Strike a Pose

Thursday was a big step in the whole wedding planning process. I went for my bridal portrait! Mom and I started rolling my hair around 11:30, and doing makeup at 1:30. The portrait was scheduled for 4:00. We arrived at the church around three to put the finishing touches on everything and put on the dress. Since we were ready early, my mom gave her camera to my aunt Linda, who took pictures with it. Those turned out really well, just think how the photographers' will be!

We showed the photographers around the church, taking pictures in many different spots. For one of the pictures, DeEtte was demonstrating how she wanted me to sit on the couch. Well, it's one thing to tuck your legs underneath you when you're wearing jeans. It's totally different wearing a dress and petticoat. I know I certainly had a good laugh over it. (And surprisingly enough, I did not fall off the couch while attempting to assume that pose.)

They took pictures of me all over the church: looking out windows, peeking out of doors, leaning up against columns, you name it! It really was a lot of fun. While we had brought a white sheet to put under me for outdoor pictures, the train on my dress still got dirty. Oh well, there's a place in Dallas that is supposed to be the best place to take your wedding down to be cleaned, so we'll take it there, and after getting it back, not touch it until July 23rd!

So Mom and I will go on Thursday and pick out which pictures they want, which ones to give to the family and which one to display at the reception. I am really excited about that, and have no idea how I'm going to choose which ones I want!

Three Months To Go...

Wow! It is so hard to believe that it is getting so close!! We've been working hard on different wedding stuff. My first shower was on April 9th. It went wonderfully! I was totally overwhelmed by everything that had been done in preparation, as well as the amount of gifts. We have so many pictures, I will put them on the web site, as soon as I can go through and weed out the duplicates. I really felt special. Thanx to my family for all that you did!

My bridal portrait is scheduled for this coming Thursday. We will be taking the pictures at St. Andrew, there are so many places in the church that are absolutely gorgeous, so finding a spot to take pictures will not be difficult. It seems like just yesterday that we reserved the church, now I'm having my portrait! We got the final dress details, such as the accessories this week, and I am really excited about it. I know the photographers will do a wonderful job, and I am excited about seeing the finished product.

Bridesmaid Becky is coming to town today for her dress fitting, I am excited about seeing her. She is not only a bridesmaid, but she is also going to sing The Lord's Prayer during the ceremony. Becky has a wonderful voice, and I know she will do a great job! The last time she was in town, I took her over to St. Andrew, showed her the sanctuary, parlor, bride's room, etc. While we were standing at the front of the sanctuary, I asked her to sing something. Hearing her voice in the acoustics of that room was amazing! I had tears in my eyes and goosebumps on my arms listening to her. Just think how it'll sound when the organ is added!

Our First Gift!

I received a package from FedEx shortly before dinner this evening. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to open it yet, but we determined that it was a shower gift, since my first shower is Saturday. I opened up the package, wondering who it was from and what it was. The box said "Dillards" on it, but didn't give the giver's address.

After opening the box and package, I discovered what our first gift was. David and I are now the proud owners of a set of flatware! Hooray! I never thought I would be so excited to see a box of flatware. Mom said it is exciting because it is symbolic, being our first gift. Yay!!!!! I can't wait to try it out! Although it's so pretty, I'm afraid to get it dirty! But I know I'll get over that.

How We Met

Someone asked David and I the other day how we met. We typically take turns answering this one, and I thought I would tell it on here, in case anyone didn't know:

July 19, 2002, 5:15 p.m. I was driving towards a restaurant in Addison called The Melting Pot. I was on my way to attend a happy hour for a group called the Dallas Singles Charity Council. Their big fundraiser is a bachelor/bachelorette auction. While I was not in the auction, my friend Cyndi was. This meeting was an informational meeting for the auction. Cyndi and I had agreed to go to this meeting, then we'd go out to dinner and possibly go see a movie.

Unbeknownst to me, a guy named David was also making his way toward The Melting Pot. He was out of a job at the time, and was looking for different side jobs he could do until finding a permanent job. (Which he did find!) He had seen their web site, and had contacted the council president regarding doing some web work for them. The president told him to come to this meeting and they'd talk about it.

From David: Actually I wasn't hoping to get paid, I was hoping to use it as a networking opportunity to find a job. I talked to the web master for about an hour after the meeting, but he never did call me back. And they kept that hideous looking website.

I parked my car and went into the restaurant. It was right at five-thirty, which was when the meeting was supposed to start. Cyndi was not there yet, and I was ushered into a back room of the restaurant. I wound up standing next to a nice-looking guy who I guessed was around my age. He asked if I had any idea what was going on, and I said no. I introduced myself, and we started talking. We had the best time talking to each other! I saw his Aggie ring and inquired about it. We talked about our families, where we grew up, all kinds of stuff. We really seemed to connect. At the end of the meeting, I didn't want to leave, I was having such a good time talking to David. He gave me his business card, I was out of cards, so I wrote my number on a napkin. (How cheesy is that?) I remember thinking as Cyndi and I were walking out, wow, that was really weird, but great at the same time. I was excited about meeting a new friend. Neither of us had any grand expectations, yet somehow God put us together.

And that's our story. Our wedding will be a few days past the three year anniversary of the day we first met. How cool is that?

From David: Now the second half of this story is what happened after that. I was going to play pool and throw darts with several of my friends and thought I might invite Desiree. I didn't know much about her at that point, but thought she was cute. I was at Keri and Christi's house "not helping" cook spaghetti for dinner. Christi told me that I should go alone to meet this girl. So instead of a night with friends, it was just the two of us. And we had a very nice time. We played pool, darts, and got run out of a park while we talked about everything under the sun including our faith.