Married!

Troy and I are married!
- September 24th 2011 in Lennox South Dakota at the West Prairie Lutheran Church. Reception was held at the Steever House Bed and Breakfast.
It was the happiest day of my life. Everything was absolutely beautiful. The weather, the food, the cake, my girls and my husband. I am truly blessed.

I don't have pictures at this time, but will post when we receive the discs.

RE - A few pics:

Sarah

Megan's 16th Birthday

Yes it happened. Megan Amanda turned 16 years old. Sweet 16 and never been kissed...oh.

To celebrate her special day I first took her out for all you can eat crab legs on the Wednesday before her birthday.

The first thing Megan did on her birthday was open the cards she received in the mail. Thank you to CINDY!;

Barb & Rich for sending out cards. I am hoping she formally thanked everyone.

Megan invited 4 of her closest friends over for an evening of eating and hot tub fun.

We got Megan a delicious turtle cake from Cafe Latte and a NEW PHONE (per her big present request) - She now can txt talk and who knows what else on her new Cosmos Touch.

Grace spent an extra day with us - on Saturday I took them to the mall where Megan met her new "boyfriend" Diego. I guess he is a friend of Graces. Even though they have only met once, Megan has "claimed" her relationship on Facebook with Diego, which I wholeheartedly disprove of. Her father called her as soon as he noticed the update in her Facebook status. They talked for a better part of an hour.
Maybe her relationship is akin to the old school "Will you go with me?" messages we use to relay to the guys we liked in junior high. God I'm hoping that's the case.

Jesus's 2nd Birthday

Congratulations Jesus for having 2 birthdays! Lucky duck. To celebrate this special day, Troy and I headed north for a "romance weekend"
We boarded the dogs (and will never use that lady again- details later) so we could enjoy a weekend kid and dog free.
We reserved a room in Duluth to hike and explore the North Shore.

Bridesmaid Dresses

I took the girls shopping for their bridesmaid dresses on Sunday.
Both Megan & Samantha will be wearing dress #1. The other 3 bridesmaids can choose from the other styles. Everyone will be wearing black flats and I will be buying black wraps & accessories for the bridal party. I think the ladies will look very elegant in gun metal gray.

Megan & Samantha

Little Prairie Church

We found a cute little prairie church for our wedding :)

Wedding News

Ring, Dress, Bridesmaid Dresses, Planning, Planning, Spending, Planning.

We went wedding dress shopping over the weekend and found our winner. Its a beautiful lace, beaded A-line in light ivory. Very elegant with a timeless feel. Full chapel train that I will have bustled during the fitting.

This was the first dress I tried on. Swam thru gobs of lace, tulle and beading before deciding. I wasn't able to try it in vintage ivory, but I'm sure it will be stunning.

Minnesota Orchestra

I wasn't able to effectively add a 2nd blog to this one. So forget it, I'll just continue working with this one.

Troy and I attended the Minnesota Orchestra on Friday. We bought a 3 pack of tickets and will be attending every couple of months. I am really looking forward to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

Pretty good stuff and it's always fun to get dressed up.
We've got the kids coordinated on the same weekend now instead of having B every weekend. I have to admit it's nice to have a break.

Engagement

Yes. We are officially engaged! Troy surprised me over the holiday/birthday with a beautiful engagement ring. It's super hard to get a picture of the ring so I don't have one to post.
What I do know is that the diamond is 1.02 carats. Plenty big!
We plan on getting married late September or early October.