One week before we are husband and wife

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5 Days to go!

We are both so very excited; our closest family and friends will surround us on one of the best and most important days of our lives.

As we are preparing Larry and I had the chance to look through some photos of ourselves....so much fun that we thought we should share a few.



















































































We will see you all at the wedding, the weather looks great (thank God).

15 days to go

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With 15 days to go till our wedding, both Larry and I are SO excited! We are thankful for the support of our family and friends as we have planned for the past 13 months.

Ps. We wanted to share a link to our recent engagement photo session: http://doskiwisstudio.com/RedCart/index.php?gnum=194

We will see you all at the Alter!

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The End of October

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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??

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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!

Master Class

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While I do not like to schedule my life around the TV, I am very much loving Master Class on the Oprah Winfrey Network. If you havent seen it here is a brief synopsis:

They are the stories you've never heard from the people you thought you knew best. Handpicked by Oprah for their unique impact on the world, eight true modern masters sit down to share the untold stories that have shaped their lives and the greatest life lessons they've learned along the way. In an intimate setting, they open up about their successes, failures, triumphs, disappointments and heartbreaks.

Master Class offers an unprecedented first-person insight into the brilliant minds of famous people we love, respect and admire. First season masters include Diane Sawyer, Jay-Z, Dr. Maya Angelou, Simon Cowell, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Lorne Michaels and Oprah herself.

Below is not so great copy of Oprah's Master Class (part 1). She speaks of taking the time to listen for the "little whispers" and "finding your purpose." This is something I continuously work on. I hope you take the time to turn up your volume and listen.

Then and Now

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The first photo is from my Senior Year in High School (2000) and the second was taken today during our family Father's Day Celebration. I would have to say that I am glad that I look relatively the same; this is a good thing!

For years I have struggled against my genetics of being short and dark; as well as my medical family history of breast cancer, heart attacks, high blood pressure and diabetes.

But as I get older I am leaning to chill out, work out more and do the best that I can with what I have. This is what leads me into my real topic:




In 252 days I will be lucky enough to marry my best friend. As Larry and I go through the "normal" stressors of planning our wedding, we have come to realize that the best part of the planning is that there really are no stressors. I am so proud of the communication and respect that Larry and I have together while making our plans. As each wedding topic comes up we have the ability to talk it out and think it through, sometimes people forget to do that, this is a major reason some weddings never get out of the planning phase.

While Larry and I are not perfect, we know that we can grow and learn from each other. This is how I knew that he was my person. Before I met Larry, I was so afraid to make a mistake.....any little thing that wasnt perfect or a major accomplishment wasnt something I associated myself with. Now, I have learned that being or attempting to be perfect is boring, it gets old...and so does the human body, from all the stress it endures. I had to learn the hard way, after getting shingles and struggling to be comfortable in my own body.

Today I am proud that I am vertically challenged and dark (some people pay for the tan I got for free)! I am also proud of all the potential I have to grow into a better person as I am lucky to have a great partner to share my life with.

Moving closer to February 25, 2012

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266 days till our wedding! Very exciting!

As Larry and I will begin working our 4 day work week, the time will pass very quickly. June, July and August will become very busy for us with New Student Orientations and Registration.

I hope that all is well with those that read this. HAPPY SUMMER!!