Rehearsal Dinner

As promised, the first of a few updates to let everyone know how our Wedding Week went!  It was an amazing week, and everything went so well!  We had our rehearsal on Tuesday at the Town center, it didn't take that long and we were able to get a basic idea of what was going on for the ceremony.

After the rehearsal, we headed out to Penguin Ed's Barbeque in Fayetteville, AR.  This has always been my favorite place for some southern BBQ, and it was so much fun to get all of our friends and family together there!  We had some great food, gave gifts out to our families and wedding party, and got to spend some time with out favorite people! We even gave my dad his birthday cake too!

Happy Thanksgiving!

What a great day!  This week has been all around fantastic!  It snowed starting on Monday, and because the roads were bad I had the rest of Monday off, Tuesday and Wednesday!  So I spent the days getting the house ready for the holiday. I got almost everything ready before Thursday, or at least prepped and ready to go.

My favorite things to make for Thanksgiving are my Apple Pie and my Great-Granny Kennedy's Stuffing. Both of which turned out amazing this year.  Jeremiah woke up extra early and started smoking the fresh turkey that we got from Tacoma Boys.  We had some friends over and filled our bellies of smoked turkey and all the fixins!

I hope all of you had a great holiday filled with family, 

friends and great food!

Gobble Gobble!

It's just around the corner, and the plans are starting to take shape... 

 Thanksgiving!

It is one of my favorite holidays, as it involves large quantities of delicious comfort foods and the gathering of friends and family.  And this year, Jeremiah and I are hosting some of the single soldiers at our house since they may not have anywhere to go for the holiday.  I definitely think that it is a better alternative than eating at the chow hall on a holiday that is meant to celebrate friendship and coming together.

We ordered our turkey today from a local grocery store, and I am really excited to get to have a fresh turkey instead of a frozen one.  It tastes so much better!  Other items on the menu include:

Cranberry Orange Relish

Sweet Beets

Green Bean Casserole

Corn Bread

Sweet Potato Casserole

Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Walnuts

Granny Kennedy's Turkey Stuffing

Jeremiah has also requested a selection of five kinds of pie.. although he hasn't narrowed down what kinds he would like.  He is very excited about the pies :)  I will probably make an apple pie and one other here at the house and then order the other three from a local bakery.

46 Days to Go

As the count down to the big day continues, I feel like I can't seem to get anything done!

The dress is picked out and at alterations, I've got the shoes, the garter, and the accessories.  A hair appointment, a nail appointment and all of that.  The menu is in place, and the dj is on call, and the cake is all picked out.  And yet, the to-do list is ever expanding!  We still have to figure out the actual wedding program, and what the heck the men will wear (last minute i know!), along with about a million tiny (but big!) things.  

All the while I have amazing friends and family here to help with almost everything.  I know that as long as we can all get together and celebrate that day, anything else in the world could go wrong, and it'll still be okay.  The Dj could blow a fuse, and the food be terrible, and my dress rip up the side, and fall flat on my face up the aisle.. and after freaking out for a minute (come one it is me.. u know i'd cry for a bit) but then I would be able to look around at my amazing friends and family and my perfect-for-me husband and know that all is right in the world.

I am going to Fayetteville for one more wedding planning marathon weekend this month.  Tori and I will be meeting with the venue, caterer, photographer, baker, DJ, hairdresser, mens wearhouse, and about a million other things.  Oh, and the Bachelorette/Bridal party!  I am super excited to get together with my favorite ladies and have a fantastic evening at the dueling piano bar!