life happenings

I can't believe I'm actually saying this...but life might actually be slowing down a bit.
Yeah yeah...my wedding is THIS weekend, so maybe it's not slowing down THAT much, but it feels like it.
Decisions are basically done being made, plans are all coming together, shopping trips are over, and as impossible as it may have seemed a couple months ago, I think I am ready to get married!
Praise the LORD!

had a few work days... so thankful for the wonderful ladies who helped us!

cleaned & painted the house one week...

enjoyed spending the 4th with Kirk's family...

got all of our stuff moved to our new home!  Can't believe how much stuff we have already!!

don't let the picture fool ya... the did carry in a few boxes! ;) 

trying on our mother's wedding dresses at my personal shower!  So much fun!

photo shoots...

Love you girls!  So thankful for all that you've been doing...planning...hosting...and so much more.  You ROCK!

Survived all of our showers.  They were such a blessing!  It's overwhelming how many gifts we've recieved!

Enjoyed an evening out with these 2...gonna miss our random last minute times together...but know there will be sooo many other special memories together!

Spent 10 days in Washington state with mom n dad n Jesse...

went on a tour at the Boeing factory...watched planes take off and land.

went on a few different hikes...this one was by Mt. Rainer

spent a night in Victory, Canada...went to Butchart gardens...so many pretty flowers!

Jesse wasn't so thrilled about looking at flowers all evening so he hung out on the grass with his Ipod!

went to Olympic Nation Rainforest...once again Jesse was quite thrilled! ;) 

Had the opportunity to meet up with this beautiful girl and her family!  So thankful I was able to see you for a bit, Tay. Love you!

God showing His beauty in the clouds on my flight home!

It's hard to believe that in a few short days all of the planning and decision making that we've done over the last 3 months will be over.  Life will begin a new normal.  School will be starting. And time will march on.  But that's the way life is.  We plan things.  Spend time looking forward to them.  And just like that, they are over.  To everything there is a season.... Praising God for all of his wonderful blessings!