Oh my. I don't even know where to begin. It has been too long. What is that saying, "life happens"? Well, it sure does. I'm not going to try and play catch up for the last few months, it would be waaay too much. Here are a few highlights: we have set a wedding date (April 24, 2010), we are hoping to have our house finished by Christmas (of THIS year), I moved to Boaz, I finally bought a wedding dress ( and I LOVE it!!), Brian and Katie joined Corinth (big yay! we are so blessed!), I turned twenty-five (ugh), Ross and I went on our first "real" vacation (more on that later), found out an old high school friend is pregnant with her first child (congrats Hahn!), and of course just the same old day to day musings. Ha. I will post pictures of the progress that we have made on the house and from our vacation (and other random things, I am sure). But for the time being, I just needed to blog to get back in the habit. (And I am at work!) I will be back soon. Really. :)





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Ideas....

I like these colors. Maybe not quite as much green.

This was the original plan for the bridesmaids. Something close, anyway.

I really like these colors!

But, then again I like these too.

What do you think?!

This Is What Saturdays Are Supposed To Be Like...

Today has been a great day!! (Even though I had to get up at 6:00!) I started this BEAUTIFUL day by going all the way to Hazel Green with my mom and grandmother to watch my little cousin play soccer. What fun! We had a blast. It is so hilarious watching a bunch of six year olds fighting over a soccer ball. I laughed so hard! Riley did great! She got best defensive player. Yay, Riley!! The weather was perfect. The game started at nine and it was just right. Not to hot, and not to cold. We left there and went to a thrift store. (Where I bought an awesome dress AND shoes to match for $6.58!). This was followed up with a few yard sales and lunch. Nothing like spending time with Mawmaw. We got home around one and I went straight in the house to change into my "yard working clothes". Mom and I worked outside for a couple of hours and I actually got blistered! Not that it takes much these days. I LOVE spring. Even if my nose is constantly stopped up AND running, I'm sneezing my head off, and I'm hoarse for a couple of months. Oh well, the weather is amazing and I love to see all of the flowers and tress blooming! It's too bad that I am going to have to get my winter clothes back out on Tuesday. It is going to be freezing! After working outside I came in and fixed a quick dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, practiced a few songs with Mom for church tomorrow, took a bubble bath, played a little Sudoku(while in the tub!), and now I am getting to blog. This is what Saturdays are supposed to be like! It also means that tomorrow is Sunday! Like I mentioned yesterday I missed church on Wednesday night and I can't wait for tomorrow! I miss my church family, the singing, the preaching, watching the Holy Spirit move from one pew to the next, I miss it all!! I hope that you are all as excited as I am!

So, I have been thinking about the wedding a lot today. I am really torn. I know for sure that I want the theme to be black and white (champagne). I am really considering wearing a champagne colored dress instead of white, just because I think that it is more elegant. Originally I had planned on the bridesmaids carrying calla lillies (off white) and my bouquet being RED. Roses probably but not a definite. So here is my dilemma. I am now wondering if I want to add some color in there and have the bridesmaids have a "colorful" bouquet. The question is....what color(s)? I have no idea! I have thought about pink. Not bright pink, and not baby pink. Something in between. More like an "antique" pink mixed with something ivory/cream colored. Does this make any sense? I just don't want it to be too loud or too busy. My goal is for it to be simple and elegant. However, it is going to be in May. I'm so confused! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Maybe I will post some pictures on here and you all can help me decide. Hmm... that is what I am going to do! Let me know what you think!

The Race Is On...

Hmm...where do I start? Well, as of today I have been engaged for four weeks and three days. So, the race is on. Some may wonder why I have already started looking at wedding dresses, photographers, venues, caterers, etc.. when I still have a whole year (and then some) until my wedding date! Well, I will tell you why. Reason number one: I am the MOST indecisive person in the world! I hate making decisions. So, I might look at the same dress or the same photographer's portfolio a thousand times before I decided "this is the one that I want!". This is going to take some time people! Reason number two: I called the Guntersville State Park on Monday to ask some general questions about their facility and I was informed that they are already booked for most of the summer for 2010. Really?! So, I decided that while I am not working I should be planning. I have become obsessed. It is so much fun. And so stressful! I love it though. Ask me how I feel about it a year from now and you probably won't get the same answer! I started this blog because I always want to be able to remember this feeling. I am so excited. I am also anxious, overwhelmed, giddy, thankful- that God has blessed me with such a wonderful man that I will one day be able to call my husband! I love to scrapbook and make memory books but it just seems like I don't have the time these days so I have opted for this.

I tried on wedding dresses for the first time today. It is tiring! They are so heavy! I went to David's Bridal in Huntsville and spent a couple of hours there with my mom. I tried on so many dresses that I eventually got them confused and couldn't remember the ones that I liked and the ones that I didn't! Luckily we took the camera. That really helped. But that wasn't the best part of my day. I also went to the Botanical Gardens and met with Mrs. Barbara who gave us the grand tour. It is AMAZING! I will post some pictures (at least I will try to). Ross works nights at Goodyear so he was sleeping today and didn't get to go with us. I CAN NOT wait until I can go back and take him with me. The only doubts I have about having the wedding there is that it is about and hour and fifteen minutes from here. Ross seems to think that people won't come because of the traveling involved. Well even if they don't I will still be married and have beautiful wedding photos! Ha. Just kidding. Well, I suppose I have rambled enough.

I can't wait to be Mrs. Ross Amos!