I just want to talk-sorry i have no photos to add

Things have been super busy the past few weeks!
Leevi and I moved in to our very first house together.
Renting just for now.
It's nice living with a man.
He makes me feel safe.
I am adjusting well to being a step-mom.
Kalen is 5, and a handful, but i wouldn't have it any other way.
We have a three bedroom home.
It's coming together quite nicely.
The mingling of our things works well.
I am so very proud of it!

Work is wonderful.
I have the BEST boss and coworkers I could have ever imagined!
I love the things I'm learning and can't wait to learn more!

Wedding plannig isn't really progressing!
Which makes me nervous but i know it will all come together :)
My Dad has been a super big help with it all.
Makes my heart smile to know how much it means to him to help.

The only terrible thing I can say about my life right now is about a falling out.
I don't have to go into detail, but my sister, and Matron of Honor, has removed herself from my wedding. Things have been said publicly that she can never take back. And all of it happened so fast. Her and I always butt heads but this time I'm not sure I can forgive her. My heart breaks for the way things have turned out.
It's all silly, really.

My other sister, Mehle, threw me one heck of a bachelorette party this weekend.
I had a blast having all my girls there with me.
Laughing and having a really good time.
I am thankful for thier support!!

That's all for now!!

And so it seems

Open Letters part Deux-Hurting

Just to let some stuff off my chest.
Started here.

Dear who ever's idea it was to grow up,
I don't like all this change. It stresses me out. Please work with me.
Sincerely,
The girl whose heart is hurting.

Dear Mehle,
Why do you have to be so mean to me??
Sincerely,
Your little sister

Dear Work,
Thank you for being the only non-stressful thing in my life right now. And thank you for letting me come here to escape the stress.
Sincerely,
Your employee.

Dear Jack Jack,
I love you always. You're my little kitty baby. I'm so sorry I have to give you away. My heart is broken.
Love,
Mommy

What's YOUR number, eh?

Ever feel as though you've got SO MUCH TO DO that you're head will actually just.....roll OFF your body??
I'm sure I'm not alone in this :)
Today is Wednesday, May 25.
Currently 122 days until our wedding!
6 days to find a home to move in to together (EEEK)
3 days until a surprise mini photo session with my sweet Tara.
(check her out here and here)
16 days until I receive my BEST ETSY PURCHASE EVER!
14 days until my lovebug's 32nd birthday!

Things are coming at me pretty quickly. All very exciting! I just hope I can keep it all together and not go insane, you know what I mean??
Whose idea was it to plan a wedding and move at the same time, huh?
Let's blame it on Leevi! :)

Currently working on our wedding tree, as well. If you haven't heard of it before, it's to take the place of a guestbook. I'll draw out the tree and the guests at the wedding will "leaf" their thumbprints in different colors of greens. This was my second draft of the tree. The first was on canvas with acrylic paint. It was too large and scary looking. This one is oil pastels and much more to my liking! I've just got to make it about four times this size:

Happy Thoughts!

Hi there! I am terrible at updating my blog!! So much has been happening as of late! Leevi and I have found a place for our wedding. It's on a horse ranch here in Wichita Falls. Pretty rustic! But exactly what we were looking for! And the absolute best thing is that I saved about $1,200 dollars with this place rather than the other we had looked at!! Oh yeah!! (this is my drawing of the barn!! haha. I am the next Picaso, so watch out!!)

It's pretty weathered. This is the side of the barn we will have the ceremony on. The lovely yellow squares are hay bales where guests will sit. Then we will walk around to the other side and enther through the other huge door for the reception :)

I have also dicovered you can have a "Honey Fun Registry" That's where instead of wedding guests bringing you a blender....they can log into your personal account and put money towards a fabulous honeymoon! How neat, right??

We also got to get our engagement pictures done recently! We drove to Oklahoma City and met my Aunt B, who is a photographer, and had a really great time. Below is my favorite picture!

What a blast!! Wish we could have stayed in Bricktown a bit longer but....time flies!! I also have plans to go to my Dad's house pretty soon. He has a little wood shop that he makes furniture in and we're going to get to work on some personal touches for the wedding! So excited to be doing this with my Dad!

Anyways!! Have a lovely day and hope to post more frequently!

The CATCH-UP POST!!

So much to tell you since I last BLOGGED!!

First off…..
I’m ENGAGED!!
That’s right….I’m going to be a bride!!
I will marry the love of my life on 09/24/2010.
We wanted October but I want an outside wedding so badly and we were not sure it would be optimal weather temperatures for that time of year, so I got as close as I could.
And I’m also weird about the date. We knew it would have to be a Saturday in September and I don’t like odd numbers so there was the 12th and the 24th.
My ring:


Leevi picked it out himself and I adore it!

I also participated in Mickey's ornament swap! I was paired up with the gorgeous Summer and here’s a few pics of what she sent me:
Because I LOVE owls SO MUCH!! My sweet little furry fella!

My perfect size coffee mug! To which I got a new coffe maker for ;) It really is a gigantic mug but it's the PERFECT amount for me :)

And my salt and pepper shakers!! How cute are these??!! And the best part is that I had some salt and pepper shakers but my kitty had knocked one of them into the trash and I was in need of a new set :) She couldn't have picked a better time to send these! I was so excited when I opened up my package!

Thank YOU SO MUCH Summer!! And a heartfelt CONGRATS on the baby news!! What an awesome blessing!!

I also received a sweet little "Thank You" from Mickey :) When she married her love I was blessed to be there and be part of all the magic! She sent me this :

Because I love all things floral and always wear headbands with a little something extra!

LOVE YOU MICKERZ :)

it's been awhile.....

I can't say I've been too terribly busy....
Just terribly LAZY ;)

Work is also killing my spirits.
So i generally sulk about that!

Thought I would throw out some Thursday randomness:

When my sister and I moved apart she got custody of ALL CHRISTMAS decor because she has the bigger/nicer house. BOO.

When my kitty Jackson snuggles with me, it makes my heart smile.

I cannot wait to marry LEEVI. He is my shelter from the storm and I am so thankful God put him in my life.

I'm addicted to ROTEL+Velveeta. Can't.get.enough.

I look forward to casual days at work on Fridays.

I haven't dyed my hair since May of 09. That in itself is quite the accomplishment for me.

I'm horrible at keeping up with my finances. Horrible.

I drink from my water jug in the fridge.

I love all things with owls. They are special to me.

I already have a pretty good plan for my wedding :)

I found a quiet pretty place by a lake. I'd like to go out there with just a book and sit and read. Just thinking of that relaxes me!

I miss how close my friends and I used to be. Then everyone had to go and grow up.

I've never cooked a turkey before.

My favorite color to wear is black.

I want to lose weight. I've been walking in the evenings with a coworker....but I'd rather walk/jog/run by myself. I feel more confident that way. And i love to listen to music while exercising.

I would love to travel to Germany and meet my cousin's twins.

My Mom was an amazing woman. I should be so lucky to be half the person she was.