Girls night!

Last Saturday night was one of those that reminded me what great friends I have.  My LAST NIGHT OUT!!  Well, not really my last night out, just a really great excuse for me to go out with the girls.  While there, is of course, no photos of this night either, I can tell you that I had a really great time.  We started with dinner at Cafe Barareeba in Chicago and continued on to have a great time Howling at the Moon!  Thanks so Sara (my cousin and Matron of Honor) and Lynne (my sister-in-law and bridesmaid) for all the work they did setting everything up for me.  It was just the thing that I needed!!  and there is no photos of what went on...  right?

Two showers un one month, but I don't even smell!! (Wait, be maybe I do...)

So, I think that I have finally been able to process the last part of our very busy weekend.  So, if you have been paying attention, the schedule for the weekend was Bachelor party on Friday, Wedding on Saturday, and I thought sleep and recover and relax on Sunday.  Then Grandma called.  My grandma is an amazing woman and an amazing seamstress.  She will be making the veil for my wedding day and on Saturday she asked if I could come down on Sunday afternoon and help her figure out things she needed to get started.  (length, what netting and beads I liked...) Since this didn't fit into my relax on Sunday plan, I suggested we meet on Monday after school.  That was not going to work for Grandma, she needed to get started now!  Well, I can't really argue with Grandma, so I agreed. 

So, when I arrive at my Grandmas (in jeans and a polo shirt) and she opens the door, I suddenly knew that this wasn't really about a veil.  I could see Josh standing in my grandma's kitchen in the reflection of a mirror in my grandma's house.  And I thought cops were always aware of their sight lines... 

After that, the day was filled with one surprise after another!  A group of people were there to surprise me at my Grandma's house, my mom had clothes for me to wear, so that I didn't have to continue on in the jeans and polo, there were a ton more people waiting for me at the clubhouse of my grandma's complex.  Even my Aunt Maryanne and cousin Kait had flown in all the way from New York to be there!  The rest of the day was kind of a blur and it has taken until two weeks later to remember all the details. 

There was an ice cream theme to my shower, complete with ice cream bar (which included NERDS!!  my favorite!!).  Every detail was absolutely perfect.  There were more pictures of me eating ice cream than I knew existed decorating the room, an ice cream crossword to see how much people knew about Josh and I, ice cream flavored Jelly Bellies (from the Kenosha Jelly Belly factory), and a game with ice cream cone head pictures on Josh and I.  I know that every member of my family, especially my mom, my Aunts Nancy and Shelley, my sister-in-law Lynne, and my cousins Sara (and baby Elaina!) and Kalli, did a tremendous amount of work to make this day special for me and they definitely got every detail exactly right.  It was a wonderful day that is still just sinking in. 

Thanks to everyone who was there to celebrate with Josh and I and thanks for all the wonderful presents.  It was great to get a chance to see everyone, even if I didn't feel like I had enough time to see or talk to anyone in particular.  I was truly surprised I hope everyone had as much fun as I did!

Congrats Craig and Jenelle Seubert!

On Saturday, Team J celebrated the marriage of Josh's friends Jenelle and Craig.  It was a wonderful day to celebrate such a great couple.  Josh and I will be looking to the two of you to see how a marriage between a Cubs and Brewers fan can really work! 

A party for the boys...

So, it was a crazy weekend for Team J, so it will be coming to you in parts.  The first part is Friday.  Josh's bachelor party.  The Plan was golfing, Brewers, and off to the Milwaukee bars.  My plan was to spend the night with my cousin Sara, baby Elaina, my Sister-in-law Lynne, and my nephew Mark.  Both of their husbands were off with my husband-to-be. 

While there is no photo or video footage of what happened while the boys were out, Sara, Lynne, and Megan got some interesting text messages.  Here are some of the texts that I received...

"Did Josh always have a scar over his eye?"

"The paramedics want to know if Josh is an organ donor."

"Don't wish to alarm you, but what is Josh's blood type."

Luckily I know my family and my fiance very well and I knew that all of these were jokes.  The one that Lynne got about checking the fine for streaking at the baseball game was, I wasn't quite sure.  I guess only the boys will know which ones were true and which ones were not.  I do know that a good time was had by all!

Happy Mother's Day!

Ok, so I'm a few days late, but we wanted to honor some important people.  So, in the wedding style, on the left is Josh's mom on her wedding and on the right is Megan's mom.  We wouldn't be anywhere without the two of you.  Can't wait to share our big day (and the rest of our lives) with both of you. 

 

I also want to take this moment to mention two wonderful moms celebrating their first Mother's day as moms!  My sister-in-law Lynne and my adorable nephew Mark who was born in September.  On the right is my cousin Sara with her beautiful daughter Elaina.  You will be hearing more about these wonderful women later on.  Mark and Elaina are so lucky to have such wonderful parents!

A Shower!? But I already took one this month!

So, I was under the impression that Josh couldn't lie to me.  He has been known to give away presents at Christmas time on more than one occasion.  I was wrong.  This past weekend I was told that I was celebrating Mother's Day with Josh's mom.  I was told that she was going to be out of town this weekend, so we were going to brunch at Bombay Louie's a week early.  I was even told that I could wear jeans.  Thank goodness I didn't.

When Josh and I got to Bombay Louie's on Sunday afternoon, I found out that Mamma Jankiewicz was really planning a surprise shower for me!  We had a great afternoon eating a wonderful brunch, getting to know all of my new family.  It was so great to take a day to relax and enjoy the company of some wonderful women!  We also got some very wonderful gifts from our very generous friends and family.  Josh's favorite is probably the Dyson vaccuum.  Josh loves gadgets and toys and I love the fact that he will now have a toy that will keep our home clean!  Thanks to all our friends and family for the wonderful gifts and spending the day with us!