It's about time!

Life sure has been busy! I'm finally finding a few moments to sit down here. A few things have happened over the past month. :) Where to start...

Well, the wedding! :) Jeff and I got married on November 8! It was a very cold day! Everything went perfect just as planned. Jeff was surprised by my song, and the Star Wars theme song at the reception! I pulled it off! :) We had just over 200 in attendance. I was very thankful for all who came! Here are some pictures of the day that people have sent me!

After all the festivities, we headed out west to Colorado. We stayed up in the mountains in Woodland Park, CO near Pikes Peak. That will have to be another post because of the pictures!

We came back and jumped back into our jobs. I love my job! I'm so thankful to be where I am. I couldn't ask for a better job.

We had a nice Thanksgiving. We enjoyed the day at my mom's with all the family. The friday after, Mom and I braved Lafayette. We spent a good chunk of the day up there doing some Christmas shopping.

Jeff and I have our place all decorated and the tree up. Most of the decor is "winter" decor (i.e. snowman, snowflakes, etc.). We don't do the whole Santa thing, so you won't find any Santa's in our place. We also have our nativity set up and lots of other things that remind us of the real Reason for CHRISTmas.

Mom and I are heading out to Iowa this weekend. The Coffey's, a lovely couple I stayed with quite a bit while attending college at Faith, and then while working out there, invited us to come stay with them. So, we are going to do some Christmas shopping and go to the Festival of Carols at the school. Then Sunday, we are going to go to the church I went to while out there, and I'm going to sing a couple of Christmas songs during one of the services. It's going to be a short trip, but we are still looking forward to it. Unfortunately, Jeff can't go. He has to work Sunday night, and we wouldn't be back in time. Thankfully I'll get to see him Saturday before we leave. I hate not being with him over the weekend. Because of his job, we don't see each other much during the week, so we enjoy the weekends. I don't like going places, or doing things without him. Hopefully next time we go and visit, he can go.

Next weekend, Jeff and I are having the family over for a Christmas dinner here at our place. We can't wait! :)

Christmas Eve will be a busy evening. We'll have the Christmas eve service at our church to go to, sometime make it out to my Grandparents house for a while, and then I have to sing a duet with another lady in town at her Christmas eve service at 11pm!!

Well, I'm going to get back to getting my Christmas cards ready to be sent out. Until next time!

9 days!

9 days...that's it! Can't believe it is almost here..but glad that it is almost here! I'm actually ready to be done with all the planning and enjoy the day. :) I'm also ready for the vacation! Colorado, here we come! :)

Things are getting busier. Today I go to the salon so that they can play with my hair and the veil. I also have to make a run out to the pumpkin patch to get some deals. Today is there last day to be open and he told me to come out and he'd make a deal with me for the wedding. So nice!

Tomorrow is Halloween. Not much into the holiday, but Jeff and I are going to spend the evening at mom's seeing the little kiddies come with their costumes.

Saturday, a long-time friend of mine that I have known, well, since we were babies :) is getting married. So we will be heading out to her wedding in the afternoon.

So it's going to get busy, crazy busy! But, that should make the days go faster!

Another month...

I can't believe another month has gone by. As the saying goes...my how time flies!

Less than a month...26 days to be exact! I haven't been keeping a "countdown" persay...so, I just counted to see how many days it was until the wedding. Yikes! So much to do! We've had both of the showers now, and now it's finding room for everything. Granted, most has been put away. It's the little things I just don't know where to put. It's hard too, because we'll only have a 2 bedroom apartment. So, some of the things that were in boxes, we have had to put in closets for now. In other news...I'm so ready for a vacation!! :)

I just love fall. The colors, smells, activities, and the cooler temps (although we have been having very warm temps lately!). My favorite time of year. However, I don't like it when the fields are harvested. Bad news for me. This past week of harvesting has left me with my allergies attacking me. Sore throat, stuffy nose, my head feeling foggy, and my ears being affected. Not the greatest timing either. :) Hopefully it will pass quickly.

Well, I must get back to work for now. :)

Update...again!

Praise the Lord!

Jeff got the job! He's coming home this weekend...it sure will be nice to have him home after being gone for 5 weeks!

That's all. :)

Little update..

Jeff is still dispatching out of Georgia. The last few weeks have been kind of hard. For two weeks I saw him only one hour each week. Last week, I was able to see him for two hours (one hour on two different days). He has applied for a handful of jobs, but most say they are putting his application through and then we never hear back. He calls and calls, but no one returns the phone call. Not very professional if you ask me.

We are waiting to hear about a local job that is a daily run, with him being home every night. We are hoping and praying that this is the one.

In other news, I finally finished the Sunday school room. Everything is painted, and all the decorations/posters are up. I like it!

2 months to go! As I think about it..I still have plenty left to do! I have my first shower on the 20th of this month, and my second on October 11. :)

I'll leave you with a picture of my cute Raley-bug!

Prayers Needed..

We are down to just a little under 3 months! Time is going by fast! Most everything is finished...just a few things left to do.

As of August 1, Jeff lost his job. The company he was driving for here in town is no longer dispatching here in town. The company is based in Georgia. They told him that if he wanted to keep his job he would have to move to Georgia. He has gone to Georgia to work just until he hears from the other places that he has applied at. Although it is very hard having him down there with the uncertainty of when I will see him, we are trying to be patient and rely on God that he will bring the right job along. We trust He has something better in store. We would appreciate your prayers on our behalf!

In other news...I've been at my job now for just a little over a year now. I couldn't be happier in the place that God chose to place me in. I'm so thankful that this position opened up at just the right time.

I'm hoping to get some painting done this weekend. I'm starting up the new 3rd-4th grade Sunday school class, but there has to be some serious work in that room! I want it to look fresh and clean. :)

Okay..enough for now, I must get going! Until next time...

Just so you know...

I know...that was really quick...2 posts in ONE day! :) Don't get used to it.



Those of you that will know me and that I'm getting married...maybe would like to see what he looks like??? :) So, I thought I'd post one picture of us.

This is the beginning...

I haven't always been good about keeping up a "blog". So often, I find myself without anything to say, or things to say that seem to be of no value or that would be of no interest to anyone. :)

I am going to try my best to be a regular at this. :)

I'm just getting started, so this is it for now. I plan to be back soon. :)