Engagement Pictures!!!

The very talented Megan Grandi from Megan W Photography took these images of us for our engagement photos! Love love love love love them!! I can't wait until she shoots our wedding! We should be up on Megan's blog soon!

So Very Blessed!

I have been very blessed to be involved in a group of amazing women through my church. A few years ago I went on a Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) weekend retreat at my church. I met the most amazing women! We met weekly for over a year and these women probably know me better than most! I truly believe that God brought us all together. We are all in different stages in life and involved in different activities and without CRHP several of our paths would have never crossed! I cannot imagine not knowing all these ladies... including my one and only MOH, Mary! I have been the one and only single lady on the team! The ladies had all prayed for a very long time that I'd meet my Mr. Right... and now I have! We all got together last weekend to celebrate the upcoming nuptials... and it was so much fun! I love these women!

I love my CRHP sisters!

Yep... I have another fake veil on my head!

What cool cookies!

Preview...

One of my favorite shots from our engagement shoot... LOVE IT!!! It is so us!

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!