"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find friends and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships will be propagated. Please give more attention to these writers."
Deliver this award to four bloggers who must choose four more and include this cleverly- written text into the body of their award.
I'm sending this award to the following:
Back to Megan because she's been such a good friend and has been encouraging me to get a blog for a while now! And D thinks she's a pretty awesome friend as well...she did introduce us!
Steph because she's become such a good friend out here in California and was the first person to show excitement about Baby T (not to mention now she gets to share the knowledge she's gained over the last 4 1/2 months!)
Team Holt because we will always have a connection because they refer to themselves as a Team just like we do (okay, they did it before us since they've been married longer but we didn't steal it from them, I promise!) and their son is super cute!
Yvonne LeBrun because I love, love, love her photography! And she's a pretty cool person too! I can't wait to set up a session for D, me and my belly!
Another big surprise, I got emotional during C & G's thanks you at the rehearsal dinner. And as you can see D made it just in time for the big day! :-) Thank goodness for red-eye flights!
Wedding day!! Off to Elizabeth Arden again for hair and make-up....this is the before picture...
And the after! There were no hiccups with the day, everything went according to plan (from what I remember!) and everyone looked beautiful! It was frigid outside but I'm pretty sure our excitement kept us just warm enough during the brief outside periods. The ceremony was lovely, I don't think anyone will ever forget the organist who was oblivious to her surroundings and played the wedding march at least 3 times (would have been great except the aisle wasn't a mile long!) 
Kids' meals and Beer...what do you mean that doesn't go together?? C and I were nice enough to help G out and get him 4 more free beer samples than the two he was allowed. We also went to the Beer Tasting after this where G score even more free beer (albeit 4ounces at a time) since C doesn't drink any and I obviously could do little more than sip politely as the person bringing us the beer commented on what each sample was. G was a very happy camper for the rest of our time at Sea World! 
Icy, icy cold water!! Sadly there was a family across the pond lifting the star fish out of the water :-( which we were specifically told not to do.
C and I getting ready for the Shark Encounter...gotta love the Jaws-like music throughout the exhibit! 
He gave us exactly the reaction we were hoping for! :-) Just a little view into the future, that's all! Thank you Motherhood Maternity for the fun little pregnancy pillow you offer in every dressing room.
On a completely side note from our adventures the last few weeks: it's always interesting to be at or a part of a wedding ever since getting married. I always take a few minutes to look at and reflect on my marriage and relationship with D. We're not perfect, but no one is. We both make mistakes on occassion, but these last few months especially, after discovering I was pregnant, I've learned that despite all his flaws, he's always there when I need him. Whether it's standing outside the bathroom with a glass of water waiting for me to finish vomitting, patting my back for an hour before bed while I belch uncontrolably (that was quite the romantic night, let me tell ya!) or just knowing when to take the baby book away from me when I've read too much for my own peace of mind. I can't imagine spending my life or starting a family with anyone else. We won't be perfect parents, and we're both (okay, maybe more him) have a lot of growing up to do in the process, but we'll get through it all - together.