Girls Day of Fun

My maid of honor, Katie Miller, threw me a fabulous small party for those pre-wedding girly gifts.

Each guest was instructed to write a note on a card and a date on the outside as to when I should read it. Very cute! 

The decorations were so cute! 

Lindsay and Carrie drove 4 hours to come!

(Don't you just love the freeze shot of the TV)

 

Showing off the ring! 

Presents are always fun, 

but the games were the highlight!

I also got some cute accessories!

Then we rode over to Haiwassee to eat at the Japanese Steakhouse and hang out at Miranda's dad's lake house.

Good Times

We enjoy eating at Olive Garden.

So do our friends, Mark and Kim. 

We took a trip to Florida. Joey's brother, Greg, tagged along. He and Pepper were great traveling companions. 

It's always fun to go out on the boat. 

Joey can water ski well. I cannot. 

Pepper also got along well with Cassie. 

I'm not sure why, but he liked to drink out of the pool. 

(He later fell in the pool and was not so keen on it after that.)

Nothing like a good nap on the ride home. 

Dr. Pepper

For my 23rd birthday, Joey threw me a magnificent surprise birthday party and he got a me a puppy! We decided to name him Dr. Pepper because we both like the drink, he was dark like the drink, and we can call him Pepper, which is also dark.

Josiah's Birthday

We have two nephew's on Joey's side and his sister will be having her third child in July. Josiah turned 1 March 24 and a good time was had by all.

Jeremiah is a good big brother!

Engaged

Joey and I decided to get married. (I'm still waiting on an actual proposal, so there is no story.) My gramma gave me her engagement ring! Love that woman!!

(This picture does not do it justice. I later got the diamonds reset in white gold.)

My good friend, Holly, threw us a party at her house.

In attendance were her brother-in-law, Dan, and his wife Holly. (Yes, two brothers married Hollys so there are two Holly Parliers in the world. 

And Callie and Joel.

Next came dress shopping.

I found the ones that I wanted!