Christmas in July!

Merry Christmas to you! Here is a post - I think it's my 100th (serious blogger over here), so its a gift to you. Cherish this one, guys. 

Life has been busy lately - filled with little J, wedding planning, and work. Really exotic going-ons over here. oh I wish you could see my eyes roll.

Just kidding, things have been great. James and I finally tied the knot. wahoo. It was such a fun day that flew by, just as everyone had told me it would. It was definitely a party and i was reminded that I definitely know a lot (LOT) of PARTY PEOPLE. Our wedding was at my family's church in South Minneapolis and it was just as hot and sweaty as every summer wedding i've been to there, before. We then piled into an over-the-top Hummer super-limo and tok some fab pics at Loring Park, then rushed the veranda and Clubhouse at Brit's Pub. Oh man, the night was just on fire! :) Dancing, drinks, dancing, people losing their clothes, drinks... and I woke up a married woman. Who needs vegas!?

Baby J was a superstar, of course, and due to the craziness of the day and his super cute 3 piece suit, he was kind of an emotional mess and stole the show - as we all knew he would. He was not super pumped to walk down the aisle, so my dad ended up carrying little J in one arm and escorting me with the other. Not ideal, but makes for a fun story. :) I will post a funny pic of the little affair. please forgive my creepy smile and just look at how cute my dad and BBJ are!!! awwwwe!!

James and I went to Maine for a 4 day honeymoon and had a fab time. Of course we had to be back in Mpls so he could work on Friday (so dumb!!) so I therefore think I am entitled to a REAL honeymoon this winter. :) that's fair, right?

I could go into more details, but I will just throw down some pics from the last 6 months and let the images do the talking. enjoy!

pool day!

pool day with Ashley

kids being kids 

hanging with Pa-Pa in Lakeville

at the Walch wedding, Rochester MN

last smooch before the altar!

James and Olivia in the limo, party animals!

the bridesmaids' ceremony and party dresses

James, Dad, and me making our way down the aisle

 party on!

the truth is, I NEVER left you!

don't call it a comeback! I never really left - I just....ran out of time! here are a few pics to bring us into 2015. please know that I searched my photo library (on my phone) and tried to not only post amazing pics of my wonderful baby child, however it was quite the challenge! not surprisingly the vast majority of my pics are focused (or not) on that round face of my little sweet bbj. :D and no, i'm not apologizing. It's my civil DUTY to record and disclose this irresistible face to the general public! He may not be the cure to cancer (debatable) but he certainly is the cure to the common blues. or grays. or... overall dumpiness. 

New Year's Day night...these are like, LED balloons or something cool. he loved it!

red light district... a whole new meaning.

he's all like, "peace, I'm outtie!" 

then he realized it was 0 degrees outside and hung around.

I'm flying!

family pic, minus Nashy. 

This was snapped outside L.L. Bean in Mall of America.

Merry Christmas from the Weller Girls!

made some pumpkin bread pudding for Thanksgiving. 

Yes, that would be way back in November.

mmmm it was delicious! and healthy!

hahahahaha JK! NOT HEALTHY.

Let's get the party started with White Castle stuffing!

shred the sliders!

add some veggies...

et, voila! perfection! this was also super delicious.

and healthy.

nope, I'm a liar. not healthy.

Work has been suppppps busy lately and so has life at home. No real surprise there. The weather is warming up this weekend, finally!! we have an unheard of, forecasted 40 degrees for Saturday! Minneapolis might break!! I don't even know what people are going to do...i am definitely looking forward to the warm up though! last week it was like, FREEZING degrees outside with a high temp of "don't even go outside with exposed skin." needless to say (but i will say it), i think it's a fair assessment in stating that we are all dying to get OUTSIDE for a while this weekend!!! yay! I didn't even wear a jacket to work today...high of 34 degrees. What's up now, B!TCHES! I felt unstoppable this morning, riding 'round town (commuting to work) with no jacket. I contemplated opening my sunroof, but since i was behind a stinky school bus I decided to keep it closed. 

can't believe it's already January 15. do you realize that means we have about 2 months left of winter weather, 'only'!? that's totally doable! March is the snowiest month of the year (a surprise, I know!) but we can plow through it. haha, pun intended. oh look at me. so funny. 

we are also busy at home planning to plan our wedding! we have a July date set...we best be stickin' to that date because we already put the deposit down! damn, these things cost a pretty penny! all of these little things sure add up quickly. we have less than six months to the BIG DAY, and a long, long list of things to do. one nibble at a time, i guess. yeeecckkkk. (<--- what is that word!?)

so, that's all i've got right now. I could probably drone on and on about wedding planning, but how cliche is that! 

so, here's to the weather - thank you Mother Nature for the mid-winter warm up! wahoo!