The Buerglers

My sister Katie spent several months planning, scheming, and cooking up some crazy food & good times for my Bachelorette Party. The fun went down at the Georgian Terrance Hotel, in their huge three-bedroom suite, complete with kitchen, living room, and dining room!  Katie made an incredible spread of food for dinner, and the girls got me, um, soon-to-be-married kinds of gifts ;-) What I did not know is that Katie had planned to have all our and my aunts old prom and bridesmaids dresses cleaned and fixed up so when I arrived at the party, all the girls were dressed up as tacky bridesmaids. We were also visited by some special visitors.  If you think the stripper in the episode of Friends, “the One where the stripper cries” was bad.....

Two of my co-workers, Mandi and Dee offered to throw my first bridal shower!  Lovely ladies from Saint Brigid gathered to play some silly games, open fun presents, and eat really incredible cake. Here are a few fun pictures from the afternoon  Mandi and Me with all the yummy food Losing badly at a “how well do you know Eric” game Toilet paper brides contest!   Check out the details on these dresses. My bow bouquet, courtesy of two of my bridesmaids Thanks again, ladies, for all your hard work, and incredible party, and lots of fun presents! 

This fall my grandparents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.  In grand tradition of family celebrations, my grandparents took all 26 of us on a four-night cruise aboard the Disney Wonder. Even though it was a little rainy the first two days, we continued the party.  I think the rain made the sunny days just that much sweeter! Thank you Pap & Nannie for the fantastic cruise and for celebrating 50 years with us.  We’re so blessed to have such an amazing family!

As most of you know, Eric’s sister, Leeann and her new husband, Dan, got married this weekend.  The joyous occasion took place at the Cathedral of Christ the King followed by a fabulous evening of dinner and dancing at the Fox Theatre Atlanta in the Egyptian Ballroom.  It was wonderful to spend the weekend with the Buergler and Farrell families before our own big day. They say it’s good luck for a brother and sister to both marry in the same year!  Congratulations Mr & Mrs Attanucci!!! We’re SO excited for you :)

Congratulations to Eric for completing his big triathlon of the season!  After completing a sprint triathlon (500m swim, 12 mile bike, 5k run) and an Xterra sprint triathlon (swim, mountain bike, and trail run), and several other single sport races - Eric completed an Ironman 70.3 at Fort Wilderness at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  This race includes a 1.2 mi. swim • 56 mi. bike • 13.1 mi. run.   Eric beat his goal swim time and finished in 49 minutes.  He kicked butt on the bike, averaging 19.2 mph!  And finished the run in about 3 hours. We had a fun trip to Orlando for the race.  We enjoyed a pre-race dinner at Macaroni Grill (thank you LifeTeen families for the gift card!) .  Sunday afternoon after the race, we walked through Downtown Disney and had sushi and wine for dinner at Wolfgang Pucks.  During our car rides we began listening to Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace CDs courtesy of Elizabeth’s parents. Eric’s post-race thoughts:  Gla...

I enjoyed an awesome weekend down at Fort Myers Beach with Eric’s sister, Leeann; her friends; and Mrs. B for Leeann’s Bachelorette and a few days of sun, sand, dining out, shopping, and lots of girlie drinks! Looking forward to many more memories with the Buergler Ladies :)

We got the best surprise in the mail today!  Our engagement photos from our March 29 photo shoot  arrived.  Jacob and Rachel from Longwerks did a fantastic job shooting and editing our photos.  We look forward to working with them again at the wedding.   Enjoy the slide show below, or click on the link at the bottom of the frame to view at your own pace.