Becoming A Step~Mom

I am so excited that on June 27, 2009 that I will not only marry my best friend but I will also become a step-mom. Austin is such a great kid....I was so worried in the beginning thinking that I never wanted to be the evil "step-mother". I remember the first time I met Austin....I was on my way over to James house and he said that he'd like me to meet Austin....I was very nervous. I thought to myself....I'll bring him a hot cocoa....so I stopped into Big Foot Java and picked one up...what better way to win a kid over....right! :) It worked!! :) Austin has such a big heart and welcomed me right away. I feel very lucky to have him in my life.

Our Reception Site Back Home

When James and I return from Maui, we will be having a reception with all of our family & friends at the Eagles Club in Orting, WA on July 11th.

Thanks to my Aunt Debbie, Uncle Jim & My Wonderful Mom.....and many others that are helping make this day happen for us.

There will be more to come on this.....what I do know is there will be dancing, good food, great drinks & even greater people around to share it all with!!

Hope to See you all there!!

The Girls Dresses

When I picked out my dress I found a bridesmaid dress that was just perfect. All the girls agreed. So the plan was to order these dresses…..Tracy called and ordered hers over the phone since she could not make it over that weekend and my sister, cousin and I went to the store to try them on one last time.

I had no idea that when we would get there they would have all of their “summer/spring” collection out. So I thought well let’s try a few of these on. Kerri & Kimmy were both so great about it because I must have had them un-dress and re-dress five different times. We couldn’t find anything we loved more then the first one we picked so that’s the one we were going to go with. Then on the way out….Kerri was just getting her credit card out to pay….I found one more dress. They went to try it on…..and…..we loved it! They only had it in green for them to try on, but we were able to order it in “Candy Pink”, which I like to call “Maui Barbie Pink”. So luckily they let us change out Tracy’s dress that she already paid for and we got to get my new favorite dress. Perfect for Maui & looks just great on the girls!!

So now it’s onto shoes…..to have shoes or to not have shoes….that is the question. I’m thinking some really cute flip-flops or just barefoot (with our toes all “did” of course). I’ll have to think about this one a bit more.

Love You Ladies & I Can’t Wait To Be In Maui With You All Soon!!

P.S. Apparently someone thought Kimmy did not look very happy in the pictures....it couldn't be that at this point she had tried on a million dresses, but she told me that she is very happy for us and I am supposed to put that on here. LOL

Stretchy Pants

So the Best Man & Groomsmen came over to try on these pants that James and I got on sale at Macy’s…..they are perfect for the wedding…..linen cabana pants. They only had 4 on the rack and they were all the same size……we were hoping that they would fit everyone since they had a drawstring waist. The Best Man, Josh, called them “Stretchy Pants” since they seemed to work for everyone. I thought that was pretty funny….reminded me of “The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants”….the girls will know this one. LOL

They worked for everyone after being hemmed up just a bit for Mac & Kyle (Thanks to the expertise of Mary). However I got word later that Josh needed to order a large size since he felt his “Stretchy Pants” were just a little too snug. So Nicole (being so great) ordered them on-line for him.

So now the search will begin for their shirts…….how to match them to my girls “candy pink” dresses will be a fun adventure!!