I was just looking at my calendar, and July is going to be a crazy month. This weekend we’re going to Katy for 4th of July and our engagement party hosted by Josh’s parents. Next weekend we’re going to celebrate Andy’s birthday in New Braunfels with a day at Schlitterbahn, and the weekend after that we leave for vacation. Yikes! Luckily I’ve started having Fridays off since things are slower here at work so that at least gives me one day to get caught up on projects.

The biggest project has been the spring cleaning which never actually gets done until the summer when I have time. Josh did an amazing job on the garage last weekend, and I’ve been slowly making my way around the house cleaning pointless things like baseboards, windowsills and miniblinds. We also pretty much decided that we aren’t going to buy a house this year, and as a compromise we’ve agreed to not wait until our new house to buy ourselves some bedroom furniture. It’s not that we don’t have bedroom furniture now, it’s just that the stuff we have is pretty much the odds and ends of way too many moves in college. I think it’s time to have grownup furniture. We’re slowing working our way around the house. We first did the dining room table, then the office (which looks great) so now it’s time for the bedroom. The living room will be last, simply because we really do need to come up with some sort of long term living plan before we start buying sectional sofas.

In other news, my new favorite show of the moment is Top Gear. Now, you may think that’s an odd choice for me, but really I do love cars. In fact, how many of you know that the first ever spark between me and Josh (okay, well maybe just me at Josh) took place while driving far too fast in his father’s BMW? Anyway, I’ve always liked cars and more so than that, I really enjoy the hosts of Top Gear who never fail to make me laugh uncontrollably at least twice per episode. Yes, it is totally unimaginable to lust after driving a million dollar Lamborghini or Bugatti or something like that, but it’s certainly an interesting thing to learn about. Of course, the best part of the show is when they give themselves challenges that are completely ridiculous, but those of you who know me well, know that I’m perpetually a fan of British humor and of course, physical comedy. Now I just need to figure out how to get a job as one of their test drivers. Driving a Subaru qualifies me, right?

The past few weeks have all been a blur, there has been way too much going on for me to describe here at length, so I’ll just some up the highlights:

Cruise: The cruise was amazing. Emily and I had the best time imaginable. We hung out by the pool, ate way too much food, made new friends and I treated myself to a spectacular watch from the duty free shops. We went on a horseback ride & swim in Montego Bay and went parasailing in Grand Cayman where we got a 360degree view of the beautiful island and smurf blue water. It was absolutely incredible. Each day on the cruise was more fun than the next, and I managed to go the whole week without getting sunbured. We had an amazing time at the piano bar in the evenings, and were definitely fans of $5 martini hour (or three hours) at the Metro Bar. I can’t wait to go again! I am still dreaming of their melting chocolate cake. Oh my gosh, that what so delicious.

Wedding: While I was out galavanting around the Caribbean, Josh was busy planning our wedding for us. We have an official date: June 26, 2010 and caterers and liquor…and the makings of a great wedding. I’ve been working hard on musicians, photographers & flowers. At the end of this week, my mom and I are going to look for dresses, talk to florists & cupcake people. It should be a really hectic weekend, but productive. Josh, of course, is worried about the budget, and I’m primarily concerned with finding the perfect color yellow for the flowers. Pretty standard.

Josh: Josh has been busy with offers.com and listening to me plan our wedding. He’s very upset that his car was damanged in two consecutive hail storms. The second one occured immediately after his car was fixed the first time. He’s been recruiting our friends into geocaching, and even though it’s way too hot outside to be climbing around the hill country, has still managed to find a fe hard ones lately.

Kathryn: I’ve been good lately. I’m enjoying my pilates lessons which are also morphing into nutrition counseling. I’m learning a lot about how and what to eat. The worst thing so far has been fish oil supplements, but I just hope my body appreciates my discomfort on a cellular level. Elizabeth came to visit me last weekend, and she’s a great motivational resource for all things healthy.

We’re getting excited for summer vacation to Florida with Josh’s family next month. It will be hot, but hopefully the weather will be nice for us to sit out on the beach all day. Our engagement party will also be in July, so it’s going to turn out to be a really hectic month. I’m making a resolution to only go to Houston once a month to plan the wedding. That seems to be plenty for me to get everything taken care of. It’s a good thing I have so much vacation time, otherwise all my trips & days off to drive back & forth across houston wouldn’t be possible.

It’s almost time for the cruise! I’m so excited; I can’t wait for Saturday to finally get here. It seems like we booked this cruise so long ago that it’d never get here. I’ve started packing (over-packing) and hopefully will have everything wrapped up tomorrow by the time I get home from my pilates lesson.

I know I’m going to miss Josh terribly, so I’m having to sneak in extra hugs this week. I’m also worried that he’s not going to feed himself next week and will starve to death without me, but I don’t think that will happen. Mike is going to be here over the weekend, so I know they’ll at least eat something then.

Over the past weekend, I went to Katy to visit Ashley who was in town to plan her wedding. We picked you bridesmaids dresses, looked at tuxes and thought about the entire weekend outline. It will be an amazing wedding. I’m so excited for it! I know that Ashley and Greg always put a unique spin on everything they do, and their wedding will no doubt reflect their artistic personalities.

Our wedding plans are starting to fall into place. We have a great quote from the catering company, are dealing with the liquor guy and need to finalize a few details with the locaiton, then I think we’ll be able to announce our date. Well, I kind of already know our date, but it’s not officialyl official yet. We also sampled cupcakes from the Ooh La La Bakery, and I think we’d love for them to do our wedding cupcakes. I’ve been looking at options for musicians/djs , and photographers and that’s a bit overwhelming, but at least we have plenty of time for narrowing down those options.

Josh and I also booked our plane flight to vacation with his family in July, so I’m getting excited about that. I’ve never been to the beach in Florida before (yes, I realize that sounds strange, but my family didn’t do vacation). We’re going to some place near Destin (or maybe Fort Walton Beach) but it’s not exactly those places. Apparently it’s a really nice beach, and as long as there’s sun and a nice stash of fruity drinks, I’ll be plenty happy.

Let’s see, in other news work is fine. It’s actually pretty slow right now, which leaves lots of time for extracurricular activities. I was worried it would still be busy this time of year for my cruise, but it seems that there’s not all that much going on. That doesn’t stop us from working ourselves into a tizzy at least once a day, but that’s just so we don’t get out of practice.

I haven’t been cooking anything too interesting lately, and when I get back from the cruise Josh and I are doing SouthBeach again. I’ve also been ready about the abs diet, but I don’t know much about that. I really don’t like the thought of a diet or restricting what I eat, but I’ve got to do something! I need to lose some weight to show off the pilates body I know is lurking underneath these extra pounds.

There will be no post next week while I’m on the cruise, but the weekend after I’m sure there will be lots to say!