Happy News!!!

I'm so excited that I just had to blog! Zac and I found out tonight that we got the house we've been wanting. I just can't believe that all this is finally happening. We're engaged, buying a house, and planning a wedding. Can things get any better? We should be closing on the house at the end of the month and I absolutely can't wait. I just wanted to share the good news with all my friends.

Okay, so Zac and I have finally decided on a house. I've posted some pics above so everyone can what it looks like. I actually didn't think I liked this house at first, but it just wouldn't get out of my head and now I'm absolutely in love with it. We submitted our offer yesterday afternoon and now I am trying to wait patiently on a response from the sellers. The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a fantastic kitchen, living room, family room, and a seperate laundry room. It has everything that Zac and I need. I don't think we will have any space issues for a while if we can get this house.

As far as New Year's resolutions go I have come up with a few. As always I am promising myself that I am going to lose wait. Since we're getting married in October I must accomplish this goal. I am also going to try my best not to stress over small things that can and will be taken care of eventually. And Zac and I are both going to continue to work on having good communication with each other especially when times get a little tense. I am sure there are other areas of my life that need improvement, but I feel that these are the biggest things right now. Good luck to everyone on achieving your goals or resolutions.

2009 is going to be a fantastic year full of changes and suprises. Zac and I will be homeowners soon and newlyweds by the end of the year. I am so excited to spend my life with this incredible man who makes me feel as if I am the most important person in the world. I pray everyday that God will bless us with an incredible future. I know that times will get tough as they do for everyone, but I believe that Zac and I can make it through anything as long as stick together.

I am also looking forward to meeting Mr. Noah Emerson. I'm very excited for Jaime and Brandon and I hope they experience a wonderful year. It is also going too much fun watching Camden grow and change. He will turn one year old the day after our wedding.

Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great start to the new year and I promise to try to be a better blogger!

Busyness

Before I start my blog I would like to say that I have tried changing my background from pumpkins to something more Christmasy, but it's not working....so get over it for now!! :)

This weekend was mine and Zac's five year anniversary. We started it off by getting up early and eating breakfast at the IHOP which was fab! Their pancakes are awesome. From there we went to get gas and ended up staying at the gast station for two and half hours because the battery in my Jeep died. Zac had been telling me for weeks that something was wrong with it and I needed to get a new one, but I didn't listen. After we tried jumping it off we decided we were going to have to walk to Wal-Mart which didn't look that far away. However, when walking the distance we found out it was a little longer than we thought. It was especially long for Zac since he carried the car battery all the way back. Bless him. He's the best man in the world. He never lectured me or even got upset with me. After getting the battery we also discovered we didn't have the tools we needed. Zac tried his best to get a stubborn bolt loose but it wouldn't work. Luckily, a car salesman from Car Max (or soemthing) named Chaz (lol) came by and saved the day. He went to the car place he worked at and got the tools we needed. Sheesh!!

Next, we met realtors to look at houses. After several disappointing houses we found two that we fell in love with. We are going back on Wednesday to look at them again. Who knows? Maybe we'll be homeowners very soon.

Sunday, we headed to the Burritt Museum to check it out. We also fell in love with this place and decided this is where we want to be married. We booked it, and Mama and I are going back on Thursday to put the deposit down and work out all the details. I can't wait till October 3 when I'll become Mrs. Troxtel. :)

Our weekend was super busy, but it was so much fun. I hope everyone is having a good week!

My oh my!

The last week or so has been extremely stressful for me. I took off work early on Thursday due to a migraine which I have been having frequently since this school semester started. I also took off on Friday and today so I could get all 30 pages of papers written for UNA. I got them done but I did make a good grade on my research paper. I swear I just don't know what this professor wants. I'm letting it go though. As long as I can make a C (which is so not what I make in school) I will be a happy camper. I will be escatic just be done with this class. I hope I never have to take him again.

Yesterday, Zac and I put up our christmas tree. We had quite a time since I had hid our ornaments from myself. We turned this apartment upside down and I finally found them in a laundry basket underneath clean clothes...don't ask!!!! Last night we went out to eat at Wing's for my brother and sis-in-laws birthdays. We had a good time. I don't get to see them enough so it was fun spending some time with them.

Today, I finished up my last paper for asshole teacher and then headed to Hazel Green to talk to a loan officer about Zac and I buying a house. Yes, we have decided that we are going to buy a house! I'm so excited and overwhelmed and nervous and scared all at the same time. Since this was a spur of the moment thing Zac did not get to go because he was at work, but oh how I wish he was there. Luckily, Mama was able to go with me and she helped me with some of the more difficult questions. I contacted a real estate agent when I got home and now we are waiting for some listings to be emailed to us! This really is an exciting time!

This weekend we've made plans to go look at the Burritt Museum where we hope to have our wedding and reception. Maybe we'll have some houses to look at by then.

I'm learning quickly that I'm going to have priorotize things that have to been done now and not worry about things that can wait until later. I've always heard how stressful these events could be and now I know everyone was telling the truth.

I'm also waiting to hear from Jaime. She went today to find out what she is having and I can't wait till she tells me!

Hope everyone is having a good week so far, even though it's only Monday! Btw, I know I have spelling errors but I don't feel like spell checking.

Engaged!!!!

The Thanksgiving holidays sure have made me realize that I have so much to be grateful for. Zac proposed to me on Wednesday night before we went to eat with his mom's family. I was so not expecting it to be that soon and that's exactly what he wanted. I had had a long day going to the doctor, hitting Wal-Mart, and cooking while he was out doing some errands that "had to be done". When he got home I got up and started getting ready for our first Thanksgiving dinner our of three. When I came out of the bathroom from doing my hair and makeup I saw that he had ironed my clothes for me to wear. I went over to the table and picked up my shirt and saw a black velvet box underneath it. I immediately thought that he had bought me a pair of earrings to trick me because I have been trying every which way to figure out how and when he was going to propose (he told me it would be before Christmas). I opened up the box and saw the gorgeous ring and immediately snapped the box shut and turned around and he was standing there watching me with a huge grin on his face. I don't remember all the details, but I know that he pulled me to him and said that he had loved me everyday for five years and wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. Would I marry him. I was so shocked I had my mouth covered with both hands and all I could do was nod. We didn't have much time to spend together before we had to leave, but that was okay with me because I wanted to tell everyone! So, the last two days have been spent in a whirlwind of telling family about our engagement. It has been so much fun, but I've been so excited that I exhausted myself! LOL...no better way to do it though. We've planned the wedding for October 3, 2009. That's about all the details I have so far.

In other news, Jaime and I decided to brave the crowds for Black Friday. This was my first Black Friday shopping experience and except for Jaime almost passing out on my twice, it was a pretty good one. I did not enjoy standing in line for over an hour at Kohl's at 4:00 in the morning, but the coke we had after we left was the best one of my life!!! The rest of the day was great. I bought my Engagement/Wedding scrapbook album and few things to get me started in it. I found two pairs of shoes I had to have, several things for Zac, and some Christmas items. I also found some things at the Hob that I wanted for our house. I spent too much money, but I think it was worth it.

The holidays are off to a fantastic start for me. I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving as well!

Funny

Today my seventh graders were taking a reading quiz on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. One of the questions was, "What is the name of the pub that Hagrid takes Harry to?" A lot of the kids didn't know what a pub was. So, one of the boys comes up to me and asks me what a pube is.... It was so funny that he pronounced pub pube and he was completely oblivious to what he had said. Just thought I would share. Maybe someone else will get a kick out it like I did.

Breaking Glasses!

So, this morning as I was sitting in first period waiting on my students to get done with their bell work so we could begin class I was looking at my reflection in my laptop. I noticed that my glasses were crooked. Zac has been telling me they were for awhile. I decided to that I would try to fix them by bending them a tad bit just to even them out. All of a sudden I had two pieces of eye glass frames lying in my hands. I freaked! I mean my frames had literally broke in two!!!! I absolutely cannot see without my glasses and I have been out of contacts for awhile now. I went to Jaime's room for comfort. She came up with the idea to email the school (yes, very embarrassing) to ask for super glue for my frames. A 5th grade teacher sent some my way but unfortunately it didn't work. Good try James! :) So, I called my mom to see if anyone was around the house that could come get the frames and take them to Wal-Mart to have them fixed. No one was around, so she called Paul, my stepdad. Paul saved the day!!! He took off from work and came to the school, picked up the glasses, took them to Wal-Mart and got new frames for me!!! What would I have done without him?!? It was definitely an experience I don't want to have again. It's very scary to be around 7th and 8th graders and not be able to see what they are doing! :P I learned my lesson and went by Wal-Mart tonight and worked out everything with my contact prescription (long story) and got my contacts. Now, I have a back up in case anything happens. What a day!!! Btw, if there are grammar errors here (I know there are), I don't care! Ha!