The new Mr & Mrs

December 10th, 2011 was a gorgeous day. The sun was shining and the air was filled with love for our special day. Everything was perfect, I cannot even begin to express the joy I felt on this amazing day. Here are just a few of the pictures. Please enjoy :)

T-MINUS 22 DAYS!

I cannot believe that in 22 days I will be walking down the aisle! I am SO excited! Justin and I have been blessed with such loving friends and family who have helped along the way and given some amazing items, advice, and encouragement to begin our lives as a married couple! We are so thrilled to share our special day with all our friends and family! 

On a side note, I have been fortunate to been spoiled with 5 bridal showers. All my hosts did a wonderful job and I was so happy to see all those who made it extra special by attending. I cannot wait to post pictures and show you all the amazingness that occurred!

Wedding Day Approaching Fast

Well 2 showers down, 3 more to go....we are 1 month and 22 days away from the BIG day :) 

My mom and I have been very busy working and planning. We spent one Friday night decorating the ring bearer pillow and card box. I LOVE them, they are so beautiful, and we included heirloom pieces on each to make them more personal. 

Justin and I have our entertainment meeting this Friday to set the music and go over the day of timeline. Then on the 30th we meet with our officiant, my cousin Kelly, and that is the date of my 3rd shower. I got my invites to my last 2 showers, and the handmade invites are absolutely gorgeous. 

On another AMAZING note, I got my dress!!!! It fit perfectly- fortunately my bridesmaid Kamila was able to zip me in it! Unfortunately, I had to leave my dress to get hemmed (even though I got it made hollow to hem so it should have fit perfect but it was too long). So I go Wednesday to get measured and then hopefully get my dress shortly after. 

It seems like there is SO much to do and not enough time in the day. 

Time to get Serious!

Well today marks the 4 month mark for our wedding- I cannot wait!! BUT this means it's time to get serious about losing weight and looking hot in my wedding dress. So last night I met with a mom from the studio who is amazing for helping me set my goals of eating healthy and exercising regularly... I start Saturday :/ 

The plan is to eat every 3 hours- protein, vegetables, and healthy fats, drink AT LEAST 60oz of water, and incorporate vitamins and exercise. I know I can do it (especially since Justin is so amazing and is going to do it with me)! I will keep you posted with any smart recipes or ideas that have worked!

Moving Day!

Justin and I took a huge step this week...we moved into our own apartment- together! Wednesday Justin and Andrew (his brother) moved all his stuff out of his old place and got a sofa and bedroom set from his parents (Yay thank you so much!) Thursday was our official move in date and fortunately Andrew and Tim (my friends husband) helped us move!! They were so fast and wonderful that we were very lucky to have their help. And of course my parents were a godsend, my mom organized the whole kitchen and helped us with the layout of furniture and my dad has helped with building furniture and our TV dilemma.  I say dilemma because we have unsuccessfully tried TWO wall mounts for Justin's 40" TV. Friday was our shopping date (Sam's Club, Walmart and Bed Bath and Beyond). We had TWO carts at Sam's and a full cart at Walmart ;) We are not done unpacking but we have furniture, clothes, and food; but there is still more we need! 

Our patio (Tinky getting a lay of the land)

 Justin in our living room building our bathroom cabinet

 Our messy second bedroom LOL

 The first thing we hung, our welcome sign :D

 Our master bedroom (the bed is AMAZING!!)

 Our kitchen after our first SAMs Club date LOL

 Me cooking our first home cooked meal (Chicken Alfredo)

 Our dining room table

Tinky standing watch in the living room

 Justin hanging our living room art

 Justin and Tinky working LOL

Tinky's new spot (behind the hamper in our walk in closet)

Engagement Photo Session #2

Lets just say our day started out a bit rough, got worse, then ended perfectly!!

UPDATED w/ Pictures
Water sewer construction was going on and of course at the precise moment we decided to shower (I was already in with conditioner in my hair- in the middle of shaving 1 leg) when a construction worker rang the door bell to inform us that the water would be going off and staying off for about an hour :( It was a mad dash from then on. We got ready SUPER fast, Justin had to shave with water from a pot. 

We left an hour and 15 minutes early so that we would have plenty of time to get to Shaw's Cove in Laguna Beach (we had no idea where we were going). Justin was in charge of directions, I named him my navigator (BIG mistake). We got lost, ended up on Jamboree in Newport Beach and then sat in traffic on the 405 S trying to get back to Laguna, I was extremely upset to say the least. On top of that we couldn't find Erin's (our photographer) number to ask for directions and inform her we would now be late. BTW, Justin and I HATE being late! We finally found the number, got directions and made it only 5 minutes after 6pm. 

The session went great (except for the fact that it was a cloudy day). I think Erin got some great pictures. After our dress change we took pictures on the rocks in the water and during the infamous kissing picture with the waves crashing Justin and I got soaked!!!! From then on it was more fun in water with no cares in the world. Hopefully the pictures turn out well since I'm pretty sure I looked like a wet dog (I will post them as soon as we get them). 

The pictures took about an hour and 15 minutes then we headed to Splashes at Surf and Sand Resort where we enjoyed a celebratory drink and appetizers. It ended up being a great day :)