we got to visit with my cousin (who is more like my sister than a cousin) and her hubby while in iowa. we ate at this fab little restaurant called broccos that was right on the lake of this little resort town called okoboji.
we were able to visit with j's family and all the boys got together... (there's 5 boys, 2 girls)
such a rare occasion to have them all in one place! they span from wisconsin to missouri, to florida! the family is crazy loaded with boys. i can hardly wait till they all get married, and there's finally some girls around to talk with!
*photography*
we've also been in full swing with school and all that entails, and on top of that, my photography *hobby* has picked up considerably doing families and such, and i've just booked my 4th wedding. thanks to the busy-ness, i've been able to get more equipment for this obsession of mine (including a sweet little laptop i call *apple* wink, wink ;) * i've actually named it apricot, and if this seems weird to you, read my entry about my quirks... )
my bff is getting married in may, and as her matron of honor, i've been super busy ( and having TONS of fun) helping her plan her ultra gorgeous beach wedding! i'm so excited and humbled to be a part of her special day. she deserves to have found someone who makes her happy, because she is the sweetest, most giving person i know. it has been so fun helping her plan, and looking at everything available to brides these days. j and i just celebrated our 11th year of wedded bliss ( WOOHOO for US!) and not half of this stuff was around when we got married! i've been sending her stuff left and right, and i'm sure i've been completely overwhelming her with ideas, and pictures i've attached to emails. we've finally put deposits on all major things ( church, reception, photographer, videographer, makeup artsist, hair, flowers, etc) and in 8 short months, i'll be in socal with my bestie & my family for 3 weeks! yay!
as i mentioned above, j and i just had our 11 year wedding anniversary! i love that man so much more deeply today than i did 11 years ago. there are not words to describe how i feel about him, or about us. he is my better half. he is the one i want to hold hands with when i'm 90. i want to wake up with him next to me all the days of my life. he is incredible. he is the perfect one for me, and i could not possibly be any happier. okay, okay, i'll stop now, it's getting too gushy. but seriously. the guy is awesome! :)
my bff is getting married in may, and as her matron of honor, i've been super busy ( and having TONS of fun) helping her plan her ultra gorgeous beach wedding! i'm so excited and humbled to be a part of her special day. she deserves to have found someone who makes her happy, because she is the sweetest, most giving person i know. it has been so fun helping her plan, and looking at everything available to brides these days. j and i just celebrated our 11th year of wedded bliss ( WOOHOO for US!) and not half of this stuff was around when we got married! i've been sending her stuff left and right, and i'm sure i've been completely overwhelming her with ideas, and pictures i've attached to emails. we've finally put deposits on all major things ( church, reception, photographer, videographer, makeup artsist, hair, flowers, etc) and in 8 short months, i'll be in socal with my bestie & my family for 3 weeks! yay!
as i mentioned above, j and i just had our 11 year wedding anniversary! i love that man so much more deeply today than i did 11 years ago. there are not words to describe how i feel about him, or about us. he is my better half. he is the one i want to hold hands with when i'm 90. i want to wake up with him next to me all the days of my life. he is incredible. he is the perfect one for me, and i could not possibly be any happier. okay, okay, i'll stop now, it's getting too gushy. but seriously. the guy is awesome! :)
we recently took the kids to the pbr bull rides! so fun! i'm a total city girl that lives in the sticks( and amazingly enough, loves it) because of my country boy, but when you mention bull rides, i'm SO THERE! :) we had a blast, and will definitely be going again next year!
i hate that i've been so neglectful on here, but between the wedding sites and flickr (my favorite website, ever) i haven't been perusing the internet like i normally do. facebook has lost it's "flavor" to me, i don't do the myspace thing, so it's mainly my blog and flickr... but something had to give way for "the knot" (dot) com... ;)
now that the main things are booked, a plan is in action, and it's the "sit and wait" time of planning, i'm back! :) alrighty. i'm done rattling on and on~
have a great day girls!
i hate that i've been so neglectful on here, but between the wedding sites and flickr (my favorite website, ever) i haven't been perusing the internet like i normally do. facebook has lost it's "flavor" to me, i don't do the myspace thing, so it's mainly my blog and flickr... but something had to give way for "the knot" (dot) com... ;)
now that the main things are booked, a plan is in action, and it's the "sit and wait" time of planning, i'm back! :) alrighty. i'm done rattling on and on~
have a great day girls!
