Mt. Erie and more dress issues....

Out of frustration I called the dress shop AGAIN looking for an update on my dress that was supposed to come in LAST week. After waiting on hold for what I presumed to be a discussion among the salespeople about what to tell me, they finally got on the phone and told me that there had been a slight delay....how slight...I asked. Well, it looks like the dress wont be shipping out until July 1st.

At this point I was about to have a meltdown on the phone with the owner of the shop. She had to reassure me that she has never had a screw up in 30 years and she wont start with mine...well how can I not freak out when after shipping the 1st, probably not getting here until a week later, the dress will be here like 2 weeks before the wedding, without any alterations! How is this possible?! I am so deathly afraid that something will be wrong with the new one too. Well, I just have to sit back and try to relax. Hopefully it will all work out okay.

We have been trying to do some fun stuff to get our minds "destressed" and also to get out and enjoy the nice weather we have been having. We have played some tennis and have been taking Annie out a lot to different parks and such. We took a drive up to Mt. Erie and enjoyed the mild hiking and beautiful views from the top.


So beautiful!


Annie and dad :)


Sticking her head out the window on the way home

The first appearance of "Bridezilla"

My dress finally came in after many months of waiting. I got to go up and try it on and it fit perfectly. It only needed a few minor alterations on the top. My alterations were scheduled for two days later in order to get them finished on time for the wedding.

Alteration day came and I woke up feeling pretty anxious to go get my dress measured and ready to go. On my way to work Annie decided to chew up my wedding shoes. After almost a year of having her, she has NEVER even touched a pair of our shoes. On this day, she went for the gold. So, I didnt have any shoes to wear to my alteration appointment. Ok, well they were cheap enough so I can eventually forgive her and get new shoes :)

That afternoon, while getting ready to go to my alteration appointment, I got a call from the bridal shop. They were cancelling my appointment because they had to send my dress back to China. "Excuse me?" Apparently there was a flaw in the back of the dress that they couldnt fix. When I originally tried it on, it was perfect. So, I personally feel that the dress shop did something to it after I left and had to cover up. After that back and forth call trying to figure out what happened, I broke down.

It was not the most pleasant day to be around me :) I had a hard time being convinced that everything was going to be alright and that a new dress would only be here in 2 to 3 weeks. I need to realize that mistakes happen and that they are doing everything they can to help me and not stress out. Its hard not to think that my perfect dress is now being sent back and I dont know when a new one will arrive. As hard as it is, nothing is more important than the day spent marrying the love of your life :) Focusing on us is all that matters and I know that the day will be absolutely perfect.

We're all Booked!

Nick and I got finalization today on our honeymoon....we are going to Fiji! We are so excited and are finding it hard to believe that we are going to FIJI! Its a dream come true for us, we never thought we would be going somewhere like it. Pricewise it was surprisingly the best deal and we will be on a tiny private and secluded island called Matamanoa. You can check it out at www.matamanoa.com if you so desire :) Here are a few pics of the resort...we want to go now!!

Winery Tour

We met up with some friends last weekend to do a winery tour in Woodinville. We had a lot of fun touring the wineries and getting to taste a variety of wines. Nick couldnt really acquire a taste for any of them but a few were pretty tasty! We took a couple of bottles home after a long day of tasting.


Matt, Mikey and Nick getting ready for the tour...


Nick and I learning about wine!


Is there anything in there?


Liz, Molly, Jenny and Jen

Baptism and Confirmation

We had an exciting Easter weekend. After many Thursday night preparation classes, Nick got baptized into the Catholic Church on April 11th! This was an exciting night because after Nick got baptized, we both got confirmed! We were lucky to have such great sponsors there to support us as well as Liz's mom. We are now officially members of the church and are really excited to be married in the same church as Liz's parents and where Liz went to church as a little girl. We didnt get pics of us getting confirmed but here are a few of Fr. McMichael baptizing Nick....

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Hello everybody! Well its been super busy on our end lately, hence the lack of posts for awhile. To start off with the biggest news, Liz's sister packed up and moved to Korea! She got a teaching job there for one year. Her trip started off a bit rocky when we got into a car accident in Seattle on the way to the airport. We were all okay but a little shaken up. We arrived at the airport on time and sent her off without any more problems. She will be coming home for about a week to attend our wedding but will be going back to finish up her year.

Also, other big news...baby Maya was born! Maya is Joel and Angelas second little girl and she is such a good baby. Nick and I went up to the hospital to see her and she is just adorable. Liz also was able to go to the final adoption hearing where things were made official! They are so blessed to have two little angels...




We went with our friend Dash to go see an awesome concert in February...Brad Paisley! We were super close and Liz even got to touch his boot :) It was a lot of fun; here are a few pics...






Megan and Sam got engaged which was exciting news so Liz has been doing some dual dress shopping with her! It was fun to be able to try on our wedding dresses together, its not often that people get to do that! We ordered from the same shop so when Megan bought hers, I tried mine on as well.

We also went to Kacee's "Pink 30th Birthday Bash" and had a lot of fun. Everyone wore pink and we played a rousing game of Win Lose or Draw! We had some good food, drinks, and a good time.



Well, we hope everyone is well and we will try to keep this thing updated a little more often so we dont have mile-long posts every time :) We are getting closer and closer to our wedding date so Im sure we will be updating you on all of the progress! Oh, by the way, Nick and I have our confirmation coming up this Easter weekend...wish us luck and we will let you know how it goes!

No more hospitals!

Well we just came off of a pretty stressful week! I ended up in the hospital last week from a severe migraine which really has not let up much. I had a CT scan done to check for bleeding but luckily it turned out negative. I suffer from migraines quite regularly but I have never had anything quite like this. Since my hospital visit I still havent felt well so I will go back for more testing this week.

We received a call on Saturday from Nicks sister Sam who said that their brother Andy was hit by a car in Port Angeles. Of course we were freaking out watiting to hear the details because she didnt have any to give us other than it happened. After many phone calls we found out that Andy broke his leg in two places and his head hit the windshield of the car. We were concerned with possible head trauma but luckily Andy's head wasnt affected. We made a quick trip over to Port Angeles on Sunday to visit him and he seemed to be in good spirits which was good. Please keep him in your prayers as he recovers.

Also, Nick is struggling with the issue of possible budget cuts for the next year and is worried about losing his job. Please also pray for him to keep his job! Its so hard listening to the news anymore because of all the negativity floating around with financial issues.

On a positive note, my sister got accepted for a teaching position in Korea and will be leaving in April for an entire year. It is an exciting opportunity for her and I know that she will do great. She will also be able to come home for a couple of days for the wedding which is good news. Lets hope that the next post will have some better news to entertain you all with! Take care!