Curling

After watching women's curling at the Olympics, we were excited to try it ourselves.  Seattle's Granite Curling Club has an Open House a few times a year where the public is allowed to come in and try curling with a small lesson.  I discovered that curling is MUCH more difficult than it looks - you have to think about what your legs are doing, how hard you're pushing yourself forward, how you're holding the rock to give it a certain spin, AND not falling over!  Well, I'm not a very coordinated person, so it was an interesting experience. :) 

 Sorry it's a bit blurry - it was hard to get a good picture in this room with all the lights and shiny ice.

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Overall, we had a great time.  There were A LOT of people there, so we didn't get as much practice time as we would have liked, but it was a great experience...and we can always go to another open house next year!

Bridesmaid Dresses

Who knew picking out a bridesmaid dress that all my wonderful ladies and I would like could be such a difficult task?!

We (and by we, I mean the lovely and wonderful Megan and Sarah) tried on MANY dresses.  They are such amazing friends - they tried on every dress I pulled off the rack.  I had an idea of what I was looking for - something not TOO bridesmaid-y, , something that had the possibility of adding a sash to the waist, and something they might actually have a chance of wearing again.

Along our dress journey, we discovered we wanted something satin (the fabric seemed more appropriate for a church wedding) with a bit of ruching.  Out of ALL the dresses the girls tried on, all 4 girls and myself liked the kelly green dress the best!  I love the sweetheart neckline!  Of course, we won't be getting it in kelly green...we have ordered it in black. 

My mom reacted with shock and horror when I told her I wanted black bridesmaid dresses.  A black dress just seems classier and MUCH less bridesmaid-y to me...it's also not as uncommon as it used to be.  After seeing some other weddings (mostly recently Bachelor Jason's wedding), she has come around to the idea of a black dress.  We're compromising by adding a blue sash to the dress...it should look very cute and add a nice pop of color.

So, what do you think?

Honeymoon!

I've been busy working on lots of wedding things, one of which was booking our honeymoon!  Scott and I decided we wanted to go some place warm that we would likely never go again.  We were told the Carribean and Mexico were VERY hot and humid in July and August, so we voted not to go anywhere in that region.  We loved the look of Bora-Bora, but with plane tickets at $5,000 for the two of us, that was out of the question!  We decided to hit up AAA to get some advice.  Our helpful agent, Yvette, suggested Fiji, "a poor man's Bora-Bora" as she described it.
After meeting with Yvette, we spent a month or so exploring our options and decided that we liked the resorts she had suggested the best, and we discovered that she was able to get us a much better price than we could on our own!  So we went back to Yvette and booked! :)

We will be staying at a small, adult only island resort called Matamanoa.  The island is part of the Mamanuca Islands (to the left of the main island, Viti Levu). 

We had 2 travel options for getting to the island - a catamaran or a helicopter.  While the helicopter was relatively expensive, we decided to splurge and go for it on our trip to the island.  However, we were informed that they have a strict 30 lb baggage limit.  Scott assures me I can do it, but for an overpacker like myself, this is a rather stressful idea!  Oh well, I'll have to make it work! :) 

The island looks absolutely beautiful! 

We'll be staying in one of those beach front bures for 5 nights! 

Then we'll head back to the main land for 2 nights to get a little more of the town feel of Fiji.  We'll be staying at the Sofitel Resort in Nadi.  Isn't it gorgeous?!

We are so excited to go and relax in the warmth of the Fijian sunshine!