life is good.

things are great. i mean...i can't complain. life is the best it has been in a very, very long while. I have a couple minutes as I am cooking dinner (linguine and a home made pasta sauce--if you must know!!!!) and I figured that I would will fill y'all in. I am all moved in to my new apartment and I live in Warner Robins, GA (who woulda ever guessed that one???). I mean it's not an ideal situation living two hours away from the man I am about to marry, but it's better than Canada to Georgia...right? :D I love my apartment and the freedom that comes with it! I still need to get a couch, but I'm going to wait on that one! It's so weird living on my own. The only thing sucky about where I'm living is that it is a bit older of a community and there really aren't many people my age. I've always had people close to me and here...I literally know no one! It's kinda better because I'm working long hours and it really lets me focus on my career.

I started work and I was a bit unsure at first, but I think that I am really going to love it there. The work itself is going to be a little demanding on me, but whatever doesn't break you--only makes you stronger. I guess I should probably let y'all know what I am doing ;) I am working at a hospice as the Bereavement Coordinator and as a Medical Social Worker. I know it doesn't sound all that amazing, but it really is. Working with families who really need guidance and being there for them in a time of need--I couldn't think of anything else I would rather do.

All of that...and I get to see my babes on the weekends.

I'm thinking life is pretty darn good!

Oh yeah and I'm marrying my guy in...oh....18 DAYS!!!!!

Well the pasta is done! Mwah!

pure craziness!

life is all around crazy. lots of packing, wedding planning and trying not to stress myself out. the big move is a little over a week away and i can't believe that it is really happening. there has been such a huge buildup for such a long period of time...that it's ridiculously surreal. it's not the perfect situation, but i'm happy that we are moving forward. i mean i applied for a social security number today--that is huge! i'm happy...just really, really happy. my baby is coming on saturday to help me with the move.

in other news...we have a melon! yes, you heard me! A MELON! i guess it shouldn't be that exciting of a thing, but i think it is ridiculously cool. we didn't plant it, but it magically grew in our garden :) and found it's way to our porch! it's crazy!



i'm off to bed! laila tov!

Wedding-ness, etiquette and just an all around breaking of the rules ;)

Good morning y'all. I've had a lovely morning filled with coffee and blog reading. I did happen to read one blog that I felt that I want to comment on about bridal showers...so this blog will be dedicated to that.

Ahhh, weddings. Everyone does them and all the fun festivities that surround them differently. We all have different views on proper etiquette and sometimes there just isn't any. I think that's what makes weddings fun because then you get to see the differences in your friends and how it translates to their special time. When Joel and I first sat down and started making a guest list we set some rules. We only wanted people that we were close with and wanted to extend those relationships in the future. We had rules about partners of our friends and the whole 'and guest' business. We both decided that we didn't want to look back at our wedding pictures and think "who is that?". Although it is proper etiquette to invite single individuals with the 'and guest' we passed on that. I mean, if the person had been in a committed relationship for about a year or more then of course we put 'and guest' or actually put that persons name. Then came the bridal shower. I asked around about 'proper etiquette' and nobody had a solid answer for me. I then revisited the guest list and thought about when Joel and I had sat down and made it. They were all the people that were not only important in my life, but in his life as well. As I looked at it, it became even more clear to me that all the people on his side were also going to be a part of my life now. I decided to invite all of the women that were invited to the wedding. I did this to include his side in my life and open the doors to our future relationships. I wanted them to feel a part of my life...an introduction and a welcoming if you will. I guess I know what it is like to be excluded as a partner when I feel that I am such a part of someone's life. That and I want to get to know his friends and family. If they are important to Joel then obviously they must be some pretty fantastic people.

Well...that's my thoughts on that. Back to my coffee and on to some crafting for the wedding. Hope y'all have an absolutely fabulous day!

hello hello...

life has been....well...crazy. i had my bridal shower a couple of weekends ago and it feels like life has just been go, go, go since then. my bridal shower was absolute perfection. it was such a great day. i have amazing family and friends. it was everything i thought it would be and more.

life has been filled with thank you note making, writing and sending. I put out the invites for the wedding which was the biggest pain in the bottom. The invites were wrong and there was nothing we could do about it because they had to go out. Oh well. We had huge problems at the post office because of a new employee that had no clue what she was talking about, but thankfully the correction was made before they were sent out.

i'm missing my joely a lot. it sucks being away from him....

weddingwhelmed...

i am overwhelmed with wedding. it feels like it is just taking over my life. it is everywhere and even keeps me up at night (hence why I am up and writing a blog). i guess i should be happy that i get to plan and do most of the prep work for my wedding, but right now i just want a little break.

there's a lot going on right now. nothing that i can really talk about on here (yet), but i hope to soon.

hope y'all are doing well. i'm going to try and catch some shuteye.

mwah...

new blog

i have decided to make the switch from tumblr to blogger. i've gotten a couple messages that people would like to comment on my blogs and decided to switch it up.