Kimberly & Brandon get hitched!

A few weeks ago one of my best friends, Kimberly, got married on Lake Travis to Brandon.  Brett & I drove down for the rehearsal dinner at The Oasis.  We are fortunate enough to have a family friend who has a lake house in the area - so it worked out perfect for a weekend getaway.  Also the place we got engaged, so it was special being back there. 

Friday we spent the day getting ready for Kimberly's big day.  I swear she looked like a Barbie doll - so pretty!

Her pretty bouquet.

Right before the walk down the aisle.

As a bridesmaid, I usually get a little nervous right before walking down the aisle.  Thoughts like: What if I trip?  Remember to SMILE, even if you feel awkward.  Don't walk too fast.  Walk to the right spot.  In my defense, I did not get my dress hemmed, it was borderline right where it should be before it's too long, so my fears of tripping on my dress were not too irrational.  It's always nice to have a familiar face to zone in on before you walk down to give you that extra boost of confidence - unfortunately Brett had another wedding in Austin to attend, so I had to find another friend to smile at.  I saw two friends to lock eyes with before I ventured up the steps and down the aisle.  When I made it to my spot, I turned and looked at the guests...and to my surprise, guess who was there?! MY HUSBAND!!!  I could not believe it...I was elated! He had skipped the other wedding so he could be there instead...sweetest husband ever, hands down.

The ceremony overlooked the hill country, followed by the reception on the patio - beautiful.  It was Tuscany-esque and the perfect weather throughout the night. 

We thought we were on the Titanic. 

Our High School Dance Pose.

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Pye!

Sunset Picture

Katelyn, Abby, Danielle & Julie at the Wedding

With the Bride

Such a beautiful & fun wedding!

We turned the weekend into a relaxing mini getaway at the lake house.  The men played golf on Saturday and the girls relaxed in the water and got some much needed sun.  It was tough to leave and come back - Hard life at the lake, but someone's gotta do it!  Wish we could do it more often!

Abby & Kevin's Wedding

You may remember, my roommate and great friend from college Abby got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Kevin last May.  They tied the knot on February 25.  We had such a great time - it was such an honor to stand up there with her as they said their vows!  The wedding was held in a beautiful church sanctuary and the reception that followed was at a fun venue.  It was spacious, so you felt like you weren't on top of each other.  Lots of dancing and catching up with some girlfriends.  Abby looked absolutely gorgeous - I wish I had more pictures to share!

Love this robe!

Bridesmaids

Texas State Girls

The Proposal

Well, it's official! Brett & I are ENGAGED!!! We are so happy & I am still on Cloud 9.  I am so excited to finally write this blog - to tell how it all happened.  We had taken a week long vacation.  I was in-between jobs and Brett took the week off.  The first three days we went to Houston and then Tuesday drove to Lake Travis.  (more about the vacation at a later time - let's get to the most important event of the trip!) Thursday rolled around - the usual morning routine consisted of drinking coffee on the porch, playing catchphrase (which the girls won almost every round, by the way) and just hanging out.  After much convincing, Britain & I packed lunch for us and the boys for a picnic outside, followed by hiking.  Then we went down to this little park with access to the Lake.  Lake Travis is WAY low - so we pretty much had the truck in the lake bed.  We swam for a little bit, and by swam I really mean I stayed in my floatie because I'm not too fond of lake water (not being able to see the fish swimming around me).  Then we played washers and listened to music.  Next thing I know, while the sun was setting, Brett asked me to go for a walk.  I didn't really think much of it, until Brett was really squeezing my hand, and then it hit me - I knew I was about to be asked a very important question!!!  So we walked a bit, and Brett was telling me super sweet things...I got the nervous giggles - it was so surreal, I could not believe that he was proposing.  I always envisioned myself crying when I got proposed to - nope, giggled with excitement the whole way through.  It was PERFECT!  Dallas & Britain were filming/taking pictures the whole time.  Afterwards, we headed back to the house and called all of our family & friends and shared the good news.  I had a permanent smile on my face that night.

Just going for a little walk

YAY! He asked me to marry him!

I said YES!!!

"She said Yes!!!"

SO HAPPY!

Love of My Life

Engaged on 9.8.11

There is a video also, that will come in the next few days!  Brett & I are super excited and ready for this next chapter.  We can't wait to have all of our family & friends around to celebrate this new life with us.

San Antonio Weekend

Last weekend, we celebrated the marriage of Andrew & Amy in San Antonio.  What a great time!  We made a long weekend out of it and took off work on Friday & Monday.  Brett was a groomsmen, so our 5 hour trek to San Antonio began at 530 a.m. on Friday morning.  We loaded up on coffee, stopped at the Czech stop in West for Kolaches, and rolled in to San Antonio just in time for the Rehearsal at the Wedding Venue.  The Rehearsal Dinner was later that night at Guadalajara Grill in Downtown San Antonio.   

With the Bride & Groom: Amy & Andrew

Brett & Me

One more

With the Bride

The outdooor venue was beautiful - all of Amy's ideas for the reception and ceremony turned out perfect.  

  

Ceremony Site

 Where they tied the knot

Reception Site

Amy & her roommate made these burlap centerpieces.  I love the hot pink Jones Soda in the blue buckets.

Their wedding favors came from Andrew's family who makes their own Apple Butter Spread, Strawberry & Blueberry preserves.  

In between all of the eating and dancing, I forgot to take pictures!  Here are a few I managed to snap before Brett got me on the dance floor, two-stepping to Aaron Watson.

 With Brett's Mom

Brett's Mom & Dad

Cute pic - I unfortunately have my eyes closed

After I caught the bouquet :)

Afterwards, we went to downtown San Antonio and stopped by the Alamo - Brett had never been. 

Then, we did something that I thought I would never do again because I am such a scaredy cat - went to a haunted house!  We went with Ben (another groomsman) and his wife Allison.

We had to get into this elevator to get up to the entrance - I was rethinking agreeing to do this at this point.

It actually turned out to be pretty fun.  Brett led most of the way and I was hooked on to his back screaming.  The scariest part was when we were in a room, completely dark, and then all of a sudden, there were people talking in your ear.  No thanks.  But, we survived and I'm glad I went along.

The rest of the weekend was relaxing.  We got up Sunday morning, coffee in hand, and ventured over to the Alamo to go inside.  It was really interesting to see all of the history - it had been a good decade since I had been inside, and Brett's first time to be inside.  After doing a little exploring, we had lunch on the Riverwalk and drove over to La Cantera (an outdoor shopping area - like Southlake Town Center).  One of my favorite parts of the trip, was hanging out on the patio at the hotel, overlooking the river, just talking.

To finish up the weekend, we ate dinner at Boudro's on the Riverwalk - tableside guac, wine, seafood platter & ribeye - can't complain.  All in all, a great weekend with sweet friends, and a nice little getaway from work & stress.