bRiDaL sHoWeR

it is 11:30pm & for some reason this whole week i have been suffering from insomnia. my body can not relax & my mind cant stop going...nothing but excitement going on BUT i am really looking forward to a good nights rest. before i do that i had to share about my night.

tonight was my bridal shower & it was beautiful! one of my amazing best friends threw it for me along with her mom, which happens to be my moms best friend! who would have thought?! i was so grateful to have jakes mom, sister, & grandma that live in utah be able to come down for it. it meant the world to me & jakes parents got me the most amazing gift....a vitamix! as i said in a previous post "i would cry if i actually got one!" well...there would have been tears but there were way too many people staring at me! the fact is it is JUST a blender...but they knew how happy it would make me & for that, it warmed my heart. i really know i am blessed. i have an amazing soon-to-be husband that would do anything to make me happy & a great family that i am going to be moving closer to.

my mom has been my anchor through this whole wedding planning...i would not be having the reception that i am going to be having if it were not for her & of course my dad ((who is writing the checks)) jake & i are truly blessed to have such a wonderful support in our lives.

i am grateful for all of my sweet friends that attended my shower tonight & made me feel so loved! even the family that were not able to attend, i could feel your love for me! thank you very, very much!

it is a little packed in my room now.....

VaCaTiOn

yep. i need one of those....

i know i will be honeymooning in costa rica in T-minus 18 days but i am full of "wedding brain"

yesterday was a terrible, terrible day. for starters work was not my favorite...some days i pay my job to let me be there!

then after going to michaels for wedding stuff i found out the color ivory is almost YELLOW...yes, yellow...& that is the color i purchased for my wedding dress. needless to say i almost had a lil cry sesh right there in the middle of the isle standing with my sweet mom, & sweet fiance.

as i brushed that aside...i walked out to my car to find that someone had hit my car...i dont know when, where, or how but it added to my "i need a vacation" i also couldnt find my keys forever...i kept having this fear that i locked the keys in my car. i have been leaving the car on lately & just getting out of the car, forgetting all about my keys still being in the ignition.

with 17 days until the wedding i am just oh, so ready for it to be here!

missing him

i cant wait to give him a big hug & kiss!

2 weeks away from each other is far, far too long.

never forget

no one can forget the great tragedy that came to our country 10 years ago. with such destruction a lot of people are still grieving over losing loved ones. it really never gets easier having the memory of someone you love just left as a memory...our shaken fears of someone attacking our country again haunts many people. i am a firm believer that when something bad happens something good will eventually follow though. it was true that day when so many people in america reached out to others. together we became united & did not let the fear of terrorism bring us down. many became heroes.

i am grateful for a loving prophet that we have that wrote a tribute to the Washington Post. take a moment to read those great words.

"Destruction allows us to rebuild our lives in the way He teaches us, and to become something different than we were. We can make Him the center of our thoughts and His Son, Jesus Christ, the pattern for our behavior. We may not only find faith in God in our sorrow. We may also become faithful to Him in times of calm."

9.11.2001

i will wear it as much as i can

OnLy 36 MoRe DaYs!

birthday loves.

yep! someone has a birthday this week ((tomorrow to be exact, but i am working & wont have time to write a lil something)) HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE! we celebrated yesterday by having a wonderful dinner made by my momma & dessert by ME. i slaved this whole week making it to perfection ((not even kidding)) i had a lil "opps" moment the last time i tried baking for jake...it was a major fail, i will be honest & this was my chance to redeem myself. -i think i did?!? i made chocolate peanut butter gancache cake. for the reciepe you can click over to the diva dish to check it out! my friend ari makes the most amazing, everything! plus she has the cutest lil girl ever...my goodness i love lil gia! just look at her!

& the cake!

yay! for birthdays. wooooohooooo! happy birthday jake,

i love you so much!

CaKe...((YuMmMmMy))

i finally had the wedding cake meeting with the baker yesterday! i was referred to this baker from a friend that i work with that had her wedding cake done by these guys, ((VG Donuts)) i walked in & sure enough it was a donut shop....rows, & rows, & rows of donuts covered the entry of this place. i met with the baker & picked out the style, colors, & decorations to be on the cake. & now i am cake tasting as we speak i write & all i can think is "this cake is AWESOME" & i should have been on the bike longer at the gym today.

our cake options:

#1: carrot cake with cream cheese frosting & a hint of pineapple
#2: white wedding cake with a hint of orange vanilla with bavarian cream & raspberry
#3: chocolate cake with oreo cookie crumb

which one do you think we liked the best?!?