"This award means you're really going places, Baby. You'll still be blogging about your great adventures 10 years from now, and I'll still be reading them."
{THE RULES}In the next 10 years I will be married to my best friend, Keegan, for 10 years; Keegan will be a youth pastor; we will be living by my family; we will have 2 or 3 kids; I will be a stay at home mom doing some kind of side job working from my home; we will have a beautiful home to raise our children in & lots of room to entertain in!!
- Post where you would like to be in 10 years
- Pass it on to 10 other special Bloggers!
Well now on the 'now' note... I OFFICIALLY moved to GEORGIA!!! This has been the biggest move of my life yet! I miss my family terribly!! I am just trusting God that during this transition time that He will guide & direct me & show me how He wants to use me down here. I absolutely LOVE being with Keegan & being able to spend time with him & not have to worry that our visit is going to be a short little weekend. Keegan flew up & drove me down here on Friday, however in the midst of all of this he has strept throat. So he dropped me off Friday night & I did not see him until Sunday night, so I was kinda bummed. I am just trying to get settled & looking for a job. There is just sooo many changes at once that its hard. I am being looked at now as a pastor's wife, which is awesome, but scary to me at the same time. I am already the 'new girl.' ha! The people here though have been extremely nice & welcoming. I am excited to start this new journey of life!!
I really love the church that we are apart of. You should check it out: http://www.churchatchapelhill.com. If you have time you should watch one of our live online services on Saturday at 6pm or 9am or 10:45am Sunday all eastern times. I am very blessed & excited to be apart of such an awesome movement going on here. The church is rapidly growing & the people are passionate about God. Check out this video clip: http://is.gd/9VLxh . This was done at our church this past weekend going along with the message: "Tithing the Knot."
One thing that I love about Georgia already is the sweet tea & warm weather!!!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Blog Award & 10 Year Plans
Thanks to Lindsay of "Life As Lindsay May" for the Bogart Award! This is soo much fun & a honor : ) Thanks Lindsay!!
First Shower
I had my first shower last weekend hosted by 3 of my bridesmaids. It was such an amazing time & Keegan & I were truly blessed. It was so great to see all of my friends & be able to celebrate with them. My shower was at Ruthanne's house & she was an excellent host. She decorated everything so beautiful & h
ad a really cute punch bowl that tasted amazing! We played 3 games: 'The Purse Game' where you are given a list of items & you check off the items that you have in your purse & then total up the points. I won that game!! The next game we played was 'Who knows Christa the Best', of course my maid of honor, Alexis, won that game. She was not allowed to win so Jackie won the game!! They also asked Keegan a series of questions about me & I answered them & then they asked me a series of questions about Keegan & read Keegan's answers out loud to see how well we know each other. We know each other very well & sooo ready for marriage ; ) One question that we pretty must answered word for word was: "Christa, where do you see you & Keegan 10 years from now?" Answer: "We will be married, Keegan will be a youth pastor, I will be a stay at home mom, we will have 2-3 kids, & we will be living near my family."
It was sooo much fun to be able to spend time with my bridesmaids. We hung out all weekend long & we even did a little shopping!! We always find the greatest deals together. It is quite funny because we can all fit the same size of jeans even though we all have different body types! It reminds me of the 'Sisters of the Traveling Pants!' We picked out bridesmaids dresses! The color is called lapis, a dark royal purple color. I am very excited about the dresses. We still have to pick out shoes & I think we are going to get silver shoes.
My dress came in & I have my first dress fitting this week before I move on Friday!!!!! It is soo gorgeous & I cannot wait to wear it!!!! I got one pair of shoes ; ) I got my white shoes that I will be wearing at the ceremoney & reception. I also want a color shoe for fun pictures. How can I resist, or any women for that matter!! I just have to determine the color & find the shoes I want!
ad a really cute punch bowl that tasted amazing! We played 3 games: 'The Purse Game' where you are given a list of items & you check off the items that you have in your purse & then total up the points. I won that game!! The next game we played was 'Who knows Christa the Best', of course my maid of honor, Alexis, won that game. She was not allowed to win so Jackie won the game!! They also asked Keegan a series of questions about me & I answered them & then they asked me a series of questions about Keegan & read Keegan's answers out loud to see how well we know each other. We know each other very well & sooo ready for marriage ; ) One question that we pretty must answered word for word was: "Christa, where do you see you & Keegan 10 years from now?" Answer: "We will be married, Keegan will be a youth pastor, I will be a stay at home mom, we will have 2-3 kids, & we will be living near my family." It was sooo much fun to be able to spend time with my bridesmaids. We hung out all weekend long & we even did a little shopping!! We always find the greatest deals together. It is quite funny because we can all fit the same size of jeans even though we all have different body types! It reminds me of the 'Sisters of the Traveling Pants!' We picked out bridesmaids dresses! The color is called lapis, a dark royal purple color. I am very excited about the dresses. We still have to pick out shoes & I think we are going to get silver shoes.
My dress came in & I have my first dress fitting this week before I move on Friday!!!!! It is soo gorgeous & I cannot wait to wear it!!!! I got one pair of shoes ; ) I got my white shoes that I will be wearing at the ceremoney & reception. I also want a color shoe for fun pictures. How can I resist, or any women for that matter!! I just have to determine the color & find the shoes I want!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Date is Official
We have officially set our wedding date!! I am marrying my best friend on Saturday April 17th, 2010!! It is only 74 days away!! I cannot wait & I am extremely happy. Keegan & I actually met 3 years ago today. I guess I will share the story of how we met : ) Every year since freshman year in college, Gina invited all of her friends to her house for her birthday. Gina is from Green Bay, Wisconsin so we all road tripped it up! My sophomore year out of the 16 people who went Keegan was one of them. Gina's mom made us all lasagna for dinner & later that night a bunch of us started to get hungry so we dished up some more lasagna. In he process of warming everything I warmed up Keegan's plate & dished him out his lasagna & he was like "Ooooo yeah she knows that food is the way to a man's heart." We laugh about it now. Keegan noticed me that weekend & was interested, I on the other hand was not looking at the moment. I just got out of a relationship & was in no rush! At school before we met, he knew of me & saw because he was friends with all of my friends & he was always like "I want to get to know that girl." It definitely was God ordained as I look back 3 years later. I was finally caught on the hook ; ) His floor was actually my brother floor that year also. After eating lasagna a group of us, including Keegan & I, played cards & then we all settled in & watched a movie. That weekend was a great start to our relationship & one to remember for sure. Ironically, we met on my half birthday ; )
There is sooo much wedding planning that I have to accomplish before moving. Here is my to-do-list that I am hoping to accomplish this week:
1. Have my bridesmaids buy their dress & find their shoes- I am going with my bridesmaids on Saturday to get that done
2. Buy my veil & under garments
3. DIY Invitations- Keegan designed them & I am going to assemble them & mail them out.
4. Buy the flower girl dress- I already picked it out
5. Starting compiling the menu for the reception
6. Confirm the time of the ceremony- We are thinking 2pm. I wanted it to be at 4pm however since it is going to be at my church & we are mostly doing everything ourselves, they need enough time to clean up since we have church the next morning. It is going to take a couple hours to clean up & my dad doesn't want to be in bed at midnight. So we compromised & I understand as well that cleanup is a huge thing & will be a lot of work.
7. Look for my shoes- I already know the style I am aiming for.
8. Send out save-the-date emails to out of town guest that I know need an advance notice. I know it might sound cheesy but we don't have time to send out save-the-dates & I want to give people ample time to make arrangements. This is especially for Keegan's family as they all live out-of-state.
9. Set up appts with the florist- Got some ideas as to what flowers I want.
We will see how far I get on the list. I will be gone this weekend, so that takes a lot of time away. I am having my first shower on Saturday! My friends in Minneapolis are throwing me one. I am very excited & I cannot wait to see all of my wonderful friends again. I miss you all!! I have ran into one problem though, a BIG problem for me (ha!)... I cannot decide what to wear. I want to wear a dress, however it is freezing there. It is not summer yet so that takes away from all of the cute summer dresses that are coming out! I went to look for something on Saturday with my sister & came home with NOTHING! I think I am going to go look at work for something. Got any suggestions???
There is sooo much wedding planning that I have to accomplish before moving. Here is my to-do-list that I am hoping to accomplish this week:
1. Have my bridesmaids buy their dress & find their shoes- I am going with my bridesmaids on Saturday to get that done
2. Buy my veil & under garments
3. DIY Invitations- Keegan designed them & I am going to assemble them & mail them out.
4. Buy the flower girl dress- I already picked it out
5. Starting compiling the menu for the reception
6. Confirm the time of the ceremony- We are thinking 2pm. I wanted it to be at 4pm however since it is going to be at my church & we are mostly doing everything ourselves, they need enough time to clean up since we have church the next morning. It is going to take a couple hours to clean up & my dad doesn't want to be in bed at midnight. So we compromised & I understand as well that cleanup is a huge thing & will be a lot of work.
7. Look for my shoes- I already know the style I am aiming for.
8. Send out save-the-date emails to out of town guest that I know need an advance notice. I know it might sound cheesy but we don't have time to send out save-the-dates & I want to give people ample time to make arrangements. This is especially for Keegan's family as they all live out-of-state.
9. Set up appts with the florist- Got some ideas as to what flowers I want.
We will see how far I get on the list. I will be gone this weekend, so that takes a lot of time away. I am having my first shower on Saturday! My friends in Minneapolis are throwing me one. I am very excited & I cannot wait to see all of my wonderful friends again. I miss you all!! I have ran into one problem though, a BIG problem for me (ha!)... I cannot decide what to wear. I want to wear a dress, however it is freezing there. It is not summer yet so that takes away from all of the cute summer dresses that are coming out! I went to look for something on Saturday with my sister & came home with NOTHING! I think I am going to go look at work for something. Got any suggestions???
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