Trading Spaces

Day 6 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

If for only a day, I would love to see my Grandmother's outlook on life and her faith in the Lord.

PS I'm sure you've noticed that I haven't posted one of these everyday since I only write this blog during the week, so please excuse the lateness of this one since I didn't post on Friday.

Wedding update: We finished up marriage counseling yesterday afternoon, I'm starting to get beyond excited about the wedding now!! We discussed the set up, the line up, etc. yesterday and it's so nice to see how things are coming together! There's a possibility we might be looking for a guitar player so if anyone knows of a good one please let me know!

I'm also looking for suggestions for music for when the mother's and grandmother's walk down the isle, when the bridal party comes in and when J and I leave. I'm struggling to find songs I like...

Bridal portriats are THIS Friday. I get to wear my dress for longer than 15 minutes at my fittings, yay! I'm praying for no rain, clouds and all sunshine since the forecast is calling for chances of showers and an overcast sky. Please say a prayer if you think about it!



Day 5

Photo Challenge Day 5 -A picture of your favorite memory

I have a bazillion memories with friends and family and since I've featured them a lot during this challenge I wanted to feature something a little different since this one is pretty high up on the list of memories too... laying out the newspaper every Monday night with my amazing staff of editors my last semester of college. Oh The Skyliner... I loved being editor and doing layout and coming up with story ideas.

Soulja Boyyyy

Hump Day

So...Happy Hump Day Bloggers! I'm glad this week is pretty much half way over, its been a stressful and very long week so far. I'm ready for church on Sunday!

I mailed out my bridal shower invites today, geeze stamps are expensive. I also figured out how many invites for the actual wedding we're mailing out and man oh man the printing is cheap in comparison to the postage we'll spend. Oh well, I'm only doing this once so it's worth it.

Season 6 is on DVD now and I want it baaadddd since we don't get Showtime

I would even take it as a wedding present, just saying.

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Day 04 - A picture of your favorite night
Whelp... there's a lot so I'm going to give you the highlight reel through a few.

 The night Ashley and I started hanging out with Amber & Stephanie. I'm so sad Stephanie wasn't in this picture. This night is basically the most epic night of college since it basically changed the course of my last two years there, in a fantastic way I might add.

 The night of Jessi's impromptu bachlorette party the night before her wedding. We took her to a karaoke bar in Greenville, we had the best time because we were basically the only people in the place.

One of the first nights J came to see me in Greenville after we started dating. He wanted to take pictures of us and walk through the park! One of my absolute favorite first memories of us from the beginning of our relationship.

The night some of J's friends came to Greenville to see Brantley Gilbert at the Handlebar. Mind you this was the first time I really met any of his friend's so it was a very, very big deal for me since a.) the concert was at the Handlebar, this was basically a forbidden place for NGU student's to go to and b.) first time meeting the boyfriends best friend Jake and his girlfriend at the time Stacey.

The night J proposed to me was the single most romantic night of my life, so far at least. He's a pretty romantic guy but only with me of course ;) Candles, roses everywhere! And his sweet proposal asking me to grow old with him, I'll never ever forget it.

So I know these are out of order but I HAD to put this on here. We went to the beach in 2008 for Stephanie's birthday and one night we went to a bar called Knuckle Heads and had one of the best times together ever, from hanging out with people who are our parent's ages to Ashley giving out dollars to Stephanie to play Justin Timberlake on the jukebox thingy, it was incredible. Life was so simple then. My how things have changed.

Progress

So, we're making more progress with the wedding which is so very exciting to me! We booked our DJ for the wedding reception. It's actually kind of funny, he was a teacher at my high school and we always called him Doc Williams, he DJed both prom's I went to. Out of all the DJ's Missy and I have talked to he had the best package avaliable and I think he's going to be great to work with. If you're in need a of a DJ call on Williams Entertainment , they do all kinds of events. My favorite part about them is that they can download songs on site in case they didn't have one when they take requests. None of the other guys I spoke with could do that so it was a BIG plus. And, they gave J a beer mug at the bridal show yesterday which was neat. They weren't out to suck the bride in with a nice gift, they were out there for the groom.

Yesterday when I got home I saw that UPS had stopped by with a package that was down in the apartment complex main building, it was our invitation paper I got from Envelope Mall which was recommended by Sheila who designed our invites for us! Since I shop online so much you would think that I would have already had to return something by now, but I've never had to til now. Since the envelopes weren't the color I thought they were I'm going to exchange them for a different color. Wish me luck!

Officially as of yesterday our mortgage broker let us know that we can close a week early. This means that in 10 days as long as things go smoothly we'll be homeowners. Well technically that means the bank owns us for the next 30 years haha. Oh the joys and responsibilities of being an adult!

Spring is definately in the air, J starts softball practice tonight and he is so excited about it. He loves playing any and all sports that deal balls, I know that one we have a babies he'll praying that they'll be athletes and I'm like 100% sure that we'll be THOSE parent's who go to every single game rain or shine cheering on our little person.

Yesterday I had the overwhelming urge to go sit in the grass or on a swing since it was so nice and breezy out, it made me miss college. My college had swings every where and according to some each swing meant something different, for example if you sat on a certain swing by the Chapel building it was called the 'Marriage Swing' and you were for sure going to marry the person you sat in the swing with. Good grief right?

Well, I basically sat on the swings with these girls...A lot.

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Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Helloooo Grey's Anatomy Thursday's at 9. I've watched it since the beginning back in '05.

It's a Monday alright

Photo Challenge Day Two: A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
This is one of my best friend's Meredith, we've been friends since we were 5.

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Anyways, back to wedding stuff.

On Friday, I bought a few more necessary items for the wedding from Etsy and I can't wait to get to the mailbox everyday this week to see them! I love Etsy, such a great tool for brides on a budget who want custom made pieces! I also happened to have the most brilliant idea for my bridal portriats but I can't share it since its a surprise for J. I can't wait to take them in two weeks!

Bridal Bouquets is supplying us with Push Pins for the Bouquets, 30 for $2.99.

SuppliesBySusan is supplying us with 50 ft of silver ribbon for the bouquets for $10.75 plus shipping

Lost Pemberly Designs designed a lovely garter for me, but I'm keeping that a secret til the wedding of course :) Please check out their store's to see what they have to offer!

Saturday I had my trial hair run with Shea and can I just brag on her? She did so amazing! I can't wait for my bridal portriats or the wedding for her to fix my hair! She took my idea and my hair piece and just worked a miracle with my short hair :) We also set up appointments for the girls and myself the day of the wedding.

Yesterday after church, I worked a bridal show for the Herald at the Tega Cay Golf Course and I think it was a success! I had a lot of fun, it reminded me of my days at the Cliffs waiting on the members honestly. I miss that job a lot. But I met a DJ there that I really liked for the wedding BUT J wants to price out one he knows and Missy got the prices for the DJ that did her Christmas party. Things are slowly coming together. Hurry up April 30th!

Challenge

I'm going to participate in a 30 day photo challenge and I think it's going to be a lot of fun! So here goes...

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show
Day 04 - A picture of your night
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate
Day 12 - A picture of something you love
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity
Day 19 - A picture and a letter
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25 - A picture of your day
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

1. I love to wear high heels and my rainbows.
2. I believe a good, cold beer or a nice glass of wine will cure any rough work day.
3. I literally have a different TV show to watch every night of the week.
4. I am the oldest of three children, ranging in age from 11-24.
5. My favorite food is sushi.
6. J has made into a huge college football fan since we've been together.
7. When we first got Buddy, I hated that J called me Buddy's Momma, but now I love it. I'm definately a Dog mommy.
8. My 3 best girl friends from college are my soul mates.
9. I love my Honda Civic.
10. I can't wait to live in house of my own, apartment living has been nice but I'm ready to move on.