December Already

I can't believe it's already December. I spent the first few days in wedding mode for Megan's wedding. It turned out amazing and I'm so happy for them. They are enjoying the beautiful weather in Hawaii while we're here.. with the rain. Shocker.

One word just about sums me up right now. Exhausted. No matter how much sleep I get or how little I can barely keep my eyes open sometimes at work. Thankfully the time I had off was busy so I have been trying to keep up which definitely helps.

I was able to have last night off so I got to attend my church's "I Want a Silent Night" women's night. There was good food, great women to fellowship and worship with and three amazing speakers. Judy, Lorinda and Angela all did a great job sharing their "seasoned" knowledge of traditions and what it looks like in their houses. After listening to them all, especially Angela, I can't wait to begin those traditions with my husband and kids.

Here is my maid of honor speech I gave for Megan and CJ's wedding. Kind of corny in some parts [well most] but it made her laugh and cry which was my goal!

"Henry David Thoreau once wrote, 'It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see'. What I'm looking at right now is a room full of people but what I see is how much my best friend and her husband are loved.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Kristy, Megan's best friend and I have the privilege of being her maid of honor. It seems like only yesterday that we were drinking coffee, watching movies and laughing so hard we were crying.. oh wait, that was yesterday.

We met 15 years ago in AWANA but it wasn't until the end of junior high and beginning of high school that we became friends. Oh the journey it has been.

For anyone who knows Megan, you know she loves movies. A lot. Luckily that is something that we have in common. We have spent endless hours watching movies from Cinderella to Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds [which we later had our own near death experience with a killer owl that we are both still a little bitter about.]

I don't want to make this long but I do want to offer some advice so I figured what better way than to use some of our favorite movies.

I was trying to include our musical favorites like Mamma Mia and Hairspray but CJ doesn't seem like the type to just randomly break out in song. Although I'm sure in time that will change.

I hope you get to spend a Valentine's Day on top of the Empire State Building like Sleepless in Seattle. May you never be above writing letters back and forth to each other the way Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan do in You've Got Mail. Megan, don't overreact because of a horrible anniversary gift that CJ gives you the way Annie does in Father of the Bride.

May you have a love like Noah & Allie in the Notebook and I can't wait to see your rooster shaped umbrella holder that will hold all of CJ's umbrella's. When your marriage brings you trials, may you fight for it and put all your trust in God the way they do in Fireproof.

Megan, never stop pursuing music. Some day you could get a part in a major motion picture. Thank goodness you don't sound like a coyote in a trash compactor. And CJ, even after years of marriage, plan a date night... maybe not one as adventurous as Steve Carell & Tina Fey's but you get the idea. I'm so thankful that you two found each other.

I pray your marriage is filled with love, laughter and may you live happily ever after."

The end!

Oh Happy Day

In just over a week I get to celebrate with my best friend on her wedding day! I am so happy for her. I can't doing this last year when I was pretty uncontent with being single and now looking back on it, I know it's through God that I am able to be her best friend, her wedding planner and her maid of honor and not feel like I'm missing out on something.

Don't get me wrong... I can't WAIT to get married and hopefully start a family. Yesterday at church I was reminded just how much I love kids when I was worshipping at church and I had this adorable eight month old laying against my chest while I rocked back at forth and later on, her four-year old brother looking forward to me bringing him home from Sunday school cause I'm a [nice girl] according to him.

Anyways, I have had the joy of planning this wedding for Megan and Saturday her dreams will come true!

I bought a dress this summer. I was with Megan and she okayed it and everything [we got to pick our own dresses but it had to be a certain color] and a couple weeks ago I realized I needed to get it taken in [yay me] so I brought it to my uncle's mom who's pretty much just like a grandma to me and she did a great job taking it in but it's definitely not a dress that was made to be altered. The top worked out perfect but I didn't put two and two together with the bubble bottom. Maybe it's because I'm overweight but boy howdy I was not impressed. I voiced my concern to my super amazing aunt and she helped me find a new one this last weekend.

I'm going to miss planning and figuring different things out but I'm going to be okay with not stressing about making sure everything is done and oh wait, who should I ask about this and that... etc. This week's agenda consists of making sure all the bridesmaids know when and where we're doing dinner for the bachelorette party and that everyone knows about the rehearsal.

A couple weeks ago I started on my maid of honor speech. I forgot I had that to do until I was at a wedding for my old roommate and realized oh boy, that's my job. With the help of an amazing friend [yes Sade I'm trying to suck up] I was able to come up with a great toast! After the wedding on Saturday I will post it.

I came across a verse today that I felt just yelled at me through the computer. "In my anguish I cried to the Lord and He answered by setting me free" [Psalm 118:5]. Sums up this last year perfectly and gives me one more thing to be have been thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Hello World

I always think of the Lady Antebellum song when I hear "Hello World". I grew up listening to country music and when I could choose my own I didn't listen anymore. One summer I was in Idaho and idk if it was because the cute neighbor boy listened to it [oh come on, we all know that was the reason why] but I started back into that groove.

I heard this verse the other day and it hit me differently...

"Every day I drive by a little white church // It's got these little white crosses like angels in the yard. // Maybe I should stop on in and say a prayer // Maybe talk to God like He is there. // Oh I know he's there."

Reading the words to that song, makes me think back to this last year. It was definitely one of my toughest years but I've learned a lot and through everything I became closer to God. It's hard to say if I could change it I would... even though I have made bad choices and have disappointed a number of people, I have grown. It's hard to even explain how much, and to be where I'm at today, I'm loving it and it's all because of Him!

I'm very into blogging right now. I stay up to date on my friends blogs and I've had a few people say that I should just start my own so I figured, why not. I have time and I keep so busy that there's bound to be a thing or two to talk about.