Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...

Ok, I know I have only been engaged for 3 weeks now and that being a little over a year away from the wedding, I don't have to be making any big decisions right away. However, I can't even make little ones right now; and I am getting discouraged. We know for a fact that the wedding will be in November of next year. I was thinking of using browns and champagnes for our colors, but the more I look at wedding things, the more I am drawn to deep reds and oranges. Which yes, I could use all those colors, being it is a fall wedding and those are in fact fall colors...but I just get confused.

Then there is the tinsy winsy little part of where to have the wedding and reception. I have exactly what I want pictured in my mind, but I can't find it ANYWHERE! Very disheartening. I even got so over it yesterday that I started to look at wedding planners....like I can afford one.

Oh well..like I said, I know we are only 3 weeks in and 1 year out...but when we work crazy hours and sometimes never even see each other during the week, I feel like more should be getting done when we do see each other. Ugh....no I've stressed myself again. I need to lay down.

WE ARE ENGAGED!!!

That's right folks, Josh and I are getting married!! Josh proposed last week on his birthday! The day started off just as any other. We woke up and laid around the house until we thought we were going to die of hunger. So, we headed to Provino's for dinner. Neither one of us had ever been there, and since they do a free birthday dinner, we figured Josh's birthday was the best time to go try it, and boy was it DELICIOUS! So, then Josh decided he wanted to go ahead and head downtown, but before meeting up with friends for the celebration of his birth, he wanted to go to Rembrandt's for desert. We had a lovely desert on the patio, and while sitting there Josh mentioned that he had never really explored the Art District before and suggested we walk around for a little bit. I would have been totally for this idea any other day. But this day since it was his birthday and I wanted to look extra pretty, I was wearing 4.5 inch red stilettos. Not ideal for walking. So, we ended up walking. Yeah, I sucked it up and walked in those bad boys, how could I turn down the birthday boy???

Josh took me all over that dang Art District. We walked over to the glass bridge, down towards Walnut St. Bridge, back up to the museum. EVERYWHERE. At one point we stopped just before Walnut St. Bridge where there was a little overlook spot. He walks up to it and says, "Wow, this is a cool little overlook." He looks down, looks back at me, "You wouldn't want to jump for here though." I say, "No, no Josh you wouldn't. I would imagine that would hurt a lot considering the pavement of the road and the amount of cars coming and going." I then turn and head to walk back towards the museum.

Then we as we reach the museum, he says, "Hey, is that a horse? Is that horse made of wood?" If you have been up in that area, you know exactly what I'm talking about, but if you haven't, there is this huge sculpture of a horse and it looks like it is made of wood, but it's not. It's actually cast bronze. It's actually pretty cool. Well, we are standing there looking at it and Josh turns and walks toward the entrance to the museum. There he finds another little outlook spot, but this one instead of being over Riverside Dr. is actually over the river. We stand there, talk about the city, look at the pretty lights, and notice that there is a boat with it's search light on, clearly looking for something.

Then, next thing I know, Josh is tying his shoe lace. I didn't think anything of it...his shoes are ALWAYS coming untied. The boat shines his little search light again, I make a comment about the boat still searching for something, and to that I heard " I am too, but I think I found what it already." I turn, and there Josh is with the ring. I just stare at him, which he just responds with," So, what do you think, what do you say??" Of course I say "YES!" take the ring, put in on my finger, and then promptly just stare at how sparkly it is for a few good....minutes.

So, that is the story of Josh's proposal. The rest of the night was a celebration of engagement and birthday, and Josh kept saying that giving me the ring was a birthday present to himself and that it was a perfect birthday. (Isn't he so sweet?!?!) And the best part, (yes, there is more) my engagement ring is actually one his great-grandmother wore, which makes it so very, very special to me.We are planning for a wedding in November of 2011. Sooo...keep checkin' back as I go through a year of wedding planning. It's going to be so much fun!!

3 Years!

Yesterday, August 3, Josh and I celebrated our THREE YEAR Anniversary!! It's crazy how quickly the years go by. So to celebrate he took me to Allea Italian Restaurant in the up and coming Southside. It was a gorgeous restaurant; reminded me of a castle where the Court would dine and mingle with the King and other royalty. Then we just spent the night out on the town, enjoying the beautiful weather and each other. I couldn't be happier...I have a wonderful, caring, loving man to share my days with. He makes me laugh when I need to laugh and he lets me cry when I need to cry. He has been by my side through some really tough times in these 3 years and I can never thank him enough. He is my best friend and my one and only. I love love love him!

August 3, 2007

August 3, 2010

My parents also celebrated their Wedding Anniversary yesterday. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS! They are so luck to have found each other and to have the courage and love to last 25 years. That is a huge accomplishment in these days and I couldn't be any more proud of them. They have shown me what it takes to make a marriage last and hopefully one day Josh and I will have the same honor to celebrate our 25th year. Congrats to my parents. We love you very very much.

Rikki and Austin Heard

On June 26 (yes I realize it's been a month since this happened...I really stink at updates.) Rikki Trump and Austin Heard got married!! They had their wedding and reception at Camp Dixie in Soddy Daisy. It was gorgeous with the ceremony out on the lawn with the river behind them and then the reception inside the beautifully decorated lodge. It was a day full of decorating and preparing (Rikki decided to do everything herself...catering, decorating, planning) and a night full of love and celebration. It was perfect for the couple and I was honored to be able to be there. Enough talk, let's show some pictures!

Congratulations Rikki and Austin, we are very happy for you!!

P.S. Fixing my blog was not near as hard as I thought it would be. Aaaand, I promise the next blog will have pics of the house to go with it! Been meaning to post some, and just haven't. No more excuses, it will happen. As will my

OH NO!!!

After spending some time away from the blogging world, I decided today would be a good day to catch up on some reading. After that, I decided it was time to catch up on some blogging. But then I discovered that somehow, my blog background has disappeared and replaced with a little icon saying the image has been deleted....WHAT?!?! So now, not only must I catch up the writing, but now I must redo my blog. How unfair. This could take awhile, please be patient.

Amy and Jonathan Horne

Finally getting around to updating now that a crazy month of weddings has come to an end. What better way to end the month than to recap with pictures!! Let's start with June 11-12, the wedding of Amy Harwood and Jonathan Horne.

The wedding took place in Kingsport, TN. Friday, June 11 we had a bridal brunch for Amy and all of the bridesmaids. It was at one of Jonathan's mother's house, and she cooked every bit of what was served. We had quiche, asparagus, muffins, fruit salad, and lots of sweet yummies for desert. (Sorry, no pics, it was super early for me and I was half asleep because I had worked the night before and didn't even get to have a little cat nap before having to get on the road.)

Then that night was the rehearsal at the church, then the rehearsal dinner at the hotel. The rehearsal dinner was tons of fun with music, dancing, and games.

The next morning we woke up bright and earlier to head to the hair salon where we were getting our hair and make-up done. Don't you just love it when you can just roll out of bed and someone else has to worry about making you look beautiful?? I know I do!!! Then was time for the beautiful ceremony and reception; which I will let the pics do the talking now.

CONGRATULATIONS AMY AND JONATHAN, WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Home Sweet Home

I know, I know...it's been forever and a day since I have done any updating...but since we had moved in with the 'rents there really wasn't anything worthy of sharing. But, it's a totally different story now beeeecauuuuse...WE HAVE A HOUSE! Yup, that's right ladies and gentlemen, Josh and I are back on our own. It's two bedroom, one bath with an AMAAAAZING backyard. Luckily one of the girls I work was talking about her rental house that she needed to find tenants for ASAP...and we quickly became those new tenants. We moved in last week and I am STILL trying to get everything put away. That's the only part I absolutely hate about moving. Oh well...I suppose that's what I should get busy doing instead of playing on the Internet. I was always a real good procrastinator :). As soon as I have the house put together I super pinky promise that there will be pictures posted and much more updates about our crazy life.