A year ago today...

A year ago today Nick asked me to be his wife and I said yes...

We wanted to do something today to celebrate, but of course Nick has work and can't ask for the night off. But that's just life in the military. So instead I'm at home with the puppy and taking care of some wedding planning arrangements over the wonder of the web.

So where are we one year after the proposal? Well, we are "paperwork married" (more on what that means later), we live in a small village in Germany and are the proud "parents" of our six month old Boston Terrier, Iggy! Nick is at a new command here and expanding his career, and I am back in school getting my Master's Degree. To look at how far we have come in just a year reminds us how blessed we are.

As I write this, I am doing some virtual wedding planning with my "sassters" and MOH's Anabel and Genesis. They are spending their Saturday trekking through San Diego looking at bridesmaids' dresses and suits for the groomsmen, meeting with our potential wedding planner, and sampling some delectable treats at a bakery a wedding planner friend of mine recommended.

And then there are my parents. I convinced them to break away from their usual restaurant choices (Sizzler, for example...) and managed to get them to visit Extraordinary Desserts in Little Italy! My dad's first concern was, "Ay, we'll have to pay for parking!" Yes, dad, that usually happens when you go downtown.

But my dad set aside his über cheap ways and agreed to go. They looked up the menu online are were very excited to go. And since Nick and I will also be needing cupcakes for our wedding reception, mom and pops will check in with this quaint eatery on their petit cupcakes and as well as their vast array of extraordinary desserts.

Nick and I are SO lucky to have my parents and our friends helping with the planning! They are so wonderful and priceless....

Oh and for those who are wondering what paperwork married means, it's a phrase that I came up with. It essentially means that we are legally married on paper, but that we won't truly consider ourselves married until we have our church wedding later this year with all of our friends and family. All 178 of them. And the list keeps growing...

But until then, the planning excitement continues. As does the dieting and extreme workouts. Gotta get wedding dress fierce!