6-7-08 July 6, 2008

Wow has it been a long time…..I sure did miss everyone in the blog world…..well i guess i better caught everyone up…..starting with my wedding day…..6-7-08….that was the day I got married to a wonderful man….well my day started like any other brides…..but wait no it didn’t.  My day started Friday night at the rehearsal, see it was raining and the power went out at the church so this was the start of the delay…well we got through the rehearsal and then we all left to go to sleep and wake up the next day for the big day.  Well I didn’t go to sleep until 3:30am I was still trying to get everything packed and also I was nervous and thinking of everything that was going to happen….Well God had other ideas in store.  I believe that our day was to remind me that God is in control and everything is possible through Him.  Well 7am I am woken by my dad and brother ponding on my apartment door.  My dad comes in and says your not awake yet….Me all sleepy was like NO my hair appointment isn’t until 9am so I can sleep…..this is when the drama starts.  My dad then informs me that there are railroad ties floating down my street…..so the rain never stopped the night before and my road has now turned into the Indiana Flood 2008.  Well as soon as my dad leaves my maid of honor calls me to tell me that her and a couple of the bridesmaids were going to try and get some food and bring it over….well that didn’t work becuase she couldn’t get out.  Well then salon calls and cancels on me……which is cool because everyone knows how to do there own hair…..my bridesmaids are starting to freak out a little.  Then my dear friends who were doing our photos call and tell me that there house was flooded and they can’t do our photos now…..it still is alright becasue honestly it is more important to me that my friend take care of herself and family before even thinking about my photos….everyone owns a digtial camera now a days so it would be a collect of many different views….so sweet.  Well then I decide to take matters in my own hands and get on the phone and start calling my folks to let them know….well i load up all the bridemaids(5) and me into my jeep and we head out of the flood streets around my apartment and go to the church. Well we get onto 70 and I get a call from my friend (aka wedding planner) and she tells me that the exit to the church is closed and that she is trying to find another way there….well by this time I am determine to get to the church for my dress.  Meanwhile my hubby to be is just now getting up and my maid of honor has called the best man who is with him to tell him about the flood and they don’t believe her….Well I decide also to look for another route to the church…..The whole time being hungry and also having 6 women in one car, each with there own cell phone and they are talking……o, did I mention that three of my bridemaids are getting married this summer and they were freaking out more then me…..and telling me that I was being way to calm for all this chaos….Well as I’m driving around trying to find a new way to the church I almost get us stuck from the water that keeps rising and the bridemaids keeping taking photos of the flood.  I’m on the phone the entire time and my dad goes and saves my hubby to be and the groomsmen from the flood around my hubby’s apartment and they also stop and get my dog.  IF you are still following me…..

We end up at the hotel my parents and family members are staying….the girls take over my uncles room and the guys take over my parents room (with my dog too).  I go with my dad to pick up the flowers and take them to our reception site.  The wedding planner calls to tell me she got to the church but we decide to just move the wedding to the reception site…..so the wedding planner grabs all the dresses and tuxs and other wedding stuff that you need to get married with….Well I finally see my mom and brother and they are like you are so calm are you okay becuase you should be flipping out right now.  Well I had this peace in me that was keeping me calm and I know it was all God.  Well we leave the reception site and my bro and I go to MCDs and they tell me I’m a calm bride and I should win an award…..then I make it back to the hotel and my bridemaids are all doing there hair demanding that I get ready and I say nope and go get my dog and play with him for a while…..Meanwhile, my hubby to be is freaking out becuase he is worried about me and everyone tells him i’m fine but he finds it hard to believe…..well my hubby and the groomsmen get hungry and deicde to leave the hotel well I end up on the same floor and right before hubby to be comes out, his family hides me behind the curtain.  And things start looking up…my family arrives that are professional photographers and they take our photos in the hotel….they are beautiful by the way…..then hubby to bes long lost groomsmen arrives from running 15 miles to get to the hotel for the wedding….he rocks…..then before i know it we are loading up the cars to start the wedding at our reception site since we couldn’t get to the church….a wedding that was suppose to start at 2:30 pm starts at 4:40pm….It wasn’t what we planned but it was perfect…..And for all the people that were there at our wedding it was beautiful and just what God wanted…..I never have felt so much love in one room before like I did that day…..and such peace like I did that day…..even though everything we planned went wrong…..the day was a day Jon and I will never forget and we will cherish for the rest of our lives….

This just shows that God can do amazing things…..and take care of His people…..I love you Jon and I wouldn’t want our day to be any different….

there is more that happen that day but i don’t want to bore you all…

Wedding Day is COMING May 26, 2008

It is getting closer and closer everyday.  And I’m getting more and more excited everyday.  It is crazy to think that soon I will be married.  One of my friends said that it is craziness just craziness for me to be married.  But for me I think it isn’t.  I know that these next 11days are going to fly by so quickly and honestly I wish it was tomorrow.  I can’t wait to get out of Terre Haute and relax.  All the planning and decisions are just crazy and I just want it to be all over with.  This week I have like a huge to do list that can be done quicker by writing then actually doing.  I will say it has been fun and exciting time of planning and I wouldn’t change a moment of it.  It is apart of life and I know that I’m ready for the new chapter with Jon and I and God to start.

The only thing that is stressful is right now I’m looking for a job….which will mean a new place to live….please pray for peace and guidance.

Amber’s out for now…..I’m willing to learn anything new for those of you who might have some ideas and I’m willing to move.

The dress May 11, 2008

I would tell you all the details about my dress but my hubby to be reads this blog so I can’t spill.  But I will talk about my fitting.  To be honest since I got the dress I really didn’t feel like a bride at all.  Since I have had the engagement ring I haven’t felt like it was happening to me.  Since I was little like all the other little girls I dreamed of the wedding but never thought it would happen.  Well anyway back to the dress.  On Saturday at 10am (right after my lock-in) I had a dress fitting with my mom.  Well I hadn’t put the dress on since I bought it in January.  So I was kinda nervous that it wasn’t going to fit…..because stress from work and everything has me loving food lately.  (I guess you could say that I’m the bride that is beefing up)  Well I went into the dressing room with my mom and she helped me get into my dress.  First off that was a start of feelings inside of nervousness…..because if the dress didn’t fit I was scared what she would say…( i love my mom and I know that she means well…..but sometimes words about my weight really hurt….God made me who I am and He is pleased and so am I)  Well she zipped me in and we laughed and smiled very big.  I walked out to see the lady who would fix the dress to me  and I looked at myself in the mirror and thought ….WOW, thats me.  I’m the one in the white dress who is going to be walking down the aisle to marry a man I love.  I wonder if he will cry, I wonder what he will say, I wonder how I should wear my hair.  My nerves were going crazy I started to get so sweaty and it wasn’t even the big day ……..I was standing there with my arms up and fanning myself.  Then the lady started to pin my train up into the fancy thing in the back of your dress, so you won’t step all over it and so others won’t either (i can’t spell the word I mean so I hope you can visualize it).  Well it started to see myself look really grown up and be a true girly girl.  And finally I put on my shoes, veil, and a pretty little comb in my hair and I felt like I was a princess.  I know I was just crying with excitement on the inside but I held it in to make sure I didn’t show my mom.  I don’t know why and honestly this isn’t the dress I saw when I was little but this is the One……and it’s not the dress that makes this wedding exciting and so real it is GOD.  He wrote this love story for me and Jon.  I tell all those little girls out there to pray and wait patiently and God will fulfill everything your heart desires, just like He says in scripture.

30 days and counting May 7, 2008

30 days!!! The days keep passing by and I just don’t know how I’m suppose to be feeling.  See I’m very excited and then there is the feeling of let’s get this over with already.  And last but not least I should have done this on the beach with just the family.  But honestly I think everything will go over just great.  I know that many people are excited and ready to come.  You know I always did wonder what the brides family went through on the wedding day and who all knew a lot of the details of the wedding and honestly it is a lot.  And to be honest I also think that wedding planners do rock!  i don’t have a planner but if I had a do over card for this wedding I would hire one.  The one thing that is causing more trouble then it should is the centerpieces for the cake reception.  So if anyone has any ideas just let me know.  So 30 days and counting……honestly I think the honeymoon is going to be more fun then the ceremony.

And just for you all that want to know….I’m honestly peaceful about the whole thing…..Jon, my hubby to be is the more stressed one right now.

Wedding Planning March 28, 2008

The average cost of a wedding in Terre Haute, Indiana is 21, 890 dollars.  Needless to say my wedding is not that expensive.  I’m not paying, my parents are but I really don’t want them to have to spend a ton of money.  So I’m trying to cut cost right and left.  To me it is silly to pay over 1000 dollars on invites, they are just pieces of paper that you throw away.  And then there are very expensive flowers, most people get roses and cali lillies, can we say “OUCH!” Sure they are pretty but all flowers are pretty and the big thing to remember is “THEY DIE!” So far the most expensive things we have bought are dresses, tuxs, and the place to have the dance reception.  I can’t tell you how much of a headache this stuff is but I know that every bride and brides family know that it hurts…..and not to mention how much pain for the groom because of how the bride drives him nuts. (Sorry honey)  I know my mother wants the best for me and is trying to get me to realize things need to be a certain way.  I love my mom, don’t get me wrong, but this is driving me nuts.  After all this is done I know that we will laugh about it.   For all of you with little girls remember they will be getting married someday, here is my advice seriously think about a beach wedding.  You can still throw a party with friends when she gets back.

I will blog more on progress when the wedding day gets closer but here’s to71 days to my wedding and staying positive.  Did I mention all the things I’m doing now?