Tagged by Rachel!

A. Attached or single? Attached, and we are going to be permanently attached soon!!

B. Best friend? Sean... I have a good group of close girl-friends.. but somehow Sean snuck up and took first place :)

C. Cake or pie? umm.. pie... I really like pumpkin pie :)

D. Day of Choice? Saturday-- somehow it is always the most relaxing.. Fridays you are almost too exhasuted, and Sundays you are rushing to get things done before the week starts again.

E. Essential Item? um... Does Sean count? haha.. I'd say rainbows... not the one with pots of gold at the end... although those would be nice too :)

F. Favorite color? Green! It matches my eyes, haha

G. Gummy bears or worms? well lets face it, worms are WAY more fun to eat!

H. Hometown? Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (longest city name in CA)

I. Favorite indulgence? Fast food... I love the tacos from Jack in the Box, the Egg McMuffins from McDonalds (I know, I know), and EVERYTHING on the Inn n Out menu :)

J. January or July? January, I love to stuggle.

K. Kids? not yet, although Sean's 10 year old brother is already pushing for them!

L. Life isn't complete without? God. Seriously.. what else can I put here.. life would not be life without God.

M. Marriage Date? April 4th, 2009!! YAY! Less than 7 months away!!

N. Number of brothers and sisters? 2 Older sisters, plus one more from Sean's side, and two younger brothers!

O. Oranges or apples? Oranges.. just when they are so sweet yummy.. perfect summer treat!

P. Phobias? Sean dying in a fire.. I don't know if thats a direct phobia, but its definitely a great fear of mine..

Q. Quotes? Franklin Delanor Rosevelt had some GREAT ones, but for the humor: “Heres my card, it has my pager number, my home number, my cell phone number, and my other pager number. I never take vacations, I never get sick, and I don't celebrate any major holidays.”
-Dwight Schrute, The Office

R. Reasons to smile? I'm getting married to Sean is less than a year... what is there NOT to smile about!!

S. Season of choice? Winter.. I told you, I'm a cuddler :)

T. Tag 5 people: Okay seriously, who hasn't already been tagged? If you haven't and you are reading this, do it!!

U. Unknown fact about me? I have a tumor, don't worry, its benign... another reason to smile :)

W. Worst habit? Not taking showers as soooooon as I am done at the gym... that is so gross.. .please don't tell anyone.

X. X-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasound.. that makes me think of babies!

Y. Your favorite food? pasta!

Z. Zodiac sign? Don't know, Don't care!

Engagement Pix.. no not the professional ones.. just of when we GOT engaged :)

Dinner at Villa Nova:
Waiting for our Gondola Right after he proposed (look how puffy my eyes are from crying!)
The fabulous ring! (with the poem in the background)
HUGE smiles :)
Kissey face!

Back at my apartment, and still all smiles :)

8/8/08 -- Engaged!!

Well.. As most of you know.. We're engaged!! I can't ever put into words how blessed I am because Sean is in my life. Now we are preparing to begin our life together as husband and wife!! Ahh.. just saying that makes me smile... we have been talking about this, and praying for a while now, and its finally here, and it feels sooooo good!!

So here is the story, in all its adorable, cute, cheesey goodness :)

He took me to dinner at Villa Nova in Newport Beach, we sat upstairs on the patio overlooking the bay... it was beautiful... and the food was fantastic!! As the people below were passing by on their romantic gondola rides, Sean commented on how lame it was and those people are super cheesey...

After dinner, we drove over the the Lido Marina Village, and got on a gondola of our own :) haha.. "Who's cheesey now??"

When we were getting to the point on our cruise of turning a corner, the gondolier asked me if I could get the bottle out of the water, "Some kids put messages in bottles and they think it cute, but its bad for the bay when they get left here."

After I got it out (took me two trys -- crazy ducks!!) Sean told me to open it and read the note. It was a beautiful poem that his dad wrote about us for us, and it was just perfect, which is why at this point I TOTALLY LOST IT!! and through my tears I saw Sean getting down on one knee ( in the gondola) and told me how much he loved me and wanted me to marry me and be with me... insert more tears here..

Of course, I said YES!! and then he pulled out the most beautiful ring I have ever seen in my life!! It was amazing.. and I am so blessed.. I will put more pics up soon, all I have for now, is a cheesy pic that I took for my sister :)

If I didn't have my trust in God...

Sean is coming home. He left two weeks and two days ago. This fire seemed like it was longer than the other fires.

He called me last night from the hotel they were staying at (in route home) and opened up like this, "I have something to tell you..."

He then told me that earlier that day (Tuesday) a helicopter went down.. it was carrying 14 firefighters. Only 4 have survived and are in critical condition. He also told me that that EXACT helicopter was the one that had been transporting HIS crew around this fire. He knew the pilot, he had sat in it, been traveling in it... He could have been in that copper...

If I didn't have my trust in God I could sit up every night, all night, thinking about the dangers that Sean faces everyday... If I didn't have my trust in God, I don't know if I could think about marrying Sean, and having kids with Sean... But I do have my trust in God, and I am so thankful that I don't have to be strong enough to carry those worries around with me day after day. I gave this relationship to God at its beginning, and I plan to leave it there at His feet day after day, for as long as God blesses me with Sean. Knowing that whatever comes, God is my rock and He will take care of me.