11 Days and Counting

At this point we are officially 11 days away from getting married! I have also officially become a college graduate. I had two completely different and amazing experiences in my internship placements that I am so blessed to have been put in. I learned so much about the kids as well as myself. Due to my experiences I am now looking to get my master's degree in Special Education. I feel that the Lord is leading me in this direction and that I was placed in my internship placements for specific reasons.

We also have an apartment now! On on of my last few days my wonderful future husband called me to tell that an apartment we were hoping to get refused our application. I was immediately depressed. Suddenly he said I am just kidding and you dont have to worry about it because we have the apartment we wanted. We had been wanting this one apartment for months but there was never an opening and we had resulted in looking at other locations. Then my wonderful fiance stopped by to talk to the owner of the apartments and found out that the man had been holding the apartments for a lady who never returned his calls. He went into his office to find her number and soon realized the lady was my own mother! Weird how things turn out. So now we have been moving boxes and all our showers presents into our apartment. My AMAZING sister went with me to clean and even got on her hands and knees with a magic eraser to clean our bathroom floor. (I am truly blessed with the best sister on the planet.) It is slowly beginning to look more like a home and less like a storage closet. We had our internet and cable installed today. Each day one thing leads us closer and closer to being in our happy home together.

11 Days until the wedding and we are all officially in stress mode. I am trying to stay positive and look forward to our wedding day instead of trying to rush it to get here. I am an emotional train wreck and cry at the drop of a hat. Luckily I have an incredible future husband that is use to my sudden crying outbursts and knows exactly how to comfort me in my times of need. I am truly marrying an amazing man who makes my life better with each passing day.

Right now our groomsman from Colorado is also on his way home! Finally our entire wedding party will be here. I am so excited to see him! It has been several months since we have been able to see him. Luckily for us we are able to text and call on a regular basis which makes it easier to cope with him living so far away from us now. We have a brother/sister relationship and I could not function if we did not have the kind of relationship we have with each other. It feels so good for him to call to talk about his girl troubles or even just to hear our voices.

Christmas is also fast approaching. We are all in a hussle and bussle for this wedding but are still trying to remember Christmas and all it brings to us. This is my last Christmas in my own home which feels weird and scary while also feeling exciting that next year I will be celebrating with husband. Emily's birthday is also coming up on the 27th of this month. I feel like I took Christmas and her birthday away from our family with our wedding, yet I know she loves me and is being extremely understanding during this time. I am doing my best and will do my best to make her 20th birthday memorable to her without it focusing on this wedding. Hope everyone has a GREAT Christmas! Remember the reason for the season and God bless you all!