Last week was my spring break, and to say I loved it would be an understatement. Kyle needed to attend a conference in Vegas to get all his continuing ed hours done at once for his license (last-minute life), and my break lined up with his travel dates. His conference isn't something that would warrant me taking off a week and writing a week's worth of sub plans normally, but because I had the time off, we figured this opportunity of necessary travel and spring break would surely not line up again in the near future, and we seized the opportunity! So, I got to spend my break sleeping in, drinking my coffee over a good book, and continuing my book poolside before having a daiquiri while I got ready for the night - don't tell Kyle I was having more fun than he was! I also took in some shopping, got my steps in people-watching, and had some time to work on my resume. Oh yeah, my resume.

In case you hadn't heard, this clan is on the move! We knew before we got married that we didn't feel our current home is our permanent home, but we weren't sure what that timeline would look like, or where life would take us for sure. We've had great opportunities here, and we've made friends who will be so hard to leave. However, the right fit came up for Kyle, and we're pretty excited for this next step in our journey! I'll be staying behind like the poky puppy as I finish the school-year because frankly, what the heck would I do for five months?! I also hate to be this close to the end of the year and cause a fruit-basket-upset for my students and colleagues, and I'd feel like a big jerk if I left in the middle of the year without a pressing reason. Kyle starts his new gig after Easter, and that means we'll be spending a couple months apart once again, which we hate, but we know in the long-run it's the right move for us.

Because of all these new changes, we also made a trek north to our soon-to-be home after we got back from Vegas. We'll be four hours from where we are now, so even though we've both visited town, it's not somewhere we have the luxury of hopping to quickly to house-hunt and sort out details. My parents joined us to check it out, we found Kyle a temporary home, and we got to meet a few locals, all of whom are super kind whenever we're there. Because we'll be living a little too close to the Ice Cream Capital of the World (honestly, the gym membership has to exist), we made a visit, and we happened to take the ONLY picture we got the whole week of vacation. We're hoping that's a sign that we're not like all the other millennials :) We'll keep you posted on our new adventure, but for now, I have a boatload of laundry calling my name since real life lies ahead! 

As promised, I'm breaking down the details of our wedding day, and my first love in the whole planning process was my dress. My bridesmaids, mom and now mother-in-law went shopping one weekend early in January, and we had so much fun. My dress is one of the first I tried on, and by about the fourth dress shop appointment, I was totally over trying on any other dresses, and had this one dancing in my mind. I had no idea what kind of dress I wanted for sure, but I knew I didn't want a ballgown, and I was hoping not to go strapless. I got my wishes, and I loved the lace details of my dress. Much to the chagrin of my mom early in the wedding day and Kyle later, my dress also had beautiful buttons down the back, but I'm not apologizing to either of them - it was a dreamy detail!

I found this at a cute boutique, Ready or Knot, in Omaha, and I loved the shop as much as my dress. My mom actually made my veil, which makes it even more special, but with the long aisle of the church, I loved the idea of a cathedral veil. Kyle & I both love red, so I went with a cute, summery lace dress from David's (it surprised me they were so cute!), but I loved the pop of color on my bridesmaids and in all our pictures. Our cutie flower girls were also dressed at David's, and I tried to keep their look simple and girly. Picking out dresses was so fun, and I pretty much just stare at pictures of mine now...I think I'll take my sister's advice and do some housework in my dress before I have it cleaned ;)

Holy matrimony! We got married two weeks ago, and it was such a whirlwind and has been since. I'll be sharing pieces of the wedding over the next days and weeks, but I'm also setting up a brand new classroom and trying to declutter a new house after moving. I don't like to be bored :) Here's a preview, though:

The week of our wedding was officially the hottest week we'd had in our neck of the woods in four years, and nothing makes a bride sweat like that headline! However, we just rolled with it, and we stuck to air conditioned spaces. We had such a fabulous day, and I decided early on in the planning process that I wasn't going to be one of those brides who got crazy and let things bother me. Trust me, we had hiccups along the way with planning (down to my party bus breaking down 15 hours before go-time), but I just didn't want to be bothered about things out of my control, and I think we all had more fun that way!
We took off for the Bahamas after our whirlwind weekend, and I'm finally catching my breath. We're already loving not "loving each other from across the state," as Kyle frequently said, and while I know there'll be days that sentiment comes into play, right now it's nice just to see each other every day, and to know we keep getting to do just that! We're pretty smitten kitten over here, but I'm not apologizing :)