Case Life: memory lane..

Friday, January 22, 2010

memory lane..

K so I really should find a picture for this, but I thought that I would at least write about it while it is still relatively fresh in my mind! It was January '04.. Dan says it was the 15, but I say it was the 16. I came home from Logan to visit my family (and Dan). I usually stayed at Dan's house until 2 or 3 in the morning since I didn't pull into his driveway until around midnight. (I worked at Tommy's Donuts until 10 and then drove my cousin home first, then went to Dan's, that was the routine almost every Friday.) Well, this weekend was different because we had planned on going snowboarding the next day so we had an early night and I went home at 1 instead. I got home and spoke to my dad and he asked "so did he propose yet?" and I laughed and said "dad, look at me! I have greasy donut hair that is pulled back and my makeup is running.. he wouldn't do that to me and ask me to marry him when I look like crap! He will probably do it at dinner tomorrow night after we get cleaned up from snowboarding. He knows I would want to look good for pictures and stuff." I turned around and got ready for bed.. washed my face, put on my old zuka? juice t shirt and flannel pj pants and crawled into bed around 2ish. Then i wake up shortly after to an annoying beeping/buzzing sound. "What is going on?!#*" I wake up and frantically start to find the source of this horrible sound. I look under the bed and there is this little alarm clock that says 3:30 AM and it is making the noise! I have never seen this alarm clock in my life and am very confused by now. Then I hear another sound coming from the living room.. it is the song "Queen of my Heart" by Westlife. (cheesy, but it was Dan's and my song at the time.) Then I am SURE that I must be dreaming by now because everything is so strange and I see this hot man walking into my room with my parents right behind with a camera.. But sure enough, Dan is right in front of me on one knee saying something about marrying him! And it has to be real because this ring he is holding is sparkling and all of a sudden on my finger and I am hugging Dan laughing and screaming. And then after my hysterics are over, Dan asks me what my answer is.. haha I told him yes and that I don't think I could go snowboarding that day anymore because of our lack of sleep so we went to Belgian Waffle at 4 AM instead. ewww that makes me sick just thinking about it now! Anyway, there is my memory of what happened 6 years ago! it turned out to be a lot longer and scattered than planned, but I was up until 1:15 running 5 miles last night so I don't think my mind is working very well at the moment! Have a great weekend everyone!

8 comments:

Dave said...: FYI:

According to Outlook, in January 2004 the Friday's were 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.

Never trust us men to remember the date!

:)

Dave; January 22, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Kathie said...: I remember one of the first things Matt told me about you and Dan was how he proposed to you, I have loved it ever since!:D Thanks for sharing it, it's so cute. It makes me remember when Matt and I got engaged. You're so awesome running and training like you are, I want to be there at the finish line cheering you on!; January 22, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Emma said...: What a fun memory!!! Great proposal!; January 22, 2010 at 2:41 PM
Jaimee said...: LOVED reading this!!! :) I miss you guys so much! If I can convince Daniel to take a road trip before he starts his new job (if he gets this new job! lol) do you think you'll have time to see us?!?!?! Love you guys!; January 22, 2010 at 2:54 PM
jkzank said...: So cute! I love suprises but that was a doosey! Aren't men funny?
Hope all is well with you two and the kiddos!; January 22, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Lindsey said...: I remember you coming back to school and telling us about it! it was so fun! Good story Janelle!; January 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Kelsie Thueson said...: soo fun! I haven't heard this story before! I love how every proposal story is different! Hope all is well with you guys!!; January 24, 2010 at 5:18 PM
Tricia said...: That is a great story. You know that a boy has to love you when he sees you with no make up, in your Zuka juice t shirt (yes i had one, too), and he still wants to marry you:) Oh Belgium Waffle, my stomach hurts just thinking about it!; January 27, 2010 at 3:24 PM

Bailee-isms

12/20/08 We were at the annual Case Christmas party. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne were nice enough to buy us Sizzler lunch and then had a program at their home. Before I tell the story, I need to clarify that Grandma Betty is from England and still has her accent - which I love! Bailee wanted to ride in Grandma Betty and Grandpa Dwayne's car from Sizzler but we told her no since her car seat was already in ours. Bailee: "I just want to go with them because I love them so much." Grandma Sue : " I know, and they love you, too." Bailee: "But Grandma Betty says it weiood" (wierd without the "r" sound)
11/10/08 We were "puppy sitting" for Dave and Sue overnight so they could spend a night in Midway. Part of Bailee's bedtime routine is that she gets to have "snuggle-wuggles" right before bed every night. Snuggle wuggles started as being a Backyardigans show but has evolved to being a choice between playing make believe with toys, a show, or something else she really wants to do before bed. Well this particular night I gave her the choice between Dragon Tales or going to the store with me and she chose the show. When it was over and I said it was time to brush teeth and go to bed, she started to cry and throw one of her tantrums. She said she wanted to go to the store with me, I then reminded her that she chose the show over going to the store. She replied very seriously that when she chose the show, she was just teasing me. Very smart response.. it didn't fly and she was not a happy girl going to bed that night
11/12/08 We were driving home from Dave and Sue's and Bailee said "What does 'age' mean?" Dan and I weren't quite sure what she said, so we asked her to repeat it and she did. We still weren't sure if she said "H" or "age." Usually she can explain what she is saying by thinking of another word or saying it in a sentence. We asked her to say it in a sentence or tell us when and how she heard it. She stammered a little, then said "You know, like my feet are big." Dan and I tried very hard not to laugh and she finally said "Like I am a big girl." So then I said.. "Okay, you mean 'age'. That is like how old you are, so your age would be 3. When someone asks you what your age is, you would say 3." So Dan said "Yeah. It is like someone asking you how old you are. What are you going to say when someone asks you what your age is?" and Bailee said, "That I am a big girl!" Maybe you had to be there or it was pretty late, but it was very funny.
Grandma Sue bought a doctors kit for the grandkids. It came with a couple of cards that showed what to do with the "tools" - kind of like directions. When we were cleaning up all the parts to it, Bai couldn't find the cards and she was saying over and over.. "where are the indirections? " I think she was mixing up the words "instructions" and "directions." It is very cute that her vocabulary is growing so fast that she just has a ton of information to sort through. I am biased, but I definitely think she is a smartie!
Bailee was trying to get Dan to fill up her aqua-doodle pen with water so she could color on her mat, but apparently Dan wasn't jumping on the task. He continued to get ready for work and gather his things when Bailee said very demandingly "Dad, when you are all done with this world stuff, will you please fill this up with water?!" It definitely got his attention and he filled it up with water and she went on her way.
Bailee was talking with her cousin, Aliyah, and her grandma Packer about places they have been and things they have seen. My mom brought up that Aliyah was in a whale's mouth at Storybook land and Bai was in a shark's mouth in Disneyworld. They were laughing about that and my mom said, "Weren't you scared in the mouth?" and Bailee looked at my mom with her index finger pointed at her and said, " Remember grandma, those things are just PRETEND!" My mom thought it was very cute how Bailee was trying to comfort her on the scary pretend things that are out there.
Bailee is pretty much a vegetarian and refuses to eat meat - except for chicken nuggets and taco soup). In colorado, they took out a lunchable jr. and she wouldn't eat the meat. Well, someone told her that the meat would make her jump higher. She had a couple bites of the meat and walked away. Sue asked "Did you like it?" and Bai said "yeah, I am going to see if I can jump higher now, though." She jumped and everyone cheered - Maybe she will continue to eat meat and end up in the olympics!
Bailee was riding home from a dinner in the back seat of papa Dave and grandma Sue's car. Her uncle Andy was sitting next to her talking to her when the sun came shining into the car all of a sudden and her grandparents both burst into song "Here Comes the Sun, do do do do.." Uncle Andy then whispered to Bai "Grandma and Grandpa are getting old." and bailee replied, "Grandma's not old, but Papa is."
Being the great English buff that he is, Bailee's uncle Jason was trying to enhance Bailee's vocabulary by teaching her some new words. One of the words was "plump." He told her about having a nice, big, juicy, plump apple. Then he went on to explain that it meant "big." Bailee then was able to catch on and said, "Like you, uncle Jason?"
When Bailee says prayers, she really lets Heavenly Father into her heart. She has said things like, "please bless that I can watch a movie tomorrow. Please bless that I can get tinkerbell makeup at the store. Please bless I can sleep the whole night in my bed. Please bless we will grow up healthy and go to heaven."
Bai was helping grandma Sue wrap some baptism gifts and asked her what they were for. Sue said that they were for her primary kids who were going to be baptized and when Bailee turned 8, she would also be baptized. Bai looked at grandma like she was out in the night and said " Oh, no, grandma, I am going to be a doctor when I grow up!"
We were leaving grandma Sue and papa Dave's so Bai went and hugged grandma and said "I love you, grandma." Dan told her to go and tell grandpa the same thing so she went and hugged grandpa and said " Papa, I love grandma."
Bailee thought her pee would be pink after she drank her strawberry milk. After I told her it would still be yellow or clear, she still had her hopes up. When we got home, she ran to the bathroom to go potty and we heard her disappointed voice come from the bathroom saying "Yep, it's still yellow."