Another wedding shower!

We are now less than 2 weeks away, and I can hardly believe it! Today, Miles' family hosted a Couples' wedding shower for us, and we were definately showered! We got many great gifts off of our registry that will come in great use in our new home! As Miles mentioned, all of my stuff is now in Cape and it nows feels more like home. Last week we spent the majority of the week in Cape, and it just felt kinda weird, good but weird...I found myself randomly reminding myself that this was really my new home! As the wedding nears, I am getting excited, but also a little nervous. Everything is pretty much ready. We are heading back to Cape tomorrow to pack for the honeymoon and then back to Indiana to finish up the little things for the wedding! I'm tired after a big day, so I'm going to call it a night. Good bye!

Wow! The last few weeks have been a blur!

It is amazing how quickly time flies past you, before you can even get ahold of it. Since our last post alot of things have been going on in our lives in preparation of our marriage. Over the Memorial Day Weekend, Allies folks and sister/brother-inlaw and Camden made the trip to Cape Girardeau from Evansville with all of Al's stuff. It is amazing how different our house looks now and we certainly could not have done it without all of our families great help. I found myself getting used to the company and missed them Sunday night after they left the house.

In the prior weeks my brother and I took a brother get away to Gatlinburg. The trip reminded me just how much I value time with him and showed me that I need to make a continual effort to stay close to him. I also was lucky enough to spend some quality time with my sister and her kids over a meal together at the Cracker Barrel. A few of my student athletes competed at the University of Louisville which was neat to go home for a bit and brought a solid performance from my student athlete, but the highlight of the meet was Bradley running a lap around the track with me.

Allie, officially concluded her undergraduate nursing work at the University of Southern Indiana and had a nice ceremony where she received her pin. She was finished with her undergraduate work for about a day and decided it was time to go after her Master's Degree from USI. It wil be several years of study for her but the ending outcome will be well worth it. I am quite proud of her ambition towards furthering her education. Allie also had a wedding shower hosted by her mother and sister in Plainville. It was a great opportunity for Al to fellowship with the members of her church and community. I was most happy about my grill being purchased from the registry, it is funny how a grill can make someone so happy.

We are nearing our wedding date and the excitement is truly beginning to build up among our family and friends. This weekend is the NCAA Division 1 Regional meet in Louisville, Juli one of my athletes will contest the Steeplechase on Saturday. On Sunday we have a Wedding Couples Shower at my parents house. Next week Allie and I have our final marriage class in Plainville and Allie has a girls night out with the ladies from home. We are less then 20 days away! We would ask you to raise us up in your prayers over these next several days and keep us grounded in our faith and love as we near our special day.

Included are a few pictures from a photo shoot conducted by Allie's good friend Emily a few weeks back..

Thanks and sorry for the delay!

At this time we are praying for:
Allies Uncle Mike's recovery after his open heart surgery
My Sister-Inlaws Father Wally on recovery and improved health after his hip replacement surgery
Strength for Allie in her transition to Cape and time away from home

Praises:
A member of the church Allie and I attend in Evansville had a lung replacement and after numerous struggles, and surgeries he has made it home to Evansville.

A much needed update!

Wow...it has been a crazy last few weeks since we last posted! We have lots to update you so I'll get started...the most exciting news is that we have found a place to live and this past weekend we moved in! Well sort of...Miles is moved in, but not my me or my stuff yet : ( Thankfully my parents came down this past Thursday and slaved away moving for the next 2 days! It was quite the chore, but we managed to knock it out with 2 days of non-stop work. Dad had to go back home on Friday, but Mom stayed the duration and came back with me today. We worked hard and are exhausted but we had such a good time! Miles and I love you Mom and Dad and can't thank you enough for everything you have done for us this past week! I love our new home (I call it a "home" now instead of a "place" because we have flowers planted!) Haha. I was so excited about planting flowers at our home so Miles bought me some pretty pots and flowers and Mom and I planted flowers! Below are pictures of our house before we moved all our stuff in! More exciting news is that I only have 3 more shifts left of my practicum! YAY! Last time we blogged I was just getting ready to begin my practicum. Time sure does fly! It has really went well and each day I gain more confidence in my ability to be a good nurse! My internship is on the Post Partum floor at St. Marys, and I have really enjoyed taking care of all the new mommies and babies. However, I will be ready to begin working in the NICU at my new job in Cape.

The wedding is quickly approaching! We are both very excited and can't wait. It was so hard to leave Miles today, but I know only few short weeks and I won't have to do that anymore! Plans are coming along well. My flowers are finished and they are absolutely beautiful! The only thing left to do is come to an agreement on the format of the ceremony! My wedding shower at home is this Sunday and I am excited about that! I can't wait to go home and see my baby boy, Camden, as well as my friends and family. With working 32 hours each week for my internship and visiting Miles, I have not been home in quite some time!

Miles' outdoor track season is coming to a close this weekend, with the exception of 1 athlete who has qualified for regionals. Though his best athletes have been plaged by injuries, he has had a good season, just ready for a break from so much travel!

Well that is a quick update of what has happened and what is to come in the life of the Kriegers! Until next time....

A Break in Plainville!

On Wednesday evening I traveled to Allie's hometown of Plainville to finish my spring break with her and her family. There is just something about Plainville that feels like a retreat from the reality of the world I live in. On Thursday's Tonya(Allie's Mom) keeps Camden our nephew, it was great to spend Thursday with him in the morning before Allie and I went to our first marriage class. I had put a tremendous of thought into this class and felt very nervous about what we would talk about. Chris our minister for the wedding did a fantastic job of making me feel comfortable and let me ask several questions, which you would only expect from me. Thursday night we enjoyed one of my favorite meals only found in Plainville, Chesse Potatoes and Turkey. Friday morning brought a tremendous amount of worry to me as Allie had her wisdom teeth removed. I was overly concerned for her and often wished I could have switched places with her. She did a great job of coping with all of it and actually disappointed me by not say anything funny while she was coming off her anathesia. Saturday morning at 5:30 a.m. I woke Al up for her medicine and she gave me one of the worst scares of my life. She was standing in the kitchen talking to me and drinking juice, when out of know where she said "oh no". I looked at her and immediately sprinted to catch her before she fell to the ground. We are not certain what may have caused her to faint but needless to say she scared me to death. I did not sleep at all on Friday Night and Saturday Morning so I was ready for some breakfast. Terry (Allie's Father) and I left to head to the breakfast spot. Needless to say it was closed and I was disappointed. Terry and I then took all of the trash and recycling to the dump before making a few other stops. It was hard being away from Allie for that long but it was nice to spend some time with Allie's father. We are now twelve weeks from the wedding and our enthusiasm for our life together continues to build. Sunday, we made the travel back to Evansville and watched my Cardinals advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Overall this weekend was a great weekend in Plainville, though I did not sleep well and simply need to catch up on rest. Congrats, to the ND Cougars on their run in the tournament and Go Cards! Thanks Austin and Beth for the ice cream on Saturday, it hit the spot and next time I will have cash and treat you.

Miles

94 Days

Today we are 94 days from beginning our lives together and standing in front of friends/family at our wedding. As I reflect on our time being engaged, it truly has just whizzed by. The past few days have been filled with excitement as Allie and her mother have been in Cape to visit. Tonya (Allie's Mom) had never been to Cape, so we did our best to show her around the town. It is exciting to see the plans for the wedding coming together and being finalized. Presently, Allie and Tonya are in Evansville finalizing details with the cake, church, flowers, and several other odds and ends. I am leaving this afternoon after practice to head toward Allie's folks house for the night before heading to Cloverdale. Cloverdale is the second venue of Whats Smokin Promotions 2009 Winter Indoor Series and I will be announcing the show along with two other counterparts. My parents will be traveling up, as well as Allie, her father, and brother in law to view the pull. This show is the last one I will announce until after the wedding. I hope all is well and will be back on soon.

Longtime no blog!

Wow..it has been forever since we've blogged! Alot has developed in our lives happened since then, so I'll do my best to update you. A couple of weeks ago I went to Cape for an interview at one of two hospitals in the city. It went really well and I received an offer last Monday. It wasn't exactly in the area that I want to work (NICU), so when I called the other hospital that had a position in the NICU (I met with the NICU director in January to talk about opportunities) and let them know that I had another offer on the table, they called me back the next day and offered me a position in the NICU! It's hard for new graduates, or anybody for that matter, to get a job the NICU so I feel so blessed. Miles has also started doing some freelance writing for a couple of tractor pulling organizations, which he is great at and really enjoys doing. We both feel so blessed because God has truely answered prayers with my job and with Miles' new endeavor.
To make my weekend even better, this past weekend I went home to spend time with my family on Friday and Sunday. Miles wasn't able to go with me as he had his conference meet in Charleston, IL. I raced my conference meet at Wabash on Saturday. I hadn't been home or seen my Cam-Cam in a month so I was so so glad to see him. We spent all day Friday and Sunday playing! It was so much fun. This weekend is his 1st birthday party, so I'm excited for that! Just an update on the wedding countdown, we are almost under 100 days till the wedding and it can't come fast enough!

Finally a weekend at home!

I had almost forgotten what it felt like to be home for the whole weekend! As a kid, I wasn't too excited about staying home, but as I get older and my life gets busier I cherish the weekends where I don't have to travel! Fortunately, Miles had the weekend off too so he's here in Evansville with me. He's been such a good fiance today...he went shopping with me for wedding things such as dresses for the little girls and flowers! We also went shopping for wedding flowers last night too...needless to say he's a little weddinged out right now! He was a good sport about it though and even offered input! I think I could turn my apartment into a rose garden with all the flowers we've bought in the last 2 days! It certainly is a relief to have the flowers bought and ready to be made into beautiful bouquets though. One of my instructors used to work in the floral business so she has offered to do the flowers. We also found the cutest dresses for his nieces at JC Penney's! They are going to get them this weekend and that will be one more item crossed off the list! I think thats all for now..have a good rest of the weekend!