Andrew's Song for Anna

Andrew surprised me and wrote a song that he sang during the ceremony. I have been waiting three years for Andrew to write me a song and he could not have picked a better day to do it. I absolutely loved it!! I am still singing parts of it and I love watching the video of it. I still tear up when I hear it. I love Andrew so much and can't believe he is my husband. Good job Drew!! Here are the words to the song.

Through the years, dreamers dream
Lessons learned, some still unseen
Yet in this moment so surreal
I’ve lost all words, His plan revealed

I can’t wait a minute more
Another sunrise or sunset
To be united as one
This is the time, reality defined

It’s you babe, it’s me
No longer apart, together, forever, we’ll be
My love for you, will stand true (it will stand true)
Never-ending, baby I love you

I’ve been waiting for – a moment like this
To gaze into your gorgeous eyes
To savor your sweet, sweet kiss
To finally call you mine

The Rehersal

Well, its been awhile since I last blogged. So much has happened but I will post things in the correct order, starting with the rehersal dinner.

We had our rehersal on the Thursday before the wedding at Wolf Lakes. Almost all of our wedding party was there. We started by running through the wedding ceremony with the wedding coordinator at Wolf Lakes. We decided that having the wedding inside would probably be our best bet even though it wasn't suppose to rain, it was still very cold out. Everything went smoothing and it made the event such a reality. After about a 45 mintue run though of the ceremony everyone headed to The Old Spaghetti Factory where Andrew's mom reserved a room for all of us. This is one of our most favorite resturants so it was only fitting to have the dinner here. It was perfect and the food was great! Everyone just visited and enjoyed each others company. Thank you to Andrew's parents for hosting the dinner and for making the evening very special to us. Here are a few photos from the dinner.

Dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory.

They finally have a sister!!

Our last few nights as singles...the wedding is almost here!

Man Tool-Time Shower...I mean Party!

Its the boys turn! A tradition in my family is that the boys throw a tool-time party for the groom. It is apparently is much better than the girls showers...I don't know about that! Andrew was very excited to have this party because he had not a single tool. Although we are moving into an apartment, we still need tools. I had a few tools but not that many. I was informed by my brother-in-law that if the wife has more tools than the husband when they get married, its not a good way to start a marriage. So the boys hooked Andrew up with all kinds of good stuff. Thank you to all the guys who came and thank you for helping Andrew get his tool collection started! Here are a few pictures from the night.

TWO WEEK NOTICE!!!!

That's right...this is your two week notice that the marriage of Andrew and Anna is about to begin...ARE YOU READY?! I know we are!!
I cannot believe that it is only two weeks away. It seems just like yesterday that we got engaged. AHHHHHHHHH.........I'm getting married!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Sorry, I just had a moment!)

So a little update from my last post. Andrew came to Fresno two weekends in a row! He came to run sound for a concert at our church. His buddy Shawn came with him and it was so nice to finally put a face to the guy who Andrew plays Halo with! I felt as if I already knew Shawn just because Andrew spends a lot of time with him in Portland. I am very grateful for Shawn for taking care of Andrew and for keeping Andrew company till I get up there. So thanks Shawn! Andrew then came down the following weekend for his younger brother's water polo game. Dan, Andrew's brother, took part in the Valley Championship game and his team won! Good job Dan! It was really fun to have Andrew at the game. I know all the guys on the team and the fans were very excited to see Andrew. We also picked out wedding bands that weekend and also got our marriage license. That was really fun and made it feel very real! It was so nice to see Andrew so much in a span of just two weeks, I got spoiled! Only about a week and a half later Andrew's parents, two brothers, and I loaded up their mini-van and headed north to Salem, Oregon to spend thanksgiving with Linda's (Andrew's mom) side of the family. Here is a picture of Andrew and I with his grandparents.


We had such a good time and I really realized how much I have to be thankful for. It was fun for me to go up to Oregon thinking that in just a month or so I would be moving there. I love Oregon! Although it is really cold, it is so beautiful. I am very excited to be moving up there soon. I really enjoyed Thanksgiving and getting to know that side of the family. We also celebrated his grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary. I cannot imagine 50 years! I told Andrew that when we celebrate our 50th, I will be 75!! His grandpa told us something very sweet. He said, "I hope you two beat us." Meaning that we will be married more than 50 years, Lord willing!

Now I am back in California, Andrew is still in Oregon and its only two weeks until the wedding. I was a little stressed about some of the details but things have been coming together and now I feel like I can really enjoy the wedding more. AHHHHHHH.......I'm getting married!!
A little update on job status for me up in Oregon. I have applied to two jobs. One would be the perfect job. Its full time, high school at a school really close to Portland and the job does not start until February, which would give me a little time to adjust to Oregon life. The other job is part time, junior high at a school not that close to Portland. This job starts the 5th of January. Obviously this is not ideal but it may be better than nothing. So please be praying that God's will is done. Andrew and I have full confidence that He is going to provide. Andrew is currently apartment shopping. Pray for that. We know that this is the Lord's will for us to get married at this time and for us to be in Oregon. With that being said, we know that the Lord is faithful.