wedding registry

Picture list of things I want to register for the wedding

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Yesterday began the ONE YEAR COUNTDOWN. I have to admit I feel so stressed out already over this wedding. I feel like I have alot to do and I keep putting things off. I have been meaning to call the caterer now for weeks, in fact I decided it was time I made mom in charge of that step since she said food was the most important part for her haha. I really can't do anything until I meet with the caterer. After I meet with them I will know if I need to rent dishes, silverware or if they provide them. After I get that over with then I can call Parties etc about renting the tent, dancefloor, tables, chairs, linens, etc... That sentence right there just gave me a headache.

So in the past month I have been working out while I watch two and a half men everynight. I figure two and half men is a priority in my book so its the perfect time to excercise. I do a multitude of things and I have no pattern to it. I do like 50 crunches, then squats, then i ride an imaginary bicycle on my back (my favorite because it feels like childsplay compared to the rest haha), then I do some air punches which helps with my arm flab, then some leg kicks. Ever since Jess told me about her belly dancing I do some wild swingy hip moves too. I look absolutely ridiculous and when Alex is here I lock myself in my room. This morning I woke up at 5:30 and went running. I ran into a fox and it scared the hell out of me so I might start switching to early morning biking (easier to escape wild animals).

School is going great. All my classes are so easy. I have gotten an A or B on everything I've done so far. I wish getting a masters wasn't so hard and time consuming because I would do it if I could skip out on the real world for another 2 years but alas, its time Jamie gets a jjjob. geez almost couldn't say it.

cleaning

I have been doing some facebook cleaning lately. I deleted over 100 people in the past 2 weeks...It's not because I didn't like them I just don't see the need to be friends with so many people who I don't talk to and who don't talk to me. Half of those people if I ran into in public I would try to avoid anyhow!!! I feel kind of refreshed honestly. I have been doing that with the wedding guest list as well haha. its going to be down to the bridal party and our parents before its all over with! hehe JUST KIDDING. There was just some people on there that I was really close with and now I am not so it would seem silly to invite them to the wedding, they just came to my head when i was jotting down names at first.

ANYHOW,

This has been a long week. There are so many exciting things to look forward to so I think I will name them :]

-tomorrow I am hanging out with Nicole and Amanda!
-Sunday Alex and I are spending the whole day together for the first time since before class started
-my sister comes home next weekend
-october 3 is the celtic festival!!!
-october 8 I am going to visit Jess and hopefully see Jackie too!
-october 29 Lauren's halloween party!
-october 30 is Seacrets Halloween partay!!

thats my short term list of exciting things going on :]

-december 17 I graduate and get new bling!!!
-january 15 alex is in a wedding in vegas so we are going to vegas! then california for my birthday to visit his family :]
skip alot of time
-september 24 wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

epiphany

Today I had an epiphany but first I need to tell my struggle for my epiphany to make sense.

So, as you probably know I am in the very long process of becoming Catholic. It has been VERY hard for me so far. It has been intimidating, and Alex hasn't been behind me 100%, I have had a hard time reading the material because it is so many new concepts and words I don't understand, praying has been nearly impossible because I can't concentrate, and I have been in the worst mood imaginable for the last month. All summer Alex and I were doing a pretty good job regularly going to mass and all of a sudden we haven't been in weeks.

As a part of the process we have to attend mass and be apart of "rites", we get blessed and Father Porter anoints us with oil. Tonight I asked why it is oil instead of holy water and she told us that oil is a sign of strength. Ancients Romans covered their bodies in oil during battles so that nobody could get a hold of them because they would be so slick (haha). Oil also has several other meanings but I can't remember them all. The symbolization of the oil is that it protects us from Satan as we are entering this process. (the oil has been anointed also, its not just olive oil :P)

That really makes alot of sense to me, and it also makes sense as to why there have been so many obstacles in my way to trying to get myself together and have a spiritual life. And that is my epiphany, it will be nice when I feel God more than Satan because lately I feel like I have an evil cloud surrounding me.

ahhh i can make it, i can do it, i will graduate!!!!!!! i hate school :[

ipod shuffle

first ten songs that came up when i pressed shuffle on my ipod:

days go by. lifehouse (never listen to this)

so beautiful. Darren Hayes (no clue who he is)

hoedown throwdown. Miley Cyrus (ok she is good haha)

american idiot. Greenday (Greenday is ok I guess)

beautiful disaster. Kelly Clarkson (This was a great cd but I never listen to it anymore)

happy? Mudvayne (no clue)

my worst fear. Rascal Flatts (ew hate them!)

there's a wall. Miranda Lambert (ehhh, she was ok)

love is looking for you. Miranda Lambert (ok my shuffle sucks)

you get me. Michelle Branch (i listened to her in the 9th grade alot)

This was lame. I hardly ever actually listen to any of these people haha.

ok your turn!

hello there Autumn. I love you.

Today I decorated my house for fall therefore, Happy fall! My pumpkin should be ready to pick in a few weeks so I can't wait for that :] I love love love fall. Now it is especially exciting because the 1 year countdown is fast approaching!

Alex and I have been trying to decide on a color to paint my room. After the pink is gone I think it will officially be "our" room. I am hoping he can paint it this winter because during the summer he is too busy with work and then next fall we will be too busy finalizing the wedding planning. So here is the color schemes I have been debating between. The only color he did not want me to paint it is yellow so I have free reign.

-Of course yellow was my first choice so I have to cross that off haha.

-teal with a purple ceiling (the same color purple that is in my bedroom and on my dressers)

-a warm plum. downfall of this is that I would have to re-paint the bathroom because it would clash

-red. may be too harsh and woudln't match a thing i currently own

-a soft periwinkle blue. love this color may give more thought to that. would have to re-paint my bathroom as well

Right now the teal is our first choice. We both love the vibrant color and it would look great with all the purple stuff I have.



On Saturday mom and I went to "The Perfect Dress" in downtown Salisbury and we found a bridesmaid dress that we both loved. We were most in love with the color. So glad this company has the exact color I wanted. It is a dark pink. PERFECT for fall. I am so excited. I really can't wait. 1 year 9 days