Waiting.

So those of you who are eagerly awaiting wedding pictures, I haven't posted for a very good reason. I'm waiting to get my precious new MacBook before I conquer the wedding picture monster (it will make it much more fun). I assure you there will probably be a fancy slideshow and stuff like that, whatever that means.
And, as long as the hubs doesn't get cold feet, Friday is payday and MacBook, HERE I COME!!
Here is one just to satisfy your cravings. Also, if you wait long enough, you might even get lucky enough to see some from the honeymoon! Whoa! I know, waiting has never been so hard.

30 days.

First, I feel like I must apologize for not blogging, (only because everyone apologizes on their blog when they don't post anything). In other words, I'm not that sorry.

Anyway, there are only 30 days until we wed, we couldn't be more excited or busier. After all, the combination of work, school and wedding planning is all consuming. Sometimes when I have a lot of assignments to check or lesson plans to prepare, I just go try on my wedding dress for the billionth time. If I try on my dress, then I have to try on my shoes, jewelry, pretend veil, etc. You see how it becomes all consuming?

Anyway again, we can't wait for the big day. It is such an exciting feeling to know that we will have so many of our friends and family together to share this grand event with us!

Also, "grand event" might be a bit misleading. Think picnic, and get ready for some tasty BBQ. (pissshh, "grand event?" you should know us better than that!)

I hope we post again before the big day, but if we don't, see you 04.04.09.

One week and one day old.

Precious little Loralye.

It was a good day for us.

Pop art aside, it's refreshing to feel optimistic about our future.

Loralye.

For all of you stalking The Green Family blog and patiently awaiting an update, I am here to relieve you.

Shane's first niece, my third (but my first niece-in-law):
Loralye Raylee Green.

Lauren and Aaron's bundle of baby buns was born on Friday, JANUARY (thanks Con) 16th 2009 at 2:20pm. She is a healthy 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and arrived at a remarkable (to Shane) 20 inches long.
Mommy, daddy, and baby are still doing great!

This is pathetic.

Nikki and I have gone almost a month without blogging an update to the world. For all of you waiting patiently and/or desperately... my (our?) most sincere apologies. If you really want to be entertained however, I (we?) suggest you visit www.thisisconlan.com. You might set your house on fire, he is THAT good. Blogging for us has gone on the back burner. A lesser priority to Wedding Planning... which is all consuming. Dresses, suits, caterers, flowers, bridesmaids, groomsmen, registry, invitations, accommodations, 'colors', music, photographers and a million other things Nikki is keeping track of, bless her heart. I'm pretty sure she loves every bit of the planning however so it totally works out. A LOT of work but we are VERY excited to get married and we cant wait to see y'all!

Moving on... I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa. We were lucky enough to spend our Christmas with my family in fricken freezing Las Vegas, NV. My sister and brother-in-law, who live in Las Vegas are a few weeks away from birthing the first niece/grand baby into the Call family. She obviously could not travel so we all drove in to celebrate in Sin City. Sounds like bad news but it was actually a great way to spend Christmas. Nikki and I did New Years in Burbank with our dear friends 'The Burbankers' - Good times! And have since been laying low. We are oh so excited to go back to work Monday...PSYCH!

Nikki just woke up from her nap and is giving me kitten breath kisses which probably means I have to get back to invitation folding... soooo... Peace and Love.

Shane

Nothin' but love for RCJones.

Ladies and gents, presenting.....RCJONES PHOTOGRAPHY (and our engagement pictures).

Ryan is a cute mexican guy. He also IS RCJones Photography. He also WAS Shane's roommate throughout our entire relationship. Stated more simply, he is the only one that really knows our relationship: the good, the bad, and the jangly.
Once you click on the link [and you are done being mesmerized by our stunning beauty (and his photoshop skills)], you can read exactly what I would have written about him. From the moment I met him, I knew he was nerdy and that we would be friends. After all, he and Shane did argue over who would sing "San Francisco" by the Weepies for me. They wanted to re-live their high school rock star days so bad. How were they to know that I was just as nerdy and needed no impressing?

Please enjoy:
http://www.rcjonesphotographyblog.com/?p=259

26.

Happy Birthday na na na na
It's your birthday na na na na
Happy Birthday na na na na
It's your birthday na na na na.

A birthday song for the birthday boy.
He is 26 today, and gets even cuter with every minute.

Beck and the woman who stole the show

Nikki knows the way to my heart. She scored us a couple of tickets to see Beck for my birthday. Sunday was the grand opening of Club Nokia and it was a sold out show so it was bound to be a good time.

The suprise opener was Jenny Lewis! Nikki and I are big fans so it def made the night! Saying she put Beck to shame is an understatement. If you have an opportunity to see Jenny Lewis live, I highly recommend it! And on that note, go out and buy Acid Tongue. She is arguably one of the best song writers of my generation.






All in all a FANTASTIC birthday present!!!

Hippie Music for Election Day

All We Have - Brett Dennen
For What Its Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Ohio - Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Revolution - The Beatles
I've Seen Enough - Cold War Kids
A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Someday Never Comes - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Everyday People - Sly and the Family Stone
Imagine - John Lennon
Yo George - Tori Amos
Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
Freedom - Jimi Hendrix
Times They Are a Changin' - Bob Dylan
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dont Stop - Fleetwood Mac
You Aint Seen Nothin Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Freedom/Motherless Child - Richie Havens
Ain't No Reason - Brett Dennen
Indifference - Pearl Jam
How It Ends - Devotchka



PS: We found a home for Takota! Woooohoooo!