Engaged Encounter

So this past weekend John and I attended our engaged encounter. I had really no idea what I was getting myself into and was not happy about going, just ask some of my co-workers! All I knew was we would be going away for the weekend, staying in a dorm like setting, and sharing feelings. For people who know me, I'm not a feelings sharer and I sure don't like dorms! You get the idea of how I felt going into the weekend.
The weekend was filled with feelings, but I actually had a good experience. I didn't like getting up at 7 am every morning. However, we did pick a great weekend to go since we had Monday off and were able to catch up on sleep. Overall it really was a great time for John and I! The relationship got stronger for me and I just can't wait for the wedding in July!!!!

We oughtta be in pictures

Another major milestone on the road to marriage down...

We have our photographer! We met with Jess over Christmas break and really liked her (it didn't hurt that she and Tamara both went to Baylor and formed an instant bond). Her pictures looked great, and she seems like she will be really fun to work with.

Here is her site:

Jess Graham Photography

Save the Date!

Though neither of us is particularly happy about going back to school tomorrow, we both feel that we DID get a lot accomplished over the Christmas break. Most notably, we got our save the dates made up and sent out!

We opted to go for a simple bookmark to represent marking a new chapter in our life. Thanks to my sister-in-law for designing the bookmarks and to the rest of my family for helping to put them together!