So it’s been a month since my last post, but as you can see from the title of my previous post, July was a busy month. It’s a busy month at work since it’s time for payroll reports, plus I was out of town for a week on vacation. We also had our engagement party and a trip to the Hill Country to celebrate Andy’s birthday. We weren’t at home a single weekend in July. I realize some people are used to that kind of schedule, but we sure aren’t.

We had a great engagement party, thrown by Josh’s parents on the Fourth of July. It was really fun, and it was a nice relaxed way to hang out with everyone.

The following weekend, we met up with the Trommers and some friends for a weekend at a lake house and Schlitterbahn for Andy’s birthday. That was a blast. I hadn’t been to Schlitterbahn since we graduated high school, and I really did have fun. Angela is such a great hostess, she really needs to give Martha a run for her money. And that is exactly why she’ll be a great hostess at our wedding! Her organizational skills are truly unmatched.

The next weekend we left for vacation in Florida. It was an adventure getting there (Josh has learned his lesson, don’t worry) but we were able to relax once we arrived. The beach was really beautiful and the water was perfectly clear. It was pretty cold though, and each day brought new little creatures to bite at our toes. We ate some crazy good food and got to spend lots of time with Josh’s extended family. I suppose they’re my extended family too (well almost). I must say that if you are in the Panama City Beach area, go to Dirty Dick’s Crabhouse and get the fried crab lasagna. You won’t be disappointed. You might be 20 pounds heavier…but it truly is a meal to remember. Plus, you can get a t-shirt with an inappropriate slogan on it!

This past weekend, Josh and I just had a nice weekend at home. On Saturday we went the Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls where we had some great food and gigantic pie. Then we toured some of the wineries in the area. I had no idea there were that many wineries within an hour of our house. Now, to be completely honest these wines are pretty darn good. However, most of the wines poured at the tastings are not grown from local grapes. Some of the wineries are importing their grapes from their vineyards in other places and selling them under their label in Texas. So if you want a truly Texas wine, you might have to venture out a little further, but if you just want a nice afternoon touring wineries….you should definitely make a trip of the hill country wineries.

In wedding news, we’ve booked our musicians and now have a photographer and florist. We’re going to Houston in a few weeks to hash out some more details with our catering company and tour our venue again to take some measurements for decorations. I’ll also be working on picking out bridesmaids dresses. How exciting!

August should be a bit quieter for us, and hopefully I’ll be able to post a few more updates. For those of you who aren’t yet, you can follow this blog via twitter @kathrynocity.