Our Story

I have been wanting to send info to CatholicMatch.com about how Landon and I met since we got angaged, and finally got around to it a few weeks ago. They just posted our success story on their site.

I'm happy.  26 Days!

Smiling

After looking at this peice on etsy for over a month, I caved and bought it. It will fit right into our black, white, and red living room. I am sooo excited!! Own only things you love.

I am bursting with joy and pretending that I am not stressed to a point to exhaustion. One month until I’m Mrs. Coate.

I'll be tackling the honey-do tonight. Slowly Landon’s is looking less like Landon’s and more like Our’s. It makes my heart flip a little. I’ll work on the kitchen and living room tonight, putting things away and making sense of the messes. Oh, how I wish I was more domestic. Is that a learned trait, I hope? Until then I will try to pretend.

Jerk Streak with homemade Mango Salsa for dinner. That should be convincing. J

Loves

If and when I have my way, I will spend ridiculous amounts of money on lovely things that make me happy. A goal of mine to only own things I love. Until then, I will work on winning something from Lucky Magazine!

Honestly I am starting to get closer to that already. I’m going through everything I own slowly, getting rid of things I don’t want to move to Landon’s apartment. It is so fun to be setting up house…I’m so ready! Counting down…

Leaving on a....oh, never mind...

I should be working, but my mind needs a break. I’m too distracted….too many wedding thoughts on my mind!

37 Days!!!

I’m especially excited for the weekend…I’m flying to VA tomorrow after work for all my pre-wedding parties! Saturday we’ll have my shower at a Tea shop, and that evening head into DC for Buca Di Beppo’s and my Bachelorette Party.

My list is starting to get shorter. All the big things are worked out now, which is a hug relief. Now it is time to start working through the DIY projects!

Happy. Tired. Excited. Impatient. :)

Never Going Back To Ok

...This past weekend I had the honor of being the Spiritual Director for the woman’s CRHP retreat. I am surrounded by so many inspiring women. Glad to be accompanied on the journey!

Glamorous Decor

Slowly I've been adding touches to Landon's apartment to turn it into OUR home. :) My funky bookshelf is there, some of my books, zbra throw rug, and etc, have been popping up all over.

Today...I bought the bathroom art! Thank you Esty!!

I've Got Momentum, Baby!

What a weekend! We booked all the hotels for our honeymoon, went to our last NFP class, planned out all the prayers and readings for the wedding ceremony, and cleaned out the storage closet and moved all of Landon's clothes into it (to make room for mine in the bedroom pretty soon! ;)) And that was just Saturday!


Sunday his family came over, rolled up their sleeves, and cleaned, organized, and moved things until everyone dropped. They put in the new (to us) stove, moved over a few of my furniture pieces, took over a truck load of things to store until our spring yard sale, and did an overhaul of the bedroom, bathroom, and living room.

I think that getting everything done is possible!

Phew!

Yesterday I worked on the DJ contract, the registry, table linen rentals, and finding jewelry for me and my girls.

Tonight I will take a nap. ;)

Yay. Two months and one day and I'm the little Mrs.

Amazing

Blessed to be in this field...I have so much to learn!

Music makes me smile

Firework by Katy Perry

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag

Drifting throught the wind

Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin

Like a house of cards

One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep

Six feet under scream

But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there’s still a chance for you

Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

As you shoot across the sky

Baby you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down

You don't have to feel like a waste of space

You're original, cannot be replaced

If you only knew what the future holds

After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed

Is so you can open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow

And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework

Come on slet your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

It's always been inside of you, you, you

And now it's time to let it through

Merry Christmas To Me!

From my love. Happy, stylish sigh. Now I'm really for my Italian Honeymoon!! :)