18 More!

Our world is becoming increasingly busy!  18 more days until I'm a little wifey married to the most kind, funny, respectful, hardworking, loving, thoughtful, animal loving man I know.  I am beyond excited and my heart swells when I think about how special our day will be and what our journey together will hold.  There is no doubt in my mind that God knew what he was doing when he brought us together.  All roads lead to Rome. 

Now, onto the most important ladies in my life.  My mom, CJ's mom, Meredith, Staci, Katie and Jill all came to the most beautiful lingerie shower thrown for me last week at Meredith's house.  Meredith, Katie and Jill were the hosts.  Everyone was so generous, I got so many nice things...but my favorite was all of the advice and the memories we made.  We all sipped on delicious vino and nibbled on cheeses, crackers, fruit, chocolate covered strawberries, petit fours, and chicken salad.  Yum!  I felt like such a (tired) bride that night, it was wonderful!  I'm so lucky to have such incredible women in my life.  My mom is the world's best, I'm thankful for CJ's family loving me like their own, for his older sister who is now like my older sister, and I have the three best girl friends in the entire universe.  That's right, THREE!  



Staci, Jill, Momma, Me, Katie, Meredith.

It took me almost 28 years to realize how important the relationship between women is.  I've always been a little too independent to appreciate the value of a friendship or what it means to really have a best friend.  Throughout this wedding planning process I have been amazed by the amount of love that my girl friends have shown me.  I've even at times felt guilty for my behavior years prior.  I am very thankful that I realize now instead of any later how valuable each of these ladies are to me.  I know CJ also loves their company and the company of their sweet husbands/boyfriends.

Over the weekend we celebrated Meredith's birthday at a Japanese steak house, spent Saturday night at my mom's with homemade pizza and vino, and were just about worthless on Sunday....except for the cookies I baked.

 
(Side note:  We had planned to make sausage and turkey pepperoni pizzas at mom's.  Dale came with us to visit his grandmother and decided to break into the bag holding the pepperoni, busted the package they were in, and ate every last one of them.  Heifer.) 

Ahhh, Thanksgiving.  So many delightful things to be thankful for.  This has been a sweet, sentimental year.  We'll be spending turkey day in Mississippi this year.  I don't care how long we've lived here, it still feels like home as soon as we cross the state line.