Random

I was looking at my list of movie reviews (right side of blog). I have the last 10 movies I've seen with a little review. I noticed that Son of Rambow is 8th on the list- that was my first date with Rick. So we've only been dating 8 movies worth of time. That's a little scary. Geez, and it's only 4 books ago. How can I be getting married to someone that I've only known for 8 movies and 4 books!

Oh, modification of a favorite movie quote just popped in my head:
I know I've only known you for 8 movies and 4 books, but to me it seems like 15 movies and 9 books....

The Best Bike Ride Ever!

Well I guess I didn't need Afton's tag to have something to blog about this week. Sneaky Rick surprised me with an engagement ring while riding City Creek on Tuesday night. We'd shopped for rings, and I didn't think he'd be able to surprise me when the actual time came. I was wrong. In fact, I was so clueless that I kept trying to get him to ditch me the whole ride. I wasn't feeling very well and didn't want to ride too hard so I kept telling him to ride ahead so he would have a good ride. He was cute and kept assuring me that he'd rather ride with me. But really, that is typical Rick so there is no reason that would have clued me in.

We got to the water treatment plant up the canyon and I decided I was done. If you haven't been there, it's sort of an ugly place up a really pretty canyon. Rick asked if we could ride a little farther. I was a little surprised that, knowing I didn't feel well, he was asking me to keep going. (Silly Betsy) So about 15 minutes later, I'd really hit my limit and said I needed to turn around. Rick asked if we could rest a minute before heading back. Again, I thought it was a little weird because why do you have to rest before going downhill, but still didn't think much of it.

So I was still on my bike and Rick had put his to the side of the road. He was suddenly next to me on his knee. At this point you'd think I'd clue in-- nope, I just thought he was adjusting his shoe or something. Then he showed me the ring and posed the big question- it's a bit of blur after that. I think I said "What?" a number of times getting louder and more excited each time. Rick said there was a bit of squealing as well.

We took a couple of photos right after but only had my phone so they aren't so good. This is just after we got back to my house. I like the biking glove and Rick's shoe in the background.

Here's a little closer of the ring. Like I mentioned, we had shopped for rings and picked about five of them that we both liked. Rick made the final decision. This one was my favorite, and since seeing it in the store was the one I pictured on my finger. I was very pleased with his choice.

And a little closer still. Pretty, huh? The jeweler is out of town this week so it still needs to be sized, but I wasn't going to just leave it there sitting when I could wear it for a week. :)

So I guess now I'll have a lot to blog as wedding preparation get underway. Jan 16 is the big day. My mom and I went looking at wedding dresses last night. The women at the dress shop seemed to think I was cutting it close getting a wedding dress only 3.5 months before I get married so I guess I better find something soon. I made a big mistake and found things I liked in magazines before I went shopping. They have all these really cool silver dresses. Oh how I would love a silver wedding gown! The problem is that I live in Utah where most shops don't carry all the couture stuff, plus I really don't want to spend $5,000 on a wedding dress. I think I need to adjust my expectations and just be open to looking a little more Mormon bride-ish. We'll see....

Things About Me

Thanks for tagging me Afton. I do need a little kick in the rear to get something posted. This makes it easy...

What I was doing five years ago....
This is always hard because my life for the past 11 years seems to just be more of the same. I think five years ago I was RS Pres in the singles ward and dating a guy who was a great boyfriend but good at keeping the relationship pretty casual. I'd have to say I have fond memories of that time. I enjoyed being RSP and having an excuse to be BFF with all the women in the ward :) and the guy was just what I needed at that time in my life.

Pet Peeves.....
Unkind drivers, a messy kitchen, cleaning the kitchen, insomnia, inefficient customer service workers.

Some things I would do if I were a billionaire....
Quit my job, buy a house (not extravagant), travel the world both for pleasure and for various humanitarian causes, adopt a bunch of kids, pay to have someone besides me color my hair, workout everyday, give lots of fun gifts to those I love.. and those I don't, oh and um... invest it wisely.

Favorite Foods....
Really good lasagna, cocoa and toast, cold cereal, healthy fresh food that I don't have to shop for or prepare.


If you're looking for something to post then I tag YOU!

Weekend in Jackson

What a great weekend. Cynthia invited us to stay with her in a condo someone had offered her for the week. It was so nice to get away. The weather was perfect- was a little chilly which is great for hiking. We were afraid it would rain, but we had blue sky the whole time. I hauled my camera around but didn't take many photos. Luckily Rick had his iphone and picked up my slack. Here's a sampling...

This is just before our first hike outside of the park. That is Jackson in the background.

This is hike #1 on Friday

Saturday we did a hike/walk from String Lake to Bear Paw Lake. This is us by Leigh Lake.

As we were hiking we heard something moving in the bushes-- turned out to be a big bear! You can see is on the bottom left coming out of the woods.

It walked up the trail we had just come down.

It was exciting and a little scary!

Here we are Saturday afternoon in front of Jenny Lake just before leaving for home.

Good times!!!

Happy Birthday Katie

We had the annual slumber party for Katie's birthday last weekend. She chose her cousins as her friends to invite. We had a great time. Rick joined us for the evening. The girls prepared an interview questionnaire for him when he arrived. I told them they had my permission to embarrass him as much as they wanted. (Rick's a good sport about that stuff.) So the questions started off innocent, such as "What is your favorite color of hair on a girl?" and then turned into things like, "Which temple do you want to get married in?" They were pretty funny.

Then then proceeded to raid my closet and my Halloween wigs. They put on a fashion show/photo shoot for us. Rick and I joined in at the end- because who can resist a good wig!

This hat I made for a Kentucky Derby party a couple of years ago. I won first place!















I love this picture of Katie. She looks so angelic. That's my dress from Homecoming my senior year in high school.














See why I'm dating him- he looks great with big hair and cheesy mustache!









One good thing about this is I get to see some new ways to put together outfits from my closet. Thanks girls!