halloween.

Halloween was simple and low-key for us this year. I think Thomas and I are finally almost recovered from the wedding-ness. Although our guest bedroom is still FULL of gifts and goodies because I haven't been allowing us to go through them till the thank you notes are done.. but other than that we finally feel like thinks are slowing down from the mad dash the few months before the wedding.

So when Paul and Lara invited us over for dinner on Halloween and how could we say no? 

I went for cute, miss Rosie and Riveter and Thomas went super creepy as a plague doctor.. 

good thing I still love him despite that creepy mask that now lives in our apartment.. 

As for Paul and Lara they had a adorable couples costume, Lara as the Death Start and Paul as a Tie Fighter. They turned out so good! And I love the use of Lara's bump for the Death Star costume. 

The pups got in on the halloween action too-- although they were not amused with the pink ears that Lara made for both of them, however we were.. 

We had so much fun. 

And now it's just a waiting game on when their little lady will make her big debut! 

while we wait for photos.. let's look at some!

Oh my goodness, how can I even start to describe our wedding? I can't really, thinking back at that day I find myself just smiling, it was magic and so perfect. So obviously I'm so impatiently waiting for our professional pictures. I'm so excited to get those that I can't even stand it! So to help with my need for pictures I've been bugging just about anyone who will let me and getting a random collection of pictures from my friends, to help ease the waiting game. :)

So let's look at some pretty pictures from our pretty day!

Hiding out in pretty much a closest from Thomas right before we all walked down the aisle. I'll love this picture forever. :) Thanks Dad.  

       

 

wedding showers galore!

I can't even believe how many wedding and bridal showers we've had. I seriously can't get over how much love and gratitude Thomas and I have felt leading up to this wedding. It's just unreal. September was such a blur, I think we had only one weekend where we didn't have anything planned and we both ended up having to work over the weekend. But! I wanted to make sure I posted these wedding and bridal shower photos since we're only one week away!!

Thomas' family threw me such a cute bridal shower. I even had my own wedding dress cupcake cake!

How cute is that? 

my mama and dad came down for the weekend as well and it was so fun having them meet all of Thomas' family too. :) 

We seriously got so much stuff.. here's Thomas and I will our haul from the shower before loading up the car..

The following weekend Thomas' parents church threw us a shower as well! We went up and stayed the weekend with his folks and had such a good and relaxing time with them. 

It was so sweet to see how much thought and detail the ladies of the church put in to our decorations. Thomas and I were both so touched. My favorite was this K and T that they made with maps: 

 

Not only are they maps which I love, but they made sure to get out birth places for each. They stuck a map pin in Denver for me and Nashville for Thomas. 

I just love them and  I can't wait to find a spot to hang these up in our apartment. 

so sweet! 

The hearts on the wall were made from maps as well, and they also came up with this cute and clever guest book for us, another thing I'm so excited to hang up in the apartment

It was such a great time. I was so touched by all the people who came to celebrate us. Thomas and I both left feeling so loved and just down right grateful!