already?

today is my sister's 18th birthday and i can not believe she's already that old.  i remember running around the house together singing disney songs, or even just the days when she was shorter than me.  haha!  either way, i hope she has a wonderful day.

happy birthday little sister!  i love you!

how sad.

how can i tell people i was born and raised and proud to be from chicago, when i was shivering tonight when i was walking me dog?? :(  i'm disappointed in myself.

heartwood hall.

i just got home from visiting and meeting with the manager at the reception hall josh and i picked for our wedding.  heartwood hall at twin oaks country inn in wilmot, wi.  absolutely perfect! i love it so much and am getting so much more excited.  only 199 more days!  we're past the 200 mark.  eek!

a couple weeks ago we had to take our foccus evaluation for our church.  it gives us a better idea about where we are as a couple so we can tackle all the hard issue before we're married.  sounds interesting but we haven't heard from anyone since.  our next step is to talk to a trained couple and they will guide us through the discussions.  hopefully we hear from them soon.  i'd like to get this show on the road.

i'm hoping to meet with my bridesmaids soon so they can be fitted for their dresses.  i'm so excited that i found a dress that all the girls say they love too.  i already have my invitations.  i'm going to be printing them myself.  we saved a ton of money that way.  we went to michael's and bought their special collection invitations and took advantage of their 50% and 40% off coupons. we already have a photographer.  it's one of our good friends we met while in florida.  she does wonderful work.  if she had a website i'd put of a link and give her credit but i think it's under construction. 

overall i think the wedding is coming along pretty well.  i'm just seem so clueless.  we're at about six and a half months though...  time to step it up!

finally.

wow! it's august 25th already? i can't believe how fast time flies. i've been home from florida for almost two months and i finally have a possible job. today both employers (home depot and amcore) that i had interviews with already called me to set up second interviews. i have one tomorrow at six in the evening and one on friday morning at 11. sooooo pumped. i pray for the the bank one, but i guess home depot would at least be a pay check till i found something else.

this summer is been great. again, i can't believe it's almost over. the beginning of the summer josh and i were still in florida. he had lots of studying to do for his medical board exams so i took that time to try to pack and do some last minute things. we left bradenton on the 26th of june and drove straight through the night, only stopping for a couple hours worth of sleep somewhere just outside of macon, georgia. after lots of coffee and some mcdonald's breakfast we were off again. i really love road trips, but when they are rushed like the last couple trips we've taken to illinois and back, they are just plain annoying.

but we made it home late on the 27th of june and we've taken advantage of as much as we could. taste of chicago, gino's east pizzeria, family parties, my family's pool, friend's houses and cabins. overall i'd say successful. :)

i'm looking forward to autumn. i haven't really felt that type of relaxing cool weather in a few years. (and at least josh, petey and i will have a gradual change into the dreadful winter!) i hope to go to the richardson cornmaze soon. such an awesome place and for anyone who doesn't know anything about it - click here! and if you're anywhere in the area i highly recommend it! so much fun for all ages (and, no, i'm not just saying that because i used to work/practically live there. it's tons of fun!)

if anyone would like to get together please let me know! i haven't had a chance to see everyone yet but would love to set something up.

hope everyone enjoys that last bit of summer!