Signing on the dotted line

We're really doing it! We have our marriage license!

The Best is Still Yet to Come

Jonathan here: Okay, so we're in the home stretch. Only 16 more days until the big day. I'm told that Amanda's final fitting is this Friday. I still have no idea what her dress looks like and having received too many conflicting descriptions from the Lady of Laughter I am unable to form any clear picture in my head. While the temptation is certainly there to hack Amanda's email and find pictures, I honestly can't wait to see her on our wedding day.

Meanwhile the ladies in my office have all insisted upon taking me out for snacks and drinks next Wednesday. Very sweet.

Just about everyone has returned their response cards, and we are so glad that so many friends and family are able to join us on our wedding day.

Did I mention that it's only 16 more days? I can hardly wait.

Amanda here: The ladies at my work place gave me a "Yay you're getting married party." It was lovely. Thank you to them!

Also we want to send a big thank you to the Lady of Laughter for taking pictures of us this past weekend. We had a whirl wind tour of Brooklyn! You'll see those pictures on the big day!

Marathon Day

Yesterday, at 26 days to go, we watched a 26 mile race...somehow fitting. Even as a bystander, the New York Marathon is an amazing thing to be even a small part of. Standing at mile 8, outside the Atlantic Center train station, thousands of runners passed by as we cheered. Most of the marathoners wear their names on their shirts, so we can encourage them as they run. As we called their names, "Way to go Jimbo, Katie, Pablo, Stan, Melissa...," they thanked us by smiling, waving, or just simply running by. Anyone who knows Amanda knows that they definitely heard us.

So, we just wanted to thank all of our friends and family for their encouragement since we announced our engagement this past June, and as we run through the next 26 days ahead. Our next marathon starts at Bubby's on December 1st and the course for this one passes through far more than the five boroughs of New York City and has no specific finish line. We can't wait to begin this journey, surrounded by our friends and family to cheer us on.

Food Glorious Food...and Pie!

Last night's dinner was a preview. This was our official tasting of the food at Bubby's. While we're not going to give the full menu away, needless to say, there was PIE. Key Lime is Jonathan's favorite but Amanda and Eve seemed partial to the Peanut Butter Chocolate pie. Is your mouth watering yet?

After the tasting we stood where our wedding ceremony will be, a short 28 days from today. It seems like we're in the home stretch, and we're very excited.

Happy Halloween!

We're celebrating Halloween by talking and planning with a potential videographer. Spooky huh? We added a few new pictures to the blog too! Check it out.

We're looking at a month away!

Numbers

My goodness time is flying. Thirty one days left. 31.
We still felt the glow from our shower as we began our new week, though we got knocked for a loop with a cold that prevented Jonathan from going to work on Monday and nearly stopped Amanda from going to hers. But the week progresses, time floats along and we get ever closer to December.
Today we meet with Kevin to discuss what will be spoken and what the order of our ceremony will be. We're preparing for ourselves, but we're also preparing the ceremony for you--so far eighty nine of you have said you're coming! 89 loved ones want to share in this journey of ours. That's pretty darn special.

Shower of Love

Our shower was terrific. It was our first group event that celebrated our plans to wed, so it was a big deal. We both had butterflies in our stomaches as we drove across the Brooklyn Bridge to the restaurant. But those butterflies quickly flew out the window as we entered a room filled with so many people we loved--and with vows they'd written for us! One of the vows that pleased Jonathan was that Amanda would promise never to force him to eat his vegetables. There were vows that gave Amanda a laugh: Jonathan promised to obey Amanda (interesting word to use and hey, if someone's got to do it). The above picture is of Amanda keeping her promise to Jonathan to NEVER STOP DANCING!

BIG THANKS to the Ladies of Sanity and Laughter for creating such a loving event for us.

Thank you too, to all our shower guests for helping us create a fabulous beginning to our new lives together. Whether you were there for ten minutes or you were there for all four hours, your presence, your loving words, the pictures you shared and for many of you the gift of wine--a symbol (and yes drinkable) of joy and to live life to the fullest, were and are so appreciated. We love you all dearly.