Wedding Stuff

So...an update on the upcoming marriage. Parry and I were originally planning to have our wedding next summer. We've decided to move the date up a bit....we're trying for October 20...this year! I know, it's kind of soon but I think we can get everything pulled together.

The date will be sorta neat and easy to remember....10/20. And in 23 years we can through a big party...on 10/20/30!

So far we have the place booked...and that's about it! I logged on to "the knot" (a wedding planning website) last night and discovered that we have a lot to do! Caterers, photographers, a dress, tux/suit, officiant....and so on and so on. Who knew a wedding was so much work? :)

Mom and I went dress shopping on Thursday. It was not at all what I was expecting. We found 1 dress that fit (out of the ten that I tried on!)...but we didn't make any purchases yet. It was so real when I saw myself in the mirror with those dresses on...I almost started to cry! (Sappy, I know!) I can't believe this is finally happening!

Big News!!

Parry and I are officially engaged! We've been talking about getting married for quite some time now...we got really serious about it a couple months ago. We decided that instead of taking our usual May vacation, we would use the money we'd saved to go on a different journey (so to speak). We're getting married!!

We went to pick out an engagement ring a few weeks ago. The ring we decided was only available in yellow gold in the jewlery store, so another ring was made off site. The ring came in to the store this week. I was so excited...those of you that know me may or may not know that it is REALLY hard for me to keep a secret. Especially something as big as this. We had decided not to tell everyone until the ring was bought, paid for and on my finger. So, now we can tell everyone!! And I won't have to keep this big secret any more!

We plan on getting "hitched" sometime next summer.



p.s. I was thinking about this the other day. You know how for famous couples how they combine thier names in the tabloids like this:

Ben Affleck + Jennifer Lopez = Benifer

Brad Pitt + Angelina Jolie = Brangelina

Well, if Parry and I were one of those couples I think it would go like this:

Parry + Melissa = Parrymel

(you know like caramel, but with a "p")

I figured this out a few days ago and busted out laughing...I though I'd share it with all of you. Hope you get a laugh out of it too. :)