Chet and I have finally moved into our new beautiful home!!

I’ve been very busy with cleaning, unpacking, putting in new appliances and more. We moved in at the beginning of September.  I couldn’t be happier.  The home is now finally starting to come together and since I’m done with house chores for now, I’ve been working on the itinerary of Chet and I’s honeymoon trip to Japan!  The wedding is only a month away and since things will begin to get busy soon, I decided to go ahead and plan out our trip!!

Chet and I bought our tickets back in July.  They were very expensive, they were about 3,000 bucks for our round trip!! I began to work a little bit on the trip, but stopped since I didn’t have much information then.

On Monday, we finally booked out hotel.  We are staying at the ANA InterContinental Tokyo hotel located right smack in the middle of Tokyo itself!! Chet’s dad travels a lot and he accumulates so many points with a certain hotel group.  Well, he was so kind to give us his hard earned points and he booked our hotel for us.  We are staying for a week.  The only thing I am NOT looking forward to is the loooong 14 hour flight.  Our sleeping patterns are going to be flipped upside down once we begin our stay in Tokyo.

I thought the flight to Hawaii was excruciating, but this one will top the cake. Who knows, we might meet some cool people on the flight to Japan and chit chat the whole way there!  Also on the flight, we will have power outlets for our net-books..so that will also help pass the time.  I’m sure the whole way there, I will probably be studying my Japanese and also going over our destination and hotel routes.

Today I’ve been studying the Japanese subway, JR systems and it was really confusing at first, but I managed to pick up on it quick.

The places we are planning to visit so far are:

• Tokyo Tower
• Ghibli Museum (I can’t wait to see this!! I’ve been a HUGE Ghibli fan since I was very young)
• Akihabara
• Shibuya
• Mt. Fuji

Thats about it so far.  There is sooo much to do and see that I know it will be enough to make our heads spin!  I can’t wait for this trip and I am kinda more excited about going to Japan rather than attending the day of my own wedding! lol, crazy I know, but its been a very long time dream of mine since I was a kid.  I know that week of the wedding/honeymoon, I will NOT sleep.  I will be too overly excited and its not going to help me at all with sleep!!

Sometimes I wonder if I am dreaming because soo many good things have came my way and soo many great things have already happened that its almost too good to be true.  I guess I’m just a girl who lives a very blessed and happy life.  I thank god everyday for giving me the life I have.  I am very happy and I couldn’t ask for more. These past 4 years of my life have been the best.  Ever since 2007, nothing but great things have came my way.  A lot of my dreams have came true and the future ahead of me is soo bright and beautiful that its really breathtaking.  I’m very excited and I can’t wait for a lot of things in the near future to come!!

Right now I feel like the happiest woman alive!!  Its the best feeling in the world!!

Its our first house together!

Its a cute house that we instantly fell in love with when we first laid our eyes on it.  We actually have the house, but we are just waiting for a few things to go through and then the deal is done.  Closing is in less than a month and will probably be here in only a matter of time.

We have a lot planned for the house.  We are getting all of are house accessories from Bed Bath & Beyond and we are re-doing the whole kitchen!  We plan on buying the kitchen from Ikea.  :)

I’ve packed a lot of my stuff already.  The only thing that I need to pack is the crap under my bed, but besides all that, Im almost set to gooo!  I’m really excited and happy about this!

We go out to eat a lot and I can’t wait to finally cook food and be a wifey.  Its going to be one amazing life!!!

I wouldn’t want it any other way !!

The wedding planning is going fantastic!! Things are finally coming to a close on vendor choices.  I’m so glad to have the hardest parts done and over with.  Next month, Chet and I will apply for a marriage license!!

These next few months are going to be amazing.  Getting the house, getting married and celebrating by going to Japan for our honeymoon.  He already bought our tickets and I could not sleep that night because I was sooo thrilled!!

I know during the week of the wedding, I won’t be able to sleep AT ALL!!! Its going to be crazy, especially going to Japan with the time difference too.

Its going to be lots of fun and it will all be worth it in the end.  I am soo happy, this is the happiest I have been in many years.  My soon to by husband is amazing and I love him sooo much.  We make the perfect team and I’m soo glad hes in my life.

Words can’t even begin to express how happy and in pure bliss I am absolutely in.  This life is going to be beautiful!!

For the past 3 years, its been amazing and things just get better and better as time moves on.

I love it! I couldn’t be any happier!  Every time I look down at my left hand, I think, “wow I’m his forever.” Its a great feeling and every time I see Chet, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside because its him who I am spending the rest of my life with.  Its amazing.

Well, I guess I will spill all the juicy details about the engagement/proposal.

Friday night, Chet spent the evening with me and then Saturday morning, we woke up around 8:00 a.m. and left about 9:00. He first went over to his house so he could grab a couple of spare tires just incase one pops. Hes been having bad luck with his racing tires lately, so we didn’t want to take another chance. His parents were supposed to go, but he said his mom was sick and his dad went to go grab medicine for her.  I was bummed out because his mom really wanted to go and she is a plant lover, and I knew she would love it! Once we left his house, we began our loong road trip to Delray Beach, FL, which is about a few hours north of Miami. On our way there, we listened to some dance music, talked about projects and etc. We stopped and got lunch at Wendy’s in West Palm Beach. The food was excellent and we were in a VERY upscale area, so everything looked amazing. We were about 30 minutes away from The Morikami.

Once we arrived at The Morikami, we went in, payed for our admission and then began our walk around the Gardens.  This place is BIG. You can spend a good 45 minutes to an hour till you finish your first time walking around the gardens. We walked around a couple of times before he proposed. Our favorite spot in the gardens is this little shaded area that is made by curved plants supported by bamboo.  Its beautiful and its very nice. It was nice to walk around the gardens, holding hands and smiling at each other every 10 minutes or so.  I had no clue what was going on or what was bound to happen.

Where he proposed.

Once we walked under that shaded area on our 3rd time around. He stopped and pulled me close to him.  He was smiling and he spoke to me and said, “Melly.. I really can’t wait to start our lives together.”  In shock and in awe, I hugged him tightly and said, “Wow, me too! I am very excited about starting our lives together.” After I hugged him, he pulled me back. He began to spoke again and said, “I really want to begin our lives together as one. I love you a lot, and I am very happy with you.” His eyes looked watery red and it all happened to quick and so fast, I wish I remembered more of the wonderful things he had said to me. He then said, “Melly.. I have one question to ask you…” my eyes grew big and I placed my hands over my mouth.  He pulled out a black box, got on one knee and said.. “Melly, Will You Marry Me?” In so much shock and awe, I felt nauseous instantly because I couldn’t control my wonderful feelings at the moment. My heart was pounding so hard, and so fast, I felt like I was going to pass out. I glanced at the beautiful ring, which said “Kay Jewelers” on the white part behind the ring. I instantly said “Yes”, we were both shaking and crying all at once. He placed the ring on my finger and we embraced each other for a few minutes, speaking softly saying “I love you, Im soo happy, yes I can’t wait to spend forever with you.”

I will never forget this moment for the rest of my life. It was a dream come true, the most beautiful event/moment and proposal in my whole entire life. I stood there, experiencing feelings I have never felt before. I was in heaven for those slight few minutes and it was mind blowing. Words will never ever be able to describe that moment, it was too breathtaking. It was everything I had ever imagined and more.

Once the proposal was over, we sat down at a near by bench to let it all sink in. I asked him, “How.. how did you do it all?” At the time, I was still not able to make out words haha. He then said, “Well first off, everyone knew. My mom was never sick and my dad is still on his business trip.” I laughed, feeling so lost and confused. He said “You should never propose in front of your family/friends.” and I agreed. He then went into detail about picking up the ring and when he bought it. We had tried the rings on back in february 28th 2009. That same day, he asked for my parents approval… and then that same night I was thrown into the hospital because of a Kidney Stone. He was there by my whole side and he never left me. I was in sooo much pain and in agony haha. He though it was funny how he asked for my parents approval and they said “Promise us to take care of our daughter.” and that same night, he was beside me in the hospital, caring for me. Isn’t it funny how God throws random “tests” at you like that? Haha its a miracle, a sign from god that we are truly meant to be!

Chet told me that on the day before we were engaged, on that Friday. Chet, Chase, Chelle and I were playing around with each other, bantering I guess and Chet was gonna say “Melanie Weaver!” and he stopped himself before saying it. He said it was very weird how it came to his mind without him thinking about it, like it came naturally and he told me, “I knew that we are really meant to be because your name just instantly came into my mind like that. Melanie Weaver.” I thought that was really funny, cute and just awesome all at once!

Before we left The Morkami, he texted friends and family about the good news. I couldn’t get in touch with my parents because they were in Las Vegas at the time. That evening,  we had dinner at Kobe Japanese Steakhouse in Orlando to make the event even more memorable. This marked the end of a new beginning. <3

I love being engaged to Chet Emerson Weaver <3. Our engagement should be in the paper either by the end of this month or the beginning of next month

Here are some pics of the day we were engaged:

Texting friends/family after the proposal

My beautiful 2 1/2 carat ring from Kay Jewelers