I’ve been working on getting a website created for the wedding. I had one on another site but I wasn’t impressed with the way it turned out. I found the website I used tonight and created another. There is still some information missing, but for the most part the big stuff is there.
Archive for January, 2009
Today was another big day in the wedding planning. I won’t be able to give too many details, because Chris can’t read this and he’s not allowed to know, but today the plans for the wedding gained some real ground. My mother, sisters and Alyssa and I went to David’s Bridal and had my consultation for my gown and the others we needed. It was a very successful day for us, much more so than I expected. I wasn’t even sure I would find a dress that I even liked, and it turns out the one for me was the very first one I even tried on.
It was reasonably priced, though it could have been a couple hundred less for my liking. The alterations are what really make the price tag skyrocket. But, I was able to find a dress that I love and for that I can’t really complain. We also found Alyssa’s flower girl dress, which we’re going to reuse the month after mine and Chris’s wedding for Jennifer’s. Jennifer is my adopted sister who is getting married in August.
We also were able to find the bridemaid dresses for Shelly and Jen. They are going to be apple red, but of a different style. I think it’ll be nice for them to have a different look but it will all tie in together because of the color and the flowers, which will be the same.
We were able to also get our invitations. They are in red writing, with a raised heart design and the envelopes have a red insert. We also got some really cute napkins with a boy and girl kissing and our names underneath them 
I think Chris will like them too. I wish he could be more involved in these sorts of planning things, but I suppose its just the natural thing for guys not to be as involved. He probably would wish he wasn’t as involved if he actually got to be, it’s very tiring.
I’m exhausted from the day we had. Wedding dress fittings are really uncomfortable, especially if the shoes you’re using just to test the height you need are like shoes from hell. But it’s all worth it in the end to know that I’ll feel pretty when I walk down the aisle to become Mrs. Nixon
I have ended my lease and put my notice in at work. I have reserved the Uhaul truck and ordered boxes to pack. All that is left is to get off my ass and do it. It is about 2 weeks until the move and Lisa and I are getting more excited everyday. Planning our lives together and looking forward tot he time we will have.
I can’t help but start feeling a little of the remorse I am sure I will continue to feel for leaving my son and mom. With my mom in the hospital and Liam at that point in his life where he is open to the molding and learning it takes to grow into a self-respecting person, I really hate to have to leave it all behind. I know I will still get to see him after the move and I am going to try all I can to make sure it is as often as possible. I will come back to Dallas every couple of weeks and spend the day with him. What scares me is he will forget me and when the time comes to visit he won;t want to.
I am sure all will be well, I have a great life ahead of me and sometimes you have to cut your losses to move forward and start over. Keeping Liam a part of my life is top of my priorities once I am down there but I cant help the fear in the back of my mind.
Well, Chris and I were approved for the apartment. The current tenant will be leaving at the end of this month and my official move in date is February 7th. I’ve lived in the same house with my parents my entire life. I’m the baby and the last to leave the nest. It’s a huge deal for me. Chris has been out of his own for a while, so for him this isn’t quite the experience it is for me. We’re both thrilled to be moving in together and I know that it’s a big thing for him as far as moving in with ME. I am nervous and excited, and so many other things it’s hard to describe them all.
I’m not that great of a cook, and I’m not used to completely taking care of myself. It will take some patience on his part while I adjust to being .. well, an adult.
I’m going to fly up to Dallas on the day I sign the lease. I’ll get the paperwork out of the way and then go up there to help Chris finish packing up his stuff and load the U-Haul. The plan is for him to drive that and for me to drive the Mustang and head back down to Houston on Sunday the 8th and move into the apartment.
The big obstacle after the move in is Chris getting a job down here. There’s a possibility he could get a transfer to the Houston office of where he works now, but we’re not going to count our chickens before they’ve hatched. Either way we’ll be okay, we just will have to dial down our spending for a while. That should be super easy, especially since we’re planning a wedding for July…. 
Chris mentioned that we decided to look elsewhere for an apartment from where we’d originally decided. We loved the layout of the apartment and space and the built in bookcase, but safety concerns based on tenant reviews forced us to think more about it. We ultimately decided it wasn’t worth the things we liked to risk our safety or our belongings to live there. So I began our search again and found some apartments closer to where I live now that seemed like they would be a good fit.
This morning I went by and saw them in person. They had the smallest one (a difference of 20 sqft from the other 1 bedroom), in a downstairs apartment which was a big selling point for us. Since Chris has a bad back and I’m.. well, a bit lazy, I was glad they had one. It’s available for move in February, our target date for moving in. I filled out the application and paid the fee ($35), and I’m supposed to hear back later today if I was approved, which I have no reason to think I won’t be.
So it looks as though if all goes well we will have a place to live. I’m going to sign a 6 month lease so that when Chris is working down here, we can move into something larger and maybe nicer. They have 2 bedrooms there, so we may decide to just upgrade to a larger apartment, but we’ll see. Keeping options opened is the biggest thing.
If my credit is high enough I may not even have to pay the deposit. But even if I do, it’s only $200.00 so it definitely won’t hurt me, but it would be nice to keep that 200 in my pocket for other expenses, like electric deposit and whatnot.
Yes they are! In a little over a month I will be making the move to Houston. Lisa and I have had to re-evaluate our choice in apartments after reading some less then stellar reviews we found.
This turn of events means we will be cutting things fairly close. I plan on leaving my job the second week of February giving me a few days to pack and be ready to head down there on the 13th. I like to try and reuse that date as much as possible since its a date that means so much to me.
I couldn’t be more excited about the move there is just so much to get done. We have hardly even played WoW lately since we have had so much on our plate. But thats how life is I suppose.
Maybe Lisa will be posting soon with more info about the wedding, or any other kind of post I suppose
So it’s officially 2009, I can’t believe it. This year has gone by so fast. It didn’t start out so great, but it has ended very happily for me. I met, fell in love, and got engaged to Chris in 2008.
2009 will be the beginning of new things. We will be moving into our apartment in February and getting married in July. I’m not sure what the second half of 2009 will bring but I’m sure it’s going to be interesting. Even though we weren’t able to share New Year’s Eve together in person I still got to spend it talking to and having fun with the one who makes it all worthwhile.
Happy New Year
