3 weeks and 2 1/2 days

Paul and I went today and got our Marriage License! In just a little over 3 weeks we will be married! It is coming up so fast and I cannot wait! Everybody keeps asking me if I'm nervous. I haven't been nervous at all and really don't think I will be. It really hit me on Monday how close it is and I started to stress out a little about getting everything done, but that lasted all of about a couple of hours. My mom and I are going on Friday to order the flowers and do some other odds and ends things for the wedding and I have another dress fitting next Tuesday. After those things are done I don't think there is anything else to do until the Thursday before the wedding when they come to set the tent up! The next three weeks will go one of two ways: really really fast or really really slow. I'm really hoping for the first one!

I just realized that I didn't post about the shower that my coworkers had for me last Friday! I got some really good stuff! A Cuisinart 2 qt ice cream maker, a 3 piece set of Pampered Chef Stoneware, a pretty picture album, a Southern Living cookbook (from my aunt, of course!), a really cute cheese serving plate and spreader set and a set of mixing bowls. I'm sure I'm leaving something out. I realized last night that I have gone through my whole box of thank you cards! That was 50 cards! It made me realize how truly blessed Paul and I are to have so many people who care about us and are just as excited about us getting married as we are! I don't have many pictures from the shower. All I have is food pics, and oh what a spread it was! My Aunt Diane made the totally cute fruit boquets.

1 month to go!!

Today is April 23, which means exactly one month from today Paul and I will be getting married!!! With the dress fitting and hair trial this week it's really starting to sink in that I'm really getting married and I'm getting really excited! I went for my second dress fitting Tuesday night. I absolutely love my dress and after seeing it with the bustle I love it even more! They are having to let it out some at the top because it was really squeezing me around the ribs and it was a little hard to breathe. Apparently I have gained a little weight since we bought the dress back in November. :( I was a little upset about them having to let it out. I've always been really sensitive about my weight, especially lately with the wedding coming up, but them having to let the dress out didn't upset me as much as I thought it would. I would love to lose about 20 pounds, but at this point it's too late to lose it before the wedding, so I'm just not going to worry about it. I had a little meltdown the other week about my weight and my wonderful soon to be husband ever so sweetly reminded me that he is not marrying me because of how much I weigh! How sweet is that?! I am so lucky to have found Paul! He is so supportive and encouraging when I am down about something. He has never once made me feel stupid for being upset about something as silly as my weight or anything else equally as silly that I should not really be worrying about. He can always tell when something is bothering me, even when I try to deny it, and always tries his hardest to cheer me up. No matter how down I may be about something he always manages to make me smile! I truly believe that he is who God put on this earth to be my husband and I have no doubt that we have many many years of happiness ahead of us!

Bridal Shower

This past Saturday was my Bridal Shower. Three of my aunts, Robin, Joan and Diane, and my Grandmother hosted it. It was so much fun and Paul and I got lots of good stuff! I spent all day Sunday trying to find places for all of it! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful group of family and friends!

Yummy Food!

Yummy cake and punch!

My beautiful Flower Girl and her Mommy.

Me and the Hostesses (My Mimi, Robin, Joan and Diane)

Taylor, Me, Momma and Tiffany

Me, Grandmama Helen and Momma

My Future Mother-in-law, Judy, Me and My future Sister-in-law, Pennie