A little dose of reality.....

For those of you who think planning a wedding is step one of a happily ever after fairy tale story....think again!! Here is a little sneak peek at the behind the scenes, ugly truth of wedding planning:

This folks is what used to be my bedroom, now it is wedding central. My bed has become a factory, cranking out one do-it-yourself project after another. My floor, a breeding ground of wedding essentials, my half unpacked bachelorette party suitcase and laundry from last century. This is it people, real life! However, my vow is that tomorrow with the kick off of our very own wedding month my attitude will be positive as I soak in my last couple of weeks of wedding planning (the good, the bad and the ugly). My first step in fixing my attitude is organizing this thing I call a bedroom.

GET 'ER DONE....

T-minus 19 days until the wedding. Brittany and I are in full wedding planning mode... If you want to talk about things besides either family or religious emergencies or the wedding, do not bother! If you receive a phone call from us, it's because we want to get information from you about the wedding!

Okay people, that's how you help us keep our sanity...You want to contribute to the wedding? You can either give us money (hahaha, always welcome in this economy, wedding or no wedding lol) or follow the instructions above! With the help of all our wonderful family and friends, I know we can do it! Let's shove the -zilla right out of this Bride (okay and sometimes this Groom, I'll admit it, but only SOMETIMES) and have an enjoyable final 2 and a half weeks before we have the best day of our lives!

Love and God bless...the Groom.

Best wedding gift!!

Justin and I were surprised a few weeks ago by an early wedding gift from our friends Reagan and Jenna (for those avid blog followers they are Emmy's parents). Knowing how much Justin and I love baseball, they landed the four of us the most awesome seats to the Dodger vs. Angel game (aka Freeway series). Reagan and Jenna are avid baseball fans, although unfortunately Dodger fans and fully understood how much we would love this opportunity. It was my first trip to Dodger Stadium, and I don't know if I will ever be able to return after the experience we had. Not only were these seats in the very first row of the ENTIRE stadium, but they were in the Dugout Club. For those of you not familiar, the Dugout club is an exclusive section of seats directly behind home plate. This "club" features its own restaurant, complete with a sushi bar, dessert station and all sorts of yummy foods. Being a part of this "club" gives you full access to this restaurant, did I mention its all you can eat? Also, the all you can eat perk includes in-seat service and to-go boxes to enjoy all restaurant food at your seat. Let's just say, Justin was in complete heaven. Here are some other highlights from the night:

-My favorite player Torii Hunter waved to me

-Justin fist pumped Napoli

-Justin took his picture with Erik Aybar

-Reagan took his picture with Larry King

-Rob Reinter gave Justin and I the evil eye because the Angels were winning!

-Calista Flockhart and I enjoyed a nice conversation where she denied me my only chance at a real celebrity picture

-We were on TV!!! and not just any TV, but SportsCenter!!

-The Angels won!!!

Happy Father's Day!!!

A belated happy father's day to all the wonderful dad's out there!

I have...

...the greatest fiance in the whole entire world!

Brittany is the greatest woman ever, and I am so blessed that she said yes a year and one day ago. Thank you to everyone who has ever touched her life in a positive way, because now I am reaping the benefits of having the coolest chick by my side!



Did I mention she's a good kisser?

6.16.09

One year ago today, Justin got down on one knee and popped the question! It was by far the best day ever. However, as we approach the one month mark until the big day, I have a feeling 6.16.09 is about to get surpassed. I can't believe it has been a year already and the wedding is in 32 days!! What I really can't believe is that I have lived to tell about a year of wedding planning :) haha just kidding!! Although wedding planning can be, um stressful? I have honestly loved every part of this past year. I am going to try and remember that I only have 32 days left of being a fiance and I will never get to plan my own wedding again (can I get a hallelujah?!). Anyways today shall serve as a reminder to myself to enjoy this time and take a chill pill. I will begin this challenge by returning with my wonderful husband-to-be to the scene of the crime and hopefully enjoy a nice halo victory!

Wedding Party Member of the Month #2

Preface: So it was my brilliant idea to feature Justin and I's best man and maid of honor for an entire month since they are just so special to us. However, Justin went first and he totally slacked so I being the wonderful wife-to be also slacked so that his best man could indeed enjoy a full month in the spotlight. See I only slack when necessary. Your welcome :)

Now that that is out of the way, without further ado I would like to announce our 17th and final wedding party member.....

Heather!!!!

First of all, let me just say it is really weird to call her Heather. Heather and I have called each other by various nicknames since the very beginning of our friendship almost a decade ago. These nicknames include, but are not limited to, snookums (or snooks for short), hbo (honey bunches of oats), lucky charms, and my new favorite moh (maid of honor). However for clarification purposes, I will call her Heather.



Heather and I have been friends since the summer before we started high school. I must admit Heather was not a huge fan of me for reasons that won't be mentioned, but luckily my charm eventually won her over. Pretty much once school started we were inseparable. We caused quite the ruckus at ol' TP. Then, as most of you know my family did the unthinkable, we moved!! Luckily, only about a year later, we convinced Heather's family to move too. For the next three years we practically lived together, annoyed everyone in sight, and stalked every boy at Stater Bros. I could probably go on for days about all of the memories and inside jokes we made, however like most things with Heather and I , you probably wouldn't get it.



For the last four or so years, Heather and I have lived much further apart and have been knee deep in "adult responsibilities." However, our friendship foundation is strong and was built to last. We can go weeks, even months without seeing each other, but it doesn't matter. I know she will always be there for me no matter what and I could not imagine having anyone else standing next to me on the day Justin and I get married.

I am so proud of Heather for her most recent accomplishment, graduating from Loma Linda University with her Bachelor's Degree in Dental Hygiene. What a talented snookums I have!!!!!

I must add, after all of these years of friendship you would think we would have loads of adorable pictures together...not the case, like I said you wouldn't get it. You look perfect hbo!!!