Nick's gift

For Nick's gift, I jumped on the boudoir bandwagon and had pictures taken of my scantily clad self. I had a lot of fun and wasn't nervous after the first few pictures were taken. If you are looking for a personal gift for your husband to be (or even your already husband) I would highly recommend boudoir pictures! They are very tasteful (or trashy, it's your choice) and will last forever.

Here are just a few of my favorites










Nick loved them, especially the picture I had taken with his Christmas present, a nerdy book.

My pictures were taken by Schona Kessler, if you live in the Vancouver, Washington area, check her out here!

Thanking my parents

I spent MONTHS thinking of how to properly thank my parents for everything they have done. I just couldn't find the right token to show my appreciation until I was checking out my recommendations on Amazon. As soon as I saw these two, I knew exactly what I was giving my parents.

For my mom:

This is our favorite children's book. She bought me a copy a couple of years ago, so now she has her own copy to read her grandchildren someday (no, no surprises, it's going to be a couple of years).

For my dad:

When I was younger, I used to dance on Dad's feet all of the time. After seeing the cover of this book (and with the last couple pages being wedding related) I knew this would be perfect.

Showing your appreciation to your parents doesn't have to be grand and showy, even the smallest or seemingly silly thing can mean the most to them. :-)

8 days!!!