Big news...

In case you haven't heard, J and I are now engaged! I couldn't be happier! J surprised me with a trip to Chicago and Stephanie and Zach came along, too. It was such a fun trip. Basically, John and I ate our way through the city. We ate at Handlebar, Pick Me Up Cafe, The Chicago Diner, and Karyn's Cooked. Everything was delicious and ridiculously filling. The best french toast you have ever eaten is at Pick Me Up. I definitely recommend going to the Windy City if you get a chance.

John proposed when we had a moment together alone in the apartment where we were staying. It was very sweet and completely unexpected. We headed down to the bar and surprised Zach and Steph with our announcement. The bartender even took care of our drinks for us! The bar, The Twin Anchors, can been seen in The Dark Knight. It's something they are very proud of and rightfully so.

Now comes the hard part. Planning a wedding! I am so inspired by DIYers and everything over at Once Wed. We are still thinking of a date since I will be in school full time over the next couple of years. Spring break, anyone?

I will try to keep this updated with wedding news, inspiration I have, and even questions.

-Cassie

I've been tagged!

So, Miss Nicole tagged me...I didn't see it until now. Oops!

Here are ten random thing about me.

1. I am almost 25 years old and I am just now getting into college. I've taken a few classes here and there, but this time, it's the real deal.

2. My favorite clothes to wear are American Apparel v-neck t-shirts. I live in them!

3. I have been a nanny to the same family for 2.5 years. I don't ever want to leave!

4. I have been vegetarian for 6.5 years total and vegan for a little over 4 years.

5. I'm the youngest of three kids.

6. My two dogs, Albert and Penelope, are some of the best things in life. I'm that crazy dog lady.

7. I love, love living in Atlanta because of my family and friends, but I would like to live somewhere else one day. It's such a scary thought!

8. I need a sound machine to sleep. It's a little, round machine that only makes white noise. I've used one for 10+ years.

9. I am in love with a boy.

10. I used to be a teeny bopper!

LOST

..it's a blowin' my mind right now.

Last night's episode made my brain hurt. I am certain that the new character "Ellie" is in fact Eloise Hawking and therefore Farraday's mama! Aaaaand that Widmore is the father.

Discuss.

Is this not the most adorable thing you have ever seen? Yes, it is. I need to know how to knit this. NOW! Well, I should remember how to knit first..

This is perfect for my BFFF,Stephanie. I should learn how to make this while I am re-learning to knit. OK, I can't get this hamburger bed picture to load where I want it..argh! Just look up.

When I am not stalking the website www.apartmenttherapy.com(that's where all the pictures come from), I am still in school. I am liking it so far. I'm excited for my english class since it's all about writing. I'll get to show off my re-learned grammar skills. kOOLz huh?

Ok, I need to go figure out dinner now.

Happy New Year!

Hello! I thought I'd try to get back into the habit of actually keeping up a blog. I'm not very good at it as you can tell. Let's get down to business.

-I started school. Again. Woo! English 1101 and World History 1112 from 1500 are my classes. It should be interesting since my history teacher is a total nutcase. He doesn't believe in global warming..at all. My english teacher seems nice enough, nothing too exciting. I'm kind of excited about school this time. There's no math involved, that's why! The first time I've taken classes and there's not a math class in there. We'll see how the semester goes.

-In other news, The Graveyard is having a vegan night every Thursday. Last week was the first and it was okay. It wasn't amazing, but it wasn't bad. It's set up as a three course meal, so there's no picking and choosing, but I understand since it's new and I think it's to test to see if they would do well with a permanent vegan menu. John and I split our meal in case it wasn't good and also to save some cash. It's just fun to go and hang out with your friends. I'll have to get there late since my last class gets out at 8:15.

-I think I have posted resolutions on this blog before, but I probably didn't accomplish any of them and they're most likely the same resolutions I have this year, so I'll spare you the reading.

-Right now I am at work, but not working. How, you ask? Well, Amelia is at school and Lola had a doctors appointment and her mother took her. So, I'm sitting here doing this. It's very strange. I did empty the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen and play areas, but now I'm just sitting here waiting on them to get home so I can do my job. She should have just told me to come in later. I guess I can't complain, I am getting paid right now. Wait, am I?

-Lost starts in ONE WEEK!! I cannot wait! I need to refresh myself on last season. It's going to be amazing this season, I just know it.

I heard Abi's car alarm, gotta go!

I am excited for this...

They are going on tour!

I'll update pictures from our vacation to Portland. It was amazing. I gained a few pounds, I'm sure of it....

Third time's the charm..right?

So, here we go. Again.

We did some power shopping on Sunday with our realtor, Tracy(technically, we have two!). She's awesome and was ready to show us 25 houses if we need to look at that many. Thankfully, we narrowed it down to about 15. We didn't go in all of them, but we went in about 9. Three were on the potential list. 2 we loved, one was if nothing else worked. The first one we just about died for was a long shot, naturally. It was a foreclosure though so our realtor said go for it. The other was more of a realistic one and we still loved. Needed some minor improvements, but nothing too big (that we know of anyway). The two were both on the same street, incidentally. So, today we went to Tracy's office and she did all the paperwork on the smaller, more realistic house since the other house already had an offer in on it. So, John signed a lot of papers and we got everything faxed and ready to go. Now, we wait.

I just want this all to be over!

wish us luck! (and patrick and lisa, too!)