The Whole Sha-bang

The week before the wedding included water balloon fights out back and lots of wedding projects like these beautiful banners that my sister in law Susie made. We stayed up late plenty of nights just enjoying being together as a family!

The girls threw an awesome lingerie shower/bachelorette party for me complete with a huge Mexican hat and tiara afterwards. The guys were out playing lazer tag and golf so we all had a fun time before the wedding!

We also had a picnic for all the out of town wedding party and family so we could all just relax and have fun by the lake! The guys played whiffle ball and I forgot my camera so mostly these are pictures that my niece Abigail took! You might be able to tell by the vantage point!

Fun times in the water and then of course Adam the pitcher!

Wedding Preparations

For those of you who still periodically check the blog I am trying to update to the present! I think this will be done through short photo blurbs so you can see what has been going on in life! Above was at the great wedding shower the the women of Oak Hills had for me. Molly ran it and Hannah hosted in her beautiful new house! Adam and I did a lot of biking during the Spring:-)

I was not the only one with new things happening in life. My friend from work Julie just had a new baby. There were three friends from the lab at KU - Julie, Amanda, Jamie and now Natalie who all are expecting or have had beautiful babies over the past few months. I have been so happy to be a part of this time in their lives!

The above photos were taken at the baby shower we went to on the way to pick up my family from the airport the week of the wedding! We were so happy to be in one place! I love the photo of the two guys working on their computers together. I made Adam laugh in this photo but Dad was holding out!

And here is the whole crew at church - A nice, sunny day in Kansas!

3 weeks before H&H

We spent the day Sunday with the Selphs, Searles and then the Bealls. I can't believe I did not take any photos of those times but it was great to be with friends! Monday morning we headed over to Emily Ann's Mom's (Mrs. Ramer) place and spent time with Kelley and her two kids. We have known Kelley since we first came back for Bangladesh. I think I was as old as Micah (Kelley's oldest kid) when we first met. Mrs. Ramer has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a disease that there is no reason that she would have gotten. All of the things they tell you to do to prevent it - exercise, reading, interaction....she was involved in but I guess there are lots of things that I don't understand why they happen. We all enjoyed baby Leah and it was fun to see how thrilled Mrs. Ramer was every time she saw Leah again.

I LOVED this photo of Mrs. Ramer and Leah! Adam spent his morning with the ladies!

When we got home there were several boxes of wedding presents at our front door. Adam and I had a blast opening boxes and looking at our new dishes! Thanks to all those who are blessing our wedding through showers, gifts, prayers and friendship!

Adam took last Friday afternoon off and we went to the courthouse to get our marriage certificate. I loved this sign that said snow and ice were present because it was 93 degrees with 1000% humidity. I had Adam take the certificate out so we could have a picture memory of this 3 weeks before he gains 2 new H's in him life. Adam will become a husband and a homeowner!

We went out later that day to Lydias - one of my favorite restaurants in the crossroads district. On the first Friday of every month the art galleries open their doors and you can see what the artists have been doing. Adam played his violin with a few other guys outside of one of the galleries. It was still warm outside and so fun to hear them play. I love watching Adam play!

These little girls all in pink were their biggest fans! I loved this photo of Adam trying not to smile when I took his picture.

Adam, Katie, John and I after the show - Last weekend marked just 3 weeks before out

Luau and Southern hospitality

Adam came to Nashville on Friday to enjoy some southern hospitality. Mahalo Emily Ann! We had a lovely and fun shower with all of our Nashville friends! Emily Ann and Betsie had the house decorated beautifully - made it look like a Hawaiian Paradise!

We were able to spend the morning chatting and everyone was able to meet my husband to be!

The Reno/Sidor/Beall clan!

Adam got this awesome apron from the Bealls - we will now be matching in the kitchen! (aprons are different but we both have aprons!)

Adam stiking a pose at Travelers Rest - an older southern plantation. We had a great time touring around Nashville after the shower. There is still a good bit of flood damage but life seems to be continuing on. I was able to show Adam our old house where we grew up - 5009 Meta. It looked older but that street has a ton of wonderful memories from childhood!

That night Adam and I went downtown with Becky and Chuck and enjoyed some yummy icecream. I usually don't want the icecream part but this was over a warm brownie and was homemade so it was delicious!!!

What a gift to be able to show Adam around the south!

KC and Nashville friends

We did not get around to taking engagement photos until 2 weeks ago. People have kidded us that we should have just done them both in the same day but I am not convinced that 6 weeks or 6 months makes that much of a difference in how we look! It was a bunch of fun and Adam was playful and we both had a great time joking around. We can't wait to see how they turned out! We went to a late lunch after and Adam had bison - I tried it and liked it. I don't think it will be a regular at the soon to be Sidor household but Adam was thrilled to find some red meat I liked. His dream is to get me eating hot dogs but we might be a few years off from that goal:-)

For Memorial Day we took a trip to Nashville to see my friends and family and have them meet Adam - I was so proud to show him off! I went a few days early and was able to have lunch with Stephanie one of my surrogate Moms through the years and Doug (her brother-in-law) who was my youth pastor growing up. Some very special people!

That evening I met Jill one of my good friends from High School - It was so good to be able to sit down and catch up on life!