Little Man. Little “No Name” Man.

Funny how life can always grab me and take me completely away from things I am into. I would’ve been posting a little more frequently but this past week has been crazy. Last Friday for example.. I got off work early for a doctor appointment but I stopped at my house before the appointment. On the way into my neighborhood a woman put out her hand to stop me. I stopped to see this baby kitten hop half way across the road then run back. He just did not want to run to the woman. He finally had the courage but when the woman went to grab him he ran. So I went to the doctor. Then I biked to the gym. On the way home I took a detour to the cat. I sat down and started talking to him. He was so sweet. I reach out to pet him and he ran into the near by bushes. (Hmph. Fail). So I went home. I got my mom and we walked back to see the kitten. I sat down again and talked to him. My mom left me and went home to get a towel just in case I was able to grab it. While mom was gone he let me pet him. The neighbors came and talked to me. One went and got a plate of cat food. We put it in the fence the kitten was hiding in. The kitten ate the entire plate. Still randomly letting me pet him. Bryan came home and my mom went and got him. The neighbor went and got another plate of food and a fishing net (Yes, this sounds mean… No it wasn’t mean at all). We put the food in the net. Caught our little man. Put little man in a kennel and took him to the vet. The vet was closed (of course he was it was 7:30 on a Friday night). BUT he was still there. He came outside and listened to the cat’s heart and checked him out. Said he was too young, maybe 6 weeks, but didn’t have time to realize he was a ferrule cat. He also said that the cat probably was so desperate for help he didn’t mind a human. So we took the cat to the pets store… got him so food, toys, and wipes. Took him to Cook Out with us (yes we were hungry). Then we went to Bry’s house to show his mom. (NOTE: Bry had just lost his cat 2 weeks before all of this. Ironically the kitten looks like Bryan’s old cat. AND even more ironically, the neighborhood had been calling the kitten Socks, which is Bryan’s old cat’s name) So his mom LOVED our kitten. We are letting the kitten stay with Bryan’s family until we move into our own place next year when we get married. But we did leave there and take the cat back to my house.. we gave him a dawn bath to kill as many fleas as possible. Then we just hung out and the cat cuddled so hard all Friday night. He slept in the kennel from like 11pm until 4am. At 4 he meow-ed for about 5 minutes then slept til 7. Then Bry and I took him to the vet. He had roundworms and a cold. We have treated him for both. He was too young for shots. 10 more days they said.

Then on Sunday we had our engagement pictures!!! I cannot wait to see them!! I absolutely my photographer/best friend/bridesmaid. She is so awesome! Maybe she will guest post on here! If not I’ll definitely share!!

Happy 4th of July everyone!!! ❤

The start of the Engagement…

First a little picture of my fiancé and I….

Let’s talk about my proposal and the BEST Valentine’s Day ever!

A little humor to start with….First, my mom went to the doctor. She was telling the doctor (which so happens to be Bryan’s doctor too) that he better not propose to me on Valentine’s day because that is such a cliche. Ironically, our doctor proposed to his wife on Valentine’s Day. Mom put her foot in her mouth.

So, let’s talk about Valentine’s Day

Bryan was at work. He told me that “I wish Valentine’s day wasn’t today, I want to go to the basketball game.” NOTE: I get a few ‘special’ days a year. This comment made me mad. We argued a good chunk of Valentine’s Day. Yes, we are not perfect. No, I won’t pretend to be a perfect couple. I’m not ashamed of it. We have more good days than bad days!

So anyways, it was very very cold. I knew we were going out to dinner. I wore some fleece leggings, jeans over them, my boots, a black top with sequins around the neck, and my peacoat. Yes, I remember that. Bryan was in his deep purple work shirt and khaki pants. We looked good.

So Bry came over and instead of coming right upstairs to see me I heard him say that he needed to show my dad something that is wrong with his car. (my dad works with cars everyday, he’s a buyer for a dealership). Then Bryan came upstairs and we got ready and left. We had no idea where we were going to dinner. But we got on the road. We ended up going to the oceanfront to a nice Italian restaurant. We had a great dinner. We people watched, laughed, and talked about past Valentine’s Day. Especially the Valentine’s Day I ‘ditched’ him. Let’s clarify, we have been together 6 years. The first Valentine’s Day was 5 days after the first time we talked on AOL Instant Messenger. Bry had asked me to be his Valentine. So we made plans. I broke the plans the day of. My gramma had just passed away and I ended up going to my Pap’s for Valentine’s Day. Luckily, Bryan understands the love I have for my family.

But anyways…

Please Note: our breaths stank because of the Italian. LOTS of Garlic

After dinner Bryan started driving towards first street. I was really confused, neither of us live by first street. We got to the beach. And it was really cold. But I trusted him. I had got him a little valentines bag of goodies, candy, body wash, basketball clothes, etc… Bryan looked at me and said “Corie I did get you something for Valentines day, close your eyes.” So I did as I was told. He said “put our your hand.” I did that too. He put something in my hand… something I knew exactly what it was…

and when I opened my eyes sure enough it was a York Peppermint Patty. Yes, I was completely aware my breath stank like garlic…

However beyond my hand was Bryan, on his knee. He asked me to marry him.

It was easily one of the best feelings I have ever had. I felt like I was completely on top of the world. I really don’t remember what I said! It was just beautiful.

The following morning the sunset was absolutely stunning. It was God’s beauty shining through. It gave me the feeling like this is God’s plan for me.

OH! and later I found out nothing was wrong with Bryan’s car at all. Bryan had to ask my dad for his blessing. Which makes this even more amazing.

The day after Valentine’s Day I went to Blake (my future brother-in-law) basketball game.. I waited until after the game to tell Blake. Bryan was at a different game. I approached Blake and told him that he was going to have a sister. First he looked at his mom. Then he looked at me. Then I told him Bry and I are getting married. Blake genuinely made me feel so good inside, he was more excited than I was! I’m so lucky to be gaining a brother who is also like a best friend.

Needless to say, Bryan has a lot of work to do if he ever wants to top this past Valentine’s Day!!

What day did you get engaged? How’s wedding planning going?

Short & Sweet

Just went on a walk with my fiancé and our dog, Burrito.

This is burrito.

But we went on this walk and our first encounter was a peacock…

Then we chased the ducks. Seeing rito chase them and then smiling makes my heart so happy

And finally we were on our way back home and a beautiful rainbow appeared…