Not Up to Sharing

So, blogging is something I thought I'd jump up of bed everyday and do, but as bloggers know, it's not that easy.  After almost four months of hiding living, I'm BACK!!!

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August and September were very difficult months for both me and Mr. H. We lost his brother (Oh, Billy boy, we think about you everyday), had to have our well re-dug (yep, no water coming into the house), and  had to have our cat put down (diabetes did him in). No point in dwelling up that experience again, but the truth is without Mr. H by my side, I don't know where I'd be right now. I'm glad we have each other to fall back onto.

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But now, onto wedding related topics: I said YES to my dress, and my mom got hers. (Ironically, it's the green of our wedding choices AND my Grammy wore green to my parent's wedding) Like I talked about here, I have been in love with a dress since day one. And, well, it's the one I got. When I put it on, mom and I both teared up and I didn't want to take it off. I can't wait to get married in it. No spoiler alert, though, because I will not be posting pictures of it until AFTER the wedding.

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Mom and I have also be designing the favors and decorations for the reception. It's been a lot of fun, with only one little snafu, so that's a major blessing.

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Next month, the wine will be sampled and chosen  bought for the reception. January is the bridesmaid's dress shopping trip, even though the girls and I already have our favorites. April is my first fitting, and that's exciting and scary all in itself. It's really starting to since in that I'm going to be a MRS.

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Well, that's all for now, but more to come, in the next couple of days (not month, I promise).

One Year to Go!!!!

So I haven't been the best blogger lately, but there's a very good reason for it: LIFE!!!

While everything hasn't been roses, it's be a crazy month. 

After a WONDERFUL vacation with Mr. H, we had some family obligations to take care of. 

Mr. H"s brother has been in and out of the hospital for the last few years, but about one week before we left for vacation, he was admitted to the ICU and has since be transfered to a rehabilitation facility and is doing much better. We went and saw him and then discussed with the other brother and sister what our game plan is going to be. Next month, we'll be relocating his apartment goods so when he's out ,he can be closer to one of the siblings. 

Then last week, my cousin in Arizona was in a very bad motorcycle accident and is still in the ICU, but is going to be transfered to a rehab facility soon. The first few days were touch and go, he's now doing much better than everyone excepted, but has a long road ahead of him. I think about Bryan every day and think about how well he's doing so far...

Last week, was our first official summer BBQ. It was so much fun and cannot wait for more. 

Mr. H and I were also able to hear our DJ at another BBQ and so that's now a go.....

He only plays LP's so the search is on, and I've been having a lot of fun with it.... 

Now the exciting news, ONE YEAR from today, I'll be MRS. H!!!

That's right, 365 days, or 5 weeks, or 12 months to go!!!!! 

I cannot wait until we are Mr. & Mrs.....

I promise to try to be a better blogger.... I'm meeting with the flower lady next Wednesday with my mom, so I'll have a recap of that. Plus there's my DIY project for the cocktail hour that I'm getting ready to start, so I'll share that. All I can say is I love Japanese paper tape!!!!

Love In All Forms

Today, we're gonna not talk about my wedding for a moment, but we are gonna talk about LOVE....

Today my parents celebrate their wedding anniversary... Thirty-one years .... I hope that one day I will have a child whose parents will have been married that long... *Wink* *Wink*

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I love my parents and as adult, I realized through them that no marriage is perfect, but whatever you put into it, you'll hopefully get out of it... Love is easy, it's everything else that makes life hard.... 

They have made me the women that I am and I'm happy for both of them.....

Aren't they just adorable?!?! And such a 1980's wedding, huh??

If it's my parent's wedding anniversary, then that means that in exactly one month, is my and Mr. H's anniversary. We will have been together ELEVEN years. And we still have almost 14 months until our wedding...

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I can honestly say that it's been a wonderful and almost perfect eleven years with him. I cannot wait until the day that I get to call him my husband. He is my rock when I need it, but is silly when I need a laugh. He is my best friend, but my best critic all in the same moment. He is my other half and I feel complete because of him. I hope that everyone gets to experience what we have and cannot wait to see where the rest of our journey takes us....

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I love this quote and it will actually be on a sign some where in the wedding decorations, actually. I couldn't talk about love and NOT include this quote. 

All  in all, love is in the air..... Royal weddings..... Which is funny cause I already had a lace dress picked out to try on, but it looks different than Kate's, but hope that "trend" doesn't take out, cause I don't wanna seem like a copy cat.... 

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Does anyone else just have days where love is all around and you just want to spread the joy for everyone else to experience with you??

How We Met

Sorry it's been a long week and haven't had the time (or energy) to post, but tonight we're going back to the very beginning, how Mr. H and I met....

I was still in high school (yes it was that long ago) and looking for a job. I got one at the local grocery store...

I was dating someone else at the time but a long distance relationship with a college boy was nothing but trouble, and needless to say it didn't work out. 

One day this cute guy that I had said hi to a few times, came to visit me in the bakery where I was working that night (covering someone's vacation I believe). We talked for almost an hour about his bad mystery shop and quite a few other random things.

A week or two later, my 18th birthday was coming up. I didn't have anything exciting planned but a movie with some friends. After finding out that my new cute friend was off, I invited him to join us. 

He said YES. Not sure who asked who, but we decieded to meet up for a game of pool before the movie.

Little did he know, I had NO IDEA how to play pool. But someone was on my side that night, because I won the first two games. Not sure if it was beginners luck or his willingness to let me win, but it didn't matter either way. 

After that, we headed to the movie theater to meet some friends and go so the funniest movie that we could see. Think Tom Greene and Sean William Scott and their finest and you get ROAD TRIP!!!

Defiantly not the best movie to have been our first date, but it sure broke the ice for us.

 After the movie, my friends left so I could go spend some quality with this new boy. He did what any gentlemen would do and took me for some birthday dessert: pie at the local Baker's Square.

Not sure what kind I got, but it was thought that counts right? About this time, I realized that it was time for me to head home so that I was home before curfew!! Sucks living at home and obeying the rules, but everything happens for a reason, I guess. 

Mr. H followed me home and I checked in. The parents were asleep so we decided to go to the place that made the most sense. 

The lake just down the road from our house! We sat in his pick up and talked, and talked, and talked, During some part of our conversation, I felt his truck slowing rolling towards the lake. THE BOY WAS TRYING TO KILL ME?!? No, he hadn't pulled the e-brake up all the way and so we were drifting towards the lake.

After some more time, we noticed that the sun was starting to peek through the darkness. Uh oh, time to sneak back home again. We drove back to the house and after a good bye kiss, he told me he loved me. That's right ladies, he not only said I love you first, but on the first night. (Not that I didn't feel the same, but I didn't want to scare him away). 

After that, I guess you can say the rest is history. Looking back, it's kind of funny that he not only said I love you first, but he's been trying to get rid of me from the first day...