Okay so I haven't blogged in over a week and it's pretty much been killing me. Casey and I have been super busy for the past week so be prepared for a looooooooong blog. I finally was able to get pictures off of my camera -media card reader still not working, but I found the USB connector finally. So the run down of my last week is as follows:
Thursday, April 16th: Jessica Healey's Bachelorette Party
So last Thursday we went out to Baker's Street in The Woodlands for Jessica's Bachelorette Party. It was a small group (Jessica's Maid of Honor, Robin, her sister Chris, Chelsea Snow, and I) and pretty low key, but that's exactly what Jessica wanted. Even though Jessica wanted it to be really low key we still wanted it to be fun and memorable, so Chelsea and I stopped at Party City and got a Bachelorette shot and crown for her to wear that night. To put it lightly, she was not excited. I told her she only had to wear it in pictures so she was fine with it. We had dinner and drank for a couple of hours and then Robin and Chelsea asked if I wanted to go get a shot- and I of course DID. We decided to borrow Jessica's Bachelorette sash and Chelsea was the first "bachelorette". We walked toward the bar and were immediately offered shots. Robin decided that we'd take Patron, so Patron it was. I won't go into that much detail, but we got about 4 or 5 shots for free before we decided we'd had enough. We went back to the table and hung out a while and then we all took off. It was definitely a fun night and I hope it was memorable for Jess. Here are some pics!
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Friday, April 17th, 2009: The Chagla/Healey Rehearsal Dinner
Since Chris' dad has been sick, they needed to have the rehearsal dinner somewhere, so we volunteered to have it at our house! Since Chris and Jessica both had family coming in from other countries (Mexico, India, and England) we thought there would be a lot more people than the usual immediate family and bridal party and we were definitely right. There ended up being probably around 40 or 50 people in our house, but it was actually pretty comfortable. Everyone had a good time and the food Chris had catered was really yummy!
Later that night Casey, Andrew, Austin, and I just sat in the garage and talked for a while then came inside and watched Stephen Lynch's 'Live at the El Rey" (it's HILARIOUS if you've never watched it, but not for the faint of heart!). After that we all went to bed because we knew that Saturday was going to be even busier than that day!
Saturday, April 18th, 2009: Wedding Bells!
Casey and I kind of slept in a little on Saturday which was nice because we had been up before 6 or 7 all week long. It was pouring rain outside which is my faaaaaaaavorite thing to sleep to so I really didn't even want to get up at 8. After we got up we hung out around the house and then went to Golfsmith to find Casey a new driver. We (and by we I mean I) found a nice used Cleveland 460 for only $50 so Casey picked that up and then we went to Brookshires to pick up Jessica's flower arrangements. After that we went home and hung out until it was time to go to the church. We thought we were running late because Jessica told us to get there no later than 3:00, but she didn't end up getting there until 3:15 or 3:30 so it was fine. We spent the next hour and a half getting ready and trying to calm Jessica's nerves. Luckily her photographer asked her to do the "First Sight" so she wasn't nearly as nervous as she normally would have been. SIDE NOTE - that link for First Sight is actually a link to my all time favorite photographer's website. Her name is Lauren Clark and she's AMAZING. I am pretty much a Lauren Clark stalker- I check her website almost daily and am SUPER jealous of her mad photography skills. I will be saving up for a while to have her as my wedding photographer when that happens. Anyway, we finally all got lined up for the walk down the aisle and everything went perfect. You could see the love in Chris and Jessica's eyes and it was a really amazing service. I'm sure you're all asking "What about that CRAZY storm?"- well it cleared up about 30 minutes before the service and the sun came out and you could actually hear birds chirping outside during the ceremony -talk about a perfect turn-around right? It was awesome! Now on to the reception.... Casey and I got there late because we had to take pictures at the church with the wedding party, so when we got there the party had already started. It was such a neat mixture of people with Jessica's family (her mom and sisters all look exactly alike btw!) being from Mexico and half of Chris' being from India and the DJ really did a good job playing salsa music and traditional Indian music so everyone felt comfortable dancing.
Speaking of dancing - I even talked Casey into dancing with me a little! (this was no simple feat... trust me on this!) After all the dancing and some really great food, it was time for Chris and Jessica to hit the road - they had a really pretty exit and Eddie drove them away in his Lincoln. Here's to Mr. and Mrs. Chagla! :)
Finally it was Sunday and it could not have been more beautiful outside. The sun was shining and it was a perfect temperature with a slight breeze blowing. Casey and I relaxed most of the day and then went to our first "Discovery Class" at Living Word Lutheran. For those of you who don't know, Casey has gone to Living Word since he was 6 years old and this is still the church that his parents go to. After Easter Sunday I decided that I wanted to get baptized by Pastor Espinosa and wanted to also look into getting confirmed. In the Lutheran faith this basically means that I would become a member of the church as well as the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod and would be able to take communion. I just have to say that I learned more in this 2 hour class than I have ever learned since I started going to church when I was 4 years old. Pastor Espinosa is an amazing teacher and an even more amazing Pastor. I am planning to get baptized on Mother's Day weekend so that my parents can be in town. Casey's parents will serve as my "God parents" for this event and I feel so blessed that I have all of these people in my life. The Discovery Classes will be every Sunday at 3pm at Living Word if anyone is interested. I think my confirmation will be in June, but I will keep you guys updated.
As for this week - a LOT went on. I have absolutely got to get better at keeping up with this blog, because when I let everything build up my entries are like novels and I know they're probably not fun to read (except for those of you bored at work - you know who you are!). Jessica and Chris left for their honeymoon on Monday so we got recruited to watch their two puppies, Koda and Scout until they got back. The are vacationing in Ixtapa by the way -I'm SUPER jealous. Koda and Scout are really sweet puppies, but not the most disciplined and are very ... active. Lol - okay they're a bit wild, but Riley and Zach are getting lots of exercise- so it's definitely a good thing!
Koda
All four (yes FOUR) dogs playing in the yard
Zach and his new girlfriend Scout
On Tuesday I drove downtown to hang out with Jessica Hook and her sister Jenni. Jenni has served as a mentor of sorts for me while I have been going through the process of getting into an ACP (Alternative Certification Process) and graciously loaned me her book which saved me $150! Thanks again Jenni! We hung out, drank wine, watched reruns of Jon & Kate Plus 8 and The Office and talked about Disney. They also had an extra copy of the 2 disc delux edition of The Little Mermaid and gave me that copy - LOVE THESE GIRLS! TLM is my all time favorite Disney movie and I didn't have a DVD copy! DOUBLE SCORE! Maybe I need to make that drive more often?? :)
Wednesday night was Bunko night and we kind of had a skeleton crew- only 6 girls showed! If any of you are in the Houston area and interested in joining a bunko group - let me know! We have a pretty fun, but diverse group of girls and love new people! Brittani made homemade chicken enchiladas and they were soooo good. I think I gained a couple of pounds just from that meal, but it was TOTALLY worth it. :) Also - my boss (one of the two) Linda's husband had surgery that evening to remove the tumor on his pituitary gland and the surgery went very well. Although the tumor was much larger than expected (and bleeding) they are pretty sure they were able to remove the entire thing.
Yesterday at work I got recruited to bake my boss a birthday cake. I went back to his office to ask what kind of cake he wanted and he said "You can make whatever kind of cake you want, but you're wasting your time unless it's chocolate" - I then asked him if there was any such thing as "Too much chocolate" and he said "No" - I took this as a challenge. So last night I made dinner for Casey and I (barbequed chicken with mac & cheese and baked beans) and then made him the most chocolatey cake I have ever made, seen, or heard of. It was a double layer chocolate devil's food cake, with chocolate pudding mix, and chocolate chips, extra chocolatey chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles on top. It turned out really pretty and I was super proud of it.
Today at work the cake sat in the front of the office on the extra desk until 3:30 when Keith was FINALLY in the mood and ready to eat his birthday cake. Needless to say we three women were salivating and ready to just go ahead and cut it if he didn't hurry up. Okay - so it was definitely a hit, but it was the MOST chocolatey rich thing I have ever eaten... but it was oh so good and totally worth the calories. I will definitely be making this again!!
Tonight Casey and I went out for Chinese and then went to Choice Tee to hit some golf balls and hang out. I know the owner because I've quoted his insurance and he's a really great guy. I HIGHLY recommend this place (it's one of only SIX automated driving ranges in the country!) - and you can hit SO many more balls when the tee is automated than you can having to tee everything up yourself. If you play golf you ABSOLUTELY need to check this place out! After the driving range we met up with Staci (Barton) and Bo at Fox and Hound to hang out and get a drink. We were only there for an hour but I always have such a good time hanging out with Stace and I can't wait until she moves down here (or moves to Austin with us! hahaha).
Okay so I think that's all I have to report for now - TTFN! (that's Ta-Ta For Now - for those of you who never watched or read Winnie the Pooh books/movies/etc)
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