146 Days...

I have to update almost every day now! We're getting SO much done! As I type, Mom is finishing up my wedding veil and if I say so myself it is GORGEOUS!! I've tried on my dress several times today so that we can make sure it's the right length. I practiced walking in it and in my shoes. We invited my dad to come to the basement to see me in my dress for the first time. He declined saying he didn't want to see it until the wedding which really scares me. I started crying when my mom brought it up and we had to hold toilet paper under my face so that I wouldn't get tears on the dress. I also browsed the internet for hours looking for the perfect guest book and napkins. I found a beautiful guest book and the perfect napkins and ordered both. I also ordered a parasol for the day of the wedding. It's blue of course and I think it is perfect for pictures and to keep the sun off me :) I'm almost done with the program design. I have to do some more research on exactly what I want, but it's been really fun designing it so far! I am constantly checking stuff off my list! It feels so good to be getting closer and to be getting things done!

147 Days...

Merry Christmas!! It has been so nice to relax all day and not really do anything! My whole family has pitched in to help me with invitations and we're done with what we can do for now. I'm still trying to get a few addresses and I have to get some more ribbon, but we bought our WalMart out so I have to find some somewhere else so we're just kind of pausing on the last 40 or so invitations. They are perfect in every way! I think they're absolutely beautiful and they're exactly what I wanted! It's been a really big mess on our breakfast room table for awhile now, but we cleaned it all up for Christmas so we could have somewhere to sit! We got a ton of errands done a few days ago. My mom and I went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond so she could help me know what things to register for, like what the best cookware and bakeware stuff is. John Hoyt and I are registering as soon as I get back to Georgia so I wanted her advice and I also didn't want to have to spend forever registering at every place. We also got the combs for my veil and the flowers for my hair. They're beautiful and I am hoping it all looks good! Yesterday John Hoyt bought our comforter for our bed! I've had an eye on it for awhile and I was looking at it online and panicked because it was on clearance and not available online. We went to several stores here in PA and they couldn't even look to see if it was available at other stores. John Hoyt was sweet enough to drop by and see if they had it at the Mall of Georgia, and luckily they did!! Dad called them and got the clearance price and then John Hoyt got it for an even better price, so even though it seems small, I think God really blessed us with that. I LOVE that comforter and I couldn't find anything even close to how much I love it. I'm just really thankful that we were able to get it and at such an amazing price! It's one small step closer to starting our life together! I really miss him and hate that we can't spend Christmas together, but I've had a wonderful time with my family and it has been so nice to just spend the day together relaxing! Next year will definitely be different, but we're going to work something out to spend time with our families somehow! We still have to finish my veil and I have to design our programs. All this DIY stuff is making me kind of crafty! I hope each of you have had a wonderful Christmas!

152 Days...

I haven't been able to do as much recently because I've been working part time, but today was filled with a lot of e-mails and phone calls. The invitation printer e-mailed me a proof of our invitations and they are BEAUTIFUL!! I can't wait to get them in! I also want to get to work on the addressing because I know that will take forever! Mom and I have been working pretty hard trying to get some stuff done. It seems like we're not getting anything done, but we've done a lot of stuff. We are about to start the long process of making all the favors, designing the programs, assembling the invitations and addressing them, and all the other tedious things we need to do. I'm excited though, because they're all one step closer to getting married! John Hoyt and I get more excited daily and the closer we get, the more anxious we get!

157 Days...

I had to take John Hoyt to the airport yesterday so that he could fly back to Georgia. I cried almost the whole afternoon the day before and cried on and off all day yesterday. It's only two and a half weeks apart, but that's the most we've done in awhile. With the wedding getting closer, it's getting harder and harder to say bye. The good news is that I have almost a whole month to devote to wedding planning, getting organized, and moving. While John Hoyt was here, he and I were able to choose the wording of our invitations, go to the printer and choose the font, layout, etc., decide where we're going to register, made a general list of what we want to register for, and made several other decisions. Friday before we left, I went to Hobby Lobby and picked out our wedding photo albums (for all our extra prints), the flowergirl basket, the fabric for my veil (my mom's going to make it), and a few other things. Today, we finalized the guest list, organized it, and worked on getting addresses that we didn't already have, wrote all payment dates in our calendars (very important---I always get dates mixed up if I don't write them down), and got all my papers organized in my huge wedding notebook. I never realized how long all the details would take. There is a lot of organizing and paperwork, not just decisions and research. But it's been a lot of fun :) I'm just glad I have a few weeks to work on all this stuff.

163 Days...

Well, I finished my last final this morning around 8:45 for the fall semester! It's hard to believe I only have one more semester left of college and only one semester left until John Hoyt and I can live in the same 20-mile radius again! It's been WAY too long since we've lived close to each other.
Over the break, I have TONS of wedding planning to do! John Hoyt is driving up with me and staying until Tuesday, so we're going to go pick out the font and wording of our invitations at some point so that I can go ahead and get them printed and addressed. John Hoyt and I are also going to hopefully talk to a bank about living options so we can make an informed decision. Mom and I are planning on addressing all the invitations, and possibly making the programs for the ceremony. I would like to get as much done as I possibly can because I know that I am going to be so busy next semester.
I talked to my MOH, Bethany, this past week a lot and we came up with dates for some showers, which I'm really excited about. I have the best MOH and bridesmaids ever! They have been so supportive and have been such great listeners and Katelyn is almost as excited as I am! I have so many little details to tackle in the next month...I need to make a list :). I also will be packing up my Pennsylvania room to bring all my stuff back so that I don't have to move it later down the road. That will be really sad, but I'm thankful that I'm not packing up a room that I've lived in for years or anything like that. That would be WAY too emotional.
I talked to my Pop who is marrying us yesterday for awhile. We worked out some ceremony details and John Hoyt and I will be talking to him while we're there for Christmas to finalize the order of the ceremony. We're also going to plan a weekend next semester to go over to Alabama and do our pre-marital counseling with him.
I know I have a break, but I feel like I'll be just as busy or even more busy than I normally am, but at least it will be doing fun stuff for the wedding and spending time with my family!