A New Toy

Colby gained himself a new toy over the weekend.

What is this boat you ask? It’s an air boat. Pretty cool, huh?

I swear you would think he won the lotto he was so excited. Everyone we talked to he had to tell them about it. I really got quite the kick out of it.

I have to say that I’m pretty excited about it, too. They are SO MUCH FUN to ride in. If you’ve never ridden in one, you are missing out.

I can’t wait to take it out on the river. I even have my own seat.

The great thing about the boat is that it is made for shallow water, so even when summer hits us hard and the river gets really low, we will still be having fun in the sun!

Here’s some more pictures for those who Colby is showing the photos to…..

 

I’m sure I’ll have many more fun stories to share with you that involves this thing starting this weekend. We’re taking it out for the first time since we’ve actually owned it. Excited!

In Dreamland Today…

Okay guys…on my 101 list, I have included purchasing a DSLR camera.

What’s a great camera like that though without a great bag? I refuse to purchase the camera until I can buy the bag at the same time.

You know me though. I can’t just pick a regular camera bag that they sell at Best Buy. Heck no!

I want it to be cute! Have some style to it!

After some searching though, I have finally found the bag that is for me. I’ve been tossing around between two different ones, but I think I’ve settled on this one.

This is the one I have decided on. It is from Epiphanie. It even has a name. Belle. That fits right in to Southern Belle. Perfect for me.

I had to borrow some pictures from another website, but I have cited them below, and you can click on any of the pictures to be linked to the website.

What do you think? Is it me? I adore it.

Gosh…now if I can just keep the savings going for it, this sweet little baby will be in my arms in no time.

Job Hunt

This really isn’t an exciting post, but I can’t help but write about it.

The little bit of exciting news I have is that I had an interview today. It’s hopefully the first of many.

I’ve put in my application to two school districts for the elementary teacher positions. Yes, there are eleven job openings right now in our county. I’m praying that I at least get one of them.

The interview I went in for today would be the perfect job for me. I would never have to search for a job again if I were hired here. There would certainly never be any reason for leaving at all.

I am so passionate about teaching children that I can hardly wait to get into a classroom. The children pull on your heart, and it brings joy to you each day to see them learn something new or finally get a concept they have been struggling with.

The job search makes me very nervous though. I’m sure I’ll be a complete wreck for the next few weeks as I wait for phone call for interviews and wait to hear back from the interview today.

Please pray for me. Pray that God will relieve the anxiety that this is causing me. Pray that God will lead me in the right direction that will open doors for me to begin my career and give back to my community.

I trust that God will lead me in the right direction and will always take care of me no matter what the results are. I need his strength to come over me and give me a calmness that I cannot gain anywhere else but him.

I will share one wedding picture with you to give you a preview. I’m sorry it’s taking me so long. Things have just been crazy this week with unexpected events coming up.

This is a picture that the owner of the Hourglass took while our reception was taking place. Want to guess why we have a fire truck in the front? Can you say getaway vehicle? I’ll reveal more later!

We’re Back! Better yet, I am back!

I’ve missed you bloggers!

I’ve been dying to write a blog post since we got back, but I simply have not had the time. It has been complete chaos since we got back from our honeymoon, or at least that’s what it has felt like.

If you’re my friend on Facebook, you probably already know that I lost my keys that day we got back. Not just one key. Oh no. I had to lose my whole set of keys. Let me give you a quick summary.

Car key. Keyless entry {that didn’t work}. Three house keys. Key to work. Key to old work {still help him out from time to time}. Key to parents’ house. Key to best friend’s house. Key to in-law’s house.

All keys. Gone. What may have happened to them, you ask? Well, unfortunately, I believe I {oh yes, me} threw them away on accident in the trash. I think they got caught on a Taco Bell bag I was throwing away just when we got back home.

No big deal, right? Just go dig through the trash. Actually, no.

I of course did not realize that I might have done this heinous act until after the garbage pickup the next morning. Colby took out the trash like a good husband, and it’s the one time I wish he would have forgotten.

No worries though. Being the sweet husband he is, he didn’t get mad. He knew I was already blaming myself enough. He just told me not to worry about it and went and had me new keys made to the house within an hour basically. What a great guy! That’s why I married him. Duh!

So, now I’m down to this pathetic set of keys.

I’m gaining keys back slowly, but surely. I guess it’s a good excuse to get me  a cute keychain. Yay for that! I think I might need a key finder on it, too! One like this might do.

Let’s hope nothing happens like this again!

***Many more posts to come! Maybe I’ll get to work on some tonight to have scheduled. Lots of wedding stuff!

I’ve waited until now…

First, just let me say…

I’M MARRIED!

I will have more posts in the next few weeks about the wedding. I will be taking a break from the blogging world though to enjoy my honeymoon. So…before I go, I figured I would leave you with this…

You people have no idea how hard it has been for me to only show these photos to just a select few who are very close friends or family. I wanted to keep some secrets, so I could use them later on.

I hired Julie Cottrell to do all of my engagement photos, bridal portraits, and wedding coverage. Let me tell you people that I cannot speak highly enough of her. She has an unbelievably sweet personality, and her talent is clearly reflected in her photographs.

Earlier in the year, I posted some of our engagement photos. I actually have a link on the side of the blog for you to view them in a slideshow. On the same weekend she did my engagement photos though, she also did my bridal portraits. I cannot express how happy and pleased I am with the way they turned out.

The link to see them can be found here.

My favorite is number 5. I don’t know what it is about that picture, but I really do love it. My guess is that now that the wedding is over that she will be posting a few pictures as a preview to her blog. If you want to see them, I would probably check things out here throughout the week.

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DETAILS ABOUT MY ATTIRE:

My dress came from David’s Bridal. I chose the ivory dress with the champagne underlay. You can click here to see more detail about it.

My shoes were pretty simple. I absolutely loved them though. Since I’m writing this ahead of time, I can’t exactly tell you how comfortable they are. They seem fine now, but I don’t know how they’ll do after a full day of walking in them. The shoes {photo} have a link to them in case you’re interested.

CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS OF THE DAY WITH YOU!

Groomsmen Gifts

Since I posted earlier about the bridesmaids gifts, I figured I could at least post something short about the groomsmen gifts. After all, it is wedding week!

Tonight, we presented the boys with an idea I got from a fellow blogger, Marcie. At their wedding, her husband had picked out steak branders for the groomsmen. I thought this was a pretty cool idea. It was certainly different from the flasks, monogrammed whatevers, etc. that you usually receive.

I started researching it online and found this terrific website.

Colby and I decided that we would get each of the groomsmen one that coordinated with their favorite football team. Lord knows how big football is here in the South!

This is what we ended up ordering….

Three of these….

One of these….

And since Colby’s dad is in our wedding and he’s a big Auburn fan, we decided to get him an ‘L’ since we had already gotten Judd, Colby’s brother, an Auburn one. Since they’ll probably mostly get used in Auburn, I figured there was no need in getting two of the same thing. So…this is what his looks like…

I have to say that I was a little disappointed in the fact that they didn’t have an option for the Florida Gators. Colby’s cousin, Cade, is a Gators fan and an Alabama fan, so we had to get him the Alabama one instead. It was a total bummer though! Sorry, Cade! I tried!

Bridesmaid Gifts

All week this week I’ve been trying to keep things updated and give a look into the wedding. I’ve had to wait until today to post my bridesmaids’ gifts since some of my readers are bridesmaids.

In previous posts, I’ve shown idea pictures that were inspiration to the wedding. I had the idea to incorporate burlap since Colby and I are from a small town, and we enjoy classy, yet rustic things. I thought this would be the perfect mix. I have chosen to use burlap runners on the tables {that I made myself}. I thought this might coincide with the fact that our reception is in an old hardware store.

I wanted my bridesmaids’ gifts to reflect my wedding, yet be something that is cute and useful. I’ve been eyeing some totes from Ballard Designs for quite a long time. I wanted one for myself so badly. They’re made of jute, which was perfect for the wedding. I picked the “so-called” lime green bags with brown monogramming. The  bags don’t look that lime green to me, but they’re still okay. Of course I ordered one for myself, too.

They do not look like this color when you receive them.

Instead of getting their initials though, I decided to go with their first names. Some of them are married, but many are soon to be married. I just figured it would be easier to get first names instead of trying to decide whether or not to use their current initals or their soon to be married initals. Craziness!

I also supplied their jewelry. Pearls are so classic, I couldn’t help but choose them. Plus, everyone likes pearls and will wear them over again.

The girls won’t be able to wear the necklace because of the neckline of their bridesmaid dress, but it’s a nice completion to the set anyhow. You can see the dress at this link.