Tuesday, August 12, 2008

A Bridal Shower From My Awesome Friends

JoLynn, Me and Jean (The Awesome Hostesses)
The Smallest Bowl.. it was cute.
Melissa and I
A Little Bit of Naughty...
My Aunt and I
My Mom, Cousin and Gwenny

The Cake!


On Saturday, my friends JoLynn and Jean threw me a fabulous bridal shower. It was a lot of fun! I enjoyed seeing everyone from work and having some of my family there. I received a lot of really great gifts. Here are some pictures from the party. (Thanks for the great pics Kristin.)

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Some Pics of The Family











I haven't posted many pictures of my family, so I thought I would post a few. This one is of my sister. She will be 19 on September 8th! It's hard to believe my baby sister is that old now. I love her to pieces!

The next one is of Gwenny and I. Gwenny is my cousin's big girl. She is such a cutie.

I also have a picture of Jon's Dad and his wife, Diane. When we went to Virginia for Christmas we told them we wanted to have a Sushi Night and learn how to make it. We both decided to take silly pictures with our sushi.

Emily and Jon are in the next picture. Emily is Jon's step-sister! She is adorable and very smart.

Next, I have Ava on her birthday. She is Gwenny's little sister. They are coming to visit me this weekend, so I will get updated pictures.

Everyone, except my sister, lives out-of-town. I miss all of them SO much!

My Crazy Past Few Weeks

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. We are only a few weeks away before the wedding! I have been so busy having meetings with House Plantation, sending out invitations, and finishing last minute things. Overall, the wedding experience has been pretty fun. It wasn't nearly as stressful as I thought it would be. That's probably because I started planning last May and I have a great wedding coordinator. I also had a TON of help with planning from my Aunt Jeanette. It's hard to picture everything, but I hope it comes out as I planned it.

My bridal shower is this weekend! My awesome friends JoLynn and Jean are hosting it. I was so excited when they offered to throw me one. It will be so much fun to have my friends and family there. I wish a lot more of my family could come, but since they are out of town, it makes it difficult.

Now for some not so exciting news....

I was informed I will be laid off October 1st. It was a huge devastation to me and the rest of my department. This was probably the greatest job to have while going to college, but I have let my anger go. Everything happens for a reason and I am excited about doing something else. After three years, it's time for a change.

My Aunt Suzy sent me an email the other day with this quote: "
Life is what happens when you make plans" - SO TRUE huh?" It definitely is true in my case. Before the lay-off I decided which degree I wanted and could take classes during the day. Now I will be back to taking night classes. I changed my degree plan to Business Administration with a major in Management. That degree has a lot of online and night classes I can take. Not to mention, I can find lots of jobs after I graduate.Thanks for everyone who has given me their support through this tough time.