Gracie is ready for football season...

Charger fan

-Megan

The reason why I had to leave work early today...

I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it. Our little Gracie is quite the jumper. I think she's trying to qualify for the Olympics! Nate called while I was at work to tell me she had escaped her playpen and was running around in the office like a maniac. She even got up on the desk and pushed all the papers off of it. I had to leave work early and take her to every pet store in the area to find something that will better contain her while we are at work during the day. I bought the biggest crate I could find (german shephard size) so I can put her little sleeping crate in there with all her toys and blankies. I hope she does alright tomorrow and doesn't hate me for putting her in there :-(

-Megan

Our newest family member...

Gracie, our miniature dachshund, came to live with us on Friday. She was born on March 23, 2008 in Vacaville. She is adjusting well so far but she probably misses her brothers and sisters. I think Nate needs to get his cat soon so Gracie has a pal to hang out with during the day. For now, we'll keep the TV on and hopefully she won't get too lonely. Here are some pictures of the little angel...

Gracie loves to run. She is very fast for a weenie dog.

Playing with her baby elephant

Gracie's brothers and sisters in Vacaville

-Megan

The wedding photos are ready!

If you have a couple hours to spare you can check out all of our wedding photos. There are literally thousands! Enjoy :-)
Megan and Nathan - 06.21.08 Photography by Joel Flory

-Megan

Disneyland!

It seems like we get the urge to go to Disneyland every year around this time. Since we couldn't go on our official honeymoon yet due to Nate's hectic work schedule...we decided to take a short trip to the Magic Kingdown instead. If it's good enough for Super Bowl champs, it's good enough for me. It was pretty packed since it's summer and the weather is so great. We had a great time people watching, riding the rides, and eating a ton of good (but bad) food! More pics are here..."Megan's Disneyland Pictures"

The canoes can be scary.

The best show at Disneyland..."The Jedi Training Academy".

Nate's a better space cowboy than me.

Italian sausage dog topped with caesar salad...yikes!

I like to top off my 50 grams of fat with apples.

If you don't feed him every hour he gets crazy.

Literally an hour after he ate a hot dog, french fries, and a coke!

Trying to land a job.

Time to eat again!

-Megan

Our Wedding Day...

June 21, 2008...We couldn't have picked a better day for our wedding. The weather was amazing. The whole day went very smoothly. I went and got my hair done at a great place in Berkeley at 10am. Then I headed home and Nate went and got us some lunch (Quizno's...yummmmmy). We headed over to Sausalito around 2pm and got into our 'wedding gear'. The photographers arrived at 3:30pm and with the help of Nate's friend, Jim, and my friend, Michelle, we headed out to take some pictures before the ceremony at 6pm. I cannot thank Michelle and Jim enough for all their help driving us around, helping me get in and out of the car, and holding my dress up so it didn't get too dirty. Our photographers, Joel and Cara Flory, were great. They were the perfect fit for us...very laid back and friendly. The photos they took are absolutely amazing. Here is the slideshow they put together that they played at our reception... "Joel Flory Photography - Megan and Nathan's Wedding". I will update the blog when the full slide show is ready. Thank you to Nate's sister, Heather (who is also a wedding photographer), for taking some beautiful pictures as well. Here are links to all of her pictures and our candid pictures on my Picasa page... "Megan's Picasa Page - Heather's Photos" and "Megan's Picasa Page - Candid Photos"

Here are some of our pre-wedding photos by Joel and Cara Flory...

Jim and Michelle helping us out!

We wanted the whole wedding to be very classy but laid back. My uncle performed the ceremony and kept it very lighthearted and even cracked a couple jokes. A few days before the wedding I decided I didn't want to walk down the aisle to the traditional bridal march so I started searching for alternative music and songs that I could play instead. Just prior to my entrance we played "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera...my favorite song. Then I walked down the aisle to "O" from Cirque du Soleil. After the ceremony, we exited to "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder...a very upbeat song.

Me and Dad

G.Q. Shot

Mr. and Mrs.

Nate picked all the songs for the reception...mostly big band type music (Sinatra, Michael Buble, etc.) since most of our guests were older. We did have one rule for the DJ...she was not allowed to play any songs with a dance associated with it (ie. no YMCA, chicken dance, or Macarena...yikes!)

We were very pleased to request the first dance be done by Nate's grandparents who have been married for 59 years! Nate and I joined in later with our first dance.

"Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole

"Grow Old With You" - Adam Sandler

Thanks again to everyone who attended. We hope you had a good time.
Thank you also to Nate for always making me laugh and sticking by my side. I am very grateful to be married to my best friend.

-Megan

New House Pictures...

Pulte moves fast. After thinking that our house might not be finished until mid-May, we found out a couple weeks ago that it will actually be done April 17th! Needless to say, it's been a crazy couple of weeks trying to get our current places ready to be converted into our new rental properties and get everything lined up for the move. The wedding will be a piece of cake after this!

The future weenie dog trail :-)

First floor guest bedroom

Laundry room

This may be the only time you see this room with carpet.
It's being ripped out and replaced with hardwood on April 18th...
what a waste.

Master bathroom

Office

I wish I could put this up when I paint.

-Megan