Our Love- The Unabridged Version

Three years ago today, I remember waking up so excited. Not nervous, not scared, just filled with such anticipation, this was the day that I had been waiting for.

For those of you who don't know, I'll tell you Jon and I's love affair.

It started years before when Jonathan (who is from Belgium) came to Dallas to record a few songs with the worship band from Gateways Beyond. He came to Shady Grove and the Lord started doing a work in his heart. He felt connected here for some reason and vowed to come back and spend some time here. I vaguely remember the band coming, I remember my dad introducing me to everyone, but I don't remember Jonathan and he doesn't remember me.

Fast forward a few years and the picture will have changed. I had continued on my own path, not walking with the Lord at all. I was a hurting and angry young woman... when I think back on the years of 2002 and 2003 all I remember was anger. I don't know what I was so angry about, but I was really angry at anyone and everything. I did things I'm not proud of, experimented with things I should never have done, got involved with people who I shouldn't have, but in the end, nothing was different and I was still a vacant shell of the person I knew I was supposed to be.

That's when, after a series of events, I ended up on the island of Cyprus in January of 2004 to try to hit the reset button on my life at a discipleship school called Gateways Beyond, and it just so happens this is where I first officially met Jonathan.

During my time of wandering, Jonathan was dedicating his life to the Lord. He had joined the community at GB and was really going into the deeper things the Lord has for him. He was on staff there doing media related things.

When he met me, all he saw was an angry, selfish girl with fire in her eyes. He immediately loved the fire, but definitely was taken back by the person I was at the time, and not in a good way. Yet he was somehow drawn to me.
I remember meeting him after a few days of holing myself up in my room thinking WHAT HAVE I DONE, I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE! I had decided to come out for dinner one night and Jonathan was there. At the end of the night we struck up a conversation and I found myself coming out of my self imposed depression and actually enjoying a conversation for once. He asked me where I was from and I told him Dallas/Shady Grove. He said, "Wow, that's cool. My commitment here is up in June and I have a free ticket to the states. I am planning on going to Dallas because I feel that the Lord has something for me there." I looked at him and immediately without thinking said, "I have an idea, let's get married and then you can move to Dallas and I can say I have a European husband. Everyone wins." We both laughed, but little did I know how true that statement was.

Over the course of the next 6 months, my life began to change. I dedicated my life to the Lord, I learned why I was created and I fell in love with my Savior. I let go of so many issues and was set free from addictions and pain, some of which I never even knew was there. I cried more than I ever thought possible. I learned more than I ever thought capable. I started to touch the heart of God for the first time... it was amazing.

And during that time, my silly crush that began that first night of meeting Jonathan came alive. I remember telling my sister that I had a crush on someone and her first reaction was "OH NO!" Guys have always been my biggest downfall and she was so afraid that I was going to get cheated out of a total life change... but then as the months went by and the way she heard me talking about him, she just knew. She has NEVER liked any of my boyfriends and she found herself totally on board with someone she had never met . She just knew it was right (though she didn't tell me that till later- God even gave her a dream about him). My parents felt the same way. My grandparents came and visited me in May and they fell in love with him...
Jonathan and I got really close, well as close as you can get in a place with a no dating policy :) We became best friends during that time and set the pace for an amazing relationship.
At the very end of June, the woman who came to the school in January was completely gone and in her place was someone vibrant and alive. Who loved and was loved by her God. I was completely different and Jonathan was with me during my entire transformation. Through the very low times, to the times of breakthrough, his friendship was my constant.

We had known eachother for almost 7 months and we knew we wanted to take this relationship to the next level. But on the same hand we were so afraid that the reason we felt this strongly was because we had been in a pressure cooker for 7 months and so we wanted to know that this was real. So we, with the blessing of our authority, decided to spend 6 months apart to really pray and get to know eachother long distance wise before we made the trip to meet eachother's families.
It was a long hard 6 months (and literally thousands of dollars worth of phone bills- long story), but we made it and came out of it closer than ever.

Jon came around Christmas time to meet my family and they instantly clicked, it was like they had known him his entire life, like he had always been a part of our family. He and my brother-in-law became best friends instantly and he clicked with everyone. Nothing was forced, he was just part of me and it was so natural.

I flew to Belgium to meet his family in January and just like in Dallas, everything clicked. It was like the blessing of the Lord was all over this. We even took our first day trip together to Paris which was always a dream of mine to walk around Paris holding hands and be in love :)

By the time we were in Belgium, we knew we couldn't be a part, so he applied for a Religious Worker Visa (sponsored through my church) and what normally can take up to 6 months to get approved, got approved in TWENTY FOUR HOURS! It was a miracle!
He moved here in February 15, 2005 and we got engaged on February 21st. :)

People have asked me when I knew that I was suposed to marry Jon and although I was in love with him, I was so scared of making a mistake. I remember one night in particular I had dropped him off at my sister's house where he was staying (this was a few days after he had met my fam). I was just listening to worship music, it was late and I had just turned on NW19th from I30. I was just telling the Lord how scared I was. That it felt so right, but that I didn't think it could possibly be the right timing. I had just gotten out of a bad lifestyle, shouldn't I have to be single for awhile so God could show me things, I normally always had a boyfriend of some sort, so this must be bad timing. I said, "God why would you bring my husband to me so quickly after I left my old life." and I heard SO clearly the Lord say to me "Because you are my daughter in whom I am well pleased." I broke down immediately and just started thanking God for his love and allowing me to love and be loved. From that moment on I never questioned that the Lord brought Jonathan into my life at that time in those circumstances. He wanted us to grow together from ground zero. He wanted me to have to be so open and vulnerable to Jonathan whether I liked it or not. On that night Jonathan became my always.

Well we got engaged on February 21st and he totally surprised me. I was studying for a french test on my lunch break and he talked me into going to lunch with him and my friend Tiffani... I SO did not want to go because I needed to study. So I get to the Ballpark (where Tiff's office is) and I am waiting in my car for him to come down, studying. He calls me and is like come up, we are waiting on Tiff. I lose my temper at this point and start yelling at him telling him he is being insensitive to the fact that I have to study and blah, blah, blah, he is like come up here and I hang up on him and stomp inside. I don't even look for him, but I just sit immediately down at Tiff's desk, not even really wondering where he is (or caring because I was so mad that he wasn't letting me study). I pull my book back out and a few minutes later he calls me and I'm like "WHAT!" and he says that he left me a card. I immediately felt bad and we hung up. I found the card and he had written me this sweet card and it had a key to the other office in it. I start shaking and go open up the office and he is standing there and he proposes.
I don't really remember what he said because the entire time I am thinking, I was so mean to him just now and he was trying to propose. He asks me to marry him and the only thing that comes out of my mouth is "I'M SUCH A BITCH" :)
We laughed, I cried, and I finally said yes and then I get into instant engaged girl mode and grab my phone to call my family. But then, who walks in, but MY ENTIRE FAMILY! They were waiting down the hall :)
We all went to lunch and I was just in heaven :)
We set the date pretty quickly and it was between August 5th or August 12th... we chose August 12th because Jon said it had a better ring to it.

So that brings me back to this day 3 years ago, August 12, 2005.
At this moment, I was having breakfast with my closest friends at Mimi's cafe.
Man I wish I was blogging back then, because I would love to be able to read about everything I was feeling... but alas, my blogging days did not start till the end of 2005... anyways.
We all got together and had breakfast, then went to get our hair done, mani/pedi's, etc. Poor Abby was our work horse that day as she pulled double duty of hair stylist and bridesmaid (thanks Abby!)

I was STRANGELY, almost eerily relaxed that day. I could care less about everything because this was the day that I married my best friend and the love of my life.
It was so windy that day and they couldn't get the Chuppah to stand up... I didn't care... We had forgotten to print the programs, so I just went and did it myself. While they were printing, I went into the back room of the church and played the piano and sang... it was a really sweet time for me... I was just so happy.
We get back and everyone was panicking because they didn't know where I was and I had forgotten to bring my cell phone.
We all folded the programs and I started to get dressed and ready for pictures. I was just so excited!
After we took the pictures, the bridal party and the women in my family/extended family all gathered around and we had a time of prayer. It was so special as we prayed for this night for so long and to see it come to fruition. I started crying at that moment and didn't stop for the next hour. I was so completely overwhelmed with love. I remember watching Jonathan walk out to stand in front of the wedding canopy and I am holding on to my mom and dad crying saying, "he's so beautiful".


My heart at that moment expanded past any physical, emotional or spiritual boundaries I could have self imposed. I saw him for what he was, a man who is pledging his life to me. To protect me and love me. To always be a support to me and to care for me like no one has ever cared for me before. This was the man that I was going to grow old with, every major event in my life would be shared with him from now on... we would create children together and watch them grow. We would travel the world together. We were going be an example to everyone of how God loves them by loving eachother.

I was completely overwhelmed with the honor that the Lord was giving me by placing this AMAZING man who was way out of my leauge into my life.
We are so alike, yet we meld together so beautifully. He is my everything and the sole person whose encouragement is like fuel to my fire.
As I walked towards him down the aisle, the song "Glance" by Misty Edwards (you can listen to the song HERE) was playing.
"I remember the first glance, I remember the first romance, I remember the first dance, when I fell in love with you... I thought that I would never know love, and maybe I would never know touch, but then you came and awakened me, and then you came, unlocking me..." it wasn't just my song to Jonathan, but my song to my Savior. On that day I officially pledged my life to both Jonathan and God...
In my vows above all I promised to love the Lord my God with all my heart and through Him I would love Jonathan. I gave the vow that Ruth gave to Naomi, "Where you go I will go, your people shall be my people and your God my God." I took on a mantle that day that I can never put down... we took the first step together towards our destiny...
We couldn't stop touching and loving on eachother during the entire ceremony. We both cried the entire time. To say we were filled with love overflowing would be the most ridiculous understatement.

The rest of the night was perfect.. yes things happened or didn't happen that I would probably change if I could go back... but seriously, all that mattered was that we were joined together.
We hadn't slept together before we were married so that night was so special and nerve wracking for us both.
Our honeymoon was AMAZING. We went on a cruise and then spent a few days in Orlando going to Universal Studios... I still cherish those memories and we talk about that time to this day.
So it's been 3 years since that amazing day and 4 1/2 since we first met... since then we've done a lot. We've traveled all over, had a beautiful baby girl, bought a house, bought 2 cars, gone on vacations, weekend trips, Jonathan got his US residency and now we are going to have our 2nd child in a few months... it's been amazing and the greatest part is it's only just a fraction of our lives together.

I've never one time thought that we should have waited. I never one time have ever thought we shouldn't have gotten married. I never have one time thought that I don't want to stay in this relationship.
We just click. We are one person and where he stops I begin. I love him more than anyone on earth and I am more grateful now for him than I ever thought I could be 3 years ago.

God gave me the greatest gift of all when he gave me Jonathan.

I love you honey and happy anniversary!

The Wedding Day

The wedding day began a little hectic. I went to get a mani/pedi and I got a trainee and it took them 2 hours to get it done... omg I was so frustrated. So then I get back and we still had a million things to do. Thankfully I have the best sister in the world and she fixed Lyric's dress and I found Kadyn's size 4 white dress shoes, it all got done. I put the baby down for a nap and I got ready.
Jon and I had decided to rent a hotel room that night and send Lyric home with my parents. It was actually the first night I have ever been away from Lyric... how crazy is that! I wasn't nervous about it, it just so happens that we take Lyric with us everywhere and we live so close to family that when we are out late, it's easy just to go get her. So ya, good times. But of course I had to get her overnight bag, my overnight bag, all the stuff we needed for the wedding, take a shower, go buy my shoes for the wedding and get us both fed and be in Dallas by 3. Oh ya, when I put Lyric down for a nap it was 1pm :)

I was getting pretty stressed, especially since Lyric woke up crying from her nap and was in the WORST mood! I was thinking, please no, please no, please no! But of course, the show must go on, so at this point it was 2:30, I drove quickly to go pick up my shoes, get my lunch and started driving to Dallas. I was feeding lyric pieces of grilled cheese in the car on the way... well we get there and as she eats, she starts getting in a better mood. I get my hair done, Lyric won't walk in her dress because it was too poofy and then I realized I didn't have any socks for her. So I run with her next door to Neiman Marcus, but they don't have any. Oh well, no socks today! I was getting really stressed at this point... everyone had already left for the ceremony site...

So then I get in the car to drive to the ceremony site and I couldn't remember exactly how to get there. So I call Jon and my phone runs out of batteries... so I'm driving around for 30 minute, with only a vague idea of where it is... I stop a few times, ask for directions, borrow some random guys cell phone... it was awful. Finally I get there, and I was about to lose it. I was so tired of my fussy daughter, I was late, sweating bullets, Lyric wasn't dressed, I didn't know if I had missed the pictures... I was just about to start balling!
However, I quickly calmed down and took a few deep breaths... my mom helped me dress Lyric and everything was ok.

So that was my hectic wedding day :)

I walked into the reception area and it was GORGEOUS! It looked like a fairy land. The room was filled with flowers and plants. It looked like a magical rain forest.


Tiffani looked absolutely beautiful!
Here is one of the center pieces
Amanda and Tabitha
All the bridesmaids and groomsmen walked in together so it looked really cool. Jon and I both held Lyric's hands and walked in together. She of course stole the show :)

Here you can see Tiff walking in with her dad in the distance

During the ceremony

>Us during the ceremony
Now Mr. and Mrs. Frederick!
Ok, here are some lovely pics of my daughter :)




Courtney and Nate
Another one of Lyric for good measure
The happy couple
Court, me and Abby
The bride's cake
The groom's cake
Dancing
The speech right before the fireworks.
The fireworks were to the Misty Edwards song, Relentless. It was pretty cool and synchronized. I didn't think to record it till the very end, but here is a short clip:

LyLy wasn't too sure about it. She just hid the whole time:

Then of course it was time to boogy. Pregnant or not, I shake it. Note that this is how Abby and I groove:

They had a lounge area with Go-Go dancers
Ry and Tiff getting down

As they ran out to the car, they ran through this:

Ok, here are some of the cool parts of the wedding:

They had a free photobooth that was set up in the back. We had so much fun taking a bunch of group shots :) This was an actual photobooth that you had to squeeze into, it was a blast! Also, the guest book was right next to it, and people print a picture and put it in the book and sign it.

During the ceremony, there was a woman with a big loom and at one point Ry and Tiff both gave her spools of thread and she wove into this blanket during the ceremony their thread to make a unity blanket.

There was a lady who during the reception was painting a portrait.

Fun times people, fun times!

I am so happy for Ryan and Tiff. The wedding was the most amazingly cool wedding I've ever been to. It was over the top, but in a good way. The food was great, man I wish I was able to take of that top shelf open bar and strawberry mojito's, but oh well! :) I would rather not have a baby with brain damage :)

They are going on an incredible honeymoon to South Africa and Ireland. They will be shark diving, going on a safari, going to all the cool breweries and just having an amazing 3 week vacation! 

I talked with them a minute this morning and my parent's went to the airport and brought Ryan his iPod that he forgot... they look SO happy and I can't wait to hear all the stories from their awesome trip.

RyTy Rehearsal Dinner

The RyTy wedding festivities began on Thursday with the Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner. Lyric was looking super cute that evening with a new dress her Aunt CoCo got her. 

Tiff was pretty relaxed, which I have no idea how she was after seeing everything that went into the wedding... anyways, here is LyLy:

The cute Vandeput family
The boys minus Preston
Thad, Andrew and Ryan

Tiffani's brother and sister Henry and Abigail

The rehearsal went very quickly, which kind of made me nervous, but we were all quickly on our way to the rehearsal dinner which was at Eddie Deens in downtown Dallas, which is a definte country themed place! :) We ate barbecue and the food was DELICIOUS!

The Shulls and Vandeputs

Here are Abby, me and Court:

Lyric ready for some grub!
Dad and Landon
Courtney and Holly
After dinner we had a time of prayer over Ry and Tiff. Here is her dad praying a blessing over them, it was so sweet. Then we had some toasts where I read her my blog I wrote about her.

Courtney didn't bring any of her kids, which made me a bit nervous as her kids always entertain Lyric, but THANKFULLY Abby brought Korbin, so they played all night together
Then I saw this stuffed bear at the back that I thought Lyric would think was so awesome, but she thought it was going to eat her. She wouldn't get near it. That night she woke up screaming and so I think maybe she had a bad dream about the bear.
All in all it was a great night, though I was anxious to get into bed as I still had a billion things to get done before I had to be at the hotel to get my hair done... 

RyTy-888

I'm writing this today because I don't think I'm going to have time to write it tomorrow.

One of my bestest friends is getting married tomorrow and that would be Ms. Tiffani Mauldin :)

We met in, I think 1999, when she 'stole' my boyfriend... you would think that would make us instant enemies, which of course it did for a time- well more in my mind than hers- but after awhile the fates kept forcing us together, and we gave into the insanity and became fast friends.

I think it's her head in the clouds approach to my feet planted firmly on the ground that makes us a good match for each other. I just love her, there is no other way to put it.

We've been through a lot together... horrible, gut-wrenching break-ups, falling in love, freezing our butts off on a mountain for 6 months in the middle of no where, trips, holidays, family crisis, extreme life changes, babies, weddings, wounds, times of being on top of the world, times of being so low we can't breathe, times where we knew we needed to step in and say something, times when we knew it was better just to love... it's all there, in the genetic make up of our friendship...

I think I'm one of the few people who really gets Tiffani as she really gets me. It also helps that she is marrying the male version of me, which I think just lends itself back to the belief that she wishes she was marrying me, but we won't get into that :)

She is so ok with me just being emotional at times and I am so ok with sitting there listening to her reason everything out.

It's a unique match, and I can tell you, there is no other friendship out there like ours. It's one of those life long friendships that weaves itself so deeply into your core that there is no possible way to extract yourself without losing parts of who you are.

She is a part of my family. My parents view her as one of their daughters, she is always included for family dinners, events and more and has been so long before she met Ryan.

So now she is getting married to a guy that is like a brother to me... our families (The Benjamins and Fredericks) are close friends and have been so for 30 years. So it's like we are becoming sister-in-laws.

Tomorrow night, August 8, 2008 (888) she is getting married... it's going to be the ceremony she has always dreamed about.

I'll be there with her every step of the way, trying to a calming force in her life on that very crazy and emotional day. I'll try to protect her from unnecessary decisions and drama, letting her try to put the day in slow motion so she can remember the sights and smells and the overall feeling of excitement and anticipation.

So it's customary to give advice to the bride to be, and although you know a lot about the inner workings of marriage, here are a few things I've learned.

• Boys will be boys. They never really grow up and help Ryan find the things that keep him feeling like a boy and encourage (in moderation) him to do those things. It makes for a happier hubby
• At their center, guys just want to protect and provide for the ones they love. Don't undermine that and allow him to feel like he is doing that. Never be afraid to play the part of a woman in need, guys eat that up :)
• Pick your battles. Remember that your words are the most powerful weapons in his life. They have the power to make him feel like a king and the power to make him feel like a failure.
• Make intimate times with your husband a priority
• Find out the one major thing that makes him feel more relaxed at home, whether that is the living room picked up, laundry put away, no dishes in the sink, your bedroom always picked up, his favorite snack in the cupboard, whatever it is, try to always have that one thing done
• Just love him. Your husband is never perfect. He will say things to you that are not always right, but just always remember that you love him. That you made a commitment to him forever. Love, for the most part is a choice, so always choose him.
• Finally, keep your relationship with the Lord fresh and renewed and you'll find that keeping your marriage alive and healthy just naturally happens.

Tomorrow is going to be a great day and I couldn't be happier for my Tiff.

I love you girl.

















PS. They made it into the Dallas Morning News, click HERE for the article

Photobooth Pictures Are Up!!!

If you were at the wedding last night and took pictures in the photobooth, you can go to www.shullphotography.com and click on online proofing and then click on Landon and Holly's wedding!

They look great!

If you love your picture(s) you can buy it online!

So happy shopping!!!

Here are mine:

Landon and Holly's Wedding

Okay, well it was beautiful. Every detail, every aspect, just beautiful! And it also helped that the bride and groom were also very beautiful! It sure makes for great pictures.
Speaking of pictures, Landon and Holly were blessed to have FIVE professional photographers at their wedding!
Thanks to Shull Photography for setting all that up and of course Sarah Kuglin for being there to capture the video!

It was so great and these pics and videos are going to last them the rest of their lives and bring constant reminders of their love!

Ok, well let's start with the wedding rehearsal



The sanctuary looked beautiful!


At Mercado Juarez for the dinner



There was a slideshow playing in the background throughout dinner of Landon and Holly growing up


Brad and Abby

Sophie is getting so big

Korb and Lyric hanging out

Kisses!

Court and I

The dinner

Lyric and Korbin (mostly Lyric) got most of her food on the ground.

Landon and Holly felt it was time for an impromptu dance

Taking pictures with dad

Okay dad

Ok, I'm done!

Vandeput family

Jon and mom and dad


The wedding:

Holly looked gorgeous! Just like a magazine bride!




Ash and Maddy were flower girls and thought it was so cool they wore princess crowns (aka diamond tiaras)
Madysen


Ashlyn


Mom and Meme


Mom and Holly. They both look gorgeous!


Good lookin' boys!




Cousins playing before the wedding started


Mom and Sherry lighting the candles. You can see how BEAUTIFUL the wedding canopy was!


Mom and Dad walking Landon down the aisle. This is such a special tradition as it honors both the mother and father for raising their son and they walk him down the aisle and release him, signifying that they release him to be a man of his own household. Both Holly's parent's walked her down too, signifying the same thing.


Landon was laughing and so excited while he waited for Holly, but when he saw her, he started sobbing. It was so cute!


(I stole this from Brad, but this just SO captures it!)


Flower girls


Who gives the bride away






Kiss the bride!!


This was the song they picked to walk back down the aisle too! So cute!


Vandeputs


Ashlyn hurt her foot and couldn't shake it off


Mom and Preston


Taking pics outside. They are going to turn out so amazing!


GQ boys


Now I have 2 sisters! :)


My parents and Landon and Holly


All us kids


The reception looked gorgeous too. This pictures does not do it justice in the least bit. Zach Lowrie was the MC and he was great. There was a great dance floor and a slideshow playing in the background. It was just great! Everyone had a blast!


Father Daughter Dance. Lyric loved dancing!


Here is a video of the father/daughter dance. If you'll notice the gorgeous voice singing the song in the background, it is none other than my fabulously talented brother Austin! :)


She was definitely a mommy's girl last night. She would barely let me put her down, unless she was dancing.


Off to the honeymoon!!!


The photographers (minus Jenae). Brad (obviously the guy in the pic) who owns Shull Photography did such an amazing job with the pictures at the wedding. I've already seen a few and am blown away!!! If you are getting married soon, or need family portraits, pics of your kids, whatever, book him!


Jenae was inside taking photobooth style pictures


Way to go Jenae!


And let's end the blog with the lovely Baker Girls, Hannah and Olivia! :)


So as you can see the wedding was BEAUTIFUL!

To see just a few of the professional pictures that Brad Shull did, click here.

I have a few more videos I'll try to upload later!

The last few days...

Do I even remember them??

The last few days have gone by in a blur, as I have been super busy at work, then add that my evenings have been full each night... wedding stuff here, wedding stuff there...

Can you believe my little brother Landon is getting married tomorrow??

Totally crazy isn't it?

He is going to make such a good husband. And he is Mr. Fix-It, which will always come in handy. It's just hard to believe he is growing up so much so that he is going to be a married man!!

Last night a bunch of the ladies from the wedding went and got manicures and pedicures. It was so much fun. It's a new nail salon on Green Oaks and they let us have the whole back part of the room. We drank wine/champagne and ate pizza! It was a blast!

Courtney

Me!


Then afterwards, Court, Abby and I went to My Martini and had a martini and a Marry Me Roll... mmmm... delicious!!

So it was a lot of fun. Tonight is the rehearsal dinner for Landon and Holly's wedding. I need to leave here and then go home and get ready as I am not looking super cute at work today.
I chalk that up to not wanting to get out of bed because it was so gloomy outside. What about those storms the last few nights?? Jedi has been sleeping in our room because he hates thunderstorms. As long as he is in our room, he's fine. Though normally he prefers to sleep on the couch.

I still have no idea what I'm going to wear to the wedding tomorrow. The dress I was going to wear is one I've had, but Jon says it makes me look, in his words, "heavy". So I'm not going to be wearing that one! It's nice to have a husband who tells me like it is... even if it sometimes comes out rude. I would rather him be honest. But sometimes he's a little too honest :)

So I have to figure out a way to get my hair done and also to get a new outfit somehow before 7pm tomorrow... I'm not really sure how that is going to happen though.

Lyric is feeling better, still has a slight cough, but the snotty nose and fever are gone. Yeah!

Also, I still haven't heard anything from my boss about me going part time. So hopefully that will work out.

Ok, well speaking of work, I need to get back to it. Lunch break is over!

Holly's Shower

Well my brother gets married on April 11th to the lovely Holly Ward. I must say I was a bit apprehensive going to a personal shower due to the fact that the groom is my little brother... but I survived! :) Although I had to keep telling my sister not to dialogue! :)

Anyways, here are some pictures of the evening!

Party Pics!










These items were a little more what I was comfortable with her opening! :)





She was a great sport though




So yes, good times. I managed to sneak into the other room during the shower games. I don't do shower games. Call me a bad sport, call me a fuddy duddy, but I just don't do shower games! :)

Well I have a lot to do to get ready for tomorrow night and I'm not really sure of everything... I should probably convene with my sister pretty soon!

But for the time being Lyric is napping, MY NEW DISHWASHER is washing it's 2nd load of dirty dishes, the laundry which never ends is going. I've picked up the house, cleaned the kitchen... and it's just 10:30am! :)

I hope everyone's Saturday is delightful!