9 days

some days it seems like this year has flown by and i can't even remember all of the cool things that have happened since january. and other days it seems like i've been waiting all year for this and it hasn't come soon enough. most days though, i can't sleep because i'm thinking of all the things i have to get done before next weekend. and of course i never write anything down at night so i usually forget what needs to be done.

it was really nice to be home last weekend, but also weird. my mom hugged me before i left and said "this is the last time you'll be home as our unmarried daughter." i've been living away from home for almost 3 years now, but it seems to be just hitting her that me and ty are going to have our own life now.

tyson and i carved pumpkins last night and they turned out really cute =) once i get a camera, i'll take some pics. also- halloween candy is so expensive! i'm handing out pencils or something lame from now on.

pics

took some more pics this weekend... she took like 150 shots (yeah holy moly), but these are just a few of my faves.

just in time for Halloween

So, I went to the dentist today for my check-up. Figured it would be perfect timing to have a cleaning before wedding photos... I also had a funny bump on my gums that won't go away and I wanted them to check it out.

WELL, it turns out I have a rare form of a gum infection that is eating the roots of my teeth =(

They are sending me to a specialist in Sedona because my dentist said he doesn't know much about this kind of infection and he doesn't have the tools in his office to check out the damage that its already done.

Hopefully my teeth will last until the wedding...

and double hopefully maybe this will convince Ty to put me on his insurance for after we get married...

wake me up before you go-go

so i have been feeling completely tired, run-down, and stressed out lately and had no idea why. i haven't been doing too awesome at school and wedding planning has made me cry on more than one occasion.
just today i realized that this is probably due to the fact that i have not gone to sleep before 11pm ever since ty moved here!! starting next week, that is going to change!

best buy opens this weekend so i'm going to be working crazy long hours, but ty promised to make me a nice breakfast on saturday morning before he leaves for the valley. that will be nice. he is so thoughtful =)

also- the wedding is one month from saturday (or wednesday depending on your definition of a month). if i don't have your address, please post it here or email it to shanda.dean@gmail.com

the only thing we still really need is a CAKE! any volunteers to home make it? we're having a whole dessert bar at the reception so i really don't care what kind of cake we have as long as it looks pretty.

OH speaking of wedding cakes- whenever ty comes to my apt he watches this lame SPEED channel which is basically just car renovations for rich people. but last night, he was channel surfing and stopped on the FOOD NETWORK and asked if i'd like to watch the wedding cake show with him! it was awesome. the competitors had 8 hours to create a wedding cake for this couple and some of them turned out soooo cooool. this just popped into my head so i thought i'd share.

Recap:
i need more sleep.
send me your address.
ty is the best.
the end.