I'm finally down to my 11 month mark and I've been posting on this board for well over a year so I decided it as time to start my planning journal. I can't believe I'm finally down to less than a year, its nice to not have to say I'm getting married in two years. I'll add photos as I can find them. DFI just reinitialized his computer and put all our photos on discs..but didn't label them. Plus pics of me in my dress are at my moms house so Kevin doesn't peek.
Kevin and I met on November 1, 2003 after meeting and talking to each other online. He found me while I wasn't looking for anyone and I had never even planned on meeting him in person since he is six years older than me and I was not quite 18 at the time (gotta love my dirty old man!) Personally I don't remember much about when we talked online, it wasn't for too long (although Kevin disagrees and says we talked almost daily for at least a month) At the time I was interested in someone else and was going on a few dates with him. I was set to go out with this other guy one night when he canceled at the last minute. I went online to see if any of my friends were available to go out and instead I found Kevin online asking me out. I finally said yes and left to meet him at the movies (I was safe, I had other friends follow me to make sure he wasn't a serial killer
) We had a fantastic night at "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (I'm such a lucky girl!) and we talked for a few hours afterwards. I honestly knew by the end of the night I was going to be with him for a while, and by the end of the first week I knew I would marry him. For something that was such a last minute encounter it really was the best decision of my life.
Our first picture together, I think maybe a week or two after our first date
On our two year anniversary we moved into an apartment together with my baby Stuart and then his older adopted brother Lucas was finally able to come live with us after spending a month at the vet because he was road kill, and on our 3 year anniversary we packed up the kitties and moved into our current apartment.
(super short version) We got engaged on my 21st birthday on the beach of the Poly. Kevin did a fabulous job of keeping the secret and had enlisted the help of Jane from gifts of a lifetime and we had a treasure hunt on the beach. We finally found where my treasure chest was (literally) buried in the sand and he got down on one knee as asked me to marry him.
So now were set to get married here in New Jersey on November 1, 2008, 5 years to the day we met. We will be taking our disneymoon November 11-19th at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and I can't wait!
Taken on our 4th anniversary this past November (think we've changed since that first pic? )
More to come...
-Lauren
Kevin and I met on November 1, 2003 after meeting and talking to each other online. He found me while I wasn't looking for anyone and I had never even planned on meeting him in person since he is six years older than me and I was not quite 18 at the time (gotta love my dirty old man!) Personally I don't remember much about when we talked online, it wasn't for too long (although Kevin disagrees and says we talked almost daily for at least a month) At the time I was interested in someone else and was going on a few dates with him. I was set to go out with this other guy one night when he canceled at the last minute. I went online to see if any of my friends were available to go out and instead I found Kevin online asking me out. I finally said yes and left to meet him at the movies (I was safe, I had other friends follow me to make sure he wasn't a serial killer
) We had a fantastic night at "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (I'm such a lucky girl!) and we talked for a few hours afterwards. I honestly knew by the end of the night I was going to be with him for a while, and by the end of the first week I knew I would marry him. For something that was such a last minute encounter it really was the best decision of my life.
Our first picture together, I think maybe a week or two after our first date
On our two year anniversary we moved into an apartment together with my baby Stuart and then his older adopted brother Lucas was finally able to come live with us after spending a month at the vet because he was road kill, and on our 3 year anniversary we packed up the kitties and moved into our current apartment.
(super short version) We got engaged on my 21st birthday on the beach of the Poly. Kevin did a fabulous job of keeping the secret and had enlisted the help of Jane from gifts of a lifetime and we had a treasure hunt on the beach. We finally found where my treasure chest was (literally) buried in the sand and he got down on one knee as asked me to marry him.
So now were set to get married here in New Jersey on November 1, 2008, 5 years to the day we met. We will be taking our disneymoon November 11-19th at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and I can't wait!
Taken on our 4th anniversary this past November (think we've changed since that first pic?
)More to come...
-Lauren
She hardly did anything before she moved and won't make any decisions and it hasn't been easy on anyone. Her fiance is living with my mom until after the wedding so at least hes here to help. I have her shower next month and then the wedding is soon and then I can go back to worrying about my stuff, lol. I have most of the important things already decided so I don't mind waiting. 
Don't worry -- your time will come to truly enjoy the planning process for your special day! In the meantime, we will LOVE to hear how everythign is going for you and your DF!
