One month post-wedding

Well, the wedding has come and gone. I can't believe that it is over. There was a lot of build-up for it to be over so quickly. We were so blessed to have our families and friends from all over join us in our special day. Of course, there were a few kinks in the parade. It started to rain as the wedding party began walking out, but luckily no one melted. Also, towards the middle of the ceremony a train rolled through downtown. It wouldn't have been our wedding if there weren't a few glitches. It was perfect.

As most of you know, we went to Las Vegas for our honeymoon. It was unbelievable. It was definitely a culture shock coming from Mississippi. We stayed at the MGM Grand. There was an actual lion's den in our hotel. I think we watched the lions more than anything else. We had to stop and watch them at least twice a day! We also saw Cirque de Soleil and David Copperfield. Both shows were unbelievable! As soon as we get internet hooked up at the house, we'll post some wedding and honeymoon pictures.

Shower, flowers & invites...oh my!

Sorry for the lagging posts! It's beginning to get very hectic! Only one month to go!

The last couple of weekends have been a whirlwind! First of all, Mrs. Donna Reeves and Mrs. Sonya Gatlin threw the cutest lingerie shower on June 23rd. I got tons of cute "outfits," ate wonderful food and had a great time with friends as family! Thanks ladies!

Also, invitations have gone out, premarital counseling is being attended and thank you notes are being mailed. Unfortunately, I missed one of my showers. The ladies of Westminster Presbyterian hosted an outstanding shower, I hear. It turns out I had the Roto virus. It was terrible. I finally got my appetite back on Tuesday. Blah.

Shawn went on his "Bachelor Weekend" this past weekend. They golfed, we to the boats, cooked out and tried their luck at playing cards. That's all I wanna know!

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."

Potins meet McDaniels

Our parents finally met yesterday. My parents, also, got to meet Shawn's grandparents, Lauren, and John (Shawn's sister and brother-in-law). Everything went absolutely wonderful and everyone enjoyed themselves. There was enough food to feed an army. We ate a Boston butt, potato salad, baked beans, sausage, chicken and artichoke dip, corn casserole, "Baskin Robbins Pie," and pecan pie. It was all wonderful! It's a shame it took so long for all of them to meet....they really hit it off! Yay!

Less than three months to go!

It's now official the wedding party will be clothed. As of today, the bridesmaids have all been fitted for their dresses and shoes. Last week, Shawn and I picked out the tuxes. For being my first time in a tux shop, I think I did pretty well. I can definitely say that the groom sure has it easier than the bride when it comes to picking out their wedding day attire...geez.

Our big project for this week is finalizing the invitations. The wording on the invites isn't really the hard part....who knew that picking out a font/style could be so irritating!

The biggest event of the week, though, is on Saturday! My parents and Shawn's parents finally get to meet. You'd think they might have already met throughout our four years together, but it never happened until now! We will be having lunch at his parent's house. It should be fun! They're actually a lot alike. We'll keep you posted!