ready

there is one month and one week left until i marry my love.  for some reason it still seems so far away, yet it will be here and gone before i know it.  i have been looking forward to my wedding day since i first understood what a wedding even was.  i was not one of those little girls who had everything planned out and knew exactly what i wanted from a young age.  i just knew it would be perfect because i would finally be able to call my love, my husband. my style and taste has dramatically changed over the years and i love that i am able to personalize who justin and i are as a couple. it seems like i still need months to finish all the details and projects i've been working on to make our wedding show who we really are.  im not going to lie, this has been one of the most stressful, time consuming, and emotionally draining things i have ever done in my life, but at the same time planning our wedding has been so wonderful to the point words cannot describe.  i know that on october twenty-first it will all be worth it, but it has definitely been one hell of a ride there.  there has been a lot of laughter, smiles, joy, tears and let downs but i have the best husband to be, family and friend who have stood by my side and helped me through this awesome yet crazy ride.  i am sooo incredibly excited and anxious, most importantly, ready to marry justin.  with all of that said, i can't want to be normal again. i want to be able to afford to do what ever we want instead of the wedding sucking away our money. i want to rent a movie and not fall asleep watching it. i want to go out without feeling guilty i should be making something for the wedding. i want to be stress and care free again. i want it to be october twenty-first. i want to be mrs toranzo.

Nelson, Nv- Engagement photo by Ali McGhie

wine and dine with future mrs. gums

back in june, we celebrated ms katie jozsa's love for her husband to be, luke. her bridesmaids threw her an incredible wine themed shower. here are some lovely photos to recap

(Katie and sisters, Kelly and Melody)

i made them a love box. it holds things that they have from their past and a place to put things they want as a family for the future. i hope they open it again when they are old and see what an amazing life they lived.

the next night, we celebrated katie's "last" night out as flappers from the 1920's before she became a bride. we had a gorgeous suite at green valley ranch. her maid of honors arranged for a photographer to come and shoot before we went out for the night. it was like her own personal photo shoot. it was perfect.

thanks friend for allowing me to be apart of some of the best days of your life. i can't wait for ALL of the rest to come! love you dearly kates.

i have [two]

Happy DAD'S Day!

i am so bless and fortunate to have

not only one but TWO

wonderful and loving dads in my life

thanks for all of your support

thank you for all of your guidance

thanks for teaching me my morals

thank you for playing home run derby

thank you for helping me study early in the morning

thanks for making me learn how to bait my own hook

thank you for allowing me to grow into who i am today

thank you for working SOOO incredibly hard just

so i can have the wedding of my dreams

MOST IMPORTANTLY

thank you for always being there

love you both with all my heart

and

i cant wait for the two of you to

walk me down the aisle

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22 years ago

The second half of March were celebrated my 22nd birthday. The weekend before my bday, Justin had bought me tickets to see Aaron Lewis at Green Valley Ranch where my girlfriend, Shipa and her bf Derek, joined us for a night of fun! We had also got a room at the M for the night to have a little mini staycation in between my crazy work schedule.

Aaron Lewis of Staind.

There is only one word to describe him:

INCREDIBLE

Then we went to STEEL PANTER!!

The following morning we went to Hash House A GO GO where their farm fresh portions are ridiculously large. My pancake is larger than my stinkin plate!

Then finally my bday arrived! I decided to work the day of since all of my family and friends were also working, I'd rather have the Saturday and Sunday off and celebrate all weekend long!

So two hours into my shift, a man came to the desk with HUGE bouquet of flowers and a happy birthday balloon. No big deal, we always have flowers delievered to the hotel and then we send them up to the guest rooms. Well this time they were for me, all mine, they were absolutely gorgeous and from Momma and T!

After work, Shilpa and I went to get a manicure and pedicure as we waited for our boys to get off work and then met my family at Yardhouse for dinner and drinks. Justin said that since its my birthday and we are at Yardhouse, I HAVE to drink the largest beer they offer the 1/2 yard.

[remember, the only time that i drink beer, is when playing beer pong]

T had to join in on the half yard fun =)

Justin and I, Shilpa and Derek

Grandpa, T and Momma

The following night, we went to Pete's Piano Bar.

We laughed, danced, sang, drank as we continued to celebrate.

justin and mike trying to be tough

Nicole three days before delivering baby Avery

glowing and looking beautiful

Jason, Matt, Johnny, Shilpa and I representing the FS crew

the coors light drinking men

My babe and I

Holding up the double deuce with my partner in crime!

[just missing our 3rd musketeer, Erin]

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes, whether they were phone calls, text messages, facebook posts. I had a fabulous time and its all because of you!

Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown

Momma's Day

Happy Mother's Day

to the most incredible woman i know

you mean the world to me momma

i have no idea what i would do without you

you stay up late talking to me on the phone when i'm driving home from work

you spend your friday night at my house helping me make sweet treats

you meet me almost every thursday for lunch in the smack middle of the day

you let me borrow your brand new, only a week old, freaking awesome camera

you have given more then i could have ever asked for growing up

you are throwing me an amazing wedding, more like a fairy tale

you love me the way i am, even when i'm not perfect

love your bug

dream come true

Happy Wedding Day!

thank you kate for being absolutely stunning

and

reminding every little girl that fairy tales do come true

Congrats to the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge,
may you enjoy your happily ever after.



With all of the wedding talk this past month, it makes me even more excited that I will marry my prince in less than six months!
wooohoo

sweet baby

welcome to the world little one

avery you are absolutely beautiful

you captured my heart the moment i saw you

good luck dating sweet baby girl,

your daddy and friends will make

sure no one ever hurts you

we love you avery and cant wait to watch you grow up into a stunning little lady

Congrats Andy and Nicole

thank you for letting us be apart of your special day

now let the trial begin =)

all the time

This week I am officially FULL TIME!

happy happy day to think that i am going to have:

a fabulous paycheck ALL the time

and

a little thing called comp nights

woohoo

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I am so greatful that I have a wonderful job. Thank you to all of my coworkers who have made my first year unforgettable. I love you all and you make it exciting to come to work.

I am so proud of our desk. We completely smashed our all time high for upsells and have been recognized numerous times and still keep climbing.

Thankfully I love working with my team because now that I am full time, I will be there all the time

Inspiration to Reality

The furture Mrs. Gums, Katie, is taking her first set of engagement photos this weekend on the beach, in the beautiful San Diego. She found some inspiration and then asked for my help. Thanks to A Whimsical Fashion Shoot on the Green Wedding Shoes Wedding Blog we were able create something that will last her forever.

Inspiration

Reality

We first began our night meeting at Joann's where we picked our floral, which so happened to be 50% OFF. After purchasing all of our materials, which there weren't much, we headed back to my house in my new arts and crafty room and began to piece it together.

Preview of the look on Katie

then to the belt

Simple, Fun, Whimsical, Beautiful, Kates

be sure to check back after the shoot to see the professional photos