3 Weeks

Two of best friends are getting married... and my Big sister!!!
I will be in all three of the weddings.. and I'm soooo ready to through this month... ha. I'm very excited about the weddings, and I'm sure I will tear up in all of them.. I just hope I don't trip.

But I'm done being a Bridesmaid in three weeks! woohoo!

But really the girls haven't been bad. They are all type A teachers.. and they want to do everything themselves. And as I have been stalking wedding blogs, the biggest advice I can find is: Delegate things to be done because even though it seems important now.. it won't matter the day of.. and it will most likely be done better than you could do if you are doing Everything!

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I've been creating different invitations for Ben's and mine's wedding.. I suppose I should ask him what he thinks about the invitations... Its just sometimes hard to get his honest opinion.. He's a boy... That's kind of why I like him, though. You know that whole being a boy thing. ;)

The next three weekends are going to be full of tears, cheers, heels, and tulle.

Excitement!

I JUST had internet installed at home! I'm so excited for what this means for me... ok for my wedding! I am going to write more this summer. I must! I have all the time in the world now, (I mean sort of.. what amid all the weddings and wedding parties I have..) to dedicate myself to what I truly want to do.

I had a friend call me up today out of the blue... I swear I have some of the most interesting friends. I think I'm drawn to them because they get to live the lives that I only dream of living. For instance, one friend lived abroad in Costa Rica for a year. Now she lives in D.C., this summer she is going to live in San Francisco... She's also one of the kindest, most sincere and truly loveable people that I know. Another friend is pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor, and still traveling. The other day she was in Yosimite, this weekend she is in Seattle.

The friend I spoke with today is on the verge of opening her own boutique. Of personal lable clothes. She's dreamed up some edgey name, and already bought her first round of clothes, and is talking to someone about a place today. She once broke up with her boyfriend and drove to Panama City in the dead of night. I mean who does these things?

My friends are living lives out of novels, and I'm living a life from "The Rules." Which isn't bad. I'm in love and get to spend the rest of my life with someone who loves me back. And he sees the passion and fire in me. He prods me to do the things I dream of doing.. and I lie by the pool.. happy.

I guess all I'm saying is I think I'm kindling a fire to do more with myself. I've been described as dogged before. But I'm also practical and usually my fierce determination goes towards practical things.. like getting a job, saving money, paying loans.. blah blah blah.. I need something to be passionate about..

and while I'm on the subject of passion... I get to REALLY start planning my wedding! I want to meet with this lady and talk about what we can do to transform my wedding space.. I also want to make these http://http://ruffledblog.com/diy-string-wedding-chandelier/. They're pretty much AMAZING! Maye I'll post my own how to with pictures!

Maybe this is my passion.. :)

A New Idea...

I've been creating invitations.. It's been busy, but I love it! Next project: Amanda's wedding invitations! I'm going to take pictures of these and post them later, but I have to get them all together, first.

I love having a way to create something! It's nice to work with my hands and my mind. To see how the two work together (or sometimes don't.. lol) is just another testiment to God's goodness and the grace and beauty that He created us for.

I have been thinking about adding a "what's for dinner?" to my blog.

It's an idea I had over spring break. Me and two of my friends were staying at one of their grandma's house. Everything she made for us to eat was so Good! Sure it's not the healthiest options, but those recipes and ideas need to be put down somehow.

I plan on either using a Grandma's recipe or my own family recipe. Sometimes I'll make them (probably only on Thursdays and weekends) and post pictures. Sometimes they'll just be really good things to try. Hopefully, other people will try them, too!

This is will probably be better this summer, since I will have internet at home then. :)