…given I’m purchasing them for myself, I’m still very happy.  So far I got the LowePro 200 AW Slingshot for my camera, and last weekend we signed some lease papers for our new place.  It’s a one bed one bath apartment for only $995/mo.  I’m quickly discovering how expensive it is to move out.  Electricity hookups, phone, cable, renter’s insurance, fridge, microwave, sofas, dining table, chairs … the list goes on.  But for now, I’m super excited and super happy! =)

~Lan

Julieanne and I never registered for any luggage.  It’s just too expensive and I really don’t think it’s worth buying new luggage.  I have a lot of stuff to carry junk in from my travels and so does she.  I think we’re good to go, especially for Jamaica.  Although, I think it would be fun to have this :

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/9856/

Do you think we’d be stopped in customs?  Probably a bad idea eh?

~Lan

We’re both getting super excited about getting married!  Only 3 months and 8 more days.

Lan’s Wishlist

A 2 bedroom apartment in Fullerton or Brea for under $1000 a month

Battery Grip for Canon XTi + batteries + remote + strap ($112.00)

Minty Boost Kit from Make + small Altoids tin (not included) ($19.99)

Nintendo DS USB Travel Charger ($9.99)

Flickr Pro Account my username is PhotoLAN ($24.95 / year)

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM ($677.00)
alternative to the above
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX HC HSM ($459.90)

Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash for Canon ($244.30)

Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW (Black) ($90.00)

And just incase some one is feeling super generous ($1,712.95)

TOSHIBA REGZA Black 42″ HDTV Model 42HL167

It’s just about $2000 worth of stuff.  Come on guys.  Pitch in and get it everything for me! I’ll be super happy! =)

I found this on Digg.  It is oh so true.

http://peety-passion.com/peetypassion/2007/10/01/9-words-women-use/

1. Fine
2. Five Minutes
3. Nothing
4. Go ahead
5. Loud Sigh
6. That’s okay
7. Thanks
8. Whatever
9. Don’t worry about it, I got it.

This is useful information to know before I get married! =)

~Lan

So, this weekend we picked out Lan’s ring. It was the first one that we wanted to look at and none of the others even compared. I was a little sad that we couldn’t bring it home that day. The more things that we get done, the closer that the wedding seems.

This weekend Julieanne and I are finally getting some more work done for our wedding.  It’s just under four months away.  I’d like to say "my how time flys" but in reality, it’s going pretty slow.   Work and school aren’t helping the situation much either.  This weekend we’re hoping to put in the order for tuxes, pick out my wedding band, and possibly look into an apartment for me.  If time permits we’ll be printing out invitations too.  Julieanne and I still have to pick out which engagement picture we like most and get those developed too.  Pay attention to your mail boxes, invitations will be out soon!!!

Julieanne and I started our "Love for Life" class yesterday at EV Free Fullerton.  We met in NC200 at 1pm and the meeting went until 3:30pm.  I think that will be the typical time.  The class was okay.  I think we’ll have fun in the class, but I’m not too sure we’ll learn that much.  After the first class it seems like Julie and I will be the trouble makers in the class.  We’re goofing off a lot and playing around tons.  It’s not that we don’t want to learn more about each other and

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Julieanne and I are getting ready to send out invitations. If you haven’t given us your mailing address yet, please do so ASAP. Best way is through e-mail. Thanks.

It’s been quite some time since there’s been an update. So here’s what we have:

Wedding location - check
Reception - check
Pastor to perform the ceremony (Scott Williams) - check
Marriage counselor (for counseling) - check
Pre-Marital classes - check (scheduled for Sept.)
DJ - check
Wedding dress - check
Bridesmaids dresses - check
Tuxedo - we’ve gone shopping but they told us to come back 3 months before the wedding
Videographer - check
Photographer - check
Bridal party notification - check (except for 1, Lan’s last groomsman)
Honeymoon planning - check (yeah that’s right done and paid for)

thats it for now. I’ll be back soon.

We are going to Jamaica!!! I am so excited. I can’t wait to escape from all of the crazy planning and preparing and just get away with my honey, lounging on the white sand beaches in front of crystal blue waters with a nice fruity drink in my hand.

-Julieanne

From my point of view, it was fun to hold a scan gun and shoot at random stuff. It was also fun to add things to the registry behind Julieanne’s back! =) She’ll find it later and remove it from the website. I don’t think that I’m supposed to say where we registered yet, but we have. At one place. Maybe we should register at two?

So, we’ve set a date, January 19, 2008. We’ve found a place to have the reception. It’s beautiful. Now we’re still in the process of figuring out where to actually get married. The golf course our reception is at has a very nice area we can use. It’s a little expensive, at about $1500, but I think it’s wonderful. «more»

Julieanne and I will be selling a lot of our extra random stuff over the next couple of months…just trying to clear out some older stuff and save a little extra money here and there.

Today I am selling a RANDOM TUB OF STUFFS.

http://www.turboultra.com/selling/boc
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It was Sunday, April 15, 2007. We started off early in the morning to go on what I thought would be just a fun day time date. We grabbed bagels on the way (and apparently one of Lan’s friends followed us around all day taking pictures of our adventures…I had no idea) After picking up bagels, we headed to the train station and took the Metro into LA. (We had done this once before and It is one of our favorite things to do) So all day we ate our way through Olvera street (yum taquitos), China town (yum… weird good things that I can’t identify), and little Tokyo (I was daring and tried raw sushi). We had so much fun and there are pictures to document it too! «more»