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Reading through blogs today, and I found a fun little blog link up over at Harvesting Kale. This week's theme is LOVING, WISHING, CRAVING, MISSING, WORRYING. Every week there will be a new theme for what is currently going on. Head on over and check them out, what a cute blog too. So, I figured for fun to try this one out, and let all my blog readers see what I am currently up to. So follow me & link up too!

Loving: My fiance // the St. Louis blues // the St. Louis Cardinals (less then 2 weeks till Spring training opens!!) // my coffee // the chalk board wall that is freshly painted // our little home //

 

Wishing: on a new queen bed // to find a wedding florist // my lil cousin feels better soon

 

Craving: ice cream // my sister's famous brownies //

 

Missing: warm weather // St. Louis Cardinals Season //

 

Worrying:  about finances // future // job situations

What is going on in your life currently?

wedding update

Over the past two days I have been simply amazed by all the RSVP cards we have already been getting in the mail! :) I mailed out all the invitations last Friday and already we have over 20 RSVP cards. People are just awesome like that. But along with all the excitement of getting down to the final details, I am getting more nervous. I have so much left to do and under two months to pull it all together. Flower girl dresses, reception center pieces, the ceremony, wedding songs (the big ones) and wedding bands. I have been so laid back about all the wedding plans that now I am to the point I am regretting being the laid back bride, even though I am sure my bridesmaids and parents have enjoyed the laid back part of it instead of a bridezilla. :)

Tonight, we taste tested for the reception... by far one of my favorite parts of the wedding planning! Oh my gosh did we load our plates with such amazing food. If you live in the good ole St. Louis, I highly recommend checking out The Christy in South City. The food was amazing. Both the groom and my dad raved about how it was easily the best wedding food they have tried. So we have decided to have the 2 main entrees be Chicken Modegia & Beef Biscuit.  The sides will be a vegetable medley, mashed potatoes, and pasta con broccoli, and of course there will be The Christy's famous Ron & Shirley's salad. Seriously, I might be bold enough to say their salad topped Imo's house salad, and anyone familiar with St. Louis knows that is like something huge to say. With the food selection picked that is one check mark I can put onto my list and slowly move the list down to 0 items.

For you all experienced brides, or girls who have weddings already planned and all you are waiting on is your groom, do you have any first dance song ideas! I totally need some ideas. HELP!

 Also, why not make some new friends since the weekend is just around the corner! :D Enjoy the awesome and fun blog link up! :D

date night turned girls night

Friday nights have always been marked on the calendar, at least for the most part as date night. Where we make sure we do something a little different & just to have fun. Well, this past Friday night the boy tried planning the date night. Oh, he tried so hard to make it fun and special. I will give him all the credit for taking charge and planning a date...but mister needs a little help when it comes to creativity. Let me clarify, this past Friday was double date night with some awesome friends of ours. I was totally pumped and willing to hang with them because lets just face it, it does not happen often enough. However, we ended up in a large underground cave.

 

Yep, a sand covered cave. Well this cave, has two huge Disc Golf Courses. Which is all fine and dandy, however, for two girls who were dressed cute & wanting a night to catch up, walking through sand and water to watch the boys toss light up disc at poles, wasn't our idea of fun. So let me tell you, we planted our selves at a fold out table & had good old fashion gal pal talk, while the boys for two hours lost themselves in a cave playing disc golf. Not so much of a double date, but a girls night gone wrong. 

 

 

 Even thought the double date did not turn out to what I expected for our typical date night, it will be a memory that I will cherish. 

1) My mister took time to figure out something different and unusual for us to do together. (aww)

2) He planned the night. 

3) And I got to have a girls night in a cave... how often does that happen? 

So to go along with how staying content with right now, I was content with a night away even if it was not to my top expectation.

brotherly love

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitatlity. 

Romans 12:10-13

our little home

Right now, I am airing out our little home, candle is lit, dishes are put away, & I am here. Sitting on our couch, amazed how fast time is going by. 2 months from now, I will be a MRS instead of a MISS and I will live in our little home. When I say little, I mean one bedroom, one bathroom apartment kind of small, but you know what, I am okay with that! We are so blessed to be starting this journey of ours together with so much love and support.

   

    

Right now, this is me. Content and happy. And oh so blessed. 

the unspoken rules

Over this past week we signed our lease to our new home. Yes, exciting, however I must admit I am a little nervous too. I went to school in town & opted to save money and live with my parents throughout college. So, you will have to understand my apprehension on living on my own & being in charge of a household. :) I am so blessed though to have a strong support system behind me as I slowly embark on the transition into married life. Loving encouraging parents (mine & his), extended family, & friends.

As the apartment slowly begins to look like a quaint little home, the more nervous I get for March. My mind keeps racing over and over. You live & you learn. We currently are working on our Pre-Marital Counseling work books. How fun it has been as well as a learning process. I am so grateful my church requires this study & put us with such an awesome married couple to lead us through the book chapter by chapter & step by step. I had to laugh. The first chapter talked about the unspoken rules that one has in their life due to how they grew up. In our work book, we each had to right them down & then discuss them. Totally great exercise! We learned a lot, even if we said we "knew everything about the other." One section made us laugh the most. The "quirky unspoken rules". Neither of us knew exactly what to put or what quirky things we had. But owe when we started unpacking his things in the apartment the first night, did the quirky things stand out the most. For example, I grew up putting the loaf of bread in the fridge. My mom says it makes the bread last longer. Justin opened the fridge Thursday night & looked at me and said "why is the bread in the fridge?" You, see he grew up with the bread being kept on the counter. An unspoken quirky rule. I am sure as time goes on & I move into the apartment come March 23rd, more quirks will come up. Oh, how things will change.

From all you married women, any tips for us as we embark on this adventure? All are welcome!

Sunday

Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have un wittingly entertained angles. 

~Hebrews 13:1-2~

Check out She Reads Truth tomorrow as they start their new daily devotional! Happy Sunday!

In just a few short months

In just a matter of time, I will be walking down the isle to say "I do" to my best friend. My how time flies. It feels like just a few short days I was at my main man's LAX game unknowing how my life would change forever at the end of that specific game. Now that Christmas is over, the craziness has begun. The little things that need to be done. The showers all from our huge loving families!

The sister bridemaids at my first shower. Left: my sister & awesome maid of honor Right: Justin's Sister

How awesome are these Bridal Sunglasses. All part of the fun at the Sisters Tea Room for the first shower.

 We have had 2 showers already, and I have been blown away with how blessed we both are. We have so many family members who have showered us with plenty of love. They have given us more then just gifts, their kind words, and love have blessed up beyond compare. 

I said to myself, "Relax and rest. God has showered you with blessings. -Psalm 116: 7

 

I love that verse. It speaks volumes about how I feel right now & what God is trying to tell me through this time in my life. To relax and rest & enjoy. He has showered me with blessings through this entire time. Even when I have felt as if I am overwhelmed with the wedding plans, He has never left my side. How awesome is that? 

Another thing that has been a nice break & added some fun into my life, is our premarital counseling sessions.  This book is amazing! I love settling for breakfast when I come home from work & reading this awesome book. :) I definitely recommend it to any couple that is engaged.

New Year, New Life

Hello everyone,
My how has time just flown. December was just one crazy month. Between, holidays & wedding planning, and the first wedding shower...oh and work! I just lost all time of anything, including blogging, sadly. Oh, how I do enjoy blogging. Telling my life stories, my crazy ideas. All of it! I don't know even where to start with this blog. I don't want a mess of just random stories. Over the next few days, I will update on all the lovely life stories.

See you soon!