Engagement picture fun

Today Bart and I took our engagement pictures in the Old Market. We had such a blast with our photographer Kristen Kirkelie, her personality just meshed so great with ours and we can't wait to see how our pictures turn out. It was nice to be able to do something fun for the wedding instead of the boring planning parts.

I spent yesterday putting together wedding favors with my mom. We had a great time just laughing and preparing the favors for our guests. I also spent time with Megan and her mom Marcey making yummy wedding mints. You will all be able to enjoy those at our reception ;)

As the weeks continue to roll by I am shifting focus to packing since I will be moving into our apartment in 3 weeks. Bart and I can't wait to decorate and make it our home.

Bart won some Jazz concert tickets so we were able to go to a Jazz concert on Thursday April 14th at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha. We had the pleasure of seeing Stefon Harris and Blackout. They play contemporary jazz music. It was pretty sweet, Stefon plays the jazz Vibes and Marimba which is just amazing to see that live.

Here is a picture of us getting ready to go to the show.

The weeks keep rolling by...

I can't believe that Bart and I are getting married in 39 days :) It's been a fun and sometimes stressful journey with planning our wedding but I can't wait till I get to walk down that isle and stand by Bart's side. We are getting ready to finishing making some payments for the wedding this week and then I am having my dress bustled for the reception on Tuesday. Just some small details left before the big day. I think the hardest thing that we are having to deal with is getting every ones information so that they are able to get on base, I almost have everybody taken care of but here in a few days I have to bug a few people to get me that information.

I did have a fun and education weekend at the Great Plains Association for College Admissions Counselors in Overland Park, Kansas. I was there from Sun- Tuesday getting some interesting information on how to connect with recruiting students. I hope that we are able to adapt more social media based programs such as Four Square into our campus visits and orientation sessions. Kids want to enjoy themselves while they are looking for the right school for them. I would rather have a more interactive information session and campus tour because that makes my job a little easier. All in all it was a great conference and I have a similar one that I am going to this fall.

Here are a few of my co-workers and I heading out to bowling for the social event that they had on the first night.

Rising Gas prices :(

The gas prices have hit an all time high here. I changed my gas from regular unleaded to the kind with 10% ethanol because I could no longer afford the drastic price increases. This morning I gassed up and it was a straight hit to the gut. I had to pay $3.62/ 15 gallons which gave me the grand total of $51! Holy cow, I am going to work to pay for the gas that goes in my car to get me to work. What a vicious cycle, it's hard for me to put that much money into putting gas in my car. Thanks to my job being 30 minutes from work I have to gas up once a week. I am thinking about dusting off my bike and using that around my neighborhood. I might be biking to hang out with friends. I am begging to get concerned about what the prices are going to be like this summer. Having a job that isn't the best paying makes it hard when it comes time to choose whether to fill up the car or go to the store for groceries. Praise God that Bart and I are going to be living behind Aldi and not too far from Wal-mart thanks to the prime location of our new apartment. Most of the restaurants are in possible walking distance. Wedding plans are getting wrapped up, we are finalizing the wedding guest list this weekend and then I will be calling the club next week to give the final numbers for seating and food. We are working on the music for the reception and we should have that taken care of next week. I am going to an Admissions Counselor conference in Kansas City this weekend so I will be away from the planning and packing from Sunday till Tuesday. It will be an interesting break but my mind will be on what is left to do and how much stuff I still need to pack.