one less thing to worry about...

Things seem to be going in our favor lately and im thrilled to say we are no longer having to debate about towing a u-haul or paying thousands of dollars to have our stuff shipped and moved for us...Jerrod called me today and he found a loop hole in moving and now all of our stuff is being moved by the military for FREE! He was given 5,000-6,000lbs to move in his initial move last year to AZ. He only used like 1,000lbs so he still has up to 4,000lbs of stuff that he can have shipped. He has been asking about this for months and today someone in the housing facility told him...thank god! This is just such a weight off my shoulders and one less thing to stress/worry over. Now we just need to get it all to Dover! :-)
Jerrod heads home tomorrow night! less than 48 hours and he will be home!!!
:-)

pictures of our house

Alrighty...we have our new house-like a real picture of it! it really exists! Jerrod went over to look at it tonight and took a few pictures of it for me :-) I thought id share. Oh AND we have a back yard complete with green grass and a back yard patio!!! we are very excited about that.

Only a few more days and my groom will be here with me, at last!

I can't believe it's less than 2 weeks away, just doesn't seem possible...

see you all soon!!

update on our house

So, today Jerrod went in to get information on our house...come to find out we are getting one in the brand new housing development on base! The house we have been assigned to hasn't even been finished yet! AND we have 3 bedrooms! I have no idea why we are going to need 3 bed rooms....but at least we can have all our family and friends come visit us from home and not lack space :-) Just thought id share some really great news.

WE HAVE A HOUSE!!!!

As of monday Jerrod had put us on the housing list on base...we were told we could have one in a month or so....today Jerrod got a call and we have a house already!!!! We have it on September 20th...which means we will have it to move right into when we get to Arizona! :-D I am sooo excited.

WE HAVE A HOUSE!!!!!

That is the biggest news to update everyone on.

However, last Sunday i had my bridal shower thrown by my mom and sister-it was beautiful and wonderful. There was a great turn out and i enjoyed seeing everyone who could make it. My aunt Mary made the cake-it was gorgeous and so super yummy. I got some really amazing gifts and lots of things to help start my home with Jerrod. Thank you to everyone! I couldn't have asked for a better day or a more beautiful party.

We are 3 weeks and 1 day away from the wedding-i cant believe it!!!

OH and i found someone to play piano at the ceremony. She is a wonderful sweet woman who i have waited on all summer at the restaurant and during a conversation a few weeks ago i found out she plays piano and she told me to give her a call if i got stuck. welllll i got stuck, gave her a call and met with her yesterday at the church. She played through tons and tons of music and we planned out the whole ceremony! I am so excited and SO happy :-)

Just one more thing i don't have to worry about!

Yesterday i had my first dress fitting! my mom, sister and me headed to Lewiston and did that...i cant wait for Jerrod to see me in it, i LOVE it soooo much...i don't ever want to take it off every time i put it on.

Only one more month!

Well, not too much has happened, but enough that i feel like i am slacking at keeping up with this whole blog thing.
Last week me and my sister headed to Aunt Julies and we had my hair run through...went so well and so relieved we were able to come up with something that i love and that looks great :-)

I met with the DJ as well last week...theres so much that i didn't realize i needed to do at the reception! geesh. I meet with her again Wednesday to make sure i have done my 'homework' and completed our playlist (or at least cut down from 10 hrs of music to 5!)

Well, Jenn's tickets were purchased a week or two ago, so that's a relief as well. It's good to know one of my bridesmaids is all taken care of in transportation now (she's coming in from NC)

Speaking of girls, i got to spend the weekend with my girl Sam and see her in her dress and shoes-it was nice because the only one i had seen was my sisters and that's different than the others. It was GORGEOUS and she really seemed to love it since she was dancing around in the house in it...I'm very happy with the color that it ended up being!
Tux shop switch happened as well - and thank god. They were giving me the run around at mens wearhouse in portland and not accommodating for my guys at ALL. Not to mention stressing me out so much that both times i had been in to order and pick out i left with a migraine and practically in tears because they wouldn't help me or anything...I canceled them and now I'm going through the Brunswick Flower Shop-and thank god for that.

The menu is set for the reception...If you did not know or were wondering we are not having a bar-it is BYOB. We will have some wine provided for early reception but that is it. The closest store that sells any alcohol is 20 minutes away so keep that in mind and bring what you would like/need for the evening. If you are planning on drinking please have a DD or plan on staying at one of the local hotels/motels on the island.

Its really getting down there...I'm getting anxious already...mostly i just want to see Jerrod. Im counting the days till he steps foot off the plane rather than the wedding day to be honest.

registry website address

I have been having several people ask about our registry, so instead of having people search through old posts i'll update it.
It is http://www.myregistry.com/public/Erin-Johnson-Jerrod-Smith .
Remember that we love gift cards as well seeing as we are only towing a small trailer with us. Some of the stores around us will be Wal Mart, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond and TJ Maxx...thats all that i really know of.
Very simple to use :-)

Now the fun has really started...

Well, i successfully survived my bachelorette party and had a WONDERFUL time. Donna Nunnally hosted it at her camp on Worthly Pond. We went out to eat Friday night and just as we headed into our tents around midnight the rain let loose. We slept in until about 10 and got up to no rain and mugginess. It cleared off eventually completely and we had a GREAT day of kayaking, swimming, playing in the pond, games and lots of other fun fun things :-D
When we woke up Sunday morning me and the girls were able to take off onto the pond in kayaks and have a beautiful and peaceful morning ride. The weather was so perfect and I'm so happy we didn't have to deal with any rain.

Now, about the wedding.
Sam picked up her dress and Chelsea's and brought them to the pond for us to see.
They are so prefect and i love them! They are going to be so gorgeous on the girls, i just cant wait!

I'm still searching for those gosh darn bowls! argh they are making me so frustrated!

Remember to book up a motel room if needed because they will book up fast-i know people have been asking and my opinion is to try and get the island view motel-however if it is full your only other choice would be the bailey island hotel. its gorgeous- just a little bit more expensive.

I got a whole set of favors done last week i think it was, with the help from my mom. Boy, those things are tedious and take up alot of time-now onto the next set of favors...

I feel like things are finally starting to come together and that makes me happy and i know Jerrod likes it because that means I'm not as stressed.

I think we have decided to get a Uhaul trailer to take with us, i just don't think we could do it unless. It'll be nice though and less packed and we can take more to start with.

We have started getting RSVPs back and it makes me so excited. Its like Christmas every time i get one...i go to the post office every morning before our mail gets delivered to see if we got any new ones-I'm so anxious and love seeing who has responded. Its so much fun :-)