Not for the kiddos - Throw it on the ground!

Mork & Mindy

I grew up watching the good stuff: Mork and Mindy, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, The Brady Bunch, etc. Most shows were awesome and most are still considered classics. I can't say the same for the crap our children watch these days; it is ridiculous and we outta be ashamed of ourselves for allowing it.

(Photo courtesy of: www.chiefacoins.com)

Mork and Mindy was one of my absolute favorites. As an adult, I purchased all the seasons and have enjoyed watching them on many occassions. :) Incredible. If you haven't seen it, google it and find an episode. Classic.

(Photo courtesy of: www.buzzine.com)

Finally here!!! Wedding Photos!!!!

I do not have the CD version yet but our wedding photos can be viewed here:

Amy and Jonathan's Dream Wedding

The photos are beautiful. HUGE props to Caroline Mowry; she did an absolutely beautiful job... she kicked our wedding's butt!

The photo website is http://www.printsbycaroline.com.

Life is Sweet!

'Nuff said.

Our Beautiful Extravaganza Concludes...

with parasailing!

This too was an adventure. I am slightly (therefore totally) afraid of heights, so parasailing was interesting. All was well while looking out at the beautiful view but the second I looked down at the ridiculous length of rope between us and the boat, I was slightly panicked. I just had to look into Jonathan's beautiful eyes and back at the view and all was well again. :)

Here we go!!!

Pretty view... bye bye island!

:)

Kisses in the sky...

Woooooooo hoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Awesome... totally awesome.

Hawaiian Honeymoon Extravaganza Continues...

More Laua fun ... We loved the "Pink Blush" drinks

Laua Fire Dancer goes wild...

Awesome band behind this handsome man...

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Now, for some Scuba style...

It was our first time to scuba dive and we both had an absolute blast! We got to practice for an hour in the pool before and had an awesome instructor. We went to two different dive spots and went to a depth of 40 feet. I was a little petrified when I first got in the ocean and really realized that not only was I scared to death but that my mind was still pretty sure I couldn't possibly breath under water....

But I did! We did great! We are in love... with scuba too!

First minute in the water... um, we're really doing this?

Hooray!!!!!! We are doing it!

Go UT! Thumbs up!

Hello!

Goodbye! (Eeeeeeel!!!)

Having fun and feeling at home :)

Posing with the statue...

Awesome, huge, waaaaay cool turtle and a shot of us divers.

Hello, buddy!

Posing again... this one was a video :)

Really cool adventure; we HIGHLY recommend it. Just be safe.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Thank you to every one who had a hand in our wedding. From the vendors, to the friends, and our wonderful family. Thank you all for your thoughts, your prayers, your kindness, your touching gifts...

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!

We love you all very much.

:)

Our new dawn... and the infamous question.

How would I answer the question, "How's married life?"

I would think of the words of Bella Cullen (aka Stephenie Meyer's words in Breaking Dawn, the last of the Twilight Saga Series)...

"I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shinned."

For the present and forever future...

Because we are SOOOOOOOOOO busy...

I wanted to post a few pictures to start with (haha). I do not have the wedding photos but will get them up when I do... but for now...

It's our Hawaiian Honeymoon Extravaganza!!!!!!!!!!!

1st night... right at sunset... right down from our hotel.

At our hotel... as happy as can be!

View from our hotel... lovely!

Our 1st full day and night. We finally got leid at our 1st luau!!!

Fire man at the Luau. He was awesome... crazy but awesome.

Our new friends! Scots and Canadians and Americans, OH MY!

In front of Diamond Head Crater.

We were at the end of the hotel strip... our hotel is somewhere in the middle of the clump.

A trip made especially for my Dad... right in the middle of the International Market Place.

A romantic dinner night... and Jon's Hawaiian shirt!

Our 1st time parasailing! (More to come later, along with scuba diving!)

Our last sunset in the most beautiful place...

We felt at home on this beach...

Beautiful place. Beautiful honeymoon. Here's to a beautiful future!

I am OFFICIALLY a married lady!

Words cannot describe how elated I am to be the wife of the love of my life. We are officially husband and wife and it is so super cool!

Not much has changed but I can say that I actually do feel different. I feel like it is right and perfect and ABOUT TIME! We had a fun four year engagement and times we will never ever forget. Now, it is a new chapter and somewhere I know we are supposed to be.

The day was perfect. Of course there were hiccups here and there but nothing took away from the fact that we had arrived at the most special day of our life. It was wonderful and I am sad to see it over. Now I have nothing to do! I am sure I will find things to fill my time, like school that starts back next week, but nothing as cool as planning the wedding of my dreams.

That it was.

My Mom's Here!

And she is ready to work!

Lots to do. Wooo hooo hooooooooo!

It's so frikin' near; the thought brings a tear; for the crowd there's lots of beer; 4 days, it's almost here!

Hehehe. Excitement is oozing from my pores. And glad to have my mama here! :)

"Going to the Chapel...

and we're gonna get ma-a-ar-ried."

Well we're not actually going to the chapel but we are definitley getting married. That is a line from my all time favorie song, Going to the Chapel of Love by the Dixie Cups. I can remember being 4 years old, singing all the words and being as happy as could be. I actually called the radio station and asked them to play it. I described it as, "the going to the chapel song." Unfortunately, the guy told me he had no idea what I was talking about and to stop playing on the phone. I remember crying and teling my mom... mean old punk; how could he not know what I was talking about? Turd.

Anyhoo, I have always loved the song and am still in awe that I myself will be getting married... in 4 days!!!!! Funny, it has almost been been 4 years. Our first date was in October 2005 and the almost 3 year engagement has been so much fun. 4 days... yeah...

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!! 7 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7, yep, 7. Seven whole days until I marry the love of my life... thus the absolute lack of posting for an entire MONTH! Sad, ridiculous, unacceptable, I know. We have loads of stuff left to do but are enjoying every second. :)

We also have ACL this weekend... my 3rd time but the first rainy one for me and everybody else! ACL is usually in September (when it is hot, dusty, and at the same time as the UT game). they decided to move it to October this year, one week before our wedding! And now it's raining... and is fore casted to rain all the way through Friday... now one day before our wedding.

Oh geeeeeeeeeez.

Here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Am I Dreaming?

Nope. I am fully awake and have entered my first " free" day in 18-weeks. We FINALLY finished our class and are out until October 27th!!! Now all that's left is to get married and go to Hawaii!

Whew! This last class felt like the first two combined, only a tad worse. We have completed 3 classes, so only 14 more to go! But for now, we are focusing on the next 2 months and all of their glory.

HOOOOOOOOORAY!

Quote of the Day - 8.29.09 - Dad's Wisdom

A wise message from Dad:

"Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again..."

~Old proverb~


Enjoy every moment of life.

Shoveling Change

I had the weirdest dream last night... along with some crazy ones I can't quite remember, I dreamt that was walking to the coke machine very late at night. I kept looking over my shoulder (which I do anyway) but for some reason, I was extremely creeped out. When I got to the machine, I put my money in and pushed the wrong button (I wanted coke but pushed Diet Dr. Pepper) and then quickly pushed the right button. The can came out and I had not pushed the correct button in time because it was Diet Dr. Pepper; however; another came tumbling out, and another, and yet another. When I had retrieved all 3, money started pouring out of the machine as well. At this point, I had a decision to make because I had no where to put all the change. I came up with an idea that would require some less than "safe" tactics; I could only haul them in my shirt, except that it would require a large part of my belly to show the entire way back to the house. At this creepy point in time, it didn't seem smart but at the same time, I couldn't leave all that change! So, I started shoveling the change into my shirt and ran for the house. And happily ever after, I made it alive and that much richer.

I looked for it this morning... nothin'.

The Real Countdown Begins...

I can barely believe that all this time has gone by! Jon proposed on New Year's Eve 2006 at Shakespeare's downtown; it was beautiful and warm and with family and friends. Since then, it has been a lot of fun times being engaged and a time I will never forget.

We will be Mr. and Mrs. Jones on October 10, 2009 and the last minute frenzy has really begun! I cannot believe I will married to my absolute Prince Charming in less than 2 months (it is also our 4 year anniversary). I am blessed and cannot wait to begin the rest if lives. :)

Wish us luck! I am gonna cry like a frikin' baby the whole way through... I can just see it now...

Still Kickin'

Blood, sweat, tears, and 15 weeks later, Jon and I have officially made it through two and a half Master's classes. This one is kind of tough and our social life (or mine at least) has officially flown out the window. We have three weeks until our break for the wedding and we can barely take the wait!

I know I can make it through this Master's but there are times when I have to slap myself a couple of times to get through the night. It doesn't come as easily to me as others but I am holding strong with a 4.0. We'll see what happens here in the next three weeks...

Nonetheless, I have learned so much and am excited to continue on!

I Will Love Them Forever

Golden Girls - one of the best shows ever made, no doubt about it.

Those three women will forever be my heros and the amaziness of Golden Girls forever in my heart.

The Golden Girls - Just incredible writing, acting, and soul.

Reminds Me of Dad - The Best Song Ever

I heard this song awhile ago and it is totally amazing. In my opinion, it embodies the joy of music and life... and it just makes me happy. I absolutely love this song!

This is "People are Crazy". I definitely am, God is SUPER great and beer is totally good.

Enjoy this awesomeness and pass it around because the message is SO true and should be enjoyed by EVERYONE.

(Above video found here.)