Weekend Fun!!

This weekend is fun filled with wedding celebrations! I'm super excited to leave work today because weekend will be fun. Tonight, Andy and I are going to see Indiana Jones. We didn't have time last weekend because we were moving. So we need to go tonight.

Then my parents leave STL in a few short hours to drive to Omaha for our bachelor/bachelorette parties and bridal shower.

While the guys are hitting up the bar Saturday, the gals will hit the town. We're starting with pole dancing. Yes, you read that right. I was told I need to wear a certain outfit to enjoy the experience. But we'll see what I come up with. I need to feel sexy - right?
Then we're off to Up Stream Brewery in West O. Yummy food and beer. However, I won't be enjoying the beer. I planning on sticking to the vodka for the party. It will treat me better in the morning.

Because Sunday we're having a lunch shower at Andy's cousin's house. This shower will be much smaller than in STL. Plus it will be in a home not the church basement. I enjoyed my STL shower. But I'm looking forward to this one.

On a side note, we don't have any room for the shower gifts. The house is still packed full with my apartment. But my bedroom at his mom's is now functional. There was less to do there, so it was easier. I don't know where it is all going to go after the shower.

BTW- Today is Andy's first official day of summer. His last teacher work day was yesterday. Now he is off for the summer. Little does he know we have a lot to do with the wedding and the house. I'm so proud of him today. He got up at a reasonable time and started working on the house. There are several things we plan to donate. We just didn't get over there while moving. He even painted a few things for the house and the wedding. He like manual labor. (lol) It's better to be active.

Happy Summer to all those teaches!! Enjoy the nice weather.

Just a little bit...

I guess I can say Memorial Day Weekend was a huge success. I moved! My apartment lease is up on Saturday and I had to be out. With the wedding just a few short weeks away, I've moved into my future mother-in-law's basement for 6 weeks. Andy and I did not want to live together before we were married. We wanted to hold true to this tradition and his mom and step-dad has made it easy for us.

Last fall, FMIL offered for me to stay at their house to save some money before the wedding. We all know that weddings are expensive and we weren't going to take the easy way out and move in together. My lease ends at the end of May and I had no time to move out before that. So Memorial Day would be the opportunity to do so. Andy was a huge help of getting the crap out of my apartment and moved out this weekend. I only moved a few things over to his mom's; clothes and my bed. Everyone thinks I'm crazy by moving my bed. However, I needed to feel comfortable and having my own bed was going to do that. I've slept well the last two nights. So moving my bed was totally worth it!

Now the biggest adventure awaits: our living room. No I'm not going to post pics of what it looks like. Because you don't want to see it and I don't want to remember it after it is cleaned up. All my other stuff is in our living room. And I mean everything!!! You can't move around in the living room. There is even over flow downstairs in the entertainment room and the spare bedroom. However, the spare had shower gifts in it too. We have a lot of stuff for 2 people. To top this off my Omaha shower is on Sunday. That means my parents and sister are headed to Omaha. I'm so thankful that they are not planning to stay at our house. They are going to crash at my future mother-in-laws! They have a big house with plenty of room for 3 extra people.

On the dock for this week: clean my oven and mop the floor - turn over keys; mani/pedi; visit the salon; clean up the house and take stuff to be donated. Then we might go see Indy on Friday night before my parents get to Omaha. Let's see how the house looks at 5pm on Friday night.
Then Saturday night is my bachelorette party!!! We're going pole dancing then out drinking! I'm super excited for this grand time out with the gals. The guys are going out Saturday too. It should be a fun filled week and I'll be right back to work before I know it.

They are rolling in...

As I posted on Friday, our invitations are officially in the mail! Now all the fun is taking place. We're under 2 months to go and I'll be awaiting the mail daily until our response deadline of June 15. So what do our invitations look like? Well I'll show you. I'm really happy on how they turned out.

My sister designed the monogram. Invitations are from Alaun By Design.

In the box ready to go to the post office. My friend Beth help me stuff them during American Idol.

Calligraphy was done by a family friend as our wedding gift. She did a wonderful job. The personalized stamp was order through zazzle.com. They weren't that much more in price. I think it totally completes the look of the invitation.

We've already received 4 responses from people. 3 YES and 1 NO came yesterday. These responses were not surprises to Andy and I. All 3 YES were guests that have purchased Cards tickets for Friday before the wedding. So we knew they were coming. But I'm so happy they were on the ball and got it in the mail.

So much to do... so little time, 59 days to go.......

It's Official....

The invitations for OUR wedding are in the mail!!!!!

Yes, that is right. Please know when to show up for our wedding and there is "no turning back." Not like we would. I love Andy with all my heart and I can't wait to be his wife. These next few weeks and days will go by super fast. I'm excited to see who our first RSVP will be from. I bet his mother. She is so on top of things.

BTW- I just wanted to give a quick review of my invitation designer and calligrapher.

Invitations were created by Alaun by Design in the Omaha Metro area. Merissa and her staff are awesome to work with. They did an excellent job and I couldn't be more happy with our invitations. Plus her prices are awesome!!!! You really do get a great deal for what you are spending on your invitations. I know many people's philosophy is that it's just paper and people are going to throw them away. So I didn't want to spend tons of money on my invitations. However, I did want the "cheap" look to invitations that people do what to throw away. Merissa was the perfect option for us. I recommend Alaun by Design.

As for my calligrapher, that was a family friend Barbie. My mom did not want us to use labels or hand write the invitation addresses her self. So when she suggested that she wanted calligraphy my first thought was "isn't that expensive." Well we asked Barbie if she would do them as a wedding gift to Andy and I. She happily accepted and the invitations are beautiful! It's isn't true calligraphy. But I nice medium that the invitations will still get through the mail.

Barbie is now retired and lives in St Louis. She is flirting with the idea to take on more invitations orders, so if you're interested leave me a post with your email.

I'll be posting pics of invitations and the calligraphy on Monday. I want the receiver of the invitations to see them first. Please pray that the invitations arrive to the individuals and that those people that are meant to be at our wedding do RSVP and show up.

As for other major events in the family, my sister is graduating from K-State tomorrow! Andy and I are driving to Manhattan, KS after work tonight. We're just staying one night because her graduation is at 10am in the morning. She'll be receiving a Master in Architecture. This will be Em's only degree. The program is a 5-year Master's. Pretty cool, hun? Em has worked hard for her degree. And now my parents can celebrate that they do not have to make any more college payments. My dad is celebrating 8 years of college this weekend. He is super excited. Plus my sister has a job in St Louis. She'll be moving home to live with my parents. Good luck!!!

Here is a pic from my graduation in August 2006. I got a cool color hood. Em get purple. At least it's her favorite color.

A Busy Spring

2 months to go!!! Thank God. Sorry, I haven't posted in a while. We've been really busy. Hopefully, I'll get those invitations out in the mail this week.

This past weekend we traveled to KC for my sister's final presentation on Friday night. The left KC in the morning to make a 2pm wedding in St Louis. The wedding was wonderful. Both bride and groom looked so happy! They are off to Italy today for their honeymoon. Enjoy and may God bless your marriage!!!!

Bride & Dad

Groom waiting for his bride.

Congrats.... and we're NEXT!! This was my last "single" wedding I will ever attend.