2 Month Update!

We are at the 2 month mark and we are so excited. I had my 2ND dress fitting today and was very excited to see it was perfect and will be ready for pick up this week. My 2ND mom, Marsha will be keeping the dress nice and safe for me till the big day. I was also surprised, but happy to find out that I have lost an inch in all areas of measurements. Surprised, since I have done nothing different with my eating habits or workout(I don't do it). The only thing I can credit this to is my new Shape Up Sketchers!
John and I are still looking for houses since he will be closing on his the end of the month. We are still not sure what we want or where exactly we want to live, but we will get there!
Sunday we are taking our engagement pictures. We are going to start out at Fountain Place, where we got engaged, then to wherever the photographer takes us.
The following Sunday I will be taking my bridal portrait. My mom and hairdresser, Delia will be coming up for the day to get me all ready.
We have May 21st off from school, so I am taking a trip to NYC to see my friend Trent and Collin who will be doing my make-up for the wedding. We always have so much fun together, and many laughs will be shared.
By the end of the month we will be packed up and moved out of John's house and probably into a storage unit until we find our house!
Well, that's what May holds for us. I'm sure it is going to fly by!

Worst Case Scenario

Today, the kids I was watching during the TAKS test were done pretty quickly, so I found myself with some time on my hands. I decided to start reading a book that my friend Stacy sent me as a birthday present back in February. This book is called The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Weddings.

I only wish I had started to read this back in December, before Tamara's mom offered to pay for the wedding, because this book starts with some very handy tips for raising money for the wedding, including:

--Holding a raffle, giving guests a chance to ride in the limo to the reception or even to join the honeymoon.

--Speculating which items from the registry would be bought as gifts, and selling them in advance on ebay.

--Procuring sponsors -- This dance is brought to you by Elliot's Hardware! Now it's time for the vows, presented by Domino's Pizza!

--Selling naming rights for first children, preferred seating at the reception, and/or dances with the bride and groom.

I also know now not to worry if any of these situations occurs:

--The DJ's equipment breaks down -- we can always get a few wedding guests to become a jug band.

--Someone starts to give a bad toast -- I'll just act drunk and call the person "Uncle Morty" as I grab the mic from them.

--Excessive flatulence -- in that case, I'll just do what I always do. Blame my brother.

So worry not, folks! No matter what happens on July 2nd, we will survive!

Thanks, Stacy, for the great gift.

Food, glorious food!

Friday night was the big food tasting at the Ashton Depot, where the magic is going to happen on July 2nd.

So at the very least, we can now say that, no matter what else might happen that evening -- family drama, cold feet, poor dancing, electrical blackouts, hail of locusts -- no matter what, we will be eating GOOOOOOOOD in the neighborhood.

We were presented with several different menu items -- appetizers, salads, entrees, and hors' d' ouevres. All of which were awesome, but we had to narrow the selection down. It was hard to choose, but we ultimately accomplished our goal, and had fun getting stuffed while doing it.

To all of you who are coming to the wedding, just be prepared to do a LOT of dancing, because you'll need to, just to work off all that food!

We Are Registered!!!

For those curious minds who are dying to know what these two crazy teachers might want, go check out Williams Sonoma and Macy's. These are the places we are officially registered.

UPDATE (May 15): We are also now registered at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

If you don't feel like leaving the house, just go to their websites.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/

http://www.macys.com/

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/

The honeymoon is set!

Our destination is secured! We will feel as if we are going on one leg of The Amazing Race as we tour scenic Turks and Caicos!

Not to be confused with Turkey, Turkmeinistan, or Turducken, Turks and Caicos is a lovely little island SE of Miami and north of Haiti. Tamara and I hope to be total bums and just soak up the local atmosphere.

This will be my first time to an island other than Treasure Island at Disney World!

We Are Down to only 3 Months!!!

Tomorrow is officially 3 months to go till the big event. Over spring break me and some very special girls headed to the Big Easy for some BIG FUN! So it is a little early for the Bachlorette party, but it's my party and I can do what I want to. I will not tell what happened down there, but hurricans were drunk and plenty of yummy food eaten.

Also big news, my dress has come in and I have had my first fitting. The dress was a perfect fit. I only needed the length taken up and the bustle put in. Sorry no pictures of that. Can't let John see.

4 Months To Go!!!!

So last week was a huge success! Mother and I were able to pick out all the linens and decided on a date for our big food and drink tasting at the Depot. It will be a big event since my dad will be attending and he has not met John's family. John's dad talks quite a lot and my dad, not so much. Mix in the martinis we will be trying and it could get very exciting!
Mother and I were also able to get our florist. She was a suggestion from my future sis in law, thanks Heather! I have even managed to begin our registry. It started out as putting a few things online, and now we are pretty much registered. How did we do anything without the internet?
John is continuing his second career as a house painter, and I am continuing to be his little helper between naps and time on the computer! We are getting his house ready to put on the market. Then we can begin our search for our perfect house together in Dallas.
Last night we went to see The Phantom of the Opera. It was my Christmas gift from John, and I loved every minute of it. Thanks Baby!!!