Wedding Nightmares


Has anyone else had wedding nightmares leading up to the big day? Last night I had another one. I couldn't find my shoes. Everyone thought everyone else was bringing them to the church. And all the people I could have borrowed from had already walked down the aisle.

There seemed to be an epidemic of lost shoes. Someone threatened to walk down without theirs. I had Jermaine take care of that while I focused on my dilemma. Thanks Jermaine!

LUCKILY - this dream had a shoe store next door. But they didn't sell the types of shoes I was looking for and wanted to put me in flats. I also didn't have any cash on me obviously because I wasn't intending on going shopping...

I was so distressed I woke up before the shoe issue was resolved.

...

Would anyone be willing to be my Shoe Keeper?

I won't give up.


"I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily.
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make.
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and gifts we've got.
Yeah, we got a lot at stake.

And in the end, you're still my friend.
At least we did intend for us to work.
We didn't break, we didn't burn.
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in.
I had to learn what I got and what I'm not.

And who I am.
I won't give up on us."



Happy Birthday Bray!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Brittany.
Happy Birthday to you.

I'm so glad you're in my life and wish I could celebrate tonight with you! Love you, lil.


At this moment...September 2012

family and tom tom
Loving: My family and future family – brokenhearted that I will see some family tomorrow at a sad occasion but glad we will be together.
Reading: Just finished The Rise of Nine, the 3rd book of the Lorien Legacies. The first book of the series is I Am Number Four. It was made into a movie but I haven’t seen it yet so if it’s terrible please don’t tell me. It’s definitely a fun read – sci-fi adventure.
Watching: Downton Abbey got a lot of attention at the Emmy’s and I had to find out what all the fuss was about. My curiosity led me to buying both seasons and having a marathon over the past two days. It is an amazing show! Season 3 doesn’t air until January 6th, 2013! WHAT?!
Anticipating: Graduation, Turning a quarter of a century young, moving into our house, marriage…all in the next 120 days.
Listening to: A mix-tape a co-worker made for me. It’s very upbeat and catchy! But sadly I don’t know the artists names. Also, Reba’s Greatest Hits…approximately 60 songs of awesome bought early one morning before coffee.
Planning: How I’m going to wake up early enough to get on the road by 6 AM tomorrow…and also daydreaming on how to decorate our house
Working on: surviving grad school.
Wishing: I had a stronger desire to stay organized! :-p

What are your current loving, reading, watching, anticipating, listening to, planning, working on, wishing, etc.? Thanks to Life of a Bama Girl for this post!







T-minus 1 month...ish!

We have cabinets and painted walls! And doors galore! Closing is expected October 29th. The cabinets look so sharp against the wall color. I can't wait to see it against our hardwood.











Things are Speeding Up!

Tomorrow is one of many big days this year! Drew is turning in our paperwork for our mortgage. Things will move quickly after this but I'm sure it will feel like forever. Our sales representative Robbyn emailed that closing will be October 29th. That's very, very, very soon!

Just in time, Drew is having a roommate move in to his apartment on Thursday. This will give him enough flexibility to move into our home. Then I have to pretend to not be jealous that he gets to live there first for the next three months.

Any advice on mortgages or closing are greatly appreciated!

Game Day Fun

Here's some pics from today's tailgating at UA!













Finally Friday

Wow it's been a minute since my last post - life certainly got busy for a moment. I've been playing catch up all week and now it's finally Friday! George Jones is singing in the background.

Grad school started back last week. At the same time Tropical Storm Isaac decided to play hopscotch in the gulf. Needless to say I am behind by two weeks on school work and am devoting my downtime this weekend to JSU.

On Wednesday, I met Drew at our house! Our mortgage guy sent us all of our paperwork this week to get back to him so that we can close on time. This is now Drew's responsibility. Teamwork!


 When I drove up, Drew was on our front porch talking to his best man about the house.

My first peek of the sheet rock! And they have delivered our doors!


Front Door 

From the Dining Room looking into the Kitchen 

From the Kitchen looking into the Dining Room + My Shadow 

From the Living Room + My Shadow 

I hurried up the scary stairs once again. Tiger thought it was no big deal until he got to the landing and realized he could see thru the stairs. This is where he stayed for the rest of the visit. 

 Our backyard

Just chillin' 

We couldn't convince him to come down. Drew had to pick him up. 

Our tread has arrived! Soon they will no longer be scary! 

Didn't notice before but it looks like Drew's doing a jig.

We can't wait to have everyone over! This visit was definitely a highlight of this past week.