Christmas 2009

Hello Blogging World! I hope that you all had a very merry Christmas filled with love and laughter. I love the Christmas season because it reminds me how grateful I am to have such wonderful people in my life. I have been blessed with an amazing family and amazing friends. Although 2009 has been filled with many ups and downs, the joy I feel during this time of year certianly makes it all worth it :).

Kevin and I at my sister's Christmas party

Our Christmas/Guitar Tree...we thought the lights & ornaments definitely made it legit :)

Christmas Day

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Favorite Part of Winter...Holiday Parties!!!

We enjoyed a fabulous weekend filled with family, friends and cocktails!! I hope that you are all enjoying the holiday party season as well!

I can't believe Christmas is in 4 days!! Eeeek!!!

The Engaged Girl's Monogram Dilemma

I am sure that it comes as no surprise to you all that I am a sucker for anything with a personalized monogram. From compacts to dishtowels- you can never go wrong with a monogram. Some of my favorite go-to gifts include a monogram. Simple personalization can take any item from ordinary to extraordinary.

As I've been trolling through sites for Christmas gifts, I've stumbled upon a few items that I myself would love to have. I've realized that I am at such a strange place though-my current initials have an expiration date. There is no point in purchasing items with my current initials, but I am a personal believer that it is bad luck to purchase items with my new initials before they are my 'actual' initials. Not that I expect my relationship to go south or anything, but what a way to jinx a good thing right?



So what is a monogram-loving engaged girl to do??

Time to Hibernate

(This has been me every day this week-minus the feline)

Has anyone else's body started to go into hibernation mode? It has been alarmingly cold this week and this summer girl is not a fan. Getting out of bed in the morning might as well be termed 'Meghan's Daily Torture Routine'. I would give anything to snuggle in bed next to K all winter and wait for the thaw.

You would think that because I have lived here my whole life that the winter's brutality would feel like nothing at this point......WRONGO BONGO. Counting down the days until it is socially exceptable for me to turn into a 'snow bird'. Our neighbor across the hall is a fab snow bird and will be leaving for Florida two days after Christmas and returning to the seacoast in May. Ah, now that would be the life!

Yes, I'm Alive

I'm sure you are all used to my flaky-blogging habits by now...fall was crazy/busy but I am back on the blogging wagon :)

Here's a re-cap of some fall festivities:

Apple picking with the fam

Maeve's first birthday!!

Kevin and I as "Soon-to-be" Mr. & Mrs. Incredible for Halloween

Thanksgiving!!!

My italian rice balls that did not last very long :)

Time to feast!

Leftover turkey sandwiches on Friday.....yummmm!!!!
The Ladies The Fellas
I hope you all enjoyed your fall as well!!

Wedding Ceremony Cards

Happy Friday everyone! Since I've been so awful at coming up with ideas for posts lately, I've decided to start posting about all the little ideas that pop into my head regarding my wedding. I stubbled across the above image on Marth Stewart Weddings this morning and came up with a great idea for our wedding ceremony cards/pamphlets/whatever you wanna call 'em :).

How cute would it be to have Kevin and I's silhouettes facing eachother, with our new monogram and the date below it? Since our colors are light blue and clover green, I was already planning on having our monogram in the green, so why not put our silhouettes in light blue with a silver line along the edges of the page?

What do you all think???

Wedding Photographer Poll

Hello Ladies!

Since we've nailed down the date, church, priest, and venue the next two things on my list are the photographer and the band. I've been scouring the internet to find that one photographer who I feel "clicks" with our taste. I don't want the stuffy wedding photos, I want the photos where you can feel the magic of the day just by looking at them. I've narrowed it down to two choices and I would love to hear all of your thoughts!

1. Matthew Lomanno Photography
As it turns out, Matthew Lomanno was one of my professors in college! He is still teaching, but is also doing photography on the side. I like his work, and because Kevin and I are St. Anselm alums he will give us a 15% discount! Not too shabby!

2. Nystedt Photography
I came across this photographer on the knot and completely fell in love. I love the beauty of his photographs and the emotions that he displays in his work. I am leaning more toward this photographer- both are in the same price range, but because of the discount Lomanno comes in at a little less.

What do you all think? I am looking for brutal honesty here ladies!!