Parking woes

Derek and I went to see Mary Poppins last night, which was also opening day of the State Fair. I had no idea that this would mean we had to walk forever! Thankfully, we were on Derek-time and could walk from Superpages.com to the Music Hall (a 17 minute walk in heels) and not be worried about missing anything! The show was so great. The dancers did not disappoint!

On the other end of the spectrum, we stopped by CVS today to stock up on prenatal vitamins.

Baby's first concert

Last night, Derek and I went to see Staind and Creed. If you don't know about Derek's relationship with Creed, then you should probably not be reading this post. The show was actually much better than I anticipated. The most entertainment came from the overboard Creed lover in the row in front of us. You know that girl who sings every single word just as passionately as the lead singer and gets her whole body into the performance... We may have watched her more than Scott Stapp.

It may be cheesey, but I thought it was pretty cool to hear "Arms Wide Open" live after our experience on Saturday. Due to working late and my recent change to a tiny purse, we don't have any pics.

We're pregnant!!

Derek and I stayed at Jill & Jeff's on Friday night in Lakewood... you know - because we live out of town. There were wedding events Friday night and all day Saturday, so it just made sense (thanks again guys!).

I was a few days late, but didn't think much about it because I had taken a pregnancy test earlier in the week. The test said that I was not pregnant. It was also from the dollar store (my college roommate swore they were just as reliable). On Saturday morning, I decided to re-test, and was so glad that I did! Moral of the story: don't trust the dollar store.

After a re-test to make sure ("Yup - I'm still pregnant"), I shared the news with family and friends. Thankfully, Rachel is the kind of girl who is far too busy being excited for you than she is worrying that you would "steal her thunder", and I got to tell most of my close friends in person!

We are really looking forward to this new adventure!

For good measure, here's a few shots from the wedding:



Me & Rach getting ready at the church (I don't have ANY pics of her amazing wedding dress!)

Derek and I at the reception.

My first blog

I really think this internet thing is going to catch on, so I'm joining the blogging world. Well... really, it's more my family's fault. All the cool cousins have blogs, and I really enjoy reading them, so I thought I'd give it a shot. ;)

In Suburbia, we are smack dab in the middle of wedding season. I was a bridesmaid at my friend Anna's wedding a few weeks ago, and I will be a bridesmaid again this weekend at my friend Rachel's wedding. We then have a 4 week reprieve from weddings, only for Derek to have his turn in a wedding, followed by 2 weddings in the next 3 weeks where we are just guests. **whew**

My boss says that we are at that age where all our friends are getting married. I would like to know how long "that age" lasts. I do love my friends and am SO HAPPY they have found happiness and everlasting love, blah, blah, blah.... It just seems like we've been "that age" for about 7 years now.

I will repost with an update on Rachel & Jesse's big day. They have worked very hard, and I'm sure all their hard work and attention to detail will make the day perfect!