Next Installment of: Sharon Shower Thank You's!

So tomorrow will be a pretty busy day! I will work until 5 and Aaron will be in by the time I get home! Yay! On weekends when Aaron comes home to Benton, we are so busy. It seems like time speeds up and the weekend is over before we know it. So, we usually try to use our time wisely spending it with each other in some way or another. Plus, we LOVE our families so much and want to see them as much as possible, so we try to squeeze in as many as we can in the short amount of time!

With all of that being said, I'm going to do another Thank You post from the Sharon Shower. That way I will be less tempted to do it tomorrow when Aaron is home! I mean, come on people, we have been doing the long distance thing for over 4.5 years and see each other on the weekends ONLY! We try to soak it up!

So here goes! Our servewear!

A BIG thank you to the following people for our servewear! (Which is right up my alley!): Lauren; Ms. Claudette; Ms. Donna; Ms. Peggy, Avery, and Carly; Mamaw and Papa; Mark and Kellye; Ms. Angela, Ms. Jill, and Ms. Alaina; Ashley.

Next, our everyday items!

We LOVE our dishes and are so thankful for all of these things that we will use just about everyday! Thank you to: Mr. Tim and Ms. Missy; Haley and Mrs. Melba; Bro. Muncy and Pat; Ms. Linda; Kent and Debbie; Mr. Don and Ms. Jan; Ms. Laura; Ms. Angela, Ms. Jill, and Ms. Alaina; Mr. Cliff and Ms. Pauline; Ms. Shelly.

I wish I could put into words how appreciative we are for all that has been done for us. All of you have been such a blessing. Thank you!

Sharon Shower Thank You's: China and Crystal

Today we would like to say a big thank you to several people! The Sharon Shower was so much fun and there's lots to show you! Once again, since we are on the world wide web I will use first names only.

First off, our china!Thank you so much to the following people for such thoughtful gifts that will last a lifetime, including, iced tea glasses, water goblets, and china: Ms. Arla, Ms. Shanna, and Kylea; Ms. Carolyn; Mr. Claude and Ms. Maxine; Ms. Betty, Ms. Donna, and Ms. Denise; Memaw and Pa; Uncle Larry and Aunt Jan; Mr. Jeff and Ms. Lenee.

Next, the beautiful crystal pieces! Thank you to the following people who generously gave us such gorgeous pieces: Mr. Bo and Mrs. Barbara; Mr. Joe and Mrs. Sue; my Mom and Dad; Ms. Lucille; Aaron's Mom and Dad.

Thank you again to all of you! You all have been such a blessing :-)

Funny Dress Link!

So I was browsing on the internet when I found this hilarious website!

http://tackyweddings.com/2009/02/27/ugly-bridesmaid-dresses/

It has picture after picture of bridesmaids' dresses that were used in the past! It cracks me up to look at some of those dresses. I'm glad that my girls at least have a dress that is simple and black! Maybe they could wear it again...but then doesn't everyone say that?
Probably in 50 years I will look back at our dresses and think the same thing as I do about the ones on the website linked!

New Look and "Blog Thank You's"

So I am sure you have noticed that we have changed things up a bit around here!

Since the wedding festivities are in full swing now, (and there will be lots of posting from here on out!) I thought it would be fun to show off our wedding colors once again, to kind of get everyone in to the wedding mood!

Our first batch of Thank You cards were dropped in the mail today! Yay! I'm so glad that we got them done so fast! (At least I think that a week is pretty fast?!?) Aaron was super sweet and offered to write a few of his own. He wanted to write one to each of the hostesses who helped with the shower since it was at his church and then a few to some relatives. I think overall he wrote about 15, which is VERY good! I was so happy to have some help! It was so great of him to offer! After about 7 he told me his hand was cramping, bless his heart!

So...since the Thank You cards are on their way to some of you I thought I would go ahead and show y'all what they look like! We love them! (Well I love them! I'm not sure if Aaron would quite know how to love stationary, I'm pretty sure that's just not within his capabilities...but I know all of you ladies out there will know how to appreciate a good stationary design!) So here it is!

Thank you again to Sarah Hobart at Hobarts Printing and Design for her amazing talent and work to come up with the perfect design!

And since many of you will soon be receiving your Thank You cards, I will begin my "Blog Thank You's" for the amazing gifts at the Sharon Missionary Baptist Church Shower! I can't wait to show all of you the great things we have received and look forward to using in our future home! (Which by the way is so exciting...Our Home! We have a sweet couple that we are friends with that tried to hook us up with a great house close to theirs. Aaron went by to look at it today and was able to visit with them. It'd be great to have such sweet neighbors! Plus they have a little boy that is too handsome! Check out their blog!)

Aaron thinks its hilarious how excited I get over things like cloth napkins, kitchen utensils, or serving pieces! He affectionately calls me his "Little Suzie Homemaker!" I just can't help it! So here we go! (since we are on the world wide web, I will only use first names.)

We will start off with sheets and bathroom towels!

Thank you to Ms. Patsy Ruth and Ms. Sheila for the great sheet set!

Thank you to the following ladies for the BEAUTIFUL bathroom towels: Ms. Beulah, Michelle, Ms. Lita and Ms. Gwen, Ms. Kristi, Ms. Christine and Ms. Missy, Ms. Credonna and Ms. Dana, Ms. Beverly, Ms. Peggy!

Here is the only picture we got of one of the most thoughtful gifts we received!

Ms. Christine made us an amazing Razorback quilt. Most of you know that Aaron and I pretty much revolve our schedules around Razorback events, so this quilt was perfect for us! I, especially, LOVE quilts and it was so thoughtful of Ms. Christine to spend her time making it for us! Thank you so much Ms. Christine!

Thank you so much to each of you for all of your thoughtfulness! You have helped prepare us for the wonderful journey ahead! We appreciate all of you and may God bless you.

They grow so fast!

This post is dedicated to my neices and flower girls, Ashely and Gracie! They are growing up so fast! I want to make sure that I remember this sweet age and how much fun it is to have them around during this special wedding planning time!

Today was a very big day for Gracie! She graduated from preschool!!!Not only is she on her way to kindergarten, but she also lost her very FIRST TOOTH! I was in Fayetteville visiting Aaron this weekend and watching some Razorback baseball, when she called to tell me the good news. Apparently she and her big sister both lost a tooth this weekend! Poor Ashely is just about toothless on the top!

Here is a picture of the graduate proudly showing off her first loss!

We are so proud of you Gracie!!!

And just to give you a peek into the life of my little flower girls', here are some of their softball pictures from this year:

Ashley plays first base for the Sardis Starbursts!

Gracie plays short-stop for the Sardis Lil' Lady Movers!

These two girls love softball and we love to watch them! I can't believe how fast they are growing up! I'm so glad they will get to play a part in our wedding and I can't wait to see them all dolled up! We love you both!