On the road again

Last weekend we were once again out of town. This time we went to Minneapolis to see Josh's friends Nate and Stacey. Stacey's birthday has become an annual event of the season. We went out on a boat on Lake Minnetonka and then went back to their house and grilled out. We ended the evening with sparklers and pirate ship cake - her birthday was pirate themed. The next day I took my very first trip to IKEA, and I really liked it. The entire experience was very interesting, that store knows what its doing. here are some pictures from the weekend:

The only constant is change!

So a lot has happened since the last post! We have finally found a place for the reception... the Waterloo Center for the Arts. It has a great facility with a kitchen attached and has a terrace that we can use as well... fingers are crossed that the weather will be great!

We had to move the reception to Friday so now everything is on the same day, which after thinking about it I like because it makes a few things more simple. We are tenatively scheduling the ceremony for 4 p.m. that day and the reception to begin at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. - still sketching that out but have to decide quickly so we can finish invitations.

Next week I go for my first dress session, that will be fun to finalize the design and move forward with planning one more thing. We also have our first pre-marital counseling next Saturday - that will be interesting, I'm not sure what to expect, but several friends have said she is great.

More to come... see you soon!

update-chicago trip

We went to Chicago this past weekend to see some friends.. My friend Nick lives there and I havent seen him in forever and Josh's friends Sam and Becca were in town visiting family so we each got to make new friends. it was a blast and I would seriously put chicago on the list of places we might go.

This is my engagement ring. I had been drawing a ring similar to this for a couple of years and it was the first one i found online... so it seemed destined to be mine.

New Pictures

I made Josh sit down and take a new picture last night before he took me on a yummy delicious date to Toyko steakhouse.. so good.