WOW! Its been awhile

Well, I have no excuse for how long it has been since my last post. Hopefully, I can update everyone on what has been going on since two months before the wedding and keep it short at the same time. Firstly, we did get married and it was amazing. I have looked at all the pictures numerous times and each time I feel a little more giddy inside about how well the day went and how much fun everyone had at the reception. We were so glad that so many of our friends and family could make it to celebrate the day (plenty of pictures at the bottom). Secondly, Najem and I made a large investment and purchased a second home. We found a large foreclosure in a very nice neighborhood and it was a STEAL. We have since moved in and rented our other home to a nice married couple. The last month has been a blur as we try to cautiously furnish the home (because I used all my savings to put a down payment and therefore I'm broke) and watch the utilities. The home is definitely an investment, as currently we live in one little part of the 5500 + square foot home and have sparse furniture in all other areas. Give us ten years and it finally may be furnished properly. Hopefully we can retire on the sale of it in the long future. But for now we will try to fill the house with babies.....we will keep you posted. Enjoy the pics and I will try to post more frequently.

Two Months Left!

Well, tomorrow will be the two month mark in the countdown to our big day. The posts have been few and far between since the busy school year started, but the plans have been rolling along. Today our cake chef mailed me a list of all the possibilities for our cake and WOW there are a ton of options. We are looking at a three layered cake, each layer flavored differently to ensure a delicious bite for everyone. I also accomplished all the invites this weekend and they will be in the mail by Monday. Najem helped me put the labels on about half of the invites, so he did what he could before becoming bored.
I don't have much else, it has been a really long weekend and I am exhausted so I am going to keep it short. Hopefully I will have more to say as the date gets closer.

We are in the two digits!

According to the count down on our wedding website (www.ewedding.com/sites/najandmelissa) we have 86 days left until we say "I do". Najem's post was wonderful! He told me Monday night that he was going to write something on our blog, so on Tuesday morning I remembered and decided to read it while eating my breakfast. At first I was thinking..."Oh geez, this may be a gripefest" (which I would deserve), but then I started to cry into my cereal. I truly am fortunate to have found such a wonderful man, who loves me and isn't afraid to talk about it. I hope he has some kind words left for his vows...if I know him he will blow my vows out of the water. By the way if anyone has some key words or phrases I could throw into my vows, pass them along..he he. I should probably start writing them now, or I will never find the words once the pressure starts.

With school starting last week I haven't had a lot of time to work on the wedding, but I plan on making some appointments this weekend and booking the rentals. Najem went and looked at tuxedos this week with my dad and stepmom, and he looked handsome and a little bored. I put some of the pictures below. With each new decision, it seems more and more like a reality.... I am getting married!!!

Okay the stress may be starting

Yesterday Najem and I tried to accomplish the task of registering. I use the word "tried", because it was not a successful trip. Everything I mentioned to put on the registry according to Naj was either something we could get elsewhere cheaper or something we already had at home. After Target and Macy's we have a combined total of approx. 20 items on our gift registries...not sure this will be enough. The day ended with me getting upset because his attitude toward registering and he sat the remainder of the time at Macy's on a sofa..not productive. So, maybe we will try again another day or maybe Naj will start thinking of something he might want.

Possibly because of this unproductive day I had wedding nightmares last night. In my dream I forgot the flowers and decorations and in part of my dream I looked in the mirror and I had a messy, frizzy hairdo. We have four months till the big day..I surely hope this doesn't continue.

How did they do it?

Well most of the wedding party is set, the bridesmaids have dresses and the invitations are ordered. Thank goodness for the world wide web. How is it that years ago people planned weddings without the internet? With the use of technology I have a wedding blog, wedding website, wedding mapper, and have pretty much ordered every detail from the web. I couldn't imagine spending hours or days driving all over town looking for bridesmaid dresses or invitations. I just put what I am looking for into my handy search engine and HELLO a million links with pictures for me to look at. I wonder what the future holds for my children and their wedding planning, because I am pretty sure that my parents didn't use the internet to plan their wedding. So... although I have spent alot of my summer planning this glorious day, I really didn't leave the couch much and I like it!!

PS: The picture doesn't have anything to do with the wedding. I learned how to use a new program during my eMINTS training and wanted to show you how fun it is.

Najem's Best Man

Well it is offical Najem has finally picked a best man. This was a great accomplishment, as he kept me waiting in the dark for weeks before finally telling me who he was going to pick. As for the other groomsmen, only time will tell. Chris agreed to be Najem's best man and we look forward to finding him a tuxedo that fits. This past weekend Chris was in his first bodybuilding competition and he won first place in the heavy weight class and second in the super heavy weight class (see pic, he is the tall muscular one). GO CHRIS!!! I asked him to do his flexing routine at the reception...still waiting to hear back on that one. Najem says that my blog is boring because I don't write about my stresses, but so far I haven't encountered any stresses. I am sure as the date gets closer and I realize the many details I didn't know I was supposed to do, I will start to freak out. But for now I have my organized tables and lists and things are going smoothly. Stay tuned to find out if I start to loose it...

Some Accomplished Details

This week has been a busy wedding week. My family was in town, so we had lots to talk about when it came to planning the details. So far I have confirmed a DJ, photographer, officiant, and flowers. My flowers are calla lilies (shown above) along with a few others. I decided on some fall type decorations for the chapel and wanted the calla lilies to also be festive for the season. I am excited that some of the big detail items are taken care of, but I just didn't realize how many details there were when it came to planning a wedding. One big piece of the wedding I still have not decided on is bridesmaids and junior bridesmaid dresses, but they do have beautiful flowers to carry. Next up is to get the dress situation taken care of, invitations, and maybe planning the honeymoon.

Check out the wedding website I made at www.ewedding.com/sites/najandmelissa

This site will come in handy for people to find directions, look at the wedding party and find links for accommodations and registries. It is still a work in progress, so check back soon.