hooray!

Saturday night we surpised mom rouse with a 50th birthday bash in Troy. She was surpised, and it was fun to catch up with friends and family of the rouses.

Sunday mom doody me and amy went to davids bridal to browse wedding dresses. we didn't think we would find "the one," but wanted to see what was out there & check out their $99 dresses on sale. the first one i tried on, i fell in love with, and was The One. I love it! It was in a photo i tore out of a bridal mag & put in my dress folder of possibilities, and love how it fits and looks. Of course, then I tried on 20 more, but this one was the keeper! :) very exciting!! it's hanging at mom & dads in safe-keeping, until next spring when i will have it fitted.

Sunday Ry also built the rest of our deck. For some reason, the apt's here only have half decks on the ground level, but full balconys on the upper floor. So, ry and i decided to build onto the measley one we had.

Before:

After:

It's the best looking deck on the buildings, and the flowers are too. :) Lets hope people leave them alone (so far so good)!

Our new tv also arrived today. ry spent his stimulus money on it, along with $200 extra, and bought the best HD out there. I only agreed to a 37" (which is huge enough for us), and it looks nice, and the picture is so crisp!

time for some watermelon, and to catch up on shows on dvr--