21 days and Counting...What a long day!

Making mint dough

Molding the mints with Kimmy

Finished with some mints

Molding Leaf mints with Kimmy

Kimmy & I smiling

Making the green Leaves

Mom Making Pew bows

wedding boxes purchased for keepsakes

Wedding decorations (Rehearsal Dinner)

Good Evening! As you can see yesterday I wasn't able to get on the site to update. Mom and I got up on Friday morning and went to Shenandoah and got her haircut at the "Heart & Soul Salon". After she was finished we headed to Omaha to pick-up rosebud bowls, floating candles, iridescent rocks from a lady who was trying to get rid of them . Mom found her on Craig's list and we decided to spend the 21 dollars to get all the things. We then stopped at Hancock fabrics and got 5 yards of bamboo colored chiffon material to use with are other table decorations. I also was able to pick up the material that will be utilized in Deacon Bill and Pat Smith's quilt. I am super excited about how it will turn out. We then went to target to exchange a set of glasses that were broken from a bridal shower. While we were there we stopped by the dollar bins and picked up the cute little Dream vases and the Live, Laugh, & Learn vases. I will be putting flowers in those and using them at the rehearsal dinner. Finally around 1pm we made it Kimmy house. We showed her all of the buys that we had gotten that day.

We then sat down and decided to start trying to figure out exactly how to decorate the tables at the wedding reception. We utilized an 8 ft table of Kimmy's to make it like a mock set up. It never even crossed my mind to take a picture of what it would actually look like. We decided that we needed to run back to Omaha to pick up approximately 7 more yards of the chiffon material and we also purchased the keepsake wedding boxes from card party outlet. We ended up back at Kimmy's house around 6:00pm and the snow had already began to fall on the ground. We got back mom started making the pew bows and Kim and I started to work on the mints. I was like are we really going to make 500-600 mints. I knew I would be there forever. By the time we finished 4 packages of cream cheese it was about 12:00am. Mom and I left Kimmy's house and headed back to mom and Dad's House. The weather was pretty fierce. It was like mom and I had decided to venture out into a blizzard. It took us approximately 3 hours to get home.

Today...We went to the Emporium gift shop in Shenandoah and I picked up a few wedding gifts, registered for a few more items. We then walked across the street to get my Dad and Thomas measured for there tuxedo's. Finally we stopped at the Elks lodge to speak with Doug about the final preparation for the wedding reception. We order the table linens and the alcohol. Deb Maher is the person who is hemming my wedding dress. She contacted me this afternoon and asked if I could come back and try the dress on again. We all were in agreeance that the boning was to be removed. It was making the bust of the dress fit awkward. Otherwise, I've been hanging out here with my family and trying to accomplish as many tasks as possible. There lots of drifts on the ground and the weather outside is freezing. I look forward to the upcoming days before the wedding.

23 days and counting...Trip home!

Good Morning!
Yesterday it was 64 and sunny out and today it is 35 and gloomy. I heard that we maybe in for some bad weather over the next day or so. I hate how the weather changes so dramatically everyday. It terrible you begin to think spring is on the way and then bam...we have snow on the ground again. I am working in the office at Grand View today until about 11:00am. I will then go back to my apartment and grab my things for home that I packed last night. Kiss night and tell him I love him. Then I will head to work at St. Theresa's. Where as you all know I teach the 4 year old class. It is very enjoyable for me because I am able to do all kinds of crafts and different activities with them. They all love "miss Lindsey" I have really come to love a few of the little guys there. They tend to be very clingy with me too. They never want me to go and they always want to go home to my place. It makes me feel so great inside.
Well, this afternoon I will be heading back to mom and dad's to get more things done for the upcoming wedding. Tonight I have my final dress fitting with my awesome new shoes. They will be hemming the bottom and placing a button to bussle the back. I then have to meet with Dennis McDremott to look at the candle holders for the pews. This is so I can decide how to decorate them during the wedding.I will also have to make the decision as to weather or not I am going to need to us all of them. Friday morning mom and I will be going to Elkhorn, Nebraska to make mints with my mom's good friend Kim from High school. She is like another mother to Lacey, Thomas and I. I believe that the best part about this trip is that I get to hang out with my little brother and see my parents... I miss Thomas so much! Saturday I will be running into the Emporium to get some gifts and register for a few more things. I need to get Thomas and Dad fitted for there Tux's and get the measurements in to the Tuxedo place here in Des Moines. Other than that mom and I will just be getting things done while we are hanging out at home. Have a blessed day and remember to enjoy each day to the fullest.

24 days to go...Ash Wednesday

Good Evening!
Tonight has been a crazy busy night. I got home from work at the daycare, Nick and I had to run up to Hy-Vee to grab a few items since we have now enter the season of lent. I will be traveling home to mom and dad's to work on somethings for the wedding. Therefore, I couldn't leave Nick with nothing but meat to eat on Friday evening. We then came back to my apartment threw the stuff in the refrigerator and headed off to church at 5:30pm. We got to church and all the parking lots were full and all the side streets were packed. We decided to park on the side of the driveway. People had been parking on the grass and everywhere. We headed in to hear the mass and to got our ashes. After mass we headed back to my apartment to cook dinner together. We decided that we would have fish sticks and our invented 4 cheese macaroni. We added pepperjack cheese, Velveeta, mozzarella and cheddar cheese. It was some of the best macaroni that we have created. Nick said that next time it would be best in the oven for about 25 minutes. At around 7:05pm I headed down to the Men's Basketball game. It was a conference game against Clarke college in Dubuque Iowa. The Grand View Men pulled it off with a 74-61 win. This means they will be playing on Friday night at 7pm. Now I am in the process of running the Men's Intramural playoffs tonight. Lastnight was the first night and things have been running really smooth except for the scoreboards not properly functioning correctly.
As you reflect on Ash Wednesday remember that you need to do your daily confessions and try to remember the thing that you gave up. Well, I will turn in for the night...God Bless

25 days and counting...We have a Honeymoon

Good Evening! I just wanted to update you all and let you know Nick and I finally decided on where to go for our Honeymoon. We book the Rui Caribe in Cancun. It is a hotel that does not accept spring breakers and it is an All-Inclusive hotel that has many different water sports for the quest to participate in. We will be leaving omaha airport at 6:00am and arrive in Cancun at around 10:00am. We look forward to spending time together and Relaxing... I place two pictures above so that you can see how magnificent it really is. Nick and I are blessed that we both have traveled to Europe before so we already have passports.

Nick is at is second day at Hy-Vee and is already enjoying his job there. He works most of the time in the refrigerator there stocking milk and all other types of dairy products. I will continue to update you on his job and let you know where we will go with Modern woodmen. Thank you for checking in on us... God bless

26 days to go....Happy 25th birthday to me!

Well, today was my 25th birthday. the day started off with me getting a wake up phone call from my little brother Thomas. I was never so pleased to have him call me. I then got in the shower while Nick cooked me a breakfast sandwich. I went to work at Grand view and was wished a "Happy Birthday" by several of my co-workers. I would like to Thank them for all the wonderful thoughts. I then went to work at St. Theresa's where I was greeted by a few of the children that love me. They wanted to make sure that they were the first to wish me Happy birthday. Mom called and sang to me on my voicemail...It was go cute I almost melted. I love you mom! I came home to a quiet Apartment. I relaxed for awhile and then Nick walked in with a dozen pink roses and a card. he told me to sit while he cooked dinner. He made Spaghetti and meatballs with a zesty sauce, garlic bread and ceasar salad. It was a candle light dinner for two with a little touch of wine. It complimented the meal extremely well. I was then surprised after dinner by Nick with a Dairy Queen Ice cream Cake. That is my favorite cake in the whole entire world. I am the most spoiled person in the world. I love this man who seems to know exactly how to melt my heart. I am so lucky to be marrying him in 25 days. I also would like to end this note with a little thank you to my pookie. I greatly appreciated you making my birthday so special. It was a memorable time. Love you!

27 days and counting...I found them!

Good Evening! Today my little sister left around 11:00am to head back to Council Bluffs. Nick Came back from his parents to say Goodbye to her. So we cleaned up around the apartment and then we put away the laundry that he did at his parents. Later in the afternoon Nick and I went over to DSW to see if I could find some shoes for my wedding dress. These are the shoes that I found. They were originally 54.95 but they had a 70% off sticker on them. I ended up getting these shoes for approximately 17.50. It was the most exciting thing to finally have gotten them. We then went over to Jordan Creek Mall and had a light Lunch at Panera Bread. I got the toccata Chicken Panini and an apple. Nick got broccoli cheese soup and the Italian sub and a bag of chips. We also got a cup of chi tea to share. We then came back to Grand View and Nick helped me to place all my Nursing uniforms in a tub and open up more room in my bedroom closet. we cleaned up all the sweatshirts and got things 100% more organized. Tomorrow Nick has to fill out more paperwork at Modern Woodmen at 9:00 am and then he will have his first day of orientation on the floor at Hy-Vee. We will send you an update tomorrow. God Bless

The Bachelorette Party!

The Bachelorette ...Before the Party!

Nancy, Bailey, Kate, Liz, Nicole, Dulcia

Kayla & Lacey...Intently watching the show

Hostesses: Liz & Nicole

The Gift that Liz & Nicole got me

The Gift From Kayla

More gifts from some of the girls and the gift from Liz & Nicole

The Crown & Sash

Me At the end of the night...Feeling great!

Good Morning! I Just uploaded pictures that I had from the Bachelorette party. It was an absolute blast. It was hosted by two of my friends from college. They had a variety of munchies at the apartment, we made a few mixed drinks and sat down and visited with each other for quite awhile. They had a pure romance party which was lots of fun. We got to test a variety of the products that were edible and smell a variety of the products. We all had fun giggling and sharing silly stories. I was excited to spend time with my little sister. She came up from Council Bluffs and help me celebrate this special time..It truly means the world to me to have her by my side. Lacey and I also got to spend the evening hanging out with Kayla Burkhiser, She is a really good friend that we grew up with. It was also special to have her there to celebrate with us too. A couple of my co-workers were there and my good friends from college. Nancy was out little bartender and let me tell you she did an excellent job. She never made a drink too strong. My friends Nicole and Liz got be a sexy little outfit and some panty hose that you use with a garter. I was never so blown away. they did a very awesome job pick out the little outfit. Kayla got me a little night in a bag gift. She put a lot of thought into it and it really means a lot. I will definitely remember that forever. Thank you! My friend Bailey & Kate got me something from the pure romance party. We had a pretty low key evening and it definitely was totally like I would have envisioned it. I had a wonderful time and I would like to just say thank you to everyone form coming and a special thank you to Lacey for traveling up to spend time with me....thank you Nicole and Liz for putting on a party that I will never forget... Love you girls....

Me, Kayla and Lacey...Friends Forever!

28 Days and counting....Bachelorette Party Tonight!

The picture to the left is of my friend Nicole Risselman and Liz Gorman. They have been my friends throughout my career here at Grand View University. I attended nursing school with "Rizzy" and Liz was my next door neighbor when I was an RA on 2nd Floor Knudsen Hall. We all participated in Residence Hall Association together here at Grand View too. Tonight these wild and crazy girls will be putting on my Bachelorette Party. It sounds like we are going to have a fun time doing lots of silly thing. My sister Lacey is coming up to visit and stay overnight. I am super excited for that since she has never be able to visit me yet. My Friends from High School Amanda Sachs and Meagan Wood will be coming up to celebrate this special time with me also. I am so excited to be able to celebrate this special time with such amazing people. Look on here tomorrow for picture of one crazy party.

Today, Nick had orientation at Hy-Vee on East Euclid. He will be getting a work schedule and get all the paperwork filled out for the job. We planned on doing some laundry this afternoon. We generally take our laundry to Nick's Parent's house or we tote it to my parent's home. We are so grateful to be able to utilize their washer and dryers. It saves us from having to go to a laundromat or utilizing the washers and dryers here on campus. We never usually have any change laying around.Friday Nick also went to his for business meeting for Modern Woodmen. He learned a lot about retirement and the importance of saving and investing your money. He is really excited about working for Modern Woodmen. I will try and keep you up to date on His Job.
God Bless

29 days and counting...Fun times!

Well good evening! It has been a long day today. I worked for a few hours at Grand View then I went and worked at St. Theresa's. I was finally able to get back in and work with the little three year old's. The little guys were very excited to see Miss Lindsey. Today was one of the little girls last days because her mom had a baby and she will be staying home with the girls. We had a party with cupcakes and orange and grape soda. I really enjoyed putting the girls hair in ponytails and playing babies. I came home around 3:30pm talked to nick and then we decided to run a few errands. We went and got gas in the car, went to the bank and then had to run to the Jewelry store to pick up my ring. It was getting sized, saudered and plated. It was really exciting to pick up the ring. It looks absolutely beautiful. We then travel over to the Sullivan's to watch their four beautiful children. I absolutely just love these little munchkins. I was able to take Nick along and have him meet the Dan and Christy tonight. It was so cool to watch Nick and Paddy interact tonight. Maggy, Cate and I just kind of did the girl thing. Then we all decided to sit up in Paddy's room and play. We got CARS cars out and played with them. Then Nick decided to play tickle torture and then Maggy and Cate revolted by jumping on Nick. Daisy the dog was so excited she joined in and was licking the heck out of Nick's Face. it was the most adorable thing. The picture above is of the Little Sullivan children. They are the precious little guys that I truly enjoy spending lots of time with. They always light up my day. Best of all Nick held little Liam tonight. He was being so careful and cute. It was funny to watch Nick try and get Baby Liam to sleep. He would hold him, talk to him, rock him and cuddle him. But he never once offered to change a diaper. He decided that is going to be a daunting task that will come with time.
God Bless

30 days and counting!

Today was a pretty lax day. I worked for Grand View in the morning and then wet to work at the daycare in the afternoon. It was a fun day at the daycare because I was able to take 40 children to PUMP IT UP. This place is where they have blow up things that the children and adults can play on. The kids were very excited to see MISS Lindsey go down the giant slide and go through the obstacle course. I came home and cooked beef enchiladas with Nick for dinner. We thought that they turned out really good. Not much else to report except Nick's cold is getting much better.

Tomorrow Nick will go into Hy-Vee around 1o'clock to meet with another manager to find out the details about the job. I will get up in the morning and iron his nice new red shirt to wear. I will give you more news after tomorrows bug meeting. Have a great evening...

God bless

31 days to go...Busy day today

Good evening!
So I am sorry that I wasn't able to get on here and update yesterday. I was busy taking care of Nicholas who has been fighting a terrible cold and who has also got a touch of the stomach flu on top of that. The poor guy is absolutely miserable. Today we had the last interview with Modern Woodmen of America. Nick has decided that he will accept the position. He also had an interview with Hy-Vee on East Euclid. It is very close to the college. he is really excited about working part-time in the evening for them. He will be stationed in the dairy department. On Friday he will go back and speak to another manager. this man will explain his job, the benefits, his pay etc. We feel that God has blessed us in so many great ways. We always look for his guidance everyday and somehow he always guides us to the better places.

As you can see we are 31 days from the wedding. I feel as if things are starting to speed up. I have to get all my final tux measurements in and get all that good jazz taken care of. I have a bachelorette party coming up this weekend and I am excited to get to see so many amazing friends and family in my life. Nick is sad because he hates not being able to be there with me. I told him not to worry. I will call him and let him know I am okay.HAha..Girls always have fun at parties...LIKE I WOULD KNOW!
I also noticed in my list of things to accomplished that I need to contact Dennis McDermott back regarding the candles that will light the aisle in the sanctuary during the wedding ceremony. I need to go in and talk to florists, finalize the host and hostess and last but not least i need to finish my play list for the DJ. Nick and I have been putting this off...That generally isn't very smart...

Well, Nick and I decided to take advantage of the free movie night her at Grand View tonight and went to see "CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC" It was a brilliant movie and we would love to add it to our collection. We are now getting ready to turn in after a long day. Good Night...
God Bless..Remember trust in God and great things will happen.

33 days and counting...Great News

Good Evening Nick had great news to tell me when I got home from work. He had his second interview today with Modern Woodmen of America and was offered the job. I was so excited to hear that he had landed a job and did really well on the tests. On Wednesday morning Nick and I will be going to a meeting at Modern Woodmen so that I can get a better grasp at what he is really getting himself into. Also at about 4:30pm tonight he got a call back from Hy-Vee and they want him to come in for an interview on Wednesday at 1:00pm. He worked at Hy-Vee back in high school and they don't for see any problem with him getting hired on as part-time help. Nick is super excited and we finally got to go out on a date to celebrate this special occasion. We had a nice dinner at the olive garden.

As you all know we now have about 33 days left until the wedding. People keep asking if I'm getting nervous or anxious. I don't really feel any of that at this moment I honest feel elated that it is finally almost here. Nick says, that he feels relieved now that he has secured one job and possible a part-time job too. Our major objective is to get married, go on a nice relaxing vacation for a few days and then begin the process of getting settled. We have made the decision that I will stay here at Grand View University and work another year. We will more than likely either move to a different building or stay put. Nick and I seem to enjoy our time here a little. I am still working toward my master's in Nursing as well.

I just got off the phone with my friend Liz. She is getting all excited about the bachelorette party this weekend. I am also getting excited because i will get to see my sister, 2 cousins, mother and a few friends from high school along with all my buddies that I attended college with. It sounds like it is going to be one exciting night. We are going to have lots of girl talking and sit around eating munchies and sipping girly drinks. I will keep you posted on the bachelorette party...Look for pictures on Sunday.
Thank you for keeping your fingers crossed...We always know that God will definitely provide for us. He has a plan for everyone and he will show you the enlightened path.

34 days and counting

Good Evening! Yesterday was Valentine's Day and it was probably one of the most relaxing days that Nick and I had. We spend the day bumming around, cleaning up the apartment and watching romance movies on ABC Family and TBS. At around 3:00pm I went to nanny for a family in West Des Moines. I expected to be there until about 12:00am. It was nice that about 9:30pm the parents came home because the movie theater was sold out. I stopped at a redbox on my way home and picked up the movie Lakeview terrace and All roads lead home. Both movies were pretty good except I was a little upset with how the movie Lakeview Terrace played out. Okay! Your all probably wondering why I placed a picture of Mens dress shirts up on our site today. Well, good things happened when we stopped at Wal-mart out off of Mills Civic Parkway. This lady was pulling these dress shirt out of a box and placing them on a display for $1.00. Yes that is right! So I told Nick we would be stupid to not by all the colors that they were selling because it would only be about $6.50 with tax. So I decided to take a picture of them so you could see how cool they are. All shirts came with a tie. Things are going well otherwise. Tonight Nick and I just got done cooking dinner together. We made a tossed salad, penne noodles with southwestern chicken sauce, and garlic bread. We had a nice dinner and then we sat down together to watch extreme home makeover.

We all need to keep our fingers crossed for more good news tomorrow. Nick has a second meeting tomorrow with the company that he interviewed with on friday. He will find out the results of the tests that he took and then the company will tell him whether or not that can place him. We will then have another interview that I will attend with him... This will be the finalization of whether or not this is really the right job fit for him. We love you all.

God Bless

35 more days...HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Update on Nick's interview....Well everything went really well yesterday. The Company really liked his personality, his motivation and attitude. They gave him a lot of paperwork to read over and had to take a couple of tests yesterday afternoon to see his skill level. The tests also help the company to decide where he fits within their company. Nick is extremely excited about how things went. The next step will be to have another interview this time it will be an in depth interview. We are awaiting a phone call to find out how he did on the tests. I believe that he probably did just fine. As I said before...."All things happen for a reason".

Last night was a really relaxing night again. I was suppose to nanny for a family in West Des Moines but we ended up getting 7 -7.5 inches of snow yesterday which caused the roads to be treacherous. The family called me about 5:00pm and decided to cancel. Therefore that gave Nick and I time to sit down and read through some of the information that he was given yesterday. We watched wife swap and supernanny. We didn't really make anything to special for dinner. It was red bean & rice with Kielbasa cut into pieces. We decided at about 10:30 to put a movie in. We watched the entire thing and I didn't even fall a sleep. HURRAY!

Today is Valentine's Day...We got up made bacon and waffles with our new waffle iron. We love the waffle iron so much nick is excited that it doesn't stick. We've just been hanging around the apartment having a lazy day. We cleaned up a few things. Then we decided to call my mother and wish her a Happy Birthday! That's right if you didn't know my mother was born on a very Happy day. I am unsure what the rest of the day will bring. I will be nannying for a family with two adorable little peanuts this afternoon and evening. I suspect Nick will try and take a nap to sleep of the sore throat that he woke up with. He will also probably catch-up on his video games. You know it is really nice to just be able to get up and do things on my own schedule.

Have a wonderful day filled with much love and joy....God Bless

36 days and counting...keeping fingers crossed

Good Morning!
As we wake up today the weather is gloomy and the temperature is slowly dropping. For the last several days the weather man has been predicting a snow storm that will be hitting the Des Moines area around 4pm. Last I heard they were predicting 4-6 inches of snow. It is crazy to think that two days ago it was almost 60 degrees and the sun was brightly shinning. We will not let the gloomy weather get us down today. Nick is a little excited, nervous and scared today because he has another interview. He really wants to nail this job interview today. I told him not to worry just remember to relax and breathe. All things happen for a reason and if this is meant to be you will know right away. We have nothing to loose only something to gain. I love that he has a very positive attitude and with a little loving encouragement from me. He always gets his smile back and you can see a little of his fears fade away. I get excited when he has an interview because I am then able to help him pick out his shirt and tie. I don't know much about men's dress clothing but I love how good Nick looks when he is dressed up.

On the other hand, it was nice that I was able to have a quiet and relaxing night. I came home from work and did a few things in my apartment and then Nick showed up. He knocked on my door and had a single rose in his hands. It was so cute how he said, "Babe I love you and I would like to make dinner for you tonight." I placed the rose in a vase of water on my kitchen table and then went back to working on adding the bridal shower pictures while he began to cook. The apartment began to fill with a variety of aromas. I kept wanting to get up and go over and help but Nick insisted that I relax. Finally he asked if I would like to come over and help make the twice baked mashed potatoes. I jumped up to help get the potatoes finished, while nick prepared the table with a little bit of candlelight. He plated the food which was marinated pork loin with garlic and onions on top, grapes, and homemade twice baked mashed potatoes. He was going to prepare a salad but I wasn't really that hungry. It was so sweet how he decided to spontaneously just have a candlelight dinner. He explained that it is like a little pre-valentines day since I will be Nannying. After dinner Nick and I sat down to watch Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice together.
We will be updating later tonight if there is any news regarding Nick's interview today. Thanks for keeping your fingers crossed....God Bless

3rd Bridal Shower...2/7/09

Opening one of the gifts from Nick's family

A cake plate from Nick's Godmother

Sarah (nick's sister) & Me

This bridal shower was hosted by Nick's Sister Sarah. It was held in Waverly, Iowa at Sarah's home. All of Nick's family was there to celebrate this special time with us. We again were blessed with many amazing things. Sarah and Nick's mother Kathy cooked all kinds of different goodies for us to munch on.

2nd Bridal Shower... 2/1/09

Aunt Bev, Me, Aunt Janie

Mom, Me, Lacey

Me and Mom

Me and Cousin Jessica (Bubble Gum Game)

Center piece made by cousin Jessica

The entire table all dressed up

This was my second bridal shower that was hosted by two of my dad's sisters Bev and Janie. We all had a wonderful time. I think many of the people enjoyed watching me each almost 12-15 pieces of bubblicious gum. They started out with a game where I had to answer questions about nick. Previously they had called him and got the answers. Which later he was dead meat for because some of the answer weren't completely true. It was nice to celebrate this special time with my closest family members. I love them all to death. They are all wonderful people.

1st Bridal Shower...1/25/2009

Kimmy, Jennifer, Carol, Me, Harriett & Lacey

My mother Carol and I

Smiling pretty by the guest book table

Kathy ( Nick's Mom), Me, and my mother

Me, Great Grandma Newman, my mother

My sister (lacey), me and mom

I just wanted to post a few photos from each bridal shower. I had a wonderful time at all of them and I am very thankful to have celebrated this special time with so many friends and family. Nick and I feel so blessed each time we encounter our family and friends at the showers. It means a lot to have have our families blessing and to be able to share our love with other...

37 days to go...

Last night Nick and I cooked a new dish together. It was from one of our new cookbooks. The recipe was called chicken asparagus skillet. Nick and I thought it turned out great. We laughed after eating it because the recipe called for 1 tablespoon of lemon zest. I had no way of zesting the lemon that I had purchased so I decided to peel off the outer layer on the lemon with a potato peeler. I then took a knife and tried chopping it really fine. Funny thing is that some of the pieces were still pretty big and we could really taste the Lemon.
Today it is a beautiful day outside the sun is shinning even though it is a little chilly. Nick is doing laundry for me today. He also was going to try and get over to the student center to interview with the census bureau. I am unsure exactly what is all going on with that but, they are really trying to get some help. Tonight is going to be a nice relaxing night and I couldn't be any happier. There are no intramural sports due to the Residence Hall Association Valentines Day dance. Nick and I will have dinner together and then sit down to watch Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. It is funny how shows that you would never watch before tend to rub off on people you love. For example Nick with Grey's Anatomy and me with Stargate...We both can't wait until the weather begins to warm up because we love to be outdoors. Last year we walked at Grey's lake, Saylorville and Easter lake.
Please keep your fingers crossed that something good will come to Nick.

Have a great day and God Bless!

38 days and counting!

Good Evening,
Tonight we decided to start a blog so that we may keep in touch with our families a little better. We thought it was appropriate so that we may begin posting pictures of the wedding showers, possibly the bachelorette/bachelor parties, the rehearsal and the wedding. Nick and I are getting excited about the approaching wedding. Yesterday we officially signed all the paperwork to get married. We also got our certificate that says we finished our marriage classes.Yippie! Slowly but surely things are all coming together for the big day. My mother's good friend Kim shurter is really helping to get all the crafty things finished. We still have a few minor details to get hashed out before but, "no worries" necessary.

I (Lindsey) am still working for Grand View University as a Graduate Hall Director, where I over see Knudsen Hall. It is a dormitory for Freshman and sophomore students that houses approximately 140 male and female students. During the week I've been working part-time at St. Theresa's Childcare teaching 4 year olds. It is an exciting job since I love children and I love to do crafty projects. Over the last year I've spent many hours nannying for Nanny2Shoes. Doing mostly temporary jobs during the weeknights and on weekend. the college generally keeps me pretty busy during the weeknights running the intramural program here on campus. On Mondays we hold indoor co-ed volleyball, and Tuesday through Thursday we hold intramural men's and women's basketball. All theses sports seem to be a big hit and turnout quite a few players along with spectators.

Nick finished working for Grand View University Maintenance department at the end of January. It was very hard for him to say goodbye since he had worked there throughout his college career, and built wonderful friendship with many of the workers. He now has been eagerly creating resumes and filing out applications. Lately his days are filled by doing job searches, playing video games, watching movies and helping me to keep my little apartment tidy. If you didn't know Nick graduated from Grand View in December with a Liberal Arts Degree with a History focus.

Over the last several weeks we have had three bridal showers and have been blessed by so many friends and family with a variety of kitchen and home accessories. Everyone knows Nick and I love to cook together so all of the bridal showers focused on people giving us recipes. We have been eager to try out some of the great recipes. It has been so enjoyable watching Nick go through all the stuff like it is Christmas all over again...We are counting down the days and as each day approaches i think reality sets in a little more for the both of us...

God Bless,