Update

***I think I should update once a week for my sanity and to keep me on track. When you think about it I only have 14 weeks left until my wedding! 9 weeks until my bridal shower! It may seem like a long time but it really wont be.***

~Deposit has been made....The house is even more beautiful then I remember. ***Sarah you need to come with me one day whe you are feeling better to scope it out and help me with ideas :) ***

~I have plans to go to Baton Rouge this Saturday to drop off my dress to the cleaners. Kendi and Laila will do their part by sitting in the car and asking "are we there yet" 500million times....gotta to love devoted Bridesmaids.

~I am in the process of collecting more addresses for my guest list (but hey I had a lot more then I thought).

~My wedding flowers came out black! Not chocolate! BLACK! I am going to relook into ordering them. It may cost me more in the long run, but oh the stress it will save me.

~after the worst possible drama about the church, we finally have it! Aug 9, 2008 at 1:30pm. And a rehersal at 7pm on the Thursday before.

~ the AMAZING invitations I found do not come printed and it would be so delicate to print them ourselves....so the search is back on for the perfect invitations.

~Justin and I are looking into buying his mother a round trip bus ticket so she can come down for the bridal shower. I'll post soon on the outcome.

I guess that is it for now. I have a major paper due today and I haven't even started! Yep typical Talor!

updated to do list

THE GUEST LIST IS DONE!!!!!

I need to:

Call the church and double check that I have it booked...I am really stressing about this one!!!

Bring the deposit to La Belle Masion....waiting on Justin!

Bring my wedding dress to the cleaners....was planning on doing that this Sat. but I will push it back just one more week.

I need to finalize who is walking in the wedding with Justin (now he has an opinion!)

We REALLY need to start saving more money!

Finish my finals!!!! I have never wanted school to be out soooo bad!

Ok my head is spinning so I will finish this off later. Maybe I will call the church :(

Edited to Add***

OMG!! I just called the church and my wedding is still just PENDING!!! The priest still never mailed our prenup. agreement!! I could cry! I could Kill! (then I really couldnt get married in the church). Supposedly Daddy is taking care of it but I feel so out of control! I just need a good stiff drink!!!

Overwhelmed

*Sigh*

I am just going to vent on this one since it wont hurt me one bit. I just feel so heavy lately. I had a beautiful vacation but feel like everything has just exploded work wise while I was out. I have mountains of paperwork to go through and catch up on.

I also have so much going on at school, I feel like I cant keep up. I feel that I have let it slide way to far. Hell I dont even know when finals are! I am so afraid of failing and having to pay all that money back to my boss, when I def. can not afford it right now.

I also have an ever growing todo list for the wedding, and with Justin's dad adding stress to Justin and I, it is not getting any easier. I think we have decided to keep saving as much money as we can to hopefully start paying for wedding stuff. *sigh* I am excited but stressed at the same time.

I am so scared but I really want to make sure we have the church for the wedding before I make invitations. I need to call them, but I am to nervous, maybe tomorrow.

Ok I am done venting for now, see no harm done.

Tampa or Bust

Beach towel....check
suitecase.........check
icechest...........check
air mattress....check
new shorts......close but not done
new trunks for Justin....hopefully by this weekend
food and drinks for traveling...next weekends shopping trip

So glad I am not the get up and go type of gal. I literally plan and find discounts for EVERYTHING!!! So much that I am considering putting some of our gas money onto walmart gift card to save $.03 a gallon. I am frugal not cheap :)


Also we can not forget to bring, Fallon's dress to try on, her flowers to paint, pictures to take with us, transfer half of funds onto a visa gift card to prevent Justin's stepdad from going crack happy, purchase tickets to either the zoo or the aquarium (depending on what Fallon and Justin choose). I have to print them out now before we go 1) bigger discounts for advance purchases and 2) I will have no contact with the internet world the entire stay!!!!!! I hope I can survive!

We have also FINALLY decided on a honeymoon spot and are currently looking for different activities to keep us busy during our stay. I will make a seperate post revealing the location and events later.

***Side note**** one of the guys in the shop thought I was getting married this month!!! I wish!!! I can't wait for the day and I just want to be done with it!!! It seems like my planning has trinkled down and now I am doing nothing but saving and dishing out money. I now see why people elope and we havent even gotten down to crunch time. I am looking for anything to keep me busy wedding wise. I just feel like with work and school I am neglecting wedding plans. I don't know. My cousin's wedding is this weekend so hopefully that will put me in the mood to get more done. I so wish we could switch dates. My day will come and it will be the best day of my life! Justin and I will drive away as husband and wife and I will be back in my own house and everything will be the way it is suppose to be.

Ok enough rambling on. I am getting back to work!

Oh and I forgot to mention 13 more days until Tampa!

Today is the day.

Mr Glenn called Justin this afternoon and said he was released from the hospital. When Justin got off he picked up my car, then Mr Glenn and now are almost in Iowa as we speak. I know Mr Glenn is glad I am not there after the conversation we had at the hospital last night. I was mean but Ihad no choice. Well I would say I was "mean", more like I stood my ground and was tough.

Positive update time! 19 days until Tampa!!!! WHOOOO HOOO I am excited! I can't wait for the white sand beaches. When I get there I will blend in with them but when I leave I hope to be 100xs darker!!! (That is my goal anyway).

I am also excited because when I leave here I wont be leaving Mrs Bobbie alone. Toby was hired and will start a week before I leave. That should give him enough time to at least be enough help while I am out. And they both know they can bug me if need be.

I am loving my new job though. It can be crazy at times, but that is part of the learning process. I like meeting new people and the work is not too crazy just yet so I will manage.

Congrats to my friend Deidre who just recently got engaged to a longtime friend Logan. They are planning a 2009-2010 wedding so she will have plenty of time to give me details! I am happy that she is finally happy.

This weekend Justin is going to be meeting my grandmother on my mom's side for the first time ( though I can swear they met when we were in high school, but he says no and she says yes so who knows) So they are meeting as offical soon-to-be family. I miss her and am excited about the visit.

I really feel like I am not a bride anymore. I am at such a hault with planning and dont know where to pick up again. I really need some time with my MOH she is always in the planning mood. Hopefully when I get back from FL we can have a lunch or dinner just her and I to chat it up ****HINT HINT SARAH***** lol

That is all for now!!!

I have a reason...

For being so far behind on my postings. In the last post I mentioned we had Justin's dad in visiting us and all was going great. Well Tuesday night did not go over so well. We see now the mistakes we made and are working very hard as a family (Justin and I) to work through them without leaving to sour a taste in anyone's mouth. Justin's dad will be in the hospital for some time but we (Jus, Dr Diggs and I ) believe it is for the better. We can not handle this situation when trying to start a life of our own as a new family. I would do anything for his or my family but Mr Glenn staying with us is just not possible right now. We will cross the living situation bridge when we get there.

On to happier updates. All my friends little babies are ONE!!! (Well except the Boudreaux twins...but they are still growing too fast.) My sisters and I went to Anderson's birthday party. It was so cute and he got more gifts then I ever did. It is good to see my best friend be the great mom I always knew she would be. It is still hard to realize that we are adults. Justin and I will be married in a little over 4 mts (even though it seems years away.) and hopefully with in the next year or two we will be trying for our first little one. Sure everyone will be a lap or two ahead of us in the race but we are taking it at our own time. God's will, plus I want to enjoy just being with my husband.

I also am on spring break from school so I should feel more relaxed but last night was stressful, but tonight I KNOW will be better, even if I have to fake it. I refuse to stress over things I can not change. We visit Justin's dad every day for visiting hours and his emotions are what are wearing on Justin's and mine. I just cant let it bother me anymore.

I guess that is it for today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDERSON PARKER!!!!

Thankful

Sunday Jus and I went to visit his dad and some cousins in Iowa,La. I had been there before but never inside that house. They live in a trailer that literally is being held up by random 2x4s and logs they have cut from trees. They have nothing but there is crap everywhere. They have no hot water and there are two adults, Justin's dad, two twenty somethings and a 3yr old that live in this house, only two people have jobs. The minute I walked in I was so thankful for my cute and clean one bedroom apartment and I was no longer embarrased by my dirty dishes.

For those I have not told Justin's dad is a very bad alcoholic. I didn't even realize how bad until yesterday. After sitting there and visiting for a bit Justin and I realized just how unhappy he was living over there. He will be staying with us for a few days at least. I just want him to have a hot meal and a hot shower. He is such a bad cig. and beer addict that I had to stop twice on the way home so he could smoke and "down one". After the second time Justin told him he would have to go the remaining 20minutes without. He started to shake but never said anything. He is a great man, very nice and respectful, just drunk. I really wish Justin and I could help him more (rehab or something) but at least I know he is safe at my house and clean.

We did give him a limit on how much he would have to drink and smoke a day but I dont know how long that will last him. When I left him this morning at 7:20 he had already started drinking (and washing my dishes). I will go back at luch to check on him. Just pray for God's will.

Also, I think we may be offending some of Justin's family with our style of wedding. When they heard about just some of the details they started saying stuff like, "Are you sure us lower class can come", "Hope you bought enough beer to help us fit in", "Do you think we can afford to be there for such and event", "Well we don't want to embarrase yall". I dont know what exactly they ment by it but it really hurt my feelings. This is not to impress them this is for Justin and I. and by them thinking I didn't want them there so that is why I made it a nice wedding sort of made me mad. That and his cousin putting down the Catholic church but that is a whole other blog.


Happy Monday!