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Mary

I feel extra-understanding of Mary this year. I think being engaged helped me know how she was feeling a little more. Poor Mary, engaged to be married and saving herself for that night. When she became pregnant with our savior, she received the biggest blessing any woman has ever received. She also begain on a path that would cause her tremendous heartache.When Mary found out she was pregnant, she had.. Read More

Adios and Vaya Con Dios

We booked our honeymoon tonight and we booked basically the complete opposite trip than what we were talking about a week ago. Rather than snuggle up in a cabin up north, we are going to hop on a plane and spend a week Maya Rivera, Mexico. Basically, it was this: Or this: Rafa was the one who changed his mind first. He said he had just been thinking about it.. Read More

Excellence

Something that I really admire about Rafa is his pursuit of excellence. He does so much, but he’s not just a passive participant – he works hard to do things well. I really missed having him around this weekend, but I understand. The life of a full-time employee and full-time student gets a little rough around finals time. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.. Read More

No, I’m not.

Someone finally asked me.I was waiting for it, really. The whispers around our short engagement, coupled with the fact I may have added a few lbs, meant that it was only a matter of time before someone asked.Innocent curiosity.Her: “So, do you think you’ll have kids right away?”Me, non-committal, not willing to share too much information: “Yeah, soon-ish, we talk about it…”Her: “Are you now?!”No. Ha. She was totally sweet.. Read More

J. Lil’s Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Jennifer! We had fun celebrating Jennifer’s birthday tonight. I made some tasty pot roast for Jennifer and her friend, Stephanie. Rafa joined us a little later and we all had cake. It was very fun! Poor Jennifer was so tired because she stayed up until the wee hours of the morning working on her paper. We watched her open her gifts and now she’s off to bed –.. Read More

What a man

Rafa has always been so good to me. So good. But lately, he’s been extra good. Or I’ve been extra needy. I’m not sure which. Either way, I have just been reminded over and over how lucky I am that he loves me. He cooked me some delicious squash. He found an amazing recipe and really outdid himself with this one. He drove me home to Iowa for Thanksgiving, even.. Read More

Happy Black Friday!

Today is Black Friday and everyone is out shopping and looking for the best deals possible. A couple of my coworkers and I walked to Target, it was fun to go into the midst of the chaos. There were lots of people moving fast, asking questions and digging to get stuff. Target had tons of cool electronics for sale at awesome prices. I like Black Friday, but even more I.. Read More

On Wisconsin and A Dead Alternator

Presently, I am in the center of Wisconsin. I just met a very nice tow truck driver named Sal who loaded my dead-as-a-doornail car from the shoulder of the Interstate, onto his truck and into his shop. Sal was quickly able to determine that my car’s problem is a dead alternator. Unfortunately on this lovely Sunday afternoon, Sal is unable to procure the part due to parts shops being closed.. Read More

Getting there

What a day! we got a lot of things accomplished for our wedding. We have been working really hard, but at times it feels as if we weren’t getting much done. We had been working on things separately, we covered some ground but not much. Today we combined forces and scratched a few things off the list. It feels great when we get to work together, I can definitely see.. Read More

Done and done.

Today has been a day of checking things off the list! We selected Rafa’s ring (tungsten carbide, if you were wondering) and placed the order. Then, we finished invitation, envelope and RSVP card design and prepped them for printing. THEN, we went shopping and checked a big one off the list – we got his suit! We found a great design that will look wonderful for the wedding day and.. Read More