our first dinner in our new apt!

here are the pics from our first dinner (chicken and spinach raviloli in a five cheese alfredo sause) as mr and mrs ashdown in our apt!
enjoy!

pics of our apt!!

so since we have nothing else to do today....we figured we'd finally get ya pics of the apt!! check it out!!

the quiet after the storm

we are safe!! all is well, we headed to our friends house last night and hung out there. the storm headed east of us so we didnt get the worst of it. we hardly got any of it. just about 2 inches of rain and 50 mph winds. this morning we headed back to our apt and we didnt loose power here! so as we wait as the city starts back up - we went for a 2 mile run this afternoon! yeah!!

so once again, we are safe and doing great! no damage no nothing! thanks for all of your prayers for us, continue to keep our friends east of us in your prayers, sounds like it is bad over that way...

thanks again!

mr and mrs ashdown

we are safe!

so as some of you know we tried to leave yesterday, we left at 10.30am and at 6.30pm we had only gone 25 miles. yes, 8 hours and 25 miles. so because of all the unknowns with traffic, water, and gas - we decieded to turn around and come home. so as of this morning, the hurricane is still moving more east, taking us out of the most dangerous part of the storm. so in about an hour or so we are going to shelter with our friends radkey and christine. they are in the northwest part of houston and have stocked up on everything we will need.

so keep us and all of our wonderful houstonians and neighbors in your prayers! we love you guys and will keep ya posted as well as we can.

some of our memories...

so here are some photos from the wedding!! in a word....ahhhhhmazing!! thanks to nikki for these pics...you can check out all of her great photos of our day at The Past and Pending.

enjoy...

today's the day!

wedding photo shoot...

here are some of our favorite pics taken by the fabulously talented nikki...

3 more weeks!

so today marked 3 more weeks until the big day...

wow...

it seems like nothing is ready. but true to form...it will all come together.

jasen and i are apart again. it does make things difficult most times. but i know its for the best. because we have the rest of our lives together...soon enough.

but it doesn't make the weeks go by faster.

yesterday i was spoiled rotten at a shower i had thrown for me. it was so beautiful...and perfect. it was nice to see all the friendly faces in yorba linda again. those girls know how to party...

much thanks...

ode to sarah

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here is a beautiful picture of a bridesmaid who will not be with us...

as you can see...she's has a previous commitment.

we will miss you!

5454 Newcastle Drive

well we have been approved for our first apartment together...

IN HOUSTON!

here is a sneaky peak of our new home...

Gables Pin Oak

we are working so very hard and diligently on our invitations...we should have them out by wednesday...(keep your fingers crossed) we can not wait for you all (not ya'll) to see them! we are very proud.

hopefully we will be able to keep you better updated on the new haps as time approaches so very quickly!

6 weeks and counting!

ONE YEAR

so our story began one year ago today!!! i fell for this wonderful woman named amanda christine shilling and we began dating...seems like just yesterday....cant wait for many more years to come!

3 month post back

life has been so busy for us...

between moving and relocating...but now we are some what settled at Pondo.

invitations are in the works and we are so excited to share them with you.

(no sneak peaks....we want it to be a surprise!)

a big shout out to our special friend who recommended us at bed bath and beyond...we appreciate the thoughtfulness!

our catering is booked...check out the yummy goodness here...

being creative...with 4 months to go!

it's getting so close!

so to save as much money as possible, we have enlisted the help of eBay. We have been able to purchase several important items at half the cost!

So a big thanks to online bidding!

that's incredible!

our day at disney...what a double date...

wedding rings and invitations...

it has been so nice to have an opportunity to actually plan things together...

this weekend had been a great chance to reconnect and enjoy being around each other...

on thursday we were able to decide on our wedding bands. we were able to have them put on hold with no money down...and until we are able to pay for them in full. we have been so blessed to have people such as this, who are out for the best interest for us, and who care so much for our relationship.

...and to those...we are eternally grateful.

holly and ryan have asked to help us develop a new flavor for our wedding invitations. it is a more difficult process than i realized. there is so much out there...and so much to choose from. we are so excited to see how they turn out...and even more excited to share them with all of you.

thank you for taking the time to show an interest our lives! we are excited to share it with all of you!

plans are (slowly) under way

let me just say...i love my wedding planner wanda...what a lovely gift she has been to me!

so we have almost booked our photographer. we are just waiting for them to open up shop on monday so we can place the deposit. we are so excited about the images to come...check it out here .Sun Dance Photography.

to check out our photographer...go to the left side...click on image gallery...then by photographer...the click on the picture which says "Tana". (sorry i couldn't directly link it)

my friend Rubie let me in on some "wedding secrets"...so now i am in the process of choosing my flowers...i think we will be arranging them ourselves...

the offical colors....cranberry and celeron.

still looking for those perfect tasty treats...bottom line...catering is expensive.

jasen will be in town monday for a long awaited visit...so hopefully we will be able to get a few more things under way...we will keep you updated.

thanks so much for stopping by!

didn't jasen do a fabulous job on the new site?

5 months and counting!

here are the buttons! you will find them located on our save the date cards. (check below for examples!)

i hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

don't leave home without it!

take 2...

since the quality of work is so AMAZING...we couldn't decide on just one! Which one will you receive?

check your mailbox...

in a collaboration of efforts...here are the final proofs for our save the date card!

thanks wess, nikki and holly!