3.5 Weeks!

I am getting married in 24 days!! I still can't believe it. We will probably be 5 days in to our honeymoon before I finally will believe that I am Ken's wife! I am also looking forward to seeing all my friends that I haven't seen in ages! My best friend, Melissa English, will be here (she is a bridesmaid and her little girl Ava is our flower girl) and I haven't seen her since June 2007. Ava was only 6 months old!
We are in the process of paying everyone off. I am hesitant to put checks with such large amounts in the mail, but I am sure it will be fine.
I am working on Ken's gift that he will get the morning of the wedding. It is nothing big but from the heart :) I love him!!
This weekend we will be heading to LPC for my bridal shower. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone. My mom is planning most of it, since Nate is my man of honor. While we are home my lovely cousin Jayme will practice on my hair. She will be doing it the morning of the wedding. She is amazing! Nate will be racing on Saturday. I can't wait to see him ride his new bike. He is now in the 'B' class and is really improving on his riding.
The following weekend, Michele (Ken's mom), is having her shower. I am really looking forward to that one too. At first I was nervous because it is a lingerie shower but now I think it will be pretty funny.
May 9th is my bachelorette party. My wonderful friends in Omaha have taken it upon themselves to throw this for me. It should be awesome! Ken will be out for the bachelor party so we will both be pretty tired the next day. I am so excited!
And, of course, the following weekend is our WEDDING! We will be having the rehearsal at the church at 5:30. The dinner will immediately follow at Ken's mom's friend Sally's house. We are just going to barbeque and have a relaxing evening. I will then head to our hotel (Hilton Garden) that we are staying in on our wedding night because all my stuff will (hopefully) be moved in to Ken's house. I can relax in the Jacuzzi tub and hopefully get some rest.
Thursday (tomorrow!) is my last day at work. Hopefully in the next few weeks I will get everything at my apartment packed up, get Ken's house cleaned since all the roommates will be out and paint some of the rooms. I am so blessed to have 3 full weeks off before the wedding! I can't wait to be Mrs. Kenneth Ross, Jr!

Love, Mrs. Ross to be

Wow... the wedding is getting so close! We are now 5 weeks away and I cannot wait for it to finally be here! We are heading downtown this afternoon to get our marriage license!! Soon I will be Elicia Ross!! YES!
We have been tying ribbon on bubbles, packaging favors and all the invitation are out! We have gotten quite a few RSVP postcards back. We are expecting between 225 and 275 guests. WOWZERS! :) This weekend we will be doing a little more printing and starting our order of service programs.
Last week we talked to our caterer. His name is Tom Cote and he is such a great friend! We will be having prime rib, grilled shrimp (with mango and coconut dipping sauces!), lemon rice, herb potatoes, green beans, salad and bread. The best part is he is only charging us $5.50/plate!!!! A meal like this anywhere else ranges from $25-$32/plate. I can't believe it! :) We will not be providing any alcohol at the reception. Ken and I don't drink and I don't want to pay for our guests to get drunk. We will, however, be providing two types of punch. It is going to be fabulous :)
I am meeting with the reception site manager on Monday. Just to get my last minute questions answered and let our caterer see their facilities. It will be nice to get everyone paid off. Ken and I are so blessed to be able to pay for everything in cash. We saved over $20,000 in one year. Amazing!
We will be heading to LPC April 24th for our couple's shower. Saturday Nate has a race and Sunday is the bridal shower. It will be wonderful to see all my friends and family. I am looking forward to it. Ken's family is also have a shower May 2nd. It will also be nice to see his family.

Well that is all for now. I need to get ready to meet Ken to get our marriage license! I am soo excited!!! :) :) :)