Aloha!

More photos to come when we get back! Happy New Year to all!

Moser's "First" Christmas

This marks Moser's "first" Christmas...last year Sever and I were in Hawai'i and Moser was being shuffled between our friends houses. This year he got his own stocking filled with tennis balls and a fancy dog bone. Once I filled it there was no turning back, he would not stop sniffing it :)

Yes, we realize that it is still Christmas Eve... however, Sever and I have a jam packed day tomorrow so we thought that we should open our gifts to each other this evening! It was nothing short of a BEAVER Christmas! Santa (Sever) brought us both Beaver football jerseys! Santa #2 (Holly) is still holding presents at the Cabela's factory...Santa really messed up this year! Good thing Sever is very understanding and will get his gifts as soon as they hit my doorstep!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!!!!
Love,
Holly and Sever

Engagement Pictures

Here is a sneak peek at our engagement pictures...Sever is convinced that I am breaking copyright laws so here is the link for you to look at the pictures:

Cardas Photography - Holly and Sever engagement session

Our wedding photographer met us at OSU (the place that we first met) one Sunday afternoon for our session. I really wanted fall pictues with leaves and pretty trees...we got that and so much more. The only thing we didn't get was our picture on the football field (Sever was so bummed), we did try though. We made it into the Valley Football Center and had a picture taken over looking the field. Can't wait to see the rest of the pictures!

Happy Fall,
Holly and Sever

Duck Hunting!

Sever and Moser had a great time duck hunting this past week, more pictures to come when they return home next week!

Celebrating 5 years together....apart.

Sever's empty seat at the Beaver game...

Today Sever and I are celebrating 5 years of being together, while being apart (insert sad face here). We are excited for Sever's work in Haines to wrap up within the next month (cross your fingers) so we can be in the same state again. If there is anything we have learned over the past five years it has been that long distance relationships are really hard, but so worth it.

Here's to many more years together!

09/09/09

What a great day! Today is my 25th birthday and I could not be more excited that it fell on 09/09/09! I couldn't go without posting this little message.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes,
Holly

Wedding Dress Shopping...

It was my goal to go dress shopping at least once before going back to school, because lord knows that I will be super busy come tomorrow (the first day of school)! Well, not only did I go dress shopping once, I went twice and one walk through David's Bridal. Actually, the walk through of David's Bridal was my first introduction to wedding dresses. As soon and we walked in I was completely overwhelmed. I found nothing that I would want to try on and sadly nothing close to a bridesmaid dress color. About a week later my mom and sister and I went to Charlotte's, a cute little boutique. I found a couple of cute dresses, but mainly discovered all the things that I liked and didn't like in a dress. This past Friday, we went to Tower Bridal in Johns Landing. My sister, mom, and nanny went this time. We picked out about 6 or so dresses to try on...low and behold the last dress I tried on was the one. Sad for you that I can't disclose any of the juicy details, but trust me, it is beautiful.

I still continue my quest for the perfect bridesmaid dress color....I am not sure that the color I have pictured in my head even exists, but I will not give up!

A Walk Down Memory Lane...

Last weekend while Sever was in town we drove through Corvallis to check out our old stomping grounds...I am happy to report that everything appears to be the same, well except for Apperson Hall, which is now Kearney Hall. Sever and I were very excited to walk through the building, we even found a couple of familiar faces hanging on the wall! Enjoy!

Classroom Pictures!

I will be teaching full day kindergarten this year, and could not be more excited. I have spent the last couple of weeks getting my classroom ready. I have had a lot of help from everyone, and it shows. Can't wait for the kiddos to show up on Sept. 8th!

Holly's Visit to Haines!

A beautiful morning in Haines

I can't believe that my three and a half week vacation in Haines, Alaska with Sever and Moser is over. We had so much fun! Before I left Sever had sent me an early birthday present, something that he insisted I need for my trip ...it was a fancy Canon Rebel, digital camera. Needless to say I was more than happy to photograph my time in Haines and took nearly 2,000 pictures, sounds like a lot now that I am writing about it. I have yet to get them printed but will post a few for you to see!

Sever Diving for the missing piling...

Sever and Brian on putting the Gangway in place

Moser

Towing the barge back to the harbor

Sever hard at work!

Moser attempting to retrieve a couple of crab pots

Sever and I at the SE Alaska State Fair!

Alaska's Three Bears

Wedding Website

Since we have a blog I have not wanted to create a wedding website as well. I figured it would just be too much. Well, I created a wedding website...we have a lot of people coming from out of town so I needed a place to post information for those people, regarding accommodations and things. However, when I ordered our save the dates, I put our blog address on them and not our website address. So, if you know of anyone looking for the website link it appears in the right hand corner of the blog, scroll down until you see it. I have not added anything to it yet, but check back occasionally for updates.

I'm just a Material Girl...

OUR WEDDING QUILT

Well, I made it to Haines, Alaska! Kathy and I have been hanging out while the men work.
Yesterday, Kathy and I went to the local fabric store, Material Girls, to get some ideas for our wedding quilt. Kathy offered to make us a beautiful quilt for our wedding present. We were just planning on looking around, but after chatting with the very helpful lady working we wound up picking out all the fabric. The orange fabric was our inspiration. Let me know what you think!

A Cannon Beach 4th!

The Countdown is On!!!

Well, here is a picture of Sever hard at work. What a better office view then a cubicle, right Sev? Only 11 more days and I will be there myself, more pictures to come!

Happy 4th everyone!