Here comes the bride...almost!

First wedding shower

The first wedding shower went off without a hitch. It was given by Mrs. Gail Parkerson ("my second mom") at her house. We all had a great time and the food was wonderful. Everyone couldn't quit raving about Mrs. Gail's house. We also played a funny memory game and managed to come up with and "Ode to Betsy" poem. It was too cute. We received tons of great gifts and I was able to catch up with a lot of people I don't see too often. I don't really understand why I was so nervous about the shower. I barely slept the night before and even got myself all worked up while I was getting ready that day. I think I might need to work on some breathing techniques before the "Big Day" if I got that worked up before a shower! All and all, the shower was just perfect! Thanks again Mrs. Gail!

Viva Las Vegas!

No....it's not what you think. We didn't decide to run to Vegas and elope. Actually, we finally booked our honeymoon and we're headed out West...to Vegas, that is. We are planning on leaving the Sunday after the wedding and returning late Thursday night. We plan on seeing a Cirque du Soleil show. They are the super-flexible acrobats that put on an amazing show...well, so we hear! We will be staying at MGM. A lot of people have told us really good things about MGM, so we are really looking forward to it. Shawn says he plans on hitting the casinos while I hit the spa or lay out at the pool. I'd like to put my luck to the test and hit the casinos myself. Regardless, we are very excited about the trip and can cross one more thing off our list of "things to do."