Tales of a 30-something female

Ok, so we have 18 days left before the BIG DAY! Starting to feel a little freaked out, I feel like there is so much more to do and so little time. This weekend I am hoping to tackle a bunch of stuff. Chot and I are going head first into the pile of what is left. The things that are left are somewhat small but just a big a piece of the puzzle as the rest of the stuff!! Tomorrow we are doing our engagement shoot. I have to go on lunch and find something to wear. Random thought: I found out that Pirate Bay is still up and running!! Yay (-;

Bachelorette Party here we come!! So excited, just booked our transportation to Orlando for next weekend's festivities! Everything is coming together nicely. I have always been in weddings and going to weddings. I never really imagined my own wedding and here it is unraveling in front of me. Every day that passes is another day closer to the BIG DAY. All the planning will be paying off soon and then I can finally take a deep breathe and relax without worrying about what needs to be done. And another perk will be that I will have the same last name as my best friend. And we will be starting our life together as husband and wife.  Life could not get any better than this!!

So we secured our venue, Hyatt Regency in Downtown Tampa. It is beautiful, we are getting married in the garden. Definitely looking forward to those pictures! We have 38 more days and I feel like we still have so much to do. But I know it will all fall into place. Since my last post we decided to build our own home. It will be ready in January and we will most likely close in February. Chot and I are so excited and so are the kids, they will finally have their own rooms again. The house is amazing, it will have 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths totalling 3200+ square feet. I am a little nervous though because we are going from 1600 sq ft to 3200 sq ft and I think our house will be empty and bare. But I have been picking things up here and there hoping to fill the gaps. And then after the wedding is our honeymoon!! We are waiting a few weeks to take our honeymoon. We are actually traveling to Monterey,CA to attend a lifelong friends wedding. Funny thing, I have known Scott since I was lik...

Sooooooo...Chot finally popped the question. And of course I said yes. That was October 9th, fast forward to now. We are officially house hunting again and this time I think it's for real. We are actively planning our wedding at the same time. And we are both working FT and the kids are involved in sports. Our hands are full. But I wouldn't want it any other way. We're on the hunt for a wedding venue and a house. Wondering which one we will find first....hoping the venue so that I can rest easy knowing that I will at least have somewhere to get married. The house will come in time, we are just waiting on pre-approval right now. I picked out my wedding dress this weekend and I have also narrowed down the bridesmaids dresses to 2 styles that I like. I have picked the color, it is called Malibu. We will be visiting David's Bridal again soon so that we can make the final decisions and get this party started. I'm thinking about doing a Mud Crusade run in April. I ...

We are officially house hunting and I am super stoked. This is a big step in our relationship, a big step in our lives! I may be a late bloomer on the home-ownership tip but it's better late than never. The market is very fair right now too, so that is a good benefit for us. The neighborhood we are looking at has really nice houses, decent size lots & a lot of community features! I cannot wait to move so the girls can have their own rooms again. So we can paint the kids rooms & decorate!! The most important part of owning a home is that our kids will always have a place to call home when they get older and move away. Once we buy a house, we want to stay in it for the rest of our lives. We want our grandchildren to come visit us there one day. This is the beginning of the rest of our lives together!!