The Little Details

This weekend has been a blast and I am loving all the little details of our wedding that are coming together. Every little piece is making me so anxious to see it all as a big picture on the wedding day. Last weekend I received a call that my wedding dress was in! I was so shocked that it had come in so quickly, so this Saturday I decided that I was going to take the trip to Raleigh to pick up my wedding dress and go to one of my favorite places... the Flea Market! Also... of course any trip to Raleigh has to include one of my very best friends, Angel. So, I called Angel up and we set a date!

I was so excited that Angel was able to go with me to the Flea Market! We had such a wonderful time!

Along with finding some awesome blue mason jars, we ran across these wonderfully hand made frames.

The whole idea behind our wedding is romantic, sweet, and simple. To me all three of those can easily be found in a shabby chic way. I have a little project up my sleeve that will include this frame and I will share it with you soon!

Finally... the main event on the trip was to pick up my wedding dress! I have already put it on twice just for fun since it has been in my possession! I love it and I can't stop admiring it. I absolutely can not wait to see Jonathan's face when he sees me at the end of the aisle.

To close my wonderful weekend, Jonathan and I also ran some errands today. A big part of our relationship is corn-hole... haha (I know so random!) Basically the deal is is that I really stink at it, but Jonathan is really good... so to be honest we don't make that great of a team, but it is something that we love... (I think he likes it when I step away from the game and let him play with someone else... haha!) so with that we have decided to include it into our wedding day. Yes, we will have corn-hole at our wedding and we couldn't be happier!  We are also going to use the boards at our engagement party, so today we went and picked up some unfinished boards that we can paint---post coming soon! Along with our corn-hole trip we also went to start our first registry... and WOW can I just tell you what a work-out it was...

I was so excited about the little "gun" thingy... haha! The lady at Bed, Bath, and Beyond thought I was crazy... but who doesn't?

Finally, as adventures on the wedding side of my life have been beginning to happen God has opened my eyes to many new thoughts about how we should live each day. I have learned a few lessons these past couple of months and I would love to share these lessons with you through my favorite Bible verses, Psalm 139... it sums up my every thought perfectly.

O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.

 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
 For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies take Your name in vain.
 Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.

 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.

I pray that your week is wonderful and that God will work in your life each and every day.

The Perfect Dress

Sooo... I know I can not blog a lot about today's adventure, but I did want to tell you about it.

This morning, bright and early, Momma, Aunt Jackie, Tracy, Grandma, and I all headed towards Raleigh to find the perfect wedding dress. I was so excited that we were going to meet Jonathan's mom (Elizabeth), Stephanie, and Angel there too! For months or maybe more.. haha.. I had had the perfect dress picked out from a picture online--I had a feeling it was the one, but of course I had to put it on.

I can't believe that today was that day.. it was the first dress I stepped into and the last dress I stepped out of. It was magical. I tried on one extra dress just to prove that it was the one and there was no denying it. I didn't even want to get out of it. I would still be sitting in it right now if I could. I will say that I did very good holding back the tears and there was about only one sitting in the corner of my eye when I saw myself for the first time. My Momma's wedding veil was perfect in every way with the gown and that made it even more special. I can't wait to see Jonathan's face when the doors of my church open.. whew.. the tears are almost flowing while I am typing.. ♥


...goodness, I love him.