I love showers!!

My last and final shower was for my side of the family and my close friends. It was put on by my wonderful (and beautiful!) sisters!! They all did such a great job and I feel so blessed to have such amazing women in my life. (Aren't my nieces quite?!)


To start out the day we went around the circle and did introductions. It was quite a unique crowd. You had my aunts and cousins, then my family friends, my friends from high school, friends from college, people I work with, just people from different areas of my life. But I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. All the women that were there have impacted my life in some way and as they went around saying their names and how they know me, I was reminded of how blessed I have been and still am to this day.


We had an amazing lunch of soups and salads (oh, they were so good!). I was still eating the soup for lunch days after the shower...it was that good! People just sat around and talked and enjoyed each others company.


After lunch we played a little game of "True or False" about Anna and Andrew. I think my Grandma Horn won! It was really fun to share some facts about Andrew and I that many people did not know. Like for example, Andrew and I are both math majors (nerds...I know). And believe it or not, on our first date...we played basketball!! I knew from that first date that me and this guy were really going to get along! It was really fun to see how the women would choose their answer. Most of them just followed Andrew's mom since she knows a lot about Andrew! But poor Linda (Andrew's mom) was eliminated on the question about our first date. It was a really fun game...thanks Rebecca and Colleen! After the game, it was time for gifts and once again I was overwhelmed by goodness!! So many wonderful gifts and we got some of my favorite things that I registered for, I was so excited! Andrew was most excited to see the sandwich maker but I was more into our plates and cups and bedding!! I loved everything that I got and can't wait to use them all!

Thank you to all of you for coming and being a blessing in my life! Andrew and I really appreciate all that was given to us, so thank you...thank you...thank you!!! And thank you to my wonderful sisters and mother for all their hard work with putting this shower on for me! It still feels strange that all of this is for my wedding...craziness!!!

Well, the countdown is now in the 30's. Only five weeks till the bid day! It is coming up soon! Oh what a wonderful day that will...I can't wait!!!

Bridesmaid Dresses

So a few weekends ago, a few of my bridesmaids, my mother, and myself headed down south to find the most perfect bridesmaid dress! They are generally cheaper there (which is always a good thing) and its just fun to make the trip. So my sister packed us sack breakfasts and after a quick stop at Starbucks, we were on our way.


We went to a place in the heart of L.A. called the garment district. They sell mostly wholesale there and that's why its so cheap! We have been down here for a few of my sister's weddings so we knew what we were in for. But I have to say that this was the busiest I had ever seen it. It was pretty crazy!! My mom and sister had worked with one guy before so we headed for his shop first. I think it was called "Trendy Too", something like that. I did not really have specific dress in mind but I knew that I wanted the coco brown color. We were looking for semi-long but not all the way to the ground. And I did not want to get a dress that looked like a bridesmaid dress (if you know what I mean). We all went looking through all the dresses and grab a few for the girls to try on. There were some definite no's and a few maybes. Then we say this one, that the girls really liked and felt comfortable in and it was cute! So Amy and Sarah tried on the dress in both the brown and the blue, just to make sure we liked the brown better. They even found a green dress that was similar to the color of the flowers to see if it would look good.

We really liked this dress (its the one my sister is wearing on the left) but we decided to keep looking just in case. So after a few hours of looking and trying on a few. We decided to grab some lunch and make a final decision. Low and behold, we went back to the first place at "Trendy Too" and ordered the brown dresses!! The final cost was very reasonable and the bridesmaids were happy about that!


We were told the dresses were going to take about a week to arrive at my parent's house but they came only three days later! I am so relieved to find the dresses and I think my girls are going to look fabulous! With the that done, the last major item for the wedding was to order the tuxes for the gentlemen and we got that accomplished on Sunday!
So now we just wait (46 days) to become Mr. and Mrs. Wilson!! How exciting!!

On a side note, if you could please be praying for Andrew and I as we are now looking to life after the wedding and we're not sure what's exactly in store for us. Yes, we are planning on living in Oregon but as of now I don't have a job up there and that poses a few problems. We are trusting God to provide for us and we know He is in complete control. Just pray that a job of some sort will come up for one of us so that we will have health insurance. And also, we are starting to look for a place to live. We really appreciate your prayers!