Not so good, very bad day ended well.

Yesterday was NOT my day! Well, kinda. I'm being dramatic :)
anyways, I came to work and worked. During work, I get news that the person who was going to do the draping for the wedding..is no longer going to do it. :( It was terrible. I was so sad that I wouldn't have the draping. I could look for someone else to do it, but they charge almost twice as much than what the 1st person was going to charge. AND I have a little over a month left, so there's no time to do it on my own. I've decided on an alternative route, I'm going to buy the paper lanterns that are lit and just hang them across. Hopefully that will look nice :) So that's my next Issue. Where do I buy these and how much are they going to be? I still dont know. lol I looked some up and then cost about 160 for 28 of them with the light included. I don't know if this is cheap or expensive... I want to go to DownTown LA, but its been raining for about 3 days straight! and this weekend is Christas, so they'll be closed. I D K what to do. uhm. oh yes, Ryan was supposed to pick me up at 6 to go get a gift for his coworker and I waited until about 6:30 and decided to call him.
"Hey Ry, where are you?"
"uhhhhh...uhmmm in my room"
YES. in his room. He feel asleep when he sat down to take off his shoes. that doesn't make sense...lol anyway, I was a bit upset. so he picked me up at 7 and we went off on our errands.
I don't stay mad for long. but here's a tip: If I am ever upset, just leave me alone. Don't ask what is wrong, don't try to talk to me about it right away, just leave me alone and I'll be fine in a few minutes. After a while I can explain everything, but at the moment..just let me relax. lol :)

On a brighter note, my aunt sent us some moneyyyy to buy our couches!!! yay! we have $600 to spend, I'm excited! so thats what we'll do today. I'm debating between two styles. Brown leather or Tan Microfiber. I like fabric better because it's more comfy, but Ryan likes leather because its easier to clean. any advice? let me know.

Our bed will be delivered on the 27th! yay! We have a stove! yay!
Our kitchen table won't be purchased until the week of the wedding. My aunt wants to buy it for us when she comes for the wedding. Did I mention how much I love my Tia? because I do. She's so crazy, but she's so nice! :)

Yesterday Ryan gave me this speech about how the draping doesn't matter and that the only thing that matters is that we'll be married...followed by a bunch of sweet stuff. I shed a tear and said "my eyeliner is bugging me" lol I don't cry often...only when I'm stressed or mad. I didn't even cry when he proposed! lol sad...I know.

Oh! the sweater party went FANTASTIC. :) We met at BJs and had dinner then went to Becca and Mahinor's place to hang out. Mahinor was my secret Santa and he gave me a CUTE white coat!!!! I wanted to buy this coat during the blackfriday sale at Old Navy, but I didn't have money! so I was sooo happy! Ryan loved his hoodie! Anneliese loved Ry's gift! overall, great Secret Santa! After that, the boys started watching TV and we went to Becca's room to talk about the wedding and stuff :) They are planning my Bridal Shower! I'm excited! [ So far, I'm having 3 showers] The boys snuck out and bought pizza and didn't tell us! but lucky for us, Becca's nose is crazy and she could smell pizza from a mile away lol. I love my friends!

Well, I'm off! I'm all alone at work, they all went shopping. :/

Bloggg is Moving!

Yes, Sad. B U T, It's only fair to let Ry in on all this fun I've been having. lol (he hates blogs) He claims that he reads mine, but he doesn't. It's okay.. So anyways, I'm working on the other blog, so I won't be moving just yet. I'm trying to make it not so girly and not as fancy as this one...because it was a hassle to get the font like this. lol but anyways, Here's whats happening:
After work I'm going shopping for a few last minute gifts and then Ry and I are going to game night with our friends Joe and Kristin. We *heart* them! They're married, so it's fun to be around them :)
Last night, I went to the LA temple with Nay! Ahhh I missed her so much!! there's never silence when we're together. Afterall, we're spititual friends. lol We were probably best friends before this world! She will be my escort!! I'm SO excited! And as a wedding gift, she wants to buy my temple dress! she's a sweetheart :)
*sidenote: I had a dream that my temple dress was see thru :/ *
So, that's what's happening. I'll come back and update about the new bloggg :)

A promise is a promise

and that is why I am here....at 11:32 getting started on my post. lol SO. here it goes.

I've been so busy!!!! Wedding planning is fun, but overwhelming sometimes. I still have to figure out my invitations...:/ any suggestions? here's what's done:

Cake
Location
Draping
Dress
Honeymoon
Food
Apartment
Bed
Stove
Kitchen Table [kind of]
Couches [almost]
Photography-Paid! :)
Favor Bags
And much more...

B U T.

There are a lot more things that have to be done!!!
I've been sick since last Thursday. I didn't go to work on Friday :/
And today, I was at work and my boss made me come home because I couldn't stop coughing. But anyways...here are some things I'm looking forward to:

Thursday: I'm going to the LA Temple for Baptisms with my dear friend Naomi. She's on my top 10 favorite people list. :) I'm so excited!!! She got back from her mission about a month ago and we haven't hung out yet, so I'm looking forward to it! Especially because we'll be at the temple!!!

Saturday: Ry's company party is that afternoon, so I'm excited because he gets his bonus! woop woop! After that, we're heading over to the annual SECRET [not so secret] Santa Dinner with my friends!!! It's so fun! It's an ugly sweater party and we stopped by the Goodwill today to buy some sweaters that are hidious. Mine has fishes...plants...and a sun lol yupp. Ryan got a baby blue and light purple sweater lol. I'll be sure to take pictures!!! I love hanging out with my friends :) This year, I actually WAS a SECRET Santa! I haven't told ANYONE, not even Ryan. he begged, tricked me, begged some more, and tried to get it out of me in many ways...it didn't happen. Yay. and I'm a horrible liar, so that's a huge accomplishment.

So yes, fun weekend ahead :)

Oh!!! we officially have an apartment!!!! I'll take pictures once its furnished, painted and all that good stuff.

Well, I think that should be okay for now. I'll come back to update more often.

It's now 11:44 and I have to work tomorrow...:/

Goodnight!!
-Steph

I promise...

I will post something tomorrow :)

Work, School, Primary, Wedding!

I've been so bad about blogging!!! oh dear... I've been so busy! here's what I've been up to:

Primary:
these cute little children have been taking up a lot of my time, and I love it! :) The primary Sacrament program is on the 28th of this month! and I've been Primary President for ONE month! and I had to plan a primary program! So you can imagine how crazy I was for the first week! lol and THEN, Ryan proposed a week later! soooo, yeah :) The kids are so sweet! I've made a lot of changes, such as: a treasure chest, a sticker chart, etc. As of right now, they are doing SO great with their songs! I made some visuals that really helped them remember the lyrics! they've been practicing their parts every Sunday since the 7th. So far about 4 kids have their parts memorized :) yay!

School/Work:
ew.

Wedding!!!:
So...the plans are coming along beautifully. In Mexican culture, it's very
common when family members pitch in money to help you with expenses. But usually, it only happens if you ask for the help. WELL, my friends and family have been very VERY generous! so far here is the list of people who want to help:

Food: My sister's bf's parents. [long, I know.] They offered to pay for the FOOD! amazing!
Invitations: My mom's bf's son and his wife.
Dress: My mom :)
Flowers: My mom's bf
My bouquet: My mom's bff
Photography: My aunt! :)


So far, SO good!

I'm excited. I'll post some pictures of what my colors will be like, but for now...here's the ring:

I added a few bonus pics from when he proposed!!! :) ENjoy.

Oh, by the way, I LOVE my ring!

ttyl!

News!!!!

oh my goodness...
I have some news! :) sooo, this past Friday, Ryan and I celebrates our 21mothaversary and he wanted to take me out to a nice dinner, so we went to Te queen Mary :) it's a huge boat with a hotel and restaurants inside. We had dinner and afterthat we went for a walk on the top level, which was overlooking The pier and water :) so we sat at a bench to relax and we were having a normal conversation, he starts telling me how much he loves me and I don't think anything is out of Te ordinary because he tells me those things all the time, so after a while, he gets down on one knee and says "which is why I wanted to ask you...will you marry me?" and I said "you're joking right?" lol and I said "really?!?" like 25 times. And he says "so...is that a yes?" and I said yes :) sooo were engaged!! We don't gave a date yet, we'll start planning today! Yay! It's still not on Facebook! So...feel very special :) I'll update along the way!!

October?

Are you still there? lol
Negative.

I can't believe we're in NOVEMBER! MAdness!
I hope it starts to feel more like fall...because I have some cute scarfs I want to wear!!!!!! [thank you, Anneliese] :)

October was SO busy!!!
On the 2nd, Ry and I went to Cafe Rio for dinner and spent the night hanging out :)
On the 8th, we went to Disneyland to celebrate my Birthday! yay :) It was fun! I'll post pics soon.
On the 9th, we went to dinner at Mayumba, yummmm. It's the cuban place that my mom loves :) a couple friends joined us!
On the 10th, My mom cooked my favorite dish for lunch, and Ryan came over of course :)
Later on, we went over to Ry's house and his mom cooked dinner for us, so yummy!
On the 16th, I don't remember what we did....lol
On the 22nd, Knotts SCARY farm! :)
on the 23rd, my friend Anneliese had a Halloween party!
On the 29th, we went to a wedding.
On the 30th, Ry and his band performed at a Harvest Festival at church and then I had to rush over to my ward to monitor the games for the kids :)

Oh yeah, I have a new calling.

wanna guess?

Primary President.

I know...crazy.

I'm so excited! I've been swamped with my projects :) I love it!
Too bad ive been sick all week! :/ It's okay though, I'm feeling much better. Well, I'm gunna gooo. I'll be back with pictures! byee!