Happy New Year everyone!! Bart and I had a wonderful first New Years together! We worked from home that day and I made a big spaghetti dinner to ensure a good base before a long night of drinking. Our friend Nicole came over to dine with us and we toasted some delicious bubbly from our friend Amanda (great holiday/engagement present Amanda!!). After dinner, we took off to hit the town. We met up with Crystal, John, Ashley, Jason, Jenn and the crew in Wrigleyville. They throw such a great party by renting out the top of a bar... no lines... no cover... no crowds! Bart and I tore up the dance floor before heading out to Robert's party. We made it all the way until 4am! See this old almost-married couple can still party! The next day was pretty rough but a fun way to start out the New Year regardless!
Speaking of almost-married... the wedding planning is in full force! I decided we are having fun planning this wedding and my mother has made it her mission to make this as stress free as possible!! We have secured our venue, DJ, photo booth, photographer, Save the Dates ordered and I GOT MY DRESS! The big things left are the caterer, florist and decorations. One month, an incredible project plan and almost done planning... SUCCESS!
So.... wedding dress shopping... of everything on my list the dress is the one thing that I was dreading! I mean sample sizes are a SIZE 8... I am not a size 8... and I've been in so many weddings and seen so many of my beautiful friends in amazing wedding dresses... how the hell would I ever find one dress that stood out from all of those and in my budget and that doesn't make me look hideous. I've been non-stop watching "Say Yes to the Dress" for a month to get ideas. I went into this appointment with zero expectations of anything. Mom drove all the way here on a Sunday to go shopping with me. The attendant let us pull dresses and Mom was on a ROLL... she was pulling beautiful dresses that I would have never known to pick.
I was probably the most unemotional bride trying on dresses and to tell you the absolute truth... I could have gotten married in 5 of the 10 dresses I tried on and been completely happy! Mom just kept saying WOW with every dress I tried on. I quickly began to pick apart every section of my body in the mirrors.. in my head I just kept seeing big love handles and flabby arms and hips. When I first put on the dress I bought I really liked it, it was nothing like I would have thought I would have bought but as I tried back on the other dresses I liked, nothing compared to that dress. My dress kicked every other dress' ASS! Its a Carry Bradshaw dress.. its a wow dress... and its nothing like any dress I've ever seen. They even had a sale, 20% off, $75 off alterations, and a free veil! I love getting a good deal! Mom and I made a promise that we would be the only people that see the dress (or me in it) until the wedding :-). Best.Mom.Ever!
In other news, Bart moved the rest of his stuff into the apartment - my home is officially our home and it feels so good! We even opened a joint checking account to pay bills from, so grown up of us :-). I'm so in love with that man. The other day he was super sleepy and looked at me and goes "you're my best friend"... it was the CUTEST thing I've ever heard! I'm so lucky! Oh and I'm so excited... I'm a HUGE Guilianna and Bill Rancic fan and we're going to RPM Italian for our 6 month anniversary! We have had this reservation for like 3 months! I'll let you know all about it!
I think 2013 is going to be the best year ever!!!
