Engagements and Vay-Kay!!!

Howdy again,

   Last night Shawn and I had our engagement pictures taken.  I worked and researched and debated on which photographer to use.  I decided on Doug Schwarz.  We were scheduled to take the pictures yesterday after Shawn got off of work.... Well Shawn's work, once again, screwed us over. : /  Someone took vacation and they let him go on vacation... So Shawn had to work a 12 hour shift instead of an 8-hour shift.  I was less then thrilled when he told me.  But we powered through.  I felt bad because we needed to have our pictures taken before I go to Colorado next week and Doug made special arrangements to be able to work with us for that to be able to take place.  I could have rescheduled it for after I got back, but I want my family to feel as involved with the planning as they can be.  I thought what better way than to have them help me pick the picture that would go in our wedding announcements.  YAY!!!  We just pushed back the time and Doug was able to work with us for about an hour and a half before the sunset.  He was so awesome and so much fun to work with.  XD  I felt bad for the guy though.  Shawn and I are both rather tall people and Doug isn't.  So he was on his tip toes or a bench or had his camera above his head so he could the shot he wanted.  I reassured him we would have a stool or chair for him on the wedding day.  He about died laughing.

   So Shawn is a Shipping Supervisor for International Paper here in Oklahoma City.  He doesn't necessarily LOVE his job, but he likes it because he is in a position to promote up through out the company.  Well, here is the story about his job screwing us over.  My family is large!!!!  6 girls, 1 boy, 3 sons-in-law, 2 parents, 7 grandchildren.... needless to say, we don't all get together too often.  Well this summer is special, because all of us, minus KC will be together!!! YAY!!!!!  Shawn had requested the time off and was going to come too and it was working perfectly... until it didn't.  There are 3 shifts at Shawn's work.  Therefore there are 3 shipping supervisor's (Shawn is one of them).  Their boss is Becky.  Now when any of the shipping super's takes time off the other 2 work 12 hour shifts so that one is there at all times.  Well.... When Shawn took his vacation, none of the other super's had time off.  So you would think that the remaining two would work 12 hour shifts to cover it.  Well that is not how things are going.  Apparently since Becky has vacation at the same time, Shawn can't have that time off.  Which makes no sense to either one of us, because there are other mid-level managers who can do her job!!!!!!  It is ree-DICK-you-LUS!!!!!  He picks up everybody else's slack but the one time he asks for a break... There is no one around!!!!  So yeah.... He isn't able to go to Colorado. >:-|   But I got the shifts covered, so I am still able to go.

   I am getting really excited for the break.  Especially since I can't seem to figure out what I want to do to decorate the cultural hall at the church where the reception is at.  My sisters and mom are so excited to be able to help out!!!  I am excited too.  I am thinking maybe my mom will loosen her purse strings and cough up some moo-lah!!!!!  tee-hehe. :-P  My dad will help when I ask, but I don't want to ask him for a lot of money.  I am making my own announcements.  They are going to be so beautiful!!! Here is a prototype.

   Hope y'all are enjoying this!!  If not let me know... =P  Have a good one.