Hello, fellow brides-to-be (...wives, mothers, ladies...)! I'm Nicole - 10 days engaged (and yes, I'll stop counting sooner or later), 6 months out from being married, and just plain head over heals excited about the whole damn thing (hence the "eels" part)! FI and I have been together just over a year, but I can honestly say that I knew 5 minutes into our first date that he was the man I wanted to be with for the rest of my life (kismet, if you will). We're in our mid and late-thirties, respectively, and call Colorado home. Our family includes his 15-year-old son, a bulldog whom we're convinced is part human and a batsh*t crazy 3-legged mutt. I look forward to digging into the boards and getting to know y'all as we get the festivity ball rolling.