That it's been 4 years since our wedding day. Our anniversary was yesterday, we celebrated on Friday night so it's only fitting that I blog about it today. Our wedding day was great. I remember being so happy that I was finally getting to marry Blake. He hasn't let me down, either... aside from the occasional time when I'd like to bury my head in the sand for something he's said in public. I love being married to Blake. He's pretty much the perfect guy for me. He loves me when I'm grumpy in the morning and when I'm tired at night. He always does the dishes no matter what kind of mess I've made or how many pans I've used. He makes the bed when he's the last one out of it and he doesn't call me out when I don't make the bed when I'm the last in it. He'll sit with me while I watch TV. I could go on and on about why I love him but some of you have probably already thrown up a little bit after reading this list and I don't want to push my luck. I don't normally write things like this, it's just not my style, but I didn't want to ignore the 4 great years we've spent as a married couple. Anyway... here's to another year of marriage (and a great trip for our 5th anniversary, right???)
I can't believe it's already been a week since Channing's bachelorette party. This week has been super crazy! Channing and Austin's wedding was super cute and totally them. They had picked music that they really loved and that made everything really special. Austin's groom's cake had a Dallas Mavericks theme complete with a dancing Dirk Nowitzki doll. Probably my favorite thing about the wedding was when Austin finally asked my dad if he could marry Channing. Backstory... Austin proposed to Channing in front of my parents and grandparents but never thought to ask my dad (he said his brother didn't ask his father in law, so he didn't know to). Since that day in October, a year and a half ago, Austin has never lived that down. Every chance my family gets to remind Austin of his mistake, it's taken. Back to the wedding... My dad walked Channing down the aisle and before the minister asked my dad, "Who gives this woman?" He said, "We have some unfinished business that needs to be taken care of." That's when Austin got down on one knee and asked my dad if he could marry Channing. We were totally caught off guard and I immediately began to cry (not surprised). It was a really great idea on Austin's part. Blake actualy knew about it and didn't tell me. It was probably a wise choice as he knows that I am a terrible at keeping secrets. :-) Anyway. The wedding was great.
After the wedding we all headed to my parents house before going out to eat at Cousin's Barbeque (my fav!). I had been at my parents house less than 15 minutes when I began to sneeze. Then my eyes started itching. Then I got congested. Then I started sneezing even more. My parents have a cat, a new addition in the past year, and I'm alleric... not to all cats, just some. But I am apparently very allergic to KC (Kitty on Crack - that is seriously her name). My mom gave me two allery pills that turned out to be Benadryll. I was pretty dead for the rest of the night. Halfway through dinner I was pretty much a gone-er. I fell asleep in the car on the way home, at my parents house, on the car on the way back to Bevin and John's, and then in their driveway for an hour or so. Blake and I got back to Bevin and John's before they did and Blake wouldn't call Bevin and ask where the hidden key was, so... we both slept in the car for an hour. My mom felt really bad for drugging me.
That was probably more than you asked for. Oh well. It's almost the weekend! Yay!
I can't believe that Channing is married. The next few posts will be about her entire wedding weekend. It all started early on Thursday morning. 3:30am to be exact. Blake and I got up and started the drive to Texas instead of starting after work on Wednesday and staying the night somewhere in Arkansas. We got to TX just in time for me to shower and head out for Channing's bachelorette party. Her maid of honor, Jessica, did an excellent job planning the evening. We started out in a suite at the Radison (where we stayed the night) with chips, salsa, guacamole and lots of Coke and Dr. Pepper. (My New Year's Resolution is over!!) We then made our way to Arlington to this new place called Splitsville. Its a great place for this kind of party. They had these great booths that could turn around so you could face the restaraunt or look outside the windows. The food was great and they had bowling lanes all over the place. They also had a dance floor, which we didn't utilyze... maybe next time. After bowling, I sucked by the way, we headed back to our hotel room where I prompltly fell asleep. Channing said that she didn't care. The next morning we got up and decorated the church, ate lunch at Rosa's Tortilla Factory and got Channing's nails done. Then we had the rehearsal dinner that night. More pictures from that later.
Grant and Megan's wedding was beautiful! Well, the weather wasn't so beautiful but you can't count on the weather to make the day beautiful. The church where they got married was quite possibly the prettiest church I've ever been in. I carried my camera everywhere with me and snapped shots pretty much every time the photographer did... I'm pretty sure she was getting annoyed with me but I didn't care at all. I like having my own pictures. You never know when you'll get the pictures from the photographer and I wasn't sure what type of agreement Grant and Megan had with her. At my wedding we got all the images taken on a DVD, but I know a lot of photographers are not like that. Anyway, needless to say I have my own pictures of the wedding and that is just how I like it. I'll be doing the same thing at Channing's wedding this weekend. Although, I know that Channing will be getting all the images from her photographer. Speaking of her photographer, she's amazing! I went to school at ACU with her and love her work.
Blake and I are leaving for Texas this evening after we get off work. We'll drive to Little Rock tonight and drive the rest of the way tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the wedding and getting to eat some brisket (hopefully) and donuts (for sure)... not together of course. Maverick isn't going with us this weekend. We're staying with Bevin and John who already have 3 large dogs at their house, one of which put a hole in Maverick's ear this time last year. Anyway, we figured with all the wedding festivities it would be best to leave him at home to play with his buddies Maybel and Bo. A big thank you to the Jones and Lipscombs for keeping our puppy while we are gone!!
Check back next week for more wedding pictures! I know you will be on pins and needles until then! Happy Memorial Day weekend!
What a wonderful night! It was a little muggy but humidity never hurt anything but my hair! The Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro was the perfect location for the event. The toasts were short and sweet and Blake didn't say anything embarrassing at all. :-) One of Richard and Sharon's friends catered the meal and it was heavenly. If you're in the Nashville area you should try out their restaraunt, Southern Bred, off Trinity Lane in Nashville. Anyway, it was a great night. Stay tuned for pictures from the wedding day!
Saw the Hannah Montana movie last night. Yes, hard to believe. Was I dragged there kicking and screaming? No, sadly. And to be completely honest, I enjoyed the film more than other more adult movies I've seen in recent years. At least I didn't fall asleep in this one. It was entertaining and the music was catchy.
A lot of the movie was shot around Nashville, which is part of the reason I didn't mind going in the first place. The scenery looked like Tennessee, but I didn't see anything recognizable. A little disappointing.
It also must be noted, Moriah and I were the only adults in the theatre without young children in tow, except for one dude on the back row. Little weird, but I guess we are too. Moriah immediately downloaded the soundtrack when we got home.
Can I just say I went for work? I did produce a story about Hannah Montana for NPR a few years ago.
Moriah outed me a few weeks ago. I'm border-line obsessed with Prairie Home Companion, more so Garrison Keillor. I'm not a reader, and I've made it through several of his books.
Well, my passion for Prairie Home is only surpassed by Moriah's love of Brad Paisley. So when we found out Brad was playing at the May 2nd show at the Ryman Auditorium, Moey was more than a little giddy.
Figured I'd include a picture Moriah snapped of our two favorite people. (I'm listening to an old News from Lake Wobegon as I write this)
That it's been 4 years since our wedding day. Our anniversary was yesterday, we celebrated on Friday night so it's only fitting that I blog about it today. Our wedding day was great. I remember being so happy that I was finally getting to marry Blake. He hasn't let me down, either... aside from the occasional time when I'd like to bury my head in the sand for something he's said in public. I love being married to Blake. He's pretty much the perfect guy for me. He loves me when I'm grumpy in the morning and when I'm tired at night. He always does the dishes no matter what kind of mess I've made or how many pans I've used. He makes the bed when he's the last one out of it and he doesn't call me out when I don't make the bed when I'm the last in it. He'll sit with me while I watch TV. I could go on and on about why I love him but some of you have probably already thrown up a little bit after reading this list and I don't want to push my luck. I don't normally write things like this, it's just not my style, but I didn't want to ignore the 4 great years we've spent as a married couple. Anyway... here's to another year of marriage (and a great trip for our 5th anniversary, right???)
