Friday 28 September 2012

one month

We are getting married in one month!  On June 28, 2011 my life changed forever when I said "Ohmy gosh, yes!" to the best question a guy can ever ask a girl...
When we st October 28, 2012 as the date we thought it would pass so slowly. At times it did (after all, 16 months is a long time!) but for the most part it's gone pretty quickly.  Especially now that there is more time behind us then ahead.

Just for fun, here are some of my favourite pictures of us from our engagement.


(from when David proposed and one of our engagement pictures)


(saturday at a cottage)


(lunch together at my work)


(engagement pictures!)


(together for 3 years on December 28, 2011)


(no words...)


(after a movie date)


(dressed fancy for a wedding)


This time next month we will be married:D
Continue to check back at the blog for updates in the meantime!

*christina

Wednesday 19 September 2012

wild girls weekend

Here is a little psot about my super awesome bachelorette party thrown by the bestest friends and sister-in-law!
On September 7 we went out for an early birthday dinner after work (my birthday is on Sept. 12, but it's a week day and going out on Friday was easier) at what may be our favourite resturant. In case you wondered, I got a pulled pork sandwich with mustard on a pretzel bun and David got a philly cheesesteak sandwhich.  After dinner we headed back to David's to wtch some TV and just relax.  His sister Kaitlyn had come home from grad school for the weekend but she was gone when we got back...this is important!  SO, we were watching TV when Kaitlyn comes downstairs and asks me if I've had a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks yet.  I said no and got up to take the drink she offered.  As I got closer to her I realized my BFFs/bride's maids were right behind her!  This ws exciting and weird becuase Sarah had just returned from spending the summer working up north and Kate currently works in Toronto. 
After a lot of confused looks (me) and giggles (them) I was told "We packed you a bag, there is a car waiting and we will return you on Saturday."  I was really surprised and just said "oh, ok!!"

So off we went into the night to a secret location.  I had no clue where they were taking me or what we would possibly be doing.  Since I had to close my eyes a lot because there were signs advertising the place I didn't actually know where we were until we were inside.  Aaaaand, we went to Viamede Resort! For those that aren't familiar with Viamede, click here.   The girls had brought along chick flicks, fruity drinks and lots of junk food for a super awesome movie night!  We stayed up late,  ate lots of snacks and Kate fell asleep early (usually I'm the first, even in my own house!).  Kaitlyn and I stayed up even later talking after Kate and Sarah went back to their room.  I actually only got 2 hours of sleep thanks to my awful allergies which seem to be especially annoying at night.  Thankfully I managed to fall asleep again but I didn't feel very rested.

Anyways!  The next morning we ate breakfast together and then headed to Viamede's SPA:)  The girls surprised me with a facial, manicure and pedicure.  I was very rested and relaxed after the facial which was ah-may-zing.  After a whopping 4.5 hours at the spa and all of us nearly falling asleep at some point, we somehow managed to drag our freshly painted toes out to the car to head home.  We had a munchy attack and ate more junk food on the drive:) 

I eventully got home, managed to unpack my bag that Sarah had packed for me, east some more candy and take a nap.  I napped for a solid 6 hours, woke up, text David to tell him I'm still alive and went back to sleep until morning. 

It was such a fun surprise and I literally do have the best friends!


Friday 7 September 2012

we are home owners!

You read that right...we bought a house!

After seeing over 40 houses this summer we finally found one we wanted to make an offer on.  We were going to see a different house for a second time, but bring our parents because we liked it and wanted their opinion.  We then went to see "our" house for the first time (with our parents) because we were all out anyways.  Overall, it got a good response from all!  There were some things that our dads noticed and expressed concern over but it didn't scare us away.
We saw it on Thursday, August 23 and decided to make an offer on Saturday.  There was an open house all day Saturday so we were a little nervous that they would get a better offer.  The sellers were away until 5:30 that evening so our offer was submitted as soon as they got home.  About an hour later our agent calls to tell us to say that the sellers counter offered our offer...we originally offered them about $15,000 less than the asking price with the conditions of home inspection and finacning.  Their counter offer was more money, but we said YES.  We set up a home inspection and called the mortgage broker to let him know (we were already preapproved but now he had to find us a bank to give us the money).
The inspection could have gone better, but we decided to use the finding as barganing tools.  The inspection was the following hursday so we had the long weekend to decide what our next step was.  After a lot of discussion and thought, David and I decided we still wanted this house.  The sellers verbally agreed to repair/replace some things and cover the cost of others.  We signed the ammended agreement on Tuesday (September 4) and the "Sold" sign went on the house!
We are now waiting for our lawyer to do all the legal stuff and the sellers to fix what they agreed to.
The house closes on September 28 and we are so excited!

So...about the house:
  • Viceroy style bungalow
  • 3+1 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms (the main bathroom has 2 sinks:D)
  • attached 1 car garage
  • vaulted ceilings
  • 1 acre lot