Bridal Shower

Corey's mom and Aunt Pat threw me a surprise Bridal Shower! It was so sweet of them and I had so much fun. Corey was there for most of it but had to leave part way through 'cause he had duty. They made a stuffed person out of Corey's old uniform and printed a cutout of his face and he was stuffed full of houseware items. I got to take him apart and find all the presents. They were naughty and put a can of reddiwhip in his crotch :)
I'm not the biggest fan of me in candid shots because I tend to make ridiculous faces 95% of the time. Have you ever watched yourself in a mirror while you talk on the phone? I have and I don't recommend it, but I managed to find a few from the shower that were not too bad.



He's really excited about that pie dish...



But not as excited as he was about the crock pot!



These dish towels are so intriguing! Are they hand spun?



Mmm, yes. That does make a great hand puppet.



The fake Corey



The real Corey REALLY liked the fake Corey



Me with my hands down the fake Corey's pants :)

Air Show

I went to my first air show a few weeks ago. It was really cool and loud. The Thunderbirds were definitely the best part. I had to volunteer (which is an oxymoron) at a food booth so Corey came with me and helped me assemble burgers for 4 hours. He's so sweet! And sexy in a hair net ;)
The military 'encourages' us to volunteer so that on our yearly review we can brag about all the community service we altruistically provided. It really bothers me but I just have 4 1/2 more years of playing the game :)

The Final Decision

Corey and I have been searching travel books and magazines trying to decide where to go on our honeymoon. Somewhere that is not currently in the midst of a political revolution and somewhere that's on our list of places we have to go to. Most of those places are currently housing terrorists or the people are rioting about something so we were having a hard time but have finally decided to go to Spain!

On the fourth or last Wednesday of every August, Bunol, Spain holds the annual Tomatina Tomato Fight and what better way to celebrate the sacred union of two souls than by hurling tomatos at each other? Nothing says love like tackling your new bride in a river of tomato juice.

We'll also be checking out Madrid, Barcelon, Valencia and all the countryside in between. If you've ever been to the tomato fight, let me know if it's as cool as I'm imagining or if you think you could even conjure up a more romantic idea for a honeymoon.

Vegas

Corey went to Vegas for his first time! My best friends all met me there. Lindsay and Danny and girls drove up from Phoenix, Dre and Derek from Salt Lake and LA and Marleah and Chad already live there so I got to see my favorite people AND bask in the 95 degree sunshine! We had so much fun. We stayed at Excalibur 'cause it was the best deal I could find and it wasn't too bad. The flight there was pretty horrible and so Corey and I have vowed that even though the prices are lower, we'll never fly Southwest again. It's always a pain if you're traveling with someone else 'cause you might not get to sit with them.
We walked around a lot, laid out by the pool, went to a show and had some buffets. We flew all the way to Vegas and didn't gamble. I don't even really like it but I love Vegas.

This is Bird Land!!!

Corey took me to the Orioles game last Saturday and it was so fun! Baseball games are my favorite. The Orioles rocked the Rays and they hit a grand slam in the first inning! The game was pretty much over after that but it was still great. There were really funny people around us yelling weird things, I got to eat a hot dog, a pretzel and funnel cake! NOTHING IS BETTER THAN THAT! I also bought some cool Orioles wrist sweat bands and a baseball that Corey and I signed. We're way too lazy to ever try and get a player to sign one so we just did it ourselves. After we sang 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' we took off 'cause it was cold and 6-0. This is Birdland!

My Mom Came to Visit Me!

Last weekend Paula flew out to the east coast for her first time and I got to show her all around. She was only here for 3 days so it was fast but we packed it in. First we spent all day Friday down in DC. I showed off Andrews Air Force Base and my mom's favorite thing to do is look at the discounted Dooney & Bourke and Coach purses. We did that then walked around DC for a few hours and saw all the sights. We got a last minute perfect parking spot and now that I have a small car I actually parallel parked without embarrassing the crap out of myself or giving up. I felt pretty cool.
Corey made tons of good food for my mom so we ate at home every night. On Saturday he was the tour guide and took us to Hershey, PA and we went on the chocolate tour. It was super windy but since we were inside our little chocolate heaven we couldn't tell. We drove out to Corey's moms house so the mothers could meet and fight about which of their children is better but they were really nice to each other instead. We were mildly disappointed.
On Sunday Paula made me do wedding stuff with her and even though I didn't want to, it ended up being pretty fun and now I have color swatches. Then before going to the airport we went to the Inner Harbor in Baltimore and walked around. It was so cool and pretty and Corey and I are going back today for an Oriole's game! It's rainy though so we might not walk around for too long.

Engagement Pictures

Corey's aunt, Pat, took some engagement pictures for us and here they are! She did such a great job and we love them.