Our venue search continues....

We have been working really hard to find a venue. I have been searching high and low for anything that may work. The rest of our major planning is at a stand still really until we nail down our venue, along with booking the venue comes securing our *WEDDING DATE!*

Here is a little about some of the places we have seen already:

Right after we got engaged I went and scoped out  Spring Hill in Berwick. I liked it, I just was not in love with it. It has a touch of the rustic feel we were hoping for. The views were very pretty, and it offered an on-site ceremony which is something we are looking for. It fits into our price range perfectly, but I just did not get excited about it. I left with the "it would work" mind set, and I am hoping for more then that. It is still a possibility that I might go revisit with Scott.

I also went and visited The Oaks in Somersworth. I liked it more then Spring Hill, but it has a very traditional feel to it. It is nice, it's new, very modern, it has everything that many people are looking for. It fits into our budget, on the higher end, but it fits. Scott vetoed it completely though. Scott's one request for our venue was that it not be a stuffy, fancy smancy ballroom. He teetered with The Oaks a bit, but in the end it just is not the feel we are going for.

I do recommend checking out both of these locations to others though. Both offer great deals budget wise, and both are beautiful locations!

We also went last week to check out Pat's Peak in Henniker. I was SO excited to see this location. If I didn't think Scott would kill me, I was just about ready to make a deposit, site unseen. It fit into our budget perfectly! It was actually less then I was hoping to spend. But we were very disappointed when we went to see it. Again, it did not offer us any sort of excited feeling. We left feeling like we were compromising far too much. It was a nice location, but was a bit dated. Neither room option seemed very inviting to us, each had its own set of "cons". Again, it just was not the place for us.

And here we are....

We came across or rediscovered is actually a better word, a local gem in the next town over to us in Rochester. We have an appointment to go tour The Governor's Inn on Sunday. Some of you may be just as surprised as we were to even be considering it. It is not the rustic environment we originally thought we wanted, but it does have a lot of positives, the biggest being that it is 6 (only SIX!) miles from our house. Their prices are amazing, and I have heard some great reviews about their staff and facility. Hopefully I will have good news to report after we see it. Cross your fingers for us!

Fun Fact #5

When I was home on Christmas break Scott dropped me off at the airport to fly back to Florida. Right before I went into the airport, he gave me a dozen roses. The second dozen of the week in fact! I felt so special because as I went through security and got on the plane all of the flight attendants were ooohhing and ahhing over them. It was really sweet.

Well, Hello There!

Well it's been a while since my last entry. Scott and I have had some major transitions going on in our life. We moved in March, to a fabulous new house (more details to come!), and we are now adult foster care providers. Needless to say, it has been pretty intense around here.

We are finally getting back into wedding planning. I am very excited to be just a short time away from making some MAJOR wedding announcements. You will all just have to stay tuned to find out what we are working on!

Fun Fact #4

About three weeks after I graduated from high school, Scott flew to Florida, and he drove all the way back to New Hampshire with me. Scott, Me, and my 1999 purple saturn stuffed full of everything I owned. I will never forget waiting for him in the airport. I had gotten a mocha latte from Starbucks, and minutes before his plane landed, a drop of it fell on my WHITE shirt. I was mortified and freaking out! I raced to the bathroom, washed it and dried it with a hand dryer. Crisis averted! I remember standing in the bathroom, shirt under the hand dryer, thinking that I must be nuts, because what guy is worth this! Minutes after, I was racing towards him as he walked out of the terminal, and I will never forget the giant hug and kiss I got. He still to this day can give me butterflies just like that night!

First Wedding Purchase!!!

It's official! I made my first wedding related purchase this past weekend! I bought the Willow Tree Cake Topper! It looks like this:

Isn't it so cute?!?! Scott bought me a Willow Tree figurine last Christmas, and I love it... it was a very special gift, and when I saw this cake topper a few months ago, I knew it would be perfect for us!

In other news, we have pretty much narrowed down a date. Nothing official for certain, but it looks like Colmbus Day weekend 2011 is going to be it. We aren't saying anything official because we won't know for sure until we book the venue. We are flexible with having the wedding be Saturday the 8th, or Sunday the 9th.

I went to three different bridal shows this past weekend also. Scott was so nice and agreed to go with me to the two on Sunday.... and how awesome is he for going to another one this Sunday! Not sure that he even remembers the one coming up, opps =) I'm hoping we can start doing some venue tours soon.

I just found out about another venue location, Zorvino Vineyard in Sandown, NH . It came highly recommended from one the girls on the Knot.

Here is the list of venues I am hoping to look at so far:

Spring Hill Lodge- Berwick, ME

Zorvino Vineyards - Sandown, NH

The Oaks - Somersworth, NH

Stonewall Farm - Keene, NH

Fun Fact #3

The whole year I lived in Florida, Scott mailed me mixed cd's all the the time. It's really how I learned about his love for music. To this day he makes me a mix every now and then for my car, and it brings a huge smile to my face. 

For Scott's 22nd birthday I had 22 balloons delivered to Scott's classroom at the high school he worked at!

"So.... uhhh... What do ya say? Will you marry me?"

So it FINALLY happened, while celebrating our 5th Christmas together, Scott asked me to marry him It has been so exciting!

I have felt like I have been on cloud nine since Christmas Eve.


Here's how it happened: We had a pretty crazy week which had all begun by putting our dog down (very sad, but the best decision we could have made for her). Christmas Eve day was very busy and hectic. I still wasn't done shopping or cooking and it was a madhouse around here. I was not in my best mood, and Scott was acting weird. I attributed the weirdness to my bitchiness, and his being overtired (since he works 3rd shift) We were late getting ready and out the door, making me even more annoyed. We got to my step-moms where I had to wrap a few presents, finish getting ready etc. Finally as we were getting ready to unwrap our traditional Christmas Eve gift, Scott suggested we attempt to locate the pickle on the tree.
Back story, our family follows a tradition where an ornament that is an exact replica of a pickle if hung and hidden on the tree every year. The person who finds it gets a special "pickle prize."
I have always loved finding it, and for years have tried to out smart my brothers by looking for the pickle on the sly, without saying I was looking for it. So I was a bit disappointed that Scott ruined my scheme- ha- He sure showed me! My brothers were all in on it, and each picked a certain spot on the tree leaving me only one section. I start looking and within only a few minutes I found it. I yelled out that I found it, but I don't notice the ring attached to it until I take it off the tree. Although I knew this was coming, I totally expected it to come Christmas morning. I was completely caught off guard and immediately started to cry (i.e ball!). Scott didn't expect me to react the way I did, so I caught him off guard. He said he had a whole speech planned and when I started crying he forgot all of it. After what must have felt like forever to him, I turned around and handed him the ring which was still tied to the ornament. He finally got it untied, all while I am jumping up and down and STILL crying! He took the ring, and held it on the top of my finger and said "So, uhh, what do ya say....... Will you Marry Me?" I couldn't even speak- I feverishly shook my head up and down yes and managed to squeak out "Uh- Huh, ** sniffle sniffle** EEEEEEKKKKK!".


It was great, and emotional..... and I couldn't have asked for anything better, in a proposal, ring, and heck the guy isn't half bad either ;-) . I love how my ring turned out, the two diamond side stones were actually earrings that were originally my great-grandmothers. The earrings were given to her by my great-grandfather on their first wedding anniversary about 65 years ago. The center stone is an emerald cut, sparkly bright blue sapphire.
I am just so HAPPY! I am more in love with Scott then I ever thought possible, and I can not wait to become his WIFE!



**I stole the picture above from my Auntie Sarah's blog, I LOVE it!**







This picture is so dark, sorry :-( Scott is holding the pickle in this picture.


Fun Fact #2
Two years and a few months after our "first" date, August of 2004, Scott and I reconnected over instant messaging. It was just as I was preparing for my move to Florida. He was my biggest support through my adventure there. He encouraged me when I was homesick, and through it all turned into my best friend. We didn't get to see each other again until I was home for Christmas break in December!

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I am SO excited to be able to finally announce that we are ENGAGED! Follow along as Scott and I adventure through WEDDING planning!

We are so thankful to all of our friends and family who have been such a vital part of our relationship. We look forward to sharing our special day with all of you!



Fun Fact #1:
Our first "date" was actually the summer after Scott graduated, and my freshman year. We were part supervised by my step-mom, and followed all night by my brothers. We ate Louis subs for dinner, and sat at Brewster Beach for a little while. Scott rambled on and on about "The Who" who he had seen in concert the night before, a band I knew nothing about. When my step-mom asked me later that night if I would ever go out with him again, I laughed and told her absolutely not! Boy was I wrong!