Weekend -- Ally

I hope everyone had a few days off this week - I've been off most of it, hence the lack of posting. Today's outfit is very boring and very typical of what I wear 80% of the time. If I were at work and it wasn't a Saturday, I'd wear slacks and heels with this cardi/cami combo. I really need to shake up things for '09!

Cardi - NY&Co.

Cami - Old Navy

Trouser jeans - Walmart

Flats - Liz Claiborne












Al and I had our first date on New Year's Eve 2006. We met for brunch and it turned into the Longest First Date Ever :) We sat for five hours talking about everything in the world and I was instantly smitten. We had our second date the next day, our third the day after that, and well, the rest is history!

I don't think we really got each other presents last year for our "dateaversary" but this year, he really outdid himself. The chain on my horseshoe necklace had broken for the 2nd time (already had it fixed once) and he was sweet enough to take it to a jeweler and have a thicker, heavier chain put on it. I didn't even realize my necklace was gone - he's slick! Now I can wear it w/out fear of it falling off. Mama and Daddy got this for me for my 27th birthday and it's one of my favorite pieces of jewelry.














Speaking of favorite pieces of jewelry...
We're ENGAGED!!! :) In the midst of the Best Christmas Ever and our Second Dateaversary, Al managed to shock the hell out of me and propose. Of course, I said yes!

In the words of the great Clark Griswold, "If I woke up with my head stapled to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised."

We're planning to run off in the fall, get married, and come back and have a very small reception with family and friends. Neither of us are into a big wedding, so it'll be just perfect for us.

I promise not to make this a wedding blog - frankly I'm so indifferent about it all, I don't have the energy TO make it a wedding blog! I just want to be married to Al. We both know it's not about the ring, 3 month's salary, a big dress, or flashing daddy's money. It's about a marriage and that's far more important and far more difficult than obsessing over what color shoes to make bridesmaids wear.