So thoughtful!

Last week my girlfriend, Lindsey, sent me this adorable edible arrangement from ediblearrangements. She is so thoughtful. Her card mentioned that this would be one of my last unhealthy sweets because I am going to be watching what I eat...she knows me so well. The arrangement had the most delicious dark chocolate dipped apples. YUMMY! The fruit didn't last too long in my house!

Now Ryan and I are stuck eating healthy for our training. Next Monday starts our training for the Long Beach Half Marathon in October. Our friends Lindsey and Taylor will be stuck training with us. This will be their first half and they are flying down to HB from Sacramento for the race. Lindsey- sorry we talked you into it, but now we can go dress shopping when you come into town!

Here is a recent picture of us with his niece, Avery, at a wedding this month. Little Miss Red is too cute and soooo funny. There won't be any updated pictures for awhile, Ryan and I refuse to get engagement photos taken until we are in the middle of our training. Last time we became so fit, but when you stop working out the body does not maintain its shape! :O)

My DIY Bridesmaid Cards...

Unfortunately, my bridesmaids do not live locally, so asking them in person was not an option. So last week I made and sent my bridesmaid cards. I think they turned out pretty well (these are just 2 out of the 6). Let me note that these are not the colors of my wedding. I thought these cards should be girly and fun. The text

was in chocolate brown and I added two little crystals on the ring-bearer. I thought it added a little sparkle. Each of the cards had a different poem ending with the question of "Will you be my bridesmaid?" All of my bridesmaids had a laugh because I made a label on the outside envelope stating not to open the letter until they called me. I didn't want to just ask them over the phone, so I thought the letter would be a nice addition.

For Ryan's nieces, I found a special flower girl poem. His two nieces will be our flower girls and his new nephew will be our ring-bearer. We also bought both of his nieces a cute flower girl book that comes with a flower necklace. TOO CUTE!

It's all about the details!!!

Updated wedding news...

We don't have too much planned, but we have started. We are planning to wed in September 2009 in Orange County. The main reason behind this decision is that I will HOPEFULLY be finished with my program. (I feel that if I keep writing this, I will start doing work). The wedding is suppose to give me motivation to do work, instead I just want to plan a wedding!
So we have decided that we NEED to hire a wedding planner. That is what we are trying to accomplish this week. We interviewed a woman on Monday and I loved her. But just for reference, we want to interview a few more. So as of now we have meetings Saturday and Monday. I have a vision, I just need someone to execute my ideas and calm my craziness. At the end of the day, I know that everything will be fantastic.

Drinking the blog kool-aid...

So for the past few months I have been viewing all of my friends' blogs and completely feel out of the loop. Since moving to California, it is very easy to loose touch with friends from the past. I have decided that blogging is a great method to stay in touch with friends and keep everyone updated with our life. Creating a blog can also be an amazing way to vent. :O)

Ryan and I are recently engaged and it will be nice to share my ideas and plans for our wedding, as well as sharing the fun events that will occur in completing my Masters program.