and got down on one knee right in the middle of our living room! I was completely caught offguard & in utter disbelief. I, of course, said yes & immediately started calling everyone in my phone book!! hahah. I was seriously on cloud 9 the rest of the day. I have never been so happy in my entire life. Seriously, it's the BEST compliment in the woooorld to hear someone tell you they want to spend the rest of their life with you. <3>

here's my beautiful ring!

so later on that week , me & jay threw an engagement party to celebrate! It was so much fun!! Amy made me the cutest ring boxes made out of rice krispy treats! All the pictures are up on my myspace & facebook, so make sure you check them out! The entire night was full of laughs and good friends, and lots of drinks! Special thanks to Sarah for being the designated bartender that night! Not only did you make the yummiest chocolate cake shots, you saved my life with In N Out! What would I ever do without you??

And lastly, but definitely not least I picked my sister, Amy, to be my maid of honor. I'm so excited to share this experience with you! And to chew you out when you're not doing things right!! Watch out! Here Bridezilla comes!! Jason & I decided to make the engagement over a year so that we don't have to stress too, too much or feel too overwhelmed with planning and paying, etc. So for right now, the date's May 21st, 2011! Mark you non-existant calendars! hahah. Also, Sarah, my other big sister has done me the honor of being my Matron of Honor. :) I'm excited to have her help because she just had her wedding and she knows so much more than I do about these things! Haha. And Mrs. Haley Jackson is my official wedding planner. I'm seriously so stoked about this. I have complete confidence in her to make my wedding day my fairytale wedding. Everyone's already been so SUPPORTIVE and SO much help! I'm so excited!!

ebenezer.

so today my mom, jason's family & i went on one of our many family adventures. seriously, jason's family is so good at getting together pretty regularly and i love days out like this. thanks to jaimie who was pretty much our tour guide and had everything set up and ready to go, today was completely stress-free and so much fun! so, we took the metrolink down to hollywood to go see "A Christmas Carol" in 3D @ the Orpheum theater. Maaa woke me up bright & early with McDonalds breakfast :] (one of the many reasons i love her so). We had to be @ Aunt Cheryl's by 9 to make it to the train on time. We ended up in Hollywood @ around 11 and the movie didn't start till 1, so we headed to Grauman's Chinese Theater where me & mom HAD to find John Wayne's footprints & see if they were loose!! ;) [any I Love Lucy fan will understand this]

afterwards all of us went to johnny rockets for lunch and before we knew it, it was time to go to the movie. :) We lucked out because the movie had a live Disney performance before it. Equipped with LIVE Mickey & Minnie, Goofie, and more. Paige absolutely LOVED IT. I seriously almost started crying because it tugged at my heart so much to see her. She sat straight up on Jaimie's lap & just started jumping all over the place! She had the biggest smile on her face & she was giggling and screaming and having so much fun! Then the movie started (3D movies are so much fun by the way). It was an okay movie. It's definitely not a kids movie, that's for sure. But I completely enjoyed the experience.

mama found the door's star & nearly had a coronary. :)

Before we knew it, the movie was over and we had an hour and a half before we had to catch the metro on the way back home. So we walked to this sandwich place called Phillipes (which is apparently a pretty big deal). It was SO much fun & so nice to just hang out with family all day long & catch up and just have a good time.

time warp.

oooh my gosh. so much has happened since i last blogged and i know Haley wants to strangle me for letting 2 months go by, but with all that's happened in the passed 2 months, i'm sure you'll be seeing a lot more writing from me! Geez louise where do i start?

well, just to go off my last blog, Lasik was a HUGE success!! the very next day my vision was 20/20! its so weird and amazing and unbelievable to be able to see everything all the time! i still feel like i need to get out of bed to take my contacts out every night! but dr. lingua did an amazing job & i'm more than happy.

next, oooooh my God, i got to see my niece's gorgeous little (chunk a dunk) face!!! Sarah had her 4D ultrasound & boy oh boy i fell in loooooooooove. (not that i wasn't already, but it made my heart skip 10 beats to put a face to the beeeellly! haha) seeing sarah fly through this pregnancy and grow and learn with her has been such an amazing and humbling experience. jillybean i can't wait to hold you in my arms! but please wait till february because mommy won't stop bitching about your birthstone for the rest of your life if you come in january!!

here's my niece!!

she TOTALLY has my nose, but sarah says it's hers.

(& i choose not to argue with the temperamental pregnant lady!)

by the way.. I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but that gets it's own blog, which will be next. :]

what's next, oh, thanksgiving! So i had to work this year (surprise, surprise), but i don't mind because lets face it, the holiday pay isn't too shabby. work has been so slow lately, it's scary. rumor has it they might be doing lay offs again. let's hope not. anywho, i was scheduled 9-6, then i had plans to have dinner @ sarah's, then head over to jason's dads house to hang out with that side of my family that evening. well, since work was soo slow, i ended up leaving @ around 4 or 430 and got to sarah's house early. (thank God, i was starving!) the food was AAAAMAZING, so i ate until i regretted it (haha) and had a really good time hanging out with my family, talking about my engagement! & my beautiful niece, Jillian & how we all can't wait to meet her!! afterwards i got to go to cheryl & phils house & hang out with my other niece, paige! Whom i love and adore dearly<3>

next, most of my inner circle of friends have been inspired by my cousin Jessica's blog to write a "101 things in a 1001 days" list & i've officially started mine! I can't believe how incredibly difficult it is to write! i'm not a person that takes disappointment lightly, so i'm scared to put down things on the list that i think i may not be able to fulfill! i recommend everyone make one of these lists!! it's extremely trying & telling & more importantly INSPIRING! I'm so excited to finish this list and post it to show all of you what i'll be up to the next 3 years! haha

Lastly, (but definitely not least...ly?) yesterday sarah had her baby shower! :) Haley was nice enough to host it at her house & Jessica was amazing enough to throw the party! (with haley's help!) it was a huge success! it was sweet & fun & everybody got to see each other and sarah's huge belly. it almost felt like an adult tea party! haha. sarah ended up coming home with a nursery full of much needed & much appreciated presents for the Headlee's newest addition!