An update in a major way

As my family would say, Geez-o-wiz.

What have I been up to lately you may ask?

Lots.

Let's rewind a few weeks......

Halloween. Greg and I hit some parties up as the Halloweenies we strive to be each year. This year, I dressed up as a park ranger and Greg put his Mexican wrestling mask to use as a washed up wrestler. You can see one of the pictures with a friend of ours, Damon.

Wedding dress shopping. Danielle, Amanda and I started the day off with brunch-one of my favorite ways to start any day! We then went to several bridal salons where I managed to try on a zillion dresses. It was fun and I have a pretty good idea of what kind of dress I'll end up wearing.

Thrashers game. Seats on the glass! I managed to score some awesome tickets from work. Nothing beats watching your team win as you press your face against the glass.

Car shopping with Greg. Greg's minivan is on its last leg. We spent the better part of Saturday deciding what car Greg will purchase in the next few weeks or so. At the moment, it looks like a Honda Element in Rootbeer brown. I love brown.

I think that about wraps things up for the moment. We're looking forward to spending Thanksgiving at the house with the Vagens next week.

She'll be comin' round the mountain

Greg and I headed up to North Carolina last weekend to enjoy the fall weather with Neil and Lindsey. We also used this time to do some wedding venue scouting.
We tallied up our adventures this weekend and we think we spent close to 15 hours in the car! We made it to Neil's place late Saturday afternoon. Lindsey gave us a tour of the property while Neil and Mr. Grant started building a cedar strip kayak in the basement. We hung around for a while before we headed into town for some Mexican food.
On Sunday, we all piled in the station wagon to check out wedding spots and to grab some lunch at Lake Lure. We hit up a bed and breakfast near their place. Not exactly my style. A friend of Neil's owns some horses that we got to feed and pet while working our way across western North Carolina. We rounded out the day with some grilling and a bonfire complete with S'mores.
Monday morning left us to our own devices. We headed to the Black Mountain area to investigate two of the more promising places I'd researched. One of them was built by railroad tycoons, so Dad had his heart set on that one. Too bad it didn't really have to space to house a ceremony and reception. On to the next one. We have a "maybe" from both myself and Greg! The major concern: it's in the middle of nowhere. Twenty minutes to a hotel. Hmmmm...
We finished the day with some quick family visits in Greenville before the trek back to the ATL.

Update from Atlanta

Okay. I must admit this may be the longest span since creating this blog that I haven't posted. Things have been a bit nutty and I've been rather lazy.
As far as wedding plans go: not much has been decided. We're heading up to NC this weekend to visit Neil and Lindsey. We're hoping to get a few site visits in at possible wedding locations for next fall. I'm excited abut our little trip. Mom emailed Monday saying that the NC leaf colors are hitting their peak. PLUS, I get to check out Neil and Lindsey's new digs! I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures to share.
Other than that, I've been failing miserably at thinking of a Halloween costume.