Mark Your Calendar for November 14, 2009!

YAY! We found our venue and reserved a date! Mark your calendar for November 14, 2009 at Stonebridge Manor! We had only been engaged for two weeks and I had a full on melt down ( I know... drama queen!) because I had no idea where we could have our wedding. We had a few venues picked out but none of them truly felt right... then we made our way to Stonebridge! I had an idea of what to expect because I've been there twice for prom but I had never noticed how gorgeous the front of the house is when it's all lit up! Michael and I knew right away that this was where we were supposed to get married so we ran back inside and signed the papers ASAP! We're so excited for the big day and thanks to Stonebridge and their awesome wedding team we just get to kick back and relax!

For Valentine's Day Michael took me to Sedona! Little did I know the trip wasn't the only surprise he had for me... Before we went to dinner Michael took me to a cute little gazebo on the golf course near our hotel room. I thought we were just taking pictures but secretly Michael had cleverly set up a timer so he could capture his last big surprise of the weekend on camera. After he set the timer he ran over to me and told me he had one more surprise. Next thing I knew he was down on one knee asking me to marry him! The camera flashed and of course I said yes! The proposal was incredible! I couldn't have planned it better myself! He spent so much time and effort to make the moment just perfect and it was exactly that!

The Harlan/Hass Family Christmas Party!

Michael's sister, Megan and brother in law, Mick hosted the Harlan/Hass family christmas party this year and I got to meet the whole gang! We had a great time mingling as a couple with all of his family members and the food was fantastic! Way to go Megan! The party was a hit! 

Disneyland!

For our first Christmas together Michael took me to Disneyland with his family! It was our first trip together and it was awesome! Even though I became deathly ill with a sinus infection (so embarrassing!) it was by far my favorite trip to Disneyland. We spent three days hopping on every ride in sight, eating corn dogs the size of my arm and strolling down main street at night with snow floating all around us. (OK it was fake snow but still very romantic!) On our last night at Disneyland Michael and I walked through Fantasyland and stopped in front of "It's A Small World" to watch the light show. Huddled up under millions of gorgeous lights we each mustered up the nerve to say "I love you".