SCHOOL, SCHOOL, SCHOOL!!! and NEWS NEWS NEWS

Ugh, I feel like the semester will never end! I am so tired and so ready for my summer to come. Luckily i have a million things to keep my mind occupied to make the semester end quickly, NOT! everything on my mind makes it go slower! All i can think about is our wedding. last time it wasn't this hard. I constantly have other things on my mind making school impossible to concentrate on and on top of it all i am going to be competing with horses all summer. i think the semester should end this second! Oh man it didn't happen i guess i have to wait until the end of April.

Well for the new information i have regarding me and Aaron, we have been apartment hunting for so long and it has been driving me crazy! My mom told me that if i don't take fancy then she will give her away to a new family and i wasn't going to stand for that and Aaron felt bad for me so he said that Fancy will live with us! Awesome! So we have been trying to find a pet friendly complex and that is not easy my friends not easy at all. There is no where in Provo that allows dogs and byu approved housing is so expensive to live in so that isn't an option. So we ditched Provo and went to look in Orem near UVU. We looked at so many apartments but one was a run down tiny apartment for 850 a month for 1 bed 1 bath! how ridiculous! so we kept looking but we had almost given up on the idea to find housing that would allow a dog it seemed impossible and we thought if we ever found a place then there was no way we would ever be able to afford it so instead we decided to drive around Oren to try and find a complex that we were unable to find on line. And guess what we drove past a beautiful complex where real families live, and very few students! We went to talk to the manager and she gave us a list of prices and you will never guess what they allowed, ok well maybe you can guess they allow pets under 30lbs luckily Fancy only ways 2lbs! And they had a two bed one bath for 740 a month! we took a tour of the apartment and I fell in love! it was beautiful and it was huge! there was a dining area and a living room and the main bedroom can fit my queen size bed plus all my bedroom furniture! the living room can fit real living room furniture and it has room for more than one couch. This apartment is a wonderland! it is so beautiful and it has a balcony right next to the Dining room! Its a dream come true. the kitchen had counters for me to work on and there was a dishwasher! I think i am in love.
So i called a few days later to see if anything had opened since the last time we came in a a top floor apartment with VAULTED ceilings had just opened and would be available for move in 30 days after we sign the lease! so we went to get all the paper work needed to apply for the apartment and scrapped up enough money for the deposit and the application fees. Which unfortunately made a large dent in both of our checking accounts but we both decided it was well worth it! We have recently been informed that we are basically approved and all we need to bring in are pay stubs for proof of income! I am so excited to move in and decorate however i want! I hope they will let me paint! I am hoping we will have the lease signed by the end of the week. Keep you fingers crossed for us!

The cat is out of the bag!

I couldn't hold in the surprise any longer! Aaron knows what we are doing for our reception so why not tell everyone else. Now everyone needs to promise to keep an open mind because this is going to be a very different wedding especially for the LDS culture. The reception will be at the Peirpont Place in salt lake city. The venue is a blank slate and you all know how the Conley girls love to be creative and unique so a blank slate is exactly what we need. My brilliant sister Megan get the credit for the brilliant idea! We are having a Moroccan wedding!!! It is going to be so colorful and the food is amazing. Cedars of Lebanon will be doing are catering and we will be getting married in the salt lake temple.
Our reception is going to be so amazing! We will have dinner and dancing and amazing music! the best way to describe the idea meg and I had behind the wedding is to just watch either the remake of a little princess or Casablanca! Unfortunately we wont have Sam playing for us like rick did but that is the kind of Music we will have so come prepared to dance and have amazing Delicious food.
I can't wait to see everyones faces when they walk in the room! Be prepared for a treat while we all eat dinner!!! Can't wait to see you there so we can have a party!

We are engaged!!!

I do realize that Aaron and have been engaged for a couple weeks but most people who need this blog found out through me immediately or through Aaron because everyone seemed to be in on the plan. and seeing how Aaron and I have been down this road once before I wasn't sure if it was really necessary for me to blog about it. However seeing how this is definitely the last time i will be engaged i thought is was appropriate for me to tell you all how it happened without Aaron trying to sugar coat it. The other reason I am blogging about it is because I love keeping my amazing cousin Becky in the loop and I know she reads my blog on occasion.
In December Aaron and I had officially been dating for a year! He had a wonderful evening planned. He made reservations fro the roof and we spent the evening walking around temple square looking at the lights just like we did on our first date. well little did he know that two months before I had called the roof to make reservations because i wanted to propose to him that night. i thought it was only fair seeing as he already did it once. Without me ever mentioning anything about my plans he made it very clear that he didn't want me to propose to him because he didn't want to tell his sons for the rest of his life that their mom proposed to their dad. Understanding his view i called the roof and cancelled my reservations. he still doesn't know any of this so keep it on the down low but i guess if I don't want him to find out it probably shouldn't be posted on the world wide web for all to see, oh well. So anyways because I wasn't able to be engaged the day i wanted to I had to wait and wait and wait! It was the longest two months of my life! Once February hit I would cry almost everyday terrified that he didn't want to marry me. He would laugh and say he loves me and to just trust him, he even took me to look at rings! You would think that i would be smart enough to put the two together but no i was just CRAZY!!!! Well even though i wasn't going to be engaged i had an appointment to try on dress at Alta Moda Bridal Salon on February 13th. It was an opportunity I couldn't pass up, there was a truck show going on for Ann Barge's new Spring line and she was going to be there! She never goes to her shows she always sends a rep! So I said i don't care i am going to get a dress by Ann Barge and meet her. Well even though I was so excited about dress shopping I knew they would ask me when I was getting married and i knew i wouldn't have an answer! It made me less excited you wants to try on wedding dresses when they aren't even a bride yet. so weeks went by and i continued to cry because I really wanted to marry Aaron and just get the show on the road but I was really scared that he decided he didn't want to get married yet.
The morning of the 13th came and I had to meet my mom and sister in salt lake at 8am because they wanted to have breakfast before my appointment. My roommates and I both arrive at Mimi's Cafe and when we get there I see my dad, Daniel and Riley all at the table, with 3 dozen roses and 22 beautiful tulips that my mom said my dad brought for her. So I was annoyed by this point because i told Aaron he couldn't come because it was a girls day and here are all these men!!! The light bulb still hadn't gone off. Well as I am sure you all can tell Aaron showed up and gave me a huge hug and had me sit right in front of a large wrapped box and inside that large wrapped box was a small white box! i was so excited because i just knew that my ring was in it, he got down on one knee i opened the box and the ring was taped to the bottom of the box where it said be my valentine, and as Aaron spoke he said" Jaimie will you...be my valentine?" they ring inside was an $8 ring from walmart that i called beautiful because I really believed that was all he could afford, but let me tell you it wasn't beautiful at all! But i acted like I loved it because i only cared that we were getting married. However, Megan chimes in and says "isn't that funny a fake proposal?" yeah i know I am stupid but i looked up and pulled my menu over my face and began to cry, no not cry sob! It was the worst way to start my morning! Well the waitress bring Aaron another box that was intended to be brought out after my dinner but the sobbing was to pathetic that he didn't think he should wait so my dad went to the waitress and told them they would need the box a little sooner than they thought. So after 10 minutes of sobbing behind the menu the waitress was able to get the box out of the safe. he got down on his knee again but i told him if this was a joke it isn't funny and he opened the box and asked if i would marry him with quite a bit of worry in his voice. of course I said yes and the sad tears became happy ones but after I smiled and gave him a kiss i made sure to give a good punch in the arm for being such a guy.
So there you have it! that is how Aaron and I got engaged! My ring is beautiful with an amazing ruby in the center! i promise I will have pictures up as soon as possible.

I am almost there!!!

For those who think I'm nuts I swear I only set a number so i will do it! So don't you fret Cris there wont be any whithering away here. i have officially lost 10 pounds!! woo hoo! and at my dress fitting i was a size four in wedding dress sizes! is that awesome or what? eating healthy really seem to pay off, and i am not as tired and I feel healthy too. Its a miracle! I currently way 130 I am still hoping to loose a little more. When Aaron and I first started dating I weighed 124 but the silly boy stated to feed me. So I would like to weigh at least that much but if my boobs start shrinking then i will have a problem.
Eating healthy has been great but this whole no wheat thing sucks!!!! I cant even have pasta and who want gluten free bread! ummm yuck not me. So has I near my goal weight i have been much happier. which Aaron also likes because this way I don't complain about not looking as pretty as I did when we started dating. I am chugging along and loving but i really miss my bread!

• Current weight 130
• weight left to loose 5-10 pounds!

Project: Lose 20 pounds!

As the winter comes to an end, I realized that means summer is only around the corner which also means bathing suits!!!! Eek. My starting weight was 140 I have been working on the project for a little over a week now. My current weight is 134. I am only blogging about my so called project so i will actually go through with it. so here are my goals!

• lose 20 pounds
• goal weight 120
• run a mile a day
• 30 sit ups a day
• eat three meals a day
• no more eating after 7
• no bread/wheat
• no candy
• have yohgurt when I need a snack
• have the wieght lost by March 1st

remaining weight to lose: 15 pounds

Time for me to be able to get into my Itty Bitty yellow polk-a-dot bikini! Wish me luck and don't worry I will keep you updated.

The best Thanksgiving ever!!!!

For thanksgiving My whole family and Aaron went to Chino Hills, California. We got to do som many fun thing like go to Disneyland, Canters Deli, grabber olive farms, and LA to show Aaron and Whit all the attractions the tourists take part in when they visit our wonderful home!

This is Aaron and I at the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland. We had such a wonderful time, I was so excited to go with Aaron!

And the best part was the Haunted mansion was nightmare before Christmas theme!!!

The castle was finally finished and look how beautiful covered in lights! i was so excited to see it lit! it may be silly but it almost brought me to tears I thought it was so pretty! Ok it was definitely silly but I loved it so much!

We also went to the mans Chinese theater in LA where all the stars have put there hand prints. And I was lucky enough to find one with all the Harry Potter stars! how lucky is that?!

We also went to canters and was the most amazing breakfast/lunch of my life! if you like Reuben, you must go to canters it will make it impossible for you to ever enjoy another Reuben sandwich again!

So that was out thanksgiving! We had a wonderful time visiting and showing Aaron where i grew up, i love chino hills and i hope it doesn't change too much more!

Meet Lola every one!!!

This, My friends is Lola! Yes I did name my care because in my opinion everyone should name there own car! Well at least girls, it would be a little weird if a guy named his car Lola. Maybe even a little creepy! Now that I think of it only girls should name their car. Now if it was boat that would be different. Anyways back to Lola, She is a red SX4 Crossover with AWD.

This is my key. It is a smartpass so all you need to have it in the cup holder and you don't need to put the key in the ignition to turn it on its so awesome!!!

It also has fog lights!!! Cool huh?!

I also have a GPS system with bluetooth!!!!

It also has a six CD player and even the stereo is cute!!!

And here is my steering wheel with all the cool nifty gadgets!!!