EEEk. So i got home too late last night to post my blessings, BUT I did ponder them throughout the day.
I will say, I was umm...CRABBY for like half the day. For no "good" reason really, I just had all these little meetings every which way and I was feeling pulled in several directions. I was just very irritable. So my first blessing came from Aaron.....

Upon hearing me say that I was irritable, he gently and kindly reminded me to not get worked up about little things. That's all he said. But it worked. I shot up a quick prayer and I started to have a MUCH better attitude after my adjustment.
I had a meeting with the woman who is altering my wedding dress, she is finished with the front and it looks great!
I had a meeting with my flower lady and she knew about this fabric that I didn't called gossamer that is really cheap and will be perfect for wedding decor! She is going to order some for me in bulk and save me a lot of cost!!:)
Also, when meeting with "flower lady" I learned about a free play downtown tonight. I love plays and free things. I think I will go.:)
Last night Heather, myself, and mommy had a girls night out. We saw 17 Again. again. Hahaha..we saw it on Friday and here we are seeing it on Tuesday. It's so adorable though, such a cute, funny movie.:) And my mom paid for it, which was doubly awesome.
I was late for an appointment yesterday and I called only to find out that the other person was too! I like when that happens.
I got to cuddle and just be with Aaron last night. We didn't talk hardly at all. We just cuddled on the couch and sort of slept and just cuddled for like an hour and a half. It was nice.
The same woman who is doing my dress is going to, along with her husband, do some pre-marriage counseling. They are a more mature couple and I'm excited to learn some things from them.
Okay so this is just funny: yesterday as I was turning into a subdivision for one of my meetings I screech to a halt because there are two ducks just sitting in the middle of the road. Both ducks look up at the car. Slowly get up and waddle to the side. BUT as the one duck is waddling to the side, it poops mid waddle. It was super gross but really funny at the same time.
That's all I can think of for now.:)
LOVE.

BLESSINGS BLOG.

I am going to use this whole blogging thing to track what I am thankful for. A sort of experiment. I mean I am pretty positive most of the time, but I really do think a healthy concentration of what you are thankful for at the end of the day makes for not only a GREAT sleep, but a healthy mind and heart.:) And most of all, it keeps the perspective that God is a good God after all, we are the ones that start to get wrapped up in our problems, somehow changing our perspective on who God is. SO let the festivities begin!!
Today....

I had a great breakfast of egg, sunny side up with toast. A favorite of mine!
I didn't sleep well, but don't have to work mornings this week..hence, adequate rest.
Coffee was already made and hot when I woke up, Mommy does that every morning!
I was able to work out and it felt awesome.
I was in touch with a woman that has a great apartment for me and Aaron and is excited to show it to us.
I was encouraged to find out about someone that really respects my fiance(not like I didn't know he was great) and found out there may be a possible job for him in the future.
I was able to help my future mother-in-law send out invites for Aaron's man shower.
When I parked downtown today, there was 35 minutes left in the meter. I only needed about 10. Oh the little things.:)
I got 3 free bagels at Panera today from a coupon I got from the MS walkathon yesterday.
It was a VERY rainy and dreary day..I have a need for soup on these days. Aaron made the most fabulous spicy chicken broccoli rice soup!! mmmm.
I set up a meeting to talk to my flower lady tommorow..who is doing everything for the wedding FREE.:)
I got to just hang out and watch food network with the love of my life. One of my favorite pasttimes.....
I got hugs and kisses from my love.:)
I had some extra time to read the WORD and PRAY.
I had the opportunity to help out a little bit by cleaning up a mess.:) It actually was a joy, seriously.:)
I set up a time to have dinner with one of my favorite people this week. Looking forward to Wednesday!
Wow. This is impacting me already.:)
It really does matter what you focus on in life. And we all have a choice.

LOVE.

Okay so I am coming back. The instanity and excitement of engagement is settling a bit. Not that I am not excited, just a different feeling.:)

So all I have to say.

Aaron and I spent 3 hours watching Discovery's "PLANET EARTH" on Sunday. We didn't even mean to, it was addicting! I used to be so bored with that sort of thing. Wow. I was just way out of focus.

I challenge anyone who doesn't believe in God to watch those segments. I would be surprised if they still thought evolution was a better explanation for all that is this earth. I mean it is absolutely incredible.

Watch it. The end.

I AM ENGAGED. I AM GETTING MARRIED. I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s.--stay tuned for details.:)

So yesterday my boyfriend Aaron sent a name of a songstress he thought I might like. He was right, he knows me well. WELL, that was the beginning of a revelation. So the girl he sent me is named Kate Voegele. [sidebar: her cover of hallelujah is pretty sweet, not quite brooke fraser singing sound of silence, but very nice.] I clicked on this video of her and as I watched her sing and prance around I realized something. EVERY songstress in the indie/acoustic world (and their are many ways to be acoustic) dresses the same! I looked at my sister and I was like "oh my goodness."

v neck tee. check.

necklaces of varying length. check.

long layered hair with swOOping bang. check (the other option is short funky hair)

vest and/or Mr. Roger's,but cool, inspired cardigan. check.

skinny jeans. check.

light make up, emphasis on eyeliner.check.

3-5 cool and jazzy rings, spread over both hands. check

I said all of this outloud and my sister Heather burst out laughing. We both were laughing because it's so true! Then I said: " i am blogging about this!" Before I continue I want to make a disclaimer that I think this style is super cute, absolutely nothing wrong with it. In fact I dress like this on occasion..although i have a little too much ba donk a donk for a skinny jean. Really.

I just find it humorous that SO many dress like this. I also find it funny that as I look around PSU I can pick out the girls that want to be there, I would bet money that these girls are way into music and want to BE music.

This whole concept got me thinking about individuality, uniqueness. I think that our American mentality seems to lean toward a desire to be different, new, fresh. You have really arrived when you are doing something nobody else does.(or at least less people do) Trust me, this is not in judgement, I have been there several times. Sheba will appreciate this. I spent a good chunk of my 20th year being unique, hip, cool, trendy. Then I got over myself. Sort of. There are days I am still stuck in that vibe.:) My friends and I may have never said it, scratch that, we did. We thought we were cooler than all these "normals" following what everyone else was doing. I mean c'mon, at least we weren't wearing american eagle and abercrombie, and at least we realized that music and art was better than school!! hahahahahaha. In reality WE were the morons. We were paying a university to skip class and talk about everything that was "cool" in the world. Really, it was just a lot of talk. No regrets though. You live and learn.:) And yeah, I did have a really great time.:)

ANYway. I just want to put it out there that there is VERY few people who are truly "different." First of all, if you were that different you probably wouldn't be that popular. People wouldn't understand you. Second, almost everyone is in some sort of subculture. You may have started out preppy and now think you are different because you are funky, punky, artsy, rocky, etc. And I think that is great, I really do. BUT I guess I want us all to be honest with ourselves. You may have left preppy, but you aren't so different from the prepsters.:) You are just in a different group now.

I don't say all this to judge, truly. In fact, I want us to judge each other less. I think we need to realize that there is nothing wrong with being part of a bigger group. After all, who REALLY wants to be all my themselves? God made us for community! Don't miss out on the bigger community because you are stuck in your "little" community. There are invaluable lessons to be learned from those that are opposite of you.

In closing, all this being said...."Before He formed you in the womb, He knew you." God knew you, still knows you. And yes, there is no one else EXACTLY like you.:)

ps: just for the sake of argument, I am posting some photos of the "songstress" (once again, not hating, they do look good.:)

ummm....sitting in Irvings right now TRYING to finish my homework and these English major snobs are talking, no criticizing. EVERYTHING. Obnoxious to say the least. On the topic of books into movies and how much they suck, this girl says to her friend in response to this "horrible" remake of a book turned movie: "I was so mad I wanted to punch a baby." Ummm that's not funny and hardly necessary. wow.

I LOVE THIS PAINTING. Something about it...it's just sexy, but classy. That is a quality I like very much. I found this while making a pretend brochure on traveling in Spain for class.:) Man I want to go to Spain.....