Vacation in Paradise!

Well, I have been busy! Matt and I just got back from Topsail, North Carolina yesterday and it was the best, most relaxing and most needed vacation. We didn't do or plan ANYTHING for the wedding and we just laughed and played the entire time. It was his nieces baby blessing as well, so it was nice to get to know his side of the family more. Such sweet amazing people! I really feel so blessed to have them as a family =) Here are some pictures...be jealous. (Haha. Not really, just go there some day!)

Topsail...love the colorful beach houses.

~Playing~

After a busy day of exploring and playing in the ocean.

We LOVE the ocean. Our plan is to live on the beach some day. It was so therapeutic, laying on the hammock and just listening to the ocean. It gave me a lot of time to really think about my life...how I'm getting married in 36 days!!! It's been so easy to get excited and caught up in all this wedding mumbo-jumbo but, on this trip...time slowed way down. I am so excited to be with Matthew. There are times when our eyes meet and everything disappears and I get washed away with the most intense love and admiration. I love him! I love him! I love him!

Paradise.

It Looks Like a Rather Blustery Day Today

Awe, the wind...

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I HATE the wind. I hate the wind with a passion. If I had to choose between having my legs cut off so I only had 2 nubs and was called Nubby or living in a place with a constant wind storm...well, call me Mrs. Nubby. Not only do I hate the wind but guess who got to do her engagement pictures in it? Haha. Yeah. Try to look cute and romantic when your hair is being blown in circles around your head. It was a joke!

Luckily, Matt and I were able to just laugh about it and our photographer was GREAT! Don't get me started on Jessica Kettle (I heart her.) Her photography...GORGEOUS. She was really professional and nice enough to let us schedule a second shoot. Cross your fingers for us next time. Haha.

As for other wedding plans, the candy for the candy buffet came the other day!! YAY! 15 pounds of candy and you should have seen the UPS mans face when he dropped it off. I'm sure he thought I was some sick lady with a candy fetish, haha. We have a yellow and blue theme so it's going to look somewhat like this:

Pretty cute, yeah? Sadly, the 15 pounds wasn't enough and we'll probably end up ordering a few more pounds closer to the wedding. You know, spread the candy out...not give the UPS guy anymore ideas.

Blogging...? ME!?

I must confess...I don't blog. In fact, I don't even READ other peoples blogs. I know!! I know. I'm a fish out of water and have no idea what I'm doing BUT that's ok. Who does? The fact is...I have expanded my wings. =) Excited? I am.

I guess the truth is...I'm finally of age. I finally have something TO BLOG about. Yes. What I'm saying is that I'm ENGAGED to be married!!! *Cheers and Applause* Yeah...it's kinda exciting. Wait. What am I saying? I'M GETTING MARRIED!! One of the most important times of your life! I HAD to share it with the world. So =) Here I am. Blogging.

This is me. This is a blog about me as I plan my wedding and get ready for the rest of my life with my best friend and fiance. *Sighs*