A Ton of UPDATES!!

Hey All!!
We hope everyone is doing well. Lawrence and I are, no surprise here, as busy as ever. Between working and planning a wedding there is hardly time for anything else. We are not complaining though, only 34 more days until we are Mr. & Mrs.!! HURRAY!! Well, I guess that is enough banter, here's what's been going on....

• I received my acceptance letter from the Education Faculty at the University of Lethbridge, which means my dream of becoming a teacher is finally coming true. I have my first orientation on September 4 (4 days after we move) and then only a year and a half (hopefully) left on my degrees. I also was approved for Student Loans which is definitely a good/great thing.
• My bridal showers have come and gone. A surprise shower was held for me July8 and I honestly had no idea about it. Sneaky Sneaky! It was great fun and I got a ton of wonderful presents from all the amazing ladies in my life. My other planned shower was July14 and was just as wonderful as the surprise one. We played some games and ate some great food. My MOH did a great job organizing with my Mom and we all had a wonderful time. My family from Kelowna sent out a whole load of gifts which I had no idea about...and it was great to get them and to know they wished they could be there. Again, I received some wonderful gifts which I really appreciate. I think (with the exception of a few items) I have a fully functional kitchen as of now.
• Lawrence bought his wedding day attire. A handsome Ralph Lauren suit and a french cuff shirt. My guy is going to look HOT on our wedding day. We still have a few items left to buy for him, but for the most part, he's ready to go. Hopefully he will be able to wear a pair of my late Grandfathers cuff links, which would really mean a lot to me.
• We also have gotten our Marriage Licence as of 4:30pm yesterday. Just looking at it makes all this wedding business seem much more real. I see the place where I'm supposed to sign and I think, "when I sign that I'll be a Mrs's!" It's just very neat now that things are coming together.
• We bought our cake cutting set. I know this is a really small almost unimportant item, but my Mom couldn't find the one she used on her wedding day, so we decided to get our own. It's a lovely set and I'm very excited about it.
• Our RSVP date has come and gone. We received a lot of replies- which pleased me muchly. A few more people said NO then we were anticipating, but hey- that happens. We look forward to seeing all you YES people at the wedding.
• My Second Dress fitting is on Thursday July26. I am very excited about this because my dress will actually FIT me. We bought it off the rack, so it was a few sizes to big- but now with all the alterations it should fit me life a glove. I'm quite excited about it. After this fitting I'll have one more. She won't finish the hem until after Thursday fitting (just to make sure it all works) and then we'll get it about 2 weeks before the wedding.
• On a much sadder note, I would also like to mention the passing of Lawrence's Grandfather on July11 2007. He was a wonderful man, and I feel honoured to have known him. He will be greatly missed by all his family, friends and acquaintances. Although he won't be at our wedding, we know that he will be watching over us on our special day. We Love You Grandpa and Miss You!!

Well that is all the updates folks. Sorry that I've been slacking in the blogging department. I'll try to keep things updated more often.
Keep checking back-- only 34 more days!

Love,
Erin and Lawrence