Flowers, flowers every where..

Maybe it is because it is spring, but I have flowers on the brain this morning. It is one of the last things we have left to do and it is kind of important. We've talked about buying the flowers in bulk because our caterer will cut them and put them in the centerpieces so we need to decide on how many we need and what kind. We then need to talk to a real florist about the bouquets and such. So right now I'm trying to get an idea of what I want.

Some ideas I kind of liked..






I've been collecting photos online for awhile now of things I like for design and such.. Need to figure out what kind of cake we want as well.. ^_^

I'll share more tomorrow maybe, dress shopping in the morning and then spending time with Kimi and Justin! Now, to get ready for work.. ^_^

To Go or Not to Go..

Chris and I have been discussing our honeymoon a lot lately. It is another wonderful gift from my parents. They said we can use money from the wedding budget to pay for our honeymoon because their honeymoon consisted of a long weekend in the Poconos. We had decided on Disney World ages ago. Now, concern about the budget has made us start looking for alternatives. I found out we could go to the Virgin Islands for about 300 less than the Disney option. How crazy is that?? We could also go to Ireland but then we'd have no money for food. Hahaha. We do intend to go to Ireland but maybe in a few years, for an anniversary.

My main dilemma is I love the idea of Disney World but now the Virgin Islands is also growing on me. I miss the beach. I miss the sand in my toes and the smell of the ocean on the wind. Do not get me wrong I love Colorado and would happily grow old here but the coast is in me and I need my fixes every now and then.

So now my question that I pose to anyone out there reading this.. should I stick to Disney or should I convince Chris we should go to the Virgin Islands, or someplace else exotic? I guess time will only tell!

Still need:
-flowers
-cake
-tuxes
-officiant

It is really warm in here so I can't sleep.. hopefully writing on the good ole blog will help clear my head so I can sleep. I am so excited for saturday! Going to put money down on my dress!!

It's my day off..

OMG.. I'm posting 2 days in a row! Well I figured I'd share the news. My mom said yes to the photographer and gave me the check to do the down payment. Now we just need to call him, pay him and set up a date to go do our Engagement photos!

We originally weren't going to do engagement photos. I didn't feel it was really important since its less than a 12 month engagement but my mom really wants one and I think Chris likes the idea of having a nice photo. That way it can be on our save the date cards as well.

Anywho.. in the spirit of booking the photographer. I'd like to share a few photos from the past few years.. after all pictures say 1000 words right? So this way all of you can get to know me better.. ^_^

This photo is of Cordy, my best friend, and me in Boulder back in 2006 when she came to visit... We were so young back then! Now she is married with kids and I'm on my way there.. ^_^

This is My mom and I at Rocky Mountain National Park, That is Bear Lake to be precise, also back in 2006. We were there to see the Elk.

It is a little blurry (that is what happens when someone unfamiliar with your camera takes the photo) Chris and I at the Aquarium in Denver, Co taken in 2008. That was a fun day. We need to go back!


This is one of my favorite photos that I took that day. I think it is really pretty. ^_^


Believe it or not, that is Bear Lake (same as photo of myself and my Mom) in MAY of 2008. The snow was nearly a foot deep around it!

This is my favorite photo of my mom and I, taken in December of 2008 up in Fort Collins, CO. We were visiting my cousins for the day.

This is Chris at the Colorado Renaissance Festival in 2009.. mmm turkey leg.. We try to go every year. I love it there and I am looking forward to it again this year.

So there you have it. I don't really have any new photos for this year yet. At least none I haven't posted yet.

I am going to try on my dress again on Saturday!! So excited!!! My mom and I talked about cake tasting again. We found 3 bakery's we want to go look at. Also I picked up my theater tickets from her today. Every year for Christmas my parents give Chris and I tickets to something, or a membership. We have a membership to the Nature and Science Museum in Denver, We got to see Phantom of the Opera in Denver (although I think I liked it on Broadway better ; P ) and this year we are going to see Young Frankenstein. Yes my friends, that is right Mel Brooks turned musical! It is a matinee so I'm hoping to make a lovely date day out of it in Denver. I'm already excited and it isn't until June 26th!!

Chris is about to make dinner so I'm going to see if I can help at all!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Sleepy Duckie..

Hello Everyone! I'm wondering today if anyone, aside from myself, actually reads this? Oh well even if no one is reading I'm going to keep writing. It is just good for me, and maybe someone will stumble upon my little blog here and get something out of the ramblings of my life.

I setup another appointment at Dina's Bridal in Superior,CO. Gina, the owner told me I need to put half down when I buy the dress so Tomorrow I'm stopping at the bank in the afternoon to deposit my dress funds. I'm paying for my wedding dress myself using savings bonds that my God-mother gave me when I was a kid. I got one every year until I turned 16. A few I cashed in already when I was in a tight spot. I was not very money savvy when I was 18, I'll just leave it at that. I have enough left over though to pretty much cover my dress so it is one of the few financial parts of getting married I'm not worried about. I am able to get the dress that I really want which makes me extremely happy!

Kimi is going to go with me. I can't wait to here what she thinks of my dress. I have to still decide what size I should be ordering. I really do want to lose about 10-15 lbs before the wedding. I have 6 months left. So I'm wondering if I should order a slightly smaller dress or just the size I am now. I know myself well enough that either I'll loose all the weight or none. Dilemmas! I guess I'll weigh myself Saturday morning and make my decision then. I'm going to try and get to the gym a few times this week. *fingers crossed* Why is working out so difficult for me? At least I'm walking Achilles 1-2 times a day. As the weather stays nice the walks are increasing. ^_^

Chris and I were discussing wedding plans this morning on the way to work. We are really happy we chose the caterer we did because they will do our centerpieces, this means we can buy our flowers bulk. We plan to keep the flowers simple, we are simple people and the Boettcher Mansion is beautiful and rustic in its own right. We agreed that we need a florist for a few of the items, like the bouquet and such. We talked about programs. I know we intend to have Ken, the DJ, announce certain things but I think placing programs with bubbles on the seats for the ceremony would be nice. That way everyone will get an idea of how long the ceremony will be and where to go after. It is also another cute souvenir. We like to talk about little details like that I hope we get it all sorted out. I know that last month or so will be crazy.

188 Days Until the Big Day!

Sunday

Hello All!

Today is a lazy Sunday. Yesterday Chris and I went and spoke with the photographer we are hoping to use. My mother was supposed to attend the meeting with us but she unfortunately caught a cold and couldn't go. I have to get her the information to look over it all.

I hope we can work it all out because I really like his style.

I am watching Julie/Julia now on Netflix. I really like this film! I think it is because deep down I realy want to be a foodie myself. I attempted to make donuts last night with a cherry sauce. Of course I forgot that we need a thermometer for the oil. I have never in my life fried anything. Well I guess that isn't true now but it was yesterday. The first several were burned because the oil was too hot, we dropped the temp of the oil which appeared to work for a bit. We had also tried to double the recipe as I had made more baking mix for the dough than was actually required. So, in the end we ended up with several slightly burned donuts, a few just right and a lot of mush donuts after the oil just couldn't take it anymore!



Now the cherry sauce I thought I'd get right but unfortunately we had no lemon juice left and I guess that was supposed to cut the flavor of the cinnamon. Cinnomon flavored Cherries are very interesting. Haha.

I'm, as I said, a wannabe foodie. I think I'll start talking about my cooking attempts in this blog as well. Chris does most of the cooking for us. I can't even make pasta right!! I love to cook and I love a challenge!

Only a few things left for us to work on for the wedding once we get the photographer booked. We still need a cake, flowers and an officiant. I'm so excited. It's only April though. I know I'll be worried about everything working out exactlly as we hope it will once its September and October.

Achilles, our ever growing puppy is doing wonderful. He needs a lot of corrections and praise, he needs to be trained because he is definitely going to be on the larger side of possibilities. He will be 4 months next week and he is close to 25lbs already! I took him up to the lake this morning, he seemed to react to the sand. He got really hyper and then ran back to the sidewalk!



I do hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend!

April Already?

Hello All .. this year is coasting right on by it seems. We still have people to book for the wedding but its getting done slowly.. We called the photographer we want and are going to see them our next Saturday off. I still need to actually purchase my dress. I may try and do that that weekend as well.

Achilles, our loving puppy, is adapting very well. He had his first vet visit with us yesterday and he was a big hit. We've got him on Science Diet Large Puppy food now and she said we should try not to over work him as he is a puppy because that can cause hip problems. Chris told the vet he wants to be able to take Achilles hiking and we were told to wait till he is a year and a half so next summer he'll be old enough to go with us. For now the walks to the mailbox and back (takes about 15 minutes round trip) is just right.

Achilles starts his puppy training classes on Monday too. I'm looking forward to this because he uses me as a chew toy and I can't take it anymore! Hahah. That is going to be an interesting experience. Every Monday night at 8pm for the next 8 weeks. Wish us luck! If its really good we will probably take him to the intermediate class over the summer.

We are going to be sending out our save the dates soon for the wedding. We also need to figure out our invitations and get other things setup. Chris's mom wanted us to use fake flowers but I do not want to do that. She tried to talk Chris into it a few days ago when they were at lunch together but my parents and I both shot the idea down. She asked me too and I was like no thats okay. Kimi told me a few weeks ago she might try that, she had asked Kimi the same thing so I was prepared for it. I know I want real flowers because this is an important day for me and Chris.

We still need talk to the travel agent. Hopefully we can get that all squared away soon.

Busy Busy Busy both at work and in life in general ..