Engagement Anniversary

Last night I was looking through old pictures while I cleared off my work laptop and realized today is the 3rd anniversary of when Andy and I got engaged. I know that's not a REAL celebration, but I became amazed all of a sudden that it's been such a long time. We met in December and went on a few dates before I went home for Christmas, and then when I got back the first week of January he was there to pick me up at the airport with roses. Really by valentine's day we had decided we were going to get married. April he flew out to Utah to meet my family. May 14th he took me sailing with Captain Joe. I knew Andy had the ring because I could see the outline of the little box in his cargo pant pockets, and he kept touching it every 5 seconds to make sure it was still there. I was so antsy for him to pop the question, but it never came. When we got off of the boat at sundown, he knelt down on the pier, pulled out the box, and told me he'd like to try out "for better or worse, sickness and health, and whatever else they say." It was perfect, and I of course, said YES! My hands were so sunburned that they were swollen and the ring barely fit, but I still couldn't take my eyes off of it for at least a month. It was a perfect day.

Sailing in MD. Picture taken by Captain Joe.

When Andy went to meet my family for the first time, they greeted us with a huge sign and leis. Very embarrassing.

Gettysburg and Mother's Day

Today we tried to squeeze one last thing in before Carrie goes home on Wednesday, so we spent the day at Gettysburg. They have a new visitor's center that only opened a few weeks ago. We had a good time and it was a great reminder of our history. The best quote of the day was Carrie saying, "wait, there's a difference between the Civil War and the American Revolution?" Andy about went into a seizure, but she's adorable so it all works out.

When we got home Carrie prepared a wonderful Mother's Day meal and Andy pulled out some divine cheesecake. We had presents and a good time. Of course the very best part of Mother's Day was that Calvin is mine to keep forever.

I had wanted to do a blog entry about how amazing my mom is, but I didn't get around to it. Sad. She is the very best and one day I'll do an entry just for her. At least we had a long talk. I feel bad that we didn't call Andy's mom, but it was so late before we got off the phone with my family. At least we were able to spend some time with her earlier this week. Happy Mother's Day to the two women who have given Andy and I such a wonderful life!

(This picture is horrible. We were all so tired after traipsing through battlefields all day)

My First Haircut

We love Calvin's crazy hair, but it's getting out of control. He either looks like a disheveled orphan, or a fat little accountant with a comb-over, depending on the day. So today we decided it was finally time to give those locks some style. We just sat him in the bathroom sink so he couldn't get away, and luckily he thought it was fun. Here are the pics:

BEFORE

AFTER

Friday - Last Day of Work

Yesterday was officially my last day of work. Technically I still have to work this weekend and Monday because I'm not finished with everything I had wanted to accomplish, but otherwise I'm officially a stay at home mom. Friday three of my favorite co-workers took me out to lunch at a fancy little place that used to be a bank but was converted into a restaurant. The food was amazing, and then they took me to this fun little nursery to buy me a goodbye gift. They bought me two huge flower pots that are the prettiest color ever, and a bunch of flowers to fill them. When I came home there was a gorgeous bouquet on the front door steps with a sweet note from the two managers I've worked for over the last several years. They're the best company and I'm really going to miss them.

This is to show you how big the flower pot really is.

This is just because Calvin is so stinkin' adorable

These are the flowers I planted. They'll be much prettier when they've all filled in.
This is my bouquet from the two managers I've worked for.

This morning I went into the office while it was empty to finish clearing out my office. This afternoon I had my exit interview with HR. It's kind of bittersweet. I feel like it's been a drawn out process because I gave 6 weeks notice so that we would have time to find and train someone new, so I'm glad it's finally over. But the other part of me can't believe it's really done. So for better or worse, it's on to a new chapter of my life.

Thursday - Banana Split Night

I'm behind on blogging, so I'm going to cram several in today.

Thursday night we had double family fun. Andy's parents come down and took us to Cheesecake factory for dinner, and then after dinner we came back to the house and David and Bek and their two boys came over. We all had banana splits and had a great evening talking to each other. It was great to see everyone, even if it was just for a few hours.