Sickness

Sickness has taken over my body. What started out as a scratchy throat that I thought was from me talking too much has now turned into much more.

My nose is all stopped up, and I can hardly sleep at night because of it. It couldn’t come at a better time {insert sarcasm}. I don’t have that much to do, but in my head I feel like I do.

My patience and tolerability of things is very low due to all of this. I’m trying my best to maintain my composure, but it is so hard at times. So many decisions to make that are probably not worth worrying about.

Can I just skip the rest of the week and move on to Saturday?

Please? Pretty Please?

Pray for me. Pray that I feel better. Pray that this stupid cold or whatever it is will leave my body. Pray that in the mean time I don’t let things get to me and bother me. Pray that I will be nice to everyone no matter what because the only reason it might bother me in the beginning is only because I’m sick. And, you might want to pray for those poor souls that are helping me put this day together.

I feel awful! I want to leave work right this second and go home. I want a nap. I want to be left alone. I don’t want to answer the phone anymore.

Sorry about the rant. I just had to get it out. And, I really need those prayers. Thanks for being patient.

Something Blue

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

I’ll just let you in on a little secret. I was having a very difficult time with the “something blue” part. I had nothing. My mom came up with the idea of having a handkerchief monogrammed.

I found this terrific vendor on etsy.com. Don’t you just love that website? I love the fact that I can support some small businesses and stay-at-home moms by buying from there.

Anyway…back to what I was saying.

I found this handkerchief at this vendor.

This is what I found in the mail about a week ago. I think it looks terrific! Now I have my something blue!

Nice Surprises

Colby came home the other day with a terrific surprise.

First, let me say this. Surprises are {for the most part} good. Surprises that come at the end of a long day are great. Surprises that come in the midst of wedding chaos are even better!

I must say that the occasional gift that we receive on any random day excites me. Opening gifts are so much fun. Admit it. You like it, too.

This past week Colby brought home a gift that was wrapped and labeled from a great local gift shop, Jus Do. I mentioned that store in this post. Everything you get from there is totally awesome. I have bought all of my hostess gifts from there and so much more.

Okay….back to the story. Colby brought home the gift. He insisted on opening it for me. It was our very first initial flag. This posed a problem though. I didn’t have a flag pole. I went to a local hardware store to find one and paid $30 for the darn thing. I didn’t open it though because I swore I could find one cheaper. I went to Jus Do, and what did I find? One for $10!

 

Sorry! I had to take a picture of the package. I haven’t exactly taken it out of the package yet.

There’s an even better part to the story though. Our friends, Dusty and Amber Wilson, who gave us this gift also sent another flag along for us to borrow. It’s a wedding flag! This is really the reason I was in such a hurry to get a flag pole.

 

Isn’t it cute???? I apologize for the poor picture of it. One should probably take a picture of something like this before it’s on a flag pole flapping in the wind. It’s the best I could do.

The Countdown Begins!

Colby and I are getting married this weekend!

FIVE DAYS AWAY PEOPLE!

All kinds of emotions are flowing through me right now.

I’m excited to finally marry Colby and become his wife. I’ve dreamed of this moment for so long, and it is finally here. I’m excited because of all my work that I have put into the wedding will come to an end, and I will get to relax and not worry about all of the tiny, minute details that only I will probably notice in the end.

I’m nervous because of all of my planning. Is is going to look right? Am I going to be able to get it all done in time? What will people think? Should I care what people think? Will I have time to get {insert} finished? What if it needs extra things? Can I go get it in time? This people is the crazy thoughts floating around right now. It’s insane!

Then, I’ve got this sickish feeling. That’s right. Not like sickish because I’m nervous. Oh no. It’s the real sickish feeling as in my throat is scratchy, and I’m possibly losing my voice. My words are limited today, as I’m trying my best to do everything in my power to prevent this.

Then, I start thinking about my to-do list. It’s not that bad. Not really. It could be worse. Most of it can’t be done until Thursday.

I think Thursday will make me feel better. The linens, tables, chairs, and flowers are all delivered. We can officially begin to set things up. Oh mercy! I need your prayers. I know it will be a very enjoyable day. I just don’t understand why we feel we need to do this. Why must we put ourselves through this? Ladies? Anyone know?

Charleston, I can’t wait to see your beautiful city! I’m SIX days away from seeing you. I’m packing my bags for you on Wednesday.

The updates will keep coming! It’s wedding week!

My Shopping Find…

I’m sure many of  you have seen these cute little babies already, but I L-O-V-E mine. I can’t wait to get to use it. I have been wanting one for a while, and I just couldn’t justify buying one quite yet.

Lucky for me though that I’m getting married. Lucky for me that the caterer asked that I have a basket of some sort and containers for her to pack us a basket for after the wedding. Lucky for me that I found this at our local go-to gift shop.

What do you think?

I think it’s terrific. It seems pretty sturdy.

I also got that great cover to go on top of it, so it will hold all of my goodies inside.

The totes of this size are about $40, and the covers are around $15. It’s not too bad of a price.

You can find out where to find these in your local area here.

OR

I found this terrific website that seemed to have very good prices.

If you want to Google search it, try Reisenthel Bags. There’s lots of varieties, so you might find something else that best fits you.

P.S. I have added links to the pictures, so you can find the exact items that I posted about.

Trying Something Different

I have always used the Blogger website to write my blogs and post them. Yesterday, I discovered Windows Live Writer. I usually NEVER download extra stuff onto my computer, but I decided that this sounded pretty cool. So far, so good. I’ll let you know by the end of the post how much I like it. The best thing about Windows Live Writer was that it was free. If you’re interested, download it here.

Today, I’ve taken care of something that could cause Colby and I to not walk down the aisle and say “I do” if we would have forgotten it. We went and got our marriage license.

I’ve also been doing some shopping around for clothes for the honeymoon. For the most part, we’ll be taking it pretty easy and doing some sight seeing, so I just wanted to find some comfortable clothes that were still cute.

You see though. There’s a little problem. I’m totally at the end of my budget. There is no money for clothes. I made an exception though and bought some anyway. After all, the chances of me going to buy a whole pile of clothes throughout the summer are slim. I went to my go-to place. Old Navy.

This is what I found.

Okay. Guess the price. Without looking. Ready? Here it goes. $15!!!

So, I bought two. One purple. One black and white.

I got this little baby, too.

$15 too!

How about this shirt? $20

If you’re looking for some cute clothes, that just might be the place to go, especially if you’re on a tight budget. Plus, their shipping is just a $7 flat rate.

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Okay, so I’m loving the Live Writer. Go try it! You’ll probably like it, too!

Gone Fishing

Number 34: Go fishing with Colby

I started to count this off of my 101 list, but I opted not to since I didn't actually fish. It was a lot of fun though to get to go and spend the day with him while he did something he loves best.

He only caught three fish. I pulled up the lily pads as we glided through the pond. We hate those pesky lily pads. I had quite the collection in the back of the boat when we finished that evening.

We did have a little visitor while we were out there enjoying the beautiful sunny day. They come back after every winter, and it seems that it's never the same one. I could do without them, but I guess they'll just have to hang around.