Hurry up May...

...I want all these weddings to get started!

This spring has been filled with wedding showers so far and it makes me so impatient! I want all of my friend's BIG DAYS to be here! Now! Not many people understand how much goes into planning a wedding until they've done it themselves. Luckily, I had my mom to help me so I did not fail out of college and have to come home every other day. To those of you getting married soon... who feel stressed and out of control, it goes by faster than you think. Seriously, SOAK IT UP! You only have one wedding to plan (hopefully) and that big day will go by so fast you will only remember a few things about it!

This wedding talk makes me want to take a trip down memory lane...

What an awesome time! Can't wait for Veronica & Josh, Kim & Caleb, and Amanda & Jacob's day!

It's not Snowing!--April Fools.

As much as I would love for summer to be here... I don't exactly hate snow yet!

It's coming down fast in Blowing Rock today... which just makes this place even more beautiful! There are only a few people who can say that they love their place of work, and I am one of them. Seriously, this town is awesome and I get to rearrange art and home decor for my job, while I drink coffee and chat with customers about their vacations so far. I get to enjoy the occasional free food from Speckled Trout across the street and work with some of my best friends. What could be better?

Unfortunately, these sweet little white flakes just scare people off and we've only had about 8 people come in the store today. What a shame...





Anyways, I usually try and read the daily devotionals on crosswalk and today's was amazing. Max Lucado's writing always gets to me.


Read the whole thing here but I included a little snip if you don't have time:

"Perhaps you, like Pilate, are curious about this one called Jesus. You, like Pilate, are puzzled by his claims and stirred by his passions

What do you do with a man who calls himself the Savior, yet condemns systems? What do you do with a man who knows the place and time of his death, yet goes there anyway?

Pilate’s question is yours. “What will I do with this man, Jesus?”

You have two choices.

You can reject him. That is an option. You can, as have many, decide that the idea of God’s becoming a carpenter is too bizarre—and walk away.

Or you can accept him. You can journey with him. You can listen for his voice amidst the hundreds of voices and follow him."

Where Has the Time Gone?

Yes... I have jumped on the bandwagon.

I actually have made about 3 blogs and wrote maybe one post on each. Truth is, I would rather design a blog and focus on making it pretty than actually write about my life!

As I have become addicted to reading several of my friend's blogs (Keely, Sydney,Caitlin, Laura, Sally.. to mention a few), I have noticed that some of them mention it as being therapeutic and encouraging. So I figured I would try it out too!

So here goes...
Is life feeling completely insane for anyone else right now? It feels like just yesterday I was playing Beanie Babies with my best friend Meghan and laughing at the little bratty boy next door as my dog ate the ice cream cone right out of his hands. Now, I am sitting at work, typing up this blog post, knowing I should be making a study guide for my management test, and wondering what in the world I am going to do when I graduate. I will no longer be a student. After 17 years, I will no longer be a student...

Hallelujah, PRAISE THE LORD!
...and you thought I was going to be upset about this.

Sure, it's scary, but why are humans so scared of the unknown? Sometimes I find myself starting to freak out about the future and so I just push the thoughts away and force myself to think of other things. God does not want us to be scared of what's to come. He created us to lay everything down at His feet and trust Him. Have you ever fully trusted someone and they've let you down? I'm pretty sure everyone has... but if you have ever put your trust in God, you know He has come through. He is 100% trustworthy. That's why I am placing my fears about the future into His hands. He already knows what's to come and I just want to be in His will! Our lives are too short and go by way too fast to worry about things we have no control over! Joseph- if you're reading this, I know you are thinking "duhh WOMAN, that's what I tell you all the time!" ...whatever.

Just a little advice... don't try and make plans for your future! Sure, saving money for retirement and stuff like that is smart... but don't try and plan where you will be, what you will be doing, who you will be with, etc.

Just ask my friend Keely.
Two months ago she was living in Boone, working at the BTG, living life one day at a time. Two days ago she left to be an Au pair for a family in Germany for a year. WHAT!? I have learned from her to take the opportunities God lays before you, no matter how scary and crazy they might sound. He puts you certain places for a reason and I know what He has for me is WAY better than any plans I could make.

Wow.. that was kinda long. I will have to control my word-vomit next time. :)