It's actually happening!

Tuesday, we met with our possible DJ and his wife (she helps with the photo booth). They were super nice, and explained everything very well. They gave us a great deal and were so willing to help with everything. I sat there talking to these people and kept feeling like I have seen these people before. The wife starts talking about the photo booth and explains some of their rules, like not allowing drinks in the photo booth. Then it hits me.... they "DJ"ed at a friend’s wedding, and they "yelled" at me for taking my drink in there!! So it kinda sealed the deal for me because I already had seen them in action, so no sitting at a strangers wedding. At the wedding I went to they put on a great show, the guy had a great voice and kept the floor packed (most important for me). So we can now check that off our list! I'm very happy, because we saved like $600!

Wednesday we met with the mortgage broker and got pre-approved! The lady helped us out so much and took the time to make sure we understood everything! She told us what we could afford and which loan would be best for us. So that got us really excited and motivated. We went out and talked to a realtor and looked at two houses! It was really exciting! We instantly knew what we liked and didn't like and without even discussing it me and Jason thoughts were exactly inline. We both want the same things, and the same things are important to us! So this begins our journey with house shopping! It’s going to be really fun and exciting and I really think it’s going to bond me and Jason closer together!

Friday! The big day, the day that I was dreading so much! We (me, Mary Jane, Erin, Colleen and my dad) go to David's Bridal and meet with Gloria! Poor Gloria! She asks me what I like, what I don't like, budget, visions, so on so on. And of course I don't really know. All I know is that I want to look stunning and to just blow this boy away when he sees me for the first time! So as she is getting some dresses around, me and Erin go look at flower girl dresses. And of course I let her choose what she wants, and she pulls of the rack the exact one I want!!! (Love that girl) She tries it on and it’s perfect! MY TURN! So I put on my first dress. Walk out of the dressing room, Colleen's eyes light up, I'm still searching for a mirror! So nervous to see how it looks, I turn around and instantly it hits me "IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING!!!!" My eyes fill up with tears as I, for the first time realize that I am a bride! I'm going to marry this incredible man that I have been waiting all my life for! =) The dress is gorgeous, I feel beautiful in it. It feels great, it looks great. Gloria sees my emotion and of course adds to it, gets me a tiara and a veil to complete the look. I'm in love! (With the dress). We try on several more dresses and I keep comparing them to dress number one. We find another dress that I really really like. But it’s so hard to compare to the first one. So we add that to the keep pile. Because it is everything I want. The top, the bottom, the effect! I felt really good in it. Colleen liked it, my dad didn't. I keep trying on dresses and throwing them out, beautiful gowns but just didn't look great on me. Then, Gloria pulls a dress for me that I didn't really think I would go for, because it was very different from the others. But I'm very open minded and ready for something new. I try it on, walk out, Colleen loves it, my dad almost in tears, I turn around.... LOVE IT! It fits so good, looks great, I could move, and breathe, and walk around. Gloria added some embellishments to the dress to enhance the features of the dress and I fall more in love with the dress. It helped that it almost made my dad cry. I must have kept that dress on for 45 minutes (mostly because I was waiting on Mary Jane to get back, but I really didn't want to get out of it.) I was walking around the whole place. I felt like I was the only bride in the store and I owned the "walk way." So Mary Jane comes back and she doesn't like it... (Which secretly made me like it more.) So I stand there staring in the mirror trying to remember the first dress. It was very difficult because I liked them both so much! So I try the first dress back on, and I still love it! What a hard decision lies ahead for me. But I knew I didn't want to get a dress today, I just wanted to find kinda what I was looking for and to see what actually looked good on me. Plus I want my mom to be there to see what she likes and get her opinion, and I want Jason's mom's opinion! So I can't wait to go dress shopping with the moms! (But I'm definitely going to need Colleen there! =)) So I'm not sure when that will be, but I hope soon! Because I want to get back in some dresses! =)

While we were there, Colleen and Mary Jane were trying to help with my indecisiveness with bridesmaid dresses. In all reality, I really don't think I care what the girls want. I want them to feel beautiful and comfortable. I don't really think it matters if the dresses are the same style. So the girls pick out a couple. Mary Jane finds a green one... and I love the color so much. I think that color will look great on every girl. I just keep thinking that green is an unlucky color for bridesmaid dresses. I swear I heard this from somewhere. I really thought Meg told me, but she swears she didn't. So after she told me she didn't tell me that, it kinda made me want green dresses. Especially when I see this color. So after I fall in love with this color, OF COURSE, Gloria advises me that that color has been discontinued.... of course. And the orange I like has also been discontinued! So I'm not sure what were going to do. If I can round the rest of the girls up and see what they like and they like the green we might be able to still do the green. And once I research the unlucky green dresses (anyone else heard this). So this really ended our adventure to the bridal salon. It was WAY better than I image. The way I pictured it, Getting all sweaty trying on dresses, dresses don't fit, they won't go on, lady gets mad, but we shove the dress on anyway, I walk out, everyone gets the disgusted look on their face. I turn around and see every one of my flaws and I look absolutely awful! No matter what the dress was! But it was SO much more than that, the lady was great, my friends and family were great. I looked at the dresses and actually saw what I liked about myself! It was easy, fun, and kinda boosted my self confidence! I can't thank Colleen, Mary Jane, Erin, and my dad for going and being supportive, and not judgmental. Can't wait for the next time, I really want to take Meg and Joy and the moms next!

PS not going to post any pictures or enlist any details of dresses that shall be a surprise!!

So this week......

Sunday... going back to church to meet with the pastor. Really excited to see what he has to say! I really hope he says yes! And I really like that church, so I'm glad we get to go again. I just wished we lived closer so we could go every week!

Monday we are busy with our back in action Explorer Program at work. Tuesday we got nothing as of yet, maybe we can look at houses! Wednesday MY Aunt Karen is coming in from Colorado with Cristen! I can't wait to see them both! Just wish I could take every day off they were here to hang out with them! But I will have Wednesday and Thursday off so we will make it work! Friday I am taking them, my mom, and Grammy to see the wedding venue! Really excited about that. Because even though I pretend that I'm taking them to see it, I really love going back there!! =)

Especially when they are setting up for a wedding and we get to see it all set up!

So once again our week is booked, but another fun week filled with excitement, fun and great people!