Wedding Happenings

Michael and I have been super busy getting ready for the wedding...3 weeks to go!!! Lots of fun things coming up in the next few weeks...Engagement Encounter, Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Carrie Underwood concert, family starts to arrive on October 11th, Rehearsal/Rehearsal Dinner, the BIG day, and our Honeymoon to Hawaii! We are so excited!!!

Last Sunday my wonderful bridesmaids gave me a FABULOUS black & white bridal shower!

Danielle, Megan, me, Kelly, & Lisa


The spread

Beautiful cake!

We got so many great things! We are so thankful and feel so blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives. Thanks again, girls! I love you!!!

Quick Getaway!

Michael and I wanted a quick, last minute vacation so we headed up north to Jerome! We had a ton of fun in this little ghost town. We stayed at the Connor Hotel - claims to be haunted but luckily we didn't have any ghostly encounters! Can't wait to go back!


America's most vertical city

One Last Fling

We decided to have a small nursing school reunion sleepover at Megan's before Little Nicole gets married and moves to New York with her new hubby!

Something we will definitely have to continue on a yearly basis!

Marisa, Megan, Elissa, me, Nicole, & Donella

Mom's Graduation

On Friday we headed up to Flagstaff for my Mom's graduation from the Doctoral program!

Our little family

The whole gang

L --> R (Aunt Tami, Ellie, dad, mom, Nana, me, Nino, Michael)

Dr. McNeeley

We had a great time, it was a nice cool getaway! Congrats, Mom, we love you and are very proud of you!

Big Week

Last week was a very important week!

• Monday we had our cohort class picture taken then went to lunch at Zoe's!

Rachael, Megan, Elissa, and me


• Tuesday I had my first nursing interview!
  
• Wednesday I had my Capstone Presentation at GCU - last day of nursing school!



• Thursday I had to work and my dad flew in!
  
• Friday I got a call from JCL and...I GOT MY FIRST NURSING JOB!!! I will be working day shift on the oncology floor! :) AND we had our pinning ceremony at Bethany Bible Church then went to dinner at Carrabbas!



• Saturday was graduation and my party! We had so much fun!

Me and my Godfather

The cutest cake and it was delicious! We are going to use this bakery for our wedding cake!!


• Sunday was our first Bridesmaid's Lunch, Kelly set everything up and we went to Benihanna! Bridal shower and Bachelorette party have been scheduled!

Danielle, Lisa, me, Kelly, and Megan (we were missing Rachael)

More Engagement Pictures

On Friday we took more engagement pictures with the photographer that is going to do our wedding. We are very pleased with what we have seen so far; when I get more I will post them!

Check out his link

http://www.dkimphotography.com/blog/jeni-mike-esession/

Valentine's Day...in Vegas!

We went to Vegas with Kelly and Travis to see...Garth Brooks!!!


View from the hotel...we stayed at MGM


Waiting in line to pick up our tickets


Outside the Wynn


Travis is always getting in on our girly pictures


My favorite person


We even made it to Gold and Silver Pawn Shop


Jello Shots




Dinner before Garth


Michael finally gets to see Garth


My favorite Cowboy


In the limo after the concert




Our cool Garth wristbands


Breakfast before our trek home...can I just say we are NEVER driving to Vegas again!

Suns Game

For Christmas my parents got us tickets to the Suns! We sat in the first row right behind the Suns bench!


Got an up close view of Dan Marjerle




Steve Nash

My Poor Blog and Fave Foto Friday

This semester has been brutal! I promise that I will take this next week and update you all on our lives! We have done lots of fun things over the last 2 months.

Look forward to....

• Suns Game


• Vegas to see Garth


• Last day of class

This picture was taken shortly after Michael and I started dating. He was home from Prescott for the weekend.

Year in Review

Lots of exciting things happened in 2009!


January we took a trip to the cabin with my parents and the girls


On February 4th my Mom turned 50


In March we went to the cabin with Nick and Danielle


In April Kel and Travis started dating and the guys went go-kart racing


In May we went camping with my cousins


We celebrated our 22nd birthday in June


We went to Colorado in July for Laura and Kevin's wedding


Michael proposed on August 20th


We celebrated 6 family birthdays in September...my Nana's, Marlene's, Nathan's, Danielle's, Travis', and Alden's - Note to self...no kids in September!


I volunteered at Susan G. Koman's Race for the Cure with Donella and Megan in October


Michael went to Hawaii in November to be the Best Man in AJ's wedding


We finished Block 4 of nursing school in December