The Countdown is on!!

ONE MONTH!!! WHOO HOOO!!!

Say Cheese!

We had our church directory photo taken a few weeks back. The picture for the actual directory did not turn out so great, but we were please with our complimentary shot! Stay tuned... we had our official engagement photos taken last week. We should get them in a few weeks!!

SOLD!!

Doug has officially sold his condo!! WHOO HOO!!! He closed on Friday!! That is one major "Check" off the list!!

What I do for love

Smokey is now my roommate at the new house. Pray for both of us.... as I don't like cats and he does not like me. But we both love Doug, so we will make it work!

Ohio Bridal Fun... and then...

My MOH Mary and I drove over to Ohio last weekend for some more bridal fun! Doug's mom Judy, his Aunt Linda and his twin sisters, Sharon and Karen, hosted a fun-filled bridal shower for me with the Ohio gang. It was my Mom's birthday (Happy Birthday Mom!!) which made it even more fun. It was nice to see some of Doug's family again... I've only met most of his extended family once -- at Christmas! Some of my Mom's good friends were there too. They are our 'Ohio family' so it was great to have them there. I participated in some shower games that involved toilet paper! Yep... I call that bridal hazing!! Oh well... it was worth it... everyone had fun! It was a great day!

And then....

I was heading out my parent's house, with a box of Precious Moments that I had collected since I was young. I had received a Precious Moment from my parents for every special occasion -- First Communion, First Confession, Confirmation, graduation, etc. etc. They had been storing them for a long time and I was going to take them to the new house... to store them there! As I stepped down, down I went and down crashed all the Precious Moments too!! The entire village of figurines were decapitated in an instant! My parents had kept them safe for over 20 years... and I had them for less than 60 seconds and they were in a zillion pieces!! And in the same instant... I BROKE MY FOOT!!!! Yep... I HAVE A BROKEN FOOT with 61 days until I walk down the aisle! So pray for fast healing!!! I don't want to be hobbling down the aisle! Luckily, Mary was with me and drove me back to Indiana! I don't know what I would have done without her! I'd probably still be hobbling around Ohio!

Here are some picture of the FUN part of the day!

BRIDAL HAZING!!

My real veil is a little different than this!

Doug's cousins making a veil.

Aunt Linda getting in on the toilet paper action.

Me and the best MOH ever!

My future sister-in-laws... Sharon and Karen.

Sharon and her ring... the next one to walk down the aisle! Yeah! So excited for her!

Judy, me, Sharon and Karen.

My Mom with her good friend Gloria from high school!

My Mom and I... Happy Birthday Mom!

And the not so fun part...

Two Months!!!

Two months and counting until the big day!!!

It's Official!!!

We have a house!! We closed today on our first house together!! Whoo hoo! I will be moving there this week... Doug's stuff will arrive next week and Doug will arrive after we get married!! Oh, and Smokey the cat will be arriving this weekend. That should be interesting! We are super excited! We love the house and are very much looking forward to making it our home!!

We can't wait to get a porch swing!

Cookout on the patio anyone?? Come on over!

Love it!!

We found them!

We found a beautiful bridesmaid dress for the ladies to wear! After months of searching, we were determined to find something that was wonderful! And it worked! They are ordered and on the way... Yeah!

Flower Girl Preview

My Mom and Dad went on the hunt and found the PERFECT flower girl dresses for my three little princesses! After checking out and calling a zillion stores in the Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky area... they found three dresses in the same style, in the right sizes off the rack! If you need a fancy dress without a fancy price tag... check out Burlington Coat Factory! They Rock! And so do my Mom and Dad! Way to go and thanks!

The girls were very excited and anxious to see and try on their dresses! They started twirling and posing! I think they will be great come November! They are so cute!

Now if we could only find the perfect bridesmaid dresses... that's next!

I Did a Little Shopping...

This is what happens when a bride charges a whole bunch of wedding items in one day on a card she never uses...

Bridal Bonfire Bash!

My work gang threw us a "Bridal Bonfire Bash" out in Monrovia, Indiana. We grilled out, had smores and enjoyed a great Indiana summer night with wonderful friends. We played "How well do you know the Hausers?" and "The Not-So Newlywed Game." My mom and dad, who have been married 42 years won that game hands down! Doug and I didn't do too bad! It was a wonderful night! And now only 90 days until the wedding!! Whoo hoo!!

Ahh... so in love.

All the ladies... Mary, Mom, Me, Jenna, Jonelle, Amal, Sarah Beth and Janelle

The favorite work ladies. We always have so much fun together!

So many good times!

It was great to have my parents join us!

Cornhole with the guys.

Three Months!!

Three months and counting until the big day!!!

One Year!

One year ago today I met the most wonderful man. This morning he brought me beautiful daisies and a comic strip, which reminded him of me. Ha ha! Very funny! We are celebrating today by hanging out around Carmel, having some Holy Cow Cupcakes, seeing Harry Potter and having a cookout with the McGreals and Fr. Weldon. What a great day! And only 113 days until our wedding!!

Beautiful Flowers!

Does he think I'm weird??!! Never!

Bridal Shower!!!

"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends." ~ John 15:13

My best friends and bridesmaids, Donna, Beth, Jessi and Mary threw a fantastic bridal shower for me at Kelties Restaurant in Westfield! These ladies are the best and the shower was beautiful! The room was filled with so much love and support for Doug and I you could feel it! It was wonderful to see so many friends gathered in one place! The food was wonderful (they are doing the catering for the wedding!!) and being with friends was even better! It was a day I will cherish always!!

I love these ladies! Best of friends!

The Frassati gang... Me, Christine, Nicole, Donna, Stacey, Beth and Elizabeth

Me and Jessi - Best friends since our Delta Gamma days in college!

My mom came over from Ohio for the festivities for two days! We got our nails done, went shopping and did wedding stuff! So much fun!

Doug's mom Judy, me and his Aunt Linda.

What a great idea Mom!

Leave it to Beth to give me cat toys and a penguin game.

Beautiful toasting glasses from my Mom and Dad!

Time for a picnic!

I LOVE our toaster!

Flower Girls...

Will you be my flower girls??!!

This weekend I had the very fun honor of asking the cutest little girls to be my flower girls! Ally, Carrie and Lucy are the nieces of my Matron of Honor, Mary and I babysit for all three. They had been auditioning for the position of flower girl since they knew I was getting married and they got the job. Doug and I bought them the book "Almost a Flower Girl" by their favorite Junie B Jones. They were very, very excited and it was so fun asking! After all, Carrie told me, "Miss Johnson, I've wanted to be a flower girl my WHOLE life!" I'm glad I could make that dream come true!