Ellies amazing tricks

Today I discovered that Ellie knows how to do a lot more than I thought. We've developed a routine of sitting, shaking, laying down, and going to bed... but she has this amazing ability to balance on her hind legs for over ten seconds. Today, however, I discovered that she knows how to spin in a circle while on her hind legs!
Only seven months and already so smart.

Registered: Check

I know Lance and I registered like a month ago, but over the last week I just finished adding last minute details. We are still a little iffy on our bedding, but everything else is pretty solid. We are registered at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. To search our registry just go to the following links and enter in Christine Quirk or Lance Gummersall Wedding date 07.22.10

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Colors, Thoughts, Plans...

Light Blue White Light Grey

All is planned, from the flowers to the attire, down to the cake and it's flavors! So far this is the plan for our wedding in case anyone was interested in our color scheme and decor ideas. All flowers are shades of white with a rustic vintage overall theme. The cake is blue as are the table cloths and bridesmaid dresses. The sweaters for the bridesmaid dresses and all groomsmen are in light grey.

Schedule As of Now

Wedding: July 22, 2010

7:45am Bride, Groom, 2 Witnesses at Temple (wow that's early)
9:00am Temple Ceremony
(for those attending remember to be one half hour early)
location: Salt Lake City Temple
10:00am-12:00pm Family and Wedding Party Pictures
location: Salt Lake City Temple
4:00pm Ring Ceremony
location: Noah's in South Jordan
5:00-6:30pm Luncheon for Family and Wedding Party
location: Noah's in South Jordan
7:00pm-9:00pm Reception
location: Noah's in South Jordan

Cinco de Mayo welcomes Ellie to the Gummersalls!

Ellie on Cinco de Mayo- the day we got her!

So this past weekend my friend/maid of honor Amie came up from Las Vegas for the weekend. On Saturday we went with Lance's brother to Petsmart to look for a playmate dog for his pug Zoey. While we were there I decided that I really wanted a dog! The past couple weeks I have felt taunted with puppies for sale and friends getting new puppies, that I thought we needed to get one. I fell in love with this 8 year old Lab Bauer, but I didn't want to buy him without Lance seeing the dog first. (too big of a decision for just me!!) I left that dog show pretty sad that I still didn't have a dog that I began searching on ksl.com for a dog. Ever since I realized that puggles existed back in middle school I have ALWAYS wanted one. So puggle is what I searched for. On Monday I found an ad for Ellie and I forwarded it to Lance and today we drove pretty much to the border of Idaho to see her and we GOT HER!!!
She is a beagle pug mix, but looks just like a miniature beagle with a slight pug face. Her ears are floppy and she just has the most outgoing fun personality I've ever seen in a puppy. Her eyes and face look so sweet like a little Disney cartoon character. She's 7 months old which puts her birthday sometime in October.
When Lance and I got to where we left his car in this deserted parking lot we decided to let her out to play for a bit before he had to go to work and wow was that a poor decision. Ellie took off all around the parking lot playing "you can't catch me." Lance and I spent like thirty minutes finally getting her and she still wasn't tired!

I brought her to Lance's house where he currently has 4 dogs (2 family and 2 of his brother's) and Ellie went outside and was running circles around the other dogs for over an hour! I even took her on a little twenty minute walk and she was super energetic. Finally she took a nap fell asleep for over TWO hours! It's been a GREAT Cinco de Mayo!
Ellie at 2 Months

Ellie at 6 Months

Ellie at 7 Months

Save The Date

After brainstorming Lance and I thought the best idea for a Save the Date would be a magnet. First of all, I had really never thought of sending out save the dates because I never saw the purpose of them, but after thinking about our wedding date I decided it was a good idea.
1. We are getting married on the Thursday before a 3 day weekend for those in Utah
2. I have family from all over the world who needed a heads up on everything
3. It's in the middle of the summer

Therefore, Lance and I designed this MAGNETS as Save the Dates that way everyone can remember when we're getting married, and won't lose it!

We're ENGAGED!!

So Lance and Christine are FINALLY engaged! After a fun weekend in March driving from Utah to Las Vegas, to California, to Las Vegas, and finally back to Utah, we were able to convince Christine's parents that a wedding was in the near future.

On March 26, 2010 Lance proposed.

Lance decided to take me to lunch at Chilli's and after he told me to just meet him at his house so we could watch a movie and just hang out. However, as we were driving home, he let me lead and somehow got out of my sight. I ended up back at his house without him. I walked into his room and saw roses, and a bunch of cards with a camcorder sitting on his bed. I read the first letter which informed me that I was going on a scavenger hunt. I took everything and got in the car. Each card led me to a strange destination and he told me I had to record myself completing the tasks. The last card (#12) led me back to his house. I walked in and a candlelit dinner was set up with cheesecake! I set the camera down and in he walked. He left a box on the table (that i thought was a ring box... but i didn't understand why he was giving it to me) and asked me to open it. Inside was a piece of paper which he read to me. The paper was a story of how we first met and how he never thought we would be sitting where we were. At the end of him reading it I was in tears and then he got down on one knee and proposed!!!

This is what I saw when I entered his room...
Roses, a camcorder, and a bunch of cards with Lance no where in sight.

When I arrived back at Lance's house after the long scavenger hunt on a freezing Utah day in March, there were candles, rose petals, and my favorite orange roses sitting on a table in the living room. Lance greeted me and this is what he said before he got down on one knee.

After my three hour scavenger hunt, the girl got the prize!!