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Month: July 2006

marriage

marriage

So a couple of things have happened that have made me think about what marriage means to our society today. 1) When we went to pick up the marriage license, the lady peered at us over the counter and asked, “Are you sure you’re 18? You look awfully young.” Paul and I have never gotten this before. Paul informed her, “I’m actually 24.” She responded with repeating her comment about us looking young. We were surprised. 2) Most of my…

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two weeks from today

two weeks from today

In two weeks, my life will be forever changed. What is normal now will never be normal again. (That was for you, Susan.) I’m kinda scared, but mostly excited. I have only fallen more in love with Paul as our wedding date has approached. I think it took a little adjusting when he moved here after 2 years of being apart, but I have gotten over that and now I see even more wonderful things about the man I am…

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an obsession realized

an obsession realized

Anyone who has driven with me in the past year or so will immediately acknowledge my obsession with Toyota Corollas. I usually point out every one I see, to the annoyance of my passengers. I have been researching them for a long time, frequenting toyota.com and clicking on the link “Build Your Own Corolla”. What color should it be? What features do I want? I have pondered these difficult decisions for a year, mulling them over in my brain, testing…

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to those who may be interested…

to those who may be interested…

Tonight I made some changes to our wedding website, including putting up directions to get to the church. I also added a couple of pictures to “Our Story” for those who might like to see. :-) (They aren’t new pictures to my regular blog readers, but still fun nonetheless.) I have news, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. Patience, my dear friends!

blogs of beauty

blogs of beauty

For those women who like to search the blogosphere for encouraging and uplifting blogs, I’d like to point you to the 2006 Blogs of Beauty awards. The list of nominees and finalists was posted recently, and I encourage everyone to go check them out! I have really enjoyed reading blogs this past year or so. If nothing else, they have challenged me to think about my life, my goals and desires for the future, and my faith in God. Blogging…

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