January 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

This year, we have so many things to look forward to! Wedding in September and a little niece in May!

Many things have been done this month. We were able to go to the Wedding Expo and get all sorts of ideas! We booked our photographer, wedding music and DJ. We were lucky enough to talk to a pastor at our church to be our wedding officiant! Things are going well and all we have left to do now is meet with Hector and pick a cake.

I was so thankful that Mike wanted to go to the Wedding Expo. He did great, though he would say that he didnt want to go, he wants to be involved every step of the way. It is hard sometimes explaining all of the details and tradition that comes with planning and organizing. I think it is just 'in our DNA' to speak and not question wedding protocol. WE had so many compliments that Mike wanted to come with me. He was probably only one of 5 men in the building with their fiance! Needless to say, when he started to take 'cake shots' from the samples of bakeries, I understood that it was a long day.

We left the Expo and headed down the street to Westlake Center to meet up with Hector at a little Italian Restaurant. We all talked more wedding and scheduled our next appointment in a couple weeks.

My mom and I got to head up to Bellevue to see my dress (my mom hadn't seen it yet). She loved it and I cant wait for it to come in so that I can try it on in my own size! I keep thanking them for not kicking me out after asking to try it on 2 different times! They are wonderful at Demitrio's!

Christmas and New Years!

OUR FIRST ENGAGED Christmas and New Years!

With our usual December 'get away' vacation in the beginning of the month, our December flew by quicker than usual! I dont think that we were the only ones, I hope we werent! We didn't even get time to put up the Christmas Lights! Darn. Mike and my dad had an ongoing dispute whether we needed more Christmas lights. He thought for sure we needed more, but Michael's resounding 'no' was to no avail and I am pretty sure that my dad ended up leaving us about 3 extra strands of lights. Not that we need them, I keep forgetting that we have so many and always stock up for some reason. "Stocking up for the depression", as my grandma Eltrich would say while packing katsup samples in her purse at McDonald's. It must be in the family.

The week that we got home, Mike and the boys went to the tree lot without me to buy our tree. Well, as you can see..."it wasnt such a bad little tree"...

The top 3 reasons when I gasped in shock at the sight of our Christmas tree?

-Mike accused the lot attendant had the tree propped up on one side...

-he was in a hurry because Landen forgot his coat at school and it happened to be pouring down rain...

-He let the boys pick it out. Well, after the initial shock dissapaited, we had a good laugh and I thanked the boys for such a unique tree that we will likely not forget!

We were lucky to get to go to the Singing Christmas tree with Caroline, Jim, Mom, Dad and Judy and Greg. It was nice, I haven't seen it since I was in High School.

Christmas was busy busy. We were so excited to have the boys on Christmas Eve and were able to have a great time with the Eltrich family. Saturday, we even went to my mom and dad's house to have a little Christmas in their new home.

One short week later we celebrated New Years at Jazzbones with Paul and Bridget.