A Little bit of this, a little bit of that

The title of this post really sums it up because so much has happened since the last post. Let's start with our couples shower. First, I need to recognize the hosts/hostesses: Justin and Heather Huskey, Caron Dillard and Larry Davis, Brenner and Brooke Farr, and Lina and Jerrod Cravatto. These 8 really went above and beyond to give us an amazing first shower! They reserved the back room at Yokozuna. We had appetizers, cupcakes (my weakness) and drinks (another weakness.) So many of our friends and family made it and we had a wonderful time so a HUGE thank you to everyone who made that night so special.
Next up, the Medford shower. From the day this was planned, Alan was not too thrilled about having to attend. Obviously nothing personal but not too many guys are jumping with joy to go to an all womens shower. He went. And he liked it:) I literally am speechless about how generous everyone was to us. We are truly grateful to all of the hostesses, those that attended and those who thought of us. We really are blessed! I am so lucky to be marrying someone with such a great family. Everyone has been so welcoming to me and my family and we are very thankful for that!
On we go, the bachelorette party, and a party it was!! We headed to KC for a weekend of girl time and basketball. Let me preface the planning of this party. When Carrie and I had originally discussed the dates we agreed on the weekend of March 18. Well it totally skipped my mind that KU could potentially be in Tulsa that same weekend playing at the BOK center. Low and behold we moved it up a weekend for the Big 12 tournament in KC. All of the plans, and I mean ALL of the plans were scheduled around if and when KU would play. Did I mention KU won the Big 12 conference 7 years in a row?? I didn't?? Well we did:) So the Thursday before we leave, we play at 11 v. OSU aka my fiance's alma mater. All we kept saying (the girls) is KU better win or they are really going to screw up our plans. We won, by 1. Or rather, we survived by 1. It was not pretty. Alan did not call me until about 30 minutes post game and I didn't call him either. Quite honestly my hands were shaking so bad I couldn't dial. Friday our road trip starts. 2 cars. 7 girls.(Me, Carrie, Heather, Morgan, Allison, Licia and Brandie.) Talala,OK. Speed limit 45mph. Me 56 mph. Carrie glued to my ass at 56 mph. Double pull over. 2 tickets. (will show cleavage next time:)) I'm used to being pulled over. "I never break the rules" Carrie, NEVER been pulled over. She literally got her first speeding ticket ever. I bet she was about to poo herself. I smile thinking about it:) And we are off again...we go straight to the sports bar to watch the KU v. CU game. Shannon met us since she lives in the KC area. We win. We end up having a great time just talking and playing "I have never...". We walk back to our hotel after stopping at a second bar for a quick drink. That's when the drama started with random hotel guests. All I will say is "Prove It!" :) Saturday we got up, shopped, Leslie drove in and met us, lingerie party (thank you girls) and off we went decked out in blue to watch KU v. TX where MK met us. I had been hoping for this rematch since we lost in the regular season. Great outcome! Back to the hotel to change, off to Kona for dinner, a wine bar next and then O'Dowd's for dance party USA. In all actuality, I wouldn't consider any movements I might have made that night to resemble any dance move you have ever seen. Regardless of my lack of rhythm, we had a BLAST!!! So to the girls that made my last weekend as a "single woman" one of the best weekends ever, THANK YOU!!!! I literally could not have asked for a better weekend! You never know what you get when you mesh 10 girls from all over for a weekend, but in this case everyone meshed perfectly! As Heather said on the way home, "Can you get married again so we can do this again?" Haha:)
Lastly as I'm getting sick of typing, March Madness is here! It literally was here last weekend when my beloved Jayhawks came rolling into T-town. I just loved seeing so much crimson and BLUE roaming the streets. Alan and I went to the game on Friday night v. Boston University with our good friend Rich who gave us 2 tickets. My whole family actually went to the game as well. Before, we went to the KU pep rally which I always consider a good time. Sunday, same old story. We went to the pep rally and then back to BOK to watch KU v. Illinois. We advanced!!! Wahoo! Next up was the Sweet 16 v. Richmond. We pretty much controlled that game from the start. Elite 8 here we come!!! Next up is VCU tomorrow at 1:20. I might be counting down the hours. A lot is riding on this game. One is a win will move us on to the Final 4 which is awesome. Two is, we have already booked out flight to Houston next weekend and bought our tickets to the games. Granted we can get flight credit and sell the tickets and probably make a good chunk of change on them, but I don't want to lose!!! So as it stands...IF we win tomorrow, Morgan and I will fly out EARLY next Sat. for Houton, while our boys are in KC celebrating Alan's last weekend as a "single man." However, if he acts "single" at all that weekend, he might have a problem on his hands! Hehe Morgan and I would have our own fun parading Houston and going to the games. I need to stop before I get ahead of myself. First thing is first, BEAT VCU! Please!! I know it is no secret that KU is an obsession, but I am going to give a shout out to my wonderful man for putting up with this crazy side of me. When we first started dating which was April 2009, it was obvious we had something special, but my own Mom basically says, "let's see if he can handle her through football and basketball season...if he can handle that..." You get the point. I almost feel like my Mom was thinking I would run him off with my enthusiasm for sports:) I know his heart is with OSU, but he never hesitates to throw on a KU hat or shirt to support my team or sit by me at a game where there is a good chance I stand up and clap more than that damn Pelosi does during one of Obama's speeches. So thank you Alan for putting up with me!