Bling Bling!

In March, Aaron, Lisa, Darren, and their son headed south of the border to the United States of America! We used staying at my Aunt's trailer as an excuse to finally purchase my wedding band!

I was anxious to find something that fit with my beautiful ornate ring, and stayed within our low budget. I had wanted to purchase the ring at Michael Hill in Canada where he bought my engagement ring, but I couldn't justify the kind of money they were asking, and the taxes that would be added!

So off we went to the mall... and there we stayed for several hours. I was so torn between 2 rings at 2 different stores. Lisa had an opinion on her favorite, and so did Aaron, but I couldn't decide. This beauty would be on my finger for the rest of my life! I couldn't make a rash decision!!!

So what did I do??? I had a horrible sleepless night (because of the horrible trailer bed, not so much the decision), and then Aaron and I went back to the mall the next day and picked out THE ONE!

We finally decided on this gorgeous ring that had the same miligrain design as mine. And although it was more expensive than I'd wanted, it was perfect, and Aaron wanted that ring on my finger forever.

HELLO LOVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ring a Ding Ding

One of the details that we're adding into our wedding (among a SLEW of projects) will be bells. I found a few containers of beautiful bells in shades of blues, silver, and white glitter at Michaels at Christmas time for 1/2 off, and scooped them up.

With the help of my lovely MOH, we created a little poem as follows:

In case you can't read it, it says: "Rejoice in the new husband and wife. Help ring in the Regehr's new life. Don't let this bell go amiss... You need it to see the couple kiss"

I cut the sign to size, punched a hole in them, and tied them onto the 100 bells with a green ribbon. Here is the completed project:



I placed all the bells in a black woven basket with a cute sign on the front. Our plan is to have our wedding party pass the bells out during our certificate signing, and have everyone ring the bells as we walk back down the aisle as husband and wife.

The guests will have to keep the bell at their table, because in order to have us kiss, they will need to ring the bell instead of clinking a glass, and then donate to one of the 3 charities we've decided on: Vancouver Orphaned Kitten Association (in honor of our kitties), The Alzheimer's Society (in honor of my Grandpa), and the Canadian Cancer Society (in honor of all our friends and family that we lost too early).

What do you think of our project?

PS - Sorry for my blurry phone camera pics!

MIA

Sorry that I've been so missing in action lately! This is my insane time at work, and I've been busy at home as well. I've completed a lot of projects from my to-do list, as well as coming up with some brand new ones to tackle!

But I have a wee bit of a confession to make as well... you see, I applied to Wedding Bee back in February, and I wasn't accepted. It sort of put a damper on my blogging, and I fell off the Blogging Hemisphere. However, I've realized recently how much I miss it, so I'm back!

First things first, I've purchased my engagement photo outfit, and I'm in L.O.V.E.! Take a peek!

We are having 2 looks, if you will. We will be going more urban in our dress and taking photos on Commercial Drive. I have an idea of what I'm wearing for that one, but not 100% sure yet. But then we're going a little retro and funky for our second look, which we'll be going to Trout Lake for - I'm stoked because there are tons of dogs there to play with! :)

Do you think it will work? Did you have engagement photos, and what did you wear?

A Little Wednesday Romance...

I decided to surprise Aaron with some Wednesday love... we needed to redeem our failed Valentine's dinner, and redeem I did!

I ran around to 3 different stores looked for fresh scallops, and paid a mortgage for them, but they were delicious! I set the mood with candles all over the living room, jazz on the radio, a tablecloth on our coffee table, and a chilled bottle of our favorite Riesling.

I made a creamy lemon risotto, seared sea scallops in a provencal sauce, and roasted asparagus!

For dessert, I served rich vanilla ice cream topped with fresh strawberries and chocolate sauce.

We talked about our days, stared into each others eyes, and maybe kissed a little! :)

It was certainly the way we should have spent Valentine's Day, but celebrating a Wednesday is good enough for us!

Our Disappointed Valentine's!

This year we agreed to skip gifts for Valentine's Day, but we both lied and bought each other a little something!

Toy Story 2 for Aaron

Lady and the Tramp for ME!

We both surprised each other with these little acts of love because we wanted to, not because we needed to. But we had decided to order some Chinese food to celebrate... which turned into a Big. Giant. FAIL. They gave us inedible noodles, and piled pork on top of my vegetarian beans. I had next to nothing for dinner... and Aaron felt incredibly horrible!

I decided that tonight will be our Valentine's Day. I'm going to make it up to him, in every way I can!

What Makes Me Happy...

Today is the day of love, and as much as I didn't want to celebrate it this year in lieu of saving for our wedding and paying our bills, I couldn't help it. I broke down and bought Aaron a sappy card, a movie, and some chocolates. But moreover, I started thinking about what today means.

What makes me happy? What makes me smile? What makes me laugh? What makes me feel like life is going to get better when I'm sad?

1. Keiko cuddling up to my face in the morning


2. Aaron singing and dancing and being goofy


3. A good cup of latte


4. The smell of baking


5. Aaron's kisses and hungs


6. A sweet email from my mom


7. My friends offering support


8. A good book when it's raining outside


9. Aaron's laughter


10. My favorite blanket, knit for me by my mom's best friend Linda


11. Stories about my neice and nephew growing up


12. Any time Aaron touches me


13. The way Aaron looks at me when I laugh... I melt


14. Freshly baked cookies, especially peanut butter ones


15. The sound of my cats purring

What this list teaches me is that I love Aaron more than most things. He keeps me grounded, makes me happy, and teaches me so much about life and what I want from life. This Valentine's Day I feel lucky to be marrying him in less than 9 months. I'll be so proud to call him my husband.

Happy LOVE Day!