Pictures from Torrey Pines hike

Mike and I went hiking on the trails in Torrey Pines State Park today. It was a beautiful day! Mike proposed to me on one of these trails last December.

Happy First Day of Fall!!

I love Fall! I think I may be in the minority of people
that consider it their favorite time of year. Not only
does it mean we are getting closer to the wedding, but
it's going to get cooler outside (maybe not as much here
as it will back home) and very pretty.
I also love this time of year for all the pumpkin-flavored
things that come out. Right now, I enjoy a pumpkin spice
latte from Starbucks about once a week! Einstein's bagels
has their pumpkin bagels and cream cheese out too. I had
one last week and it was really good! My other favorite
thing is when Dairy Queen gets their pumpkin pie blizzards,
which is usually late October or November I think. I love
those, they taste just like pumpkin pie. The only problem
is that I have to drive 20 minutes to get one around here.


I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some color to be left
in early November!!

Shower Photos

Let's try this again, I've been trying to make posts today, but the blogger is being slow....

I've only been to one shower in my life and it was a couples shower. I didn't know what to expect, so I was a little nervous. My mom and Mike's mom had never met and a lot of my friends didn't know each other. I, like Mike, have a lot of different groups of friends all over the place. It turned out to be a nice event and I was really excited to see everyone that came.


I had to include this photo, because Nicki decorated the table with leaves. It was so cute!


We had the shower at Brant and Bridget's house...thanks guys!


Mike's grandmother, Mom, Sister, and Sister-in-law


My mom, Grandmother, and Sister

I got my baby fix on Saturday. A lot of my friends have babies, so I was busy holding them all day. My arms were sore on Sunday!

This is Eva! Her dad, Tim, was in my pharmacy class. Her sister, Audrey, is our flower girl.

This is Colin! His mom, Jen, went to Kstate also. She was one of my roommates for a few months.

My friend, Nicki, from Illinois planned my shower last weekend. She's my Maid of Honor. We've been friends since 7th grade. We met in band class! We both played clarinet and were new to the school.

I'm very close to her family as her parents consider me a second daughter. It's a big joke, but the men are tearing themselves away from the farm for 24 hours to attend the wedding!!

Weekend with Family and Friends

Mike and I went back to KC for his bachelor party Friday night, my bridal shower on Saturday, and a dinner party with family and friends Saturday night. It was a very fun weekend, but it flew by so quickly. We went to Buca Di Beppo for dinner Saturday night and had a great time!
We want to thank everyone that came!

Isn't She Cute!

Posing with our flower girl, Audrey!

Our Photographer's Blog

So, I added our photographer's blog to our blog list. If anyone has time, you should check out her Sept 5 post. It's a slideshow of a wedding she just photographed. I love her work and can't wait to see our pictures after the wedding. If you've kept up with our photographer hunt, finding the right photographer was very, very important to us. We actually interviewed 4, which is a couple more than most people interview. I've got to say I feel pretty lucky to have come across Kelley. Her personality and her work were exactly what we were looking for in a photographer.

Labor Day Weekend Pictures

We went to Coronado Island on Friday after we picked up Brant and Bridget from the airport. We went to The Hotel Del Coronado, which is a major attraction on the island. After hanging out there for a while, we went to eat lunch and had a great view of downtown San Diego.