Merry Almost Christmas From The Almost Bohls Family

Christmas List

My gift this year is a wedding. We get to party it up with our closest friends and family AND I get to marry my best friend. What else could I possibly want? Ill show you...

11 days...

Im Alive(ish)

We are getting married in 16 days. That’s just a tad longer than two weeks! How did it get here so fast?! Were behind on our Christmas shopping but moving as calm, cool and collected through the days as we can.

I cant believe how busy the weeks leading up to a wedding can be. I was prepared for it, and now that my Mom is home things have been moving along at a wonderful pace, I just cant believe how many tiny details begin to consume your life.

Weve edited and edited and edited our wedding programs. We picked them up from being printed and tied tassels to all 350 of them. We bought candles for the candelabras on the registry table. We purchased peppermint stir sticks for the make your own hot chocolate bar. We found the perfect from-scratch recipe to make the hot chocolate mix. We ordered 100 bottles of wine and 8 kegs. We found my Mom a beautiful dress at Neiman Marcus. We had a final meeting with our reception venue. We ordered 388 sparklers to be used during our send off. We have our wedding bands. We have zero thank yous to write as of this very moment as weve written them all as the gifts roll in.

Anyway, you get the idea. Weve done a lot and weve got a lot to go. Im one busy bride to be. Pray for me.

Couples Shower

We had a couples shower this weekend-it was our last shower and we really went out with a bang.

Our guests were asked to attach a Christmas ornament to their gifts and so our collection grew by a large amount! We are so grateful for all that have showered us in love over and over... itll be here before we know it.

And now... finally... I am airport bound to pick up my MOM!

Guess

Guess who got their marriage license today?

Guess who lost ANOTHER key on her laptop keyboard. That makes 4 missing letters and numbers.

Guess who went to the doctor and left with 4 new prescriptions today?

Guess who is hoping and praying to not be a sick bride?

Guess who has a couples shower tomorrow evening?

Guess who is still motherless thanks to snow storms in Paris and an airline strike?

Guess who gets to host her favorite human on earth, her grandfather, for a sleepover tomorrow?

Guess who waited for over 6 months to receive the first two dvds of Mad Men and hasn’t had a moment to watch them?

Wordless Wednesday: Christmas

Show Me Yours: The Guest Bathroom

I seem to be the only one playing the “show me yours” game- but Ive decided to press on even if Im alone. Stubborn much?

We recently redecorated our guest bathroom so it wasn’t quite as girly as the set I moved in with. Oh how I wish I had a before and an after, but alas, the after will have to be enough. Id really like to throw on a coat of colored paint but Derek wont let me as hes convinced well move sooner than any changes would benefit us. Decoration scrooge.

Speaking of Scrooge, we put up our tree and various Holiday themed décor last night. I just may shove pictures of all that down your throat sometime soon. The color came out odd and it looks a little off in the shots I got but since nobodys playing along anyway, who cares? ;)

Its Still 78 Degrees in Texas

If I had a dollar for every week I went without blogging or my apologies upon my return, Id be a very rich girl. Im sure most of you will agree that making time to sit down all by yourself and think of something creative to talk about can be tough. Throw in a wedding, the holidays, shopping, alterations on dresses for upcoming events, keeping a clean house, sleeping, bridal and couple showers, work, and the impending arrival home of my mother after 9 months on the high seas- I have VERY little time.

Derek had his bachelor party this past weekend in New Orleans and while he did arrive home in one piece, hes exhausted, going through withdrawals, and overwhelmed with all wedding tasks Ive thrown at him today. He took the day off to recover, but little does he know- it’s a day to help me track down guests and RSVPs and put up all of our Christmas decorations including our tree.

We did manage to make some time to take pictures for our Christmas cards which I was finally able to order today. Im so excited at how they turned out. Have at a sneak peek! Does this many count as a sneak peek?

Nolan Harper Ellis

My most sincere apologies for leaving you guys hanging! I was under the impression the hospital where Erin planned to deliver had wifi and from what I could tell once I arrived, they didn’t. I have so so many pictures to share (seeing as how I took over 100) but its late, and Ive spent over 6 hours of my day in the car… Ill narrow it down.

Nolan was born just after 930 AM weighing in at 6 pounds and 3 ounces, hes a wee thing and loves to keep his legs curled up near his chest and head. I called him monkey man most of the day. He has long thin eyelashes, a perfect round nose and very wrinkled fingers. He was very easy going, laid back and did well being passed around to the nearly 20 visitors in and out of his room.

LOVE