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I wanted to keep everyone up to date on the wedding plans that I was making because they seem to be changing so often due to my new situation.

John and I are very excited to be getting married. I know he has been wanting to for years but I just wasn't ready. Boy doesn't that seem in the reverse but honestly I don't think it is that strange.

I will guess that I should start everything off with how he proposed.

On August 23rd 2006, John and I took the day off and we decided to go to the Chinese Gardens in Portland. They were really pretty but small so it didn't take us long to go through them and then we went to lunch.

Every year for our birthday's we go to Todai's in Pioneer Square for our free birthday meal. It is a great tradition. I got up to get something (I forgot what) and when I got back there was a ring next to my plate and he asked me to marry him. It was really special. I love the ring he gave me it has a little of sentimental value to him and now to me.

Months later John mentioned that he wanted to propose in the gardens but he got nervous. How sweet, after 4 years you wouldn't think he would have been.

Anyways, that is where this story starts. I had planned on getting married in January of next year. My wedding colors were going to be red and silver and the theme was going to be snowflakes. It would have been beautiful but something unexpected happened in January of this year to throw everything off.

In January I found out that I was pregnant. Yep, that's right. I am due September 12th 2007. I am not ashamed to admit it. I don't think I could hide it even if I wanted to. I am going to be 5 months pregnant at my wedding.

Oh yeah, by the way, we upped the wedding date to May 26th 2007. I didn't want to at first. I think I didn't want things to change just because of the baby. I was still in shock and I wasn't really listening to anyone. John had always wanted to get married earlier anyways. Well, my mom made a good point. There is now telling whether I will have post-pardon depression 4 months after the baby or not. For me that is a real concern as I have suffered on and off from depression most of my life. Well with all of that to consider and the fact that John did want to move up the wedding anyways baby or not, I chose to move it up.

So far that is all I have. One of the colors is still red. I am still getting married at Salmon Creek United Methodist in Vancouver. And my sister-in-laws father is still willing to be our minister.

Saturday I am going to be wedding dress shopping. Yikes!!! So much to do and so little time to do it in.