Happy Halloween!!

I made a video for my sister-in-law. It's a Happy Halloween/Happy Belated Birthday and i wanted to share it with everyone. BUT- can't figure out how to post it on here. So i'm just putting the link!
ps- yes, i stole it from a friend. Hope you don't mind Jen :)

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/lwOHc4OrcFAlBmxG

Fall is HERE!!

I have to apologize that the pics are not where they belong. Blogger will not let me move them for some reason!!!
Marcy's is the headless horseman on the left. Mine'e the Trick or Treat.

It has Finally started to cool off here in the Rio Grande Valley and it makes it feel almost like FALL!!! i am LOVING it!!! (and let me clarify- "cooling off" down here means it's been high 70, low 80s). Beautiful!!

So here's a little bit of what we've been up to.

My birthday was Oct 12th, which happens to be Colombus Day. We got the day off school/work and decided to go spend the day at the Beach and not to ANY wedding planning!!! It was a Beautiful day at the Beach- Sunny, breezy, 80 degrees. Spent a few hours enjoying the sun and then Marcy took me to Pirate's Landing for dinner. It's this "pirate-themed" seafood restaurant- but it's actually pretty nice and Really good food! I had blackened halibut, crab cakes, and some pretty amazing stuffed shrimp!!

Last Monday our ward had the BEST activity EVER!!! Let me explain- There is an extremely generous family in our ward that has a home that sits on 5 acres. They donated 1 acre to the ward for a "ward garden." There is Another guy in our ward that is an organic commercial citrus farmer. He has been the leader in this project and donated the first round of seed/plants. SO- Monday night was Planting night. We had a lot of members show up and we planted broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, and artichokes. He is also gonna use a machine to seed plant carrots, cucumbers, and some other things i cant remember. Oh- and we're also planting potatoes. So anyway, we spent monday night working side by side with everybody, digging, planting, burying, etc- and it was Awesome!!! There were families with kids and everybody was helping. I can honestly say it really was the best activity i've ever done. Got to talk to a lot of different people. The weather was great, and there's something really cool about digging in the dirt, getting dirty, to help things grow!!! We had Great turnout, and i'm excited to see how things go over the next few months!! I went by yesterday and everything looks alive still- and no weeds yet- but i'm sure that will start soon!!! (Pictures are forth-coming!)

Along with fall stuff comes Halloween- I am not going to be here for Halloween but i LOVE carving pumpkins!! It's one of my favorite things. Marcy and i didn't have anything to do last night. It took ALOT of prodding and convincing to talk marcy into going with me and getting his own pumpkin and carving one... But he finally gave in and we ended up having a really good time! And his Pumpkin turned out Great!!!

I'm leaving town on Friday to go home to AZ for some wedding planning and a bridal shower. I'm super excited about seeing my family and getting some stuff done, and even going to a Marcos football game! But i'm sad about missing halloween. (At school, everyone is dressing up on Friday as their favorite book character- i was gonna be Fancy Nancy- guess i'll have to try next year). Marcy is gonna spend the evening hanging out with his sister and passing out candy :)

Wedding planning is going well and starting to slow down. We got our engagement photos back and they are Fantastic!! Marcy is very photogenic! I don't have them with me Currently- but i'll get a few up as soon as i get a chance!!

October Already!

My sister reminded me today that my last blog post was from July, so i guess it's time to do a quick update on my life!!

I moved back to McAllen, TX in August. I ended up back in Arizona less than a week later to attend my dear grandfather's funeral. He passed away rather unexpectedly, but i'm so glad i was able to attend his funeral, and celebrate his great life and the wonderful family that i am a part of.
Thanks to the help of MANY other people, and the Lord keeping an eye out for me too, i finally got my housing and job situation straightened out. I got a GREAT job working in an elementary school library. i LOVE books, and i'm getting great exposure to the different grade levels. I'm taking a college algebra class at the community college working towards my teacher certification- i should be able to start teaching next fall.
The apartment i'm staying in is furnished and free thanks to the great generosity of some ward members. Marcy and i are attending the same ward- i got a calling teaching the 16-17 year old sunday school class, and marcy is in charge of locking up the building on wednesday nights after mutual. Marcy and i are both Really busy, but we enjoy the time that we DO get to spend with eachother.

And- in case you haven't heard, Marcy and i are Getting MARRIED!! Marcy proposed after i'd only been here for a couple weeks. He wanted it to be a surprise, and he knew that if we went anywhere special, that i would be expecting it. So instead, he proposed while i was sitting on the sofa eating a fudgesicle and watching TV on a saturday :) Definitely Caught me off-guard!!
The ring is beautiful and Exactly what i wanted- actually, even prettier than i imagined!! i wish i could fingure out how to take a better picture of it! (i think it's just my hand i don't like)

The date is set for December 19th here in McAllen, TX. The plans are coming together really nicely. But it is DEFINITELY keeping us BUSY!!

The pics below are from us taking time out for FHE this last monday. We decided to make a paper chain counting down to the wedding. We'd been talking about it for a while and finally got around to it! Monday was 75 days. Today- it's 72. It makes me nervous just thinking about all the things we still have to do!!

I just want everyone to know that I am So happy!! Things in my life are busy and a lot of work, but i feel SO BLESSED every day as i think about how things have worked in my life for the last few years. The Lord is SO much more aware of us and involved in our lives than we have any idea of. If we can just learn to trust him, take leaps of faith when we don't know what the outcome will be... the outcome will always be what is Best for us!!