Well, Hello Again...I've missed you....

Things have been kind of crazy. I have been traveling every weekend to plan, shop, and rest. A few weeks ago Mom and I went to see Aunt Cheryl and she just got the ideas flowing. It helped us SOO much to sit down with her and get ideas out.  We met with a florist and planned out what each of the flowers will look like...which comes to the colors. I also picked the colors which I am very excited about! Lavendar and daisy...for the boys out there thats purple and yellow. I just like saying lavendar and daisy more :) We also went to the bakery adn looked at all of the pictures of cakes and picked out both cakes, reserved her, Now i just have to go back and order it and tell her what I want.  Lets just say...GET EXCITED!! We meet with a few photographers; one of which wer were totally NOT impressed with and one we LOVED!!..guess which one we picked? She is AMAZING and will be taking engagements, bridals and will be shooting the rehersal dinner and the entire wedding day :) she is so much fun and I can't wait to take for her to take our pictures!  I ordered, addressed, stamped and organized the save the dates I just have to get them put in the mail. 

School has been absolutely crazy. TAKS test is next tuesday and its MAJOR crunch time!!! We are just workign with them all day getting prepared to test. I think our stress levels are rubbing off on them becuase they have what we have affectionately calleed the "crazy bug" But all is well and i love each day.  Mrs. Suel and my kids are making each day of my student teaching something very special. I graduate on May 15th and it feels so far away, but at the rate that time if flying by it will be here by tomorrow. THe days just fly by so fast that I feel like this semester is liek sand falling between my fingers...the time is gone. Its just flying by at insane rates!! But I am loving every second.  I am crazy busy but its what I love doing.

Chad is still in Hondo. Our puppy Anabelle is growing faster than I want.  She is doubling in size every two weeks. She is so wonderful and precious. Katy is loving her doggie oasis Chad built for her in their backyard.  Brazos is as crazy as usual. He is such a good running buddy because he doesn't let me give up, stop, or slow down. We are still waiting on a final say from Slumberger and talking to other companies.  It is looking like if Slumberger pulls through, we will be in Bryan and I will teach at Jones, but if it falls through, we will most likely end up with another company in Houston and I will teach in Katy.  

But everything is going amazingly well. We have gotten so much done and I couldn't be more excited! Thanks for the prayers and I love you all very much. Time for a weekend of fishing at Lake Fork with the Goodmans and all of the dogs!

  

Planning Whirlwind

So this week things were kind of calm on the wedding homefront. I was sick and pitiful so i stayed in bed all afternoon after school every day this week. I am definately feeling much better, thank goodness, which brings me to my next point.  This weekend Mom and I are going to spend the weekend in Boerne with Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Scott.  We are meeting probably 2 photographers, 2 bakers, looking at florists and hair dressers.  And not to mention, we will be observing the beautiful scenry that is around their house and attempting to decide decorations and colors.  I also need to pick out bridesmaid dresses once I decide on a color.  Save the Date cards should be here tomorrow, which means I will be addressing all weekend and sending them out rather quickly because they are so cute I can't keep them to myself anymore :)

I am very excited at the moment because I just got an email from one of my lovely cousins who lives in Abu Dhabi...for those of you who don't know that is in the United Arab Emerates...and for those geographically challenged friends that is a very very far away place that oil companies send people.  She is over with her fiancee and will be getting married in March. She emailed me to tell me that she will be coming back to the states for my wedding! I am SO excited because I did not think she would be able to fly back so soon after her March visit for her own wedding.  My cousins mean so much to me becuase there are not that many of us so we try to stick together and stay close no matter how far apart we all are. I am very happy that Ashely gets to come. 

Well, without further ado, I am going to eat breakfast and leave for school.  It is almost Friday! Thursdays arent so bad becuase you can see the light at the end of the week! I love my job, my kids, and my school so it isnt so bad to begin with just exhausting.

Ok, I'm really going now.

Love, 

Me

Dresses, Dresses, and prettier dresses!

Today was a big day! I got my dress. I can not wait until it arrives at the store, and I get to go in for fittings and such :) It took two stores and about 15 dresses, but its the perfect dress! A lady named Peta at the store was wonderful for the hours we spent with her and will be guiding my dress all the way through the process until it is ready for me to take home for the big day! Get ready to have your breath taken away ;) 

Hope you are having a lovely Febrauary..I am still not sure where January went. Student teaching is flying by. I am on week 2 of full responsibility, and it is a bit overwhelming.  With me student teaching and everyone else working all day, wedding planning is going to be done mostly on weekends and is fast and furious! Now that I have a dress, I am even more anxious for the big day. It's going to be amazing and perfect! It will also be my first Johnson family reunion this summer which is very exciting. These next few months are going to be wild and crazy but blissfully wonderful!  Hope you enjoy following along...

Love,

Me.

Mrs. Chad Johnson...

I got engaged on January 30, 2009.  It was a Friday. At school that day my kids were being awful. It was such a bad day. I was stressed out and almost in tears.  I was so ready for the end of the day. I couldn't wait to leave.  The kids leave around 2:30. At 2:15, my classroom phone rings and my mentor teacher picks up. She looks at me seriously and says "Mrs. Mosqueda (my principal) wants to see us in her office." So we walk to her office. We talked about what it might about. I was so worried i was in trouble for some reason. So we get to the front office and she is waiting for us. We walk over to her office with the rest of the administrators following us.  She opens her door and Chad is standing in her office!!! I was so happy to see him because I had a bad day. I was hugging him, and I finally realized that we were standing in principals office and he was in fact NOT in san antonio waiting on me to get there that night.  He dropped to a knee and asked if i would marry him. I said yes and now here we are 139 days away from marriage! After we left school, he had another suprise. Our parents all showed up at Los Cucos (our favorite restraunt) for a nice long happy dinner.  Then we went to San Antonio to relax for Superbowl weekend.
I am getting married to the most incredible man I know. We have definately been through a lot together, and have one heck of a story.  We will be getting married June 20, 2009 in Boerne, TX at my aunt and uncles place that is 139 days from today!!   I am SOOO excited! Its going to be wonderful.It will be a very small wedding with thoes closest to us. That is as far as we have gotten in wedding planning so far. Its going to be start going very quickly so stay tuned...here are some pictures of the place!