Daniel & Kaitlyn

iPhone Family

Daniel — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:44:03 +0000

A few days ago, Kaitlyn surprised me with an early birthday gift. We drove to lunch and then she said we needed to stop somewhere, and she needed to drive and I needed to close my eyes. I complied, the secrecy driving me crazy – I am usually very good at figuring out secrets and gifts, but she had managed thus far to keep me in the dark. Props, honey.

When we finally parked she said i could open my eyes. We were at the AT&T store. Instantly I knew – she had bought me an iPhone. We had both decided to get iPhones and put her on my wireless account sometime after the holidays, so I was quite pleasantly surprised with thus early birthday gift. Her mom pitched in to help get it also (thanks Carolyn!)

We went in and picked it up, and I had finally joined an elite club I had coveted for so long. Buy as the next few days went on, it ws very apparent that a certain someone was a little jealous of my new toy…

So I did what I had to. Yesterday I went undercover, back to that store, got another iPhone, and put my phone number in it as ‘YOUR NEW PHONE!!!’ so when I called, that would pop up. Then I left it on the counter at home, went unto the bathroom, and called it, pretending it was my phone.

“honey, would you get that for me please?”
“oh, okay… What? Wait… Gasp… OH MY GOSH!!! AHHHH…”

She absolutely freaked. It was great.

So now we’re an iPhone family. Watch out.

Forgot to mention, Combat Camera’s holiday party was Friday night. We had a good time, we ended up winning the emergency auto care kit in the raffle – not super awesome, by definitely useful.

Oh, and I am typing and posting this from my iPhone

The Hatchmobile

Daniel — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:41:08 +0000

We got a new car! Its a Mazda 2008 3s hatchback. The Kia became too dangerous to drive so we broke down and got the Hatchmobile. Its awesome.

Meet Daniel’s Wedding Party

Daniel — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:48:09 +0000

Ben Tuttle – One of my best friends in the whole world. We were in high school, a band, an apartment, and many adventures together.

Eric Geels – Currently in Russia, Mr. Geels is fun for the whole family.

McKay Johnson – My youngest brother. He’s pretty cool, but don’t tell him that, it will go straight to his head which is already big enough!

Jake Mallory – Met him on my European adventure few years back. He is awesome and will kick your butt in almost any debate.

Meet Kaitlyn’s Wedding Party!

Kaitlyn — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:04:59 +0000

OK, so I promised it was coming soon…. so ladies and gentlemen, meet my wedding party!

Jackie Johnson – She’s letting me marry her brother. Nuff said. And she’s freakin adorable and sweet as heck.

Karen Plymale – The cheese to my macaroni. She’s my best friend in the Air Force. We’ll have to keep her away from the candles.

Tiffani Garcia – my best girl in Texas. She and I are attached at the hip whenever I’m in town. I love this girl to death. And she’s the best hairstylist ever.

And last, but not least…. my maid of honor choice is a wee bit unconventional. That’s because my maid of honor is a boy.

TJ Mundell has been my best friend in the whole world since I was 16. We have had so many incredible memories together – we even used to be roommates – and I couldn’t think of a more perfect choice for my man of honor.

Daniel will be posting his wedding party soon.

So there you have it

So much can happen in so little time….

Kaitlyn — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:31:35 +0000

Good morning everyone! I knew I had to put in an update before I went to go help my grandparents move this weekend.

Well, the title says it all…. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED! For starters, we have booked the White Chapel Estate and Gardens for the wedding on 9-11-09. We couldn’t be more excited. My mom and I met with two caterers this week, and we’ll be going with the in-house caterer, who gave us a lot of food for a really really good deal. I’ve talked with my bridesmaids and we’ve got the dresses for them picked. We are thisclose to announcing the wedding party on here, I promise! And last…. but oh, certainly not least…… I bought the dress last night. It’s fantastic

Things are really coming together while I’m here. Next week I have a meeting with a florist whose work I saw online and I really admire, and then I have a meeting with the Chapel to talk about how everything is going to look – I promise you all will love it.

I’m in Dallas until Thursday and then I go to South Carolina and then Daniel will be joining me! I miss him like crazy, but I know he’s doing amazing things as he finishes up school. I’m so proud of him.

More to come soon, I promise! I love updating this thing!

Love to all,

Kaitlyn

THE BIGGEST NEWS OF ALL

Kaitlyn — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:30:20 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen…….

We have found a dress.

Saving the Date

Daniel — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:06:02 +0000

Probably one of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind — when is the wedding? We hadn’t set a date because we didn’t know when we were deployable, and obviously planning a wedding and then finding out that “oh hey, you leave on Someday to go to Whereverville” would conflict with that. For this reason we hadn’t chosen a solid date.

Until now.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with September 11th.

Yes, it seems like an unusual choice for a wedding date, but it fits. We have a history of choosing significant (or “weird” as my mom says) dates: We officially started dating Christmas Day, became engaged on February 14th… getting married September 11th. Here’s why I like this day:

-I’ll never forget my anniversary

-Hopefully everyone will remember that day for something good now too

-I’m just weird like that

We were finally able to set a date because a Tech Sergeant called the Chief at 1st Combat Camera and tried to find out for me when we could be deployable/TDY-eligible. It’s six months to a year out for us. September is the sixth month, so we’re clear. Woot!

Save the Date.

Heyyy everybody!

Kaitlyn — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:27:04 +0000

So wedding stuff is about to kick into high gear… I head back to Texas on Saturday and for the next 2 weeks it’s gonna be nothing but wedding planning! I’m excited! Hopefully we will have a venue finalized while I’m there – I have a few appointments to look at a few places. I’ll also be shopping for a dress (and I will be accompanied by my best friends and my mother so you know it’s gonna be pretty!). We are making decisions on a few little things – music, drinks, etc. It’s starting to come together! We can’t wait until fall! The wedding party should be finalized pretty soon, and we’re also tackling the issue of the cake. I know I speak for Daniel when I say we are getting so excited and we can’t wait to get married!

Love to everyone,

Kaitlyn

Update On Plans

Kaitlyn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:00:29 +0000

Hi Everyone! Well, we’ve started to tackle the two biggest parts of the wedding – the date and the guest list. The first draft of the guest list is almost complete…. and we’re realizing just how big our families are Now, as for the date, we have 3 dates set so far…. the only thing holding us back from setting a firm date is the fact that we don’t really know when the Air Force can start deploying us. I should find out in a few weeks when I get to Charleston. Then we will definitely let you know! Thanks for all the comments and well wishes…. we are so excited about everything and we can’t wait to share our special day with you.

Love,

Kaitlyn

Plans…

Daniel — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:34:39 +0000

We’ve decided to have the wedding in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Traditionally the wedding is in the bride’s hometown, and besides that it just makes the most sense as far as a central location goes for bringing our friends and family together. Kaitlyn’s family is there, most of Daniel’s family is only two states away, and there are two major airports in Dallas, which there should be NO excuses for not coming out!