Letters

Happy Friday, ya'll. I'm still stuffed from Turkey Day! It's nice to have the day off to relax and to have no real plans. We're going to head back to our house in just about an hour and will probably lounge for the rest of thr weekend!

Friday's letters!

Dear Ipad, thanks for being so convenient! I didn't want to pull my laptop to start this post anyway. Dear dog, I'm sorry you have to wear that silly cone. I hope the fleas leave you soon! Dear Blogger, thanks for having a handy-dandy 'save' button so that when 3G goes out on the ride home, I can finish my post later. Dear family, I thoroughly enjoyed our time yesterday. Thanks for being so awesome. Dear food, you tasted SO delicious last night...however, my stomach was not happy that I decided to consume so much of you yesterday.  Dear lesson plans, thank you for being so easy to make this week! I like testing weeks. Dear Sissy, I can't wait for our birthday shenanigans on Tuesday...you'll be so excited once you find out what we're doing. teeheehee. Dear fiancé, thank you for being so incredible. I am still in awe of how I got so lucky. Dear ridiculous Black Friday shoppers, I'm currently sitting at home in my sweatpants, relaxing with my fiance instead of standing in line for hours to save just a few dollars. Priorities, folks.

I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of their long weekend...now that all of my papers have been graded and lesson plans have been written, I can spend the rest of my time relaxing with this guy! :)

xoxo

Engagement Pictures

I never shared all of our awesome engagement pictures with you guys...we took them one early freezing Saturday morning early this month. I wanted to do pictures during the fall because we're getting married in the fall next year, and when we send out Save the Dates, I want them to have the same feel as when we get married next year. I don't know if that makes any sense in anyone else's brain except mine.

We met my cousin downtown in my hometown, and took advantage of the beautiful scenery. We stopped by restaurants that weren't quite open yet, ducked into doors that were beautiful, and even ventured onto the train tracks--where a train swept by just about 5 minutes after we left!

Lauren did a wonderful job taking our pictures and Z and I had an absolute blast...he even mentioned that he would like to do it again sometime. :)

Check out her website if you're in central/eastern NC and need someone to take your pictures!

Lauren Soignet Photography

That's just a few of them...I'll share the rest in a later post.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break! We're off to visit my family in Kernersville tomorrow for lunch, and we'll spend the night at Z's mom's house tomorrow night. Friday-Sunday it's nothing but rest and relaxation before putting in the final 3.5 weeks before Christmas break arrives!

It's Okay...

It's Thursday, and we all know what that means!

Time for me to link up with Neely for it's OK Thursday!

It's OK

• to want this week to be over already...next week is a one day week!
• to not tutor this afternoon just so I can go home and unwind--having a meeting every day after school for two weeks can exhaust a girl
• To really be really excited that I hit my goal weight...
• ...and to now be looking forward to the buffet of "bad food" that was promised to me once I did
• to sit in front of the TV and refuse to get up and cook dinner because I was in a bad mood (I may have done this last night)
• to be really sad that I have to wait 6 more months for the next book in the Crossfire series.
• to want all of this wedding planning stuff to be OVER so we can just be married already...sheesh.

That's all that my little brain can produce right now. Kiddos will be here soon. Enjoy your Thursday, loves!

I'll leave you with one of my FAVORITE pictures from our engagement session from a few weeks ago.

Sweet, Wonderful, Dear Friday.

Dear Friday, thank you for finally showing your face. I've missed you since the last time we saw each other. Dear children, thank you for the cold.....or not. Dear weather, thanks for FINALLY holding up so we can have our engagement pictures tomorrow! So excited. Dear David's Bridal, I'm only coming to my appointment tomorrow because I feel obligated. You've already pissed me off once, don't do it again. Two strikes and you're out. You're welcome--for giving you a second chance. Dear fiance, thank you for putting up with all of my crazy moods lately. You're a saint. Dear wine, thank you for always being so tasty...you're especially tasty after a hard day at work. Dear nail ladies, thank you for entertaining me while I was the only one in your establishment this evening. You were very friendly and kind!

Enjoy your weekend, friends! We'll be doing lots of wedding things tomorrow and lots of lazy things on Sunday. :)

It's Okay

Hayyyyy it's Thursday. And that means that tomorrow is Friday! 

Today it's ok...

to drink a glass of wine as soon as I  get home, before dinner is even ready.

to want to go to bed at 6:30pm.

to give the pets treats for no good reason at all (they might be spoiled...)

that I'm really hoping tomorrow goes by quickly so I can get on the road out of town!

to be depressed about the fact that I left my wallet AND your coffee cup at work...

(...tomorrow is Starbucks day, people. I'm screwed).

to think that my fiance really is some sort of a saint because he offered to pay for my weekly Starbucks day tomorrow.

to want to tutor the same 10 kids all day every day, not just on Thursdays. Like for real. I want that to be my job.

and finally...

it's ok to be absolutely exhausted and feel like a zombie.

In the past 3 days I've worked 34 hours and only slept 15. 

Home girl is about to go to bed around 7pm tonight.

No lies.

Happy Friday Eve!

WILW

Happy Wednesday! It's rare for me to be able to link up during the morning--but I'm under strict instructions from my doctor not to go back to work today or to talk/whisper for the next 24 hours. Should be fun. I've had this crud for 6 days now and  I'm pretty glad to finally have some medicine!

I'm loving that the fall weather is finally here! I've been able to wrap up in a sweater and put my boots on the last few days.

I'm loving that finally, after 8 weeks of school, my kiddos and I are finally getting into our groove. I've squashed [hopefully] most of my behavior issues and gotten my schedule under control!

I'm loving that our wedding is only 11.5 months away...I'm sure they'll fly by!

I'm loving that although I don't feel great, I was able to enjoy drinking my coffee and talking to Z this morning without having to rush out the door.

I'm loving that I can finally see things clearly with my new glasses...it's been interesting having to adjust to wearing them all the time but I can certainly see better.

And of course I'm loving my wonderful husband to be!

 I'm going to go lounge now and take full advantage of my doctor-forced day off of work. :)

I'm alive.

I promise. I'm still alive. Work and planning this wedding have taken OVER my life! I barely have any time to breathe, let alone to blog!

As of tomorrow, we will have been engaged for 3 months. We've made some good progress in those 90 days. Here's what we've already done:

• Chosen a date (September 28, 2013) and a venue (River Landing)
• I  went dress shopping and said YES to the dress!
• A dear friend of ours has offered to be our wedding planner.
• We have chosen our cupcakes (Gigi's)...I'm not a fan of cake, so I wanted cupcakes!
• We have our engagement pictures this weekend. So excited that this lady will be taking them!

Our Next Steps:

• Find bridesmaids dresses
• Find and book a photographer and a  DJ
• Honeymoon plans!

I think we're doing pretty well for still being 11.5 months away from "I Do"! I will be working full time until June, when I take some time off next school year to put finishing touches on the big day. We also have plans to move to California some time in the next few years, so our newlywed lives will be up in the air!

Work is going well--we're finally in the swing of things and into our routine. The first quarter is almost over--we start conferences next week! I love all of my kiddos, even though they drive me crazy some days.

That's about it for us right now...like I said, work and wedding.

I'm hoping to start updating more...now that we've tackled most of the big wedding things! :)

Toodles!