I Do

Now here is the story on how Justin asked me to become a Sisson.

So I say it all started in September 2009 (the hubs probably says different) but that's when we really started to talk marriage and look at engagement rings.

You could imagine the anticipation and angst I felt when the end of November turned into December and I still didn't have a ring on my finger. So of course every time he bought something I reminded him that the money should have been going to my ring if he was serious about us.

One night as we were getting ready to go to an ice hockey game I started a mini argument (in true Amanda fashion) on how he wasn't serious about getting married and how he wasn't saving his money to buy me a ring blah blah blah. So since Justin can't keep a surprise to save his life, he blurts out that he had my ring so for me to get off his back about it.

How horrible did I feel? I just ruined the biggest surprise of my life! Well of course he didn't give me the ring then, he made me wait even more.

It was a Sunday night right before Christmas when it all went down. We always go to my moms house for Sunday dinner and I got there first cause he had a 'church meeting' to attend. He walked in a few hours later with what I thought was a regular box of chocolate covered cherries (my favorite) but I was so wrong.

He brought me a cherry into the front room and fed it to me (of course on one knee). He made it so I didn't eat the whole thing because he had hollowed out the center and was holding my ring inside. When it fell apart and and I saw the ring he asked me to be his wife. As you can see in the picture below I was more than surprised and my family was there to capture it all.

Of course I said yes!

And then comes marriage....

Justin looks so young in this picture, I can't believe how different he looks!

Just now, sitting next to me, he says "Ya, marriage makes me age horribly."

Love

     I thought this would be the perfect time to share our story on how I became a Sisson with love being in the air this week.

     It all started in 2009, on a cold Monday night in February, after a church activity we both attended. We had both noticed each other previously at other functions and since we had mutual friends we had been at some of the same gatherings. Well this particular evening I stayed to clean up after the activity when one of our mutual friends came in and invited the few of us left to join everyone to hang out and get some food.

     I was tempted to say no... I had worked all day, planned, setup and cleaned up the activity and I had already been asked to get some food with other friends which I wasn't planning on going to. But I resisted the temptation to say no and followed him to the restaurant as I didn't want to seem like the old lady that had a bedtime.

     Sure enough when we walked in there was a huge row of tables in the middle of the restaurant with about 30 people chatting and enjoying themselves. Of course the only seats open were at the end of this long row so we sat down and started a conversation. Little did I know that I just sat across from my future husband.

     We talked, we ordered some food, we laughed, we flirted and we exchanged numbers. Before officially meeting that night I thought he was a few years younger than me and to be truthful I thought that he was going to be some stuck-up or weird goofy kid. Oh how we can be so wrong about people. When the checks came around they had combined mine with my future hubby Justin's on accident and since he is so sweet he insisted on buying my dinner (it was meant to be). I protested but in the end he won and I left thinking I had just met a crazy and sweet New York boy. 

     The next morning, at 7:45am, while I was on my way to work I get a text message from Justin saying how much fun he had at dinner the night before and would like to do it again. I was a little taken aback I must say...I mean it was 7:45 in the morning! I thought he was going to be one of those guys that wouldn't leave me alone and now that he had my phone number he was going to text me constantly.

     Needless to say we did start texting constantly but it was mutual. We dated for almost a year, on and off, before he proposed in December 2009. I never would have thought that would be the night I met my husband but here we stand, happily married. We got married April 2010 and are excited to celebrate our two year anniversary in two months. Geez time flies.

     That is really just the overview of our story. I will post details about his proposal and our wedding in the near future.

(my feet hurt so bad!)

Movie and weekend review

     My weekend fun started Friday about 15 minutes after I got off work. I got home, changed and headed to a nearby chapel. Saturday was my cousin's (the groom) wedding so I was helping setup the chapel for the luncheon. My family is definitely a DIY family so you can bet that they cooked all the food and setup everything for this luncheon, even the mother of the groom! I didn't stay for too long as the bride invited me to see The Vow with the girls for her last night as a single lady. 

     Here is the movie review and if you are planning to see this movie, skip this as it might possibly contain spoilers. Now going into this movie I was expecting a super sappy chick flick that would make me go home and tell my husband all the things I saw in the movie that he should do. This was not the case. 

     I enjoyed the movie, don't get me wrong, it just didn't live up to my expectations. Spoiler alert: I really disliked when Paige decided to go back home with her father and Leo didn't fight for her to stay or anything. Then when they divorced and again Leo didn't fight I just wanted to cry. The end of the movie was quite abrupt for me and I really wanted to see Paige start to fall in love with Leo again. 

     In the end I enjoyed the movie but wanted more. Since it was based on a true story I might google the story and see if that has the romance I was expecting. 

     Now to Saturday.... I headed to my cousin Mike and Brooke's wedding with my mom around 9:45. The sealing ceremony was beautiful and they both had that glowing love look in their eyes. After a few pictures we headed to finish the preparations for the luncheon.

     After getting the buns, pulled pork, coleslaw, pasta salad, meatballs and desserts out we served the guests and had little time to enjoy the food ourselves. Then after cleaning it all up I grabbed my nephew and headed home to change, since my feet were killing, so I could get some groceries before heading to the reception. (sigh)

     The hubs got home just in time to take a quick shower while I wrapped the wedding present and changed my nephew into some pants before heading to Costco. Got all our groceries in our basket just as the store was closing and we were off to the reception.

     Although it was chilly and it was an outdoor reception it turned out beautifully! They had a huge wait to get through the line but once through that we enjoyed the catered food and delicious desserts. 

     Today, Sunday, was my day of relaxation and rejuvenation. I looked at our budget and bills, talked with the hubby about our future and attended church. Then we headed to my moms to enjoy some lasagna and cupcakes. Mmmmm... I will be sharing my moms lasagna recipe soon.

     Now it's time to get ready for the upcoming week.....

     But first lets enjoy some pictures from the wedding...

Me and my nephew, Ian

The kids

The happy couple

The desserts

My brother, Kurt, and Sheila

Me and the hubby