LOOOONG Overdue Blog!

So I know it has been FOREVER since I blogged, but thats not because things have been boring. On October 2nd we got a new puppy, Manny! It has been hard to do much of anything since he moved in, but somehow we managed to go to ACL and an engagement brunch, I took a girls trip to LA, we had an awesome Halloween, and a great trip to Corpus for my birthday! Now that you are all caught up, I promise to keep the blog better updated through the holidays. I hope you enjoy all the pics!

Baby Manny!

A more recent Manny pic

Manny's Halloween Costume

Rowdy Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan

Fun and silly times at Phish at ACL!

Miss you Bec and Heather!!

At our Waffle House Engagement Brunch!

So cute! Thanks to all of our bridesmaids, yall did such an amazing job!

Perfect day for a brunch!

Panic at the Greek in LA!

Ali lost her wallet here, so after no luck finding it the next morning we decided it was time to start drinking again :)

Love you girls!

Manny got to come to Morgans with us on my birthday :)

My AMAZING Birthday cake, pink on the outside and tie dye on the inside!

Shoulder Bags

Marc Jacobs "The Large Single" $625 at bloomingdales.com

Rebecca Minkoff "Quilted Affair Black" $325 rebeccaminkoff.com

I desperately want a cute, black, quilted shoulder bag! I am obsessed with these 2 from Marc Jacobs and Rebecca Minkoff. 

Morgan's Sports Bar and Grill

Everyone's favorite bartender :)

Some of Morgan's first patrons

The proud owner showing off the place 

Grandma enjoying a Cosmo with Aunt Kathy and me 

Trey and I were in Corpus at the end of August for our engagement party and for the grand opening of Morgan's Sports Bar & Grill. My mom and dad, along with Buck, Laura, Mary, and friends have been working so hard this summer to get the bar up and running and they did it just in time for football season! The bar is awesome. It fills a much needed void in the downtown area of Corpus as the first and only sports bar. As you can see from above flat screen TV's cover every wall, and they can have as many different games on as they have TVs! This is really going to come in handy considering that every boy in my family is obsessed with a different football team. You can find Buck and Mary behind the bar, Laura waiting tables, and John Sixta in the kitchen cooking up bar snacks. I personally can't wait to try the Irish eggrolls which Laura assures me are delicious! I am so proud of my family and am sure this place is going to be huge a success! Go Steelers! Go Dolphins! Go Cowboys!

Engagement Party

At the loft before heading to the Island

                                        

The beautiful cake Lissa had made for the party.

My mom's good friend's Lissa and Barbara threw Trey and me the most beautiful engagement party in Corpus. Everything was incredible. The party was at Lissa and Rolf's house on the Island and it was a beautiful evening on the water. Lissa and Barbara went all out, cooking an amazing buffet, decorating the house with Lissa's adorable vintage cake toppers, and ordering us the most beautiful cake. I have decided that I don't want to have a traditional wedding cake at our reception, so they got us one for our engagement party! The best part about the cake is that it was a delicious as it was pretty. For everyone that missed out, don't worry; the same baker (Gary Holman) is also creating a dessert bar for our reception, so there will be plenty of her yummy goodies for you all to try! Trey and I are so thankful to Lissa and Barbara for all their hard work. And also to everyone who came down to Corpus for the party. We know a lot of you had to travel and we really appreciate you making the effort to come celebrate with us. We can't wait for the wedding!

NYC!

My friends Greg's band Chat Logs

Being silly at one of our favorite old nyc hangouts, Margarita Murphy's

At PS1 Warm Up 

Trey and I were in New York at the beginning of the month and had a wonderful time! It was great catching up with all of our friends and going back to our favorite restaurants and bars that we miss so much! It was also Heather and mines first official dress meeting! Special thanks to Judy for letting us stay her apartment. Highlights of the trip included getting to visit my cousin Liz's new store, seeing my friend Greg's band play, eating at Freeman's and Tree, seeing a game at the new Yankee's Stadium, and catching up with friends we haven't seen in months. Luckily, we will have to go back for dress fittings as the wedding gets closer! :)

Home Makeover!

Some of you who have seen our house and even stayed in our guest bedroom are probably looking at these pictures and wondering where this is. I know its almost unrecognizable, but this is our house! I wish had before and afters, but actually am glad I never have to see it the way it was before ever again! My mom came to town and put all of her DIY, super organized, home design skills to use! She helped us transform our house! Our entryway and dining room are so much more inviting now. And what was once a useless second bedroom full of junk, is now a vanity/office area. We still have room for our queen-size aerobed, but the surroundings are much more pleasant now :) I feel like I should apologize to anyone who stayed in that bedroom before, it is really a completely different room now! And now that our house is so cute, I want to have more people over. So come visit!

Honey Moon!

Since we got engaged, Trey and I have had a lot of fun discussing possible honeymoon destinations, and we have made our decision... We are going to Martinique! We both love the beach and wanted to go somewhere neither of us had been before. And with all Martinique has to offer (beautiful beaches, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, great dining, etc.) we think it is the perfect spot for us to both enjoy ourselves. Neither of us have been anywhere in the Caribbean so any tips or information any one has is greatly appreciated! So far I know it is where they filmed the Thomas Crown Affair, and Mick Jagger has a home on the nearby island of Mustique and spends time on Martinique as well. But seeing as how Pierce Brosnan and Mick Jagger are kind of hard to get a hold of, we are looking for advice from other sources :) Please email us any suggestions you have! (Auntie A, this especially goes for you since I hear you have spent some time there!) We can't wait to start planning our romantic first trip as husband and wife!