unKreative Kirsten: Soon to be a Mrs.

Well here I am again Slacking.. this is the first time I have opened my blog since my last post. I have been insanely busy at work (thanks to my 2' high pile of filing I have put off since Oct.).. and after spending 5 days away from my other half, I found it hard to spend any of my free time without him.

Papa and I have the pleasure of participating in a wedding on the 5th of March. One of Nick's closest friends found his match and I couldn't be more pleased with his pick. It makes me happy because by default all of Papa's friends are mine.. and none of them have had stellar girlfriends until Dana came along. I couldn't have hand picked a better woman for Nate. She is the type of person who you are drawn to because of her personality and contagious smile. I am so thrilled for them! Anyways, a few weekends ago we celebrated both their Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. The boys packed up on a Thursday and headed north somewhere up in Monterey for a "guys fishing trip", ironically where ever they were, had zero cell reception (clever guys!) and I had to be OK with the occasional text to keep me sane. Turns out, their trip went well.. and the only injury was to the groom, a fish hook through his cheek! Nothing broken and all came back with fresh air in their lungs so I would say it was a successful Bachelor weekend.

The girls had something very mellow planned. Saturday morning we were off to spend the day at Glen Ivy. I had no clue what kind of treat I was in for! That place is literally a grown woman's Disneyland. General admission is a bit high ($52) on the weekends but I was happy to be there and would have possibly spent more if I wasn't on a serious budget due to this wedding and moving out mid-March. We spent four hours sun bathing, in and out of the lazy pool, sweating in Sulphur pools (don't wear any sterling silver in, I learned the hard way), relaxing in the Saline pool, covering ourselves with mud and trying the Cold/Hot plunge (my personal favorite). It was the perfect day. Dana's mom is a serious saint and treated us all to adult beverages and some snacks...as if I didn't already love her. I am thinking about adopting that lady. She may not even have a choice in the matter.

After a relaxing day at Glen Ivy we headed back to our suites in Temecula to get ready for the Bride's choice of Line Dancing at Stampede. I personally have never thought twice about visiting a Country Bar...and would have never pictured myself attempting to Line Dance... but it was a BLAST! I will be returning. I feel like I stepped into a different world when I walked into that Country Bar. I think it was a successful night, as Dana maybe sat out a total of three songs the entire night. We finished off chatting at the hotel room til the wee hours of the morning and headed home after breakfast on Sunday. It was a nice weekend get away, and I highly suggest Glen Ivy to all. (possible Valentine's gift for those of you who are still trying to figure out what to get your significant other)

This past weekend was Dana's Bridal Shower. Another successful event. Myself and the rest of the Bridal Party planned everything via email and that thread was VERY long. Everything came together perfectly though. I feel like we all had the same vision.
Dana's cousin was kind enough to let us use her gorgeous home in Huntington Beach. We were able to get there early enough to set up before the older crowd known for their early arrivals came.
We all decided on the "Love Birds" theme and each of us were responsible for little details.