However, I am sad to say that along with my poor journal that has been ignored my blog has been at the bottom of the list of keeping up on. Let me just give a short overview and see if I can remember it all
-Decided to get married...how and when you might ask...well don't...because along with how and when we fell in love...we have no idea...it just seems to keep happening. :)
-child custody...going for sole custody, it was a must for us!
-Proposal...question: when is he going to propose.
-Trip to Montana to visit Mom and Dad Lorenzen, I could not ask for better In-laws
-Trip to Idaho for Family Reunion--ZAC PROPOSED!
-Lost second job...apparently people really do "let you go" if they don't want a married with children kind of employee....and yet...I have never been more grateful.
-Engagement photos -- THANK YOU JULIE!!!!
-Slowly moved Alexander and Zac things into my home...so that it would be "our home"
-Worked on Zac's home and realized that people really do collect ALOT after living in a place for 10 years. Not to mention the dirt that piles up in the dark corners.
-PAINT...and PAINT....and PAINT...and when you think you can't paint anymore...you have a best friend that shows up as your Princess on a white horse that tells you "you can paint some more and I will be there for your"...Tammy really is my hero and Princess on a white horse!
-wedding planning in another state really isn't that much fun for anyone. Just ask my Mother...as she is experiencing this. Also...don't plan your wedding on the weekend of a big UofO football game...everything is booked.
-Wedding struggles...what to eat...invitations that need the correct wording...who do you invite...
-birth control pills...someone should warn you about them...and then say "no, really...this is how you are going to act...and when you can't stop crying....you will cry some more...and your poor husband to be will wonder if he is marrying the crazy girl next door"
-Planning a wedding on no money is alot harder than you think...and then the Lord seems to jump in and make miracles happen...and happen...and then happen again. I think the Lord really wants us to get married because he keeps blessing us...over and over and over again...
-Townhome for rent, beds to sale, couches to get rid of, and why do I have to keep a box of old National Geographic magazines that your future husband never looks at? ANSWER: Because he wants them and you want him to feel like your place is his place...and that he keeps a part of himself with the new life. Side Note: One day when we move...we will find this box with an inch of dust on it and I will very quitely "take care " of this box. :)
-insert more crying and wedding decisions...for example: I'm sorry their is no room in the inn for your honeymoon...have you tried Motel 6?
-Did you know you have to pick out your stamps too? It's true...they have wedding stamps for you to choose from.
-Invitations that look like they were printed at Walmart...re-print that made them look 200% better...best RE-DO I have done so far. :) and so much happier!
-Child custody issues...just when you think everything is fine...it starts to fall
-Blessings from HEAVEN all because of a garage sale. A trade of a Queen size mattress for cleaning ladies to clean a really scary bathroom, a $204.75 over payment of a cereal bowl that was only .25 cents, and two people bidding over renting Zac's home and getting what we asked for.
-One big Bridal Shower...a lot of work but so well worth it. Guess who did that one? TAMMY, AMBER, and JULIE...THANK YOU, it was soooo much fun!
-Dress fitting...If you don't think someone can do wonders with a wedding dress then meet the lady that made my dress a reality. I'm not joking it doesn't even look like the same dress...I love it...and I will pay her anything she wants, as it will be worth it.
-Thank you cards...it takes time but it isn't hard when you have such generous family and friends to thank.
-Child custody...it looks like we are going to trial. We are so sad by this, but we have faith that things will work out.
Okay...well I think I am caught up...at least that is all I can think of.
6 comments:
Wow. What a whirlwind of ups and downs. I'm so glad you gave an update, even if it is abreviated. I would love to hear more in your spare time :-)
Keep having fun and counting your blessings. And the birth control pills? Nothin' compared to being pregnant! BTW, Zac IS marrying the (crazy) girl next door!
See you in a couple of weeks.
keep going, sis.
I'm outta breath JJ...but keep on keepin on...you're almost there and your invitations are BEEEEUTIFUL!!
You're doing a great job J. Soon it will be all done, a fantastic memory, and the rest of your life together can begin:)
Almost there is a good way to put it.Keep on going. It will all work out as you know!
Hang in there. Enjoy this time.
Ya, birth control pills are not good for me either. But look at me, I'm having my fourth kids in five years. That's an emotional roller coaster too. You'll sort it out.
Still wish we could be there for the wedding, but we'll be in town for three weeks over Christmas break. We'll have to go to dinner with Tammy and Greg, so that Keith and I can get to know Zach.
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