Showers of Happiness!

This summer, I was lucky enough to have two wonderful bridal showers thrown for me. The first shower was hosted by two of my mom's best friends who live on the street in Kingwood where I was raised. It was so much fun to catch up with friends and neighbors that I don't get to see as often as I would like to. In addition, my aunt, two of my best friends, Jason's mom, stepmom and sister all came into town for the shower. The shower was beautiful and it was so nice to introduce Jason's family to many of the friends and family that I grew up with.

The second shower was thrown by several of Jason's mom's good friends, three of which are the mothers of Jason's best man and two of his groomsmen. It was wonderful to get the opportunity to meet and visit with many of the friends and family that have known Jason his whole life. I was also lucky enough to have my mom, one of my bridesmaids and my brother's fiance all come to the shower as well. It was a very special day!

Jason and I are so blessed to have such wonderful families and friends to support us as we enter this new chapter in our lives. We can't thank everyone enough for both of the beautiful showers!

Here are a few pictures from both showers.

Marilyn Deane and Janice Dassing, the hostesses of my Kingwood shower.

The beautiful table and decorations at the home of Marilyn Deane.

Jason's mom, Shauna with my Aunt Jean.

Cathe, my Matron of Honor with one of my good childhood/family friends, Carrie Nelson.

Jason's mom, Shauna and his sister, Leah.

Amy, one of my bridesmaids, me, my Aunt Jean and Carrie.

Cutting the cake!

My mom and I.

Me with the hostesses of the Katy shower, Barbara Koy, Nancy Brammer, Daphne Jones, Donna White and Kay Callender.

The lovely table and decor at the home of Barbara Koy.

My mom and I.

Anna, my future sister-in-law, Shauna, Jason's mom, me, my mom, and Debbie, one of my bridesmaids.

Me with the moms!

Bachelorette Party!

Last weekend was my bachelorette party! I know that most bachelorette parties are generally a few weeks before the wedding, but I really wanted a fun weekend getaway with the girls and since half of us are teachers, summer was the easiest time to get together. We decided to go to Lake Travis for a long weekend and Jason's dad and stepmom were nice enough to let us stay at their beautiful lakehouse.

We spent Friday wine tasting at a few of the local wineries, Flat Creek Estates, Lost Creek and Stone House. Wine tasting is one of my favorite things to do and all of the wineries were gorgeous! Friday night we cooked dinner at the house, enjoyed some of the wine that we bought and had a fun lingerie shower. Saturday we headed out to Lake Travis where the girls had rented a pontoon boat for the day. We decided to go to Devil's Cove (a fun place where tons of boats anchor or tie up to each other and everyone floats and hangs out). The weather was perfect and we all had a great time on the lake! After our long day we headed to The Pier, a restaurant on the lake for dinner.

It was a great weekend and one that I will remember forever. I am so grateful to have wonderful friends to plan such an amazing bachelorette party for me!

Having lunch at Flat Creek Estates Winery.

Cathe, Debbie and I sampling some delicious wine at Flat Creek Estates.

Wine tasting at Stone House with their "winery dog".

Enjoying a glass of champagne.

Debbie, me, Sue, Amy and Cathe in front of Stone House's beautiful vineyard.

The whole group on the pontoon boat about to go out on Lake Travis.

Cathe, Sue and I.

Cathe and I.

Debbie, Sue and I.

Kristi and I.
Floating the day away with the girls!