showers, fittings and houses

So, it's been awhile since we've last posted...sorry for the delay! In that time we have traveled to both Iowa and Georgia and attended 2 showers. In my opinion, showers are great wonderful things where old, embarrassing stories are told, but you get wonderful presents out of the deal! I thank everyone for the wonderful gifts that we received!

Meanwhile, we travel ever closer to the wedding day! The blogger has it all marked out, but I believe we're at like 9 1/2 weeks!!! That is absolute craziness! Everything is coming together though, and I'm really not stressing too much. We have to finalize tux selections, address and send out invitations, and have one last planning session at Cedarwood before it's all said and done.

I have my first dress fitting this week, so that's pretty exciting! I'm not exactly sure what takes place at a dress fitting, but I'm taking along a good friend who also has no idea what's going on so it'll be a good time!

In other news, we're working on buying a house. Round one didn't go through as planned, so we're back to square one and ready to start looking again. I have to say, for being a buyers market things aren't dropping as much as you would expect. But, we've found some good possible contenders so we'll see how that all goes!

Other than that, there's not much new...maybe Jason will post with more interesting stories!!! :)

Megan

Smokey stoves and Crispy ovens

Well... this post isn't so much about the wedding except possibly as a glimpse into the future. On Saturday, I decided that I was going to hurry and prepare a pork roast to put in the crock-pot before heading out to a couples massage with Jason. The part about me hurrying was my first problem....the recipe called for me to heat the roast in hot oil before transferring it into the crock-pot, oh and I also had to trim the fat off of the roast. So I am thinking that pork has about as much fat on it as beef (it doesn't, it has much, much more) so I put oil into the pan and turn the burner up quite high. As I'm busy trimming up the roast I start feeling really hot; I finally turn around and notice that not only has the entire apartment filled with heavy smoke, the little tray under the burner is on fire! :) The fire went out as soon as it was exposed to air, the smoke however, lingered. Thankfully it was a beautiful weekend so I was able to open up the doors and windows, and I am able to say that the smoke (and smell) is out of the apartment. Based on this episode Jason nicknamed me 'Smokey'.

You would think this story is over and I would have to live the rest of my life with that nickname, but not so.... after returning from the massage, Jason and I decided to get Papa Murphy's take-and-bake pizza. He heated up the oven (at his apartment this time) and we waited for it to pre-heat. We weren't really paying attention to the time so the oven was probably pre-heating for about 20 minutes before we both started smelling a horrible burning smell. I got to the oven first and opened it to find the biscuits Jason had made (and left in the oven) earlier that day still in the pan burnt to a crisp and probably just a few minutes away from igniting. So his nickname is now 'crisp' and he's a little upset that his moment of glory for embarrassing me lasted all of 3 hours.

Needless to say, I am banned from cooking on the stove for awhile, and the oven is off limits to him! Thankfully we were able to laugh about the whole thing, and more importantly we didn't destroy an apartment! :) Cooking classes here we come!

Oh, and on a wedding note... our invitations are back from the printer!!! I haven't seen them yet, but I'm excited to pick them up! :)

Megan

less than 4 months and counting

megan sent me an e-mail at work on thursday that said "4 months!!!" that sounds so close, and my heart skipped a beat, but it can't get here soon enough. i'm so excited to see what the next few months has in store for us.

after trying on my ring a few times i realized i knew nothing about rings when we bought it, and it probably wasn't a good thing that it took me 5 minutes and a lot of pain to get it off. that might be the way megan wanted it to be, but we took it back to shane co. to get it stretched out a little. a ring looks so weird on my finger, but i'm looking forward to getting used to it. in addition to taking the ring in to be re-sized, we also went to 2 stores to look at tuxes. we've pretty much picked it out. now it's just a matter of getting measured and coaxing justin and eric into getting fitted for theirs. mine will look the same, just with a white vest and a white tie. i'm hoping that the weather is going to make wearing a tux tolerable for about 45 minutes. maybe we're crazy.

megan and i have been attending a baptist church in the area that we really like. we're in a "nearly/newly wed" class that is a good fit for us. it's taught by a christian counselor and his wife, and will serve as a great starting point for building a strong foundation for our marriage. it's good for both of us to be attending church on a regular basis again, and building relationships with others who are in the same boat as us.

Snow Days and Rings

So we had a snowday yesterday... I think this one was warranted as we did get ice and snow! (Granted, being from Iowa, no snow day here would ever be considered up there, but I will take my 1/2 inch of snow- snowdays!!) Being that we didn't have school, I decided it would be a great day to get some errands done and Jason was a great sport about me dragging him around!

After registering at yet another store we decided to go look at wedding bands for Jason. I hadn't intended on buying a ring yesterday, but he found one he liked and the saleslady mentioned that this exact ring may not be there for too much longer so I went on ahead and bought it. I think it's a very good choice, white gold with a little detailing and Jason has asked if he can keep it until the wedding and wear it around from time to time so he can get used to how it feels on his finger. :)

Let the Planning Begin!

So my mom was in town this weekend for planning and let me just say I think almost EVERYTHING was accomplished!! We first finalized the bridesmaid dress selection and then it was off to Cedarwood for cake tasting and planning.

The cake was excellent, and we decided on a variety of flavors (to keep some surprises I'm not including specifics!!) :) We chose everything from napkins to tablecloths, invitations to flowers, decorations and music, and even fantastic ideas for the tuxes... we got it all planned out!!

Our menu for the night is absolutely spectacular- this I will fill you in on!!! We are starting out with a cheese board and crackers and a signature drink, yet to be determined, for the cocktail hour. We will then be eating mixed baby lettuces, romaine and herb salad with accruements, chef-carved baron of beef with au jus, loaded new potatoes, grilled garden veggies with balsamic drizzle and freshly baked rolls.

We have been busy this weekend working on guest list addresses (so you'll see those save-the-dates here soon) and remaining odds and ends planning, but it is so wonderful to have this much of it planned out!!!

Anyways, we'll continue to keep you posted as more details emerge!!! :)
-Megan