That's my crazy Grandma and my second to youngest niece Miss Molly. My sisters in law drove all the way up from Tennessee with all they crazy children (minus one Katy) just to be here for my shower. The only person missing was my sister in law from South Carolina! I know that some people have these weird relationships with their in laws, but, I don't have that. In fact I frequently refer to them as my "sisters". It makes me happy. It also makes me happy that Blair's family is like that. I'm getting another brother and two more little sisters! I can't wait! By the end of my life, I'm gonna have the big sister thing down! But hey, I learned from three of the best, so I can't complain.
My Aunt and I kinda have this squirrel thing going on. It stared YEARS ago when I was in high school, she told my mom and I some crazy day dream about drumming squirrels and dancing shrimp. So I painted her a picture of what I thought that would look like. Ever since, we've been exchanging squirrel gifts! These are the slat and pepper shakers that you will see when you come one over for dinner. :)
Have you ever had a friend who was just amazing? Enter Andi. This girl and I go way back to Daisy Girl Scouts. We learned to knit together, bake, sold cookies, and compared books like you wouldn't believe. She shares my love of coffee, and while I didn't think any one would get this for me, she did! I couldn't have been happier. Now I have my own little machine to help me get going in the morning. She and her wonderful mother drove a ways just to come to my wedding shower and meet my Beloved. There are people in this world who just make you feel whole and happy, she is and always be one of them.
Here you see proof that people read my blog! My big sisters made me that crafty picture on the left, and gave me a HUGE basket full of things (which has become a sort of tradition in my family!) that included those M and B coffee mugs. (The J there was made by another friend, Kim, who is also a wonderful human being!)
This is our "bedroom oasis"! It will take some getting used to for Blair and I, but we are both excited about the way this makes our room together look. It's whimsical. It just makes our bedroom more special than the rest of the house, and one day, when we have crazy things going on and a house full of kids, I think having a special place that is "ours" will help a whole lot.
This is a verse that I believe should be plastered around every house that claims to be one of Believers! The woman who gave us this is amazing. She's kind and compassionate, and sticks to what she believes (even if we don't always see eye to eye!) and I love people like that. It was amazing to me the amount of support that was generated for Blair and I. I think you can tell when people are genuinely happy for you, and on this day, that's how it felt for me. That people were just...happy for me.
Blair and I often talk about how blessed we are, because Lord forbid that we should ever forget! The more we talk about it, the more we realize that we have nothing really to worry about (I need to remember this more than he does I think!). Think about it, if God is who He says He is, then we need to Trust that.
I think the best thing my Dad has said about my wedding and what's happening right now is, "You two are making good choices and I'm proud of you." When he says this, it makes my heart more than just a little happy. Making the right choices, doing things the way I've always wanted to do them, has been hard for me at times. I didn't always make the right choices. But God has taken that and made it something so amazing. He has made me who I am today! I can't complain about that. I can only marvel. :)
And at the end of the weekend, after I've gotten things put away (yeah right, who I am kidding!? There is stuff all over my house!) THIS is how I felt!
