exciting!

thank you to everyone who has given us their well wishes, via phone, email, in person, or along with wonderful notes & gifts. this is a very exciting time in our lives, and i am glad that i feel such great feedback & enthusiasm from my closest persons in life!

now that we have talked to everyone in our wedding party, check out the wedding page i've begun to work on!
http://www.mywedding.com/ryanautumn/
more info will be added as we set a date, ect. but for now there is some info on there! :) wahoo!

Down Time?

Since we've been back from AZ I feel like I've been on the go go go!
Tuesday: Began uploading pics while Ry went to court for a case he was involved in, until late morning when we left for Troy to go to the jeweler to have my ring re-sized (it was about a half size too big), then to Richmond to pick up Remington from Ry's parents. Finished uploading most of the pics to webshots (now completed), and began working on our wedding website (Joe & Allison had one which was very helpful and interesting to look at), plus lots of phone calls with friends and family!
Wednesday: Babysat in the morning until about 3, then drove down to Troy to pick up my ring. Back to GB to shower and get ready, then Jer & 'rents arrived, then we all went to dinner at Damons at 7 with Ry's mom, bro in law matt, and kayla (rys sis, dena, and dad were both out of state for work), which was great! Ryans mom got us these beautiful crystal candlesticks, and it was great getting the families together.
Today: Babysat in the morning til about 4, then to the post office, bank, and nail salon to have my nails repaired/fixed (they got beat to hell from the acid in the all the oranges i ate in AZ & the massive amount of dirt in the desert quadding), then to Kroger for some groceries. The rest of today consisted of working on the wedding site (to be launched soon), getting clothes ready for tomorrow, lots of snuggling with Remington & Ry, and catching up on shows on DVR.
Tomorrow: Friday: subbing for Bentley HS, then Amy & Snoop are coming to spend the night!
Saturday: spending the day at Ry's parents watching their dogs, then babysitting at night in GB.
Ahh, spring break.
:)
All in all: had a great break, glad to get back into the swing & saving money & staying busy!

an amazing trip to AZ

I had an amazing trip to AZ! We had a Flint-Atlanta-Pheonix flight both ways, and no lost luggage or hassles along the way (besides weirdos sitting next to us on all flights).

Wednesday: Flew out and arrived in AZ mid afternoon. Talked with Rys aunt & uncle & laid poolside while the sun lasted, then out to yummy mexican with everyone. early night to bed b/c of the 5:30am wakeup and 3 hour time difference, we were pooped by 9.

Thursday: got up at 6 to eat & head out for the grand canyon. we were out the door & had a beautiful car ride there, and arrived around 10:30. Checked into the hotel & had a great start out by 11:30 of hiking. I've never been to the grand canyon & it was breathtaking. We planned out our hikes & headed out with our day packs. We decided to hike to Powells Point, about a few miles hike; Powell is ry's mom maiden name & his middle name, so that was neat. It was a great hike out there and enjoyed it. Once there we took more pics and while resting, ry was rummaging in his bag. He said "Autumn," and i turned around, and he was down on one knee and asked to marry me. I was suprised & excited & said YES!! and cried of course. It made the day that more perfect! :) The ring is beautiful, ry is wonderful, and it's all very exciting!!!

We contintued hiking (i skipped about for some of it, hehe) for a few more hours until about 5, and then headed to the hotel to shower & go out to dinner. We went to a neat western-themed place, and then retired back to the hotel for celebrations. :)

Friday: awoke very early (i was excited & couldn't sleep!) and went down to breakfast. by that time ry awoke too, so he called me & my solo hike turned to duo (much better! :) ). We had a great morning hike and for the first hour or two we saw very few people about. We went back to the hotel and to clean-up, check out, and grab some lunch, then headed back to Pheonix. We got back late afternoon & caught up with his family, and then ry & i and his aunt & uncle & 1 cousin & boyfriend met up with Kristy & her boyfriend Justin for dinner; it was great to see Kristy, who I haven't seen in a year since she moved to AZ, and catch up. :)

Saturday: Uncle Duane, Kristyn Corey & Jaime (the 3 az cousins) ry & i went quadding all day in the desert, about an hour outside of pheonix. it was beautiful (although VERY dusty/dirty), and we rode all day; we packed food & beverages for it too, so it was great & lots of fun!

Sunday: We spent the last full day of our vacation pretty relaxed; no alarms, and me & the girls enjoyed laying out in the sun for a few hours, before ry's grandma (who migrates during the winter in az) came for easter dinner, and then us kids played Life afterwards which was a lot of fun.

Monday: Ry & I got up early to say goodbye to kristyn and jaime before they left for school, then we got around & went to the harley store & then to ikea since there was one a few miles away :) we then finished packing & left for the airport about noon. all of our flights went well, and we got back into flint around 1am (and then a short drive back to grand blanc).

we had an AMAZING vacation. :)

spring forward!

did you remember to SPRING FORWARD last night? It was nice to wake up with it even sunnier outside (although very windy...), and I am sure it'll be nice to have it be sunnier later as well. :)
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This week will be busy.
It's finals week (Baker operates on 10 week terms; most programs do fall/winter/spring, and then summer is optional for extra classes, ect), so I am studying to rock my a&p II final (lecture & lab). Tuesday is my last quiz, then we can retake 1 quiz we did worst on earlier in the term. Thursday is the lecture & lab final.
Tuesday I am nannying for 5 or so hours. Friday I've already booked a sub job at GB West MS all day. after that, ry remington and i will be headed to lbg for the night for a birthday dinner with the family (and a meeting of remington & aspen, we'll see how that goes).
then we will head out saturday. I nanny sat night, and ry will head to his 'rents for the night.
sunday i will get up & around, then head to ryans 'rents where his family is having a co-bday part for Dena, Ry's sister, and I (her day was the 6th). Sunday night we will be heading to Ann Arbor, to prepare for an early wake up call to get to the bar by 7am for Kegs & Eggs.
:) Wahoo!

$

yay for getting my tax returns, a few nanny jobs, & a few sub jobs lined up. :) My nest egg continues to grow!

a taste of warmth

today was 50 degrees. rediculous. wonderful. sure, it'll be 30 and snowing tomorrow, but it was nice to feel a glipmse of spring!
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Craigslist is really helping my income; i've been booking quite a few jobs with a few families; it's great! now i've gotten ry hooked on craigslist!
2 weeks left of winter classes, then 2 weeks of spring break.
st pattys on the 17th in ann arbor,
we fly out the 19th for AZ.

can't wait!! :)