A Big Blessing!!!

Last Friday a dear sweet lady from my church took me out for the day and we went wedding dress shopping. Back before my mom passed away she appointed this lady to help me. She is really sweet, she was always like a grandma to me, so Friday was a blast! I did find my dress, too! And I found my bridesmaid dresses. Then, she decided we would go to Micheals and see if we could get some ideas for favors and such. Well, she ended up buying my invitations, my flower girl basket, my bubble wands for after the reception, and my veil! So, Friday turned out to be a very productive wedding planning day!
Also, on Friday I am leaving to go visit Drew! I am so excited! It seems like forever since we were together! I miss him soooo much!
Other than that...things are pretty crazy around here.

The Busy Life of Jess

Hi ya'll!!! Well, here I am again! Things are pretty insane on my end of things! Planning my wedding, working 9 hours a day, going to kickboxing classes, staying busy in church, and still having time to come home and breathe! lol! It is absolutely crazy, but I wouldn't want it any other way! There are only 250 more days to go before I get married! Anything to make those days go by quicker is alright with me! We have revival at our church this week and my pastors brother is the one preaching. He is really good! On Thursday I am going over a lady in my church's house with the other girls my age for a girls night!!! That will be loads of fun! Then on Friday I am going with a very sweet lady in my church to try to find my wedding dress. It is looking to be more of a challenge than I thought to find the right one. I thought I found the right one before, but it just wasn't quite what I was looking for, very close though!
The most exciting news is that in 2 weeks, on September 29th I am going down to see my fiance!!!! I can't wait! I miss Drew sooo much! That is what I am really looking forward to right now!!! It has been a month since we were together....much too long for me! One thing that I am really looking forward to about being married to Drew is getting to be with him and not having to say good-bye. Me and drew have had a long distance relationship since January and we are both not liking it (obviously!). It is hard, but it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder!!!

What's New

Wow, didn't see this one coming....I was with dad on Saturday at the country club putting a deposit down for the reception when all of a sudden dad asks if they have anything open on the 9th of December of this year. Instantly my mind begins reeling....Does he want us to get married sooner? Is dad getting married?? What's going on!? So, I ask him and he bluntly tells me that Jen and Jeff are getting married in December. I was shocked! They weren't planning on getting married until August of next year! So, I begin my usual inquiring and find out that Jeff is enlisting in the army and he is going off to boot camp in January. I am not thrilled with this idea because I know Jen would be heart-broken if he had to go over seas. So, now things are more insane than ever with Jen trying to plan a wedding almost from scratch in 3 months. Now I must admit that a part of me was kinda hurt by this....but that is not the kind of attitude I am supposed to be having....I am supposed to be happy for her. This is a lot harder than it sounds. I feel like she is raining on my parade so to speak. So, anyway....just another bump in the road of life and I have to keep believing that God is in control and to just keep trusting Him with everything.....I am just hoping the next 3 months goes by very quickly.

Our Engagement!!

Here is a picture of Drew and me at the waterfalls! He is in the middle of proposing!!!
You can tell that he is nervous!!