antique lace

i'm trying to see if i can find a picture more lovely and dainty than this... so far, no luck. picture of the day: check.

i've got my eye on one of these parasols for sale and i'm gonna probably have to buy it to use in my bridal portraits, actually, yes, i just made up my mind. i'll definately be stealing this idea. this picture is even more striking, knowing that the girl behind the gown is one hard rockin' gal. she wasn't afraid to girlify her big day with some antique lace, silk gloves, and the most gorgeous parasol i've ever seen. she pulls off the whole ensemble quite nicely, i must say. yep. love. this pic. so elegant. so lovely.

mash up

curiously enough, i have an itch to start nesting. for forEVER i only thought preggo women did this, not soon-to-be married ones (like me)- but i've been swarmed with nearly newlyweds and newlyweds, so the reality is my season of nesting is near- or already encroaching on life as i know it. i'm excited. i'm ready. it poses and opportunity for me to fully develop and expand my sense of style and creativity by finding inexpensive and charming ways to connect b's style and creativity into my own. after all, i don't want a home full of feathers and ribbons (not that i want this anyway-heaven's no!). the house is a home for b and me. 
there are endless blogs, magazines, books, and tv shows to stick my nose into for inspiration- but there's just that one in particular that gets it right everytime. lonnymag will never disappoint.

can you say chalkboard refrigerator/freezer doors?! what?! i'm drooling.



i'm loving the bold colors in this living space



oh i sure do love a good outdoor space. both of these, though entirely different, are just absolutely perfect.  a fire pit or a city scape- i'm torn.

125

this number has no importance other than that's the number of the days left until i become b's wife. i can't tell you how much i wish that this number was a lot A LOT smaller, but unfortunately, it cannot be, until tomorrow, and the next day...etc. etc.

on another wedding note, i have a major dilemma. and i'm somewhat stuck. and i'm not sure how i'm gonna get out of this place of being stuck.. maybe an ephiphany, who knows. i'm on the verge of purchasing b's wedding band, which will be on his finger, FOREVER- the stuck part: the engraving. oh my gosh. what to do! what to do! the list of possiblities is endless, not to mention, my jeweler put pressure on me when he said, 'don't be boring.' but, i'm afraid this might end up being the case. remember, this is going on the ring that will be on his finger, forever, meaning, the words will be on his finger forever. i've got to have this finalized this week. this is my dilemma.

words i had difficulties with yesterday (this my be a more frequent update, as i swear i'm a blonde sometimes)- b will get a kick out of this- he always, always catches my dumbness. and won't ever let me forget it. :) love being the butt of jokes!

fetal position/fetus position (what?!)
mythodically/metaphorically

and to make a monday brighter, watch this. it's a mere preview of something even more awesome that's coming to this blog asap. and i cannot wait to show it to you.

cannot wait.

TGIF

b has been gone this whole week, and i had every intention of doing like a million more things on my 'to do' list while he was gone, but it seems the list only got longer and longer. #storyofmylifethesedays

i feel its been a week full of lots of anxiety- is it sad to say that i believe i've been anxious, just because i'm anxious? what a feeling! its exhausting. the anxiety comes as i recognize that my life is going to be going through drastic changes in the months to come. none of which are bad changes, just scary. you know, full of the unknown.  it has only made me literally long for more intimacy with the Lord. literally, CRAVING for more time with Him. praise Him for this. i would honestly loose my mind if it weren't for peace in Him.

TGIF. the weekend is right around the corner, and b gets home tonight. nothing excites me more that thinking of cooking him a wonderful supper tonight, eating at our new and beautiful table, talking and catching up on the week, and finishing the night with some grey's. utterly blissful and the perfect way to start a weekend after a wild and hectic week.

bookshelf envy

i used to tell myself when i graduated from college and got a real job, i'd read more, since i didn't have time to read in school. now i'm gonna take back that statement and substitute in, 'when i get married, then i will read more.' a famous person once told me- 'you make time for things that are important to you.' i believe this wholeheartedly, so the obvious assumption is that reading isn't important. it may not be right now- but it definately was when i was younger, and i hope, seriously, to pick it back up when i get married. (i'm currently filling my time with reading wedding blogs, magazines, and spending time with the fiancee). i'm clinging hopefully, to the fact, that it will get ten thousand times easier when we live under the same roof. we try and spend most waking seconds with eachother now a days, knowing that at the end of the day, one of us (usually him) drives home in the wee hours of the morning. its not a pleasant pattern, but we do love our quality time together- that makes those drives all worthwhile. 
hold me accountable to this reading thing.. i mean, i've always dreamed of floor to ceiling bookshelves in my home filled to the brim with books. that's not happening unless we/i actually start reading.. then again, getting b to read, might just be a miracle. maybe i'll make that my next new years resolution for 2012.

on a side note- we cake tasted today. most fun wedding planning event we've done together since we got engaged. great bonding experience! i highly recommend it to all engaged folks.

diggin' in the new year

i underestimated my girly side until now. planning my own wedding has unleashed all girliness- in a decorating sense: doilies. lace. pinwheels. spools. antique pinks.- oh! this love/hate relationship. one thing for sure, this will simmer down the moment i say 'i do.' the hubs, i know, won't sign on for total girlie decor, and i'm okay with that- because it really isn't me- it's just taken over for now... maybe its the medicine talking.....

i'm more of a clean lines, clutter free sort of person. less pink and yellow. more greys and blues. but, nevertheless, this is what i'm feeling starting the new year. but, just know, i've got that DWR magazine laying on my coffee table, and ideas are already turning for AFTER the 'i dos'

currently trusting the Lord for His provision. pondering the unknowns. sifting through possibilities and new years resolutions. fighting nausea. listening to chris august. looking forward to nearly newlyweds tonight. 





my new and forever crush: garden roses