M.I.A

It's hard to believe a whole month is gone! I have been alittle missing in action around here lately, but for good reason!

We have been getting these 2 married and celebrating like crazy! I wish I had more pics to post right now. I "borrowed" this one from Clary's sister's facebook page :) It has been an EXTREMELY busy last few weeks. We are semi on the down swing of things, so I hope to get back to blogging!

Congrats Daniel and Clary! We love you!!

What's Happening Right Now?

1. My boss is conducting business via speakerphone and it can be heard ALL over the office. By business I mean on hold with AT&T. He is verbally answering out loud (& repeating himself over and over while getting louder and louder . .) to the machine and pressing the phone buttons for what seems like a totally unnecessary amount of time.

2. I am helping my mama get some things finalized for the rehearsal dinner for Daniel and Clary coming up September 30. We got invitations finished up with Leslie and hope to have them by early next week! They look AMAZING! I can't wait to get my hands on them :) Y'all, she is awesome. We conduct everything via email and it is so simple and easy. Everything she does is totally custom and people take notice. I can't tell you how many compliments I have gotten on stuff she has done for me!

3. Jason and I have started looking at/for house plans. It will be so amazing IF we make it through this process and don't end up never speaking to one another again ;)

4. We have an anniversary coming up next week! We have been married 4 years . . seems like just yesterday. . .

5. In one month from today, my brother is getting married!!! So excited, but lots to do!

6. Jason and I are going to be an Aunt and Uncle! His sister Anna and her husband Jason are pregnant, due in April! CAN NOT WAIT for this baby!!

Friday is almost here! We are going to enjoy this long weekend!

Pest Control Anyone?

I have talked before about us living in the country. We are having a time with fruit flies, which are no bigger than gnats, but annoying. We have had some migrate to our master bathroom due to some of the moisture. There are not many, but just enough to drive me crazy! :)

My hubby had his own idea of how to get rid of them:

It seems to be working!

I have officially . .

experienced an earthquake! Honestly, I never thought I would be able to say that! Yesterday, while sitting in line at the bank drive through, the car I was in began to move as if someone from behind was shaking it. I thought it was just the car doing funky things until the teller comes across the intercom and asks if we were moving out there because they were in the bank. I thought, ok, at what point is the earth below me going to crack open and swallow us up?! I got out of the car to see if I could feel anything standing outside, and I couldn't. Felt alittle better. Shortly after I got back in the car the movement stopped. Not really sure what had just happened, I called around to family to see if they had felt what I just had. Some of them had, but most of them had not. Shortly after I got back to work, I read about the earthquake in Virginia and knew I wasn't crazy. Definitely a weird feeling that I hope I don't experience again!!!!

We live in the country. On my way to work this morning, this was in the middle of the road:

Go Gamecocks?!

Happy Hump Day!

Reading Spot

Our summer is slowly coming to an end :(

I said this winter that I would NOT complain about the heat that we have had this summer, and I really haven't. Although, it has been hot. I have enjoyed all of the pretty greens everywhere, the beautiful blue of the sky and the yellows and oranges of the sun.

I have been meaning to capture a picture this week to look back on in the dead of winter for some encouragement. Here is my evening reading spot:

I know it may seem like just a backyard photo. But for my little family, it is our haven. Jason chips around, Gracie watches all things in all directions from my lap and I read. We enjoy this little nightly ritual so much.

I will miss this November-February!

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Gracie in April

in August

I can't believe we let her get that shaggy.

The L Party and A First for Me!

This weekend, some of my brother's friends gave him and Clary a Liquor, Linen and Lace party. I have heard of these type party's before, but never been to one. It was fun and entertaining to say the least!

The party was at this neat little barn in the middle of the country! Actually, it was only about 5 minutes from our house.

My mom and dad surprised them with one of their engagement pictures framed beautifully. They LOVED this- I think best! ;)

The next several pictures are of a few games that some of the guests played.

In the first game, the boys are on one side of the room with a plunger between their legs.

The girls are on the other side of the room with a roll of toilet paper between their legs. I didn't include a photo of the end game, but basically the boys hop over to the girls and try to insert the plunger stick through the roll of toilet paper using nothing but their knees/legs. You get the picture :)

This game involved popping balloons in some compromising positions!

Good, clean fun! ;) I promise it wasn't as bad as it sounds, and actually was really funny. Again, never having gone to one of these parties, I didn't know what to expect. But, it was light hearted and fun!

Husband best friends!

Wife best friends! My sweet friend Lindsey is 3 months pregnant tomorrow! We are SO excited. We have prayed for this baby for awhile, and the Lord has been so gracious. Lindsey is just now coming out of the sickness phase. She had a really rough time, but thankfully is feeling ALMOST back to normal. Do you ever really feel normal pregnant?! . .