Where has the time gone?! They're not kidding when they say that your wedding day flies by. Time has only sped up since then. June 6th and the week leading up to it were such a whirlwind followed by a relaxing yet quick honeymoon.
We started the wedding week off by finalizing some details and getting together the almighty timeline. Between Tuesday and Friday all of our out of town family and friends made it safely to Pittsburgh. Thursday morning my mom, maid of honor and myself headed to the nail salon to get our toes and nails all purty for the big day. We spent the night with Justin's side of the family eating tacos and listing to live guitar music on the deck then we all headed to the rink to watch the first of his roller hockey games. Go purple team! Friday was absolutely bonkers with rental chair pick ups, the rehearsal and dinner, and continuing to move our stuff into the apartment.
Fast forward to the big day which started bright and early at 6am. My girls began showing up at 6:30 to get their hair done by our awesome friend (shout-out to Alex for getting up so early and having 6 ladies hair done by 10:30 and to Elise for supplying the starbucks). The morning was filled with mimosas, lots of laughs, and even more hair spray. Our hectic schedule leading up to the big day must've held off the nerves because the moment we zipped on my dress I was ready to pass out and cry simultaneously. Nothing can prepare you for the moment you realize that you will no longer have your last name, live in your parent's house, and only be responsible for yourself. As scary as it was I could not have been more excited to take that leap and trust in my now husband to now take care of those changes and take care of our family. Plus he's kind of a hottie. What? I can say that now :)
Cute drinks and beautiful letters to the bride book courtesy of my best friend and maid of honor, Elise.
Seeing him at the end of the aisle looking dapper as ever and FINALLY getting to kiss my husband was the best feeling! There's plenty more pictures to come but they won't be posted until the photographer sends us her copies.
Post ceremony we went on to our picnic reception nestled in a wooded area of the park. We had a great time celebrating our first moments as Mr. and Mrs. with loved ones. The boys drank beers and tossed around the cornhole sacks while the rest of us pigged out on brisket under the tent. After a few hours & a change into comfy clothes we jetted off to the Outer Banks for a week. We spent the night at a hotel in Maryland and drove the rest of the way on Sunday. Everything was great, beach chairs in tow we continued our journey south. Everything was perfect. Except this part. About and hour into our trip (and 20 miles into the insane 8 lane DC highway) we heard a clunk. Was that something on the road? The transmission? The car had just had work done and should be in tip top shape. Oh no, nothing that complicated. With a loud "shit" Justin shrieked "We're on E. Like way below E!". How had we forgotten this?! We pulled into the hotel Saturday night with less than a quarter tank of gas and both managed to forget come sunrise. If you've ever ran out of gas before, you know what the chugs of doom are. Not only were we out of gas on the highway, but out of gas on the 8 lane-no shoulder-highway in traffic, stuck in the dead middle. Justin started cutting over to the rapidly approaching exit, the only exit that had no gas stations listed ahead. We officially ran out of gas as we coasted up the winding exit, it felt like an eternity until we'd reached the top. It's no coincidence that as we coasted around the last bend we spotted a Shell gas station. Thank God there was a shoulder again because we coasted over it a solid 800 feet into the pump. What a way to start our first adventure as husband and wife. The rest of the trip went a little something like this.
The perfect ending to a perfect week. Right before we came home to a week straight of rain and thunderstorms. And just like that the honeymoon was over and back to the real world we went. Which included getting ready for our little lady.
How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss? 22 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yep, wearing my elastic waisted pants in the picture
Stretch marks? No
Sleep? Our daughter has declared bedtime a party every time I lay down. Between that, peeing 900 times, and adjusting to a snoring-kung fu fighting-sleep talking-husband sleep has been a little sketchy.
Best moment this week? Little woman has started responding to our pokes with kicks
Miss Anything? Longing for a cold Corona with lime and mounds of mexican food. Also, a day without tremendous rib pain.
Movement? Yes
Food cravings? Anything extremely spicy or extremely sweet. And it's the week of my glucose test. Good timing.
Have you started to show yet? Oh yes
Gender prediction? It's a girl
Labor Signs? No
Belly Button in or out? Somewhere between my last post and the first day at the beach it officially popped out
Engagement ring on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!
Looking forward to? Registering at target for the baby shower and switching our junk room back into the baby nursery.
The dreaded glucose test week has arrived. Thursday morning bright and early at 7am I finally get to taste the supposed nectar of satan. I've heard a mix of reviews, most hate it and some love it. As for the blog, we're finally settled into our apartment so the weekly updates are back as well as our house tour before/after and nursery some ideas. It's going to be a busy blogging summer folks, get ready.
