Engagement Party

As many of you know, my BFF Beth and her husband Mark were hosting an engagement party for us this past weekend. It was AWESOME!! The food was amazing, the decorations were perfect and we all had a grand time.

My mom, Troy's mom, brother and sister flew in for the party. As well as a high school friend of Troy's and his wife. We were surrounded by friends and family, and had a WONDERFUL time, and we truly appreciate everyone coming out to celebrate our love.

Here are a couple pictures from the evening.

The Happy Couple

Me helping with the prep work right before the party.

Maritza (Troy's mom), Troy, Me, and my mom, Judy

Troy and I with Beth and Mark, our awesome friends and hosts of the party.

The food table. Everything was so beautiful and delicious. Beth totally outdid herself.

So for those that know Troy - he LOVES Ketchup. And since we won't have enough people at the wedding to do a grooms cake I thought we'd do it at the engagement party. My mom has been decorating cakes for years and agreed to do the cake. A Heinz Ketchup bottle shaped one. :) Troy loved it!!! Thank you mom for helping me pull off such an awesome suprise for him. The cake was perfect!!

Troy with his cake!

Thanks to everyone that came out and celebrated with us. We are so blessed to have such amazing friends and family. XOXOXO

Party Dress

So our engagement party is THREE weeks from tonight. I realized the other day that I probably should start thinking about finding a new dress for the party. On Friday two friends from work and I went out shopping during lunch. I wasn't even thinking about the dress....but they had two racks of spring dresses. I remember touching one of the dresses that I liked the colors on, but it was some stiff material so I walked away. While Dominique made a 2nd trip into the dressing room I started to wander about the store again....and this dress just called out to me. I grabbed it and headed for the dressing room. The reaction of Dom and some stranger as I walked out of the dressing room was enough to seal the deal.

It's very light weight and comfortable. I LOVE IT!!

You'll have to check back after April 25th to see pictures of me in it! :-)

Engagement Party Invites

For those that don't know...though I can't imagine anyone not knowing (LOL).....I'M GETTING MARRIED!!! Troy proposed on Christmas Eve. Anyhow, back to the reason for this post....my Best Friend Beth and her husband Mark are throwing us an engagement party (yes Engagement Party #2 for those that follow my blog closely). It just so happened to work out that Troy's mom, brother and sister along with my mom are able to fly in for this one. We are all so excited.

Okay back on track again....these are the invites that Beth and Kelly made for the party. They are so BEAUTIFUL!! My wedding colors are Blue - specifically Stampin' Up!'s Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy. And since we are getting married on the beach in St Thomas we had to go with a beach theme. I love them!

The top part of the inside (don't have Troy home tonight to photo shop out Beth's address and phone # and didn't think she'd appreciate me posting that on the internet).

Engagement Party in the 'Hood

Last night the neighborhood threw us an engagement party. What fun we had!! Special thanks to the Johnson's for opening their home to everyone, and to the Heisers and Cruz's for helping with planning and preparation. We love you guys!!

Here are just a few pictures from the evening - Troy was not allowed to take pictures (until the end when we let him take a few of Natalia) and I think it about killed him. LOL

The cake - oh so yummy!

The Future Mr. and Mrs. Godwin

The beautiful table decor. St Thomas here we come!!


Everyone sitting down to eat. It was Thanksgiving in March and we had an awesome feast.

Time to cut the cake!

We had a wonderful evening and want to thank everyone who attended. What a wonderful neighborhood and awesome friends we have.