196 days....

Our engagement photos are in!!!!! I am so excited! Enjoy!

203 days...

Well,I can't believe I have just bought my wedding dress!!! I was not planning on looking for another month or so, but we just happen to be by a bridal store and my mom and I decided to walk in and look. Looking turned into trying on, trying on the dress turned into trying on the accesories to match. Before I knew it, I was looking at myself in the mirror and there I was standing there with my dress, shoes, headpiece, and veil on. Kind of scary! I could have really used a drink right then and there. It made it seem so very real! The crazy thing is I took home the dress! It was brand new to the store! I don't have to wait for it to be ordered! I took home my shoes and headpiece also! The veil had to be ordered though. It is just crazy that my wedding dress is up in my closet now!

-Lori

207 days....

Last night I got to look through Todd's baby pictures for the first time. What a cutie! His face has not changed a bit! It's crazy to think we are almost under 200 days. We just purchased a cute patio set for super cheap! We waited all summer long for prices to go down. It will look perfect out on the patio. Now we just have to pressure wash the deck and seal it. We have so much work to do around the house. It's too bad we just don't have the money or time to do everything. We have a list on our refrigerator of some major things we want done to the house. Todd likes making lists so he know he can cross things off when he has finished them. We now have three things crossed off. He encourages me to make a list everytime I want to accomplish something. If Todd made me a cleaning list, it would look something like this....
1.dust 2. clean walls 3. scrub baseboards 4.vaccum 5. put things away 6. use bleach, use bleach, use bleach I think he enjoys the smell of bleach sometimes...

-Lori

209 days...

This morning Todd tried to give me a lesson on how to load the dishwasher. It's not that I can't do it or don't know how to do it, but he seems to think I put dishes in the wrong area...that I need to line them up in a certain way in order to get more dishes in at a time. I say if you see an open space then there goes the plate or bowl. He has left for softball practice and then work. I am laying around resting and playing on the computer when I should be straightening things up and cleaning. But due to the dogs I don't sleep very well and on Sundays I just want to read my paper, lay in bed and relax. Maybe I will get up later to straighten up the bedroom...



Lori

211 days to go...

According to our wedding website, we have 211 days to go. I remember when it was over 300. Where does time go? We started living together at the beginning of May and it has been an experience. I have had to learn to share pretty much everything and keep everything as clean as possible. That is so hard for me. I am so used to living on my own for so long. Luckily we don't have to share a bathroom! That would be pretty difficult! So now when I come home from work and say hi to my babies - Maggie Mae, Martini and Simba, I stop and look around to see what area of the house needs some attention. Of course, having two little dogs and a cat does not help my cleaning situation. I clean one area and 5 minutes later it is messy again. Who needs kids? If you know me then you know it is hard for me to constantly clean. Now Todd could clean all day. I think he really enjoys it. So I have had to step up and try to do some work. If he would let me I would so give up some money every week to have someone else clean it. But we are getting married in Vegas and we are trying to save up for the trip in addition to paying bills. My soon to be newest hobby is making candles. Maybe I can make a little money off of it and all of the profits will go to our trip...