We're at 29 days, so here is the 29th countdown!
"My 29 favorite desserts"
1 Breyer's Dark Chocolate ice cream
2 Fudge
3 Green Mint Chocolate Chip Ice cream
4 raw cookie dough
5 hot brownies
6 hot brownies with vanilla ice cream
7 warm chocolate chip cookies
8 warm chocolate chip cookies with chocolate ice cream in between
9 neopolition ice cream sandwhiches
10 home made eclairs
11 Jenny's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
12 Nanny's sugar cookies
13 Peanut butter cookies in the "Big Fat Cookies" cookbook
14 Oreo Cheesecake
15 Andes mints
16 Ice cream cake with a bottom made of chocolate chip cookie dough
17 chocolate milk
18 chocolate covered strawberries
19 no bake chocolate cookies
20 English Toffee
21 Truffles
22 5 layer bars
23 CANDY CANE COOKIES
24 Peanut butter fudge pie
25 oreo balls dipped in dark chocolate
26 puppy chow
27 Milkshakes
28 Molten lava cakes
29 Cinnamon toast!
:) Aren't you hungry now?
Friday, November 19, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tomorrow=big day
Tomorrow is the official ONE MONTH count down until I become Mrs. L (that's right...add that "R" in MS.) :)
I know that the Lord has been working in multiple ways since Grey and I started dating but especially since we've been engaged, it's been awesome to see Him at work with my emotions.
I have gone from not caring about wedding plans, to being overly concerned about certain wedding rituals (if you'd like to call them that :) ) to being at the utmost peace about this whole process.
So where do I currently stand? I'm ready to get married! I'm ready to end this awkwardness of the "in between" stages of dating and married. I'm ready for him to "stay over" instead of leaving my apartment at 9:00 every night. I'm ready to see him every day instead of once a week (weekends if I'm lucky). I'm ready to cook him waffles and chocolate chip pancakes. I'm ready to cry and have someone there to comfort me instead of two hairy fur balls of Oliver and Franklin (cats in case you missed that). I'm ready to travel places together, have married date nights, and snuggle past 9:30. I'm being completely honest here, but I'm ready to not have a set of boundaries scrolling in my brain at all times. I'm ready to snuggle with him at night when I'm cold instead of snuggling with a pillow. I'm ready to fight with him and have the complete certainty that everything will be ok because we're committed to each other. I'm ready!
How excited am I to be marrying this guy?!
I'm thrilled! :)
I know that the Lord has been working in multiple ways since Grey and I started dating but especially since we've been engaged, it's been awesome to see Him at work with my emotions.
I have gone from not caring about wedding plans, to being overly concerned about certain wedding rituals (if you'd like to call them that :) ) to being at the utmost peace about this whole process.
So where do I currently stand? I'm ready to get married! I'm ready to end this awkwardness of the "in between" stages of dating and married. I'm ready for him to "stay over" instead of leaving my apartment at 9:00 every night. I'm ready to see him every day instead of once a week (weekends if I'm lucky). I'm ready to cook him waffles and chocolate chip pancakes. I'm ready to cry and have someone there to comfort me instead of two hairy fur balls of Oliver and Franklin (cats in case you missed that). I'm ready to travel places together, have married date nights, and snuggle past 9:30. I'm being completely honest here, but I'm ready to not have a set of boundaries scrolling in my brain at all times. I'm ready to snuggle with him at night when I'm cold instead of snuggling with a pillow. I'm ready to fight with him and have the complete certainty that everything will be ok because we're committed to each other. I'm ready!
How excited am I to be marrying this guy?!
I'm thrilled! :)
No Matter What!
Kerrie Roberts -
"I’m running back to your promises one more time, Lord that’s all I can hold on to, I gotta say this has taken me by surprise, but nothing surprises you. Before a heartache can ever touch my life, it has to go through Your hands, and even though I, keep asking why, I keep asking why,
No matter what, I’m gonna love You, no matter what I’m gonna need You, I know that You can find a way to keep me from the pain but if not,if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what."
LOVE IT! :)
30 DAYS!!!!
"I’m running back to your promises one more time, Lord that’s all I can hold on to, I gotta say this has taken me by surprise, but nothing surprises you. Before a heartache can ever touch my life, it has to go through Your hands, and even though I, keep asking why, I keep asking why,
No matter what, I’m gonna love You, no matter what I’m gonna need You, I know that You can find a way to keep me from the pain but if not,if not, I’ll trust you, no matter what, no matter what."
LOVE IT! :)
30 DAYS!!!!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Footed PJ's and Fiance Goodness
Footed PJ's are as my oldest sister says, THE BEST THING EVER!
You can read it on her blog.
What are footed pajamas you might ask?
They're the comfiest, softest, FLEECE LINED, bed time wonder that you've ever experienced. AND! Can I just say that the polar bear feet have SQUEAKERS on them!?
As Kait would say, "Hallelujer!"
As you might guess if you looked at Kristi's blog, you can tell that both Kristi AND I have footed pajamas. Can you guess what's coming next?!
Dearest Jenny,
It is imperative that you buy footed pajamas if you want to fit in (just kidding) and/or have the most blessed sleep ever. Look at the picture below...We're missing you in our hug! :)
Love, your two older sisters
**Disclaimer** I realize that I can't speak for Kristi in this situation, so I'm just going to assume that she agrees with me! :)
Hehe...
On the other hand, I cried today when I got home. Do you know why? My super wonderful, sweet, handsome, God fearing fiance did this:
I'm totally blessed! :) Happy Monday!
-B
You can read it on her blog.
What are footed pajamas you might ask?
They're the comfiest, softest, FLEECE LINED, bed time wonder that you've ever experienced. AND! Can I just say that the polar bear feet have SQUEAKERS on them!?
As Kait would say, "Hallelujer!"
As you might guess if you looked at Kristi's blog, you can tell that both Kristi AND I have footed pajamas. Can you guess what's coming next?!
Dearest Jenny,
It is imperative that you buy footed pajamas if you want to fit in (just kidding) and/or have the most blessed sleep ever. Look at the picture below...We're missing you in our hug! :)
Love, your two older sisters
**Disclaimer** I realize that I can't speak for Kristi in this situation, so I'm just going to assume that she agrees with me! :)
Hehe...
On the other hand, I cried today when I got home. Do you know why? My super wonderful, sweet, handsome, God fearing fiance did this:
I'm totally blessed! :) Happy Monday!
-B
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Countdown!
Things to do before I get married (both practical and not) in 37 days!
1)Get wedding rings
2)Find a rehearsal dress (I'm hoping for a sweater dress and boots look...any suggestions?)
3)Find a sub for the Thursday and Friday before
4)Finish round two of the entire Friends series (Currently, Rachel has a bun in her oven)
5)Have a total pig out session and finally order a pizza at 3am like I've always wanted to. Any takers? (You'll have to convince me to stay up that late though)
6)Get a marriage licence
7)I'd REAAAAAALLLLLLLLLYYYYYY like another tattoo (something tee-tiny on my ankle)
8)Take a bubble bath (I haven't had the chance to take one since this summer)
Any you think I should add?
1)Get wedding rings
2)Find a rehearsal dress (I'm hoping for a sweater dress and boots look...any suggestions?)
3)Find a sub for the Thursday and Friday before
4)Finish round two of the entire Friends series (Currently, Rachel has a bun in her oven)
5)Have a total pig out session and finally order a pizza at 3am like I've always wanted to. Any takers? (You'll have to convince me to stay up that late though)
6)Get a marriage licence
7)I'd REAAAAAALLLLLLLLLYYYYYY like another tattoo (something tee-tiny on my ankle)
8)Take a bubble bath (I haven't had the chance to take one since this summer)
Any you think I should add?
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mawage
The Impressive Clergyman: Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam...
[cut to Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik]
The Impressive Clergyman: And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva...
[cut to the trio again]
The Impressive Clergyman: So tweasure your wuv.
Prince Humperdinck: Skip to the end.
The Impressive Clergyman: Have you the wing?
[cut to the trio once more]
The Impressive Clergyman: ...and do you,Pwincess Buwwercup...
Prince Humperdinck: Man and wife. Say man and wife.
The Impressive Clergyman: Man an' wife.
So...marriage. Is it really all it's cracked up to be? Is it really the truly life fufilling, soul satisfying, dream within a dream?
As we've gotten closer to the wedding (44 days!!!), my thoughts have turned to these. Now let me clarify something. I am by no means second guessing my decision to marry Grey or doubting that he's the one I want to spend the rest of my life with...I'm merely just wondering at the amount my world will change.
I think as I get closer to becoming Mrs. L, it's important that I keep my hopes and dreams locked in one particular thing - Jesus. Jesus is the only one that will truly satisfy my heart, that will truly love me unconditionally, that will never disappoint me. He is my life, my hope, my love.
It's going to be important that I look at Grey, as my almost husband, and look at him purely as a gift from God. On earth, he will take care of me, he'll love me, he'll support me, etc. We'll be hopefully have children, we'll hopefully grow old together, we'll hopefully buy rocking chairs and put them on our front porch and sit there when we're 90. He will be my soul mate and my best friend. I am so excited to be marrying him. However, he is still human. He will make mistakes as will I. It's going to be important though, that I keep an eternal perspective, that we look at marriage as being a picture of Christ and the church, that we look at our marriage as displaying a picture of the gospel to people who have never seen it.
For me, this means God is going to continously be asking me to be patient with Grey, to love him and support him as a husband, to serve him as his wife, and to just have fun with him.
I think it's going to be quite an intense couple of months at the beginning as God begins working in both our hearts of what it means to be husband and wife. Hopefully, if we truly keep an eternal perspective and remember that Jesus has our hearts and souls, we'll remember that we love each other and that everything will be ok (even when we fight over an open/closed shower curtain)! :)
[cut to Westley, Inigo, and Fezzik]
The Impressive Clergyman: And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva...
[cut to the trio again]
The Impressive Clergyman: So tweasure your wuv.
Prince Humperdinck: Skip to the end.
The Impressive Clergyman: Have you the wing?
[cut to the trio once more]
The Impressive Clergyman: ...and do you,Pwincess Buwwercup...
Prince Humperdinck: Man and wife. Say man and wife.
The Impressive Clergyman: Man an' wife.
So...marriage. Is it really all it's cracked up to be? Is it really the truly life fufilling, soul satisfying, dream within a dream?
As we've gotten closer to the wedding (44 days!!!), my thoughts have turned to these. Now let me clarify something. I am by no means second guessing my decision to marry Grey or doubting that he's the one I want to spend the rest of my life with...I'm merely just wondering at the amount my world will change.
I think as I get closer to becoming Mrs. L, it's important that I keep my hopes and dreams locked in one particular thing - Jesus. Jesus is the only one that will truly satisfy my heart, that will truly love me unconditionally, that will never disappoint me. He is my life, my hope, my love.
It's going to be important that I look at Grey, as my almost husband, and look at him purely as a gift from God. On earth, he will take care of me, he'll love me, he'll support me, etc. We'll be hopefully have children, we'll hopefully grow old together, we'll hopefully buy rocking chairs and put them on our front porch and sit there when we're 90. He will be my soul mate and my best friend. I am so excited to be marrying him. However, he is still human. He will make mistakes as will I. It's going to be important though, that I keep an eternal perspective, that we look at marriage as being a picture of Christ and the church, that we look at our marriage as displaying a picture of the gospel to people who have never seen it.
For me, this means God is going to continously be asking me to be patient with Grey, to love him and support him as a husband, to serve him as his wife, and to just have fun with him.
I think it's going to be quite an intense couple of months at the beginning as God begins working in both our hearts of what it means to be husband and wife. Hopefully, if we truly keep an eternal perspective and remember that Jesus has our hearts and souls, we'll remember that we love each other and that everything will be ok (even when we fight over an open/closed shower curtain)! :)
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