updates..

Here are some pictures of the house.. it's been VERY busy around here so this has been about all we've kept up with.... Enjoy! Ps.. got any decorating ideas??

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Hey Hey Hey
So yesterday we got our engagement pictures taken. Can I just tell you how much fun it was and how our photographer truly did capture so much of who we are..

We got to see about 20 of our pics from yesterday and most of them I LOVE! some not so much but that's why he took a couple hundred :)

Here is the link to look at the ones he posted and tonight he's going to post the rest of them on his webpage... http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=113498&id=145399012898

Also, I just can't help but say I'm crazy in love with my gorgeous fiance! He is so amazing. Lately, I've been so hard to handle and he still loves me.. it really suprises me that I have someone who loves me this much.. he the greatest and the best.

Anyways... Enjoy!

** I think next I'll post some new pics of the house.. we'll see** Also I need some wedding ideas to make our wedding personal.. but I need DIY ideas.. got any?

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Lately, I've been overwhelmed with feelings of love for my FANTASTIC fiance! I mean don't get me wrong.. I've always loved him with all my heart but I truly have never felt it so deep. We've been dating since we were 16 years old (now going on 21).. to some this doesn't seem like long but i've spent the best years of my life with him... and I plan on spending many more, God willing! It seems like times a good when I'm not around him but when I'm with him life is GREAT! He truly goes out of his way to make sure i'm happy and he strives to love me as best he can and that to me is so selfless because I know i'm a hand full. I'm moody, loud, silly, strong willed, and a BIG BABY! But he loves me... he always tells me how much he loves me so that I always know.. I never doubt that i'm loved. He tells me I'm beautiful and how much he misses me. I have been thinking about all these things that he does that make me feel special and I realized these were all words.. words mean so much but actions speak louder than words.. so i thought about EVERYTHING he does for me.. he lets me skip class and takes notes for me when i'm sick, he gets me water when i'm thirsty, he lifts me up when i'm discouraged, he reminds me of how much Jesus loves me when i'm struggling, he knows me so well that without words he knows what i'm feeling and what he can do to help.. I am so lucky!!

I have been thinking about when Jason proposed to me and the look on his face.. he was sooo happy! He suprised me *for the first time EVER* he got the perfect ring.. he made my heart drop to my toes when I looked beside me and saw this gorgeous man on one knee with a smile from ear to ear asking ME to marry him.. I just do not know how I got such an amazing man.

And I've been praying for those that don't have this kind of love .. that everyone would find that person God made for them. Someone to treat them right, make them laugh, know them so deeply that words aren't needed.

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!