An Overdue Update...

Whoa. It's definitely been a while. A really long while... I'm going to be as brief as possible in my update here, attempting to fill in the gaps over the past several years...

So six years ago, I posted this update about my engagement to the mr.

Then I was busy moving, planning our wedding, and starting another school year at a new school. And just as the wedding was about to happen (3 weeks prior), D got in a boating accident, ripping his foot down the middle. After a week in the hospital and nine months of recovery, we finally got married!

Following the wedding, we spent our honeymoon in beautiful St. Lucia.

After returning from our honeymoon, I completed my first triathlon...

Then I packed up my classroom (again), traveled to Aruba and Curacao...

And then packed up the whole house. We moved across the country to D's first active duty station with the U.S. Navy (road trip!).

We so enjoyed our year in Virginia, with lots of road trips and visits to historical sites! We even celebrated Thanksgiving at Jamestown!



Then we packed up the house yet again for our move to D's next assignment... GUAM!!! That's right. We moved overseas. It's been quite the adventure.



We've traveled to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and visited family back in the states. For our final year here, we plan to visit South Korea and Taiwan!



After two more years teaching middle school science, I decided to move down to elementary and am now teaching fifth grade.

That pretty much covers it! Well, some of it. Happy crafting... and teaching, moving, and traveling!

Meet My Bridesmaids!

Here they are! These six fabulous ladies will be walking with me down the aisle, standing by my side, and I'm sure calming my crazy nerves! I couldn't imagine getting married without them!

So without further adieu...

Austin, my younger sister
Hadar, my best friend since high school
Alex and Jaimee, my cousins
Heather, my friend since college
Andrea, my after-college friend (and Daniel's friend since college)

Bridesmaid Gifts

I have been dying to post this, but wanted to wait until I could show the fiancé how I asked my girls... So here it is! I couldn't just simply ask my closest girlfriends to stand by me on my wedding day, I had to do something cutesy and crafty!

I bought cute bags and wooden hangers, black grosgrain ribbon, grabbed a Sharpie, and went to work. I wrote each girl's name in black Sharpie, then tied a bow. Easy. Simple. Cute!

The bags will be used to hold their shoes, jewelry, etc. The hangers for their bridesmaid dresses!

Happy Crafting!