165 days...

So it has been a while. Both Todd and I have been working a lot. Now a days we have to with the economy the way it is. We have bills to pay and a wedding to save for. We still have to buy wedding bands, a new suit for Todd, and have spending money for the honeymoon. I am sure I am forgetting other things also. We received another engagement gift yesterday.. I got my first china place setting! Todd isn't so thrilled, he thinks he really don't need it. I want to have nice dishes for special occasions and holidays. We are keeping it =)! I can't believe that we have 5 and a half months left! Time is going by so quickly! We made our song choices for the ceremony and what we want for breakfast the morning after and that is about it. I still have to make my floral choices -I think I might just go for red roses - it should go well with the bridesmaids' black dresses and hopefully Todd's suit (he want to get a black one). I have decided not to have a floral bouquet. I found a special bouquet made of other things that will last forever and I love it! Kemm has offered to throw me a bridal shower and I believe that Jess and Shanna are throwing me my bachelorette party! So I am very excited about those events. I think it will really start to hit me is after the new year when the showers begin!



-Lori

178 days...

Now it less than 6 months away...wow! Time is flying by! It is a good thing right now not only because I get to marry my best friend but also I get a vacation! We both need that! Trying to find sometime to spend together is challenging now. I work days and he tends to work some nights. I try to wake up when he gets home from work so we can at least spend a few minutes together to talk. My sleep schedule is starting to get all crazy now! I am always exhausted! When we are together, he is usually layed out on one couch while I am on the other one. Now that baseball season is winding down and football season is just beginning we are in front of the tv a lot. We would love to go out more, unfortunately the money situation prevents us from doing so. We are using our netflix subscription religiously! Well I am at home again waiting for him to come home from softball. Hopefully he will be home soon....

-Lori

187 days to go...

We have so much we want and need to do to this house! Replace the rotten wood, pressure wash the deck and then seal it, get a new tv, get a new oven, and new countertops... wants vs. needs - the last three won't come for a while. We recently just steam cleaned all of the carpets though sometimes it looks like we need to do that every week! I got a new area rug for the living room and a a couple of rugs for our foyer. I was tired of vacuuming the foyer twice a day! It looks good and it was a good value! Tonight we got to spend some time together - we had to go get sushi from Sekisui Midtown - we love the Lori roll! anyway, bedtime is rolling around and my pillow is calling my name...

-Lori