Farmhouses, Fred Flintstone, and Fevers.

     I'm at home today with a fever - blah. I left work yesterday when I felt it coming on. I was FREEZING and really dizzy. My boss is such a jerk. When I told him I thought I had a low grade fever he said, "I think it's just really cold in this building, my feet are like ice." and I said, "But I'm really dizzy too." and he said, "Well did you eat anything today?" What a jerk! He's not my Dad, he's my boss. My temp was 100.8 when I got home from work. By 6:30 last night it got all the way up to 102.3 and that was even with Tylenol. Tylenol is helping to keep it down, but as soon as that wears off it is spiking back up to 101.7 or so. Yuck. A hang over would feel better than this. Chuck was really sweet. He ran to the store and got me some Sprite and Chix noodle soup. I hope he doesn't get sick too. A coworker told me I have the symptoms of H1N1, because I am really achy too. It is wiping me out to walk across the apartment. But my stomach is fine. I'm hoping to just ride this out. I worry too much, since I have lupus I'm a lot more susceptible, I'm not sure what a doctor would do for me, except give me more Tylenol.... I hope my boss spikes a high fever so we can tell him, "It's just cold in the building."
     Chuck and I got some really, really good news. We are going to be moving into the farmhouse in Wellman after the 15th of this month! We will be out of this apartment by Dec 1st!! We are both super excited. I have been busy scurrying around packing, I gotta admit I feel slightly overwhelmed though. Box by box, I will get it done. Chuck and I will have a lot to do as we get settled in there too. Room by room we will be repainting it and such. I found out one of my coworkers from the purchasing department lives in Wellman and she is interested in car pooling. That would be great! She is a cool cat, I get along well with her and that would help save us both money and miles on our cars. My drive will still be about 30 miles, but it will take about 40 minutes instead of 30. Not too bad. And I won't have to take the crazy ass interstate. Chuck will only have a 14 mile drive to work. Lucky guy. I will miss not being super close to my friends and family, but we have been so busy we hardly see much of anyone anymore anyway. We will only be an hour away from Cedar Rapids. Not so bad. We are going to set up a guest area upstairs that way we can have people over for parties and bonfires and such and they can just stay for the night.
     Getting ready to move has also kept Chuck and I busy tying up loose ends. Sat we put new tires on my car. It seems like I just did that but it was 3 years, and 45,000 miles ago already. So crazy. Where do the time and miles go? We also got to trade in my cell phone. My two year contract was up already! So I exchanged my hot pink razor for a nifty purple one. Yay. Chuck's Grandma has been keeping him busy with projects around her house before we move.
    In spite of it all, Chuck and I are still making time for play. That's us! Gina had a Halloween party and Chuck and I dressed up as Fred and Willma Flintstone. It was really funny. Chuck sort of has a Fred Flinstone personality. I'm lucky I have a guy who will actually wear a Fred Flintstone costume for me. Next we are counting down for our engagement party on the 14th. It will be so fun to get together with all of our old friends again. We are buying a keg of beer. I don't think it's going to last very long, with all the responses we have had. :) Let the good times roll.

I'm going to get off of this computer and lay down. Maybe watch a movie. I'll leave you with a few Halloween pics.

Fred and Willma, Can you guess who was who?

This picture cracks me up. Very Fred Flintstone like.

I really like this picture of Gina.

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No Sleep

Effin' neighbors above us blaring their music at 3 am last night. If I wanted to be kept awake at 3 am on a work night, I would have a kid. I'm soooo pissed! People are beyond stupid... I think right now would be a good time for me to blare my music. (It's only 5:30 am)

The only good news is, if everything works out, Chuck and I may be able to move into the farm house in Wellman the end of November!! I'm so ready to start packing. I'll keep you posted.

Wedding Checklist

Completed:

       * Rings have been purchased for both Chuck and I.
       * Selected Bridal Party. James (Chuck's Dad) Coralie,
           Joni, and Angie. (Non-traditional)
       * Have date, Thurs April 29th 3:00 and location 
          arranged
       * Dress is bought and needs no alterations
       * Chuck's attire has been purchased
       * Bridal party can wear what they want, not my worry.
       * Time request off work for honeymoon has been 
         granted. I'll be gone over 2 weeks with pay!
       *  Reservations are set with hotel for honeymoon suite
       *  I made my bridal bouquet and three smaller ones for
         bridesmaids
       *  Wedding favors, accessories (Cake server set, wine
          flutes, cake topper, etc) and gifts for the wedding
          party have been purchased
       *  Colors have been chosen. Sage green, and pink.
       *  Photography is arranged. Photography comes with
          wedding pkg and Mike will take pics for us too with
           his professional camera.
       *  Engagement party is set for Sat. Nov 14th. :)
      

To Do:

       * Make reservations with a restaurant for meal     
         following wedding ceremony. Negotiate menus       
         and prices with my parents.
       * Register for South Carolina marriage licence.
       * Contact bakeries and arrange for a small wedding
         cake, and the style I want.
       * Search my Bible for a scripture I want read during
          the ceremony about love.
       * Put together CD with songs for the ceremony.        
       * Purchase undergarments for under my dress
       * Get CD's ready with road trip mixes for Chuck and I's
         drive halfway across the country. We could get an
         I-pod, but we are broke.
       * Have my engagement band and wedding band
         soddered together.
       * Chuck and I need to open a checking account
         together, to make life easier on both of us.
       * Purchase sophisticated looking Thank-yous at a
         decent price.
       * Have a girls craft day with Joni and Coralie, and see
        if they want to help me with some of the gift favors that
         need a little crafty assembly. Also maybe a girls day 
         to Chicago or Minneapolis instead of a traditional
         bachelorette party.
       * A little more planning of honeymoon.

I'm sure I'm missing details. But I feel really relaxed. Everything is smooth and I am running well ahead of schedule. Plus I don't have to worry about things like DJ's, dance floors, napkins, table centers, etc, etc.

Life's a Beach!... Why not get married on one?... :)

188 Days to go...

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Falling into Fall.

    October is ending before it even began. This entire past year has been a blur... a good blur that is. I remember when I was alone and the days felt sooooo loooooong. Now they go entirely too fast. Today is my Friday. Yay! I'm tired.
   Not a lot to really blog about. Everyone has been getting the flu at work. So far so good for me. I was working the Will Call office almost all of last week because Shelli got the flu super bad. I really like working out there. Maybe someday I can be out there full time. It seems like it has been super slow inside the office. I guess it's just that time of year? I lost my Diamond Dave accounts, but I have been reassigned to looking after all of the Paul Reveer and Tilted Kilt accounts. I'm happy about that.
     Last weekend Chuck and I went to a wedding... For his ex-step daughter Belinda. She wanted Chuck to walk her down the aisle as her Dad. The whole wedding was a big ordeal. Chuck had to rent a Al Capone tux. It did look really cool, but we really did not have the money for that. Then I had to be seated with the 'parents' of the bride, since I am with Chuck, and the bride is actually older than me. That was odd. Chuck, me, Chuck's ex-wife and her new man all sitting in the same row. I realized when I watched there ceremony that it really bothered me. Not a single prayer was said during the ceremony, and not a single verse of scripture was read. I told Chuck later I want to make sure our ceremony has at least one prayer and one scripture involved. What's the point in a wedding with out that?? Belinda ended up acting like a Bridezilla and was freaking out about stupid stuff and by the time the night was over Chuck's feelings were really hurt by her. The reception was really slow moving and cheesy. It made Chuck and I super glad we are bypassing a lot of the BS when we get married. We did have fun dancing though. Chuck and I did a few slow dances and a few fast fun dances. By the end of the night Chuck and I ended up in our 1st big fight. He had drank too much and was starting to act like an ass. We were getting ready to go home and I asked him for the truck keys, because I was 100% sober. He kept telling me no he was fine. I asked him 5 times and finally I told him, "If you don't let me drive home I am riding home with Coralie and Mike." He was really offended by that and told me not to even expect him home Sat night. The wedding was all the way in Tama and I cried the whole way home. I was so hurt, not to mention worried about Chuck. It turned out Chuck was home with in an hour after I got home. He had no gas in the truck to go anywhere and no money to do anything. That was a little bit funny. He also told me he got a few blocks away and realized he desperately needed me to drive, but I wasn't there. I'm sorry he had to drive that messed up but maybe he learned a lesson. I should not have to let him get 3 blocks before he decides to pull over and give me the keys. We had a long pow wow the next morning and Chuck promised to give me the keys next time and he also promised he will never threaten not to come home again. Then we made up... a few times. 1 big fight in seven months. I don't think that's too bad.
     This weekend we have a birthday party to go to for Chuck's other ex-step-daughter Aimee's two little girls. (Chucks grandkids.) Madison will be 3 and Brianna will be a year. Secretly, I really had fun buying clothes and toys for those two. I told Chuck he better watch out if we ever have a little girl, I'm going to go crazy buying her clothes! He told me I didn't have to tell him that, he already knew that. :)

Ok. I shall wrap this up and start thinking about getting ready for work...

Some pics from the wedding...

Chuck looked sharp!!

We make a cute couple. I reused a Bridesmaid dress I wore for a friends wedding a few years back.

Chuck and 'Little Sister' Coralie.

Me and Faith. My future niece. She is a sweetheart! :)

Chuck and I saw our '7' month anniversary this month. I got home from work and he had these lilies, a penguin, candles lit and fireplace on, and a dinner of steaks and shrimp waiting for me. Such a romantic! I'm spoiled. :)