1 Month and counting....

One month from today John and I will be married. Things are falling into place. The announcements have been sent out and so far we only have had two come back. What can I say I'm only one person. Last night I went to the temple and walked by the Sealing room John and I will be married in. Im so excited that I wish time would fly by. I am full of so many emotions right now. Im sad to leave my friends and family here but Im nervous about what lies ahead and the big change. Moving across the country is a big deal, but I can't wait to finally live in the same state and house for that matter as John.
My heart is full and there are no words to express the emotions I have right now so I won't. Time is flying by fast,but not fast enough.

OOOPS

How is it possible that after four people proof read the announcements, and I sat and cut them all that we didnt notice until today that there was an error made on the address of the church where the reception here in Oklahoma is going to be. Good thing Mapquest will send you there without the North thats supposed to be in it. At least we all got a good laugh about it. So in case you are wondering YES the announcements are in the envelops and all that is left to do is print and attach the address labels and put the invites to the Sealing and Ring ceremonies. Today was a good day. It will be even better if all my football teams win. I love football season so maybe thats why Im getting married in the fall.

54 Days!!!!!

I know I know I have been slacking off. Not keeping you all updated. Truth is not much has been going on. I did finish making the announcements. I took them to work to give me something to do and got my coworkers to help too. We were not super busy last week and needed something to keep us out of trouble. I'm excited at how they turned out. Im enlisting the help of my family to get them all put together and addressed this weekend. That means daddy has to finish the inserts and address labels this week.
There is still lots to do, make the music playlist, tie ribbon on the bubbles, talk to the caterer, get my dress altered, and vail made. John has been busy planning our honeymoon. I'm excited he hasn't told me much but it sounds fun.
I have three bridal showers comming up. I didnt realize how many people I knew until I had to make a list. Its going to be hard to say goodbye to all the amazing friends I have, but Im so ready for this next chapter in my life. John is anamazing man and im lucky to have him in my life and know hes heaven sent. I cannot wait to be married to him for Time and Eternity. He has blessed my life in more ways than I can even count, and the fact that hes a hottie doesnt hurt either. Who knew that the two of us would be where we are now at this time last year. Prayers are answered, even if you have to wait for a time. So for those of you who haven't found the love of your life and are doing the single thing, don't give up hope, it will happen just not in your time frame but in the Lords.

Moving

Well, I moved one step closer today. I moved out of my apt, with the help of my parents and siblings and spouses. Thanks for the help. Moving no matter how you put it is a royal pain. Its amazing what you can accumulate over time. Both John and I have been working really hard to go through stuff getting rid of stuff we don't need ect. Now that I'm moved I can focus more on the wedding plans.
The wedding invite list for the most part is done. Theres a few people left to add but we have enough of a final count that we can start. The wedding cake and flowers are also ordered. Also mom has the stuff for my veil. YAY!!! Just small details left and believe it or not im not stressed.
I went to a wedding recption of a friend last night and let just say that Im SOOO ready to get married. John is wonderful and I miss him dearly.. Thanks for all you do. Also thanks to all my friends and family for the support you have given me so far. I could not do any of this with out you.

Three Months and Counting

I finally decided that I was way past due for an update. Things in my life are super crazy between trying to plan the wedding and pack up my apt and all the other day to day stuff that life requires. We are in the final stages of the list of who we are sending announcements to. I'm just waiting for my mom to decide who she wants to add. When oh when did I lose control of that one. What I thought would be a small list is growing rapidly. With the help of my sister in law Tiff (thank you thank you, thank you) The announcement design is finalized and all that's left is for them to be printed off cut and then put together. Anyone up for a putting together the wedding announcement party?
Also in the last couple of weeks the wedding and grooms cakes were ordered. The Grooms cake is a surprise for John. Yes he knows there's a Grooms cake he just has no clue what it looks like. Sorry honey. I promise you will LOVE it!! The cakes are being done by a friend I used to work with who did my sisters wedding. He does a great job and I'm excited.
I'm very grateful to have such wonderful friends and family who without I would not be able to pull all this off. You make my life easier. So a bit THANK YOU goes out to all of you.. A special thanks to the most wonderful man around. Thanks for your patience and for loving me and my craziness unconditionally. I know I don't make life easy sometimes.
Next up. The Vail has to be made and the dress altered. OH and the bridals. Hehe

Registering oh what fun!

As many of you know I spent 4th of July weekend with John. I was blessed to finally get to meet his parents. They are very nice people and I look foreward to getting know them better. It was nice to get away from the humidity of Oklahoma and the 100+ degree temps. It was so nice that I hated to leave. If you don't believe me ask John. He will tell you. Yes Eloping did cross our minds, however, I had to listen to the spirit to know that when and how we are getting married is how its supposed to be.
The biggest wedding thing we took care of was doing our wedding registry. Little did we know what a task this would be. I had made a mental note before I left as to what I thought I wanted and didn't want ect. His parents went with us and after we got done at the first store his mom could tell I was hurting. For those of you who don't know, I suffer from Psoriatic Arthritis so being on my feet for 2 hours about did me in. We waited several hours to go to the next store which was both good and bad. There were a number of reasons which I won't go into here. I think John had more fun at the next store than I did. Its amazing at how many things we agreed on instantly. I don't think this happens much so I'm greatful for this blessing I have with him. Im excited to make a home with him and start our lives together.
We are officially registered and although we may make some changes I'm very glad that part is done. YES you can send/buy gifts seeing as my stuff isn't getting shipped till right after we get hitched. I would rather get a gift than a gift card :)
Now the hard part. Waiting till the end of August for our next visit.
PS we also had our pre-marital counseling so we can get our cheap marriage license and passed with flying colors.

And We Have A Dress!!!

As some of you already know I traveled to Utah last week to attend a friends wedding AND to shop for a wedding dress. I am perplexed at the fact that you cannot find a modest dress in Oklahoma City without special ordering it. Come on people there has to be more of us that want to be modest. But alas you cannot find one so off to Utah I went.
I traveled with my mom driving all night. Yes we were both about dead by the time we got there but I'm glad we did the all night driving. My loving John was not happy and in fact didn't sleep at all that night because he was worried about us. Some of you know I was very concerned about finding a dress to fit this NOT so small woman. The dress I found was the second one I tried on and I knew it was the one. So yes you can give me a hard time for stressing out about it. Through this process I have found that you just can't worry about what size you are its all about how you look and feel in the dress.
I still have so much to do but as the days click by I'm getting more and more excited to start my life with an amazing man. Who by the way is jealous he hasn't seen the dress.