Showers galore!

Jameson was the only male at either shower  :)  

What a stud

 CRAZY!  Only 31 days until the wedding.  I can't believe it's so close!  I think having the showers has really made it more real.  

First, my aunts threw me a shower.  We went for mani/pedi's, then back to my place for food and presents.

Love the gifts!  Everyone was so generous.

Having lunch in between activities.

3 generatons

I also had a shower in Bismarck, thrown by Catherine and Megan.  I met a lot of new people, AKA: Mike's family.  Everyone was so nice!  After we finished with the shower, we celebrated :)

 

Thanks everyone!!!

The Letter M

Only 37 days until the wedding.  I was talking with the girls from work and realized, I will have a new signature soon.  I've spent the last 20 years or so mastering the giant swirly "F" that starts my last name.  Now, how do I make that "F" change to an "M"?  

Swirly M

One suggestion was to change my middle name to "F."  Sounds weird to me....Jessica Ann F Martel?  Oh dear.  

If anyone has any suggestions for me or would like to work on penmanship, let me know.  I'm ready to break out the paper with the dotted center line.  Wish me luck!!!

 

Small Town Livin'

A funny thing happened, while I had Murphy out for a walk.............

any excuse for a Murphy pic

We ran into the schwan man.

How fun is that?  You are out for a nice little walk with your cute little puppy and a man with a truck full of food is parked one house down from yours.  Nice.......


So, now a nice man named, Leo, will be stopping at my house every other Wednesday evening.  He told me he has been, "Serving the community for 14 years."  Good for you, Leo!  I'm glad to have met you.

Not an actual picture of Leo.  I thought he would think I was weird to take a picture of him after 1st meeting him.

yummy!

To me, this is a pretty nice perk to owning a home and living in a small town.   I'm pretty sure there aren't Schwan trucks driving around NYC, delivering ice cream sandwiches.......but I could be wrong.

Rookie

Well, this is my first post as an official blogger.  My friend, Megan, will be so proud.  My thoughts are not genius, but they are pretty random.......maybe a little entertaining at times. 

Life has been busy.  I'm getting married in September.  Crazy, I know.  I met Mike a few years ago and he seems to tolerate my randomness pretty well. 

Duluth - Not long after he proposed!

 This wedding planning business is ridiculous.  More to come later. 

Last April, Murphy entered the family.  He's a big help with wedding planning.  He sits next to me at the table when I am putting stuff together and provides me with entertainment when I need a break. 

Murphy - 8 weeks old

This is Murphy.  Isn't he just the cutest thing you've ever seen?  He's a Pembroke Welsch Corgi.  This is the day we brought him home.  He was way smaller than we thought he would be.  He's a crazy little thing  and I'm sure he will pop up in the blog every once in awhile.

I better not forget my first born, Tipsy.  She's 7 this year.  We met as 2 single girls back when I lived alone in Bismarck.  She doesn't care for many people, noise, or any disruption to her environment.  I can't believe how much we've been through together. 


OK, I think that is random enough for all of us.  Now you have met my family.  Stick around for more to come at a later date.