Coming soon...

As soon as I get the place clean I'll post pictures of our little home finally with furniture and almost all of our pictures (well, frames) up. It's fun to finally see if look like a "home" when I lived here for so long without even a dining room table. So soon, I promise.

Will you be my friend?

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Click that link to be my friend on Netflix so we can share movie suggestions!

Old vs. New

A little bit of an improvement, don't you think?

Every Day by Rascal Flatts

I'm obsessed with this song at the moment. It's on "repeat one" on my iTunes as I'm typing. I've been a huge fan of Rascal Flatts for a while (basically since I got into country music) and I loved the sound of this song before I even really payed attention to the words. Then when I did I fell even MORE in love with it! It totally takes me back to high school when Matt was going through his difficult time and sorta counted on me being available every day. I won't brag and say I saved his life, but it is almost scary to think of what could have happened if I hadn't come back into his life (someone else probably would have...but anyways). I played it for him before dinner a couple nights ago and he just said "wow, yeah, I could totally have written that".

Every Day by Rascal Flatts

You could've bowed out gracefully

But you didn't

You knew enough to know

To leave well enough alone

But you wouldn't

I drive myself crazy

Tryin' to stay out of my own way

The messes that I make

But my secrets are so safe

The only one who gets me

Yeah, you get me

It's amazing to me

How every day

Every day, every day

You save my life

I come around all broken down and

Crowded out

And you're comfort

Sometimes the place I go

Is so deep and dark and desperate

I don't know, I don't know

How every day
Every day, every day
You save my life

Sometimes I swear, I don't know if

I'm comin' or goin'

But you always say something

Without even knowin'

That I'm hangin' on to your words

With all of my might and it's alright

Yeah, I'm alright for one more night

Every day

Every day, every day, every day

Every day, every day

You save me, you save me, oh, oh, oh

Every day

Every, every, every day

Every day you save my life

It's OVER!

And it's back to the regular work week!

I really don't know what to say...I'm married, that basically covers it :) It's been an amazing week and I know it'll just keep getting better (not easier, but better).

As most of you know, I'm a control freak, a perfectionist and a "planner". But I'm happy to report that even with those tendancies, in my mind my day went PERFECT. It's not even that I just had to let go of stuff (which I did, but mainly during planning), but God blessed us with calm nerves, helpful and extremely generous friends & family, and a smooth, flawless day. I couldn't have asked for anything more! Here are just a few of my favorite pictures so far (check out my facebook or myspace for more, or go to the website).

Something old (my mom's pearl necklace), something new (my white Rainbow flip-flops), something borrowed (Matt's mother's hanky from her wedding) & something blue (the bow on my polka-dot garter, made by my mom).

Right after I was given away, singing our favorite hymn, "Before the Throne"

Becca, my cousin & one of my bridesmaids, wiping away mascara-tear streaks.

Ok, I would have put the one of us with Michael & Jessica but Jessica hates that picture of herself, so until we get it photoshopped a little, here's one of Matt, me, and his brother & best man, Michael.

CAKE!! Paradise cake with whipped cream frosting from the King's Hawaiian Restaurant & Bakery in Torrance, CA. The most AMAZING cake ever on earth! Sadly, we didn't get a chance to eat our slices that night :(

Coronado was AMAZING and the resort we stayed at was wonderful (here's my plug, stay at Loews Resorts, they're all over the US). I don't have the pictures from that uploaded onto my computer yet but I'll add them when I do.

5...4...3...2...1...

5 days to go! And I made my goal of being done with wedding prep a week before the wedding! Well...almost (which was the goal of my goal haha). All I have left to do is finish up the slideshow, do the beading on my veil, wrap my attendants gifts and put together the kid's favors. Oh, and finish packing for the honeymoon. I'd get more of that done today only now I'm not feeling very well. I've got a killer headache and keep getting dizzy and lightheaded when I stand up. So I'm taking it easy and drinking more water.

But really, I'm so not stresed or nervous or scared. I'm just ready to be married and start my life with Matt. We moved all his stuff into my apartment over this past weekend. It's weird to see his clothes hanging in the closet. The apartment is a disaster right now with all my wedding stuff, all of Matt's stuff, and then all the boxes from all the shower and wedding gifts.

Oh, speaking of gifts, we've recieved 2 sets of our dishes and our vacuum in the mail but the packages didn't say who they were from. So if they're from you, please let me know so we can send thank you cards!

AHHHHH 19 days!!!!!!

The fact that I haven't posted in a month might be a small clue to how busy I've been...and not even with wedding stuff!

Two weekends ago Matt and I went up with the high school group for winter camp and cooked 3 meals a day for 70 people. It was really fun, we got to spend alot of time with each other, in the kitchen and then relaxing back at a cabin for some of the leaders.

This past Friday we put on our annual Valentine's Day Dinner at church which I headed up so this whole past week was basically taken up by prep work for that.

Yesterday I had my bridal shower, which was a blast (although I still dread opening presents in front of everyone!).

Now it's crunch time! This week I pick up my dress, finish the wedding favors, and this Saturday is the deadline for RSVPing and when I give the reception location my final head count! Today I'm ordering a second sample cake, scheduling a time to walk through the reception with our coordinator, sorting our hair and make up for my girls, and hopefully working on bridal shower thank-you cards. Still to do...

Finish up two last details for my attendant's gifts, write all notes and wrap them.
Confirm our honeymoon reservations.
Do the beading on my veil.
Hair & make-up trial runs.
Schedule my nail appointment.
Decide on send-off materials, if any.
Decide on get-away car.
Decide on ceremony set-up & decor.
Decide on where to take pictures.
Create "must-have shots" list for photographer & videographer.
Create reception music play list.
Start (and finish) ceremony programs.
And...the list continues...