shABBY CHIc

so i am ALWAYS sEEKINg

NEW WAYS to decorate our house

because TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE BEEN THERE 1 MONTH!!

and we still have alot to do

althought the home is already pretty settled

BESIDES nothing really on the walls YET!

i was thinking last night to COZY up

the DINNING area we needed 2 fabric covered chairs.

in BLUE

because i have a fab picture that i got on SALE at

TARGET THAT I WANT TO HANG

and its BLUE AS WELL!

so i looked on the

WORLD MARKET

WEBSITE THIS MORNING

and TADA ...

found THESE.

sooo PERFECT!

I CANT BELIEVE IT!

so i already called the store to make sure they

HAD SOME IN STOCK!

and they DO!

so after work i am going to purchase these

SHABBY CHIC CHAIRS:)

lOOK for PICS toMORROW.

IF they work.

THEY BETTER!!

happy

HUMP ;)

XOXO

WORK cUPCAKe

GiGi's CUPCAKE

GOT me THROUGH

my DAY today.

I ONLY ATE hALF

PROmISE!!

Happy MONDAY!

xoxo

weDDIng BOUQuet PRevIEw

last Night I went to PREVIEW

my WEDDING bouQuet.

it is GORGEOUS

i LOVE IT

we also REVIEWED the wedding floral PLANS

which i had forgotten since it has been MONTHS

since we planned it.

im SO EXCITED

because its going to BE a DREAM COMe true

with lots of FLOWERS & CAndles

EVERYWHERE

AT the HENRY cLAY.

(every girls dream is to get married at the henry clay, thats what i always here anyways)

ALL the MOST important PEOPLE there

to witness.

57 DAYS AND COUNTING..

DROPPING my DRESS off tomorrow

FOR ALTERATIONS

cant wait to put my DRESS ON AGAIN
im INLOVE with it OF COURSE.

all i have done is WEDDING

the LAST COUPLE weeks

its been BUSY

but EXCITING and

FUN TO FINAILIZE the DETAIls.

P.S. MY 25th BIRthDAY is In 14 DAYS!!!

LOVE BIRTHDAYS :)

HAPPY FRIDAY!

xoxo

WEDDing InviTatIONS.

the WEDDING invitations

are in the MAIL.

such a RELIEF

seriously took up all of my time

the last 4 DAYS!

WHICH IS FINE.

i did enjoy it and they turned out

SO CHIC!

I CANT WAIT

to start receiving the response cards

telling us who is coming

to OUR BIG DAY!

SO TONIGHT IM THRILLED

BECAUSE..

i am going with my mom

to see my flourist for

MY BOUQUET PREVIEW.

yay!

happy THURSDAY!

xoxo



DeAR LAUren:

i jUSt want to THANK

LAUREN

so MUCH for all the 

HElP.

SUPPORT.

FUN.

LOVE. &

FRIENDSHIP.

she has given nathan and i

the past couple weeks

preparing for our SPECIAL DAY

59 DAYS FROM TODAY!

she has made it VERY special for me

sharing this with a special friend :)

I JUST WANTED TO DEVOTE MY POST TODAY TO HER

THANKS LAUREN LOVE YOU GIRL! :)

XOXO

2 MONTHS

2

MONTHS

FROM

TODAY

WE

WILL

BE

GETTING

MARRIED!!!

SUCH

A HAPPY

THOUGHT!

here we are in HILTON HEAD
after we got ENGAGED
BACK on MAY 10TH 2010!

XOXO

cHeCkEd OFF mY lISt!

This weekend I DEVOTED  to WEDDING errands.

i had 4 things on my list to do.

too MY SURPRISE i completed them ALL.

including finding my wedding SHOES

and Katies FLOWER GIRL DRESS

how beautiful right..

I ALSO PRINTED ALL MY INVITATIONS

thanks to my wonderful MOM we have everything ready to be addressed

and mailed by WEDNESDAY AT LATEST IS THE PLAN!

and lastly and MOST IMPORTANT to me:

i ordered MY HONEYS WEDDING BAND!

to make it OFFICAL HE NEEDS ONE RIGHT? :)

so i MUST say that i feel great on this MONDAY

because i had a very SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND

another special thanks to LAUREN: LOVE YOU GIRL!

she helped me shop for my shoes and order Nathans wedding band

we had a BLAST TOGETHER!

happy MONDAY on that NOTE!

XOXO

OffIcIAllY CAke

iM so HAPPY to

ANNOUNCE...

i MADE my CAKE dECISION

finALLY..

DRUM ROLL PLEASE..



ReGISTERING COmPlEte

i AM SOoo HaPPy tO hAVe COMpLeTEd ouR REGiStry

it WAS a bit StreSSfuL LaST NiGht.

i wAsnt tOO exciTed AbOUt how they HAndle THINGS at

BED BATH & BEYOND

thE LADY THere STRESSED me OUT!

so NOW i wILL COntiNUE to ADD some tHINGs oNLINE bUT NOT inSTORe :)

i Had To tAKE the PICTure of RElIEf wHEn we GOT to the CAR LASt NIGHt!

xoxo

weDDING REgISTRY

 NAthan & i

FINALLY decided that it was a good idea to register!

about 10 weeks before the wedding..ABOUT TIME!

 we HAVE been so BUSY with the move and getting SETTLED IN THE HOUSE!

but its been ALOT OF FUN

we registered at TARGET LAST NIGHT

next stop is

BED BATH & BEYOND tonight.

i CANT WAIT to get off WORK IN 30 MINUTES

so i can get home and get ready to go register!

( what a DORK right?)

I LOVE just walking around the STORE AND SAYING I WANT "THAT"

and just scanning it

WHAT A GREAT FEELING

for BOTH OF US!

nathan was incharge of MOST OF THE SCANNING

LAST night.

TONIGHT i want to do IT!

ITS A THRILL IN MY ROUTINE DAY here at the office.

so we WILL SEE.

but FOR NOW..  

 

HaPPy REgIStERiNG tO US!!

xoxoxo

WiNE nIGht WItH my PAreNTS..

Saturday night Nathan & I went to a Winery in LaGrange Kentucky with my parents!

 We had dinner and lots of wine, talk about 5 bottles between the 4 of us! EKKS RIGHT?

we walked through the vineyards, which is where the above picture was taken!

listened to the live band

and even danced on the dance floor like a bunch of fools!

it was ONE of the BEST times with MY PARENTS!

Its fun to be grown up and be friends and hang out with your parents, i really enjoy that part of adult-hood! :)

Happy MONDAY..

im registering tonight for my WEDDING!

cant WAit!

XOXOXO



lAteST WedDINg IdEAS:

BrIDE to BE pOSSible shOes:

OUR faB CAke DEsIGN AlmOSt 100% DeCIded



sOOO WhAT dO you thiNK?
i LOve BOth!

xoxo

wHAT iM lOVIng TODay

im LOVING

that i went to SEE the NEcklace IM having CUStom MADe for OUR weddinG lASt NIGHt

AND its BEaUTIfuL

that NAthan TOLD me hE FOUnd our HOneyMOOn SpOt

whicH he iS SURPRISING me WITH

AND iTs ALL inCLUSive & WE nEED PASSPOrts

& NOT a CRUISE thATs A GREAT siGn!

LOVing thAt mY hAIr iS GRoWing at A GReat PACe fOR my HAirSTyle

FOr the WEDding 71 DAYS aWAY

tHAT we hAVe BEEN in OUR new HOMe for ALMOST 2 WeeKS now

& its ReaLLY FEelINg lIKE HOME & WE Love IT

Love THAT nAthAN LAndsCAPed OUR bACK PAtio

witH a FAbuLOUS FountAIN.

thAT we GET to REGister FOR our WEdding THIS WEEkend

& iT will BE SOO FuN!

lOVing mY FRieNds & FAMily FOr All THeIR SUppORt iN the LASt YEaR

LotS of NEw & gREAT THinGS hAPpenED FOR NAthAN aNd I.

THaT I havE THE bEST FiANce eveR ;)

lovING woRLD mARKET

sERIOusLY My new fAV sTORE

LOvE THat aLL i WANT to dO Is SHoP FOr THE hoUSE

THat ITS aLLOWEd!

lovING tHAT Our wEDDING& brIDAL sHOWER

iNVitATioNS wiLL be IN THE maIL IN THE neXT 2 wEEKS.

LOviNG lIFE

hAPpY fRIDay dOLLs!

XOXO

ThAT IS sO nOT my stYLe

my signature lifestyle is explorer?!?

The results are in – your Signature Lifestyle is Explorer?!? Explorer channels a sense of adventure through furnishings and accessories that conjure images of world travel.( NOT QUIT ME) The feeling is relaxed eclecticism. It comes to life through textural variations, intricately detailed woods, global-inspired fabrics, and natural fibers. Whether in rural or urban settings, the spirit of this lifestyle fits right in.

THIS IS CRACKING ME UP.. tHis QUIZ is Way OFf. I AM dEfinITly NOt inTO WORld TraVeLing THROugh MY DecOR. I hAVent EVEN TRAveleD tHE WOrlD YET! LOL

to fiNd Your SENCE OF sTYLE OR lACK theRE oF CLicK THE lINK beLOW:
 Ethan Allen’s “What’s Your Signature” quiz.

TUEsDAy niGHT pAin

So Nathan and i have been in ourNEW LOVELY HOME for a little over a week now
continuing to LOVE it.
DECORate it.
lANDscape it.

LANDscaping is where the PAINful TUEsday cOMEs into PLAy.
we are landscaping our back patio, NAthan iS DOIng a FABULous JOB.
He bought lots of beautiful plants and bushes
he is gOING to BUild a ROCk FOuntain which will BE VERY cOOL.

THIS is the KICKER:
we went to his parents LAST NIGHT to TRY and pick up the 300 POUND rOCK by OURselves
i TOLD him to reverse his truck a LITTLE mORe to bring the TRAILER which i was HOLDING
CLOSER to the big rOCk. MAKES sence RIGht??( i sure thought so)

well when DOING that my FINGER got SMASHED in BETWEEN the ROCK and the TRAILER
i SCREAMED
I cRiEd
i RAn
NAthan SAid iM Sorry BABY, which it WAS my FAult
but HAppy hE was apologetic anyways BECAUSE Sorry is HARd for NAthan he is WORKing on IT.

we held it under cOLD water
i CONTINUED to cry
THIS HAD NEVER happened to ME
FIRst TIME for EVERYthing

BUT i was STILL freaking OUT
NAthan put ICE in a bag and tOOK me to the COUCH to lay down
bECAUSE of COURSE i was light headed
put a COLD ,WET Cloth on my forehead and made SURE i was OKay.

i COULD bend it SO we knew it wasnt BROKEN, thANK yOU GOD, You ALways LOOk OUt for ME!

HE went OUTSIDE and was DETERMINED to get the ROCk on the TRAILER by HIMself

and to MY SURPRISE like 10 MINUTES later HE DID It!
SO PROUD :)

SO that is MY TUESDay NIGHt pAIn StORY
Im Excited to GO hOMe frOm work today and SEE what he HAS done.
IM sURe we WIll hAVe A rOCk fOUNtain aROUnd oUR baCK pAtio by tHE end of the
DAY! :)
buT FOR now YOU can CHECK out MY SWOOLen FINGER:

GROSS riGHT?
i WIll POst PICTUres of the FAb ROCK foUNtAIN that CAUsed my PAin whEN its COmplete..

UNTIl TheN:
HAPPy HUmp DAY!

we ARE hOMeOwNErs

Nathan and I are now homeowners since August 1st.
We closed at 11am and started moving at 12pm.
It was the longest day EVER.
HOTTEST DAY EVER
and i had no idea we had so much STUFF.

MY parents are AMAZING
they came over that night
my mom cleaned the carpets in the bedrooms
my dad tOOK me SHOPPING for cleaning supplies and OTHERS.
they got us DINNER
and LEFT US WITH A MAZE OF A HOME.

although we stayed up UNTIL 4:30AM
OUR FIRST NIGHT.
we had SO MUCH we wanted to get done.
so many BOXES to go through
ROOMS TO set up.

3 DAYS LATER i can say that it lOOKS like  hOME NOW!
WE LOVE IT
COULDNT BE HAPPIER

having SO MUCH FUN shopping for the HOUSE
ITS SO different when you OWN A HOME.

I WILL POST PICS SOON
i havent taken any yet
want the house to be as COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE.


but WE LOVE LOVE LOVE OUR HOME.

                                TO BE CONTINUED....