Registering!!

This Monday, Tom and I spent a good 3-4 hours registering.  Over the past few months I have been creating a list of things we should register for. I have looked at what I have and will still keep (ie/ I bought and it is in good shape and not a hand-me-down) and decided what needed to be replaced.  My plan was that the more organized I was before hand the less painful it would be for both of us during the whole registering process.  It did cause some struggles beforehand but I know that Tom appreciated it when we hit the store.

I had my list organized according to room in a hypothetical house that we may or may not buy one day (we will).  While the store didn't necessarily line up with my order (how RUDE) I know that it helped us in not getting to excited and zapping everything with the gun!  We started at the Bay and did well I think.  We found a lot of what we were looking for and that was exciting.  After the Bay we hit up Sears hoping to be able to finish off the list....but we were in for a surprise! Sears was anything but useful as far as registering went.  We were so desperate to find stuff and it just didnt work. So we left with only a few things zapped.  Last night I went to Home Outfitters and happily found everything we had on our list at Sears plus things we were missing from either store. So we will be hitting the registering road once again this Friday at Home Outfitters. What fun!! I know we will likely be going in to add stuff to the lists over the next 6  months but its nice to have the big registering time out of the way -  or to know we will come Friday night.

Other than that life is good! My apartment is being shown a lot lately which makes me excited! Moving in a month!!!

Never Alone

One day while walking home from university, I remember thinking about Mary and what life must have been like for her.  A young, unmarried pregnant woman in a time when that would mean a stoning.  This led me to thoughts about what it must like to be pregnant. What it would feel like to have another human being, formed in you and growing in you.  Something that struck me for some reason was that you would never feel alone.  At least that is what I think. It would be a constant reminder of God's love, His presence.

I was reminded of this thought today while driving home from a meeting with colleagues.  Watching the fall colours pass by made me think of life.  I thought about what life will be like when I get married. For some reason what hit me was eating breakfast and lunch (assuming there is time) the day of the wedding and how they would be my last meals `alone.`   I thought about how from that day on, I would always have Tom.  It`s weird to think about. Not that I am alone now because I have my family and friends but it will be in a different way.    I have started reading The Good News about Sex and Marriage, by Christopher West. Last year some friends and I started a book club to read, Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II. It was the toughest thing ever! So now my plan is to read books about his book in hopes of one day reading Theology of the Body and being able to understand it 100% (here's hoping)!   One of the things that JPII talks about is how married couples through their sexuality are invited to participate in creation with God.  I only just started The Good News about sex and Marriage but it reminded me of that from JPII.  How exciting is that?  God not only created us out of love, but in His great love has chosen us to be creators with Him out of our love??  It is something that I am sure cannot be explained with words.  Through this creation comes new life. All leading to never being alone!!  A feeling of complete belong. I am my beloveds and my beloved is mine.

Maybe I over think things but there are so many little things I look forward to about being married!  So many!! It will be a fun adventure - one that is just 215 days away!

Thirty Day Shred: Round 2 - Failure is not an option!!

So after failing miserably at my first attempt, I am starting today again with the 30 Day Shred. I started back at the beginning.  So Level 1 again today! It killed me just like last time. I thought it would be much easier because I had done it before but not doing any form of workout for 2+ weeks killed me!  But here we are once again doing it.  It will happen! Tom is doing the P90x workout so my motivation is to do the 30 day challenge in the next 30 days so that when I move into his parents place I can maybe start P90X (or at least parts of it).  So that is the plan!! I just want to tone up - as I said before. I really don't want or need (I think) to lose weight. Just overall toning will be good!

I put the Save the Dates in the mail yesterday! Time to begin the confusion of everyone!! Yeah! "It didn't say where the wedding was!" "How do we RSVP?" oh what fun!

One a week=fail!

So I failed at writing last week! Oops! But I have had a few weeks lately with more than one post so it's just fine!!

It was just Thanksgiving weekend and it was great to be able to spend time with the people I am most thankful for in my life.  It seems like we very rarely get to be all together because of where we all live and our crazy schedules. So the fact that all my sisters were able to get together was great! A big blessing!!

So life is good! Busy but good! I am excited about what the future holds. so much will be changing in the next year with getting married, and hopefully starting school again!! But we'll see!! I want it all to happen now!!!

Nothing new has really gone down with the planning.  I have recently decided to include light pink (I think) as a accent with our SANGRIA! Hopefully it works out. We just need SOMETHING!!   Also been thinking about flowers. I know NOTHING about flowers but I know I like peonies!!! If they are cheap I am in! I have a very hard time spending money on things that in the end I wonder if anyone will even notice. My goal is to be not cheap but smart. Spend money on things we will remember and that are important to us. Not on details that we will never look back on and notice. So that is my philosophy that is also applying to flowers. Something nice and simple and smart (read=cheap).