Hey Baby!

It's been a while since we blogged!  ...It's like we have a huge life event that we're planning for or something.  Ha! :)   1 month to go!

The only exciting news we have to share is that we welcomed another nephew into the world on May 17th!  We're so happy for Joe & Chana and we're already totally in love with their new little guy.  I wish I could just cuddle him all the time!!  One (of the many) things I love about Kurt's family is that he's already an uncle....x7!  The kiddos are all so much fun to be around and I'm really looking forward to officially being their aunt.  But back to the baby talk (because it is unusually cruel not to share photos of adorable newborns) here is a little peak at Turner James Simon.   PS.  How cool is that name?  LOVE IT.

On that note... we're skipping town for a extra long weekend and heading down south (as in southern Iowa) to do some camping!   Keep your fingers crossed for sunshine and warm temperatures...  =D

40 days and 40 nights

Not on a arc with stinky animals but until we begin our married life! :)  I couldn't resist the biblical reference because we've been searching for the perfect bible verses for our ceremony today -- it's about time we make a decision on this!  Anyways, I'm happy to report that disaster was averted and my wedding gown is restored to it's original beauty.  Thank God.  Now those busy bees at the bridal boutique are working to make it fit perfectly. We're getting so close, I can't wait for Kurt to see it!  We've been traditional and he doesn't know a single thing about the dress.  It'll be cool to see his face that day.... Can you tell I totally have bridal brain right now?  I'll snap out of it.

We enjoyed another weekend at home (that's right... 2 in a row!!!) and even had the chance to hit the town with some buddies.  Check it out... 

Edgar visited and he came armed with loads of mexican food to throw on the grill. 
** it.was.awesome. **

We had some drinks on Main Street in Cedar Falls...
Aren't they cute?

Kurt & I kicked Edgar & Chad's butts in pool.  More than once.

Yes, we sometimes coordinate our outfits.  We are that couple.

Note to Self:  Don't bring men to a Martini Bar.

Aside from our weekend fun we also had car trouble x 2.  Kurt's truck broke down on Friday and still isn't running... so it remains in the parking lot at work.  My car had some sudden (sort of scary) braking issues so I dropped it at the shop this morning.  Hopefully we're back up and running soon!  Car crap can be so annoying...not to mention expensive!   At least the sun is shining out there -- gotta love spring!! 

Adios for now.  Time to throw some brats on the grill, yum!

No 'Zilla Here!

I've said before how this past year (and then some) has been a roller coaster ride as we make plans and preparations for our wedding.  If you've planned a wedding, you know I'm not kidding.  Ever since we hit the double digits time is FLYING by, too.  We're absolutely ready to make this commitment to each other, totally stoked to celebrate with our family and friends and looking forward to seeing all the hard work and little details come together on the big day.   But this week I had a defining moment... and I will admit that this is first time I've really felt pressure that everyone warned me about!  Here's the story:

My first dress fitting was on Monday and I was so excited to put that beauty on again (it's been like 6 months!).  To top things off my mom and Kurt's mom arranged to car pool up to Waterloo and Emilee came along to share this fun experience with me!  (Yay!)  I love my dress more and more every time I put it on ... but we noticed a problem, well lots of little problems actually.  The seamstress poked around and confirmed that the manufacturer neglected to properly clean the dress before they sent it our way - which means that there are yellow chalk lines all over it.  On every seam and every crease.  Yikes.  My stomach dropped but she assured us that this should not have happened and that she'd call the manufacturer in the morning to rush in a new dress.  Long story short the manufacturer refused and now the seamstresses at the boutique are working hard to save the dress.  Ahh, nerve racking!

So that’s the DL on my first defining moment as a bride.  That’s what I’m calling it – defining moment.  Because I’ve seen this type of thing play out on TLC way too many times and although they usually pull through with a fixed gown on the wedding day, there’s always the sob story for the one dress that couldn’t be saved.  That’s a scary thought… no dress a month before the wedding?!  But, there’s no bridezilla here!!  I’m feeling confident that this will work out because the Bride’s Corner staff has been extremely friendly and after a little chat mid-week they reassured me that with some seriously meticulous and diligent work they will make sure that it’s perfect by June 25^th. 


My first fitting is now schedule for Tuesday so keep your fingers crossed! 

There's No Place like Home.

This past weekend was our first full weekend home in 2 months. Boy, did we need it!  It was really nice to finally have a full weekend when neither one of us had to work and we weren't traveling anywhere. =)  We made the best of our time at home and were especially happy that some decent weather pulled through!

We managed to cram alot into the weekend...  We gave the house a good cleaning and had some friends over on Friday.  Got to sleep in Saturday and then hit the town for some shopping and errands.  I fell victim to all that Target offers (sigh, so many cute things!) and couldn't resist a trip to the mall, and Kurt retreated to Menards for landscaping supplies (and anything else he could get his hands on).  We came home with all sorts of stuff crossed off our lists! 

• Rehearsal Dinner outfits - CHECK!
• Golf themed attire for my Bachelorette Party - CHECK! (still searching for the perfect argyl socks though...)
• Gifts for the kiddo's in our wedding - CHECK!
• Mulch - CHECK!
• Solar lights for the landscaping - CHECK!

After a long productive day on Saturday we were ready to blow off some steam when Sunday rolled around.  We hit up a Car Show at the Casino in town which was fun but it was so darn windy we were barely able to make the rounds before heading in for the free coffee!  A couple hours later we walked out about $40 richer... NICE!  Our gambling luck revved up our motivation again and we decided to dive in and tackle the landscaping.  Let me tell you... this is no easy project.  One thing we've learned as homeowners is that curb appeal does not come easily!  When we re-roofed the house last fall we were a little rough on the landscaping and yard so we're trying to give our flowers, plants and grass some extra love this spring.  We worked for 5 hours (until we ran out of sunlight) and we still have 1/3 of the landscaping to finish...luckily we finished the prominent areas and only have a couple smaller sections left.  It's fun to stand back and see our hard work pay off. :)

digging out all the old stuff. 
We even moved a couple plants that we didn't like to fill in other spots around the house! 
What a difference!

 

Can you tell where we stopped?? HA!

We're anxious to get this project finished...just need another nice weekend or evening! 

Until next time....Enjoy the little bit of sunshine we're getting!! =)