The one!

This week went well. We stayed busy, of course but things are falling into place.

Monday- We looked at five houses in Nappanee, found a lot that would work, but nothing that we fell in love with!

Tuesday- Aunt Karen and Cristen left =( very sad day!

Wednesday we went and looked at two houses, and they both were awful. It’s kinda depressing when they look so promising online! I got all the girls together (except Mary Jane) for bridesmaid dress shopping. They tried on several dresses, but there was one they all looked great in! The only problem, it doesn't come in the color I want! They have black and I'm okay with black dresses, except I want SOME color! If we could put a green or orange sash on it I would say YES in a heartbeat. But you can't. And I don't want just black dresses.

Thursday- our realtor is pretty awesome and was able to get us in to see four more houses.... now we're talking! The houses were much better today. And we think we actually found a house we could see ourselves in. Jason instantly fell in love with the house. And my dad went with us the entire day, and he fell in love with the house, and was already giving out our "new" address. I loved it as well; just I guess the idea of it kinda scares me. I feel so grown up. I'm not scared one bit of getting married, yet I'm terrified of buying a house! So Jason finally had to break down and tell his parents about the upcoming news. He feared a lecture, but was greeted with unexpected support. It meant a lot to him, and me. It’s really difficult having so much respect for these people, and disappointing them. But his dad was AWESOME about it, and it really made Jason THAT much more excited. So, Monday we are taking Jason's dad back with us, to see the house and hopefully we can put an offer in! Very exciting!

We were supposed to take our engagement pictures Thursday night, but we had such bad storms all day, that didn't happen. So we re-scheduled for this upcoming Thursday! Which is okay, because it gives me more time to find what to wear! Although I did get a dress from JCPenney (love that place). The tag said $35, the clearance rack said $30, and the cash register said $18! Love when that happens! So now I just need an outfit for our "fishing picture." I'm not sure what to do for this. I'd like to be cute, but honestly when fishing... how can you be cute? You are sweaty, smelly, covered in worm particles.... not ideal for engagement pictures.... hmmmmmmm ideas?!?!

Friday! Finally I got to try on MORE DRESSES!! And I loved it! I was accompanied by my mom, my bestest friend Colleen, and Jason's mom! And honestly, I walked into the store and I was like... I'm not going to find anything here. They had one of every dress, but not in all sizes. So they may of had the dress that I wanted but only had it in a size 6! And there is NO way I would fit into that, so I would have no idea what it would look like on. But Janette was more than wonderful. She helped me pick out dresses, and even ones I didn't think I would like. I get into the first dress. Look in the mirror and instantly am in awe! I walk out to my crowd and my mom instantly starts crying. I climb up on the pedestal and look in the mirror.... and I am like YES!!! I love it, it makes me look great feel great, it has what I want, and what I think Jason wants. But Jason's mom wasn't there yet so I wasn't sure if it was just me or if it looked great. So I try on more dresses, and honestly I have never looked better! The dresses she picked out for me all fit me so well and accentuated all my positive features and hid what I hate! So it was hard to tell which one I liked so much. But my mom wasn't afraid to let me know. I walk out in the second dress and she is like NO! So I try on more and more and the last one I tried on was off the clearance rack which already made me like it. It looked great on me. I wasn’t sure about the color because I always thought white was what I wanted. But it was an ivory. It complimented me very well. Jason's mom finally arrives and she sees me in this one. She likes it... but now it was time... was this dress any comparison to the first one? Janette puts me back in the first dress. And I'm watching in the mirror as she is putting me in the dress. And all I can think about is walking down the aisle to my love. Of course I tear up. Janette puts a veil on me, and I walk out to my audience, stand on my pedestal, and tears fill the crowd. (Except Colleen--- but she was crying on the inside... dang you for being strong!) Is this it? Is this the feeling you get? ... Am I saying yes to this dress? Then DOUBT hits me! What if there’s a better dress out there? What’s my dad going to think? Will he like this one better than the one at David's? Does he want to pay THIS much for it? Sooooo... the suspense continues. I can't say yes to the dress until I get my dad's approval. Even though no matter what he will love it. I just can't do it until he sees it!!

You know, knowing Jason was the one was easy! I couldn't deny that feeling. But finding the dress is HARD! So I am taking my dad to see the dress on Wednesday to see if he loves it. In the mean time my sister is taking me to another store on Tuesday. I want to see all of my option and just eliminate any doubt that I make myself have! Plus both this place and Stephenson's have my colors!! So I can have a colorful spring wedding that I have been dreaming about! =)

Sunday we went to the bridal expo. Didn't really get much out of it- a tooth brush, two tote bags, and a pot holder.... I got a phone call saying I won a free cooking class, but it seems like a set up... so who knows. But Jason went with me, and we got some ideas and talked a lot about what we wanted. So it was good.

Monday we have the house shopping adventure to see if this is it? Just really hoping Jason doesn't get his hopes up. But we did find out today that we have to be out of the apartment by September 30. So we need to GET GOING!

Tuesday- trying on dresses with Mary Jane (and of course Colleen!!)

Wednesday- Taking my dad to see "THE DRESS!" and hanging with our new found friends

Thursday- Engagement pictures

Friday- believe it or not I really don't think we have anything! But I'm sure our schedule will fill up. It always does. Especially now with work. They have a lot of overtime, which is good and bad. It’s good because we need the money! But it’s bad because our schedule is SO full! So it’s hard to fit everything in.

So we will see how this week goes! Who knows we may be homeowners and dress owners by the end of the week! =)