In early in mid-June I had two wedding showers! It was so much fun. :) The first shower was at my home church in Roseau. It was so fun to see so many women from my church, as well as, 5 of my aunts! I have been to quite a few showers at my church and so it was a weird feeling to believe that this was me getting married! They were so generous and it was just good to hear their words of encouragement and advice, as well as excitement for us. It was a great evening.
The second shower was in Warren with Tom's mom's friends! It was also a great evening and it was fun to hear how they all knew Tom and kind of get to know the women of Warren (since we are hoping to move there next spring)! They had ADOREABLE decorations that went with our invitation design. (I'll get the pictures from Kari so you can see what it looked like.) They were also so warm and welcoming to me that it just made it so comfortable. Again, another great evening! We feel SO blessed by all that these women did for us and how everyone in the process has helped us with getting ready for the wedding and marriage! We just truly thank God for all of these blessings.
The little helpers that brought me gifts from the table (Ashley and Abby)
Tessa and Mom helped to take wrapping paper and write down the gifts...little Samantha helped bring me gifts, too :)
With all of my aunts that were able to make it-Linda, Evadell, me, Char, Marge, my Mom, and Judy
The shower hosts-Joni, Ann, Barb, Rachel, Lynn, Linda, and Tessa
Leah, one of my best friends and personal attendant, was an angel and painted my toenails.
My wonderful sister-in-law, Heidi, did my hair, and some make up.
Rebekah, Tom's sister and also my good friend, did Erica's hair.
The classic bathroom picture. :)
In early in mid-June I had two wedding showers! It was so much fun. :) The first shower was at my home church in Roseau. It was so fun to see so many women from my church, as well as, 5 of my aunts! I have been to quite a few showers at my church and so it was a weird feeling to believe that this was me getting married! They were so generous and it was just good to hear their words of encouragement and advice, as well as excitement for us. It was a great evening.
The little helpers that brought me gifts from the table (Ashley and Abby)
Tessa and Mom helped to take wrapping paper and write down the gifts...little Samantha helped bring me gifts, too :)
With all of my aunts that were able to make it-Linda, Evadell, me, Char, Marge, my Mom, and Judy
The shower hosts-Joni, Ann, Barb, Rachel, Lynn, Linda, and Tessa
The brides-to-be: me and Lisa!
Friends that got to come: Rebekah (she'll be my sister soon!), Cass, Leah
My small group/Chi Alpha friends!: Samantha, Anna, and Hope (Hope and Jesse are getting married in 2 weeks!)
At about mile 9.
Coming in to the finish line.
After it was all done-PRAISE THE LORD! :)
This past weekend Tom and I were able to go to his family's farm and see both his sisters, their families, and his parents. We also made a quick day trip to Roseau to get our new couch! (Thanks Mom and Dad!) :) After church on Sunday Tom's sister, Kari, asked if we wanted a few pictures taken, and so we did. We decided not to do some professional photo session, and thought some of the ones Kari took would work just great for our engagement pictures. 
We just walked around different areas of the farm and took a few. It worked out quite well. Thanks Kari!
Well, the big news of the month is...I'm getting married! Actually, WE are getting married. :) Tom proposed to me 3 weeks ago. (Tom asked for my dad's permission the last time we were in Roseau, which was the last snowmobile post I made!) We are SO excited and are really enjoying this engagement time, too. It has definitely been a cool thing to experience God's love in this way and we just feel so blessed. Our wedding preparations are in process as we will be getting married this coming July! Here are a couple pictures from the weekend we got engaged...one of Tom and I and another of the ring. (Tom did a great job picking out the ring by himself-he didn't even ask me any questions! He really wanted me to be surprised.)