HOLY COW--it's been too long good friend!

Wow. I have not kept up on this like I thought I would. I have been soooo busy lately. With the end of school and end of a phase of my life came the beginning of a career for Andy (the fiance). He got offered a job with the Illinois Department of Corrections as a correctional officer!!! This is a dream job for him/us. It has an awesome pay and great benefits! We have been praying for financial help for awhile now and this job was something we knew would help us out. He leaves June 21st for six weeks of training--Monday morning thru Friday afternoons. Yes, this includes the week of the wedding!!! He will get back Friday afternoon on the 9th in time for the rehearsal, we get married Saturday, he returns to Springfield on Monday morning! It will be a crazy week for me without his help, but I know this job will be well worth it!

Knowing he would possibly get this job, we did not plan for a honeymoon. However, my stepdad got us a hotel room and tickets to a Chicago Cubs (our favorite team) for the weekend after the wedding!! It was such a thoughtful gift that we are so thankful for.

Speaking of gifts, our shower was this past Sunday. It was a "co-ed" Fiesta themed shower. It was a lot of fun. Our groomsmen and bridesmaids put it on for us. They worked really hard and we felt really blessed. We got some great things. Some of my favorite gifts were of the personal sort--my stepsister handmade 2 garters for me! They are our wedding colors and the one we will keep has a charm on it that was engraved with our names and wedding date. Another favorite was from my aunt. She made a frame that has every part of our wedding invitation on it with two pictures of us. She is a scrapbooker so it is really neat. I will have to post a picture once I can find my camera battery charger so I can take a picture of it! :)

This is my best friend, Kara from You, Me and Baby Makes Three. Even with a newborn, she worked hard to pull of a great shower for us. Thanks!

Here is a pic of the bridal party, minus one groomsman who had to leave early for work...


Wow, I know I am all over the place, but it really has been too long!

I have been really keeping up with two blogs lately- Heir to Blair and The Pioneer Woman. I could spend literally hours reading on The Pioneer Woman. She is witty and has great stories. I am in the middle of reading the story of how she met and fell in love with her cowboy husband. Refreshing!

Well, I guess that is all for now. I have a lot going on this crazy mind of mine...mostly wedding to-do's that I should get to ASAP! 30 days until I am Mrs. Moser! It's about time after 6 years of dating!

Carissa