Since my parents are moving to Seattle (Wayne is already up there, he started his new job last week), I spent one of my first day as a fiancee looking at pictures of wedding dresses and made an appointment at Bridal Boutique in Lewisville. I wanted my mom to have the experience of coming with me to try on dresses.
Amanda, my mom and I arrived in Lewisville a little early and spent some time talking wedding talk. I had never tried on wedding dresses before, and I was a bit nervous. We looked around the store a bit and I began to feel way overwhelmed. There were so many dresses packed into that store, I didn't know where to start!
We meet with Melissa, my consultant. She talked to me about what I liked, what I didn't want and walked me around the store to get a feel of what I was looking for in my perfect dress.
Some of the things I said I wanted/didn't want:
No strapless
A-line skirt
No sweetheart neckline
No major beading
No all over lace
Cathedral veil
The wonderful Melissa pulled several dresses in different silouttes so I could see what looked best on me. The first two dresses I tried on were full skirts and were HEAVY! I mean, I feel like I was working out just wearing the dress!
I did love the third dress I tried on...it was lace on the top, had a low-cut V neckline and a long satin-y skirt. We added a satin belt with flowers to it up the "wow-factor". For about 2 minutes, I thought I found my dress, but Melissa insisted that I keep searching.
While I was trying on dresses, there was another girl there to try on dresses, she tried one on that mom my loved and told Melissa that she wanted to see me in that dress. The other bride decided that was her dress, so it took awhile to get it off her ;)
I tried on a few more dresses, some drop waist, some more A-line skirts, but nothing that screamed out at me. Melissa handed me the dress that the previous bride picked.
As soon as I walked out, Amanda started crying...always a good sign! I loved the dress, but it was strapless, something I didn't want. Melissa ran to the back to find some lace scraps to "make" off the shoulder sleeves. It was just the touch I needed. We put on a Cathedral veil, but something wasn't right. We replaced it with a finger tip veil and it was just perfect. Everything was coming together, plus the price was at the LOW end of our price range, even better!
I obviously won't post pictures here, but I can't wait until my dress comes in!
I never imagined that I would purchase my dress on the first trip shopping, I don't even think I tried on 10 dresses!
Next up on the agenda is the meeting with the wedding coordinator at the church on Tuesday! Stay tuned!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
An Engagement Story
I am very happy to announce that
WILL AND I ARE ENGAGED!!!
Here are the answers to all of your questions:
What does the ring look like?
Note...these are not the best pictures...light wasn't great today when I took pictures, but this will give you an idea!
How did he do it?
We were in Lafayette visiting my family for the Easter weekend. Saturday night, he made reservations at Cafe Vermillionville, one of my favorite restuarants. During dinner, he was fairly quiet and let me do most of the talking. After a wonderful dinner, Will want to go "walk in the garden" on the side of Cafe V. While we were in one of the darker corners (he knew I didn't want people watching) he told me he loved me very much and if it was ok if he asked me a very important question. Even though I was kind of expecting it, my heart still started racing. When I said yes, he dropped down onto one knee, pulled the ring box out of his pocket and asked me to marry him! Of course I said YES!!! Afterwards, we celebrated with coffee and dessert at CC's Coffeehouse and began making phone calls to tell people our news!
When is the wedding?
We meet with the church coordinator on Tuesday evening to officially put our date on the calendar, but we are shooting for an afternoon wedding in June of 2013.
WILL AND I ARE ENGAGED!!!
Here are the answers to all of your questions:
What does the ring look like?
Note...these are not the best pictures...light wasn't great today when I took pictures, but this will give you an idea!
Detail
"He went to Jared!"
Side detail...so much prettier in person!
How did he do it?
We were in Lafayette visiting my family for the Easter weekend. Saturday night, he made reservations at Cafe Vermillionville, one of my favorite restuarants. During dinner, he was fairly quiet and let me do most of the talking. After a wonderful dinner, Will want to go "walk in the garden" on the side of Cafe V. While we were in one of the darker corners (he knew I didn't want people watching) he told me he loved me very much and if it was ok if he asked me a very important question. Even though I was kind of expecting it, my heart still started racing. When I said yes, he dropped down onto one knee, pulled the ring box out of his pocket and asked me to marry him! Of course I said YES!!! Afterwards, we celebrated with coffee and dessert at CC's Coffeehouse and began making phone calls to tell people our news!
When is the wedding?
We meet with the church coordinator on Tuesday evening to officially put our date on the calendar, but we are shooting for an afternoon wedding in June of 2013.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
World-1, L-0
Do you ever have one of those "it's-me-against-the-world" days? Well I had one of those days and the world won...
But, I am alive, our area was not hit by a tornado! We were not even "duck and cover" mode at my school!
But, I am alive, our area was not hit by a tornado! We were not even "duck and cover" mode at my school!
Monday, March 26, 2012
17 hours on a bus
When I woke up Friday morning, my bottom lip felt a little weird. When I looked at it in the mirror, I noticed my lip was about 2x the normal size! To say I freaked out is an understatement, this had never happened before and I didn't know what to do. After calling my mom, we decided I must have had some kind of allergic reaction to something (we still don't know to what) and I went on the search for some Benadryl. After hiding from as many people as I could, and explaining it a few times, I finally found some meds and relaxed a little.
After loading the bus, I got as comfortable as I could and settled in to let the Benadryl put me to sleep. When I woke up about 4 hours later, I could feel my lip was a little less swollen, but I still took more when we got off on the next stop. I slept on and off throughout the day.
We stopped for dinner in Groom, TX. In Groom, there is a life size Stations of the Cross and a beautiful, huge cross. We got there at sunset and enjoyed another breathtaking view! As a group, we prayed the Stations and then fixed peanut butter and jelly, egg salad, or tuna sandwiches.
After loading the bus, I got as comfortable as I could and settled in to let the Benadryl put me to sleep. When I woke up about 4 hours later, I could feel my lip was a little less swollen, but I still took more when we got off on the next stop. I slept on and off throughout the day.
We stopped for dinner in Groom, TX. In Groom, there is a life size Stations of the Cross and a beautiful, huge cross. We got there at sunset and enjoyed another breathtaking view! As a group, we prayed the Stations and then fixed peanut butter and jelly, egg salad, or tuna sandwiches.
We herded back on the bus and settled in for the 7 hour trip back home. I think we were ALL ready to be home and off that bus!
Sidenote- I have the best boyfriend in the world for waking up in the middle of the night, picking me up at church at 2:30 AM to bring me (and my bags) back home and tucking me into bed!
Ski Retreat Day 4
Alex and I woke up on Day 4 feeling oh-so-sore! All that time on the mountain (and I literally mean on the mountain...I fell more than necessary) was starting to catch up with us! It was another beautiful day though!!!
Mark, Alex, Chris and I decided to only ski in the morning, then sneak back to the lodge for a little sauna/hot tub/adult time! We spent about 2 hours in the hot tub (which really wasn't that hot) and just chatted and shared stories. It was probably one of my favorite parts of the week!
We were all sad to say good-bye to Colorado, but I think we were all ready to go home too...but none of us were looking forward to the 17 hour bus ride home...
We were all sad to say good-bye to Colorado, but I think we were all ready to go home too...but none of us were looking forward to the 17 hour bus ride home...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Ski Retreat Day 3
I woke up on Day 3 in Colorado feeling much better than I had the night before! We followed the same morning routine and hit the mountain.
A few of the more experienced skiiers offered to take us newbies up the "real mountain" on some "easy greens". The lift we took up was an older lift and was quite slow, but oh my goodness, it was awesome! We were one of the first groups on the mountain so everything was quiet, peaceful and so amazingly breathtaking! The morning went very well with minimal falling! I skiied a bit in the afternoon, but my knee was beginning to get sore, so I called it a day around 2 pm.
A few of the more experienced skiiers offered to take us newbies up the "real mountain" on some "easy greens". The lift we took up was an older lift and was quite slow, but oh my goodness, it was awesome! We were one of the first groups on the mountain so everything was quiet, peaceful and so amazingly breathtaking! The morning went very well with minimal falling! I skiied a bit in the afternoon, but my knee was beginning to get sore, so I called it a day around 2 pm.
Natalie planned our evening activities and did a great job! We played a fun new game called "Tri Bowls" and had a dance party! Day 3 was another great day on the slopes!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Ski Retreat Day 2
Tuesday morning when I woke up, I found myself in an adorable room at our great ski lodge in Colorado! Not a bad way to wake up!
Alex and I donned our ski gear, woke up the girls, and headed down to breakfast.
Everyone made their own lunch before leaving the lodge in the morning...think of 60 people all making sack lunches...I wish I would have gotten a picture of that!
We were shuttled to the mountain and the skiing/snowboarding began! Those more experienced/confident went off on the lifts...those of us who weren't...well we went off to our "lesson" from Ed.
Lesson #1 - putting on your skis...I had never put on skis so I had no clue. I place my boot in the ski, lean back on my heel and NO CLICK! After further investigation, we realized that one of the high schoolers grabbed my skis by mistake. Only reason we realized this was because his skis weren't "clicking" either. Jordan and I switched skis and we went back to clicking. Being on skis for the first time was one of the weirdest feelings ever! It's like having huge, heavy feet and feeling awfully clumsy!
Lesson #2- skiing- NOT so easy for me, I fell several times my first "run" down the mountain. You will be happy to know though that I have MASTERED getting up from falling...yep, mastered it!
Lesson #3- stopping- luckily, I mastered this as well...it's not hard to stop when you aren't going very fast!
Lesson #4- getting on/off the ski lift. Not as easy as it looks and quite frankly, I was terrified the first time!
After going down the bunny hill successfully (aka- not falling) I learned the most important lesson of the day...
Alex and I donned our ski gear, woke up the girls, and headed down to breakfast.
Everyone made their own lunch before leaving the lodge in the morning...think of 60 people all making sack lunches...I wish I would have gotten a picture of that!
We were shuttled to the mountain and the skiing/snowboarding began! Those more experienced/confident went off on the lifts...those of us who weren't...well we went off to our "lesson" from Ed.
Lesson #1 - putting on your skis...I had never put on skis so I had no clue. I place my boot in the ski, lean back on my heel and NO CLICK! After further investigation, we realized that one of the high schoolers grabbed my skis by mistake. Only reason we realized this was because his skis weren't "clicking" either. Jordan and I switched skis and we went back to clicking. Being on skis for the first time was one of the weirdest feelings ever! It's like having huge, heavy feet and feeling awfully clumsy!
Lesson #2- skiing- NOT so easy for me, I fell several times my first "run" down the mountain. You will be happy to know though that I have MASTERED getting up from falling...yep, mastered it!
Lesson #3- stopping- luckily, I mastered this as well...it's not hard to stop when you aren't going very fast!
Lesson #4- getting on/off the ski lift. Not as easy as it looks and quite frankly, I was terrified the first time!
After going down the bunny hill successfully (aka- not falling) I learned the most important lesson of the day...
Lesson #5- DRINK WATER- LOTS OF IT. Yep, I got altitude sickness the first day, go me!
At night we had a "beauty pagent" (that didn't have any beauties), a survivor game, and a trivia night!
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