Monday, December 22, 2008

We're Engaged!!




Julian and I are engaged and have been for a week now! Ive been slacking on posting our engagement story but I had a good excuse last week. My work computer took a dive and I was stuck using a computer that was not on the open DSL. Therefore, all the good websites were blocked!


So....without further adieu..

Our Story.


So last Saturday night (12/13/08) we had tickets to go see The Nutcracker. I had to picture a Land Rover event early that morning so Julian decided he would use that time to go install a new Norton Anti-virus program on my parents computer (and ask for my hand). We met back at my apartment, went to lunch, took a nap and started getting ready for the ballet. I wanted to get all dressed but I was having a MAJOR wardrobe issue and quickly turned my room upside down in a fit of rage. I was throwing a huge PMS tantrum while Julian kept his cool yet chuckling on the inside knowing what was to come later that night. Anyhow….I finally decide on something to wear and off we went!

We both wanted to get to the theater fairly early because last year we really enjoyed listening to a choir sing Christmas carols softy in the second tier foyer. Hoping for the same this year, we arrived at about 6:30ish. So did EVEYONE else……it was packed……and….there were no carolers this year. By this time Julian began to panic because his plan was to propose to me in front of the choir on the second tier with a minimal amount of people around. They wouldn’t even let us up the stairs. Ugh.

After the show when we were driving home Julian (okay, im going to call him Claudiu from now on) told me he had something to show me and I was not allowed to ask questions. I initially thought he was taking me to Leatherbys for ice cream because of the direction we had taken. After driving down Fulton a few blocks I started to realize what might be happening and it really became apparent when we pulled into the BMW dealership.

He again told me there was something he wanted to show me so we got out of the car and walked toward the lot of cars. He stopped at one point and turned to me saying “Do you know where we are?” I said, “at work?” His reply was “this is the exact spot where we first met” then he got on one knee and asked me to marry him!! Begin the instant water slides! Lol I cried like a baby. After all the hoops we jumped through with his family it seemed it was finally over! Pure excitement !

Want to see the actually security footage of him proposing? Someone help me figure out how to put video on here!!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Wordless Wednesday

Claudiu as a baby...

He's the naked butt on the right side.


Claudiu and his dad in Romania

Friday, December 5, 2008

Photoshop Friday!

This is a trick I use to get pictures off websites that have the "right click & save as" option disabled. For instance, lets say you take a trip to The Happiest Place on Earth... They have photographers everywhere snaping photos of everyone who is willing. The pictures are available for you to view but thats about it. If you want them you have to buy each for a crazy dollar amount. Want to just save the picture to your computer? Easy!

This is how I do it.....
I start by saving the website screen making sure the picture I want is in perfect view. To save, hold down the shift key and press the PrintScreen button on the keyboard (usually in the top right somewhere)
Then, open photoshop and click the New File tab on the top left. It should look like just a white piece of paper. The specs that come up should be fine so just click ok. Now go to the EDIT tab on the top left toolbar, scroll down and click paste!
You should now see your web page! Most times you will need to magnify the image before you crop out the picture but other than that, once you crop and save you are done! I admit...sometimes the quality isnt that great because the file size isnt large enough but hey, at least you dont have to pay an arm and a leg for a memory! Julian, Valentin, Alekzandru and myself in front of Main Street Disney 03/08

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Wordless Wednesday

Pictures from Thanksgiving with the fam....

We all gathered at my mom and dads (Howie) house for the day..heres just a few random pics..


Mom and DukeMy Uncle Billy bowling on Wii......check out his form....awesome.

Grandma Teeing up for a game of Wii golf.
My mom and her brothers.