26 days.

WOW can our big day really only be 26 days away?  I'm truly amazed at how fast time has been going by - it seems like just yesterday Jeremy was down on one knee in front of the Christmas tree at our old apartment :)  Wedding plans have come together nicely, for the most part, and I'm happy to say I'm ready to get married!  NO that does not mean everything is ready to go for the wedding though... I am honestly regretting plated dinner option and the fact that I still need to figure out escort cards. Ugh, seems like an easy task but I just am not sure how to do it - too many options! Oh well, I have a few weeks to get it finished!  Keep sending in those RSVP cards people, theres still quite a few out there!

(not quite me... yet...!)

Working Outside

A weekend or two ago Jeremy had the weekend off (and I headed up to Bellevue for my bridal shower) so he set out to the backyard to cut down some trees. Ok, a LOT of trees! He even got a few from the front yard as well.  It does look really good though, I will admit :)  Here are a few iphone pics of our little family out in the backyard this 4th of July weekend.

the backyard... 

Cutter!

Trimming trees

Dinner on the porch using our new table and chairs and outdoor dining stuff I got at the Bridal Shower! Thanks Mom :)

Photos!

A couple weeks ago we received ALL the photos from our engagement shoot with Honeysuckle Photography... to be honest, there were quite a few pictures that turned out really good! I had my doubts and was worried I wouldn't be able to pick enough that I liked!  Here are a couple that aren't online anywhere yet, but go to their website by clicking HERE to see more.  

Engagement Photos

Another item off the checklist, a really fun one!

On Monday Jeremy and I met with our wedding photographers to have our engagement pictures taken. I was so worried all week because the weather has been awful and rainy and cloudy... not ideal for having outdoor pictures taken!   However, we lucked out and got a few hours of sunny, relatively warm weather!  Our pics were taken at Edgefield McMenamins and The Vista House - great choices by our awesome photographers - I loved the variety at McMenamins, and the view and sunset at Vista House were so amazing.

Here is a link to a "Sneak Peek" of our pictures, the rest should be available in a few weeks ---> Honeysuckle Photography

Let Them Eat Cake

Little by little the wedding is getting planned.  I can not believe it is only 93 days and 13 hours away!  The most recent decision made was the type and design of the cake. 

Jeremy and I finally made it up to Bellevue/Seattle the other weekend and met up with Matt of Starry Nights Catering - he was awesome to meet us on a non normal business day first of all, we got to taste about 7 different types of cakes, and he is so passionate about his work - we were very impressed.  Surprisingly Jeremy and I came to a decision fairly quickly on what flavor of cake we wanted.. there will be two to help appease everyone (especially my chocoholic family members!).  I am SO excited to see how the design turns out that we planned and even more excited to taste the yummy cake.  As a bonus, we don't even have to save the top of the cake because Starry Nights makes us a brand new one on our 1 year wedding anniversary!  

The only other progress being made having to do with the wedding is my mom and I picking out a few little things for the table centerpieces, and first round choices on food have been made. Final decisions in the works :)

Sunny Sunday!

It was so nice out yesterday, so we got up [semi] early and after enjoying a lovely breakfast of homemade cinnamon roll and coffee - we visited Home Depot and Lowes for some supplies.... Here are a few pictures of our day!  So far, mostly loving being homeowners!  

Jeremy loading up our purchases. 

Flowers!

Me being a dork, enjoying the sunshine

Cutter!

Our beautiful backyard!

Back view of the house, with our new flowers hanging!

Somewhat normal picture :)

Typical Jeremy

Not quite ready, or willing!

Best part of doing yardwork is drinking beer! 

Taking a little break! 

Settling In...

Well, we have moved out of the apartment officially! Yesterday was spent cleaning and moving the final things out of the apt. It is always so annoying but totally worth it this time since hopefully we won't be moving again anytime soon :)

With Jeremy's parents help, we have finished painting the master bedroom (a greenish blue grey color) as well as the main hallway (light brown color). We still have to finish the main living room and kitchen and front door area.  It is hard work, but the finished products look so good!

See, I helped paint! 

Paining the master bedroom... 

Jeremy working hard. I mean, hardly working!

Most of our stuff is still in boxes and spread out in random places, mostly the garage, but we are slowly putting things away. We have so much more space it almost makes it more difficult! I'm loving all the space in the kitchen, we unpacked some pint glasses today that we haven't seen or used in like 3 years!  Yes, we still need them!



As for wedding updates... there isn't many.  We lucked out and now have a DJ though!  My friend and co-worker is also a part time DJ and the weekend of our wedding opened up recently. I am relieved, and Jeremy (who was in charge of finding us a DJ) is off the hook!  The next decisions that need to be made soon are the cake, florist, and invitations! I'm hoping now that we are more settled in we will have some time to do wedding planning stuff. Hoping.  I emailed the wedding photographer today so we should be scheduling engagement photo shoot soon, yay! Thankfully the weather is getting slightly better because I am so not wearing a sweater or winter coat in the pictures!

Check back soon for more updates!