Thirty: Guarantee

My guarantee to Brandon....

Twenty Nine: Work

Whew! What a weekend...Brandon and I have worked hard this weekend and we've accomplished a lot! Both of us went through our closets (me again!) with a fine tooth comb and now have several bags each to donate to charity. We had our first cake tasting appointment on Saturday morning and 'somewhat' decided on the designs we like for our wedding cakes. Saturday afternoon Brandon worked on cleaning his house so that it can be put on the market next week...and I continued to clean out closets/dressers/drawers/etc. Such a great feeling to do a little spring cleaning in the summer! Today (Sunday afternoon) we started our wedding registry...holy stressful! We didn't make it very far but we did realize that we need to do a little 'pre-work' and decide what kind of colors we want to go with for dishes/bedding/bathrooms/etc. We both have so much stuff and most of it is brand new so we have to figure out what we'll want in our 'future' house as well...whew...a lot to think about! But we had a lot of good laughs walking the aisles of Bed, Bath and Beyond...and then we came home to nap (well B did...I blogged!) This pic resembles how we spent the rest of the evening...both of us exhausted and chilling on the couch!

Twenty Eight: 80's

My sweet fiance is a child of the eighties...and he was an adorable little boy (although he does have that look of 'trouble waiting to happen'!!)

Twenty Seven: Song

Oh the pressure of a song! Brandon and I have started working on our 'playlist' and first dance songs with each other and our mom/dad. Who knew it could be such a big decision!! We have our DJ picked out for the wedding but the information packet that came with this booking is HUGE. They want to know all kinds of stuff, including a song for EVERYTHING and the timing on each of those events (ceremony songs (who knew our 15 minute ceremony needed so many different songs!), reception songs for being announced, cake cutting, dinner, 'special songs at special times). We have some time to figure it out so no real 'pressure' yet, but all the decisions are making my brain tired!! :) It's fun and I know everything will be perfect...and if it's not, that's okay, we will roll with it and soak up every minute of the special day. (and no mom, I don't need any Xanax to keep this attitude! ha!)

As Bama frequently said in Cabo when the 'wedding craziness' began...."all I need is my groom, I've got that so nothing else matters." All that I need on my wedding day to make it perfect...my perfect groom. 

Twenty Six: Hair

Hair...I need some good ideas for hair for the wedding. I am currently undecided on up, down, partial up/down. Right now I'm leaning towards not completely down, I feel like that would be too much like my every day look. I always pictured up...but after taking a few pics in my dress, with my hair partially down, I kinda like that too. My fear is that my hair is so thin, it wouldn't look good like that....and I've also considered putting in extensions for the wedding. Obviously, I'm all over the board and don't really know what I want. So my pic...is non-existent...need you to help me 'picture' what my hair should look like and help me find some picture examples! :) 

Twenty Five: Sweet

The word 'sweet' brings one thing to mind...this sweet, sweet face of Harper. She is precious and spoiling us all being the amazing baby she is. Harper took her first plane right for Amber's wedding in Cabo. She amazed everyone with how good she was...ALL THE TIME. She is so happy, so chill and so stink'n cute...I could eat her up! She'll let you know when she's hungry but other than that, you'd never know she's there....besides the fact that nobody can stop looking at her, keep their hands off of her or talk about how beautiful of a baby she is!! She's about as 'sweet' as it gets!!

Almost ALWAYS this happy!!

Like mother, like daughter...beautiful girls.

Laying at the pool, listening to the ocean waves, snuggling with a sleeping baby...life doesn't get much better than that!

Waiting to get on the dinner cruise...notice the 'I'm here for the cake' button...and don't miss the corona anklet! It was mandatory for 'everyone'...makes total sense, especially for a 7 month old.

She was out cold right before her big entrance down the sandy aisle and slept through most of the ceremony...so funny.

Absolutely beautiful...love this SWEET face!!

Twenty Four: Play

The boys hard at work play! A couple of months ago, we celebrated Jeff's birthday by entering the boys in a grilling competition for a big green egg....which is supposed to be the newest, cool grill that costs about $1k. The guys were split into two different teams so they had two chances at the win. Although, their tasty chicken entries didn't with the egg, we had a blast and can't wait to do it again next year!

Notice Brandon schmoozing one of the judges in the background...true salesman!

Twenty Two & Three: Almost & Reflection

Okay, I'm going to cheat...let's be honest, it's already July so I'm really behind (with the June photo challenge) and just trying to not be put into the 'quitter' category Mica! :) Therefore, I'm going to combine a couple of these because this one picture below comes to mind for both. 

It has 'almost' been one year that Brandon and I have been dating...and as I 'reflect' on the past year, I am amazed at how quickly things change. In the past year, so much has happened for so many of my friends. Lis had her 4th baby, Nathan (holy hands full!), Mica became the workout queen and lost over 50lbs, Bama got engaged AND married, Kathy became a first-time mom to baby Harper and Angie bought a lakehouse! We've been a busy bunch of gals! One year ago, I was single and still looking for the man I could/would spend the rest of my life with. Today, I'm happier than I've ever been...I'm engaged to the man of my dreams...and our wedding is just a few short months away. What a blessed life we all lead!!