1814 Haverhill Drive

Welcome to 1814 Haverhill!  What a journey it has been getting here......Harrison and I looked at houses FOREVER! I joked with our realtor, Danelle Guilbeau of Boulevard Realty we must be her worst clients. Harrison and I knew that when we were married we would want to live within the loop in proximity to our jobs...Downtown for Harrison and Allen Parkway for me. We narrowed down neighborhoods like The Woodland Heights, West University, and North/South Hampton.  After the inital phase we knew we would have to broaden our horizons if we wanted more house for our money....Harrison's must haves were a two car garage, two bathrooms, and somewhat of a yard. I wanted the house in a neighborhood...not next to a townhome (or a crackhouse) and needed significant closet space.  This pretty much eliminated anything we could afford in those aforementioned neighborhoods. Our realtor mentioned Timbergrove one day and how gorgeous it was.  The selling point was that all of the houses were kept up, it was extremely close to I-10, 6-10 and the Shepherd corridor and was still inside the loop.  Once we found Haverhill....we knew this was the house for us.  A backyard pic.....

I'll reveal the inside as we continue to work on it over the next five months and as each room is COMPLETELY finished....we still have a long way to go! :)

The Engagement! November 21, 2010

Here we are at our engagement dinner! November 21st was one of the best days of my life!  Harrison and I talked about getting married for a while and I thought that we would get engaged sometime over the holiday season.  Harrison and I had decided to host Thanksgiving at Harrison's new house and that our parents would meet each other for the first time.  He mentioned that he wanted to cook me dinner at the house and that I should go home to my apartment and change before meeting him back at the house.  When I pulled into the driveway he announced that we were actually going out!  I was a little suspicious...but food is another significant theme in our relationship and we try new restaurants often.  I was very surprised when Harrison pulled up to a small restaurant in a strip center in the Memorial area of town.  When I walked into the restaurant....and saw that the place was empty.....I immediately knew and was absolutely speechless.  After being seated at a small table in the back Harrison immediately asked me to marry him.  Of course I said "Yes"...although the events are really blury now.....Jonathan Levine the personal chef was absolutely amazing.   He worked with Harrison to create a menu of all of our favorite foods.....lobster salad for me, meatballs, beef short ribs, polenta, and a delicious creme brulee for dessert. Harrison presented me with the most incredible DeBeers Aura Round Ring.  Random people stop my in the store, airport, or wherever on a WEEKLY basis to compliment me. He could NOT have done better! The night was PERFECT! 

The Story of Jenny and Harrison! :)

I thought it would be appropriate to start our wedding story with the story of us!  Here we are.......


This picture was taken on a trip to New Orleans back in August of 2009.  We were introduced by a great mutual friend (Thanks Brandon Caire!) at a crawfish boil in April of 2009.  I went to go talk to the cute boy NOT eating the crawfish boil and discovered that cute boy was REALLY friendly as well.  We talked for a while and had our first date, an Astro's game a few weeks later.  After a few additional dates including House of Blues Gospel Brunch and a fabulous dinner at Mo's: A Place for Steaks.....we knew that this was the start of something serious.  In our year and a half of dating we went on several fabulous trips including......

New Orleans in August of 2009...this is in front of Harrah's.

Las Vegas in December of 2009.....after an amazing dinner at The Paris Hotel.

Playa Mujares near Cancun in April of 2010

And our best trip, Washington DC for the 4th of July in 2010.....

Travel is a significant theme in our relationship and something that we hope to continue.  For 2011 we are so excited to spend a fabulous honeymoon in French Polynesia.  We will spend 9 days in Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora Bora.  But first the wedding....actually the engagement! See next post! :)

Welcome to My Blog!

I have thought about this so many times.  I have started this blog so many times. I have worked on a cute header so many times......you get the picture.  I am so excited to start this blog and share the next five months of wedding planning!  I cannot wait to highlight my awesome vendors as we countdown until the big day! :) October 8 will be here so soon!  CAN NOT WAIT! :)