Holidays

I just wanted to share a few photos from Thanksgiving and our Christmas Tree. Matthew and I have been quite the flea market shoppers and have scored this AWESOME yellow loveseat and bar. No fireplace just yet, so our stockings are hung on a brick wall. :)

We spent Thanksgiving in Nixa again this year with my family. We had the brilliant idea to make pilgrim and indian hats for everyone at dinner. It turned out so cute!

Twas the night before our couple's shower

And we're so excited we can't sleep! Here's a photo of Matthew with our first gift-thanks Bryan and Lindsey!! We love the salad bowl and servers.

Registering is Fun

I might not know what half the kitchen items are and I especially don't know how to use them, but I can't wait to get them!

We made it through the first year...

Last week we celebrated an important milestone-Stewart's first birthday! It's hard to believe that we survived a year of this puppy. I still remember (very vividly) the breakdowns and tears I suffered those first few months. Now our life seems to be slowing down and we're cuddling with him every chance we get (when he's not biting at us). Check out the photos of Stewart enjoying his birthday cake from Three Dog Bakery. Yum!

Engagement photos!

Well our photographer, Chelsea Donoho, could not have captured Matthew, Stewart and I any better. We think she did a fabulous job during our e-session, and we're so happy with the results. Who knew we had such a photogenic dog!

Aren't they awesome? You can find more on Chelsea's blog.

278 days to go!

It's been a loonnnggg time since I've posted anything on here. Truth is, things have been a little slow in my wedding world. We checked caterer off the list of to-dos. Now on to DJ and finalizing the invitations.

If you haven't checked out our wedding Web site yet, it's www.projectwedding.com/ourwedding/blandtobe. It will house all the information for our big day. We'll still keep updating this blog with fun, not-so-important info, but you'll want to check the other site for hotel, directions-that sort of thing.

Next up: Matthew and I have our engagement photos next weekend!

Thanks for Coming!

A HUGE thank you to everyone (especially Kara) who came to our engagement party last Saturday. We had a wonderful weekend with Matthew's mom. Here are a few pictures from the night.