January: Um…. I am not so sure if we really did anything in January other than house hunt and look at 4 million houses and decide to not move into a house with a pool (which I regretted once the southern summers came), we packed to move, played the Wii, and watched Auburn unfortunately win the National Championship.
February: We moved into our 1st house. Yeah… it is a rental house, but it is still our 1st house. It has a great big backyard for our dog, with doggie doors so Mulligan can come and go as he pleases and it feel great to have so much space and not be on top of each other. Our neighbors are nice (even though they’re Auburn fans) and the neighborhood is nice and quiet which is a good change for living right off of Peachtree. We signed a 2 year lease so it is a good thing we like it. HA!
March: I got my wedding dress and probably kept it on for close to 45 minutes. I love it. It is gorgeous and in 3 months everyone gets to see it. YAY! It has the vintage, romantic feel that I wanted, but it has a touch of youngness to it. I ended up getting a veil since my mom wanted it, but that is fine. I plan on ditching it right after pictures and only wearing it in some pictures.
We also celebrated our “365 days till we’re married” day. And we of course went to Medieval Times because we (or me) love that place and because that is where we got engaged. Once again, our knight lost. We always have the yellow knight and he always loses. What a let down. We kind of talked the whole way through because if you have seen it once you have seen it a million times, it does not change. So we have decided to not go back for a few years or until we have kids old enough to go and appreciate it.May: Kyle and I LO
VE Zac Brown and I had always said that I would love to see him in concert. Well, I was given the opportunity to go see him and sit in a VIP box from one of our vendors. We went with 2 other couples from my office. We of course had a good time, but it was a total bummer that we had to leave early. Note to self: once we have kids and go out with friends who are kidless, don’t suggest to go home early… the kidless couple won’t want to bow out early, but they will. =)
VE Zac Brown and I had always said that I would love to see him in concert. Well, I was given the opportunity to go see him and sit in a VIP box from one of our vendors. We went with 2 other couples from my office. We of course had a good time, but it was a total bummer that we had to leave early. Note to self: once we have kids and go out with friends who are kidless, don’t suggest to go home early… the kidless couple won’t want to bow out early, but they will. =)Kyle and I also took a trip to Tuscaloosa to help with tornado relief efforts. We helped with the animal shelter and sorted donations in a warehouse/distribution center. Though we felt like we did a lot and accomplished a lot… in the grand scheme of things, I feel like we did very little. It was a great trip and a great experience. That town needs a lot of support and help and will need it for awhile. I hope the volunteers continue to flow in.
Oh. And we started our wedding registry at Crate and Barrel. Kyle acted like a child because he got bored and I realized that registering for wedding gifts is a lot more overwhelming than I thought it would be. Plus it is kind of weird asking for SO many things.
June: Kyle and I got dressed up all fancy schmancy and went to the Le
ukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man and Woman of the Year Gala. It was fun to get dressed up and go to a big charity function to support a cause that means a lot to me …. and we were celebrating my friend Mitzi being in remission for 10 years! YEAH! We participated in the silent auction (and didn’t win anything), people watched, and I learned that the dress I chose for my bridesmaid can be worn again. There were about 4+ girls in the black version of it.
ukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man and Woman of the Year Gala. It was fun to get dressed up and go to a big charity function to support a cause that means a lot to me …. and we were celebrating my friend Mitzi being in remission for 10 years! YEAH! We participated in the silent auction (and didn’t win anything), people watched, and I learned that the dress I chose for my bridesmaid can be worn again. There were about 4+ girls in the black version of it. We also continued registering for wedding gifts. This time at Target. It was chaotic and Kyle as on horrible behavior so he became uninvited for future wedding registering events. Rawr. But we registered for a lot of useful things and things that will be much needed. And I really hope someone gets me the Magic Bullet {{update :: i got it for christmas}}.
AND!! W
e sent our save the dates out to all our wedding guests (with a little bit of panicking thanks to them being magnets and mailboxes being metal). This was a total accomplishment since we (well, I) had been dragging my feet on them since I couldn’t decide on what picture to use. I knew which save the date I wanted, but I couldn’t decided on a picture. But, with Kyle’s help I made a decision they came in, and they got mailed out. When they came in the mail I was so so so excited with the final product and so excited to send them out to our guests that I sent them out a month early! Whoops! And I was really excited about the custom cupcake stamps and the personalized Kyle and Barbie return address stamp. I was so excited to hear the positive feedback from so many of our guests (and to know they were not stuck in USPS purgatory)! We hope everyone liked them and that they’re still on your refrigerator!
e sent our save the dates out to all our wedding guests (with a little bit of panicking thanks to them being magnets and mailboxes being metal). This was a total accomplishment since we (well, I) had been dragging my feet on them since I couldn’t decide on what picture to use. I knew which save the date I wanted, but I couldn’t decided on a picture. But, with Kyle’s help I made a decision they came in, and they got mailed out. When they came in the mail I was so so so excited with the final product and so excited to send them out to our guests that I sent them out a month early! Whoops! And I was really excited about the custom cupcake stamps and the personalized Kyle and Barbie return address stamp. I was so excited to hear the positive feedback from so many of our guests (and to know they were not stuck in USPS purgatory)! We hope everyone liked them and that they’re still on your refrigerator! July: We took a REAL quick trip home to Northern Virginia to see Kyle’s parents and mine. It was a good break from reality and it was good to see Kyle’s parents since we rarely get to see them. Lots of chatter about wedding decisions – didn’t share my dress with them – and the wedding in general. I got to go run Burke Lake which could be one of my favorite running spots. 
We spent part of a Sunday knocking more things off our knot.com “to do list” – my parents came down from Northern Virginia and we all headed to the venue for a “Bridal Extravaganza” to taste food and cake. We also headed back to McDonough for some major wedding planning and decision making.
August: Kyle brought home a cute little dog that had been abandoned by its parents (car drove into neighborhood. neighbors heard a bark. saw car drive off. spotted new dog. sad. 
some people do not deserve pets) one Monday and left the decision to ME on what to do with her. I could not put her at animal control knowing her family was not looking for her and knowing that in 5 days she would be put to sleep so we got our 1st and only foster dog and named her Kennesaw (after where Kyle got her). I of course got super attached and cried for hours when I learned that she was finding her furever home and was a hot mess the day I had to hand her over to her new mom. But not even 24 hours later I got a call telling me that Kennesaw was not going to work out & that she was not getting along with the cats on the farm; therefore, she would have to come back to Atlanta. Kyle and I just decided to just keep her and make her a permanent member of our family because I couldn’t handle the handing her over again and we both didn’t want to put her through the adoption events again. So… as of August 30th we are a 2 dog house! =)
some people do not deserve pets) one Monday and left the decision to ME on what to do with her. I could not put her at animal control knowing her family was not looking for her and knowing that in 5 days she would be put to sleep so we got our 1st and only foster dog and named her Kennesaw (after where Kyle got her). I of course got super attached and cried for hours when I learned that she was finding her furever home and was a hot mess the day I had to hand her over to her new mom. But not even 24 hours later I got a call telling me that Kennesaw was not going to work out & that she was not getting along with the cats on the farm; therefore, she would have to come back to Atlanta. Kyle and I just decided to just keep her and make her a permanent member of our family because I couldn’t handle the handing her over again and we both didn’t want to put her through the adoption events again. So… as of August 30th we are a 2 dog house! =) September: What a lazy lazy month for us. We really just enjoyed each other’s company, got on each other’s last nerve, tried to get used to having 2 dogs, and watching a lot of football. It was kind of nice to not really have anything on the schedule, but the month somehow still flew right by.
So many wedding details came together – welcome bags ordered and came to my house. All the apothecary jars for the candy buffet were bought. Candy was starting to collect. Match books bought. Koozies bought and delivered. Wedding gift for Mom chosen. Wedding day gift for Kyle chosen. Bridesmaid’s gifts completed. Invitations selected. September was a REALLY successful wedding planning month.
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early October at a gorgeous gorgeous church and the Fabulous FOX Theater here in Atlanta. I was SO excited to be part of Chrissy’s big day. She looked fabulous and the wedding was amazing and of course I cried when her dad handed her off to Matt. Chrissy seriously has the nicest friends and Kyle and I buddied off with another engaged couple. Kyle and I had a great time dancing and laughing at people and we realized that this is our last wedding until ours. By 11:00 we were EXHAUSTED so I can only imagine how tired we will be on our wedding day. But…. Yay for Chrissy & Matt – we wish them many years of happiness!!
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early October at a gorgeous gorgeous church and the Fabulous FOX Theater here in Atlanta. I was SO excited to be part of Chrissy’s big day. She looked fabulous and the wedding was amazing and of course I cried when her dad handed her off to Matt. Chrissy seriously has the nicest friends and Kyle and I buddied off with another engaged couple. Kyle and I had a great time dancing and laughing at people and we realized that this is our last wedding until ours. By 11:00 we were EXHAUSTED so I can only imagine how tired we will be on our wedding day. But…. Yay for Chrissy & Matt – we wish them many years of happiness!! I also wanted to find a pumpkin patch, so we could carve pumpkins for our house and because when living in Vi![DSCN0618[1]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWzi40DG0AI-7V4NdO0HNaVlmyAUUCJ96eTXl9AvBJN6i1VcEBjrVdGFijwevFuO0j3iiriQBzW9O21cpFdnf8Ga4Q2Nggv1uj0QEWbfq2e9SJUvG5Plni7ffxZst6Y9TK4Ub18JgP3I/?imgmax=800 "DSCN0618[1]")
rginia we went to a pumpkin patch and had a lot of fun. Well, I found one down in McDonough and it was GREAT! It had an awesome corn maze that Kyle ruined the fun in (kidding. kinda) by telling me that you take all right turns. At first we were rock paper scissoring it at each turn to decide who chose the next turn, but since I dressed like “fall” in a sweater and boots I was getting hot. We rode the hayride and went down the slide and the best part was the corn cannons when you had to shoot corn out of a cannon. I hit the target and Kyle did not, so I had fun taunting him and yelling Champion! =D And we of course got 2 awesome pumpkins to carve!
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rginia we went to a pumpkin patch and had a lot of fun. Well, I found one down in McDonough and it was GREAT! It had an awesome corn maze that Kyle ruined the fun in (kidding. kinda) by telling me that you take all right turns. At first we were rock paper scissoring it at each turn to decide who chose the next turn, but since I dressed like “fall” in a sweater and boots I was getting hot. We rode the hayride and went down the slide and the best part was the corn cannons when you had to shoot corn out of a cannon. I hit the target and Kyle did not, so I had fun taunting him and yelling Champion! =D And we of course got 2 awesome pumpkins to carve!November: November was rather uneventful. We went home, of course, for Thanksgiving to Northern Virginia. It was a quick trip as always, but it was sentimental for me because I knew next year I wouldn’t be at Thanksgiving dinner with my family. you never realize how much your family means to you and how much you love them until you have to think about not doing a holiday with them. It was the 1st trip home with both the dogs and it was really not that bad.
December: We celebrated our 1st Christmas in our house! 
And even thought it is just our rental house it is / was so nice to not have our whole living room taken up by a tree. We of course celebrated our Christmas early (which is going to be weird not doing next year) and then we headed home to Virginia for the holidays. This was our last holiday apart so it was all just bittersweet. December was pretty boring as well, but we enjoyed wrapping the presents and decorating our house.
And even thought it is just our rental house it is / was so nice to not have our whole living room taken up by a tree. We of course celebrated our Christmas early (which is going to be weird not doing next year) and then we headed home to Virginia for the holidays. This was our last holiday apart so it was all just bittersweet. December was pretty boring as well, but we enjoyed wrapping the presents and decorating our house. Ok… I had planned for this to be cliff notes, but it was pretty much a play by play of our year (well, what I could remember of it before I started this in may). next year will be better. promise.
What a great year for you! I live in Northern VA! We just moved here and I love it. Although, I miss my sunny so cal. And hooray for Christmas in your OWN house!
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