2010- New Year New Goals

What's been going on:
Ok so it has been a very long time since I blogged last so I thought since it is a new year what better time to start back up! Since the last post Timothy and I got married and went on our wonderful honeymoon! We have had a great time getting to know what married life entails and figuring out the ins and outs. We were very excited to spend our first Christmas together and have Colton get to spend it with us also. We all had a great time and 2009 overall was a wonderful year with good changes.
*2010*
Now that a lot of major changes have been made in 2009 we are excited to see what 2010 has in store for us. Timothy and I were discussing what we want to do in 2010 so we made some goals! Hopefully we will get to achieve all of these but only time will tell! I will keep you updated!
Goals:
1. Spend a week without the computer!
I feel like a lot of family time and bonding time is taken up by playing of facebook or searching the net and I would like to not feel so confined to the computer. It would be so nice to come home from work eat dinner with my husband and then spend time together or sit back and enjoy a good book or board game...so we shall see.
2. Go to a wine tasting.
We have heard great things about Arrington Vineyards and how much fun an afternoon there can be. We have always said we want to go and take a picnic and listen to the music but life always gets in the way but not this year!!
3. Take a cruise!
Timothy and I love love love to travel and especially love tropical places. When we got married we said we want to take a trip each year for our anniversary if possible. Since we are still newlyweds and not the richest in the world we thought a cruise would be the cheapest and most fun way to go on a vacation that we enjoy.
4. Be more green:
Everyone else is into this "green" phase so we thought we may check it out a little and see what its all about. We aren't starting to hug trees or anything but just making a few changes could help. (not that hugging tree people are a bad thing :))
5. Learn something new!
This should be very easy to accomplish. It is very important to continue learning no matter how young or old you are!
6. Be more active!
Ok Ok I know that this is every one's goal at the beginning of a new year so hey why not add it to ours too. I feel so much better about myself when I am more active and if this crazy cold weather will ever go away maybe Timothy and I could work on starting this goal!
7. Finish Scrapbooks
So this is more my goal then Timothy's but I love to scrapbook and see the finished product but since sometimes life catches up with me I forget to scrapbook and get really far behind. I am currently finishing up our wedding scrapbook and continuing to keep up with Colton's scrapbook as we get to see him more. So I hope to stay as close to up to date as possible and that way I will have memories to last a lifetime!

Okay, seven is the perfect number so why not stop with that as our goals for 2010. Can't wait to see what we accomplish and what all 2010 has in store for us. Hope you have a blessed year!!

Engagement Party

On February 21st Timothy and I had our engagement party. Sissy, Judy, and Timothy's sister Emily all helped put it together. We had a great time getting together with both of our families.

We had BBQ and then cake for dessert. After everyone was full we played the Newlywed game and did a crossword puzzle with words that had to do with Timothy and me.

Everyone there signed an apron for me to commemorate the evening. All in all I think our families mesh very well and this is the beginning of a beautiful future.

Planning, Planning, Planning

The wedding planning is in full swing now. I spent the majority of my winter break making decisions for the wedding. We are getting very excited and ready to not have to drive back and forth between our houses. Melanie Tyler is our wedding coordinator and she is very helpful. On Friday we went and registered at Ye Peddler and Target and we plan to also register at Walmart but we were worn out that day. Also last week I went and ordered my wedding dress. I am very excited!! It is coming from Australia so it will not be here until the end of April :S but that is OK. We finally have a reception place. I was becoming worried that we wouldn't find one. The reception will be at the baptist church gym next door which will be very convenient since it is so close. My two sisters and I are planning to go pick out bridesmaids dresses next week. My mom, Sophie and I went to the Bridal show on Saturday which was a lot of fun and I found many great ideas. I want the wedding to be very personal and have a lot of pictures so Sunday, Judy, Sissy, Steve, Timothy and I went to take pictures. They turned out beautifully. Overall planning is going wonderfully. I think things are going to speed up from now on which is great because I can't wait to be Mrs. Wade.

The Little Ones

The little ones in the wedding, or at least who we want to make an attempt to be in the wedding as long as they cooperate :)

The Flower Girls:

Sophie Rettinger

Sophie is Laura's niece. She will turn three on May 10th.

She is the daughter of Laura's sister Emily and her husband
Daniel. She is currently an only child.

Amy Carson Brawner

Amy Carson is Laura's cousin but she treats her as her
niece. She will turn six on December 27th. She is the oldest

daughter of Laura's cousin Ray and his wife Tiffany.

Amy Carson has one sister, Jancin. Amy Carson is

currently in the Kindergarten.

Jancin Brawner

Jancin is also Laura's cousin whom she claims as her

niece. She will turn four February 15th. She is the

youngest daughter of Ray and Tiffany. Her older sister

is Amy Carson. Jancin attends preschool in Mt. Pleasant.

The Ring Bearer

Colton Ward-Wade

Colton is Timothy's son. He will turn one on April 19th.

Colton is currently an only child. Timothy and Laura

are keeping their fingers crossed that he will walk down
the aisle with the girls at the wedding.

About Us

About Laura

I am currently a Junior at MTSU. I am studying to be a Child Life Specialist. My plan is to graduate a semester early in December of 2009. I work at Special Kids, a daycare for special needs children, and absolutely love it.

About Timothy

Timothy graduated from MTSU in August with a degree in Aerospace Administration. He currently works for Corporate Flight Management in Smyrna.

How We Met

We aren't exactly sure the first time we met. Our first memories of each other are when we were on a Beta Club trip to the Nashville Zoo during my 6th grade year and Timothy's 7th grade. We were very good friends throughout high school but always had a significant other. We ended up going to the same collage and remaining great friends. We tried dating for a short period but things did not work out for us until November of 2007. Since then we have been inseparable and undeniably in love.

Our Engagement

On Saturday October 4, 2008 Timothy made plans for us to go out for our anniversary. He wouldn't tell me where we were going. Finally that evening we got in the truck and he said that he had made reservations at The Melting Pot for us to have dinner. When we arrived and got seated he had a single rose on the table for me. I was a little suspicious throughout dinner wondering if maybe this was the night he would ask. Then he totally threw me off because he started talking about marriage while we ate and I figured if he was going to ask he wouldn't have brought it up. So I was just a little bummed out but still having a great time. After dinner I suggested we walk around downtown for a bit, I later found out that Timothy did not like this idea because he knew what was waiting at home. Finally we headed back to Murfreesboro and I was over the idea of him proposing that night.

When we got to his house I took a little while to gather my stuff out of his truck and he kept waiting for me before he went into his house. When he opened the house door for me he said I had one more surprise for the night. On his coffee table he had Emily, his sister set up while we were gone to eat. It had half a dozen beautiful roses and puzzle pieces laid out. I was still a little clueless at this point. I love to work puzzles and I thought this was a neat puzzle he made. So I got down to look at the puzzle pieces and noticed that one of them had the word marry on it. When I saw that I turned to him and said "what is this" at that point he dropped down to his knees and said "will you marry me babe." I was totally caught off guard and I immediately hugged him and then said "YES." After that he told me to actually put the puzzle together and see what it said. It was a picture of us he had gotten made into a puzzle and it said “I love you, Laura will you marry me."

After things settled down a bit and we made all of our phone calls he told me he had one more surprise. A few months ago we were at Barnes and Noble and I found a book that was titled “What I love about you" It is basically 100 pages of questions about why you love someone. I had joked with him that night that he should get it and fill it out about me. Well when he came to give me my last surprise it was that book and he had completely filled it out about all the reasons he loves me. He definitely out did himself. It was the most perfect engagement and more than I could ever have dreamed of.