Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone had a nice holiday and Santa was good to you this year! Santa was beyond good to me, I'm so thankful for my family and friends!!

Not much to report this week and next with the holidays, except we are going to Lebanese Taverna for a rehearsal dinner tasting tomorrow night with me, Belinga, our moms and my brother Alex who is visiting from California.

As soon as we hit 2008, I think time is going to FLY by...I'm starting to get a little nervous! I am doing a walk through of River Creek with my day of coordinator in a couple of weeks, invitation design is being finalized and put into process, and plans for the shower and bachelorette party are in full swing!

So stay tuned--if you have questions about any of the events, don't hesitate to let me know!

Boot Camp, Session 2--check!

If any of you are following my Boot Camp saga, tomorrow marks the end of Session #2. I wasn't quite the avid boot camper this session as I was last session, but that laziness is gone and will be marked by a drastic improvement in attendance come the start of the year! (Whatever--you get up every day at 5 am!!!)

I wanted to show you guys the awesome shirt my awesome friend Laurie sent me to encourage me to stick with it!

4 Months!!!!!

Guess what is 4 months from today?!

Mr. & Mrs. Sullivan!

Many of us ventured down to Spartanburg, South Carolina last weekend for the wedding of Kristen Heatherly and Ben Sullivan. We had a great time catching up with lots of old friends and boogeying down...please see below for evidence.

Finally Mr. and Mrs.!

Laura and Kera Party Like Rock Stars

Best part of the night--Jack D and Caryn touching my a$$

Troy St. Girls Crooning to HELLO
Mmmmmm Chicken Fingers

These Girls are Hot!


Soon to be Essamas!

Gotta love the Jew in front of the Xmas Tree

Take a Bite out of Crime!

Congratulations Michael and Jenni!

I was remiss a few weeks ago when I neglected to congratulate our friends Michael Toole and Jenni Gray on their engagement!! (The picture above was snapped by some college kids who saw what was happening and thought they should capture the moment for them.)

This is particularly exciting because I had a hand in setting the two of them up. Michael is a coworker and I knew Jenni through Christine Borden. Christine had met Michael before and we both thought they'd made a great couple. So around Halloween of last year, we organized a happy hour where they met, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Michael proposed to Jenni on the beach on Florida at the beginning of November.

They also asked me to be a reader at their wedding, which completely caught me by surprise and made me tear up a little (to which Michael said "Oh God...") I am so honored to be a part of their special day next August!

Book your hotel room now!

Hi all,

It's come to my attention that the Lansdowne resort is full on Friday night (April 18) and almost full on Saturday night (April 19--night of the wedding).

If you are coming in from out of town, or even thinking of staying at Lansdowne for Saturday night so you don't have to worry about driving home after a few cocktails, I would highly recommend you call Lansdowne STAT to book your room.

Make sure you call 703-729-8400 and ask for In House Reservations. If you don't ask for In House, they will transfer you to the main number and won't see the wedding block. Then make sure you mention the Javad/Essama wedding to get the negotiated rate of $135 a night plus taxes and fees.

If you are having any problems making a reservation, please let me know and I will talk to Lansdowne personally.

Right now, there are only 6 rooms available in the block on Friday, April 18. There is more leeway with Saturday night, but please don't wait to book in case they sell out, there are not many left. You can always cancel later if you are not sure of your plans right now. Better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks!