Happily Ever After Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the Happily Ever After Blog Hop. This blog hop runs from May 1st through May 4th. If you are coming from Scraps To Treasures you’re on the right track. If you just joined us, you can go back to the beginning HERE for Honeybearz Designs Blog and hop along with us.We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented creators. You will see some lovely projects having to do with a wedding or anniversarry theme and have a chance to win some blog candy along the way, including some grand prizes which are being sponsored by Lisa from Honeybearz Designs and she is the first blog on the hop. In order to be eligible for the grand prizes you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop and become followers to all the wonderful sponsors websites also.
Be sure to come back everyday between May 1st and May 4th because all blogs in this hop will post a new project each day. Lisa from Honeybearz Designs will be picking the grand prize winners from all the comments left throughout the 4 days.
Here is a list of the complete lineup for this hop:

Lisa : http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net/
Shawnee: http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Inga: http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
Joy Joyslife: http://www.joyslife.com/
Deborah: http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
Corrine: http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Tristan: http://tristans-time-4-craftin.blogspot.com/
Tricia: http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
April: http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/
Kimi & Pamela: http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
Scraps To Treasures: http://www.scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/ --> U are HERE =D
Lisa: http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Jennifer: http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/

HoneyBearz Designs : http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

This blog hop has been such an exciting one to do because I could finally be challenged to finish my own Wedding's scrapbook. I will be celebrating my 7th anniversary this November and can you believe I do not have an album at all!! YAY!!! Now my 12x12 album is done!!! I created these digital layouts using various digital scrapbook elements and my photoshop Elements program.

I plan to have these printed in a 12x12 leather bound album =D

Thank you for coming to my blog and viewing my special wedding day Digital scrapbook album!

This page talks about how we met...how we got engaged =D

It was October 31, 2003, a cold fall evening, and I was preparing to go out with my friends for a night of Halloween festivities. About 6 of us ended up at a local favorite bar. It wasn't a bar that you would likely run into someone you would want to date, but that was OK. My mind was not on meeting women. I was enjoying my time with my friends. I remember standing in the crowded bar talking to several people, and then for a brief moment, I saw her sitting at a booth with a whip. She caught my eye (not because of the whip) and then the view was blocked by the moving crowd. I continued talking to other patrons, and then the view opened up and there she was smiling and talking with her friends. My heart raced and something inside of me said, "go over there and talk to her". So I did. We met and talked and everything seemed so right. I knew then, I wanted to get to know her better. I found out her name was Janet. But then, she and her friends were leaving. I quickly asked her for her phone number and she wrote something on a piece of scrap paper. I stuffed it in my pocket. Then she left, but the memory of her was etched in my mind. Two days later, i searched for that piece of paper and found it. It said, "Fanet". I thought to myself, "her name is Janet - I'm sure of it". So I called. But as usual, I did not get an answer and there was no voice mail set-up. I thought maybe she gave me the phone number to ACME fence painting or Uhaul. I called again about 30 minutes later and she answered. Right then, my palms got sweaty and my heart started racing. I asked her if she remembered me and she said yes. We talked for a little while and I asked her out to a restaurant called Canyons. Four days later, we had a date and I knew that night that I was go to marry this woman Janet. I may have waited many years to find "The One", but it was well worth the wait. I have never been more sure about anything. Janet brings so much happiness, love, and comfort to me that I want to repay her everyday. This is my promise to her, forever. By the way, she spells her J's like F's. I'm glad I didn't call her Fanet. They say you know when that special person comes into your life you will “just know.” I never really knew what that meant or what that would feel like. When it happened to me I knew exactly what that meant. Gary and I met on Halloween night at a little bar called Palmer’s. He came out of no where and sat down at my table. We ended up talking all night, it was awesome, and we couldn't get enough of each other. That led to three more dates then on our fourth date we went to NEW YORK! It was so romantic and so much excitement (I mean who can say they just hopped on a plane and flew to New York on a fourth date!) Of course we had a kiss on the Empire State building :) The more we dated the more we were sure of our feelings for each other. Gary popped the question that following Valentines day (Just four months later!) I had planned a surprised trip to Victoria at a bed and breakfast called “The Mozart House” Then Valentines morning Gary was so anxious for us to open our gifts. I told him we should wait until after we go out for our romantic dinner that evening. The look on Gary’s face was of such excitement like a child eagerly wanting to open gifts at Christmas time...it made me give in :) He handed me a gift bag and told me he was only able to get me a little something for Valentines. Inside the bag was a bingo fund jar. He Knows how much I love to play bingo! I loved the gift! I gave him a big hug thanking him for the gift. Gary said “well aren’t you going to look inside the jar?” I had no idea there was more! Well inside the bingo jar was a little box…I can feel my heart jumping…it was an engagement ring!! He said to me “a yes would be nice right now” :) Of course it was YES! It was a moment I will never forget.

 

Look forward to having you back for a visit tomorrow as we continue our "Happily Ever After" blog hop! Stay tuned as tomorrow I reveal the blog candy that you can win at the end of this hop right here on my blog! All you need to do is leave a comment each day on the hop on my blog and become a follower =D Now you are on your way to hop over to Lisa's amazing project over at "Bit by the Cricut bug" blog right HERE