just to blog

oh me, oh my... it has been busy around here. however, i hate to report that none of it has been because of wedding things. i totally slacked over this summer.. i'm a list keeper and i like to check things off but this summer i neither followed nor checked off any of my list. we were suppose to register for our bridal showers ... but.. that doesn't look like it will get done until around December(if we're lucky!) The best part of it all is that i'm okay with the fact that nothing got done!! Go me (this is really good for me because i totally freak when things don't go according to planned.. so i'm learning to chill out.. though i DO NOT, i repeat DO NOT have this mastered just yet!)

so with the hustle and bustle of our junior years coming to full force i'm just taking it one day at a time. i've adopted a new mind set this year.. if i'm ahead then i'm not behind and each day is it's own.. so i've chosen to keep on top of my assignments (however, i can't say i've been keeping up with studying.. oh well!!) and i've made lists which i could care less if get accomplished in a timely fashion. i feel a lot less stressed.. however, i'm still stressed. did i mention i was in nursing school? ahhh, talk about crazy! so far i've seen a robot give birth (yep! that's right.. a robot!!) and taken pages upon pages of notes.. oh, and played with needles!! haha, to those that don't know the life of a nurse you'd think i'm crazy but to those that do.. it's daily life! now that i'm rambling..

here are some updates.. our house is coming along and the wedding.. well yea that will get done before May 28,2010.. for sure.. if not then it will just have to be left out! (can you tell i like dots..)

so much for now. ps. i miss my family and cannot wait to see everyone again.. i had tons of fun with the fam from NY (yes ma'am.. thats you Cheryl) and i'm already missing my little cousins who are back in school. what am i going to do when i'm married and everyone is living life? i vote.. TRAVEL! hint..hint Jas.. SAVE UP ;)

Well i'm off for now. Enjoy!
Jen

the HOUSE!

Hey All!! Haven't posted in a bit so i figured I'd post about one of my favorite things right now.. OUR HOUSE!! It has gone up so fast i've missed getting pictures of the foundation.. but that's not interesting anyways.

This is the outside of the house. We havea single car garage and the window looks into our computer room!! I'm falling more in love with this house the more progress that is made!

Our little garage. I told Jas the other day that when we move out of this house we won't know what to do with a 2 car garage!

This is the computer room with a large closet. The picture is taken through the garage so it isn't doing justice.

This is the guest bedroom. This room is the same size as the computer room. We have big plans for every room so stay tuned to see how we decorate and what each room turns out to be!!

This is the hall bathroom which will include a shower and all that good stuff. You can also see the laundry room right beside the bathroom!

Welcome to our house! This is the front door... and YES, it is on the side of our house! Different but certainly growing on me.

This is the walk in closet and bathroom in our room. You walk from our room through the bathroom to the closet. (You can see the garage on the other side of the closet)

This is our bedroom. We will put our bed between the windows.. it's definitely not a large room by any means. Big enough for us though!!

This is the dining room which is joined with the living room and kitchen.

From the front door you walk into our living room!

This is our pantry which is in our kitchen. It will be filled with NOTHING..unless Jas stocks it up with junk food which is most likely what will happen!

Last but not least, our KITCHEN!!

Hope you enjoyed the little tour of our itty bitty house. We are so excited that it is coming together and we cannot wait to decorate. We've got some pretty crazy ideas of what we want our house to be. Just a sneak peek for you.. here is a chair we bought for the living room...hope you like it as much as we do!!!

wedding dress purchased!!

Here with some updates!!

This weekend we bought my wedding dress!! I purposely went to a bridal boutique with the dress i loved previously so i could try on some dresses for comparison. My mom and I picked out dresses and low and behold found one that is very pretty and so much less expensive than the first dress i liked. The boutique was offering 20% off if purchased that day so all together we got a great deal! I actually got the dress customized to my likings.. I got 3 feet of train cut off!! (I know what some are thinking but I knew I didn't want that much train.. and trust me there is plenty left) I changed the silhouette from a trumpet waist line to a tight fitting A-line. I will not have a veil even though everyone is trying to persuade me.. I'm hoping I don't crack and walk down the aisle with a veil. we shall see. My dress should be in by December then I'll have it altered for bridal portraits around March and then in MAY it will be perfectly fit for the wedding!!

Also this weekend the some of the bridesmaids ordered their dresses. I'm so ready to see how theirs will look!

We have to book our caterer. we're using Jim-n-Nicks BBQ. We have scheduled our engagement pictures for September 25th. We are trying to make invitations but they are not turning out just yet. We have quite a bit to get done.

Also, we met with our contractor on Thursday and they are putting down the foundation and the estimated closing date will be in November!!

Lots going on in our lives..
Enjoy!

dilema..

though i haven't posted lately.. i'm feeling the need to blog out my issue at the moment. i'm really in a crunch to find a dress soon and seeing as it is tax free weekend this weekend i'd love to do it then. however, i've been looking at dresses online to go try on this weekend and i've found one i really really love. sounds good right? wrong. out of every retailer in SC none of them sell the dress here. i wish i could leave it at that and say well it wasn't meant to be but i'm a go getter and i want to try this dress on. it's rustic with suttle details, very different from many other dresses and best of all it's in my price range!!! what to do? do i let the dress go or do i pursue my desires and find some place that sells it?

p.s we're buying a software program that will hopefully allow us to make our own invitations so that will be the next thing on our list. stay tuned!

feeling crafty!!

With Jason out of town I was left with very little to do. So today I felt like being crafty. I thought of a bridesmaid gift and figured I was NOT, i repeat NOT, going to spend what they wanted for it in the store because I COULD DO IT MYSELF! So my mom and I set out for Michael's. We picked up what we needed and headed home to give it a try... AND.. well i wish i could post pictures but i know some of the girls read this so.. I CAN'T! But they are adorable, maybe i'm a little biased. But let's just say i will end up spending $13 (and yes, that's total for everything for all 5 girls) on something that would have costed me $150!!! hoooray for great deals and being semi-crafty! I just hope the girls will like them. So far everything I've gotten them I've gotten on sale... saving me almost $100 on the other items!

On another note, we're getting closer to being in the 200's which is very very exciting for me!

AND!!! They are going to start construction on our house within the next two weeks!!

So I'm going to be sitting around maybe watching P.S I love you..(maybe not because I'm extremely emotional about not being able to see Jas for another 7-8 day).. and thinking of other crafty ways to save!

The House!!

I haven't really blogged about the house so since ya brought it up i figured what better of a time? we're building a new house in the preserve at charleston park! we will be the proud owners by november (Hopefully!) we are down sizing quite a bit.. but it's our first house so it'll have to do... 1134 square feet to be exact! 3 bedrooms 2 baths. complete with a garage and a Teny Tiny back yard! We've been extremely blessed! we've recieved a couch from a sweet couple at church and a tv and tv stand from someone else. my mom has bought us coffee tables and jason has a computer desk for our computer room. so that leaves us with needing a kitchen table, bedroom furniture for 2 rooms (because we're hoping to get new furniture and not re-use the ones we have).

our ideas:

we will be painting the living room tan

our bedroom a teal'ish blue

the guest bedroom green on top and white on the bottom

and the computer room will be gray with black and white photos in it. we're also planning on putting old signs in there to rough it up a little.

as of right now this is what our house looks like:

we are soo excited that they will be laying the foundation shortly and then the next step is the put up the walls!!

mor pictures of the progress to come!

So there's your look at the future home of the NEW Chinnis family! Enjoy!!

happy blogging...

328 days!!

i'm so ready to be married.. ughh it's crazy how many people have told/questioned me on why i'm getting married right now... but then there have been alot of women who have told me they got married at my age and it was so worth it! granted i know life was different back then but i know this is the right choice for us so i can only pray that we find it equally as worth it.

our house is making progress and we couldn't be more excited!! i'll post pictures later! have i mentioned how excited i am to start decorating our little space?? i'm a little nervous about my decorating style.. who knows how it will turn out?! but it will be fun :)

no new wedding plans to tell you about! i'm really interested to know what y'all want to know about? what am i kidding.. i don't even know if anyone reads this silly blog other than me and jason(rarely!) but if you do tell us about yourself (even if we know you drop us a line!) and what you'd like to know about.. i'll get the clue if no one responds..LOL!

Enjoy! Have a safe and happy 4th of July!