Hi all,
I've been waiting to start a PJ for a long time. I guess I just felt I never really had anything to report. However, starting today I do! First I would like to start off like most and tell you all my very different story...
My name is Ashly. I am 22 and live in Springdale AR. We moved here from Missouri to attend the University of Arkansas. My major there was nursing. I attended the U of A for four years and was never able to gain admissions to their Nursing program. (you basically have to have a 4.0 gpa ) Frustrated a gave up and have since started at NWACC. Here I have a better chance of getting in. I am currently in the application process and will know around the middle of May whether I have gotten in to the Summer program or the Fall. This is the reason our Date is undecided for now. Anyways..
My very wonderful FDH is Daniel ( I call him Danny but his twin brother and I are the only ones who do.) He graduated this summer with his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and is not working at his big-boy job at a private firm here in Northwest Arkansas.
We met a very long time ago. In fact in 2010 when we officially tie the knot it will have been 20 years since we first met. I found out his name during roll call in our am Kindergarten class. He was 5 and I was 4. According to my mother we were friends very early on. we started dating a few years later - and don't worry by dating I don't mean dating! Geez...I mean dating as in we bought each other Christmas gifts and he wrote me notes asking if I liked him - circle yes or no. haha We were best friends. In middle school we hung out after school and held hands. In high school we were allowed to actually date. So our 1st date was the snowball dance our sophomore year. He was so sweet. Opened doors, gave me flowers, and told me I was his best friend. We graduated in 2004 and came to the University.
It wasn't until 2007 that he proposed. At the time Danny's twin had a girlfriend who was graduating High school that spring. As a gift to her (and because I had never gone) we decided to go to Disney World. I planned our trip meticulously. Dinner reservations where done 6 months in advance, we had direct flight airline tickets and were staying at POFQ. Everything went off without a hitch. We even got the room we had requested (king in building 6 with a river view)! It was all so magical. However, something would happen that I had not planned.
On our 1st full day in Disney we spent the day in MK. I had booked us a late dinner at the California Grill so we could watch the fireworks. We were seated upon arrival and ordered and ate our appetizers.
After that we watched the fireworks. After dinner it was late, like 11 or so when we got back to our room. I was exhausted. I came right in and got in bed. Danny had stepped out to David's (his twin's room) to bring him a promise ring we were holding on to. Little did I know that he wasn't just taking a ring to David's but he was also retrieving a ring. By the time he got back I was asleep. He crawled into bed and shook me a little. I believe I replied with something along the lines of, "this better be good". He ask me to roll over and when I did he was holding this:
I couldn't believe it. I was so shocked all I could say was "are you sure" LOL. After that I was on cloud 9 for our trip. He wouldn't let me wear the ring in the parks. He was afraid I would lose it!
"Disney is hundreds of square miles, and that's a lot of places to look", he would say. So I only wore it in the room.
So I guess that's our story. To come: Planning Part 1
I've been waiting to start a PJ for a long time. I guess I just felt I never really had anything to report. However, starting today I do! First I would like to start off like most and tell you all my very different story...
My name is Ashly. I am 22 and live in Springdale AR. We moved here from Missouri to attend the University of Arkansas. My major there was nursing. I attended the U of A for four years and was never able to gain admissions to their Nursing program. (you basically have to have a 4.0 gpa ) Frustrated a gave up and have since started at NWACC. Here I have a better chance of getting in. I am currently in the application process and will know around the middle of May whether I have gotten in to the Summer program or the Fall. This is the reason our Date is undecided for now. Anyways..
My very wonderful FDH is Daniel ( I call him Danny but his twin brother and I are the only ones who do.) He graduated this summer with his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and is not working at his big-boy job at a private firm here in Northwest Arkansas.
We met a very long time ago. In fact in 2010 when we officially tie the knot it will have been 20 years since we first met. I found out his name during roll call in our am Kindergarten class. He was 5 and I was 4. According to my mother we were friends very early on. we started dating a few years later - and don't worry by dating I don't mean dating! Geez...I mean dating as in we bought each other Christmas gifts and he wrote me notes asking if I liked him - circle yes or no. haha We were best friends. In middle school we hung out after school and held hands. In high school we were allowed to actually date. So our 1st date was the snowball dance our sophomore year. He was so sweet. Opened doors, gave me flowers, and told me I was his best friend. We graduated in 2004 and came to the University.
It wasn't until 2007 that he proposed. At the time Danny's twin had a girlfriend who was graduating High school that spring. As a gift to her (and because I had never gone) we decided to go to Disney World. I planned our trip meticulously. Dinner reservations where done 6 months in advance, we had direct flight airline tickets and were staying at POFQ. Everything went off without a hitch. We even got the room we had requested (king in building 6 with a river view)! It was all so magical. However, something would happen that I had not planned.
On our 1st full day in Disney we spent the day in MK. I had booked us a late dinner at the California Grill so we could watch the fireworks. We were seated upon arrival and ordered and ate our appetizers.
After that we watched the fireworks. After dinner it was late, like 11 or so when we got back to our room. I was exhausted. I came right in and got in bed. Danny had stepped out to David's (his twin's room) to bring him a promise ring we were holding on to. Little did I know that he wasn't just taking a ring to David's but he was also retrieving a ring. By the time he got back I was asleep. He crawled into bed and shook me a little. I believe I replied with something along the lines of, "this better be good". He ask me to roll over and when I did he was holding this:
I couldn't believe it. I was so shocked all I could say was "are you sure" LOL. After that I was on cloud 9 for our trip. He wouldn't let me wear the ring in the parks. He was afraid I would lose it!
"Disney is hundreds of square miles, and that's a lot of places to look", he would say. So I only wore it in the room. So I guess that's our story. To come: Planning Part 1
Ok so I guess to start I will tell you guys how we decided to have a DFTW and where we are with the planning.
. The sets include invites, envelopes, RSVP cards, and more envelopes. Oh and a pack of thank you cards. 
But that doesn't stop the wedding planning! 
