Happy Two Months... hahahaha!

Can you believe that it's been TWO MONTHS since the best day EVER?!?!
It has been the most amazing two months ever! Marriage really is all that it is cracked up to be! My husband is such a wonderful, passionate, handsome (heehee), loving and adoring man... I am so lucky to have him, and could only hope that I make him just as happy as he makes me. I love you Cory!

We both want to extend a HUGE HEARTFELT THANK YOU to everyone who came to the party at the Smith's house this past Sunday. We had a GREAT time, it was awesome to see all of you, and we are honored that you would all come out to share in this special occasion with us! THANK YOU to the Smith's for hosting such a grand party!

So, not only were we home for our party, but we also had to make our annual trip to the Elmhurst-Roaring Brook Firemen's Picnic. I'm already going through withdrawals. Wings... Pizza Frita... CLAMS... Sausage and Peppers... POTATO CAKES... Perogis... BEER... More Fried Food... MORE CLAMS... MORE WINGS... WINGS... WINGS... WINGS... PIZZA FRITA... I'm dying. There was also a bit of a "show" the last night of the picnic. Nuttin like some beer, jello shots (Thanks Erin!), and a little cold weather to get the party going!!!

And of course, we had a blast catching up with old friends and Mark, Erin, Meghan... and NATHAN AND KASSIDY! I can't get enough of those two! Oh, and lil Morgie too!!!! I finally got to try my first Old Forge Pizza. We ate at Salernos for lunch, but they said that I HAD to try Arcaro and Genell's pizza too... so we bought a tray of white and red and brought it home. YUMM-OOOOOO!!! Can we have some shipped out here please?????

This weekend is 4th of July weekend... and a busy weekend at that. Can't catch a break, huh? We have Friday off from work, which is just FABULOUS for me... short work weeks are the BESTEST! But, we are going to Catalina to finish my advanced dives. I'm doing my Deep Dive and Wreck Dive. I'm a little apprehensive about the Deep Dive, but I'm told that it's all the same except for my air intake... AHHHHH! Then on Saturday, the 4th, we are going to an ANGELS GAME with Jenn and Brie! Can't wait. They will have fireworks afterwards, so should be fun! And then on Sunday, we drive down to San Diego to do our Wreck Dive Specialty... apparently, there is some battleship off the coast of Mission Bay, called the Yukon, and it's amazing to see. We actually get to go inside. I'm a little scared, but will have Cory with me...

Anyhoo... until next time... same bat channel...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY SMITH!!!

We want to wish a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MOMMY SMITH!

She is the best mama-in-law I could have ever asked for and hope she is having a BLAST in Chicago!

WE LOVE YOU!!!

Heading back to the Firemen's Picnic...

We are heading back to the Firemen's Picnic in Elmhurst, PA tonight... can't wait to see everybody! We've been so busy since the wedding that it will be nice to have a few days off from everything, just to sit back, relax, catch up with Cory's family, eat lots of BAD FOR YOU FOOD, drink $1.00 beers... and of course, enjoy the fabulous party that the Smith's are throwing for us...

We got our wedding video the other day and pretty much have it on a loop at home! We LOVE it and we def want to thank our wonderful videographer, Paul Bennett, with Blue Sky Videos. (http://www.blueskyvideos.com/) My only wish is that there was MORE to watch!!! Hahahaha! Eveyrone who came definitely has a cameo (if not more) on the video, so we are so happy about that!

Anyhoo, gotta get packin! See y'all in PA...MUAH!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN!!!

I also want to do a special shout out to my very dear friend in AZ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN!

Love and miss you... and we can't wait to see you after the heat wave. HAHAHA!

MUAH!!!

OUR WEDDING PICS ARE HERE!!!

Hey Everybody!

Our wedding pics from Trista Lerit Photography are here! She did a WONDERFUL AMAZING job capturing not only the love between Cory & I that day, but the love that we have for all of our family and friends!

We love you all and hope you enjoy!

http://www.tristalerit.com/annalizacorywedding/

... (sigh) ...

You know, you'd think that after the whirlwind that was our engagement and the rollercoaster that was our wedding and honeymoon, that life would hand us a lemon, so that we could take a break and have some lemonade (with vodka in it)... BELIEVE ME, I'm def not complaining, I'm just exhausted... still. Our schedule is JAM PACKED this summer, and I don't know how it got to that. I guess we did it to ourselves though... wanting to really get this scuba thing underway. I am taking my Advanced Certification classes at the same time that Cory and I are taking our Rescue Diver Certification classes. All of this, in the span of about 3 weeks. More classwork and pool sessions after a long day of work, there is even a day after work where we have to do 3 dives (I'm gonna hate life the next day), and a few weekends are already booked up for more ocean dives. I'm exhausted just typing this. Again, not complaining, just remembering how drained I was when I sped through my Open Water Certification...

The good thing is... at the end of this month, we are heading back to PA for the Firemen's Picnic... and equally exciting, if not slightly more... my new in-laws/family (The Smith's) are throwing Cory and I a reception shin-dig to celebrate with the peeps who weren't able to make it to the wedding... and some who did. Hey, another reason to celebrate the best day of my life is FINE WITH ME! It's also a party to show off their newly remodeled house, that we CANNOT wait to see!!! But we are excited to go back and spend some time with everyone. The wedding was such a blur, and we really only got a few good moments of relaxing and catching up. So, it will be nice to hang out with everybody and chit chat over dollar beers and bags of clams... and pizza frita... and sausage and peppers... and potato cakes... and buffalo wings... did I forget anything? Holy crapballs, I'm STARVING already!

Anyhoo, so in addition to SCUBA, which apparently has become our life, we have that vacation coming up at the end of the month. We also have a few Angels games, which I'm excited about because we haven't gone to a game this season yet. The girls and I have the SUMMER OF CONCERTS ahead of us! Whoo hoooo! No Doubt, Pink... some others! Ooh, and of course, Marcy and Anders wedding! I just got back from Marcy's bachelorette party in Palm Springs... we stayed at the Viceroy and had a BLAST! It was my first weekend away from my new hubby, and it was hard, but luckily, I was surrounded by my ladies, and it was only for one night. Of course, as soon as I got back, Cory left for a "sales meeting" in Las Vegas. Right. Like there will be any work going on when you schedule a meeting in VIVA LAS VEGAS. HAHAHAHA! Oh, and he is staying at the Wynn. I thought our company was trying to save money! J/K! He left yesterday (on our ONE MONTH anniversary), and won't be back til late tomorrow night. So, it's just me and the Gizmonster holding the fort down. Does it make you obnoxiously sick that we both were silly sad last night when saying good night to each other? Yeah well, SUCK IT UP, that's just how digusting we are and you're just jealous! =)



Other than that... I've been asked many a times... "How is married life? Do you love it? Is it different?" Without a doubt or any hesitation... Married life is phenomenal, I heart it's face off (thanks Jenn), and yes it is different. It really is. There is this other person that I am now bound to for the rest of my life, and I love it. The flip side of course, is that now you are in a constant state of worry and panic. Not at a level that incapacitates you, but it's always in the back of your mind. Always thinking in the back of your head if he is ok, worried that something will happen to the love of your life. Luckily, Cory and I are no stranger to living our lives, so we don't let this stop us from still doing things, but still... I mean, literally, the moment we said "I do", it all changed, for the better, but it changed. I have a whole new respect for him, whole new level of love, adoration, care for him. And for all of you Sappy McSappers, yes, I would be lost without him.



Alright, so I'm signing off for now...

PS - again, for all of you who have been asking... NO BUN IN THE OVEN... we are, however, debating another dog... any suggestions?

We're baaaaaaaacccckkkk...

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are home from St. Lucia... did ya miss us?

We had a FABULOUS time at the Sandals Grande St. Lucian. Some of your have seen the pics on Facebook already. And in case you haven't seen our wedding pics teasers on our photographer's blog ... click here:
http://www.tristalerit.com/blog/index.php?link=1238&cat=2

Now we are going to take some time away from the limelight to decompress and come back down to reality. The events leading up to the wedding, the BIG DAY itself, everything after, the honeymoon, opening all the gifts (THANK YOU)... we are BEAT! We are happy to report that we have NOTHING TO DO this weekend... (sigh)

We will be back, so stay tuned...

Oh and PS - I am not pregnant yet for all of you PREGO POLICE out there! SHEESH!