Merry Christmas to All!

We had a wonderful Christmas! I hope you all did too. I thought I would share some pics....

Carrie and Miss P "waiting for Christmas to start".

What a mess!!!

Brian testing out Dill's new hoop.

The Lewis Clan

Grandma Lewis's b-day....

Behind Safeway...we went Geo-cashing (I am sure I spelled that wrong...) with Ryan, Steph, Carrie and the kids. Totally fun!

Reed Family Pre-Christmas

This weekend was a blast!! For starters, Brian and I found an apartment. It is actually a 4-plex and we are on the end so we only have to share one wall!! It is in Long Beach. Not too far from Bri's work. We are going to sign a 1 year lease and in the meantime look for something else. It is a little scary neighborhood, reminds me a little of Stockton, but it will do for now and we hear the ward is great!

Friday night we went to Mom and Dad Reed's ward Christmas party. It was very nice. The food was soooo yummy!!! Ham, baked potatoes, fresh green beans, green salad...Janee, what is the name of that salad? I just know it as "Janee's Salad" ~ that is what Brian calls it. :) They had butcher paper on the tables and they melted crayons into little snowflake and tree molds so we could color and draw at the tables. Very fun. I think that was Brian's favorite part. Janee came with Elise and Jason. It was nice to be able to spend time with them.

Saturday we had "Christmas". They were all too kind to us. Thank you guys so much for all the amazing presents! Brian's mom loaded me up on Nativity sets....LOVE THEM! They got us some stuff off our registry. Brian got a new IPod and was soooo excited about that!! He got me beautiful diamond earrings. So sweet of him. Then his dad made "Bodacious Omlets". They were awesome! However, all of us that ate from the first batch, didn't feel too well for the rest of the day.....we will just leave it at that. Saturday evening we visited with one of my mission comps, a very good friend of ours (Jenn and Karl). We got to see their cute kids and had a great time. It is fun to spend time with them. We made plans to go back for Brian's b-day for a Wii party! Jenn is going to kick me in the behind in Guitar Hero! hahahaha

Sunday we tried to go to our new ward, but went to the wrong one. Too bad too because we really liked the ward. Everyone was so nice and came up and introduced themselves to us. We were told that our ward is very nice too. We drove around Long Beach to check it out. Brian knew most of it since he served there on his mission. Pretty cool that we get to live where he served his mission.

We had an AWESOME weekend!

The Wedding Dress

So, at my fitting the other night I got to actually put on THE REAL THING! She had it made. We marked where to hem it and I gave her my trim....I felt like a princess and that was before it was even finished! She said that it will be done by Christmas. She rocks! The fitting was tons of fun the other night. Then I spent some time with Gma Fisher. Gpa went to see Sarah Brightman with my uncle. It was nice to sit with her for a little bit.
Brian and I decided to no go D-land....we need to save our money to move me down there. Bummer. I guess we will have plenty of opportunities when I am down there for good.

Pre-Christmas Fun

I am so excited! I am heading down to O.C. on thursday to spend time with my future in-laws for some pre-Christmas fun. I am looking forward to have Christmas with them on saturday morning in our pj's. I haven't been down there in so long and I am so looking forward to going and spending some time with them.
Brian and I are discussing going to Disneyland on saturday night for a date night. We want to see the snow on Main Street. That will be a blast....at least, I hope it will be. We didn't have a good time our first trip to D-Land as a couple. We were there for 3 1/2 hours and went on 3 rides. We got to see the fireworks while riding Thunder Mountain. That was actually pretty cool. So, we are hoping for a better time this time. I will give an account later with pics.
I finished my Christmas shopping and I am so happy!!!!!! :) They are all wrapped too. I am proud of myself. Now I can sit back and relax and enjoy the holiday. Yeah, right, relax.....I get to do wedding stuff! It is on my brain 24/7. Tonight I have a dress fitting and it should be the last in the mock dress. I am so excited! I am trying it on with my shoes and poofy slip! FUN!
Wedding plans are coming along. I am excited. The countdown is on and Brian and I cannot wait!

Lot's to be Thankful for.....

Brian came up this weekend. We spent our first thanksgiving together. We were very excited! We started the weekend off with dinner at Marie Calendar's for dinner with the Lewis Clan. Fun to see them....food isn't so good.
Thanksgiving day started with a nice walk in the fog at Run To Feed The Hungry. It is held every year at Sac State College...and surrounding neighborhood. We did pretty well and had a nice morning walk together. The rest of the day was spent with family. We had a yummy lunch with my immediate fam and G&G Fisher. Later that evening the Roman Ct. Fishers headed over for fun and frolic. A good time was had by all.

Friday I went to Target to do a little shopping ~ yep, for ME! I have been waiting all year for that sale because Gilmore Girls goes really cheap and I needed Season 7 to complete the set! I also got something for my nephew's b-day in a couple of weeks. Brian and I helped my dad put up our Christmas Lights on the house. (Brian said that was one of his favorite parts of the trip.) Later that night, Bri and I went to G&G Fisher's to meet the fabulous woman who is making my wedding dress. I needed to try on my mock gown....I am so in love with it all ready! She is going to make a beautiful dress!!!!! Thank you soooo much Nila!

Saturday was my bridal shower. It was great to see everyone that showed up! Thank you all so much for coming and sharing that day with me, it really did mean a lot. I wish Bri's mom and sister could have been there....then it would have been perfect.

We got some neat stuff and I think the funniest part was watching the grandma's looking at my honeymoon treats that my aunt and some cousins gave me. Thank you so much to my mom, sister, and sis-n-law for putting on such a nice affair. The house did look very pretty and feminine and the food was awesome! My sister-n-law is Martha Stewart. haha

Saturday, while we were having the shower, the boys went to see Bolt at the theaters. I think they had fun. I know Brian was on cloud 9 seeing that movie! Thanks fella's for showing my man a good time.

Saturday night, me, Bri, Carrie, and mom went to the HORRIBLE Kings game....what a pathetic game. Don't even get me started. Brian wore the Atomic Chicken jersey I had made for him. He was so cute because he was so excited to wear it. It was a pretty good gift....I do have to pat myself on the back for that one! ;)

Sunday was sad to see him go....but he had to get back so he could start work today!! He is so excited for his new job as a paid search marketing person. I am excited for him too.

Next thing......find an apartment in North Hollywood, or as people down there lovingly refer to it as......NOHO.

Happy News!!

We received awesome news last week ~ Brian got the job he has been waiting 15 years to find! We are both very excited. He starts next week. It is located in North Hollywood, so look out all you celebrities because here we come!!! We are now searching for apartments in that area. FUN!

I am very PROUD of my Bri!

A Nice Weekend

Brian came up this weekend. It is always great when we can actually be together in the same town. We had dinner with the fam at our favorite mexican joint in Sac and then played games at G&G Fisher's house. Fun times were had by all. I think that visiting with G&G is Brian's favorite thing to do when he comes.
On saturday we went to see Madacascar 2 and we both enjoyed that. It was funnier than I thought it would be. Afterwards, I took Bri to my favorite music store in Downtown - The Beat - and we both bought cd's. I hadn't been there in forever! I missed it.
My favorite day was yesterday. We went to my bro's ward to watch the boys in their Primary Program. They both did a very good job. I was proud of them. I teared up a lot (primary songs bring that out in me.) and Brian just put his arm around me and rubbed my shoulder. He is too good for me.
My bro and sis-n-law, with the kids, came up for a late lunch yesterday. I love how much the kids love Brian. Miss P warmed up to him immediately this time. It was really cute. We had a nice weekend and are already missing each other and counting down the days until he comes for Thanksgiving - 16 days!

Going to the Temple.......

Brian and I met online on LDS Mingle. Funny how you can actually meet your soulmate on the computer. My favorite invention so far! We have been dating since March of this year and knew pretty early on that this was it we were done looking. He is such a sweet man that always puts me first. I am trying hard to do the same for him. He makes me laugh every day. I love his quirky sense of humor. I love his testimony of the gospel and most important I love how well he gets along with my family. It feels so natural to have him around.

The long distance thing is LAME! hahaha If anyone has ever had a long distance relationship can so feel our pain. Life is so much easier to deal with when we are together. I am very excited to see what life is going to bring us. I think Brian is most excited about the fact that we both LOVE Volkswagons. Yep, I have even given in to the whole mini van thing now that VW has one. His dream is to own a VW Bus/Westfalia so the fact of BOTH of us having a "van" just thrills him to death.....I do what I can to make him happy.

Well, I wanted to start our blog before we got married so we can post our fun wedding plans for everyone to see....and I am always open to any suggestions by anyone that has gone thru this before!! Good place for flower, cakes, etc. A friend of my mom's is making my dress and I am so excited about that....can't really go into it on here because Brian comes on this site....sorry. But, my colors are purple of course, anyone that knows me will know that is the color I have to have. I have always LOVED purple.

I am so excited to be getting married to my best friend...I know that sounds cheesy, but he is. He is the first person I think of in the morning and the last person I think of at night. What can I say? He is amazing!