After playing phone tag with my jet-setting sister, I started thinking about the possibility of starting a new tradition with her. Maybe once I move back she and I can get together intentionally every week to have coffee or play a game. It will be nice to see her and her soon-to-be husband a little more often.

This morning I showered around 10 am. I got dressed and I went to Starbucks. I only chose Starbucks because it is close to my house, has comfortable seating, and they make the most sinful and irresistible pumpkin spice latte. It is funny how I am against the big box stores like Walmart and Target, but somehow I am inexplicably drawn to Starbucks. But I digress…

I ordered my usual, a sausage sandwich, no egg, and a grande pumpkin spice latte. I curled up in their corner booth and read. And I remembered all of those Sunday mornings when Porter and I would go to the farmer’s market and then head over to a local coffee shop. We would dissect the Sunday paper and begin pouring over the sales ads, I got the electronic sections first, she looked at all of the others. We would typically finish with the comics and then head back to her house. Once there, we would bake pies or some other treat and take a portion over to the firemen.

Sometimes it makes me a little sad to realize that so much time has passed since the last time we did this. I am relieved that we aren’t traveling in different directions, just traveling in different towns. I love that when we do get to spend time together, it holds the same feeling of camaraderie and closeness.

There are only handful of reasons why I am looking forward to moving back to Sacramento. Those Sundays are one of them. And now we’ll get to share them with little Miss M. I hope she likes bacon, eggs, and cafe au laits (although I am sure she will be on warm milk until her teen years).

I already want to be done planning. I am the type of person that has to have things done right away - not wait a year for the results.

things I know:

I know that I want to spend the rest of my life with this person.
yes, I would like my loved ones to be there.
yes, I would like to share the moment with everyone I know.

but I also know that I don’t need to spend $5000 or more on a wedding. I would much rather put that money towards something other than dinner, flowers, and a dress I will only wear once.

I know I will be shunned from the “girl” world for this blog, but it is just not me. why does everything have to be so damn expensive and over the top? what ever happened to simplicity?

No creative title needed here.

Lam proposed and I said yes. I have never been this happy. Lam is the most fantastic person and I could not imagine my life without him in it. Very thankful that we were both at a point where we were ready and open to the idea of sharing our lives with another person.

Let the wedding planning begin!