Faygo - Sanders - Better Maid (the crown jewels of Michigan)

This afternoon, my roommates and I received an AMAZING package from my cousin (and matron of honor) Brandy. To thank us for her NYC visit in November, she decided to send us a 'From Michigan with Love' kind of package. It contained:
Faygo Soda POP: Rock & Rye (my personal fav), Grape, and Moon Mist
Sanders: Hot fudge and butterscotch caramel
Better Made potato chips: Barbecue (my personal fav) and Sour Cream & Onion

If you've never tried these yummy products of Michigan, don't worry, you can order them online!!
Faygo! http:// www.faygo.com
Sanders! http://www.sanderscandy.com
Better Made potato chips! http://www.bmchips.com

Otherwise, just ask a sweet Michigander to send YOU a care package! :)



Yea, I drank the Rock & Rye and ate some chips before I took this picture...whoops!





PS - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Training for a 5K = wedding dress motivation!!

Even sick with a cold and sniffling all over the place, I'm still trying to train for a 5K next month. I know a 5K isn't a ridiculous amount of running, but it's really making me work!! I'm more of a dancing/pilates/elliptical machine kind of girl. I enjoy running...but only for short amounts of time!

So, I've tried to squeeze the usual 8 weeks of training into 4 weeks. Dave and I have agreed to do this together! He will be in town for the Valentine's Day weekend, and it was hard to pass up an opportunity to run in Riverside Park. :)

This is helping to motivate me (even more than I already am) to shape up for my wedding gown (which I haven't chosen yet....)

Check it out: http://www.comop.org/cupidschase
The charity: http://www.comop.org/cupidschase/Cupid%27s%20Chase%202010.pdf"

9 Months Until Our Wedding and Engagement Photos!

Happy Saturday!
I got a reminder this morning from The Knot that it is 9 months until the big day!! I'm so excited, but I've been having nightmares about not having my hair done and people being bored at the ceremony!! Just last night, my mom had a dream that I wore an ill-fitting huge YELLOW dress at the wedding!! Yikes!! I guess stress does that to you! Once I get the wedding dress chosen, I'm sure my dreams will become more pleasant! :)

Our AMAZING photographer posted a sneak preview of our engagement photos! Please take a look: http://eccampbellphotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/carlydave-are-engaged.html. EC Campbell photography is E'lisa and her husband Chris. E'lisa did our engagement photos, and she is so spirited and in love with love! She made the session so much fun!!! Dave and I took the pictures in Ann Arbor, MI--where we met.

One of my favorites, The Law Quad at the University of Michigan: