Honeymoon!

We are so excited, we finally have our honeymoon planned, and a deposit down! Our "free honeymoon" sadly, turned out to be a scam. But it's like Mr. Arnold says, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." I got the phone call on Monday saying we had a 3 day, 2 night vacation to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, or 35 different locations. We had won it at the Bridal Show I had attended. The only thing we had to do was go to a "tasting" on Thursday night. We were so excited and relieved, we wouldn't have to pay for our honeymoon! After posting it on facebook, a friend of mine emailed me, and told me the same thing happened to her last year. The names had changed, but basically it was the thing. THEN, another girl who went the bridal show said she had also got the same call. The lady told me that I was 1 of 15 people chosen. What are the odds!? Then I googled it and a ton of blogs and websites come up, and the same thing happened to all these people. They all went to a hotel, were sold pots and pans (at about $1,500) and they never got their trip. When the lady called to confirm our arrival at the tasting, I had explained to her what I had heard. She got very defensive. I asked her, "Let me ask you one question, will yall be selling pots and pans at this tasting tomorrow?" She promptly told me to "have a nice day." She knew, that I knew, and she didn't want to talk to me anymore!

So we knew we had to plan our honeymoon, and we felt good about that too, because we get to choose everything! We knew we wanted to go somewhere warm and beachy! Neither one of us has ever planned a vacation and we had no clue what we were doing! I found a business card of a travel agency that was at the Bridal Show. It was called Travel Planners Inc. We made an appointment with him first thing Saturday morning. After talking he told us the best thing was an all inclusive resort. He found us an amazing place in Cancun, that we immediately fell in love with.Its beautiful! Its a great deal, and everything is included in one price. Flights, resorts, meals, drinks, transportation to anywhere we want to go in Mexico, and we also get a complimentary honeymoon package. It is something that we can afford, and will be the trip of a lifetime! 

 

 

I'm having trouble placing the pictures, but here are some of the resort we will be staying at!

Marry Me

My new favorite song is Marry Me by Train. It just may be the sweetest thing I've ever heard! I'm strongly considering it as a first dance song at the wedding. I bought it on iTunes, and now I listen to it every time I get in the car! It brings tears to my eyes every time! So I'm posting the lyrics and highlighting my favorite parts:)
Oh, and a special thanks to Samantha Adams, who told me about this song!

Forever can never be long enough for me
Feel like I've had long enough with you
Forget the world now we won't let them see
But there's one thing left to do
Now that the weight has lifted
Love has surely shifted my way Marry Me , Today and every day Marry Me
If I ever get the nerve to say
Hello in this cafe
Say you will Mm-hmm
Say you will Mm-hmm
Together can never be close enough for me
Feel like I am close enough to you
You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love And you're beautiful Now that the wait is over
And love and has finally shown her my way Marry me, Today and every day Marry me
If I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe
Say you will Mm-hmm
Say you will Mm-hmm Promise me
You'll always be
Happy by my side I promise to
Sing to you
When all the music dies And Marry Me, Today and everyday Marry me
If I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe
Say you will Mm-hmm
Say you will
Marry me
Mm-hmm

the next two days

The next two days are going to be very busy for me! Today, I am going to the Southern Bridal Show with momma, Haley Bentley, and Megan Moore. I plan on signing up for everything I can get my hands on, and taking a thousand pictures. After going to places like David's Bridal, Bella's, etc, I realized that they do have stuff for the wedding (garter, cake-cutting knife, flower girl baskets..etc) but the selection is limited. I'm hoping that the Bridal Show will be more like a mall of things I need. With huge selections of everything, in all different colors. My favorite thing is to buy the stuff I need. With every purchase towards the wedding, a little weight its lifted off my shoulders. It's one less thing to think about. I'm really hoping some catering vendors will be there so we can sample the food, and especially cakes!
Tomorrow,  me and most of my bridesmaids are going back to Alfred Angelo. I'm getting fitted for my dress and we are looking for bridesmaid dresses. When we went to David's Bridal before, we found two we liked. So I'm not stressing over that because we have a back-up plan. I'm nervous about picking THE dress, and actually purchasing it. Once it's done, it's done. There is no going back from there. But I truly think that one of the dresses is the perfect one for me!

So as I go into the next two days, I'm  very excited about it all! I hope to get some great ideas, and settle on a bridesmaid dress. So wish me luck! Oh and if you wouldn't mind, I'm going to ask you to pray for me. Pray that at the Bridal Show today, I win an all expense paid trip to Tahiti. Or for that matter, an all expense paid trip to ANYWHERE!
Haha, only kidding, but man wouldn't it be nice?

over it.

I posted two different blogs tonight. I didn't want to ruin the first one, with this one. I tried ignoring it, but now I have to get some things off my chest.
1)It's cool if you don't wanna be friends, but you can stop posting childish things on facebook. We're not friends, we don't talk, if you have something to say, text me, call me, or MAYBE you could say it to my face! Ya right.
2)I'm tired of people taking sides, you aren't in this, what did I do to YOU?
3)I was told someone called me two faced. Let me explain something, if you call me two faced, and YOU don't say it to MY face, that makes you two faced. USE YOUR BRAIN PEOPLE.
4)Prank calling: we did that in 5th grade. Get a life.
5) If your gonna tell people what happened, tell the whole story, not just your side.
6)I'm tired of people talking crap behind my back, if your not gonna say it to my face, don't say it at all.
That's all for now, there's more I COULD say but like I said earlier, if I'm gonna say it, it's gonna be to that persons face. I hate drama, its so stupid. If you don't like me, why do you talk about me so much? I must be on your mind alot:)
But I'm done with this, I'm done with those people. My last semester of high school  WILL enjoyed. I will not say anything else about this on facebook, blog, text, or whatever! I'm done playing your little childish games.

perfection*

After visiting quite a few dress shops and not being successful, I was starting to get nervous. I was told by almost every place that I HAD to order my dress by February, or it wouldn't be done in time. I was doing a million google searches for "bridal shops" in Birmingham, and ran across a place called Alfred Angelo. I looked over it and thought "Any place with a name like 'Alfred Angelo' could not be in my price range. After seeing it again on a website I thought to myself "You might as well call and talk to them, what can it hurt?" I called, asked if I had to make appointments, they said no, and I asked what their price range was. Surprisingly, it mostly was in my range! I wrote it down among others, along with its address and phone number. I was at work the next night when a lady came in and told me how much she liked my ring. She told me she was engaged and planning her wedding also. Of course we went right into bridal talk, about deals we had found, dates, and honeymoons! I asked where a good place to find a dress was. She immediately said, "You HAVE to go to Alfred Angelo, they are amazing!" Then I got excited. I went online that night, got on their website and made a favorites list of dresses I liked. Then I made plans with my momma, and one of my best friends/bridesmaid this past Saturday to go when mom got off work. That morning I got to thinking, man I really hope they don't need appointments. I decided to call them and ask. I was horrified when the lady answered and said, "I'm sorry we take appointments on weekends, and we are all booked up for today." I was so sad, I told her to call me if anything opened up. Then out of no where, she said, "Oh wait, we can fit you in at two." Then I was excited! After meeting mom and Haley, we had lunch, and went to the store. I was immediately greeted and they gave me TWO stylist to help me. After trying on two dresses, one of the ladies put a dress in my room that I had picked off the website. I LOVED it! I thought it had to be "the one."  I was in love with it, after putting on the veil and everything, I knew I was having the "it" feeling. I tried not to make a big deal, I didn't want any water works from mom. And Haley had already told me she was going to cry. I hate sappy crying, so I played it low key. Then my stylist come up and told me she had a dress similar to the one I had on, and I should try it. I thought, what the heck? I put it on and walked outside. Mom didn't say anything, and Haley looked in awe. I stepped up to the mirror, and thought, oh my gosh, this is my dress. I asked mom why she wasn't talking and she told me she was still getting her breath back. Its one of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen. I knew that this "it" feeling was the right one. I can't believe I found my perfect dress, then the lady told me they were having a sale, and it was LESS than the tag price. I was so excited I could squeal. I made an appointment to come back for measurements and fitting, and also made one for my bridesmaids to try on dresses too. I am so relieved, I found a dress, everything else will be a breeze. I will probably get a lot of stuff like my garter, toasting glasses, cake knife, etc at the Southern Bridal Show next Sunday. But right now, I'm still focusing on the fact that I have the perfect dress, the perfect groom, and what will be the perfect wedding. Everything else, can wait.

what's missing

In the last couple of weeks, I've learned a lot about myself, and who I want to be. Some things have happened that I hoped never would, and didn't think was possible. I had no idea that things could change within a couple of days, and that I would feel so helpless. On the way home I heard the song BREATHE by Taylor Swift. It really hit home, and sounded just like what I was going through. I thought ok, God is telling me something here. I knew that it was going to be hard, but I would make it. Then scrolling through the internet I read this quote by Marilyn Monroe.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

    That's when I realized all the things I had been neglecting the last week or so. I was so worried about what was missing in my life, I forgot about all the wonderful things standing right in front of me. I forgot about my loving family who has always been there. I forgot about my amazing fiancee who would give his life for me, and puts up with my crazy self. I forgot about my true friends that would bend over backwards for me, without thinking twice. I hope each and everyone knows just how much I love and care for them, because when all else failed, they were there for me. 

Oh, and I can't forget about my BABYLOVE<3

199 DAYS

We are now under the 200 day mark until our wedding! I only have 199 days to plan this thing! There is so much to do, and it seems like no time to do it. I have yet to even make a guest list! It is going to be difficult to get through my last semester of high school, and plan a wedding, but I know I can do it! I LOVE a challenge. 

These are the only things I have planned out for sure.

  1) The date is July 23, 2011.

  2) The wedding will be held at our church, South Shelby Baptist.

  3) I know the song I will walk down the aisle to.

  4) The groomsmen.

  6) The bridesmaids (well mostly…) and the flower girls!

  7) My color (for the most part) and the flowers.

  8) I'm marrying Mark Thomas Arnett.

           AND THAT IS IT!

These are the things that are undecided. 

  1) My Wedding Dress

  2) The Bridesmaid dresses.

  3) My reception place.

  4) Food and Cakes.

  5) What time the wedding will be.

  6) Where all my family will stay.

  7) How many people we are going to invite.

And soo much more!

 Like I said, I have a TON to do! If anyone has suggestions, ideas, etc, they are GREATLY appreciated!