Wedding Stress

Can I tell you how much FUN I am having, planning my wedding?!?!?!

I have many of the details nailed down and there is not too much left to do besides ordering a cake, flowers and the finishing touches...

The most difficult part right now is nailing down my guest list. When I sat down the very first time to write out my guest list, I had about 360 people on my own... Goodness did I have a reality check real quick... Then, when Rick added his list, we had over 500 people!! Needless to say, our list needed to be revised... again... and again... We are trying to keep our wedding around 300 people, but we are having the most difficult time. How in the world am I supposed to decide who gets cut and who makes the cut??

AAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

I finally came to the realization(with the help of my amazing fiance) that there are many people who have touched and influenced my life. There are people who have been there for me and given me advice to help shape the person I am today. But, as we continue to move on in this ever-changing world that we live in, I have to suck it up and decide. So I have to come to terms with the fact that I will probably hurt some people's feelings, but ther eis nothing else I can do...

On a lighter note.... I am getting married in less than 8 months!!! Yay!!

I have to decide on a cake and flowers. I know that I want calla lilies, but I am not sure about what else I want and how I want everything to be. So, I look forward to the next few months... making those decisions and hangin with family and friends as we make table decorations, invitations and favors... and put on the party of the year!!

Valentine's Day

February 14, 2008

I hope everyone had a Valentine's Day as good as mine...
I LOVE Valentine's Day!!!
I love that it is the holiday, for me anyway, that is focused on the little things and just appreciating love in your life, whether it is the love of a significant other, a family member, a child, or simply your friends, who are cherished in your life.
Rick got up and went to work at four o'clock in the morning, so aside from the quick peck on the cheek in the morning, I didn't see him until after work. He brought me orange tulips home on Tuesday and they just happened to open beautifully on Thursday. They are soo beautiful! We both happened to pick each other up a Greatest Hits CD of different artists and a favorite chocolate, accompanied by a humorous, but strangely appropriate, card of choice.
I made linguini and clams and garlic cheese biscuits for dinner and a chocolate cream pie for dessert. We had the kids, Rick's mom and grandmother over for dinner as well. It was just a fun evening.
Now we have a weekend to ourselves. Life is good. I love being HAPPY!!

The Beginning

Well, here goes nothing!!! It seems as if this is the new thing to do... BLOG!!! As I begin 2008, I have reflected on life and where it has placed me. I find myself in a place in which I am content and makes me happy each and every day. Here is a little catch up on me...
At the beginning of the year I was living in an apartment with Angelica, substitute teaching and coaching swimming at Dinuba High AND dating Rick for the second time around.
As we enter 2008, I am living in Exeter with Rick and his kids, working at CIGNA, and for the first time in 13 years, I am not coaching...
But I do support WOODLAKE FOOTBALL!!!!
Life changing year? I do believe so...
I decided that I do not want to teach anymore. I am planning to go back to school and get my counseling credential so that I can go into high school counseling. For the time being, I am working as a Customer Service Rep for CIGNA International. I love the people I work with for the most part. Is it a life-long job for me? Definitely not. But fine for now... I am not coaching... A decision that was pretty difficult, but one that I was content with... It's a little wierd... I didn't miss water polo too much, just the kids... Once swim season is on its way, I'm sure it will tug at the heart strings a little more...

I moved in with Rick and the kiddos in a three bedroom house in Exeter. We added Alabama to our family. She's the adorable Husky in my pics. Rick is the head coach at Woodlake so I get to wear my favorite color (orange) and cheer on those boys that I have grown to love! In the off season, we are catching basketball and soccer games, cheering them on in their "other" sports. So I am staying involved in atheltics, something that will no doubt, never lack.
Ricky and Marina started basketball, so we will stay busy.
Life is good! I'm completely content right now at this point in my life. Life is fun... The way it should be... And I have no regrets. I'm living life the same as I always have... Spontaneously and by the heart. So now we end 2007.
The goals for 2008?
Start working out.
Go back to school.
Keep in better touch with a few people.
Perfect spanish rice.
Win the Lotto (hey, a girl can dream, can't she?)