I needa slow it down.

I am constantly a step ahead of myself. 

Planning a wedding, aka. booking the videographer before we got engaged. I won't apologize for that. He is amazing. 

and only had two dates left in the fall. 

Joe Simon

I can say he is one of the things I am most excited about. :) 

and the food.

&&& my dress.

oh. ya.

& the fact that I get to marry my best friend.

So, I'm ahead of myself now because I love to look at home decorating/DIY/stay at home interior designers blogs. I recent;y found Dana's blog over at House*tweaking. I'm obsessed with everything she does.

So now, all I can dream about is owning a home where I can let my creativity flow, and do all of this magic.

BUT

seeing as how, I don't get married for oh... I don't know... 193 more days. and we don't exactly have the income to buy a home. 

I'm stuck dreaming. 

(but I'm still copying and pasting all of these designs/ideas and saving them in the crazy chance that in 10 years when I have all this, I'll still want to decorate like this.)

Someday

Wedding Planning Makes Me CRAZY.

211 Days till I get to marry the most amazing person ever.
It's way too long away.
A couple days ago, I got a little stressed thinking about ALL the things I had to do and all the questions people were asking about everything.... and amongst all the stress, I got so giddy.
I started thinking about how I'm going to feel when the wedding is like a week away.
I was so excited I couldn't help but smile and do a little dance in my car on the way home.

So here a couple of my favorite giddy dances :)                                                                                              

                                                      

DANCE FOR JOY TODAY!!!

Today.

Today is a new day. 
That's refreshing.

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

God doesn't recycle the forgotten or ignored mercies. He brings them new. Every morning God chooses to shower us with mercies and see today as new. 

So remember to wake up today, knowing that today is just a day.
Yesterday is gone, Tomorrow will come when it's gosh darn ready, and today? Well, today is here. 
I like that feeling of hope, knowing that I can do nothing to change yesterday.


Jordan and I met last night with some of my favorite people for a little marriage prepping.
Amongst the conversation, Mickey pointed out Psalms 1.

Oh, the joys of those who do not

      follow the advice of the wicked,

      or stand around with sinners,

      or join in with mockers.

 ² But they delight in the law of the Lord,

      meditating on it day and night.

 ³ They are like trees planted along the riverbank,

      bearing fruit each season.

   Their leaves never wither,

      and they prosper in all they do.

Now, most translations say, "bearing fruit in it's season." Thats all good and well, but something about the different translation has really stuck with me. "each season".
Now, I'm no green thumbing kinda expert, but I think its safe to say no one tree/plant can bear fruit all year round. At some point, it takes a breather from its job. I think I take advantage of this picture of bearing fruit by saying, "it's just a rough season", "soon it will be spring! My fruit will be seen then!."
But, this new way to interpret this verse says, in every season, I WILL BEAR FRUIT. 
Regardless of my circumstances, I have the ability to bear fruit in the worst of climates, and situations.

So, I choose, TODAY, to bear fruit.