Sneak Peek

 Oh folks.....words can not express how excited I am right now!! It was hard to even focus at work this week.....The engagement session Sunday was....AWESOME!!! Background info: So, Nate and I went home last weekend. Well, I got an e-mail from our photographer, Rachel, Saturday night saying the weather for Sunday afternoon wasn't looking good. Originally we had planned for 3:45 in Peoria at her grandparents farm, but decided to push it up to 2:30. She also said we should be in touch in case we'd have to cancel because of rain. With Nate and I living out of town, this would be a huge problem obviously! It's not like we can make the trip home every weekend and it's starting to get cold out! So, Saturday morning I got up and checked my e-mail again and sure enough Rachel had e-mailed me again. (I'm sweating at this point!) She said the radar looked like rain was more likely later in the afternoon/evening, so she thought 2:30 would be good, but there was still that CHANCE we wouldn't be able to get it in. *sigh* Well, there wasn't really anything we could do about the weather, so Nate and I started the trip up to Peoria around noon (after a quick stop at the Crowne Plaza where my uncle, Colin, was setting up for an event. He wanted us to look at the colors they were using bc he thought we might like them for our wedding, since he'll be doing the setting up for it!!) The drive to Peoria was....dark. The further the drove north, the darker the skys were getting. We got to the farm a little after 2:00 and it had started to clear up a little. After we met Rachel's mom, their baby daughter, and their dog, again, we headed outside to fit in what we could. We start with the "pictures that didn't matter".....ones with us getting "warmed up". After that...it was kind of a free-for-all! I don't want to spoil the pictures to come with lots of details, but I will say they totally understood our idea of the outdoor/camping kind of theme we were going for!! What they said would take an hour ended up taking 2, which didn't feel like it at all! It just felt like a Sunday afternoon with friends! And wouldn't you know it, it turned out to be the most perfect day! Overcast skys, which are great for pictures, at times and then the sun would come through for a little bit to say hello!



 Here's our "sneak-peek" picture they posted on their blog!! They showed us a few they took that day just on the camera screen and we were blown away!! I can't wait to show you guys all of them...hopefully just a few weeks and then they'll be done editing all of them!! TRUST ME....YOU'LL KNOW ASAP!!! :)

 So needless to say, I was a giddy mess the whole way back to Indy, just ask Nate! We had so much fun doing these last minute pictures.....can't imagine what the wedding will be like!!! ;)

Engagement Pictures on again

 Wow...thought I'd have more time to blog! Guess it's kind of hard when you don't have Internet at your place.....

 But first thing is first.....WEDDING DRESS HAS BEEN PURCHASED!!!! Last weekend mom and Chaela came up and we got to mark 1 more thing off our "Wedding To-Do List"! Let me tell you though, not an easy decision. The first store we went too, I found 2 that we all fell in love with! Seriously, could not decide. So, my lady says, "Why don't you go get some lunch and think about it". So, after a much needed lunch at Chik-fil-A, we made one more stop at the other appointment we had for the day. But the dresses and the service didn't really compare to the first store we had visited. So......off we went, back to the first store, still not knowing which dress I wanted. I got back in both of them and then.......nothing! My mom couldn't even decided. At one point I jokingly said we should just flip a coin, because that's how beautiful they both were. Thank the lord, they were going to be open on Sunday.....so we made an appointment at 1:00, right when the store opened. I think the thing I will remember most about this whole dress shopping experience, was laying in bed Sunday with my mom weighing the 'pros' and 'cons' to each dress. I left my apartment that morning knowing (well, 98% sure) which dress I was going to pick. We got there a little early and saw some people already standing outside the store, so we followed. As we stood there mom asked me again which one. I couldn't do it, I wanted both! Knowing that was NOT an option, I stood there quietly for a few moments. Then in a pure second, I did the most crazy thing I could have done.....I got a penny from my purse and gave it to Chaela. "We aren't really doing this?!?" Chaela, flipped it and let it fall to the ground. Tails. Ha ha ha....Silly girl, we didn't say which side went with which dress!! So, Dress 1 is heads, Dress 2 is tails. And she flips it again. Tails...again! I am a firm believer in "Everything happens for a reason" and with that penny landing tails 2 times in a row, I couldn't be more sure about the dress we were about to purchase. The lady was going to let me try them both on one more time, but I chose to only put on the one I ultimately decided on. (Why ruin it!?!) So my friends......moral of the story: My sister flipped a coin to choose my dress!

  Well, with that big purchase out of the way, I was free to stalk wedding blogs the rest of last week. Of course that was a bad idea! I came across this camping themed engagement session and FELL IN LOVE! (Nate and I both love camping and the outdoors!) So I e-mailed him the link, we chatted about it, and he finally agreed to MORE PICTURES! I e-mailed our photographer about it to see if we could add the engagement session back into our package. We orginally said we weren't going to do the pictures, even though they told us it was a great way for them to learn about us and for us to get comfortable with the camera. They are actually from Peoria, but living in Springfield now, however they are going to be up there the next few weekends. She told us the engagement session would be no problem and would we want to come up this weekend to her grandparents farm. So, even though it's kind of quick, we're taking our engagement pictures this weekend! Can't wait to see how they turn out and to show you guys!!! And Nate and I went shopping yesterday to find our "camping" outfits. After trying mine on last night, I just want this week to get over!!!! (Plus, Nate looks cute in flannel!) :)

  Back tracking a bit, Saturday Nate and I headed to Nashville, IN for the day. We've gone for the past couple years, although Nate had gone with his family years before that. It's the cutest fall shopping town ever! We went again in December last year, and even though it's cute with all the snow, nothing compares to the town in the fall! Of course we picked the nicest day to go and it was packed! We always get a few candles (Warm Glow...look them up...amazing!). This year we got some carmel corn and tried a new place for lunch. Stopped at Brown County winery on the way back. There's a couple pumpkin patches on the way, but decided not to stop this year, as we had to get back for the Ohio State football game! We said we'd get pumpkins this week and carve them, while watching scary movies building up to Halloween! Think I'll get Q one this year, too!

  That's about it here in Indy. Nate and I will be home this weekend, but will probably have to leave kind of early on Sunday so we can get to Peoria for the pictures and still get home at an early hour. I can't wait. I bought the cutest boots!!!!! Until then.......

  Here's the link for our engagement session idea:
  http://greenweddingshoes.com/a-fun-camping-engagement-session/

The most important things in life aren't things

 Ok kids...sorry it's been over a week. Here's what's been happin:

Dress Shopping with Alli and Court last Thursday so much fun!! We picked about 8 to try on. We weren't super impressed by the store, but did like 1 dress especially. Even though A & C loved just about every one I came out in, I knew I would get an honest opinion out of them. Then he headed to dinner for Courtney's 27th b-day! It's the first time since I've been in Indy that just the 3 of us could get together and it was just like old times!! Thank you ladies!! :)

Last weekend Nate and I just hung about the apartments. A LOT of football happened!!! I finally got him to leave the apartment for a little bit on Saturday...I just couldn't do it anymore. Sunday Nate had a flag football game and the weather was perfect for jeans and a sweatshirt...and a Pumpkin Cappuccino from the gas station. Should have taken Quincey out with me. Next time I will for sure!

My cousin, Tyler, is home on leave from Afghanistan for 2 weeks. My aunt Marlene sent some pictures of them at the airport picking him up and the family had dinner Wednesday night with him. I got a nice picture from Maris of everyone and Tyler was smiling so I know it was a good night! Just wish I could have been home.....next time.

Jacqueline and I are still going strong on our workouts. We even up'ed some reps this past week, so we know we're getting stronger! Monday we're starting a "Couch to 5k" workout. But since we're not starting from the "couch", we're skipping to week 4. We'll be running 3 miles in no time! However, we will be adding another workout day which we probably need, but finding the time is the hard part.

Probably the biggest news of the week happened last night. Had to take Quincey to the Emergency Vet. Last week I noticed a lump on his neck. Kind of didn't think much about it...probably matted hair. Well, got home last night to take him on his walk and I noticed the area was more matted and was kind of bloody. Welp, I freaked out and called Nate. No answer of course because he was suppose to be working out. I knew where the vet was because we drive past it on the way to Shane and Jacqueline's and they've had to take their dogs there before. So I grabbed vet records and jumped in the car. Nate called back and said he was late leaving work and had just got to his apartment, so he'd meet me over there. Got checked in and in a room....blah blah blah. (Oh Q weighs 13.6 lbs now.....) So basically what they would have to do to get a better look was shave the hair around the area that was infected. AND because, you all know Quincey, and he can be a bit rowdy, they would need to give him a shot to calm him down too. So I signed the paper work...."Do you want us to use CPR if anything should happen?" she asks.....Wait, what?!?!? I was mad at him this morning because he got into the bathroom garbage and now you using the word 'CPR'?!?? Well, I love him so I signed his life away. They took him out of the room do their thing and when the Dr. came back in she said the has a 'hot spot'. You can google it if you want, but basically it's an open sore. When they brought him back he was so drugged up he was asleep in Nate's lap in .3 seconds. So, 2 medications, 1 powder, and 1 vet bill later....Quincey is fine!! It was a little scary bringing home though. When we got out to our cars we thought maybe we should let him use the bathroom, so Nate let him down like a foot from this tree.....oh my gosh, he was wobbling like he was drunk! He was so out of it he couldn't even walk! He slept on my lap the whole way home and when we brought him into the apartment he slept on the couch the rest of the night, we put him in his cage and he slept till this morning. He was so helpless..... :(  But, just like his old self, he was up at 5:30am.....still a little tired I think. He's really not suppose to be touching the area, which he CAN reach, but I couldn't really stay home today....Someone's gotta pay for this doctor bill!! But I am leaving a little early so he's not home alone ALL day. *sigh* What a night. Needless to say, Nate and I didn't go out to eat like we had planned.....although it would have been cheaper!!

Mom's coming tonight for a weekend of WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING!!!!!!! Still up in the air if either Maris or Chaela will be joining her. I hope we (I) find something so we can be done with it. I can't believe we already been engaged 3 months......but then again I can't believe we've been together almost 8 years!! YIKES!!!

Oh, I do want to send a shout out to my 2 loyal followers: Alli and my Mom!!! Hey girls!! :) Oh and Grandma....because I know you're reading this too!! ;)


"The most important things in life aren't things."