A Wonderful Evening!

I am blessed to have 3 amazing sisters whom I call my best friends. Although we are spread out across the country, nothing could break the bond that we share. When Trav and I got engaged it was not even a second thought for me on who would be my Maid of Honor...all 3 of them!!!! ( Technically, they are "Matrons of Honor" but they prefer "maid" :) ) The day after we got engaged, Lea was already on the phone with Lyns and Kris about planning a wedding shower! They take their jobs as Maids of Honor very seriously....little do they know that when they come out this summer before the wedding they will be put to work right up to the big day! j/k ;) They decided that the best time to hold the shower would be over Christmas vacation since it would be the only time we would all 4 be together until the wedding. It turned out to be such a fun girls trip! And the shower was stunning! My sisters....My Best Friends

A family friend, Kelley Sparacino, opened up her home to host the shower. My sisters thought everything through so well. The primary color for the wedding is bright pink...( could you picture me getting married with no pink?? No way!) However, the bridesmaids dresses are black, so the color scheme for the shower was black and hot pink! Everything looked incredible! Their was a chocolate fountain, a carmel fountain, this amazing raspberry sherbet punch, pink everywhere, and best of all....family and close friends all together for one massive girl's night!

Now I have 5!!!!

With Kelley!

It had polka dots!

Wasn't it beautiful?!?!

Yum!!!!!

Cousins!

My Mom and Mother-in-law...we didn't plan to match!

I'm getting great sister-in-laws!

Sara and Shauna! Great friends and bridesmaids!

It was fun seeing my family and Trav's family all getting to know each otehr! That is one of the greatest blessings about marriage...the joining of two families! The decorations were classic contemporary...totally my style and I wish I could go back to the evening all over again. My sisters made sure that everything was just perfect and they brought so much energy to the night! We played a couple of games...one being a trivia game about Travis and me....I think my mom found out some things that she didn't know...for instance, how I really got that black eye and almost broken nose! Hopefully I didn't embaress her too much by telling the crowd it was from spitting something at Trav and then jumping out of the car so he would not recipricate it! Oh well, I figured if she can handle my burping that it wasn't any worse! My nieces were the "helpers" for the evening. They were so precious and such a big help!

The Helpers!

After the games and everyone had enjoyed the delicious food, it was time to open the generous gifts that were brought. Now, if you know me, you know that opening gifts is nerve racking for me! Even on Christmas morning I don't like opening with everyone eatching me! My face turns a reddish purpleish color from everyone staring and my hands shake...I know, totally lame....but attention like that freaks me out!!! I need to practice for the wedding because there will be tons of eyes right on Travis and I!Even though I was nervous it did not take away from the fun of opening everything! It was exciting to thinkg that everything would one day be used in our home...ok, our tent...which we received by the way and the joke of the evening was that Trav and I will probably live there for our first year! :) Everyone was so kind and generous...we were truly thankful for everything that we received. ( I have a confession...everything is still in the living room at my parents and I find myself looking thru it and picturing Travis and I cooking....or playing games.....or entertaining guests...I can't wait!!!!!) The mixer...now I can bake!

The tent = our home ;)

Gifts from Mozambique!

I was so sad to see everyone leave...I wish it could have lasted a whole weekend! I felt like the night flew by...I have a feeling the wedding is going to feel the same way! One of the neatest things that my sisters did was collect a recipe from everyone who came. They then made a recipe book for me with a whole bunch of recipes from family and friends to get me started out! How fun will it be to cool and think, " Hey, I'm making Shauna's pie" or "Heidi's burritos." It makes it so personal! I loved it! Best of all though....I finally got my Mom/Grandma's Christmas cookie recipe! To us Kahlers, these cookies are a pretty big deal! We all wait all year for them and to help make them....we still sneak each other pieces of the dough to eat...it's the best part! But the thing is, you don't get the recipe untill you get married and you can never give it out to anyone but your kids! Well, I finally got it and next year I can try making them!!!! A reunion with my Mom and God-Mom!

We've been best friends since we were 2...

One of the ribbon bouqets!

High School Girls :)

Although it feels as if it came and went so fast...it was a night I will always remember! And it was such a great preview to the big day, having all our loved ones together! I have 3 pretty amazing sisters and I am so thankful for them. I can't wait to have them standing next to me when I say "I do." I love you guys. :)