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New blog

I will be closing this blog soon. Alan made us a new one so check it out. I won't be posting here anymore.

http://alanandamanda.com

posted by amanda @ 11:41 AM 0 comments

Your item has been shipped

I ordered a $250 Zales gift card from my Thank You points on my credit card this weekend. I got an email about 5 minutes ago telling me my gift card had been shipped. When I got the mail 2 1/2 hours ago the gift card was in the mailbox. I think the email notification is a little slow....

posted by amanda @ 9:08 PM 0 comments

Ugh!

It snowed today :-/

posted by amanda @ 5:32 PM 1 comments

Baby it's getting cold outside!

Fall is in full swing. This weekend is cool and rainy. Highs are supposed to only by in the upper 40's and low 50's. Our heat is on intermittantly, and the heaters were turned on at the EL over the last couple weeks. I bought my winter coat 2 weekends ago, and got my boots today. My boots are waterproof are supposed to keep my feet warm down to -20 degrees. I'll report how they do when the cold sets in. I got another sweater today, and I think I'm going to wear it tonight for Bryan's 30th b-day party. After appetizers at the Zera's, we're going bar hopping. I expect that I'll be pretty chilly.

In other news, work is still going well. It's been a slow week for me, but next week I get a new vet whom I expect to be challenging. I'm looking forward to a challenge. I don't want to work with easy guys all the time. I volunteered to be on the committee to raise money for the Combined Federal Campaign. Just in the last 3 weeks the blind center has raised over 600 dollars. Our goal is to be the best money raisers in the hospital. I bought my wedding dress. I sent the link to several people, but if you are interested and didn't get an email from me then let me know. We also reserved rooms at a local hotel for out of town guests. Sometime soon Alan and I need to reserve our room. That's about all I know for right now.

posted by amanda @ 5:39 PM 0 comments

Update!!!

We're officially under a year out. I don't feel so lame telling people the date now. Until last week I'd tell someone the date and they'd think it was just around the corner. This weekend we finalized the DJ, got engagement pics, and I picked out my dress.

In other news Alan and I were officially directly affected by the mortgage crisis. Until last week we were Wamu customers...not so much anymore. Thank goodness for Chase :)

That's about all for now.

posted by amanda @ 7:37 PM 1 comments

Are you kidding me??

What the hell?!?!

http://www.wptz.com/news/17539127/detail.html

Crack pots.

posted by amanda @ 5:45 PM 0 comments

So Much Devastation

Ike...train collision...ugh

posted by amanda @ 10:43 PM 0 comments

Been busy not posting...

So...since my last post I've

Entertained family in Chicago
Gone to Indiana
Been entertained by family in Ohio
Gone wedding dress shopping
Gone canoeing on the Chicago River
Bought spices at the spice store last weekend
Hung out with Sherri
Went to a couple house warming parties
Bought a 37" LCD flatscreen
Ate some yummy yummy food...

Next weekend is hopefully thrift store shopping

posted by amanda @ 8:30 PM 0 comments