I'm back at it!!

Ok, so I admit, I kind of gave up on blogging because I felt silly blogging to no one. HOWEVER...I've recently heard that a few people are looking...and was told I need to update! So...I will try my best to keep updating (although sometimes school gets in the way...grrr)!

Wedding plans are going great! We have pretty much all of the big things out of the way, and after the first of the year, the work begins! It is nice right now, not having to stress about wedding plans on top of all the holiday hustle and bustle. We are registering in January and I can't wait! I know that Chad is getting very sick of me constantly saying "Ooo...we should register for that!!". If you have any advice on things to register for, (or things that are completely useless that you registered for and never used) please feel free to share them with us!

Chad and I have been having a lot of fun together this season. It's crazy for us to think back to this time last year...we weren't dating and we barely knew each other! We are experiencing things for the first time...like trying to coordinate Christmas with all of our families! Thinking back to a year ago makes us realize how unbelievably happy we are to be together! We can't imagine life without each other and it hasn't even been a year!

We went to an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" party last weekend! Our sweaters were not then ugliest, but the shoulder pads and nasty red tie made it all work together quite wonderfully. So much fun! For next year, we will make sure to hit Goodwill early on, so that the really good ugly ones are still available!

We went on a day-trip to Chicago today just for fun. We did a little shopping and got some delicious deep dish pizza at Gino's East. We love to spend a whole day together...just the two of us!

Engagement Pictures!

My Matron of Honor/friend/future sister in law suggested a photographer to me at the start of our planning. I decided to go with her mainly based on her price (she just started doing weddings this past summer) and I also thought the pictures I'd seen were quite nice. I was wrong...she wasn't "quite nice" she's INCREDIBLE!!! Mindy Leigh Photography (and Mindy herself) has impressed me SO much! The preview of our engagement pictures was fabulous and I can't wait to see the rest! She will be such a huge part of our wedding day, and I can't wait to see what she will do! Check our preview here!