I'm getting pretty freaking excited.
Day after tomorrow.
Our Spur of the Moment Life
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Times, they are a changin'
WHOAH. It's 4 days until I'm Mrs. Gustafson. I can't even begin to tell you how weird this is for me. Not only has my name ALWAYS been Osborne, but his last name is a tad difficult to pronounce... I tried convincing him that he should become Tim Osborne but to no avail.
For those of you who know me, you know I'm a little off-the-beaten-path. I'm not normal and I am fully aware of this fact. It might have something to do with the fact that I grew up around a bunch of boys or that I just didn't get much of the "girly gene". Who knows. For whatever reason is to blame, I've never wanted a big production of a wedding. The thought of walking painstakingly slow down an aisle with hundreds of eyes watching my every move make my stomach roll. I'm a very private person and to me, professing my undying love to someone is... well... private and intimate. I get a major case of stage fright at the thought of people listening in. So if it were up to just me? I'd go to the courthouse in a flash. Seeing as how we both have mothers who, apparently, have been waiting for this day since we were born, this idea wouldn't go over so well.
Tim and I wanted to get married before this next baseball season starts (our lives are measured in "season" and "off-season") so that I could travel with him to wherever the Braves decide to send him. To a lot of people, this idea is crazy. We're virtually homeless with no steady home-base (no pun intended) but that's ok. Our reasoning is "while we can, why not?" His grandfather is getting on up there in age and has difficulty traveling so he was already going to be home for Christmas and we figured this was a perfect time. We can throw a wedding together in 2 weeks right? Right. It'll be a small, family only wedding held at the Big Oak Girls Ranch where my parents live. We'll do all of the traditionally pre-wedding stuff (showers, parties, etc.) post-wedding in January and February so that all of our friends can celebrate with us as well.
This works fiiiiine for me. I'm not a huge wedding fan, so this keeps that part small, and I love parties (disco anyone?) so we get MULTIPLE of those afterwards without all of the focus being on me. Perfect.
My mom's doing all of the decorating (thanks Westbrook prom committee), WONDERFUL friends and family are helping out with food, and all we have to do? Show up :) Couldn't get any better.
Oh. One thing I have to do is figure out how to actually change my name...
For those of you who know me, you know I'm a little off-the-beaten-path. I'm not normal and I am fully aware of this fact. It might have something to do with the fact that I grew up around a bunch of boys or that I just didn't get much of the "girly gene". Who knows. For whatever reason is to blame, I've never wanted a big production of a wedding. The thought of walking painstakingly slow down an aisle with hundreds of eyes watching my every move make my stomach roll. I'm a very private person and to me, professing my undying love to someone is... well... private and intimate. I get a major case of stage fright at the thought of people listening in. So if it were up to just me? I'd go to the courthouse in a flash. Seeing as how we both have mothers who, apparently, have been waiting for this day since we were born, this idea wouldn't go over so well.
Tim and I wanted to get married before this next baseball season starts (our lives are measured in "season" and "off-season") so that I could travel with him to wherever the Braves decide to send him. To a lot of people, this idea is crazy. We're virtually homeless with no steady home-base (no pun intended) but that's ok. Our reasoning is "while we can, why not?" His grandfather is getting on up there in age and has difficulty traveling so he was already going to be home for Christmas and we figured this was a perfect time. We can throw a wedding together in 2 weeks right? Right. It'll be a small, family only wedding held at the Big Oak Girls Ranch where my parents live. We'll do all of the traditionally pre-wedding stuff (showers, parties, etc.) post-wedding in January and February so that all of our friends can celebrate with us as well.
This works fiiiiine for me. I'm not a huge wedding fan, so this keeps that part small, and I love parties (disco anyone?) so we get MULTIPLE of those afterwards without all of the focus being on me. Perfect.
My mom's doing all of the decorating (thanks Westbrook prom committee), WONDERFUL friends and family are helping out with food, and all we have to do? Show up :) Couldn't get any better.
Oh. One thing I have to do is figure out how to actually change my name...
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Ahem...
Before I get started, let me say this... No. I am not pregnant. That being said, the boy and I are getting married on December 24... of this year. :) We wanted to do it this way so that his family could have ample time to travel. Since it's Christmas Eve, it'll be a small, family, wedding and then in January or February, we'll have receptions for friends.
We're really excited! I'll be traveling with him to God-knows-where this year and living the vegabond lifestyle of a minor-leaguer. It should teach me simplicity. You'll be able to keep up with where we are, how Tim's doing, and what kind of activities I'm finding to do to keep myself busy in cities I've never been to.
FUN!
We're really excited! I'll be traveling with him to God-knows-where this year and living the vegabond lifestyle of a minor-leaguer. It should teach me simplicity. You'll be able to keep up with where we are, how Tim's doing, and what kind of activities I'm finding to do to keep myself busy in cities I've never been to.
FUN!
Skydive/Proposal
Thanks to Tumblr and it's desire to make uploading multiple pictures hard on me, I had to start this Blogspot:
So the boy and I are officially engaged...finally. Due to baseball and all of it's plan-ruining abilities, we've had the date set for a while so that his grandfather and our families could plan travel and plans accordingly. Because of this, Tim had a challenge on his hands trying to surprise me since I knew it was coming pretty soon. He did a fantastic job. Here's how it all went down.
Under the ruse that we were going to a Rome Braves signing day, the boy and I hopped in the car and drove towards Rome. Using the GPS, he had an address of where the "signing day" was supposed to be held. Coming up on a hangar, and still not seeing any baseball players, he said we'd stop to ask directions. We pull into the parking lot and I see a massive sign that says "1-800-505-JUMP". I put 2 & 2 together...
I'm terrified. I've always SAID I wanted to skydive but I've never actually THOUGHT about what goes in to that. Looking at pictures of what the world looks like from 14,000 feet above ground, I didn't know that I wanted to actually jump out of a plane. Did I mention I can't climb a ladder I'm so scared of heights? I sucked it up, however, because he had obviously gone to a lot of trouble to set this up. It was awesome. I suggest you all have a go at it. Here's some pictures...
THEN... when I finally landed I got a big surprise :) I was so distracted by the fact that I just JUMPED OUT OF A PLANE, I was never expecting to find him on one knee. Here's some pictures of THAT special moment. :)
And now what all of you have been asking for...
Did I mention he's the best???
So the boy and I are officially engaged...finally. Due to baseball and all of it's plan-ruining abilities, we've had the date set for a while so that his grandfather and our families could plan travel and plans accordingly. Because of this, Tim had a challenge on his hands trying to surprise me since I knew it was coming pretty soon. He did a fantastic job. Here's how it all went down.
Under the ruse that we were going to a Rome Braves signing day, the boy and I hopped in the car and drove towards Rome. Using the GPS, he had an address of where the "signing day" was supposed to be held. Coming up on a hangar, and still not seeing any baseball players, he said we'd stop to ask directions. We pull into the parking lot and I see a massive sign that says "1-800-505-JUMP". I put 2 & 2 together...
I'm terrified. I've always SAID I wanted to skydive but I've never actually THOUGHT about what goes in to that. Looking at pictures of what the world looks like from 14,000 feet above ground, I didn't know that I wanted to actually jump out of a plane. Did I mention I can't climb a ladder I'm so scared of heights? I sucked it up, however, because he had obviously gone to a lot of trouble to set this up. It was awesome. I suggest you all have a go at it. Here's some pictures...
THEN... when I finally landed I got a big surprise :) I was so distracted by the fact that I just JUMPED OUT OF A PLANE, I was never expecting to find him on one knee. Here's some pictures of THAT special moment. :)
And now what all of you have been asking for...
Did I mention he's the best???
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