Top 2 Tuesday...2 Random Things About Me

Today is Tuesday so head on over to The Undomestic Momma to link up and play along.

 

Two Random Things About Me

 

1.  I snort when I laugh really hard

 

2.  I cannot iron to save my life, it never fails that I burn myself every time and I have the scars to prove it

Play Along ABC

I found this over at The Undomestic Momma and had to play along, do the same!

A. AREA CODE : 613

B. BED SIZE: Queen

C. CHORE YOU HATE: Scrubbing the floors

D. DOG'S NAME:  Thankfully we don't have one

E. ESSENTIAL "START THE DAY!" ITEM: Tea

F. FAVORITE COLOR: Not sure I really have one...brown?

G. GOLD OR SILVER: White gold

H. HEIGHT: 5'8"

I. INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY: currently none, used to play piano when I was a kid

J. JOB: mom and group and marketing assistant

K. KIDS: 1 at the moment

L. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: house

M. MOM'S NAME: Laurel

N. NICKNAME: Ash, Flash

O. OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY: only when having Cole

P. PET PEEVE: smacking, boldness, people who don't say thank you or excuse me

Q. QUOTE FROM A MOVIE: "If you love someone... you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise... the moment just passes you by."  from My Best Friends Wedding

R. RIGHTY OR LEFTY?: Righty

S. SIBLINGS: 2 older sisters, 1 older brother

T. TIME YOU WAKE UP: 6ish

U. UNDERWEAR: Yes

V. VEGGIE YOU DISLIKE: mushrooms

W. WAYS/REASONS YOU ARE LATE: I never give myself enough time...never ever...

X. XRAYS YOU'VE HAD: feet, ankles, knees, arms...almost everything

Y. YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: chicken with feta and red pepper, spinach, chicken and feta pasta, pasta bake, stir fry, I love to cook.

Z. ZOO ANIMALS YOU LIKE: giraffes are my favorite

Our weekend was great, we met with the Minister and Decorator to finalize some things, this gave me another huge to-do list (or 2) so this week will be full of phone calls, e-mails and brainstorming with Ryan.  The good part of the meetings, apparently I am on the ball even though I feel like I am doing nothing at the moment.  Let's hope that is the case.

I finally added the follow me gadget, so do just that please.

Happy Monday (super happy Monday, it's a short week)!

'Working at the Car Wash'

Yesterday when Cole came home from daycare with is little daily report his teacher had commented that he continues to have a blast with the whales, sharks and dolphins in the sensory bin and taking them to the 'car wash'.  Ryan and I had a good laugh about this and decided that his daycare teachers are going to think that we, along with Cole are quite strange.  Well, the truth is we are...but that's not where this came from.  I recently picked up the movie Shark Tales for Cole and he LOVES it.  I will hum the first little bit of the Christina Aguilera/Missy Elliot song Car Wash and Cole will chime in 'Car wash, car wash' and fly his little shark while busting a move.  Not only is this super cute and entertaining to us, apparently his teacher finds in highly amusing too.  When I dropped Cole off this morning I told her that it's from the movie, Angela said she figured that out but what amazed her was that he found this toy and pretended it was the car wash because it had a circular part (similar to the toy below). 

This didn't shock me as I see this all the time from Cole, I guess I overlook all of the little amazing things he does at 2 years old being so busy with work, home and the wedding.  Tonight I plan to go home and snuggle him and play the night away and I can't wait!  Here are a couple of pictures of my handsome guy...

On another note, the wedding registry is finally complete!  Tuesday night after work I headed straight to Stokes to start our registry and within an hour I was at The Bay finishing what I had started a couple weeks ago.  Thankfully it was quite painless and it's another thing off the list.  Now onto finalizing the ceremony details and meeting with the Minister and the decorator this weekend.

First Top 2 Tuesday

It's been a while since my last post and there has been loads of stuff going on. Invitations have been made and mailed. Some of the girls came over on the first Saturday in March and we assembled them all (lots of work) and they look fantastic. I'll take a picture of one tonight and upload it for all to see. The girls also got their dresses picked up and they are just so darn cute. The boys have all been measured for their tuxes with the exception of my Dad who will be coming to do that soon enough. I can't wait to see Cole all handsomed up in a little tux, it's going to be so cute. Ryan took Cole to get his hair cut on Friday and it's pretty sweet, it's definitely taking some time to get use to it seeing as he had surfer hair going but he's so cute. We will be meeting with the Minister and the decorator on Saturday hoping to finalize everything with them. Other than that I think things are going well, the RSVP cards have started to arrive (so exciting!) and I am going to set up a a table chart to help organize who is sitting at what table. We are trying to decide if we are writing our own vowes or not...any suggestions?

Over at The Undomestic Momma (check out her cute blog here http://benandtay.blogspot.com/ ) there is a Top 2 Tuesday and I am attempting to link up so here goes!

TOP 2 THINGS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Aside from Family and friends, water, air, etc...2 things I could not live without:

1. Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar Line

I am absolutely addicted to anything in the Warm Vanilla Sugar line from Bath and Body Works...heck, I am addicted to that store...in fact I am going there tonight.

2.  My cell phone.
Blah...I wish it wasn't so but I am so dependent on my cell phone it's unreal.  I can't imagine what it will be like when I finally upgrade to a Blackberry or iPhone (I'm old school with a plain old cell).

Happy Beautiful Thursday

I am in a good mood today (I like to think I am most days), not only is it sunny and spring like, it's Thursday. Almost the end of the week...which means I can finally spend some time with my sweet little guy.

Cole has been doing really, really well this week. We were getting quite concerned about the hitting phase he was going through for a while and after speaking with one of the ladies from the daycare we realized that we have to work with them and be consistent. Ryan and I use to watch Super Nanny when I was pregnant and we would laugh and gasp at all the bold little buggers running around. We would say over and over, 'Our child will never be like that, he won't hit or kick. He will be so polite and charming.'. Well, well, well...2 years later our wild child has emerged from his innocent and cute baby phase right into the I'm-going-to-hit-and-scream-and-kick-if-I-don't-get-my-way little boy phase - SOOOO MUCH FUN! Don't get me wrong, Cole is such a sweet, gorgeous, talkative, charming little guy who can melt your heart in a second. He uses please, thank you, no thank you and love you often. BUT...as soon as he gets mad, watch out. The ear piercing screams start, 'I DON'T WANT IT' and the fists are flying. We have no clue where the hitting comes from, we don't hit him and he doesn't watch violent shows or movies. When think it started when he would try to do something and get frustrated and then not being able to express himself with words he would end up having a fit. We obviously aren't experts, so I consulted (broke down in tears on morning dropping him off at daycare) one of the greatest daycare ladies ever and we decided to try being CONSISTENT with time outs. It seems to be working! Cole has had a fantastic week at daycare and at home! It's such an improvement and we can see a difference in his personality already. My only suggestion for anyone going through the same thing (thanks to so many others) is be consistent in whatever you are going to do and know that you are the boss.

Let's hope I didn't just jinx it...

I went and got weighed today and I was down another pound for a total of 27 pounds! Two more to go until my goal weight...soooo exciting!

Keep On Trucking...

So last time I posted I had hit the 25lb mark, well, I went to get weighed last Thursday and I had lost another pound making the total 26! That is 3 away from my goal weight, how fantastic is that? I am super excited that I am so close to my goal. We'll see what tomorrow brings when I hit the scale, I'm really not sure how I will do this week. I've had an 'okay' type of week and that normally brings no change - not that that's a bad thing at all. I would just like to finish losing, maintain for six weeks and stop forking out the cash for weigh-ins.

On another note...I tried on my dress on the weekend and am so happy with the way it fits, EXCEPT...
I have just started to lose in my chest and while I think this is a good thing, the dress has a different opinion. Since it's a corset back I now have to tighten it more to get it to stay up. The only problem with that is that when tightening it, I all of a sudden have this gushing flow of back fat popping over the top. WHAT THE HECK?!?! Where did that come from? I know my back isn't perfectly toned, nor has it ever been, but I swear it wasn't that bad before I tried my dress on. So now to tone and go see the seamstress.

I bought my garter today and approved the proofs for the invitations. It's great, slowly things seem to be getting checked off my list. I found the girls jewelry, I started my registry (which is terrible...more about that later) and the girls dresses are in. Saturday we have organized an invitation assembly to get them made and for some of the girls to get their dresses picked up. So much fun stuff going on!

So back to the registry...
We went to The Bay last Thursday and the lady working was swamped, so we had to wait until 7:15 to meet with her. During our wait we ate, shopped and had a look around to give me an idea of what I might like to put on the registry. Well, by the time it came to scanning items I was so tired and blah. I had no clue what I wanted, what I liked or what might look good in our house. Needless to say, it ended up being so overwhelming. Erin just kept saying that she had never seen me so indecisive. I am actually indecisive, but never has it been this bad. I couldn't even decide on a set of everyday dishes that I liked. We decided to stop for the evening and go back another night when we were refreshed. On the way out of the mall we stopped at Stokes as Erin mentioned that someone else had registered there. I felt relief as soon as I walked in to Stokes and found so many things to add to a registry. We will definitely be heading back there soon.

Check out this link for an awesome give away http://benandtay.blogspot.com/2010/03/giveaways.html
and also check out http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleGreenRoom for some cute, original jewelry.

25 Down!

Last Thursday I went to get weighed and I was absolutely dreading it, I even contemplated not going. The week before I thought I had been doing great with tracking, eating and working out but for some reason the unfair weight Gods presented me with a 2lb gain. It absolutely crushed me as I was sure that I was doing everything right. Needless to say, I binged the whole weekend. From Chinese food to dips, cheese and wine I had it all...including loads of chocolate (it was Valentine's Day after all). Starting Tuesday (Family Day long weekend - score!!!), I really watched what I was eating and made sure that I was keeping up with my water. So Thursday came along and I figured I may as well just go and get it over with. I stepped on the scale expecting another gain, to my dismay, I had lost 2.5lbs! Not only did I lose the 2lbs from the week before, I also lost another half a pound. Now half a pound may not seem like much and really doesn't mean much to anyone, but to me it meant a lot. That half a pound meant a new pair of pants (possibly 2), a new 'charm' for my keychain from WW and the best part - it meant that I had lost 25lbs in total to date - ALL BY MYSELF!!! Of course I couldn't have done it without the love and support from Ryan, Cole (ya right...here Mommy, literally shoving food in my mouth - thank goodness he likes to share), and all of my friends, family and the WW blogs, staff...I could go on and on as if I had won an Oscar here.

With that being said, I have 4 more pounds to lose until I meet my next goal. I think that this will be my final goal, but it all depends on how my dress fits this weekend when I try it on. If need be, I may go for another 5 pounds. I am truly loving the feeling of losing weight, now if toning would work just as well.

As for wedding stuff, I just (only 2 minutes ago) received the paper for the invitations and Erin has been working like a mad woman on getting everything in order to send for printing. I will be relieved the get the invitations finished as that is the last big thing to do. I am going to do our gift registry with Erin on Thursday night, what a fantastic maid of honor! Ryan was going to do it with me but he offered to let me take Erin instead as he figures he will just say, 'You chose whatever (insert item here) you like better' or 'It's up to you Ash'. That is EXACTLY how it would go, so I will take Erin, my bestfriend/maidofhonor/interiordecorator/invitationlady/weddingconsultant with me to help pick out some goodies. That should definitely make for a fun evening and another task checked off my list.

Our dear sweet child has been giving us a run for our money lately. The other night it took me over two hours to get him to go to sleep. We have come to a bedtime agreement (arrangement made on his part), either Rye or myself have to read a book to him in bed and then the other has to cuddle him to sleep. At first I thought that it would be a terrible habit to start, but then I thought 'Really, he's not going to want to cuddle forever' so for now I am taking full advantage of any cuddles I can get.

On a Roll...

I was on my way to work today when Ryan called me to tell me that he had to go to work as he received an emergency service call. He is normally off on Fridays so he and Cole spend the day together. Needless to say, I had to turn around and come home. Not complaining though, Cole and I are hanging out on the couch, watching Ice Age and eating crackers. Fun, fun!! :)

So with only 5 months (+ a few days) to go, I figured it was time to provide an update as to where abouts we are in the planning process. Wednesday I got 3 great packages in the mail - our wedding favors. I don't want to spoil them so I can only say that they turned out great and we are so excited about them.

On Saturday I met with our minister to discuss the ceremony details and that went well. Tonight Erin and I are meeting with a paper lady so we can finalize what will be needed for the invitations/reply cards/seating cards, etc. Right now the invitations are our main concern. I think I have all of the wording ready to go and a count finalized for wedding and reception invitations, so we are on the right track (I think).

Saturday Ryan and I are going ring shopping and hoping to get some gift ideas for our wedding party. Ryan already knows what he wants for the guys so hopefully he can get that all figured out tomorrow.

Things are going really well, I am having such a blast with all of the planning. No bridezilla here (yet)!

2010 and Diving Right In!

It's been a few months since I last posted (yikes!) and a lot has happened.

Baby boy Johnston turned 2 last week and oh my I can't believe how time flies. I woke up at 3:30 a.m. that day and ended up being sick with gastro (which I got from my dear child who was sick Boxing Day, poor boy) so Ryan spent the day entertaining Cole. When we heard Cole we both went into his room, sang him happy birthday and snapped some pictures of him, then I dove back under the sheets to keep my stinkin' germs to myself and get some well needed rest. The boys headed to the fire hall after breakfast - Cole's favorite place in the world - where they looked at the trucks and then they went and did some shopping. After lunch I got out of bed and we gave our handsome little 2 year old his gifts. His new found love for presents is pretty entertaining. If he even sees a wrapped item or a gift bag he asks if he can 'open presents' and then rips right into it. If the gift is clothes he chucks it right away, if it's a toy/movie/book he has a look then asks you to open it, then moves on to the next one. Pretty cute. After opening up his gifts Ryan and I set up his new big boy bed, it's a fire truck and I think that put him on cloud 9. Next on the agenda - supper - his favorite - PIZZA and to top it all off a DQ cake with a fire engine on it. I bet this was THE best day ever for Cole. He was smiling all day and that made our day.

Christmas was great, besides Cole being sick on Boxing Day and the terrible weather which stopped us from driving to Ryan's sister's for Christmas with the Johnstons. We spent Christmas Eve at my parents' and went to church with my Mom, Rob, Christy & the girls. We ended up being split up due to the church being full and us being tardy as always. Cole was so restless, he was flopping over my arms, wriggling and trying to get out of the seat any way he could. Eventually he crawled under the pews and through my legs into the aisle where he flirted with everyone and wandered around. Needless to say it was entertaining for everyone else...

Christmas Day we opened presents, ate loads of delicious food and visited with the family. It was great!

New Years was spent catering with Dad and Melissa, very quick and easy. Then home to a delcious feast of crab bisque, bacon wrapped scallops, potatoes, asparagus, a very yummy salad and some drinks. It was a quite night, nothing too crazy (we were too stuffed to move!) but none-the-less, a great start to 2010.

January 2nd we finally were able to have the Johnston family Christmas. Everyone came to our house and we had lots of good eats, laughs and a fantastic visit with Ryan's sister, brother-in-law and their 2 boys. They ended up staying the night too!

We are so blessed to have such great families and to have so much love!

On to 2010...

6 months from today is our wedding so I am in full planning mode once again. Last time I posted I had just weighed in and was down again. Well as of last Tuesday I am down 23.5lbs in total since the last week in August and I have roughly 5-10lbs to go. I tried on my dress when I was up at my parents' place over the holidays and (drum roll)...it fits!!!!! Wooohooo! I definitely have some work to do on my arms but nothing a little Jillian won't fix.

There is the excitement for the past couple of months. I am super excited about what 2010 has to bring and hopefully I will post more often.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

10% and Lipstick Pink

On Tuesday (my birthday) I got weighed and am super proud to say - I am now at my 10% goal for a total loss of 18.5lbs in total. :) To celebrate I went shopping this evening after work with Erin and some really cute stuff. Yay!

Lipstick Pink you ask? On Saturday my bridesmaids and I went dress shopping at Sinders Bridal House in CP. We went at 10:30 thinking it wouldn't be too busy as they opened at 10am, wow...were we wrong! The place was packed and we had an hour and a half. Erin, Shannon, Melissa and Meegan (Christy was sick with the flu) went and started picking dresses off the racks that they liked and ended up with probably about 10 each. The change rooms were all full, but somehow the girls wound up in a change room for brides. They started trying on dresses and when one found one that was a possible yes she would rip it off, throw it to the next one and she would do the same. In the end (1.5 hours!!!) the girls picked a dress and a color that they all liked - woohoo! Super fun, super easy and I love, love, love both the color and the dress. I went into this telling the girls that I didn't care if the dresses were all the same or what the color was, as long as it was one color and the same shade. Mom also came with us and tried on some MOB dresses and there were two that I loved on her, but they were also almost $700...are you freaking kidding me?!?! Yikes! No way she will be spending that much on a dress.

Needless to say, I have an awesome group of girls by my side.

Thanks ladies for being so fantastic and making everything to date easy and not stressful.

What a week...

We finally had a 'quiet' weekend at home and were able to get some things done around the house. There is always more to be done, but it was a start. Wedding season is finally all done for this year and now we are working our way into Christmas parties. The weekends are already starting to book up with caterings (Dad), Christmas parties, etc. Hopefully it won't get too crazy...

Apparently my dear, sweet, angelic son is deeply emerged in the 'terrible twos'. How so you ask? He is hitting, kicking, hair pulling, head butting, screaming, throwing things, yelling 'no' over and over again. I must be overtired as this week has been the absolute worst for me. I don't seem to have any patience left and I keep breaking down and crying, super frustrating. I definitely need to figure out a way to deal with his anger and am definitely open to any suggestions on how to do this.

On a great note...this week I weighed in and was down 4.5lbs!!!! That makes a total of 17.5lbs since the last week of August. Hopefully I am able to continue this and get down further. It's motivating to see a difference in how my clothes fit for sure.

This weekend my bridesmaids will be dress shopping, hopefully everyone can find something that they like and decide on a color so that I can meet with Eileen and discuss decorating ideas. Super exciting! :)

Gobble, Gobble & Chicken Fried?!

What a great Thanksgiving weekend! We started Friday night out by having a 'date' night while the little on was at Nanny and Grandpa's. We went for supper at Mongolian Village and then went to watch 'The Hangover'. It was hilarious, Rye and I laughed out loud the entire time. Saturday we went to a wedding for our friends, Matt & Jamie. What a great time! The weather was great, the wedding was fun and the party was fantastic! The OWFC crew knows how to party, no question about it. There was a fire call around 1pm which put a damper on the party and left all of us ladies stranded at the reception. Rather comical actually and it really would only happen at a firefighter's wedding reception. The poor boys had a really long night. Sunday we headed up to my parents' place to see our wee man, have a delicious supper and spend some quality time with the family. All in all it was a great long weekend, but it ended way too quickly as always!

Back to work today...good news, I weighed in and was down 2 more pounds for a total of 13. Wooohooo! I also tried on my dress this weekend, it's fitting better and I still absolutely love it! I can't wait to try it on again. My next goal is to hit 20lbs and I would like to accomplish this by the end of October. Seeing as this was the last of our 11 weddings and the next two weekends are looking fairly quiet with little to no alcohol or eating out I think I might be able to do it with a little help from my dear friend Jillian...whom I have been avoiding since last week. I promise to see her soon...I bet I will pay dearly for avoiding her. All worth it in the end...

Mmmmm Tea

In preparation for our 'big day' and of course for the healthy lifestyle that I need and want, I joined Weight Watchers 6 weeks ago and to date have lost 11lbs...wooohooo! It's actually been pretty simple. I follow WWs idea of portion sizes and their point system and combine it with some activity. I have started to religiously do Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred (she's the mean personal trainer from 'The Biggest Loser' and I have been out walking often, plus - my fantastic neighbours gave us a treadmill. Here I come winter nights. Even better, I can still have a few drinks here and there :] I am losing the weight slowly and am going to keep it off. The best part, I can eat/drink what I want, I just need to keep it within my daily points.

Now to try on my dress again :)

Just wanted everyone to know - yummy tea giveaway @ http://maintenancewithashley.blogspot.com/2009/09/gluten-free-goodness-tea-and-awesome.html

Speaking of tea, I'm going to make one!

Blog Change

So I have decided that this isn't really a wedding blog anymore, it's more of an everything blog! Sometimes I just want to rant and rave about random things rather than just wedding planning and this is the perfect spot for it.

So baby boy Johnston started at the town daycare in CP and is enjoying himself after I leave from what I hear. When we pull into the parking lot he goes a-wall and when we go to enter the room with the kids he says 'No mommy!' and then sobs hysterically until sometime after I am gone. I know that he is in great hands and that he does actually enjoy himself, but I just can't help but feel like the worst mom for leaving him like that. I believe that he has actually started to resent me for this. We were away last weekend in Tremblant and when we went to Zia and Zio's place to pick baby boy up he gave me THE biggest crook eye and yelled 'Daddy, daddy!' and then stayed in Rye's arms all night. He would barely come near me. This behavior has continued every evening this week when I get home. He's not at all impressed with me and I am assuming it's because I drop him off (Evil Mom) and Dad picks him up at night (Super Dad). Oh well, what can you do? Some day baby boy will understand that I sacrificed my sexy bod for him and on that day I will be the best Mommy in the world, one that will not receive a slap in the face when he is angry or a hair pulling just because it's funny...someday.

Favors

YES!!! We did it!
We finally decided on our wedding favors. :) Woooohoooo!

Of course I can not tell you about them, that would ruin the surprise but they suit us and we are really excited about them. I know that many of you are going to love them too, I hope everyone does. So that's another thing off our checklist...next up - dresses for the ladies. I think that will get taken care of in October/November hopefully and then start all the little things. After that we have to schedule an appointment with Aileen (our decorator) so that she can have an idea of what we'd like, although weave no clue what that is - any ideas???? We are thinking butter yellow with a bright pink/fuchsia for an accent color but are open to other suggestions.

Ooooo - I tried my dress on again this weekend and am still completely infatuated with it. Can't wait to get it on again...lol. I'm going to have it worn out before the big day comes.

Anyways, that's about all of the exciting news to date! Ciao...

Busy, Busy, Busy!

There are not enough hours in a day I tell you. Not only has work been super busy (not complaining, I love it like that), but it seems like the evenings are crazy hectic too. Between trying to get some exercise in (thanks Katie for the awesome walks!), trying to find a dress for the wedding tomorrow and trying to be "pro-active" in planning meals for the following day and making list upon list of what needs to be done for this crazy long weekend, I have been short on sleep. Cole spent the week up at Mom and Dad's again - thanks Mom, Dad, Meegan and Norm for taking such good care of Cole...he definitely loves being up there (maybe because he is spoiled rotten?!?!). Mom brought him home on Thursday night and the poor boy, I haven't left him alone. I just keep kissing and hugging him...I missed him soooo much. He keeps swatting me away and saying "No, no, no!!!" He hates me now...

We are going to Chris & Mel's wedding tomorrow and I finally found a dress Wednesday night after an interesting trip to Bayshore with my sister Melissa. There is never a dull moment with Mel...she is somewhat weird...haha...love you Smell. Sunday morning we are heading to Shawville for the big fair and Erin's birthday, will definitely be a good night under the big white tent (as always). Seeing as we are going to be sooo busy I made Ryan help me clean the house tonight so we could come home to a neat house and not have to worry about tidying up.

I've been trying to really watch what I ate this week as I am sooooo excited to indulge in some Billy T's pizza Sunday night and possibly a beaver tail, oh - and maybe some mini donuts...I think that's it. Wait a minute, I forgot all the delicious, ice cold beer I plan to drink...mmmmm. Should be a good weekend! :)

Have a great long weekend!!!!

P.S. - I'm also going to put on my dress AGAIN!!! Hehehe... :)

I meant to add this yesterday, but forgot in all the dress excitement. Here is a link to our wedding website, nothing exciting, but here it is...details for all you lovies who are invited http://asmithandrjohnston.weddings.com/.

I woke up this morning (actually Cole woke me up at 6 a.m. - thanks sweet child of mine) and was a little out of it until I remembered that I bought my dress. I just about got up and danced around all excited, just about...but I didn't have the energy so I lay on the couch while my wild child played, screamed and jumped on my head.

I am in wedding planning mode like you wouldn't believe, I want to figure everything out now and not have to worry about anything. I think the next thing is dresses for the girls, then once that's figured out the colors will be finalized and we can go on with the decorating and favors. Speaking of favors, I am looking for some unique favor ideas...any suggestions?

Happy Sunday!!!!!!

Welcome Back!

So, it's been a while...let's get this started.

Engaged, check! Date, check! Church, Minister, hall, photographer, decorator, hair dresser, check! Sounds pretty good doesn't it?!
To top it all off, dress - CHECK!!! Woooohoooo. Today, my MOH (maid of honor) Erin and I went dress shopping for the second time. I had wanted to check out Mia Bridal, a store which I have been looking at online over and over again loving the 'different' dresses, so we headed there first. Such a cute little store, however, I was extremely disappointed in the service. I had check out reviews online, plus heard from a friend how great this store was. I found 2 dresses that I was interested in trying on, so I took them and tried them on with absolutely no help from the sales ladies who sat at the desk and whispered. One of the dresses I actually really liked, but no way was I about to ask questions when they could barely go out of their way to say 'Hello' or 'Can I help you?'. Needless to say, we hopped in the car and headed onto destination #2, Eternal Bridal. What a cute store, with beautiful dresses and amazing, supportive help. Imagine that! I tried on about 8 dresses and fell in love with the first one. Sooo cute! It's a Sottero & Midgley, discontinued and only available right in front of my eyes. Well, I bought it...right then and there in that size. Let's just say I need to work my butt off (somewhat literally!) to look HOTTTTTT on June 5, 2010. I honestly want to go and put it on right this very second and dance around. I have to take it to my parents' house as I definitely do not have the will power not to wear it on a daily basis.
Hmmmm, Rye is sound asleep on the couch, so maybe just this once...

She Said Yes!

For our 2 year anniversary Ryan asked me to go out for dinner with him and Cole. After supper we came home and I was getting Cole ready for his bath when Ryan asked us to come out into the living room. We did and he told me to plug in the Christmas tree and took Cole (I thought, could you not plug it in yourself?!). When I stood up from plugging it in, at eye level was a box in the branches with a ring in it. I turned around and Cole and Ryan were down on Ryan's knee and he popped the question. All I could say was 'Are you serious? Are you freakin' serious?!'. Obviously I said yes!

How We Met

Ryan and I met December 16, 2006 at my apartment on Fisher Avenue. Ryan was working with Dennis McCleary at the General Hospital as a plumber for Modern Niagra at the time (still is) and Dennis kept telling Ryan that he needed to meet his friend Ashley. Brittany and Dennis went to the Modern Christmas party and Brittany met Ryan and agreed that we should meet. On December 16th I was babysitting Dante and Roman while Melissa was out at her Christmas party when Brittany called me and said that Ryan was coming over to our place that night. I got home around 1:30am and Ryan was still there waiting, watching T.V. with Brittany and Dennis. We started talking right away (yes - he is just as chatty as I am!) and here we are today.

Welcome

Welcome to our wedding website! We are creating this website to keep all of you, our loving family and friends, informed on all the glitz and glory to come between now and the big day. We look forward to celebrating with you all and hope you will be able to join us for our wedding.
Ryan and Ashley