We're back with Date #4!

I have noticed that we are both terrible at the blogging thing, and at the picture taking thing. There were no pictures of dinner with Jay/Josh/Gloria, so again, that one doesn't count. I also don't think he took photos of our Thanksgiving dinner, which I was going to count. But we do have one in! Thankfully we attended a meetup event (with East Valley Italian Food & Wine) last Friday, Dec. 3rd. One of the ladies there had a camera and took pictures. So they aren't the best, and definitely aren't flattering (of either of us, but especially me) but here they are!

I sat next to a crazy guy named Joe who is a big Palin fan and doesn't believe Obama was born in the US. It's a good thing it was me sitting next to him and not Kyle!

Another SUPER terrible picture of me. Apparently my A-game had left the building. Even my makeup looks atrocious. I'm blaming it on the lighting...

Another quick note: The wedding will likely be moved up a month or 6 week-ish. I didn't take into account the white coat ceremony, and we have planned on going to Italy for our honeymoon. I want to be there long enough to enjoy it. We haven't decided what the new date will be, but it will likely be between late June and mid-July.

Since I'm starting to forget... dates so far

Wednesday, October 13:

We went on a mini-cruise! The Dolly Steamboat has little tours every day at noon. I sped home from my German class, and off we went! It was a 90-minute cruise, and Kyle forgot to charge his camera the night before, so we didn't get any good photos. I have a few on my phone that I need to transfer (and will get around to, eventually), but my poor 2 MP phone camera hardly did the view justice. We saw a bighorn sheep, too!

Saturday, October 16:

Picazzo's Organic Pizza Kitchen. I posted a link in the last entry. It was delicious! Kyle said their spinach and artichoke dip was probably the best he has ever had. We ordered a really tasty pizza that tasted like there was anise seed in the crust. Very unique flavors. They apparently specialize in gluten-free foods, though our pizza crust was not gluten-free. Their menu was very interesting. It's definitely a place I would go back to!

Thursday, November 4:

We went to the Arizona State Fair! Wandered around, I ate a turkey leg, Kyle got some sort of brat, I think. There was a Harlequin booth there that was handing out free books. They gave me a big grocery bag... all full of the same one. I have several left, if anyone wants one! It wasn't dirty. We bought some maple fudge, some really tasty dip mixes, and fed the goats. I only snagged one photo, and that one is still on my phone as well.

Some other things we have done but haven't taken photos:

- Champagne and sparkling wine class at Total Wine (Friday, Nov. 12)
- A quick dinner at Baja Fresh (early Nov.)

I know there are more, but I can't think of them. I told Kyle if we didn't take photos, it doesn't count! So those are the only three that have counted so far. We are going to dinner tonight with Jay and Gloria, and Josh (and Josh's girlfriend, I'm assuming). Dinner is at Rula Bula, and then my friend Julianne's 21st birthday is tonight so I'm going to hang around a little longer.

Photos to come soon! I'm really bad at the whole updating thing. Hopefully Kyle will get around to activating his permissions sooner rather than later so I won't be the only one held responsible for the slacking. :)

Sweet nothings

Well that didn't take long!

Kyle had ordered a new pair of glasses from Costco last week, and they came in, so he wanted to pick them up on Friday. He hung out on my computer while I was getting ready, and noticed the blog. We talked about the list we have already made, what is feasible within the next few weeks, the one date that probably isn't going to happen again, etc. He thought the blog was a cute idea... or at least got a little smile on his face when he noticed I had started one.

Anyway, we were leaving Costco and he bought me a beautiful bunch of Stargazer lilies. They're dying pretty quickly, but it was a sweet gesture from him. I don't think he has bought me flowers since he was in Afghanistan.

Saturday, we went wine tasting. The plan was to go on a big group date with a bunch of my sorority sisters immediately afterward, but he only wanted to go if we rode his motorcycle there, and after the wine tasting, I wasn't okay with that. We ended up waiting about two hours and going to a place I hadn't heard of before - Picazzo's Organic Italian Kitchen. It was really yummy! Hopefully we'll get to uploading those photos soon, and we can both give some feedback on the date... that was my original plan with the idea, anyway. I sent Kyle an invite with publishing permissions, but he hasn't gotten around to activating his account yet.

Hello there!

I saw an idea 9-ish months ago that really intrigued me. A couple went on 100 dates before their wedding day, and photographed them all. They compiled all the photos into a scrapbook that was displayed on their special day, for all their guests to see. 

So I thought we could do something similar. When Kyle was deployed, we came up with a list of 30 things to do together. Unfortunately, most of them haven't happened and none of them we have photographic evidence for. So we're starting over! This weekend, we are going to go hunting for a scrapbook that both of us approve of (which will take a while, I'm sure!) and hopefully get started. We went on a super fun date this Wednesday that I snagged a few crappy cell phone pics on, so I think that will be our first entry. 

A little background on us:

Kyle is 25. I am 22. We have been dating since May 16, 2007. There hasn't been an official proposal yet, but I have picked out a wedding date anyway.  It is tentatively set for August 4, 2012. Venue, caterer, some of the menu, and the dress have all been picked out. Now I sit here and wait for a ring to materialize, I suppose. You'll be seeing more of us in the next few days!

And here is a photo, for your viewing pleasure!