Extreme Makeover Home Edition

Well, it's 4:00 in the morning, and I'm WIDE awake. Earlier today, I was asked to volunteer for the Extreme Makeover house, and I gladly accepted. My co-worker Heather and I had the midnight - 4 am shift, and it really wasn't too bad! And now, thanks to 4 cups of coffee, I can't go to sleep!! We were in charge of the food/catering. We lovingly named it "The Westside Grill". We fed all the volunteers and the Home Makeover team hamburgers, hot dogs, polish dogs, grilled chicken, baked beans, mac & cheese, and LOTS of sweets and goodies. Everyone was in very good spirits!! We also got a sneak peek at the house, and it is GORGEOUS. Keep in mind, this neighborhood is not the best in town, so the house looks a little out of place, but I'm sure the family will be more than pleased. I wish I would have brought my camera, but instead I'll steal a pic from the Montgomery Advertiser's website. This was taken around lunch Saturday, and believe it or not, by the time I got there at midnight MUCH more has been done. All the siding is up, and almost everything is painted.

It truly is amazing how quickly a house can come together. The floors were being finished when we left about 3:30 am, and the sod was also being layed. Mostly all that's left to do is landscaping, cleaning, and getting furniture moved in. I'm so glad I got to take part in helping out the Jordan family, and I can't wait to see the finished product. The show will air on ABC on April 18th, so tune and you might get to see me on TV!! :) I'm going to try to catch some zzzz's now, and hopefully get up in time for church tomorrow. Goodnight!

The Wedding Date

We have picked a new date! We will officialy say "I do" October 17th, 2009. We decided we didn't want to wait until January, and October was just a better fit for us. They honeymoon is going to be a little cheaper in that month, as well! We are staying 7 nights in the BEAUTIFUL Couples Swept Away resort in Negril, Jamaica. Here is the link if you want to look...

http://www.couples.com/12sw/index.html

I CAN'T WAIT!!! It's going to be so wonderful. We have put down the deposit to hold the date at the church, so now we get to start our counseling sessions. Time is really flying by! I'll update more after work with some more details. Have a good Friday!

David is home!

What a wonderful past few days I've had!!! David came into town Thursday night, and we've been inseparable. I just can't get enough of him. It feels like when we first started dating and I never wanted to go home because I just was so content sitting next to him. It's like that all over again!! We had a little speed bump in the wedding planning come up yesterday. During our meeting with the preacher, he informed us that December is OUT. No December wedding. Actually, he said if we were just dead set on December, he would try to find a way to work it out. But I don't want to make the preacher go out of his way. He seemed pretty adamant that December wasn't going to be happening for us. So now we have to decide if we want to push the wedding forward or backward. January might be nice, but I just don't want to wait ANY longer. I was really trying to avoid football season, and any sooner than football season would be in the BLAZING heat of summer. I am a little disappointed about this. Luckily, nothing was really set in stone yet. No vendors have been booked, no invitations ordered, etc. What a nightmare that would have been!! So, we are just going to spend the next few days enjoying each other's company and trying to figure out what the NEW date will be. I'll update when some more decisions are made. We are off to meet with the photographer this morning, and try to work on the guest list AGAIN! :) Much love to all. And Happy Monday!

Montgomery Living

I just almost fell out when I started sorting the mail at work Saturday. We subsrcibe to Montgomery Living magazine (which is basically all about "high society" people that live in the river region), and this month's issue is Brides of 2008. Just guess what was on the cover of the magazine... MY DRESS! The bride on the cover is sporting my wedding dress! I couldn't believe it! I wasn't going to post any pictures of it because I didn't want David to get nosy, but I just have to share the link to the picture. I'm crossing my fingers that he won't peek. This link is for Charles Smith Photography who took the photos for this particular bride. She looks beautiful, and I can only hope I will look half as good as she does on my wedding day!

http://csphoto.biz/blog/2009/01/29/we-made-the-cover-again

Owww!

Last night was the first time I think I've actually worked all my muscles like I'm supposed to at the gym. We took a "abs & lower body" fitness class, and WOW. It kicked my butt!! LITERALLY!! I've been so sore all day today - my legs, my butt, my abs...it all feels like I was hit by a truck! But apparently all my hard work is paying off because I was told numerous times today that I'm looking thinner! I tried on my wedding dress again today to show Jess and Amanda, and they both told me that I look like a different person!! That is so exciting to me!! I've been working so hard, and I haven't really felt any different. It's so nice to hear that someone can tell I've been trying! I would love to post some pictures on here of my wedding dress, but I have a fear that the husband-to-be would get nosy and take a peek. I can't have him seeing me in the dress before the big day!!

Taylor. AKA - the cutest kid EVER!

I just wanted to share how ADORABLE my brother is! He just keeps getting cuter the older he gets! I think he looks like the guy that sings on the "free credit report.com" commercials!! :)


Halloween! He was Harry Potter, and he did NOT want the sugar me and Jennifer were trying to give him! But he was just so stinkin cute!!

Jennifer and I took Taylor bowling at Bama Lanes. He had a wonderful time!

My Birthday!

These are just a few months late - my birthday was in August!! We took a ladies night out to Kabuki for Japanese food, and then a little karaoke at The Keys! We had so much fun! Thanks again girls for a wonderful birthday!

Jessi, Haley, Jessica, Jennifer, Me & Sonya at the Keys. Some of us have had a few here...

One Hot Fudge Sundae. SEVEN spoons. That was one delicious dessert!

This is Me and Jess about to partake in some HOT SAKE!! It was by far the most disgusting things I have ever tasted. I won't be doing that again!!