Recent{Happenings}

Today we go sign on the apartment that
we will be living in come March!
Ryan will actually be there a little before me
but I get to go ahead and start decorating!!
HeHe!
YAY!
Decorating what will be OUR home
is almost more exciting to me than
stressing over wedding plans right now.
Everything is pretty much set as far
as that goes but I still need to
pick out all of the flowers/bouquets/arrangements.

Our engagements are in, here is
one of my favorites:

{eakPhotography}

Engagments{preview}

For those of you who may not keep up
with Facebook or Twitter,
we had our engagement pictures done
about two weeks ago and they
turned out great!!
The rest of them will be ready
sometime soon after Thanksgiving
and I am so anxious to see them!


Also, I have picked out my invitations
and programs as well as dresses for
my PRECIOUS nieces-to-be!
Things are still running pretty
smoothly as far as planning goes
and for that I am very thankful...

Speaking of being thankful-
Thanksgiving is DAYS away!!!
This year I have decided to
bring a dish to the family dinner.
I will be making my Grams'
sweet potato casserole- it's a
must for me!

Short post but as soon as those
pics are in, I will post them
for everyone to see.


116 days to go!

LOVE

Today I have been so giddy thinking
about the wedding and more
so becoming a wife to the sweetest
most handsome man I know!
Ryan has been such a blessing to me
in so many ways and I could not
be more thankful!

I must say life has been so peaceful
and enjoyable since he came along.
It is amazing how when you find the
right one they immediately start
to bring out the better in you.
Ryan continues to do that everyday.
I absolutely love and adore that about him.


I know sometimes my posts are
few and far between, but the planning
continues and is almost complete!
It will be so nice to be able to
enjoy the holidays with family and
"new" family!

131 days until I get to marry the man of my dreams!

Learning to Sacrifice

Warning: this post is not as deep
as it's title.

Yesterday, Ryan handed his iPad to me

and said, "Here, pick whatever shirt you'd like."
I realized he had pulled up
footballfanatics.com for me to pick out
an LSU top for the upcoming LSU vs. AU game.
We are tailgating with some friends over at
Auburn in two weeks and he wants
me to "look like I am having fun."

Do I usually look like I am
not having fun?

I was looking at Anthopologie
online today and found the perfect
"game appropriate" purple shirt.
Now this is something I
could look like I'm having fun in.

...or maybe this is where
I sacrifice a little and wear
a jersey for love.


{This is my idea of an LSU tailgating shirt...}


{...and this is his idea.}

166 {days to go!}

I have a dress!!
That's really as much as I am
going to say about it other than it's
beautiful! My sweet Dad came with
Me as well as my Mom and Grams.
We celebrated at Dairy Queen afterward.

On Saturday we had our
usual football party with all of our
great friends and we grilled some
delicious sliders! The recipe is
from Stephanie from Cookin Cowgirl.
They are delicious and it is a must try!

This week I would like to practice
being a good housewifey. Today after work
Ryan and I are cleaning his apartment and bathing
Finley. I am hoping that once everything is
clean he will bring me to the grocery
store from some ingredients. He is
very picky about what he eats and
how things are prepared so I found some recipes
that are man foods dolled up bit. Hopefully
they will turn out well and I can add another
meal to my "recipes that Ryan will
eat" box.

Oh, and the gym is calling my
name! I will assume it is calling Ryan's name
as well because he has well- taken a break
from it if you will... HA!
Maybe we will go tonight?

166 more days to go.
That is crazy.

UPDATE:

We found a venue for the rehearsal dinner!

{The Tutwiler Hotel}

Rehearsal{crisis}

I would like a private room seating 45 people.
Not available anywhere.
Wait... 2 places.
One with a $7000 minimum and
the other is $70 a head.

My goodness...

Ryan's mom has been in town
since Sunday searching and navigating
her way around Birmingham for
a rehearsal dinner location.
Birmingham, needless to say, is not
the most accommodating area
for weddings.

Regardless of our frustrating week,
we have had a lot of fun hanging
out and eating really yummy dinners at
Jackson's and Zea. If you happen
to go to Jackson's anytime
soon, I highly recommend their
Caribe flat-bread with a side
of mango chutney.

Oh yeah and about that diet-
I have been able to
easily follow it during the day
and since we have been eating out
and about I have just stuck with
chicken salads and smaller portions.
Okay, I did have a slice of pizza
the other night. HA!

Today we may be able to finalize
a spot for the dinner, we
one more place to check and we will
know where to go from there.
This is pretty exciting and
just means we are that much
closer to the BIG DAY!

{...and that much closer to being here.}