Snow Days....Really?

Our wedding invites!
Getting ready for a snow ball to hit me!

Josh made his snow balls much faster than I could

Only picture I got of the both of us...it's hard taking a picture with gloves on

Oh I love Sebastian

I think he was ready to go back inside at this time

Look at my Eskimo kitty...he loves the snow

Our flying cat!!!...I promise that he wasn't as high up as he appears!

Taking his long trek home...

It is difficult to imagine that my school district actually had two snow days this week. On Wednesday, Josh had work off as well so we began our morning by playing in the snow with Sebastian. It was a lot of fun including snow angels and snow ball fights! The rest of the day was spent shoveling the driveway and watching movies. I was a little more productive today, and I cleaned the house and spent a couple of hours working out. I still need to work on my portfolio, but I still have like 4 or more hours before I go to sleep.

For a quick wedding update: I received my wedding invites in the mail. They came from the People's Republic of China. I will post pics below. Also this weekend I will be going to David's Bridal with the bridesmaids to look at bridesmaid dresses and watch Bride Wars. My co-worker also gave me these super cute table number holders that I will be utilizing. And....I think that is all I have for wedding updates....Enjoy the pictures from my days off!

Back in the Groove!

This will hopefully be a short blog...but who knows with me.
Today was Inauguration Day. My school was nice enough to allow us to watch footage all day with the kids if we wanted to. We did a lot of presidential activities and did watch the Inauguration and I think it was very educational for the kids. I was pretty excited about today. I have been a large supporter of Barack Obama since I saw him speak at the Democratic convention for the Kerry campaign. I'm pretty excited to see how things will change throughout his presidency. I just hope he leave behind a legacy and really accomplishes what he has set out to do.
Apart from the new President of the United States, this year has been going well thus far. I have planned a little more for the wedding. I should be getting the wedding invitations in a couple of weeks. They were a steal! I think they are pretty gorgeous and so CHEAP, which makes things so much better. I guess we will see what I get when the invites arrive, but I'm pretty excited about them. My wedding dress arrived over break...it came in two weeks (CRAZY!). It is hanging in the closet in the guest room now. Every now and then I like to go in there look at it...and kiss the packaging! I've only tried it on twice since I got it, so I'm doing pretty well! I found a florist during the bridal show this past weekend. She is super sweet and I will be meeting with her soon to see what she can do. I'm still in need of a DJ, but I'm sure I'll find one soon. I don't know if I mentioned that I found a photographer before but I did: Larry Gindhart. My awesome coworkers have really been helping out. Pepelea really got me excited today when she showed me these table card holders that are shaped like a bride and groom's torso. I told her....I'll use it! I think that is all I have to update for now. I can't believe I'm getting married in a little more than 5 MONTHS! Crazy. I'll try to update more...now...off to the restroom. Oh by the way....lost 3.5lbs so far for the year 2009!

A New Year: 2009

It is amazing to look back at 2008 and realize that it has passed so quickly. I was looking through my scrapbook for the year the other day and realized that Josh and I went to French Lick and Florida this year. It all seems so far away now. I thought that 2008 was a great year (minus financial woes). I bought a new house, I got engaged, and we went on some nice vacations.

Next year I have made a few resolutions. The first is the resolution I make every year....which is to lose weight. In 2008 I managed to gain about 10 lbs but this year I feel that things will go better. I have started my Jorge Cruise diet which really inspires me to do better and workout and eat right. I also want to make sure that I am reading more this year, so about a book a month. I want to spend a little less money than I'm spending now, and I just want to make sure I create lots of good memories this year.

A couple of weeks ago, Josh and I had our Engagement/ House-Warming/ Christmas party at the house. We had a lot of people show up and it was a lot of fun. I have finally gotten the house totally cleaned up since the party, but it was really worth it. There were a lot of good laughs and good company. I will leave you all with some pictures of the Party! I hope you enjoy them!