Welcome to 2011!

Happy New Year Everyone!

I am so excited we have made it to 2011 & with all of my upcoming things to look forward to.

1. My Friend's Weddings


2. MY WEDDING


3. Completing my First Year Teaching


4. Hopefully getting a house with John


5. Finding out where John will be next year


6. Enjoying Life :)

Honeymoon :)

Today we went to Going Places Travel in Augusta, GA and finalized our honeymoon plans.

We are staying at Couples Negril in Jamaica. I am super pumped about it!!!!!! We are leaving the Monday after our Wedding for the trip. We are going to go to Atlanta that Sunday and stay there for the night and fly out the next day!!!!! One more thing crossed off my wedding honey do list.

Now its time to think of more important things with my entourage of bridesmaids and friends....the bachelorette party...whomp whomp :)

TGIWB

Thank goodness its Winter Break!!!!

I plan on spending my break with a whole lot of nothing. Maybe some wedding planning. But other than that, I don't want to do anything much at all.

Update to all, we did get a really great wedding band. The Appling Road Band is playing at our wedding and then recently played at the Home Extreme Makeover Augusta party with Ty Pennington and the gang!!!!

Mom recently had another surgery to help fix her mastectomy. Her mastectomy had fat necrosis and dead tissue in it from where it never latched. She went back under on Tuesday to have this fixed. Well by Thursday I had heard she is coming home. Well much to any of our surprise she had to go back under the knife to make sure the blood was flowing to the new muscle/tissue. She is still in the hospital as they never closed her up. We are waiting and praying each day that she makes it home. It just stinks to be at the Holidays and having to be in the Hospital. But don't you fret, Lou has her a baby Christmas Tree in the room. Just no stocking lol!!!!! All my blogger readers keep her in your thoughts and prayers so we can get her home FAST!!!!

P.S. John is home for TWO WHOLE WEEKS!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!

Here Comes the Bride...

(not real dress)

This past Saturday, while the Clemson Tigers were losing (sad times in my house), I was wedding dress shopping with my MOH & MOB. (Matron of Honor & Mother of the Bride ha!)

We went to Elegant Bridal and the service there is AMAZING. We were there from 10:00 (when they open) to almost 2:00. After trying on dress after dress after dress, and feeling overwelmed at times, we finally came to a conclusion about the dress of my dreams. I looked at mom while Traci walked away and told her I didn't want to go anywhere else to look, I loved my dress and love the store. Erin got her wedding dress from Elegant Bridal, so I was familar with everyone there when it came to getting my bridesmaid dress.

This weekend was full of wedding details, once John got to town, we went out to eat for the first time as an engaged couple just the two of us. We went to Takosushi and their food is out of this world. We also went to a bar with his Aunt and Uncle to hear a potential band play. Still have to contact them!

Sunday after church & Bush Family Lunch at his grandparents, we went and started to tackle the Registry at Bed Bath & Beyond. Two hours later, and only 4 pages done, we gave up and said another day or to tackle online. Well yesterday I spent alot of time adding online and deleting! It is even more fun just clicking then just scanning.

Hope everyone's Halloween was Spook-tacular & are starting a great week!

The Night Before Meeting the Photographer and All Through The House....

So last night I met with my photographer, Brooke Turner, and could barely sleep the night before because I was so excited! Well then we had a change of plans from a lunch meeting to a dinner meeting because her nanny for her most precious twins was sick. But I wouldnt let that rain on my parade and was super excited to meet her for dinner with Erin & Trish.

She is going to be a joy to work with and I am sooo excited! Everything is coming together and Mom & I are looking at dresses on Saturday morning before the Clemson game at noon. :)

Until then, have a happy hump day!!!

My Bridal Party

A little more about my bridal party, that I did not put on my wedding website.

Erin is my Matron of Honor (MOH). Erin and I grew up together from the day that I moved to my neighborhood Windtree. We used to spend our days after school watching Baywatch and eating Tositos and Cheese Dip. Oh the joy of the old days. I was a bridesmaid in Erin's wedding and actually her wedding is the wedding where John and I's attraction officially started. Erin has always been that great girlfriend who has always been there for me when I have been home in North Augusta. With her experience and knowledge she is going to be an amazing MOH. Erin is a nurse and is going back to school to be a Nurse Practitioner.

Trish is a bridesmaid. Trish and I have always known each other since she was friends with tons of my friends that went to USC and well I went to Winthrop. Well at Erin's bacherlorette party, we put it all together that my mom and trish's mom used to work together and were like the glue that kept each other together back in the nursing days. To think that years later, Me & Trish would be bffe and keeping up with each other constantly. Trish and I always have a great time and she is currently residing in Columbia working as a pharmacist.

Crystal is a bridesmaid. Crystal is my future sister-in-law. She recently married John's brother, Richard, in May 2010. She is a big part in John's life as his fashion consultant, advice giver, and keeping John in check. Crystal is a great friend to me, even before I was becoming a part of the family. Her humor, personality, and overall charisma, keeps me always want to hang out with her! Crystal is a PE teacher at a local middle school.

Casey is a bridesmaid. Casey and I went to Winthrop University together. Back in the day of when you would scope out the potential freshman coming to Winthrop for sorority recruitment, I realized a girl from Camden was coming to Winthrop. One of my dear friends lived in Camden for a brief stunt, so I made that be our common topic of conversation to first meet. To think that first conversation, would lead to millions more. I was in Casey's wedding recently in April 2010. She is that friend that is always there for me, and even more. We have been through alot together that has made her one of my dearest friends. Casey is currently living in Tampa, FL and working full-time while attending Law School.

Erica is a bridesmaid. Erica and I lived on the same hall freshman year at Winthrop University, and also joined the same sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. We became great friends, and like all friends have ups and downs, but we have that friendship that gets through everything. She is getting married in February 2011. We even were the same major, Early Childhood Education, so we actually were like in almost every class together. Erica is that person that helps light up a room and keeps the evening going through her humor and spunky personality. Erica currently works at a Kindergarten Teacher in Columbia, SC.

Lorna is a bridesmaid. Lorna and I both joined the same sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. We lived together numerous times in the lovely ZTA house. Lorna and I have this friendship that it doesnt matter if we talk every week (which we do) but its like the conversation can take off and never stop! We became super close our senior year, and even were each other's support team for when we both were going through graduate school. Lorna currently resides in Fredricksburg, VA and is crafting, coaching peewee cheerleading, and working a new job to get to that dream job (like myself).

Sam is a bridesmaid. Sam and I were a member of the same sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. We always knew each other, but became close once she joined ZTA. Sam is a complete individual who you can always have a good time with. Sam and I actually were roommates in the ZTA house our senior year, and actually shared the same room together and had a blast. Throughout the years we have stayed in touch and I would call Sam once of my close friends. Even at our yearly ZTA girls reunions its always like old times when we lived in our Harry Potter under the stairs room. Sam is currently residing in Myrtle Beach, SC and is working as a Recreation Assistant and Instructor.

Toni is a bridesmaid. Toni and I joined the same sorority Zeta Tau Alpha and were in the same pledge class with Erica as well. We were the the few freshman who actually joined ZTA that year. Toni and I lived on the same hall our freshman year. We were roomies in the ZTA house, and even lived together while she was finishing up her undergraduate degree and I was starting graduate school. Toni and I have always had great times and I really consider her a true friend to me. Toni is currently living in Clemson, SC and attending Clemson University working on her Masters/PhD.

Thats a little about the girls who will be standing up there with me when John and I become man & wife :)

Happy Monday everyone!

I'M ENGAGED

Well alright, I've gotta give up on the 10 days since I started it well over 20 days ago....

But some exciting news to my blogger readers is that I got engaged on October 16, 2010! We are having our wedding on July 16, 2011. I am sooo excited and have gotten so much done in one week that is kind of crazy!

We are super excited for the upcoming craziness of planning a wedding, getting us both back in the same area, getting married, going on a honeymoon, and living happily ever after! I am meeting with my photographer, Brooke Turner on Tuesday with my Matron of Honor, Erin & Bridesmaid Trish! I am super excited!!!! I have the church, reception, florist, and photographer all inked in and ready to go!

Updates in My Life...

Well everyone, I know I have been a little slack on updates to my posts lately. I moved home to North Augusta on May 28, 2010. As soon as I stepped foot in town, my life has been busy busy busy. That weekend we had John's brother's wedding (Richard/Crystal) and rehearsal dinner. I did their slideshow for the rehearsal dinner and passed out programs for the wedding. It was such a lovely wedding and everyone had a great time, especially me & john.

We started the "real" dancing with our own little jive to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance.

Also, I have had some interviews for various jobs at schools in different parts of SC, but have yet to "land" one. I am keeping my spirits high and know God has a plan for me. John recently found out and has been offered a job at Berkley High School in Moncks Corner, SC as a teacher and a football asst. coach. We are all super excited for him as he has found a job! Hallejuah!

I have been staying busy this summer babysitting for two girls in Evans, GA and working at the Gap at the Augusta Mall. I watch them 2 - 3 days a week in the month of June while their regular sitter has been taking summer classes. And then pushing sales in the retail world of the Gap.

Will update more as John and I took a fun day/evening trip to Atlanta & have 4th of July plans coming up :)

Done...Done....Done

With only less than a week away, graduation is quickly approaching. The wedding was a blast this past weekend (will post my photos soon). We managed to turn a 7 hour drive into a 9 hour drive with stopping, traffic, my obsessive need to go to the gap outlet (in darien, ga), etc.

We also met up with our friend's The Coopers (Erin's father-in-law, Derek's dad) in St. Petes and went to the Tampa Rays game & to a really cool bar before and after the game called Ferg's Sport Bar and Grill.

Knocked out two presentations and a reflection paper this week and after Wednesday night, I was officially done with my relationship with Winthrop University. These past 6 years have been great Winthrop, but it's time for me to move on, and kind of make a real pay check :)

This weekend I am going to Columbia to the Carrie Underwood concert with my friend Trish! I cannot wait!!!

More Later.....

Munn/Ferri Wedding

So today after work I head to North Augusta from Rock Hill. Tomorrow morning, John & I will be hitting the road to Tampa, FL for the Munn/Ferri Wedding Saturday. It will be a long ride but I am excited to get to see this.....




Simply a wedding/mini-vacation this weekend in Florida. Ubber excited that it is a wedding season that is quickly approaching and to share my friends special days with them. This is the first of many this summer. John's brother Richard and his fiancee Crystal will be getting married at the end of May.

Will post more once I am back from the trip :).