Well, its been a while since I've updated on the wedding plans, so I thought I would share what we've got so far. We have reserved a place and a date! We're planning an outdoor wedding at Woodriver Cellars in Eagle on the evening of August 20th. I have also bought the dress, which I will not reveal here on the blog, but rest assured its fabulous!
Oh and I thought I'd also post about how my ring finally arrived. For those of you who don't know, I've never wanted a diamond and so I told Luke to look for a sapphire. He sure did. Months of research lead him to GreenKarat.com. I am so pleased to have bought from a company that is eco-friendly and environmentally responsible. I encourage all of you to check out their site through this link (http://www.greenkarat.com/mykarat/mykarat.asp)

And here is the jewel!

This year, I got to be in charge of Valentines Day. I decided to go the non traditional route. I spent the day with my friend Crystal, deceiving, driving, waiting, and watching. The two of us conspired against, or rather for, the love's of our lives in giving them a day of adventure and fun. Here are some pictures and samples from their scavenger hunt.

"Hooray, your V-day has begun.

V, of course, is for scaVenger fun.

Each place holds a clue to the next

All you have to do is read the text.

Today you'll have to use your smarts

Work together and follow these hearts."



They found their first clues and rules on the seats of the Neon. They managed to lose them from there too!



Apparently the clues were TOO EASY. They found them in no time.



They were lucky we didn't make them go swimming for this one.



These gentlemen helped our men by reading aloud.

A toy to help the frustrated parent in the modern age. Sure, we can potty train, teach please and thank you, but how are we supposed to teach our children how to peacefully succumb to unwarranted, unnecessary, and unconstitutional searches by the TSA?

Answer: The Playmobil Security Checkpoint!
My favorite part is this review:

I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5 year old son pointed out that the passenger's shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger's scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said "that's the worst security ever!". But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital.
The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids about the realities of living in a high-surveillence society. My son said he wants the Playmobil Neighborhood Surveillence System set for Christmas. I've heard that the CC TV cameras on that thing are pretty worthless in terms of quality and motion detection, so I think I'll get him the Playmobil Abu-Gharib Interogation Set instead (it comes with a cute little memo from George Bush).