So bring on the rain

Let it keep raining now, I just need it to stop in 30 days. That's right, 30 days til the wedding according to my cell phone count down! I'm just so ready for it to hurry up and get here.

I had a minor freak out yesterday but I talked to Sheila and I feel a lot better, she knew where I was coming from. I think I've been watching too much TV in the mornings honestly, like for example and you cannot judge when I say this but Sabrina the Teenage Witch left her fiance at the altar and on Teen Mom, Cory and Leah got married alright but now the tabloids are saying they're already filing for divorce. Let me clarify that I'm not going to run away at the altar and I don't believe in divorce for myself, I think I was more scared of what if something goes wrong the day of or the night before? What if the "other shoe finally drops" and something bad happens?
That's not going to happen. Want to know why? J and I have been together over two years and from the day we met even til now I know that he is the absolute best man I've ever encountered. He loves Jesus with his whole heart, he is faithful, loving, puts up with my whining, hard working, takes care of me always, very affectionate, protective, happy, funny, and there are about a million other reason but to sum it up: he is the half that makes up for all the places in my life that I lack. For example, I suck at dancing and everyone I know can testify to this but J makes me look like I know what I'm doing. He's brought me out of my shell tremendously, we've become better tither's since being together, where I am sometimes quite and shy and will let people take advantage of me- he will not. I'm so thankful that God has blessed me with such a rock as a future husband! Never underestimate our God, he will give you exceedingly, abundantly above all that you ask for as long as you're faithful to Him.

Buddy dog comes home today from the Vet! J and I are going to pick him up at 5 in York. I can't wait to see him and have him home for good, no more surgeries.

J and I are now the proud owners of a Washer and Dryer set too. Weird how excited I am about that huh? Until you buy a house that has all of your own things in it and that you bought with your own money, it's hard to understand. And J and Wayne fixed our dishwasher last night, not that it was broken but we figured out how to make the power get to it. Wayne and Kristin came over to the house last night, can't wait for their wedding in September of 2012. Praise the Lord for good friends!

Wedding things to complete:

• Print, stuff and address rehearsal dinner invites.
• Print and put together programs.
• Try our tester cake this weekend for the wedding!
• Get my dress bussled.
• Print and frame my bridal portrait and our engagement pictures.
• Buy condiments, buns, salt and pepper, veggie tray, and alcohol for Reception.
• Mom to make boutonnieres.
• Confirm Honeymoon and time off of work.

Make It Rain...

Thoughtful Tuesday

"...Filled with wonder,
Awestruck wonder
At the mention of Your Name
Jesus, Your Name is Power
Breath, and Living Water
Such a marvelous mystery...

Holy, Holy, Holy

Is the Lord God Almighty

Who was, and is, and is to come,

With all creation I sing:

Praise to the King of Kings!

You are my everything,

I - will - adore You."

Revelation Song, Phillips Craig and Dean

It's 9 in the afternoon...

Ah, Panic At The Disco is keeping me amped up on this nasty wet day. I haven't listened to them in a while, brings back a lot of memories from college. It's so hard to believe I graduated almost two years ago in May... why is time moving so quickly theses days?

We had a rough weekend with Buddy. The vet didn't give him the correct sized cone/collar for his head and he ended up chewing off all of his bandages and we are pretty sure that now one of them is stuck in his intestines. This means that basically more than likely he'll have to have even more surgery and keep that stupid collar on for longer. Friday night he had thrown up 5 times and we took him to the emergency vet to figure out what was going on, he had also chewed on his tail when I was at work and we had to get his tail stapled since he chewed a few stitches out. It's been an expensive weekend to say the least and the fun isn't over yet, he's at the vet now and they're running tests to verify he has a blockage since they aren't 100% certain that's what it is. I'm praying he doesn't have to have surgery and that whatever the heck is inside of him will just pass on through.

Fun times

Happy Friday to you! This survey looked fun, thanks Christina! Have a good weekend guys :)

A. Age: 24

B. Bed size: Queen
C. Chore you dislike: Sweeping, I think it's because Mom made me do it so much when I was younger.
D. Dogs: the one and the only BUDDY DOG
E. Essential start to your day: Brushing my teeth.
F. Favorite color: Eggplant PurpleG. Gold or silver: White Gold?
H. Height: 4' 11"
I. Instruments you play(ed): I took piano lessons when I was a kid, don't really remember much now.
K. Kids: In a few years.
M. Mom’s name: Lisa.
L. Live: Rock Hill

N. Nicknames: Pretty, Cheyanne, Little One.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Never had to.
P. Pet peeves: not responding to text messages,
Q. Quote from a movie: "If you're a bird, I'm a bird." -The Notebook.... yes I realize that it is chessy.
R. Righty or lefty: Righty tighty, lefty loosey... hmmm...
S. Siblings: My sister Allie is 16 and my brother Carson is 11.
T. Time you wake up: 7 on the weekdays, never past 9 on the weekends... gosh, I'm pretty sure my Dad made me that way he NEVER let me sleep in when I was younger.
U. Underwear: no panty lines please
V. Vegetables you don’t like: Zuchinni and Squash
W. What makes you run late: Dawdling as my mother used to call it, J says I take too long to choose what to wear?
X. X-rays you’ve had: I don't think I've ever had one.
Y. Yummy food you make: Cupcakes!
Z. Zoo animal favorites: The flamingo's are always pretty cool.

Random Fact Thursday

The first push-up bra hit the market in 1893, but its popularity soared when a certain undergarment maker began a successful ad campaign for them in the 1940s.

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We've got a lot going on right now at the house, we're so close to being finished painting and we had the carpets cleaner today by Stanley Steamer. I walked through afterwards and it seemed like new carpet!

My poor dog. He had major surgery yesterday and this picture is probably from when he was feeling the worst... He had his tail docked, his dew claws removed and was nuetered all at once. Poor little guy is on some killer pain meds, the vet said it was best to do it all at once. He has to keep that head piece on for two weeks too so he won't mess up his stiches.

I have a lot on my mind and have not really been in the mood to write the past few days... I've been praying a lot and staying busy... prayers are appreciated!

"He's a dropper..."

This morning while walking into my office in York I dropped my keys for the 3rd time today and I started thinking about how much I have dropped things lately like my keys or my phone or knives in the kitchen... I'm such a clumsy person these days, maybe I'm preoccupied or maybe I've always been this way and just never noticed it before- who knows?! Anyways, it reminded me of the episode on Friends where they throw the ball around for almost 24 hours but at first they wouldn't let Chandler play because well, "He's a dropper..."

Not much to update in terms of the wedding right now but now that I mention it there are a few things: I'm expecting my bridal portrait CD's in the mail next Tuesday, can't wait til they get here hopefully they turned out well! I should be printing the rehearsal dinner invites and mailing them out by the end of the week and they are super cute :) The Groomsmen are supposed to be ALL fitted for their tuxes by next Friday, the shop is going to call them this week as a reminder which is a wonderful blessing. Besides those things I only to print and put together the programs and tissue packets and our video for the rehearsal dinner!

Tonight we're going to make some adjustments to our registry at Target. We were overwhelmed by how much stuff we received this past weekend at my bridal shower and since we received some duplicates due to the whacked up system that Target has we're going to tweak somethings.

We're almost done painting at the house, can I get an Amen?! We need to finish up the Powder Room downstairs, finish the bottom half of the Man Cave, paint the final wall in the living room that housed the previous owners makeshift stereo system and touch up some of the trim work. J is going to move his stuff in this weekend!

Behold, the 1/2 completed Man Cave in Clemson Purple & Orange. (The Orange will make it's appearance this weekend.)PS a quick shout out to my future Aunt, Uncle and cousins for helping out- they're a dream team when it comes to painting.

Photo Challenge Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Hello, aren't the Virgin Island's amazing looking?