So sorry it has been a couple of weeks since I have posted! I am still here and for most days run around like a chicken with my head cut off. Wedding plans are going well with all sorts of good things happening.  Tuxedos are ordered, bridesmaid dresses are ordered, hotel arrangements have been made and we’ve registered at Bed Bath & Beyond and Dillard’s. I will go ahead and tell you now that we spent six hours in BB&B. Yes, that is the number after 5 and before 7……..SIX! Am I proud of this……….no! The only reason I am telling you is because Greg thinks it is funny and loves to tell people that it took us that long.  So I just thought I would go ahead and get it out there!!!!!

I do have to say that registering together may be equal to thousands of dollars in premarital counseling!!!! You learn a lot about the person you are going to marry when you spend that much time in one store. I haven’t decided if it’s a good thing or bad thing that most of the staff at Bed Bath and Beyond AND Dillard’s know us by first name when we walk in. I think at this point they are expecting an invitation to the wedding!!! We had a great time and picked out some fun gifts. Greg has put a link to our registry on the website. You will see some random items on there and I want everyone to know that Greg was in charge of the scan gun!!! I am not responsible for any wacky gifts that made it on the list!!!!!

I was fortunate to spend Mother’s Day with my mom this past weekend. She came up to look for her a dress to wear to the wedding. We found a few and hopefully she will have one picked out in a few days.  We managed to get some regular shopping in too. It’s not often that I get to shop with my mom or sister but when I do it is absolutely WONDERFUL!!!! We had dinner on Saturday night with Greg, my aunt Mary, my cousin Ashley and her precious little girl Emrie! Greg said that she was the happiest kid he has ever met. She is so precious and is developing quite the little personality.

Church on Sunday was great especially because my mom was in town.  At the beginning of service they had all the moms stand up. My aunt Mary was on the other side of my mom so it was really special to watch the two of them celebrate this special day. Rick said a special prayer for all the mother’s and I looked up in the middle of the prayer and saw my mom and her sister locked arm in arm in a hug during the prayer. I thanked God that she could celebrate being a mom AND celebrate it with one of her sisters!

One the most special aspects of getting married is you get to talk to all your good friends all the time! I can’t wait to tell you about all of my bridesmaids and hope to do that soon. (there are eight of them) All of the girls that will be standing beside me on my wedding day are girls that I have know for a very long time. In fact they have so much dirt on me that this is the pay off….they GET to be in my wedding and they keep their mouths closed! HaHaHa.  Most of them live out of state and even the two that live here I don’t get to see that often.

Recently Amy and I got to have dinner together. We have been trying to do this for a couple of months now and finally it happened. Amy is one of my college roommates and one of the best girls you will ever meet. (I feel that way about all the girls in the wedding party) I loved sitting across the table from her and listening to how God is working in her life and when I say He is working…….He is working. Amy and Brian have flung the doors wide open and are letting God penetrate every area of their life for His glory.  Isn’t it fun to have friends like this? These are the kind of girls that I have has my closest friends! They love the Lord, they love their families, they love their friends and they love living………..all of them! As I drove home after dinner I couldn’t wipe the smile off of my face! I was blessed to spend the evening with Amy and I look forward to many more times like that in the coming months.

I hope your week is off to a great start! Thanks for reading and for being a part of our lives!!!!

 ps. my aunt Irene said I don’t post often enough SO just because she wants to read more I will write more often (or try to)! Love ya reney!!!