Sisters

My sister has stayed at my house for the past 4 nights for some much needed sister time. Because we live in the klondike, the schools were closed yesterday so we've spent some time playing cards, watching tv, crafting, and cleaning.

I have the most amazing sister! I can't imagine my life without her.

I'm not proud of this picture but I wanted at least one. At least she's photogenic! :)

Accomplishing lots of somethings! Kinda...

I'm working on stuff for the wedding... cakes, flowers, dresses, decorations, somewhere to have it (that one REEEALLY tests my patience! lol), and so on. Because I'm me, I get side tracked WAY too easy so as I was online looking at wedding stuff I ran into this. I was on a cake site I promise and then followed another blog and then another one and another and came to this. I LOVE IT!  Definitely worth reading at least once a week.
I know I should blog about what I did today and show you pictures... maybe later I will.

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH.  1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.  2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.  3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.  4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will Stay in touch.  5. Pay off your credit cards every month.  6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.  7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.  8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.  9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.  10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.  11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.  12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.  13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.  14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.  15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.  16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.  17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.  18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.  19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.  20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.  21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.  22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.  23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.  24. The most important sex organ is the brain.  25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.  26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'  27. Always choose life.  28. Forgive everyone, everything.  29. What other people think of you is none of your business.  30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.  31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.  32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.  33. Believe in miracles.  34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.  35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.  36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.  37. Your children get only one childhood.  38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.  39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.  40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.  41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.  42. The best is yet to come...  43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.  44. Yield.  45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Wedding plans

They are coming along slowly but surely! I'm pretty overwhelmed with it as of now, good thing I have people that are willing to help me. I was walking through porters the other day and saw these Gerber Daisies in a turquoise and red color sitting next to each other and I loved it. I love gerber daisies but seeing the colors together finally made my decision.

As for all the other decisions, they're still in the making. I'm a terrible decision maker... Vegas really does sound great right about now! :)

Crafting

I love to craft, wish I could do it more and was more creative. I just got a cricut, so as soon as I get the software, I plan on doing that lots more. Ben gets roped into helping me sometimes. He's a craft guy, just not with the same things. But he's good when I need something drilled, or screwed in, or hung, etc.

I WANT these! And Ben actually kind of enjoys doing things like this. Hopefully soon I will have one on my wall.

I'm that weirdo you see taking pictures in craft stores. Why would I spend $100 on these when they can be made?

Lists

I'm a list maker. I don't always stick to them, and sometimes I make them and then never look at them again. So, this morning I made a list of... resolutions I guess you could call it. I feel that I need to assess myself sometimes to keep myself from turning into a crazy person. Life do's and don't. And my relationship do's and don't. I'm weird, but I have to say it or put it on paper to realize something or to make a change.

1. Say yes more than I say no. To life in general...

2. Be more independent.

3. Control my temper and my thoughts when my wonderful fiance is doing the exact opposite of what I would like him to be doing. Or just situations in general. I really do like to be in control, not of every small little detail, but the idea of things. (I'm working on that)

4. Adding to #3. Be more laid back. It is what it is, so just let it be.

5. Get 'something' accomplished everyday. Better yet, accomplish a lot of 'somethings'! I'll admit that I don't have a problem being lazy on my days off. I enjoy not having to do something. I'm a procrastinator too, I blame my father. ;)

6. Be better about cleaning up my messes. I'm not a slob, I promise. I just procrastinate. I'm famous for organizing clutter to deal with later. I despise folding laundry and doing dishes. I will 'neatly' pile my clean clothes in hampers. And I will 'neatly' stack dishes. But I will say that I (99% of  the time) am the one to clean up not only after myself, but my hunnybunny too. He hates it when I chew his ass for leaving messes when there's a 'neatly' stacked pile of clean laundry sitting at the end of the bed.

7. Be frugal. And I am, I just needed to list that because this wedding bill keeps growing and growing. I need to remind myself not to spend money on things I don't need. I get being frugal from my mother.

8. DON'T WORRY SO MUCH! I think I have something wrong with me because I worry so much. I am constantly freaking out someone is going to die or get hurt or... something. My absolute biggest fear in life is losing loved ones. I just can't handle it. I replay the the day of 7/6 in my head when I worry. It's almost something I can't control, it's just how my brain operates now.

9. Don't pay mind to things that are going to upset me. Ben is always 'yomping' at me about facebook. And I agree, it's kind of the devil... but I'm on there all the time anyway. When I'm upset about a situation, I will look on peoples pages because... (I honestly don't know why) and it usually upsets me more. I delete people really for my own benefit, not because I want to be a bitch. The less I can see, the better because I WILL look if I can.

10. Adding to #9: Don't let things bother me. I over-think situations, and I let the dumbest things bother me. People that know me think I can be a bit of a ticking time bomb. It doesn't take much to 'get to me'. Not upset me, just 'get to me'. I always have to have a reason. If someone is being rude, I either have to figure out what I did, or figure out why they're doing it. Stupid, I should just not care at all. Life would be so much easier.

11. Love things; have passions. I have a love/hate relationship with just about everything in my life. I don't have something that I just love doing. Everything that I love, I can also really really NOT love too. I need a hobby.

That was my list this morning. I think the times I make lists are when I feel overwhelmed or irritated. Some people jog, some people clean, some people scream (I do that sometimes too), people do a lot of things to relieve some stress... I usually make lists. It's a strange thing.

Going away party

We had a going away party for a couple friends last night. A very good time but also very sad. We had babies galore in this house, don't think this house has ever seen so many! It was fun though, I love love love babies. I'm gonna miss little miss Hannah. She was wonderful birth control, but after only three times of getting to babysit I think it only made my baby hunger worse! I'm glad we all got to get together before they leave, it was nice to see everybody and the food... oh the food! I love any excuse to make and eat lots of food.

There were a lot more people here than this, most of them were just out in the garage at the time. And some had left. Nobody wanted to get in this picture. Bunch of scrooges! ;)

These were from the last time I watched Hannah. Adorable little girl. && she loooves Ben. These were taken when Ben was talking & whistling to her.