Stuck in Solitary

Yes, I know, I haven't blogged in roughly 14 weeks and 3 days...what can I say, I like keeping people on their toes.  At the time I am writing this post, I haven't seen the Fianc (pronounced Fee-onc) in what feels like decades.  She is off working hard, bringing home the bacon, as I am stuck in my apartment working on school stuff.  I am officially onto my last semester in school before I start into my real life.  In the blink of an eye, I will be graduated, working a real job, and (the reason all of you are reading this) MARRIED.  It's crazy to think of so many huge milestones to happen over the course of 1 month.  I'm excited to see what the next year will bring. That's it for me tonight, leave some love in the comments and I might just cut down my blog frequency to 7 weeks and 1.5 days.  Thanks for reading, love all you guys.

One-derland

Wow, it's been forever since I've even had time to THINK about a wedding blog post! God has been so good and blessed me with a job that keeps me busy 99% of the time. If you know me at all, you know how miserable I am to not be swamped. I love being busy, and am happiest when I barely have time for myself. Adam has been super busy as well, finishing up this semester, and working every hour in between. Luckily, being busy also means the time flies by just a little quicker. 

We are officially in the 100's!

Only 199 days to go! 199 sounds a bit more daunting than something in the 200's or 300's. It's hard to believe we've been engaged for over 6 months now. I swore when we got engaged that the time would pass as slow as molases--not the case. I remember May 16 as if it were yesterday, and know I always will, but I also know that once the clock strikes January 2012, the big day will really be here before we know it!

Quite a few things have developed since last time I wrote. Let's see. 

First, we took our engagement photos with the always fabulous Sarah Barlow. It was such a blast. I absolutely love the results! Here are a few of our favorite edited ones, really, just a few! We loved them all!!:

(Adam's favorite...what are we doing? Our first..Tango?)

And now...here is a small chunk of some of our favorite unedited ones...outtakes and all!

And there you have it. Never before seen. 

Back to wedding updates.

My dress and veil came in, and I got to go try it back on a couple week ago with my mom, sister in law, and two of my bridesmaids. I. LOVE. IT. It is still more than perfect, and Adam is going to just melt. I can't wait to go back for fittings in Jan/Feb. 

We also just ordered our Save The Dates, and don't worry, the picture on them is not on this blog post so it will be a surprise. They're super cute, totally us, and I can't wait to send them out! 

Our videographer should be booked sometime in the next week, and I am so excited with who we are using. His name is Jake Morgan, a fellow Lipscomb alum, and he is extremely talented! It will be oh so great, I just know it. 

I think we've decided to start out in the Nashville area for the first two years or so, until we get fully on our feet and decide where we want to go plant ourselves next. But who know's. That could totally change!! We've got our whole lives ahead of us, and we're so excited to start thinking about the possibilities!

The other day my mom and I explored several apartment complexes. The result: holy moly LIVING is expensive! Whew. 

For crafts, I have two headboards in mid-craft down in the garage just waiting to be finished. Should be interesting to see how those turn out!

I guess that's about it. There are some little things in the works here and there, but the majority of things will have to wait until Feb/Mar to really start cracking. 

GETTING EXCITED!!!!

And as one of my crazy 'maids said jokingly tonight, "you're officially in one-derland!!"

--The future Mrs.

Canvas Art

My crafty self is back! I don't think Adam knew what kind of DIY-er wife he was getting himself into when he asked me to marry him. Lucky for him though, that means we will have a super cute place, at a super low price. Crafting is so fun, and I feel like when I walk into Hobby Lobby or Joann's, my head just spins with ideas and inspiration! Well, I was at Joann's today shopping for materials to make our headboard, which I'll blog about later this week, when I made the mistake of walking down the discount fabric aisle. There was no turning back. Immediately, my eye caught this cute green paisley pattern, which so happened to be laying by this cute brown pattern. I decided I just had to use these patterns somehow, so I looked for one more similar fabric, and headed towards the canvas aisle to finish my impromptu craft list. 

My plan was to cover three 12 X 12 canvases with my three new fabrics, and hang side by side on a wall as accent art! They'll look great above our future bed, couch, or even in our dining room/kitchen! 

Here's what I did:

Here's what I started with. I also ironed all of the fabrics first, since they had some pretty serious creases from being in the bag all afternoon. Side note- the canvases were also half off, only $4 something a piece!

I used my staple gun and pulled the fabric extra tight all around the canvas and stapled it into the wooden part of the back side.

On the corners, I wrapped them like I was wrapping a present.

Finished product! Can't wait to hang them in our new home as a pop of earthy, yet modern color! 

Until then, away they go into storage!

Stay tuned to see our headboard! Sneak peak-- it's going to be chocolate brown!

249 days.

-the future Mrs.

Shadowbox & DIY Whiteboard

So since this is partially turning into my crafting/wedding ideas blog, I wanted to share the two crafts I made yesterday! Both of these things could be used at our reception or at our future home!

Craft 1- rustic shadow box!

I have been wanting to make one for the oodles and oodles of little gems here and there I've saved from things Adam and I have done or things he's given me, and I finally got inspired to just do it after Anna made a suuuuuper precious one for Mr. Jack. 

I hit up Hobby Lobby once again, and bought a shadow box that would match some of my frames and some really cute fabric, and just went with it! Here's how it turned out!

the shadow box & fabric

the result on my wall!

Craft 2- rustic whiteboard

I got this idea from combining a few different ideas I've seen on Pinterest & other craft blogs,
and just made it my own.

I found a destroyed wood frame and used the other half of the fabric from the shadow box, hot glued everything, and voila!

the frame

the frame with the fabric hot glued to the cardboard piece that came inside the frame

a homemade whiteboard! The only marker I had was on the verge of death so it didn't show up very well, but it will be super useful in a kitchen or office or at our reception as a welcome sign!

That's all, for now!

-the future Mrs.