The Whirlwind Begins

Although it took a little warming up to the idea, Mr. PS and I wasted no time getting to the sizzle! Which makes me think of bacon...

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Oh wait, I'm supposed to be sharing a love story. Right. Getting back on track, the spark was a little more like this...

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Mr. PS would serenade me to sleep over the phone with his guitar. We'd pretend to watch "Caddyshack" and snuggle on the couch instead. He'd leave me love post-its on my car to find in the morning and we would make out in the street like a couple of teenagers for what seemed like an hour before he drove himself home for the night. Ahhh, new love! So fun, so exhilirating!

sweetness

Strangely enough, we made family introductions within the first two weeks of dating. His lives locally, and mine just happened to host a mini-reunion in Vegas for my grandma's 80th birthday.

with Momma PS in Vegas

and family day with Mr. PS's clan

We love to take photos of our experiences together, so I'll let the pictures do the talking...

beach walks

board games

beach cruisers

community service

We fell fast and decided pretty early on that we were a good match. After almost a year of dating, it was time to make the move and figure out where to live...together!

facing our future

Nesting deserves it's own post, and even after that it would be nearly another year before Mr. PS popped the question.

Now it's time to turn the tables...did you and your beloved make the leap to settle in before the ring? What factored into your decision to move? Or not?

WHiV SiV

I don't know about you, but it seems I'm always coming across new acronyms to interpret and add to my texting and chat vernacular. I've got the very basic ones down...

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Outside of that I end up having to ask what the acronym means. I guess that defeats the purpose of using them, but then again, ignorance is NOT bliss when it comes to acronym soup.

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So what's the message I'm trying to send you in the title? My girls are planning a bachelorette/bridal shower party for yours truly and it's looking like this:

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Get it?  WHiV SiV = What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

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 I'm still battling a sinus infection and laryingitis. Let's just say after a trip to the doctor's office, I'm losing the battle but winning the war. Knowing that there's a girls trip to Vegas on the horizon definitely perked my spirits today. 

Share the plans or dreams for your own bachelorette party in the comments below and show me some love!

From the Brink of a Bridal Breakdown

I’ve been feeling guilty for my “one and done” blog left unattended for several weeks. Only now looking back, can I see that creating it was #3 on the countdown to a complete wedding meltdown.

[For the record: #2 was becoming a 2-dress bride and #1 was invitation detail overload…stories for another post.]

Thankfully, my future husband (FH) and some good friends broke me out of the wedding funk with a quick weekend trip to Las Vegas!

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Aside from the fleeting wedding thought of eloping with an Elvis officiant, the sparkly lights, slot machine jingle and overeating was just what the doctor ordered to break the brewing bridezilla within. Yes, literally – one of our friends is a doctor J  It also helps that my FH has “lucky bones” and seems to get these trips to pay for themselves.  He loves craps and poker and although he never plays slots, lookee here:

Blazing 7’s for real!

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Proof I was cured: when I came home and set off to set up our registry, the consultant asked when our date was, and I had to stop and think…

Yay! Meltdown averted, I’m back!

Have you ever been close to the edge of a bridal breakdown? What did you do to de-stress?