Home Sweet Home

WE'RE BACK!!!!! And we could not be happier to be home!....There really is no place like home. For those who couldn't be there, the wedding day was absolutely perfect! Daniel and I have never had more fun. The weather was perfect, the ceremony was sweet, and Daddy stealing the car key so we couldn't get away was hilarious.

Jamaica was a-m-a-z-i-n-g! Clear water, free food (well, not technically, we had to just pay for everything up front, but it felt free!), sunny days, and new tan lines:) Beside the fact that we got to the Savannah airport around midnight, had a dead battery when we got there, and my passenger window broke on the way home the next day (meaning it fell completely down and we had to ride home from the lumber yard with the wind blowing on us...it was freezing!!!!), we thouroughly enjoyed our little married selves:)

For those of yall who have ever lodged at Daniel's house (pre-Amanda times), we've got a surprise for yall! The house has done a complete 180! Instead of trophies in the china cabinet, we now have crystal. See pictures below of Daniel taking the trophies out (tragic day for hubby) and my new crystal!



For those of you who are used to only drinking out of dixie cups and john deere mugs (no offense, Daniel), take a look here:



And lastly, the squirrel is gone!! Instead, Daniel now has cute decor signs up, picture frames, and floral arrangements:) Don't ya know he just loves what the new wifey has done! I can't wait to start painting all the walls now, hehe!

All in all, we are loving our new little cozy home! We build fires every night in the wood stove so we don't have to turn on the heat (saving that moola!), and snuggle up to catch up on our missed tv shows (the good trashy ones like Desperate Housewives and Georgia Farm Monitor). And best of all, our security system (Lady Belle Childs Smith) is thankful we are back home so she can sleep inside away from the coyotes and freezing cold!

Election 2008

"So it is with voting. We deal with the system. We deal with the news. We deal with the candidates. We deal with the issues. But we deal with it all as if not dealing with it. It does not have our fullest attention. It is not the great thing in our lives. Christ is. And Christ will be ruling over his people with perfect supremacy no matter who is elected and no matter what government stands or falls. So we vote as though not voting."
-John Piper

A Thankful Bride

Four months after Daniel got down on one knee, we are ALMOST tying the knot! Exactly 7 days from right now! A lot has happened in the past four months...for example, I graduated college, moved to a new town, got a new job, and planned a wedding.

As the wedding is getting so close, and I can FINALLY start to see the light at the end of the tunnel (and realize that all this work really will pay off), I realize how important it is to have had so many friends and family be so supportive throughout this whole process! I know I was not-so-pleasant at some points during this process, or as some would say "impatient", "bossy", "stressed", "not myself", etc., etc., etc., but we made it:)! My Mom and sisters faithfully made trips week after week to shower after shower to various places to show me their love and support. Mama T and Heather were the best ever as they made wedding planning/talk part of their daily afternoon routines with me:) Daddy was wonderful with financially providing for me so that I was able to plan this glorious wedding. And I probably owe Daniel the most of all, for just loving me and being so patient and understanding as I adjust to my new life. He still doesn't understand why we just don't go to the courthouse and get married...that boy!!

As this week winds down and the final week is just around the corner, I am amazed at how the details really are all falling into place..and this leads to me to see how much of it I owe to everyone who has helped me get here. I N-E-V-E-R, I said N-E-V-E-R, could have done it without my family, and for this, I am thankful.