Showers: Jason and I had several wonderful showers thrown for us! In October, our good friends Kristi and Nick Conway and Sara and Dave Fletcher threw a couple's shower for us at Nick and Kristi's home in Houston. We had a great evening with close friends. At the beginning of November, Debbie Richter, Suzanne Murphy and Cathe Heinrich (two of my Bridesmaids and my Matron of Honor) hosted another wonderful couple's shower for us. We enjoyed good friends and fajitas at Sue's beautiful new home! Right before Thanksgiving break, the parents and students in my homeroom class threw a bridal shower for me during the school day. The kids (especially the girls!) absolutely loved all of the fun wedding decorations, heart shaped cookies and personalized M&Ms. Finally, in December my amazing team at Frostwood had an "Hour Shower" for me after school. All of the grade level teams gave us a gift according to the "hour" on their invitations. For example, for 8:00am, we received muffin pans, measuring spoons, a whisk and muffin mix. The teachers at my school are SO creative and we got some really neat gifts! Here are some pictures from the various showers:
The Big Day: December 12th, the big day was finally here! The day before the wedding, my mom hosted a wonderful bridal luncheon in the wine room at Ouisie's Table for me and my wedding party. After the luncheon all of my bridesmaids and I treated ourselves to manicures and pedicures. That evening, we had the rehearsal at the church and enjoyed a delicious rehearsal dinner hosted by Jason's family at Brenner's on the Bayou (the same restaurant where Jason proposed!) The next day, we were married at Chapelwood United Methodist Church. Following the wedding, we had a reception at Paraiso Maravilla, a Tuscan-style villa located in the Galleria area of Houston. Both the church and reception hall looked beautiful and everything went off without a hitch. It was truly the best evening of my life! Although we don't have access to all of the pictures from the photographer yet, here are a few pictures from our amazing wedding weekend!
Mani/Pedis
Rehearsal Dinner 
Before the Wedding
After the Ceremony
Leaving the reception and off to our honeymoon!
The Honeymoon: The Monday after the wedding, we headed to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico for an amazing honeymoon. The weather was great, the food was wonderful and the resort that we stayed at did an incredible job of making our honeymoon spectacular. To view our honeymoon pictures, click here: http://alisonandjasonshoneymoon.shutterfly.com/
The Holidays: We got back from our honeymoon just in time to celebrate our first Christmas and New Year's Eve as a married couple. We were able to divide up our time on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day between both of our families and had a wonderful time with everyone. We rang in the new year at Smith and Wollensky's with a group of close friends. We are looking forward to what the New Year holds for our new family!
In front of our tree on New Year's Eve
