premarital class #7

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tonight was our one-on-one with kyle & kristina. it went really awesome!!! and we talked about the breakthrough that eli & i had the week before (totally based around the whole gender gap breakdown). the topic for the night is "do you know how to fight a good fight?" eli & i had a lot of moments were we just looked @ each other and just smiled because we could totally relate to some of the other couples. after class, we went over to christina's house and had a game night. it was awesome getting to hang out with all of us as a group. the girls talked about their weddings (of course...hehe) and our progress with it...invitations, guest list, etc. while the guys stayed in the kitchen and talked guy stuff...haha. after, we played taboo, girls vs. guys, where the girls totally demolished the guys. it's a valiant effort. it was definitely a busy day for me and eli....2 cake tastings, kayaking, our one-on-one, and game night...woohooo!!!

"ashley claire's" tasting

our 5th cake tasting...and i think this will be our last...haha...we already had another earlier this morning, and this was our second. unfortunately, my camera fell into the water (we tipped over) while kayaking, hence, no pictures for this one. the design that the baker, susan, thought of was the best thus far...thinking of thus i didn't even come up with, but loved. she said she could make any cake that we wanted...so many options...it's going to take a while to make up our mind. eli was definitely going into a sugar coma after this one...

"euro pastry & chocolate fountain" tasting

our 4th cake tasting...two days after cute cakes. we went early in the morning before we went kayaking..way to work it off!!! haha. chef urs was really professional...and brought up some aspects about our cake that we've never thought of before. the cakes were DELICIOUS!! (i think our top contender so far...), but the design is something that may need work....hmmm...taste vs. design....i think i'll go w/ taste. hehe....if we pick this bakery...it will be a duo mousse (vanilla & chocolate combined, but not really like marble), and a white cake w/ strawberry filling and a mango mousse...something totally different, but yummy as well. it'll be a surprise though which one we choose...you'll just have to wait & see...hehe.

videographer - booked!

tonight we signed our contract with our videographer. we kinda knew from our first meeting with him that he would be the one that would do our wedding, but wanted to keep our options open due to pricing...but in the end, we went with kristian roque cinematography. he is awesome and is the recommendation for weddings at grand tradition estate. we are looking forward to working with him, and even more excited on what he has in store for the wedding day. woohoo!!!

"cute cakes" tasting

eli had two weeks off, and i got somewhat of a vacation...my last two days of work, i had off..so i had two weeks where i got four days off each. this was our 3rd cake tasting (our 1st one w/ grove pastry shop, and our 2nd one w/ cake indulgence). they had so much variety of cakes...and the fillings were even more varied.....if we end up choosing them, we will have a deep south chocolate cake w/ strawberry-rasberry filling and country pear w/ cream cheese and a buttercream icing. yummy!!! we were stuffed. to think we were trying to fit all cake tastings in a day!!! whoa!

premarital class #6

christina brought some really yummy cupcakes for us during this class. yum!!!! "have you bridged the gender gap?" is the topic for tonight. it was a very insightful discussion and eli & i had a lot to think and talk about after the class was over...

guest list - updated

on the way to disneyland, eli & i talked about our guest list. we haven't really discussed it in a while, and knew we had to get going on who we wanted to be at our wedding or not. it's still not 100% completed, but we're working on it. trying to get save the dates out soon, and currently working on invitation invites.

premarital class #5

we're all complete tonight...tonight we talked about "can you say what you mean and understand what you hear?" hmmm, this is something on communication and i know eli & i need to work on this....i guess the answer to the question would be sometimes...haha

fabrics & such

both eli & i had the day off so we went with my mom to the l.a. fashion district to get some fabric for our linens & drapery. we browsed for a little bit, then got a steal deal at ben textile. so, i can't wait to see how they all turn out. it'll totally save us plenty of money....!!!! afterwards, i took my mom & eli to eat at roscoe's for the first time. i think i hyped it up for eli too much, he only thought it was ok.

premarital class #4

we brought sushi over this week...even though it was cinco de mayo (oops..i totally forgot). corey & christina couldn't make tonight. : / this week's topic is: "have you developed the habit of happiness?" i know that this is something i struggle with, and i tend to get frustrated so much more easier than eli does. hopefully reading this chapter and applying it in my life will help me to live a happier life, not only with myself, my relationship with eli, but with all those around me.