Goodbye flip flops.....until next year

So I have spent the entire morning freezing!!! My toes are so cold. The dreadful day has come, as it does every year....time to put away the flip flops.  I will miss you as I endure another harsh Iowa winter. Boo.

On a brighter note, I won't feel so guilty when I decide to spend an entire weekend laying on the couch being a bum. Oh and I am due for a new pair of uggs.... :-)

 

Look who got a haircut

Before                                        After

Isn't he cute?!

We have a DJ!

So last night we met with a DJ and are excited to say there will be music at the wedding! Which also means-bring your dancing shoes! It is my one requirement for the guests, so start practicing now if you need too!

Quick trip to Keo

So I went to Keo on Sunday for Ellen's baby shower. First, gnug had a flat tire so I drove Brian's car while he stayed home and dealt with fixing my tire. Thank you Brian! My dad is so thankful for Brian because now he doesn't have to be the one to deal with my car problems!

I suckered lunch out of my dad and Kathy, and spent a few hours catching up and gossiping with them. I hadn't seen them in awhile so it was nice to see them! I love to see my dad so happy with Kathy and so happy being semi-retired. 

Ellen's shower was nice and Ellen is so cute! It was nice to see her and catch up with some friends. Looking forward to meeting Ellen and Roger's baby in a month or so!

Starring Ashton Kutcher

Are any of you "Two and a Half Men" fans? I forgot to ask last week, what did you think of his replacement? I thought he did a really good job, but he is no Charlie Sheen. Having said that, I am an Ashton Kutcher fan (you have to be if you are from Iowa) so I will still be tuning in every week!

Skate South

We had Markus on Sunday and he wanted to go skating. Neither Brian nor I had been skating in years....probably since middle school when I got my first kiss during the moonlight skate! So yeah, it's been a hot minute! Surprisingly, Brian and I both did very well and I even remembered how to skate backwards. Impressive I know.  Below is a pic of Brian and Markus. Admittingly, we both had fun so we will have to do that activity with Markus again.  Also, Brian noticed a big screen that plays football every Sunday and he said that he would have no problem taking our future kid skating! Figures!

Bachelor Pad

Does anybody watch Bachelor Pad? I was pleased with the results, but only because I like Michael. Now don't get me wrong, Holly is cute, BUT what a crappy way for Michael to find out that her and dentist are engaged! And towards the end of the show, I got so sick of their perfect little smiles (see below).

I'm not sure if tv production or Holly and Blake were more to blame in this situation, but what a crappy way to drop the bomb on him! At least Michael walked away with $125,000!

Found THE dress!

We found THE wedding dress! Yee haw!

My mom and I went to Weddings by Design on Friday and I fell in love with two dresses. Much to my mom and I's surprise, we both fell in love with the same two dresses! They were 2 very different dresses....I would describe one as Romantic, alot of lace and beadwork and beautiful.  The other I would say is more modern, very fitting, similar to a mermaid type design. We didn't want to jump the gun so went to my Schaffer's appointment Saturday morning (yes, I missed some of the Iowa game, but not really regretting that decision) and knew immediately after trying on the first dress that there was nothing comparable to the two that we really liked at the other place. I continued to try on dresses just for the sake of doing so, and then went back to Weddings by Design and tried on the dresses again, along with the 3rd place dress (just to be sure), and there you have it! I have a dress and it's beautiful, or at least I think so! :-)

Mom is coming!

Soo my mom arrives tonight and we have a full agenda while she is here. We are doing some wedding planning stuff, but most importantly we are going dress shopping! I have an appointment at Weddings by Design and Schaffers here in Des Moines.  I like the designers at both places, and have heard really good things about both of them. I haven't tried any dresses on to date, but have an idea of what I want. I am hoping I find "the one" because I would like to get this out of the way so I can focus on other things! I am also looking forward to my mom meeting Brian. Looking forward to spending some quality time with my mom and Brian, and hopefully getting a dress! Wish me luck! Full report next week!

DeNoble Wedding/Labor Day

We had a really busy Labor Day weekend. Our friends Ryan and Laurie got married! Woo hoo! Brian was the best man and I was a personal attendant. We were very honored to be a part of their special day. They live in Phoenix and arrived Wednesday night and stayed with us. Thursday night we had a girls night, and Friday night was rehearsal and then to Prairie Meadows! We had a blast and I won the guy next to me alot of money so he gave me $70 yee haw! Plus, I bet on a horse race and won $12 so all in all a successful night at the casino. Always a PLUS!

It was nice to see our other friends at the wedding- Dave & Lindsey and Rustin & Libby and their cute kids. Sunday night Ryan & Laurie stayed with us and we played a board game and chilled. It was nice to have some quality time with them before they took off on their honeymoon! We also got to squeeze in a quick visit with my friends Ty and Kristin and snuggled their little princess, along with Tanner and Katie and their little guy. So nice to see so many friends this weekend! We've been so busy, we haven't had much time to see our friends!

Here are some pics from the weekend!