Miss Addie...

Our first day in the Valley for Melinda and Andy's wedding weekend was pretty much spent running around... Along with the excitement of having my very first wedding dress fitting, Chad and I also got to hang out with my beautiful niece Addie! She's sooooo big now, I can't even believe she's already a little over a year old. My how time flies!

This is me, trying to coerce Addie into her play tunnel thingy... lol..

Hanging out in her day room... :)

Play time!

Here's Chad trying to get Addie to play with him by kidnapping Addie's Minnie Mouse.. lol.. It didn't work. Poor poor sad Chad.... :( Maybe next time Love.

Playing with her BAAAAWWWOOON!! She LOVES those things!

Super cute! I love my god-daughter!

Addie and her little red car...

Zooming along all by herself!

Wheeeeeeeeee.....

Addie, practicing her flower girl role...

Day 2 of our Anniversary Weekend-O-Fun! :)

Part of weekend plans included a night stay at the Hyatt Regency near the Reunion Tower. Because we made a pit stop here during our first date (hoping to get to the top of the Observation Tower), the Reunion Tower holds a special place in our hearts. It was a romantic evening and I can't wait to do it again next year!

The Hyatt Regency-Reunion Tower

Before heading to the Rangers game in Arlington, we relived part of our Engagement Day by having breakfast at the Cliff Cafe near the Belmont. It was here where we started our Pic-Fest on the day Chad proposed!!!

This was our view of the stadium as we were walking up to it.

And there's the brand spankin' new Cowboy Stadium right next door! It's HUGE!!!


Taking a gander from the top of the Rangers Stadium....

Yup.. these were our seats! lol... at least I got to work on my tan. :)

It was pretty freakin' HOT!!

Finding a better vantage point. Rangers vs. NY Yankees... we lost.. :(

Heading home.. Pooped and ready to relax!

Chad, working on our dinner.. yummy meatloaf burgers!

Yup, this is my life. I'm so lucky.

One year and counting.. :)

I’ve never felt so conflicted with TIME, as I do right now. It’s ALREADY been a year since my first date with Chad….yet… it’s BARELY been a year! How can that be? It feels like we JUST started dating and it’s already been a YEAR?!?! A whole year??! Impossible! Yet, right now, we are a little over five months to our WEDDING DAY and I’ve never felt closer to him. Isn’t that the makings of a couple at least 4 or 5 years into a long lasting relationship??! I’m so confused… yet with Chad, everything feels so RIGHT. Lol..
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LONE STAR PARK-Grand Prairie, Texas

In honor of our ONE YEAR anniversary, Chad and I hit our first date spot again this Memorial Day in hopes of scoring a win. True to our first date winnings, we came back with a little less money in our pocket... HOWEVER, we realized that we had won the jack pot with each other so we accepted defeat at the races and had a laugh at our TERRIBLE luck gambling. :)

Arriving at the park...

Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas

Watching the races from the Silks Dining Room... :)

The Executive Chef sent out a couple of tasty treats for us to try... Yummy FRIED GOODNESS!

Doing a little research before the races began...

And they're OFF!

Having a little bubbly... :)

Awww....

Boooooooo... So close... yet SO FAR!

Front row seats to the last race...

Heading to our hotel to freshen up before dinner..

Hot date with my love at Charlie Palmers at the Joule...

Because Chad knew the chef, they didn't hold back on giving us the star treatment. By dessert time, they graciously sent out the most RIDICULOUSLY DELICIOUS selection of desserts I had ever had in front of me...

Seriously? All this for just us two?? We accepted the challenge willingly...

Now THIS was by far the BEST dessert of the night.. It was a simply HEAVEN! Chocolate peanut butter pie... like you've never had before. We couldn't move much after all of this... :)

We were defeated.

Ending the night with a little Brut Bubbly...

California Dreamin'

It didn't take us long to settle into a day of total and complete relaxation after the craziness of the wedding had passed. We took advantage of the Califonia sun and beautiful views by sitting out on the deck of the restaurant at our hotel. A little sun, good friends and a few cocktails were all we needed for this relaxing Sunday.

This was the view from our hotel room... Laguna Beach in the morning..

Chad and I waiting for his friends Dave, Buffy and Mitch to show...

Chad's high school buddy Dave and I... good eats and good friends at the Hotel Laguna..

After a long day of NOTHINGNESS, we took a stroll along the beach..

We got there just in time to see the sun set...It was sooooo incredibly beautiful...

Wish we were still here... :(

Introducing... the newest Mr. & Mrs!!! :)

The whole time we were in California, Chad and I kept trying to imagine what OUR own wedding weekend will be like. Would we be ready? Would we be too wound up to just sit back and enjoy the day? Would it fly by too fast to even take it all in?? Just thinking about it brought tiny butterflies to our stomachs… but despite the chaos of her very own wedding day, Christy was surprisingly calm. After a somewhat easy morning with the kids, she left her moms place to head to the beach house to start her wedding day pampering.

Looking Suuuupa Sexy!!

Getting dolled up!

Even my love got his DO did! ;) He looks scared... lol..

Now Chad's asking for his OWN HOT IRON!!! lol.. I think he enjoyed this experience a little TOO much! :)

Here I am with Chad's mama and his cousin Jeff's wife Angela...

Sweet Kenzie looking angelic before the ceremony..

Chad and I posing with the bride to be :) Looking HOT Christy!

Ryan...looking nervous and excited... Awww...

YEAH!! it's a done deal now... :)

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Schmidt!!

The Schmidt & Platt kiddos looking cute... :)

Set at the Pacific Edge Hotel, the ceremony, dinner and dancing was to take place off the back porch of this beautiful rental house overlooking the ocean. Although overcast, the day ran smoothly and turned out to be the wedding day I'm sure Christy and Ryan had always dreamt about.

The happy Bride and Groom...

Aww... we're NEXT!! I can't WAIT!! A little over six month to go!

I love him soooooo MUCH!!

My "soon to be" sister-in-law and I being silly... (she's showing me her BOOBS!!) lol...

Chad and I with his cousin Jeff and Angela...

Christy with her infamous BURRITO!... (she had been talking about these things for DAYS and she finally got it...thanks to Chad and Jeff who went across the street to Taco Bell! :)

Jeff, showing us his smooth moves.... :)