Happy Fall!

Remember this post when Carter wanted to wish everyone a Happy Spring? Well today he wants to send Happy Fall wishes your way...


The windows are open and the Fall breeze is blowing in... which makes us very happy here at 2365!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Just a little something to brighten your day!

Carter wants to remind you to always take time to stop and smell the flowers! Happy Spring!

All snowed in with nothing to do!

It's officially happened. I don't currently have ANY projects that I need to be working on, and I have no idea what to do with my free time! Granted, we still don't have invitations, but that is because I am still working on the design. And I'm actually not even stressed about them, because I have my plan all mapped out, we just need to finalize everything. I haven't had to go to work in 2 days and normally I would be so happy to have time to work on wedding stuff. But, I am so caught up/ ahead of schedule that I have actually been able to..... relax.....and boy has it been wonderful. Here is the reason why I haven't had to work this week:

{looking down our street from the non-existent driveway}

{tree in our front yard that fell from the weight of the ice & snow}

{Carter investigating the damage!}

So, as you can see, it is a mess. There are about 2 or 3 inches of solid ice covered with at least 2/3 inches of solid snow. Days like this make me thankful that I don't live in the Northeast, where this happens way too often! Instead of working on wedding stuff, I have been watching hour after mind-numbing hour of the Real Housewives of Orange County, of which I have probably seen each episode at least 3 or 4 times. I just love it! After that marathon was over, I had to switch to the Soap Network and old episodes of the O.C. and One Tree Hill. When I haven't been losing brain cells in front of the TV, I have been hanging out with this little snow-loving guy:

Gosh, isn't he the cutest? He would stay out in the snow all day if I would let him. It is just the best thing to watch him romp around and dive in the big piles of snow. As much as I love being at home with him, and being off work, I don't know how much more of this weather I can take. On the bright side, we have 117 days until our honeymoon in Maui! Yes, it's a long time, but at least we have something to look forward to!

There's no place like home for the Holidays...

And while we don't actually spend the holidays at our house, I decided I would still share a little bit of what our home looks like for the Holidays! I have loved seeing everyone else's Holiday decor, so I decided I would join in the sharing! In case it isn't obvious at this point, I am once again exhausted of wedding planning. And I figure if I'm sick of doing it, y'all are sick of reading about it! I'm glad that the timing worked out, and at least I have Christmas to distract me for awhile! So, here goes with my mini home-tour of what we have done so far. First up, the tree & fireplace:


Sadly, my camera can't seem to take a picture without the flash being on, so my tree looks a little sad in the picture. It really does look better in person! And yes, those 2 Christmas frames on the mantel don't have any pictures in them yet. I'll get to it... eventually! Next up is our kitchen table:


Now, we don't really ever eat anything at this table.. which is why it stays decorated for various seasons & holidays pretty much year-round. My favorite part has to be the snowman napkin rings... I have major love for snowmen. Next, our nativity:


I love, love, love my nativity. It is the Willow Tree nativity, and my Aunt Barb bought me a different set each year as part of my Christmas present each year until I had the whole set. I also have the large Creche (sp?) building part, but it wouldn't fit on this shelf. I guess I need a new spot for my nativity next year! Last but not least...


Carter and one of his favorite decorations, his snowman pillow on the couch. They pretty much snuggle with each other all day while we're working. He is also sporting his fun green & red polka dot Christmas collar from Mud Pie/Mud Puppies. He is dreaming of a White Christmas more than anybody, because this dog LOVES the snow!

Well with that I will conclude my mini Christmas tour of our home. I hope everyone enjoyed it!

Engagement Pictures - Take Two!

Last Thursday, we took our second set of engagement pictures. This time we got to take them with our awesome wedding photographer, Natalie. We took them at Waveland, an old museum here in Lexington, and of course we had to bring Carter along for a few shots! We really love them all, but here are some of our favorites:




We like these soooo much better than our beach pictures, but Fall is my favorite season so I'm sure that has something to do with it! What do you think?

Rethinking the Bridesmaid Dresses

My indecisiveness has caught up with me again. This time, with the bridesmaid dresses. The more pictures that I see of brighter pink bridesmaid dresses, the more I want something different. Don't get me wrong- the pictures are beautiful and colorful, but I think I would like something more classic that I will not get tired of over the years. On that note, there is obviously no color more classic than black. So, the current dress that I am loving is this one, but with a brighter, fuschia sash:


This dress is by Dessy and the style number is 2058. If you make it with the fuschia sash on their website, it looks so pretty. It looks very classy, but with a splash of color. The sash is not attached, so the dress actually might be wearable again... but I guess everyone says that! The other reason that I love this dress is that they have an adorable flower girl dress that can also have the matching fuschia sash, which I think would look great in our pictures. This is the flower girl dress (Dessy # FL4002), just imagine it with a brighter pink, matching sash:


I reeeeeally wish I could cut and paste the right color for the sash, but I tried and tried to no avail. I think both dresses would look better with the sash tied in the back, and it would look pretty walking down the aisle. I am actually hoping to get these tried on by at least one of my bridesmaids soon, so hopefully my girls could just send in their sizes and be done with it!

On a side note, I did DIY something else this weekend. I made this framed monogram that I would like to hang on the wall behind the gift table:


Everything looks super bright and neon on my camera, but I swear the colors are not that bad. I seriously need to stop with the DIY or I am going to lose my mind! And lastly, a picture of Carter watching the San Diego Chargers game this weekend. I swear he is smiling:


Hope everyone has a great week:)

Randomness

I don't really have a better title for this post because it is really just a bunch of randomness. This week has been crazy. We are remodeling our office at work, so I am exhausted when I get home but then I can't sleep at night due to an incredibly bizarre thing that happened in my neighborhood. Don't get me wrong, I live in a great neighborhood that is basically the perfect quiet, safe little area to have a family, which makes anything out of the ordinary into a huge deal. But anyway..... I was thinking that I never shared what we decided to wear for our beach engagement session. I ended up going with the blue/ yellow theme, but not any of the specific outfits from my previous posts. Here's what we decided to go with:

I fell in love with this dress because to me, it looks very feminine and young. I thought I would enjoy looking back and seeing my feminine and young self when I am old and have hair growing out of my chin and ears. Ew. And Ryan's shirt is a blue oxford, and is a little lighter than it looks in this picture. He will be wearing some khaki shorts. I think we will have a nice, simple, beachy look... and I appreciate everyone's advice on helping me pick this outfit!

We finally saw The Dark Knight last Saturday and I have to agree with everyone that Heath Ledger was amazing. His performance is so good that I think you could go through the whole movie not knowing it was him... if you didn't already know it was him... does that make sense? But one thing I didn't understand was: when did Gotham become Chicago? Yes, I know it is just a movie and Gotham City is supposed to be fictional, but Gotham has always been NYC, and it isn't just because of Batman movies. Whatever... I like Chicago better anyway.

I just got an email from Us Weekly that Gwen Stefani had her baby...and named it Zuma Nesta Rock. Seriously?

Enough ranting. Last but not least, here's a picture of what Carter is doing right beside me, because he gets really excited about blogging:

Hope everyone has a great weekend:)

the other man in my life...

As I was writing my survey responses to my Preppy Summer Swap partner Melanie today, I realized that I have neglected to dedicate a post to the other man in my life. Well, here he is..

This is Carter. He is a shih-tzu poodle mix (go ahead, combine the 2 breeds names in your mind.. I know what you are thinking!) and he is about 1.5 years old. He doesn't dress up often, but his grandma got him an Aloha shirt in Hawaii, and we had to take some pictures with it on! We got him last year when he was just 6 weeks old and weighed 1 pound. Here is what he looked like back then:

He is probably the happiest, friendliest dog that I have ever met. He loves to snuggle with me and play rowdy with his daddy. At first, I was against the whole "ring dog" idea for the wedding, but everyone seems to assume that he will be a part of the day, since he is a part of the family. The biggest problem is that he looooves everybody and if he had to walk down the aisle, he would want to stop and lick every guest along the way. What do you guys think- does anyone have any experience with a pet in their wedding? Or have you gone to a wedding with a pet in it? If so, how did it turn out? Any help would be appreciated as always!

Oh, and P.S.....Happy Birthday to my Swap Partner!!!!!!