NWR (Non-Wedding Related)

I haven't been blogging as much as I'd like so I thought I'd show you why I've been so busy!

Ben and I have been trying to eat healthier and take better care of ourselves. We bought into a Food Co-op and we buy a good chunk of my groceries there every week. We have also been cooking one "almost" organic meal each week. Sometimes we aren't able to be completely organic like when we have to add milk or butter. We had to try out their organic pizza dough - and man is it good!

I've been becoming more involved in classrooms! I've been very busy planning lessons, preparing those lessons and teaching my own lessons!

What an AMAZING experience this has been.

These are some of the third graders that I have been working with for the past few weeks on a unit plan on the Arctic Circle.

Ben and I are starting up a garden! We have a community garden for the on-campus apartments and we are taking advantage of the opportunity to try out our green thumbs.

I still try to find time for friends, which doesn't happen as often as I'd like.

A few friends came over this past weekend and we made cupcakes to surprise a friend on her birthday. We encountered a few mishaps along the way but everything turned out edible! Yeah!

So there is just a glimpse at our lives outside of wedding planning!

I'll leave out all pictures of the the boring stuff - homework, our jobs, etc.. :)

3 Quarters

75 Days to Go!

On Saturday Ben and I made a trip to the Post Office to send out our invitations! It felt so wonderful to have them leave my hands. Now I need to set up an area in my apartment so I can start collecting and logging RSVPs! Here is the final shot of the invitations as we headed out the door.

I've been working on lots of wedding things. In fact I've got about 5 projects started but I get too excited to finish one project before starting another so none are really complete. Some I want to keep a surprise, sorry! But here is a shot of our programs that are in progress of being made.

Have a great week!

3 Months to Go

Time sure is flying now!

Spring Break was last week. Ben and I spent half the week with his family and the other half with mine. I was able to get help from Ben's youngest sister, Raena, in a special project. And in the process I learned a new craft! :) But that is all I can tell you about that.

My mom and little cousin, Mikayla, helped me out during Spring Break too. Thanks to them we were able to get the favors about 70% done! They were a HUGE help!

I really concentrated on the kids during Spring Break. I want to make this day special for all the amazing kids in our lives!

A few questions I had to answer:

1. What to have at the kids table?

2. How we can entertain kids at every age level?

3. Are there a few fun (and easy!) craft projects that I can make for them?

4. What can we get for the kids in our bridal party?

I was able to answer all of these questions! After figuring out the details, Ben, Raena and I did a little shopping and we picked up a few items to get me started on the kid details.

Now that I have that figured out:

1. We went to the post office and got our invitations weighed and bought all the postage stamps that we need. I'm putting all the stamps on the envelopes and sealing them shut TODAY! Those will go out soon.

2. I made a kids activity book and I am in the process of finishing those up this weekend.

3. The table markers have been sitting in a box just waiting to be worked on so those are on my to do list this weekend too!

What has Ben been doing?

He has been such a BIG help during the planning process. If I am doing crafty things, even though he won't be able to help (I'm too fussy haha) he'll sit next to me while I work on things. He is always asking me what he can do to help and wants a part in all the decision making. He has sat through numerous "boring" meetings with the florist, photographer, etc. He has been working on a few things of his own though.

1. He booked the honeymoon!! I have no idea where we are going but I do know we are driving and it will be mid 70s! Sounds good to me! I can't wait to see what he has planned.

2. Ben picked out the tuxes without my help and now he is in charge of getting all the measurements needed and getting that information to the shop we are getting the tuxes from.

3. He has been helping me with the table markers too!

No pictures this post but I'll try to get a few for the next one! :)

See you all in less than three months!

One-Hundred

100 days until we get married!!

This is our last day in the three digits!!