Life has been busy but GOOD!

So school ends and you'd think life would slow down... but that is so not the case...it's been another busy week for me, so let me share my week and all my fun updates with everyone...

Monday... I've decided this week that I really want to get wedding plans going full steam ahead. So this morning I worked on the web-site Brandon and I will be using as one of our RSVP methods...when it's more complete I'll post the site so everyone can check it out...still a work in progress. I did this also because we needed the in for for our invitation. Sonja and Ethan came over this morning and we headed out with my mom to the fabric store to look at patterns for the bridesmaids dresses and my nieces. We found some really cute patterns for both, although I want to see if Laureen will come with us to pick out material since she's an awesome sewer and would know what would be good. But we are one step closer to having those decisions made...I think if the girls dresses turn out cute I might get one made for myself, that's how much i love the pattern, definitely something they can wear again!!

Brandon came over afterwards and we headed out to look at invitations. It took us almost two hours to finally get it all figured out, but the decision has been made and ordered. We really didn't want a classic invite, we were looking for something a little different and a little more fun, and I think we found it. The only thing is that there is green on the invite, but I think i can work green in throughout the wedding and it'll all be great. I'm totally all about a color scheme, so I find it hard to pull away from it- so far so good though! I have to thank Meaghan (my awesome future sister in law) and her sweet boyfriend Jason, as a wedding present they offered to pay for our invitations, which was so generous of them and so greatly appreciated!!! I am a very lucky girl to be marrying into such a sweet and supportive family. She even gave me a really cute card, which is definitely going into the scrapbook I plan to make of the wedding and everything leading up to it!!

After invitations we headed to Sears to register, which took a LONG time and we are still not done...we are also registering at Walmart because they have a few things that Sears does not. It was a challenge making color decisions for our future home but we are working it all out!

After a long day of running around we took the night to cuddle and just relax from a busy day- I got to watch dancing with the Stars (Way to go Apollo and Julianne) and also the Bachelor...Andy Baldwin...total stud check it out girls he's a cutie!! Brandon is a good guy letting me watch all those shows while he's over...but don't worry we watched some Sopranos for him!!

Tuesday and Wednesday... Nothing too exciting happened...I worked and hung out at home both days...at work I set up the new yoga windows which look great, which they should seeing as they took almost all day. Brandon's mom's birthday was on Wednesday- Happy Birthday Laureen!!!! I also was playing with my digital camera which I have almost had for a year when I figured out some of the functions that I never knew existed. What i was most excited about was the fact that I could take a clear picture of my ring!! So I thought I'd post my favorite picture that I took that night... I know you can't see it looking down but I feel that you can tell that they are a princess cut diamond! I love my ring so much Brandon did very well...I still need to get it sized, I just don't want to part with it yet...once all our wedding appointments are done then I will take it in to get it sized!! Oh I also remembered that Brandon had called me today from Canadian tire because he found a kitchen-aid pot set on sale from like 500...to 170...how awesome is that...he picked them up because it was a great deal and they are red...we've decided to have a red theme in the kitchen so they work perfectly. Eventually we want to get really good Paderno pots but for now these will be perfect! Good find hunny!!!!

Thursday... another FUN day at Roots...I got to work with Maria who is one of my favorite people to work with...we hadn't worked together since last Saturday so we had some catching up to do! Which we were able to do in the first like two hours since the day was dead...surprisingly though it picked up and we had a great day in sales.

Sonja and Ethan picked me up from work tonight...Ethan was a little charmer as always. We went home and the kids were over, Ethan got hugs first and then I got all my bear hugs from Kathy's kids...they give the best hugs. So we had some fun eating dinner with them. The girls are so adorable around Ethan they just love to be right next to him to hug and kiss him...I'm sure being around baby Ethan makes them even more excited for Kathy's new baby to arrive...speaking of Kathy's new baby I'm about ready for this baby to enter our family...it's killing me not knowing what the baby is...I'm so excited to get to hold a new baby all over again...I love it and cannot wait for a new niece or nephew!!

Sonja, Ethan and I went to survivor/girls night which was fun as always. They girls love seeing Ethan, especially Nicole. She is so awesome around kids...she gets right down on the floor and plays with them. Ethan was showing us how he kind of crawls backwards, which meant he crawled right under the couch practically. The four of us girls and Ethan played a round of cranium turbo which is the best...Kerry and Nicole Won!! We had to take off a little early tonight because Ethan wasn't feeling great but nic and ker called and gave me the update to the end of survivor, I missed such a good one, but it's not the end of the world because I can download it on the computer and watch it!!What was great about it tonight was, just when we thought out guys (Yau-Man and Earl) could be in trouble because numbers were against them...they figure it out and not only boot off someone in the other alliance but they also get the immunity idol played...it sounded amazing.

Just wanted to mention...hooray for grey's being back on, another great episode...I hope that izzy gets to meet her daughter and that McDreamy won't do anything stupid when it comes to mer...one last grey's note...how cute was Addison when she goes up to the chief in the bar and helps him out and gets him up dancing I LOVED that moment in the show!! Oh and here are a few pics I took of ethan...the black and white one is kinda cool because I made his shirt still look green...ohh the magic of the digital camera!!

Friday... which would be today was my other day off for the week, and it was just as busy as monday...Brandon came over at 8am when he got off work, to grab some sleep before we had to go work out our cake. While he slept I drove out to meet my newest house sitting friend...Her name is Candy and she is the cutest little dog ever...Debbie had warned me that she was a little feisty, perhaps she was mis-treated before debbie took her in... anyway she was great around me...Teddy the other dog bugs her sometime but she keeps him in line. We went for a nice walk and took in the beautiful day!

At 1pm we headed down to scanway to meet with the pastry chef to talk cake. She was so awesome and offered good suggestions and comments. We also got to sample cake which was delicious which made it hard to decide. Our cake is going to be three layers...top and bottom will be a lemon raspberry cake and the middle layer is marble cake....Yum!! The cake isn't a traditional wedding cake, we really wanted something fun, and I think everyone will be surprised, but we are so happy with our decision and it'll fit right into the color scheme and whole fun attitude that we want our wedding to have. i have to make sure get lots of pictures of the cake because it should be really cool.

We checked out our invitation proof and all went well, so they are officially ordered...we still need to get a picture taken of us to put with the invites. The girl at the invitation store commented on how organized I am with my wedding binder, I'll have to take pictures sometime soon of it...anyway I felt so good about it, and then to make it even better Brandon agreed and said how nice ti was to be with someone so organized- it was super sweet of him...what can I say i just like to be organized!!

We went through the car wash this afternoon which was a blast and of course we took pictures...the one of myself didn't turn out bright enough but here is Brandon in the car was and a shot of him and i together...

We went to Walmart this afternoon to register, but of course the little machine wasn't working. we did do a walk through and found a few things that were on our register list, so hopefully next time we go it'll be all up and running so we can get that checked off the list of wedding things to do!! We relaxed the rest of the afternoon and ordered some pizza for dinner which was soooo delicious!

One last wedding update...I talked to the photographer that did Kristine and Davis' wedding as well as Adam and Jenn's wedding...and he's free on the fourth and can do our wedding...which is also a relief...I want good pictures so I feel much better having Ian booked! Thanks Kristine for all the help in that department.

Well I hope you enjoyed my update...I know it's a lot of reading but it's been a busy week! Everyone keep posting as much as you can I love reading them!! hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy the awesome weather that we'll hopefully have!!!!