Plan for the marriage...

It has been almost 8 months since Destry proposed to me at the park in Lima... He took me on a picnic with my favorite pizza!! I had no clue & the proposal was a complete surprise...Just the way it should be! Destry even picked out the ring all by himself - and I must say, he did an amazing job! :o)

Anyway - since we are 8 months since the proposal, and still about 7 months from the wedding, the wedding planning has been going like crazy! I took a few months off while we searched for a house and took care of all of the necessary items to buy a house...and now decorating it. I thought it would be okay, but it has actually caused me a lot of stress. I have not always looked into the planning with open arms, mainly because this is way bigger than I ever imagined my wedding to be. I have been caught off guard by a lot of it and I think that has stressed me out more.

It takes a lot to plan just one day of our lives! It also takes a lot of money, but that is a whole different story! I think that often times I think we focus on all the little details that go into one day, and overlook the planning for the actual marriage. I realized this as I am currently in a "Pre-Marital and Marital Counseling" class in school right now. (Perfect timing, right? haha) People spend so much time and money on the wedding day and when it is over realize that they have not planned for the actual marriage. This is where most marriages get in trouble since they have been planning so much on the one day...when really that one day is minor in the whole grand picture of our lives. Yes, it is a great day, and yes, marriage between a man and woman is very important. But the wedding is not the marriage.

Take the time throughout planning for the wedding to plan for the marriage. Talk about issues that you have or questions that you could have about your soon-to-be spouse. Take Pre-Marital Counseling with your fiancé to really get to know them and start thinking as a married couple. Find books on good Christian marriage and how to prepare for those days after the wedding ceremony and honeymoon are over. The more you can prepare for the marriage while planning the wedding, the better off you will be able to handle the situations that arise in the marriage.

God Bless!!

True love...

How do you know that it is true love?
Do we listen to what Hollywood has told us love is? Or do we turn to God, and what His Word tells us love is?
I think that we have allowed the television and movies to teach us what love is instead of turning to the One who created love in the first place. God is the author and creator of everything we have today and can study about the past. This includes love. He created Adam & Eve to be together, as husband and wife, to love one another eternally, not just until the next best thing comes along.
It seems like today we have lost site of what true love is. Even if we found it, would we know it? We have been brainwashed into thinking that this fake idea of love is true, when in fact how many of us actually want it? If we were being honest with ourselves, do we want true love as God describes in His Word, or the fake, temporary, Hollywood version that is portrayed in front of our eyes continually to see?
Me? I waited years to find biblically based true love. And do you know what? It is a million times better than anything Hollywood has every presented to us on the big screen. Knowing that my fiancé and I share the same beliefs and wants out of the gift God gave us of each other, makes it so much better than anything Hollywood could have written up. Following what God tells us is correct for each stage of our life is the best way to go. If only more people today would wait for God's timing and what His plan is for their life instead of taking it upon themselves to find the fake version of love that is able to be watched all the time.
Thank You Lord for Destry! Loving him is more than I could have imagined and he was well worth the long wait I had... I will marry him proudly in September!

Stealing Saturday...

1. What curse word do you use the most?
~Probably sh!t... I know... I am working on it. I blame the military! Haha It's my goal this year to not use it at all.


2. Do you own an iPod?
~Yup! My man bought it for me for my birthday last year!!  


3. Do you still remember the first person you kissed?
~Yeah, but he doesn't matter. The man who matters is Destry - the only man I'll kiss for the rest of my life. :o)

4. Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?
~Be in it!!! Haha I'm not the best at taking them.
5. Has anyone ever called you lazy?
~Yup! Sure have!

6. Has anyone told you a secret this week?
~I don't think so...but even if they did, I wouldn't tell you!

7. What is the first thing you notice about the someone that you are attracted to?
~I always notice Destry's eyes...They just sparkle when he looks at me!!!

8. What are you looking forward to?
~Getting married in 7 months!!!
9. Do you own any band t-shirts?
~Nopes!!

10. When is the last time you slept on the floor?
~Ummm... I was a child I'm sure!
11. What did you do last night?
~Destry cooked me dinner, then we watched a movie together.

12. Do you get along better with the same sex or the opposite sex?
~In years past it would be opposite sex, but now I would say same. Love my girls! :o)

13. Who was the last person to make you mad?
~He shall remain nameless...but one of Destry's "friends"
14. Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours?
~Destry!!! I love him so much!!!

15. T or F: All’s fair in love and war?
~False 

16. What’s something you’ve always wanted?
~A 4-wheel drive vehicle...more recently narrowed down to a Jeep Wrangler!

17. Do you enjoy spending time with your mother?
~Oh yes!!! She is my best friend!!!

18. Do you want a bright yellow ‘06 mustang?
~Umm...No... If I had to take a mustang it would have to be purple!
 
19. Where is/are your best friend(s)?
~I'm sure at work...
20. Would you rather swim in the ocean or a lake?
~A pool!!

Hurry up spring...

My goodness is it cold outside! Every single year I get surprised at just how cold it gets this time of year. You would think living in Ohio (or a very similar weather pattern) pretty much my whole life I would be used to it. But no. Not the case. I still get so cold. Even this morning, Olliver went outside to go potty and it looked like he hurt his paw...turns out it was just so cold and got some ice stuck between the pads. I felt bad for him... It is just too cold.

I just don't know how I make it through this every single year, and yet it does. I know I am beyond looking forward to the spring because with the spring comes, I am closer to marrying Destry! This is my joy of this year! Yes, there will be a lot of other great events this year as well, but I am looking forward to the wedding the most! So not only do I want spring to come, but I want it to go so that fall can come around. September has always been the month that I wanted to get married... so 9-10-11 is the perfect date to marry the man of my dreams.

So even though it is cold now, I know that it has to warm up...and soon! So that gives me hope and joy to know that although the temperatures are in the negatives now, it will not stay that way forever!

Blank Page

So I am reading a book for school and I had to stop to write in my blog because something just made me laugh so hard. No, it wasn't the book or the subject of the book because I am actually enjoying the book. But it was something in the book that made me laugh... Have you ever been reading a book and saw a blank page between chapters but instead of it actually being blank, it has written on it...

"This page intentionally left blank."

Okay...now I am confused... It is not blank if you wrote on it, right? I just don't understand why they have to inform the readers that they left the page blank on purpose, but by doing so, the page is no longer blank. I guess there are just some parts of life we will never understand! LoL