Caution Ahead: Central Grads Entering Real World

Tulip time was great - the weather was nice, the food was awesome and we got to hang out with Reid while we were there. We ran into some friends from college who actually live in Atlanta so it was a nice surprise! She is actually letting me use her table centerpieces, sashes and various other things for the wedding reception and the decorations are soo pretty. I love them! Here are some pretty tulip pictures and Reid and Ryan.





Ryan and I have both read Angels & Demons so we went to see the movie on Friday night. I was very disappointed and Ryan said he went into it with low expectations so it was about right for him. The movie was very different from the book and had changed all the characters and storylines. I know they say the book is always better than the movie but I thought this one might be close.. But no. Not at all.. I got the Twilight book series for my birthday so we're going to start reading those even though we've already seen the Twilight movie.

Reid graduated yesterday! He's going to be the assistant pro at Otter Creek golf course in Ankeny. Central had a graduating class of 262 students which is so small! I don't remember exactly how many were in our class but it was over 300. Hard to believe that Ryan and I have been out for two years! So much has happened since then.. we got a job, both got incredible promotions, got engaged, took a trip to Vegas,moved from a tiny little apartment to a brand new house, bought a lawn mower... phew! We're on the fast track of life.. :-)

I met a lot of the women in our neighborhood on Saturday - we had supper at Noodle Zoo and then went for drinks at Tonic. They were all really nice - most everyone in the neighborhood has kids and is a little older than us but the girls I met were a lot of fun. There is a couple that just moved in down the street that is engaged too so we want to meet them to see what they're like. We're planning to block off the street and have a bbq this summer with the entire neighborhood... which is growing everyday, since we moved in January we have 1 new neighbor just 2 houses down and expect the house next to us to be done in July!

Wedding stuff - decorations are going to look fabulous! I'm most excited about the decorations and the glasses the wedding party gets to use at the head table. The limo is booked, flowers are starting to come together and Ryan and I have been assigned a sponsor couple from our church. Plus we're trying our hardest to find an open night to go register but something always comes up. That's our goal this week! We're registering at 4 places actually... :) Kohls, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and Younkers or Dillards. Oh.. and Ryan wants to register at Best Buy. That's still up in the air ;-)

Hmm.. Which Gas Guzzling Limo Do We Choose??

Sorry again that it's been so long since we last posted we've just been so busy! Most of it has been fun & play but that counts right? First I'll share a video with you from the other weekend we stayed at my parents house. The kids were so funny that night.. this is a video of them sliding down the stairs in their sleeping bags. And even though my mom freaks out at the end, no one got hurt!!





It's better than what my brother and sister used to do to me. They would wrap me up in a blanket like a burrito and then take the open end and pull as hard as they could, unwrapping me and sending me flying down the stairs. Usually before or after that they would shove me down the laundry shoot to some blankets and pillows below.. lol.

Ryan and I celebrated my birthday on April 30th and went to eat at Johnny's Italian Steakhouse.. it was sooo good! I love that restaurant because they have the BEST bread and oil. We couldn't finish our meals so we had the waitress put them in styrofoam doggy bags. When we got home Ryan of course immediately went to check on the lawn and see how it was doing and I was stuck carrying in the 3 boxes.. well that didn't go well and I ended up tripping on the stairs and throwing a garlic pasta chicken dish up in the air right onto the garage floor. Whoops... So if you leave our house craving pasta and chicken thats probably why.

Then on May day we celebrated my birthday with friends at El Bait Shop. It was a Meredith MAC event which meant free beer and appetizers.. it was a blast. Here's the only picture that probably best illustrates our state of mind that night.. we got a little silly :)



It was a great weekend, thank you to everyone who sent cards, called or emailed!

Ryan and I went to look at limousines for the wedding last night. Ryan's never actually rode in a limo before so he was pretty set on getting a nice limo. He really liked the big Excursion limo but I really liked the big Hummer limo (I know, not like me at all.. stupid Hummers). So I guess you'll have to wait to see who wins at the wedding :)

We're off to Tulip Time either tonight or tomorrow, whichever day the weather looks better on. Can't wait to eat some poffertjes and dutch letters!!