more wedding pictures

well, since Tara has been on my back to get more pictures up, today is the day. HAHA. just kid

ding Tara, I promise! Most of them turned out really nicely. i'm having a hard time picking the ones that i want to post. haha. The pictures are definately a reminder of how wonderful the day was. It still seems like a blur to me at times, but the pictures are helping to fill in the gaps in my memory. It kind of makes me want to do it all over again! haha, not really. I'm kidding. It was so much work, but it was definately worth it.

I'm finding that life hasn't really changed though. I guess that's what happens when you live together before you get married. Things just don't seem to change. You are already used to living together, and you already know what you dislike about how the person lives...haha.

Tara has also been asking a lot about the baby. Not a whole lot has changed. I am tired a lot though, and find it tough to get through my shifts at work sometimes. The baby just seems to be sucking the life out of me in a way. The baby is taking all of my nourishment and stuff and leaving me with pretty much nothing. haha. That's really the only problem I'm having at this point. I haven't had any morning sickness at all. I feel like I am going to be sick at times, but so far, that hasn't happened. And I would be quite happy if that didn't happen! Ha! I haven't been sick since I was in grade 8, and that was a long time ago. I don't plan on starting now.

I have a doctor's appointment on Monday to discuss prenatal screening with my doctor. I am pretty sure that I am not going to do it. It only tells you the CHANCES that the child has of having certain diseases. And there is no history of any of these diseases in the family, so I figure, why waste the time and resources on the tests? It wouldn't make an difference to me anyways. I would still have the baby, and I would still love the child just as much. God will give me what he wants me to have, and I will deal with that and accept that. It's not like I'm alone. I will have all the help i need from my wonderful husband. He's been so good with me. The only side effect of the pregnancy that I seem to be having is being overly emotional. I cry a lot and it's always over stupid things that I shouldn't be crying about. Simple things just set me off. But John is always there by my side, comforting me and making sure that I'm alright. And that means more to me than anything.

I've only really had one food craving. and thats chips. I absolutely love potato chips right now. They just seem to make me happy these days. And i've realized very quickly that you eat less at a time, but you eat more often.

The only thing that is hard on me right now is that John and I work opposite shifts. I really don't see him very much, and that's kind of hard when you just get married and never see your husband, but we're making it work. I wish he was home with me more often, but sometimes that just doesn't work in our favour. Hopefully one day soon it will work out for us.

anyways, that's my update for today. hopefully Tara is happy with more pictures. there's plenty more, and i'll get more up with my next blog.

and back to work I go

I've decided that after being off for 9 days, I really don't want to venture back to work. John and I have had some amazing times together these past few days, and it seems a real shame to ruin that with work. HAHA. I'm still in awe about the wedding. Everything went so well. I was so worried that something would go wrong but it went so smoothly. Once we get the rest of the pictures back, I'll post pictures of the rings and stuff.
My mom probably made the day. During the reception, she definately spilled gravy on her white shirt. So what does she do? She picks up the PURPLE napkin on the table and trys to wipe up the gravy. So the dye from the napkin turns her white shirt purple. I don't think I have ever laughed that hard. It was SO funny. She put the whole reception on hold while she went home to change. She came back with two extra changes of shirts in the car incase she did something stupid again.
We had such an amazing time. John and I had to buy a new mattress after sleeping in the hotel that night. Ours was in desparate need for a lift, and John made me very aware of that. But after we got the new one, I'm glad that we spent the money on it, because we are both sleeping much better, and in a couple months, I'm going to need all the sleep that I can get.
Mom held up very well at the wedding. We were all a little surprised, I think. For weeks before the wedding, she was going on about how she was going to need a beach towel and stuff like that, but she was so good. I saw some tears, but that's normal for the mother of the bride to be a little emotional.
I don't really feel like anything have changed so far. I haven't even begun the whole name change thing yet. Eventually I will, but right now, it just seems like way too much work. haha.
I'll be back tomorrow with some more pictures and some stuff to share.

i must share the day

I haven't gotten the pictures back from the photographer yet, but a friend of mine sent me all of his pictures, so I've decided to pick through and put some of those up so that anyone who reads this blog can see how things happened.
I must admit, I was terrified. It made me feel better when I got up the aisle and to John and he was shaking just like I was. It made me feel less like throwing up. Once it was over, I wondered what all the fuss was about.
Being pregnant added to my stress leading up to the big day. Once the actual ceremony was over, I started feeling better and calming down, allowing myself to enjoy the rest of the day.
The ceremony started at 2pm. That part of the day all seems like a blur now. I don't really remember a whole lot of it. The pictures people are sending me are helping me to remember what happened though.
Between the wedding and the reception was picture time. And for those who know John and I, you know that John and I both hate getting our pictures taken. I was so sick of smiling by the time the pictures were done. I was sure I was going to have a smile pasted on my face.
Following pictures, we had a bit of down time to visit and talk with the guests before we headed into the reception. The food was amazing. My Uncle Allan was the Master of Ceremonies and he did an amazing job.
The dance followed the reception and it was awesome. We had an awesome time. There were a few somewhat intoxicated friends who made it much more entertaining. We were dancing for what seemed like forever. People started to leave during the dance and by midnight there was only us, my parents and a few friends left. So we called it quits. All our friends went over to our buddy Andrew's place to continue the party, and John and I headed to the hotel we were staying at. When we got back to the hotel, we opened all the cards from the wishing well, and read them all. By the time i took out my hair and showered, we got to bed around 2am.
The next morning, we checked out and brought our stuff home. We opened our gifts quickly, and headed to our brunch date with a couple of my out of town friends. We met them at McCabes at 11am, and had a great time. I hadn't seen Ashley since I was in grade 12 and I had never met her fiance or their little 17 month old daughter, Katee, who is the cutest thing ever.
After brunch, we went for a walk, and then headed over to John's grandmother's for Thanksgiving. By the time we got there, though, pretty much everything was done, so we left and got to spend a lot of the day together, which was nice.
But that's all the time I have for now. I'll post more pictures later when I have some more time.

and the deed is now done

it seems weird to me now that the wedding is over, and I'm an old married woman. It feels like the day went by so fast. I was ridiculously calm until I got into the car to go to the wedding. That's when the panic set in. When we got to the hall, and I met my dad, I felt like throwing up. It was crazy. walking up the aisle, all I said to my dad was, I think I'm going to puke. But once I got there, and looked at John, I calmed down quite a bit. Although, he didn't really help my situation when I was holding his hands, he was shaking. But the whole thing was truly amazing. I don't have the pictures back yet, but when I do, I will be sure to post them up here, so people can see how it went down.
So now begins the wonderful task of changing my name. What a pain. It is so much work, just to change a few letters...haha.
And so ends the first blog of Mrs. Aimee Burns

the wonders of life

i thought i should post the picture of my ultrasound. for those of you who don't really know how to read these things, i'll explain. the little grey peanut shaped thing inside of the big black dot is my little baby. it's crazy to think that one day that little dot will develop into my first child. it's kind of a scary thought, but i am so excited to be a mother. it's kind of nerve-racking but exciting all at the same time. I'm kind of glad, though, that John and I are living at home, so that my mom will be around to help me through the beginnings of the child's life, because i really don't know what to do with a child. I have spent a lot of time with Chrissi and Owyn which is helping me to get to know what is going on and what i will have to be doing in May when the baby comes.

so i sit here, at 11pm, and I'm getting married tomorrow. it still seems so surreal. I can't believe that I'm actually getting married. I'm not really nervous. it's more of the fact that i have to talk in front of all of those people tomorrow. That's the only thing that worries me. I know that I love John and I know that I want to be with him for the rest of my life. That's all I need to know. That's what is making me more confident going into this. I'm not having second doubts at all. I know what I want and I know that tomorrow, I will have that. I am so excited.

but i should probably get everything ready for tomorrow and actually try to get some sleep. It feels weird without John here. I haven't spent a night apart from him since December. It's so hard. I'm going insane.

until next time...

how crazy am i?

its hard to believe that tomorrow, my single life will be over, and i will be running head first into the age of the married world. however, it's not all bad. I am excited. i will be more excited once tomorrow comes and i am through talking in front of all those people. how i hate public speaking.
John and I spent our last unmarried day together today doing random stuff. everything for the wedding is done and ready, so we just did some running around and met my parents for lunch. so far, it's been great. I still don't know how i am going to get through tonight without John here. it's been so long since we've spent a night apart, that i have no idea how i am going to get through it. i'm going to miss him like crazy.

things with my ultrasound went great last week. I'm almost 8 weeks pregnant now, and I'm due May 22. I am so excited. i got a picture of my little peanut, which was totally awesome.
anyways, that's all until the wedding festivities are over, and i'll update when i get a chance.