Crazy day

I have not stopped moving (till now!). Today I woke up and cleaned 45 tea light jars for the wedding, removing sticky labels and windexing them till they sparkled. After that I began organizing and boxing all the wedding stuff, because tomorrow Annette will be helping me move all the "stuff" for the wedding into her parents house (they live around the corner from the Hidden Chateau! Lucky me!). We also need to go over the centerpieces...I went out and got some things for them but we still need to see what's going to work best with the budget.

I then went to Walmart and got photos printed for the frames we will be putting up all over the garden. I cleaned the glass for each of the frames (and cut my thumb on the glass in the process!). I packed them away with a bunch of other stuff and it's good to go!

After getting all the wedding stuff ready, I began cleaning and folding 4 loads of laundry...yikes, I needed to clean!! Vacuuming, mopping, scrubbing, organizing...and there's still a lot more to do. Now that Ben's moved in, we need to make sure we organize our stuff well. After cleaning came the grocery shopping...I'm now watching an episode of House Hunters and I def need a break! Hopefully all will be wedding ready soon so we can relax a little before the big day!

My Bridal Shower

Saturday, May 7th was my bridal shower...such a special day. Laurie, Ben's mom, flew all the way out from Missouri to spend the day with me and to meet my family before the week of the big day! My mom threw me a bridal tea with tea sandwiches, fruit/fondue, scones, cupcakes, and other goodies. Bree made the cupcakes for me and beautifully decorated them...she's so talented! We played a game, the ladies gave me marriage advice, and we made scrapbook pages for the day. And, of course, we closed out the day with present opening :-)

Still plenty left to do to get ready for the wedding, which is now, only 21 days away!! It's hard to believe I'll only be Megan McMahon for 21 more day and then I'll start signing my name Megan Medley! I used to always imagine what that new signature would look like one day, and to be honest, I've barely practiced at all, I've been so busy!

I guess I better get on it! I wish the school year was over because work has been really stressing me out lately. I cannot wait for it to be over, especially the grading part of work. I really need a vacation and I'm so looking forward to our honeymoon to Costa Rica (as well as our trip to Missouri)!

So many fun things ahead...this weekend Ben took me out to celebrate my 27th birthday. On Friday, we went to Addagio's Italian Restaurant on Ventura Blvd...yummy food but my favorite part was the Mango Creme Brule for dessert! Today we went to the Huntington Library and then saw Bridesmaids in the theaters. He has to work all this week (including my actual bday), so we celebrated ahead of time. This coming Saturday some of my girls will be taking me to Happy Hour at Flemming's to celebrate the upcoming wedding/my bday...defintly a lot of exciting moments ahead!!

Laurie, Ben's mom, and my mom, Jan

Engagement Shoot

On April 2nd, Ben and I had our engagement shoot. Michelle Chiu, our photographer, did a wonderful job!! Here are some of the best shots...