Move # 1 - Kittery to Dunstan's Landing

It is official - I am no longer a resident of Kittery. It was a very sad day when I left the apartment - the last three years went by so quickly. The first move started when Dave and some of the guys moved Katie out on Thursday night. Then Mike came by on Friday and the two of us loaded all of my stuff into the Clean Harbors truck.

The most obnoxious part of the whole thing was that our landlord decided to have someone paint both sets of steps Thursday during the day (without informing us). By the time Katie and I showed up there was no way of getting into the apartment (so we had to find errands to do for a few hours). Then he was quite upset that we would be moving things out all day and tried to put plywood down to keep from scratching the paint (which didn't work too well). He even showed up at the apartment at 6:00 to watch the guys moving stuff and make sure everything went okay (it was kind of creepy). Then sure enough he showed back up on Friday to touch up the paint and I then informed him that I would be moving stuff later that night too (luckily he didn't show up to watch).

Anyway - all of the stuff was moved out and I went back to finish up the cleaning on Monday. Then Katie picked up the rest of the kitchen/living room items, got rid of all of the trash and took care of the last minute details. Now all of my big stuff is sitting in storage until we get back from the honeymoon and we can move into the house!!!!!!! So, sadly this was only move #1 for me. The 2nd move will be the day after the wedding when we move everything into storage and then the final move into the house (hopefully August 3rd). CRAZY!

After all of the moving I forgot to get a picture of all the stuff loaded into the truck - BUMMER!

Wedding Projects

While I am waiting for Mike to get to Kittery with his work truck I'll post some updates on the wedding plans and projects. These are a few of the things I have been working on lately. It has mostly been the favors and the out of town guest bags. Unfortunately the fun, crafty projects will be put on hold for a little while, until all of the moving is out of the way. I would much rather being doing crafts than packing and cleaning.

The card box my mom made.

Guest bags - soon to be full of goodies!

Tic Tac Favors - "Mint to be"

Wine favors - guess you can't really see the labels

Guest book - Fill ins. I am still playing around with this idea?!

I still have a few projects to work on, but they will have to wait. I'll update with moving information soon.

Sale Pending!

As you may or may not know, Mike and I have been looking at houses for probably the last month or so. A couple of weeks ago, we found one that we thought we liked and made an offer. We went back and forth with the builders a bit, until we saw this house for sale and decided we wanted to take a look at it before making any final decisions on it. Unfortunately, we had to wait 4 days before we could see the new listing, so we had to let the offer fall through on the other house.

But, I am happy to say that in the end it didn't matter, because over the weekend we put an offer on this one. We went back and forth again (waiting and waiting) and we finally reached an agreement yesterday. Unfortunately, thought the real waiting has just begun, because the closing date isn't until August 3rd (right when we get back from the honeymoon). So, now we will just be waiting and hoping that all goes well with the inspections, loans and all of that other fun paperwork kind of stuff. Mike and I really excited and we'll update with more pictures and information in August!

Memorial Day Weekend Fun: Bridal Shower

I finally have time to finish the Memorial Day Weekend post from before. The weekend fun continued into Sunday with my bridal shower in Massachusetts. Sarah did a fabulous job as the host with lots of help from my mom, Ashlea, Jess, Nancy and Amanda Frost in getting ready for the day. That morning Amanda Bowen and I met Amanda Wild in Portsmouth to grab an appetizer and hang out before heading to the shower (I was not allowed to get there until 2:30 - some secret stuff going on). I also took this opportunity to have a little sangria to ease the nerves! It was great to see everyone there - including people I hadn't seen in a LONG time. It made me really excited about seeing everyone on the big day! There was lots of great food, a few games, lots of gifts and a beautiful, a slideshow and a delicious cake. It was an amazing day and I am very blessed. Thank you to all of the guests and those involved with the planning and execution of the wonderful celebration! Below is a slideshow of some of the pictures from the shower.

Lazy Sunday

Michael and Sage relaxing while I grade some papers. Just had to snap a picture.

Memorial Day Weekend Fun: Owen's Birthday

We had a very, very busy Memorial Day Weekend. Friday I went to Boston with my team of teachers to plan our end of the year trip for the students on June 5th. It was a laughter filled day as usual. Then Saturday Amanda B and I headed over to "Wild Park" for Owen's 2nd Birthday. In case you can't tell from the pictures, the theme was Red Sox. Amanda and Tony planned out baseball related games, trivia and there was tons of delicious food & cake. I enjoy spending time with the Wild/Moran clan and it was great to see Emily & Amanda too! I Can't wait for baby #2, so we can all get together again.

The birthday boy.

The proud parents (and baby brother).

The whole group

Can't forget the games.

Birthday cake. Owen even sang happy birthday himself.

Opening presents - lots of hugs & kisses from Owen.

After the party Amanda B and I headed back to Kittery to meet up with my sister and mom. We decided to stay in to watch Bride Wars, hang out with crazy Sage and rest up for the bridal shower festivities on Sunday.

Signs of Summer

Well summer time is almost here - and Mike has already taken the kayaks out twice. ON Sunday evening he decided to take Sage out on her first adventure. He carried the boat down to the water and I brought Sage down once everything was settled.

She looked a little scared once she was in the boat and didn't really want to sit or lie down. So, Mike would sit with her for a bit, scoot the boat out a little, then get her settled again - repeating this process until they were finally out on the water.

Paddling was a little bit of a challenge as well. The funniest part of the story was when Sage stuck her paw out of the boat thinking she could walk on the water. She was a little startled when her paw actually went into the water, but luckily Mike had a hold of her collar, so she did not go for a swim. Overall the trip went well (maybe that means that I am off the hook as a kayaking buddy (just kidding - Mike))! The next adventure may be a biking trip!