on friday dave met me at my work when i got off and told me to bring clothes to change into. he took me to
mill ave to walk around. we went to tempe town lake and relaxed by the shore and took pictures. (i didn't know we were going to be walking around so much and i wore shoes that were not the best to walk around in). after leaving mill ave we went to fiesta mall. i had no clue at the time why we went there and i was annoyed that we were just wondering around aimlessly because i had a blister on my foot from my shoes. i ended up buying a new pair of shoes at the mall because my feet were killing me. when we were leaving the mall dave said, "oh babe! there is this cool place near here called organ stop pizza! we should go!"
so he took me to
organ stop pizza and it was unlike anywhere else i have ever been. i am at a loss for words even trying to describe the place. but as you can see by the pictures and gather from the name, it is a pizza restaurant where you can enjoy organ music. the organist was playing all sorts of music ranging from phantom of the opera to little mermaid and everywhere in between. not only is the organ playing but it is completely orchestrated with percussion as well as lighting to go along with the music. people can put in requests for songs and it seemed the organist could play just about anything that was requested!
dave and i sat up on the balcony because the ground level was full of people. while we were eating one of my favorite songs (bridge over troubled water by simon & garfunkel) started playing. dave got really excited that they were playing that song. i asked him if he had asked them to play it and he told me no, but towards the end of the song he got down and proposed to me! after the song ended the organist got on a microphone and said, "i hear somebody may have some good news!" dave stood up and pulled me up with him and shouted, "she said yes!" the organist announced, "while i was playing the last song this young man was proposing to her" they shined a spotlight on us and everyone clapped and yelled, "congratulations!" a couple sitting at a table near us turned and said, "wow, today we are celebrating our 55th anniversary!"
after finishing our meal we drove to the temple, both of us calling our families and close friends on the way. we walked around the temple grounds and then went to dairy queen and enjoyed a refreshing desert together before heading to his house to share our exciting news with his family!
i am finally feeling better after an almost two week long sickness. thank goodness.
my oh my what a week it has been! we spent the week car shopping and this morning, finally, drove home our new (to us) toyota carolla. it looks awfully similar to my high school car and is basically identical to my sisters car! 
i just love september. i really think it is my favorite month. the perfect mix of fall and summer fun. i have a whole list of things i want to do this month:
have i mentioned that i moved....again? last week i moved out of "the house" and into an apartment with my sister, keisha, and friend/former roommate, vanessa. we moved into a townhouse style apartment which has cheaper rent and is closer to work and school for all of us. even though we moved somewhere with less square footage there seems to be more space... probably because there are half as many people living in that space. as good as i have become at moving, i am really hoping it will be a long while before i have to do it again.
happy hump day everyone! i just wanted to drop in to let you all know that me and my feet are now regular posters on the ever so lovely blog, gypsy feet. AND, today is my very first post. do drop in and check it out. 
first of all, just let me apologize...i have been the lamest blogger ever lately! but in all fairness i have been pretty darn busy, and it looks like there will be another busy week to come! i just got a new job (yay! finally!!!) and will be doing training this week. also, this weekend i am planning on starting the moving process.....again. luckily not cross country this time but rather just cross city. i am going to be moving in with a bunch of girls from my ward. even though i have been super busy i have managed to squeeze in a lot of fun: a boise state basketball game, 8 games of bowling (dollar bowling night!), a game of tennis, a girls night complete with muddy buddies and sisterhood of the traveling pants 2, a few sessions of hip hop abs, a surprise birthday party at applebees, and a white elephant gift exchange. so that's my week in a nutshell!!! stay tuned for new job and moving adventures!
