SO... Everyone is still doing well. Mom and Dad are married again, and they have been doing really well. Dad got a job at a place called Savage, so they are now living out in Vernal. It is a really good job. He has been there for a few months now and he loves it. Plus, Mom doesn’t have to work, so it has been really good for them.
07/21/2010
Kristin and Chance had their baby! Her name is Addyson Leah, she was born November 3, 2009. She is an adorable baby, and Kristin and Chance have been amazing parents. I love to watch Addyson’s face just light up when they walk into the room. She loves her Mommy and Daddy, and you can see it J
David is currently living with Kristin. He just turned 20 *weird*, and he just started a new job at Musician’s Friend. So he is doing pretty well, he’s still just as big of a goof ball as ever. I freakin love that kid!
Kimberly is living with Mom and Dad in Vernal, for now. I think she likes it out there most days, but some days she wants to come back to
Kyleigh is in 3rd grade now, wow how time flies. It seems like just yesterday that she learned to walk! That’s crazy! Anyway, back to focusing lol. This kid is just awesome! She is so smart, she is good in school, she is still just the biggest sweetheart. I love her.
Kaitlyn is in 2nd grade now. This still just amazes me. I can’t believe time is going by this fast! … But she is doing well. This kid is a riot, a complete and total riot! She says the funniest things, and is always making people laugh. She is smart, and already has an awesome sense of humor! I wouldn’t trade either of these kids for the world.
They have both adjusted well to Mom and Dad getting married again. They were so excited to have him as their stepdad! He is so good with them, he has always treated them like they were his own, and he loves them as if they were his own. Which I think is awesome. I look up to my dad a lot for that.
Chris and I are still together and going strong! We are actually engaged now! J We will be getting married on June 3, 2011.
He proposed to me on October 16, 2010. It was cute. So here’s how it happened…
I knew that he was going to buy a ring, we had talked about it, I knew he had the money saved up, and all that. So for a while there, I would bring it up a lot. Then I decided that I didn’t want to pressure him into anything. He had already been married once before and, obviously, it didn’t work out. So I wanted him to do it when he was ready, and because he wanted to do it. So I decided that I would stop bringing it up. Well, as soon as I stopped, he started lol. Torture, right? So I tried not to think about it even though he was talking about it! Then one Saturday, October 9th to be exact, we were sitting on the couch trying to decide what to do that day. Chris said, “We could go buy a ring.” I originally had told him that I wanted him to pick it out, but I thought, ‘well, if this is the only way for it to happen, then let’s do it.’ Plus, when he proposed to his ex, she didn’t like the ring. She made him pick out a new one. So I knew that was why he wanted me to help. So I agreed.
We went to the Credit Union and got the money out and went to Shane Co. We browsed around for a little while, tried a few on, but nothing really caught my eye. Then Chris calls me over to look at one that he had found. We pulled it out, tried it on, they got the diamond to see what it would look like, and all that stuff. It was perfect, it IS perfect. And Chris found it all by himself!
We paid for the ring and they said it would be ready in about a week. Longest week EVER! LOL So the next Saturday Chris went to pick it up while I was at work. When I got home from work, I tried not to think about it, tried not to say anything, I wanted him to do it when he was ready to. So we went to lunch at Macaroni Grill. And on the way there, Chris was driving, and he had his cargo shorts on… So as he’s driving, I could have sworn that there was a ring box in his pocket. I swore I could see the shape of a box in there, so it was just killing me! Plus, he went this weird way to Macaroni Grill, so the whole time I’m thinking that he has something planned out, and I kept asking him where he was going, and he would just say that we were going to lunch.
So we get there, no unexpected stops, just a REALLY strange route. We’re sitting there eating when he says, “So, I have a really important question to ask you, and I don’t know how to do it.” So I replied, “Honestly, I don’t care how you do it, I just want you to do it!” Then he says, “Well it’s in my pocket right now.” “Really?!?” “No, it’s hidden at home.” What a butt head!
So we finish our lunch and go back home. When we got there, I just sat down on the couch and turned on the TV, trying not to think about it. Chris sat down next to me, looked at me, and said, “It’s just killing you, isn’t it?” “Yeah, pretty much!” “Well I’ll tell you what, if you can find it, you can have it.” “If that’s how you want to do it, that’s fine. But this is your deal. I can wait if you want me to.”
So, I ended up playing hide and seek with this ring. The first place I looked was the closet in our spare bedroom, because that’s where I would hide stuff. So I go in there and open the closet door, and all this junk comes falling out (that is one of our junk closets.) So I figure, ‘it’s not in there or it would have all fallen out when he put it in there.’ So I move on to the closet in our bedroom. I looked in there, and there was nothing. Then Chris, who had been following me around, said, “Maybe we should start playing hot or cold.” “Ok, let’s play!” “No.” Ok… So I said, “Well at least give me a hint!” “It’s in a closet.” Ok. That kind of narrows it down. So I go into our dining room closet (our other junk closet) and open it. Then I asked, “Is it in plain sight, or do I have to dig for it?” “Well, if you know what you’re looking for, it’s in plain sight.” Ok, not in there, then I go look in the linen closet, not there… Now I’m running out of closets, so I go back to the first. I open the other side, look up, look down, look back up. Then I saw it. A little red gift bag, sitting up on the shelf… I looked at Chris, then hurried and grabbed it.
Chris then took it from me and said, “Well you can’t open it!” So he takes it out of the bag, this little red box with a ribbon, and just holds it out. I looked at him like, ‘come on already!’ And he said, “Well you gotta untie the ribbon!” So I untie it, and he takes out the grey box. Then opened it, and said, “Kelli, will you marry me?” Without hesitation of course, I said, “Yes!” and gave him a big hug! Then he put my ring on me J It is beautiful, even more beautiful than I imagined in the jewelry store…
I know I’ve said this before, but he is just amazing! Ya, of course we’ve had our ups and downs, but we’ve made it through them and we still love each other more than anything. He is just an awesome guy, and he treats me so well. He makes me laugh, he takes care of me, he tells me I’m beautiful, he opens doors for me, he does the dishes every night, he tells me he love me, he cuddles with me at night…. I just love him, and that’s all there is to it! He makes me happy!
Ok, just one more thing to go over for now. Chris is in Vernal right now, staying with my parents, because he just got the same job as my dad at Savage. He started on the 20th. I am finishing out the month at my job. Then, hopefully, I can move out there right at the end of the year. I have been so torn about this move.
It is good because:
¶ It is a good job for Chris.
¶ We will be closer to Mom, Dad, Kimmy, Kyleigh and Kaitlyn.
¶ I think it will be good for us to get away from everything for a while.
¶ We both think that it will be good as newlyweds to be out there.
¶ I won’t have to work when we have babies.
¶ I won’t need a job, but will get one to pay off debt til we decide to have some kids.
It scares me because
¶ We will be away from Kristin, Chance, Addy, and David.
¶ We will be away from his entire family.
¶ We will be away from friends.
¶ We are comfortable in Salt Lake
That’s what I got so far anyway, well, that I can think of at the moment. So like I said, it will be good and bad. It will definitely take some getting used to!
He is out there now, I am here, we are hoping to be out of our apartment by the end of the month, we have no place to live out there, I don’t have a job out there, we need to get someone to take over our lease, we need to pay for a bunch of moving expenses, plus probably the deposit for whoever takes over our lease… There is a lot going on right now and it’s pretty stressful!
We do have some people that are interested in taking over our lease. Our neighbor found someone for us. They have been approved and everything, but it scares me because I think they are going to want a little more help getting in there than we can offer right now. They are expected to pay 1st and last months rent, and a 300 deposit, plus I think they have a pet, so that’s another 300 for a pet deposit. I told them that we can pay the 300 deposit for them, but that’s all we’re going to be able to help. So we will see if it actually goes through.
I am going to Vernal tomorrow after work, so I am hoping that I can go walk through some apartments that we found, and hopefully a townhome too. We are hoping to buy a townhome that we found, but rent a month to month apartment until that is finalized. So we’ll see. There are a lot of things that we’re going to have to wait and see what happens.
Some of the pictures are a little bit older, but they're better than nothing!
But hopefully I will keep more up to date on this blog thing. So hopefully you’ll be hearing from me soon! J
Awe Kelli, reading this makes me so sad that you are moving :(. I don't know who I will babble on to at work haha. Or who am I suppose to go to the gym with (once a month)? It's just sad but I am so happy for you guys! It'll be good for you, I just know it will.
ReplyDeleteOH and do you remember the day that you guys went and picked out the ring because that was my wedding day??? I KNEW IT! Glad I made it easy for you to remember!