The End of October

Bridgedette's Thoughts:

October 2011 has come and is about to be gone. Time sure does fly when you are having fun! This month we celebrated 2 big events:

On the 15th I was thrown my first bridal shower by the Perez Family (Teri, Joanna and Vanessa). It was a lot of fun and lots of laughter was had. My Mom, my friend Carmen and my sister in law Melissa were also able to make the shower. 2 families meeting!






Our second big event was celebrating Larry's 36th Birthday!!
We began earlier in the month with tickets to the San Antonio Ballet's performance of Dracula. The performance took place at the newly renovated Lila Cockrell Theater, http://www.sahbgcc.com/. The performance was beautiful and engaging.




Today we had the party.......and you know the party had a Batman theme to it! Check out his birthday cake! A BIG THANK YOU goes out to my parents for hosting the event. All 5 of my brothers and sisters were there with their families, my Uncle Jaime and my Aunt Grace, Teri and Louis Garcia, Daniel Perez- King, Larry Sr. and Sylvia Ynman, Sonia and Pete Lozano and many more family and friends....there had to be at least 50 of us there (yup, it was a small gathering).







Tonight I prepare for Monday's Main Event....my Bridal Portraits. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. Our photographer is Dos Kiwis, http://www.doskiwis.com/, they are fun people so we should have some great photos. Lots of excitement, but lots to pack!!

I hope all is well that are reading this. 125 days till our wedding!!

Where Does the Time Go??

Bridgedette's Thoughts:

WOW! Its October!?!?! and now Im 30?!?! Where does the time go?

So many life events have taken place over the past few months. Summer was a complete blur to us with traveling, work (registration and new student orientations) and just life itself.


A little recap:

• Bridgedette is still working for the Alamo Colleges. She no longer does First Time In College Student Advising, but is now in charge of Graduation at PAC, that means I have to complete over 1,000 degree audits by hand and look over 100 course subsitutions.
  



• She Turned 30 on September 25th!...and she has survived to tell the tale!
  



• She is still torn between going to Law School and persuing a PhD., but has decided to take classes to earn an Associates in Paralegal Studies (YES, Still going to classes).




• Larry is no longer working for the Alamo Colleges and now works at Cafe College (http://www.cafecollege.org/home). Its the City of San Antonio's "One Stop Shop" for anyone wanting information on how to prepare and apply to college. His job allows him more freedom to be creative and use his Public Relation skills as he promotes Cafe College and has one on one advising sessions with all students wanting to enroll in college.
  



• He is also working very hard at his Masters classes in Organizational Leadership at Our Lady of the Lake University. (I'm SO Proud of him!!)
  



• In his spare time he tries to keep me organized and sane, as I forget that there are only 24 hours in a day and tend to over schedule...I can be a super hero too, right?

Between all of these changes, we are still planning our wedding; here it comes February 25, 2012!! Larry and his 2 best men have been fited for their attire and so have I. The big decisions are all check off, but the little details are still afoot. Here is a small website that we started and will be updating with the details: http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/pwp2/view/MemberPage.aspx?coupleId=8034282314144067

On top of all this, I was slected by my Vice President of Student Affairs to attend the NACADA Advising Conference. The NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION (NACADA), promotes and supports quality academic advising in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational development of students. Check them out if you have a chance: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/annualconf/2011/index.htm. I leave for Denver, Colorado tomorrow afternoon!!

**If I find another moment between Study Breaks, I will blog again.** Hope you are well and happy!