Gratitude-a-Day 30

Wow 30 days! This only scratches the surface of the many things I am thankful for.

Today I am grateful that Sean and I found a place to live! I'll move in after Christmas and Sean will move in when we get married. Obv. Cause that would be a not so good if he moved in sooner.

Anyway, its a cute little basement apartment in north Orem, just a few blocks away from my cousin Chad and his family. Also, soooo much closer to my cousin Kelly's house in Saratoga Springs, where we spend quite a bit of time. It will be interesting the few months that I'm living there before we get married, it is sooo far away from Sean's parents. But I guess we are still blessed because we still will be able to see each other every day. (My old roommate is getting married in about a month and they have been apart their entire engagement... troopers.)

Anyway, its a cute little place and I will post pics as soon as everything is set up!

P.S. Can anyone else believe that December is TOMORROW? Wow time flies...

Gratitude-a-Day 19, 20, 21... and an announcement :)

Day 19: I'm grateful for surprises :)

Surprise 1: I'm engaged! To Sean Parker. He is the most wonderful man I've ever met and understands me so completely it is kinda scary. But in a good way of course.

Surprise 2: Sean totally surprised me with his proposal. I totally thought we were going to get engaged over Thanksgiving break when we went to CA to visit my parents. Nope. Apparently he skyped with my parents last week and asked for permission. 

We had already been ring shopping and had picked out the ring and stone (Custom Ring Design on 9th East in Provo. They were so awesome!) So I knew he had the ring already but I really thought I wasn't going to get it until we were in CA.

I got home from work on Friday and he was standing in my kitchen with a dozen red roses. He had printed a bunch of pictures of us and strung them across the kitchen, and was playing our song. Then he told me he had talked to my parents already, got down on one knee and proposed. I immediately started crying (well, more of a hyperventalating/crying thing, it was weird; but I was exhausted), said yes, and there you go! We are getting married March 22 in the Mount Timpanogus Temple.

(he did a really good job. i was totally surprised by the whole thing!)

Day 20: I'm grateful for Sean's family and how welcoming they were with me, right from the beginning. They are so much fun to be around and I love them.

Day 21: I'm grateful for paid time off. And that I only have to work 2 days this week and get paid for 5. Yay for vacation!