Being engaged is terrific!

I think one of the best things about being engaged is that there is so much to look forward to--and I know that I have found my "one." He's a pretty wonderful guy, if I do say so myself!

Wow!

It's amazing what a long list of things there are to do! Fortunately, we have four months to fit it all in. I love being engaged, but it's already been somewhat emotional for me. Four months of emotionalness and crazy planning does not sound extremely exciting at the moment....

The Perfect Dress Found on Day 1

So, I did find the perfect dress on my first shopping excursion. I started at Alysse's and tried on at least ten-twelve dresses, taking pictures of the ones that I liked. Then, my cousin and I went to David's Bridal. Jeny (the cousin) told them that I was a "minimalist." And, the first dress I tried on was perfect--there is just no other word to describe it. It is quite simple, but it will knock Bill's socks off come the wedding day....

Progress

On the laundry list of all the things we need to do, we need to sit down and make a laundry list of all the things we need to do.  But we have been making headway as it is.  We have a date, October 10th.  We've decided we want to get married at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  We just went to the open house yesterday, and it is beautiful.  It was a toss up between there and the new Draper Temple.  But now that we've seen it, we really like it.

We are in address collection mode now.  I've made up a spreadsheet so we can keep track of who we have addresses for and who we still need to hear from, and then when the time comes, who we've sent announcements to and who to send Thank You cards to.

But the big thing today is that Amber is going dress shopping with her bridesmaids.  It probably will be something that takes a couple of trips to decide, but you never know, she could find the perfect one today.  This is where I take a step aside and let the girls do their thing.

WaterQuest

So last night a guy came over to Amber's to do a sales pitch for a water softening system.  He was a nice guy and not a natural born salesman.  But we were sold on the benefits of the system.  The pitch involved a cool chemistry set and we could see the side-by-side difference between the hard and softened water.  He tried his darnedest to close the deal, and his boss was willing to bend over backwards for us.  They even cut the total price in half for us.  But even then, the monthly price was too much for us to justify given an upcoming wedding and uncertain income.

We felt bad that we sent the guy away without anything to show for it, he really seemed genuine. But after he left, we went and checked where the thing would have gone, and I couldn't figure where they would have squeezed it in.  Maybe in our next place. . .

It was just interesting that we hadn't even been engaged 24 hours and we were already having our first sales pitch together.

I'm the luckiest girl alive!

Just wanted to let all of you know that I have found the best man alive! Sorry to disappoint all of you who are still looking for that perfect someone. I already caught him!

Step 1: Check - Step 2: In Progress

First comes love, THEN comes marriage.

I proposed to Amber on his birthday, and her acceptance made for one of the best birthdays in my life! Of course she thought it was her birthday, too!

We love each other very much, and we've decided to spend the rest of our lives together.

This Blog is for you though, to keep you updated on us as we prepare to tie the knot! As details become available we will post them here and at our Facebook group.

We want addresses! Please send your address to us at billandambersittinginatree@gmail.com!