It seems that I have started all of my posts saying
“WOW, what a long time it has been since I have last posted,” but it’s
incredibly accurate. It has been too long since I have updated on my life,
whereabouts, and the good old South. I had a wordpress site, where I used to post everything to, however I can never get wordpress to function properly, so I am switching over to blogspot! My other blog, The Babbling Bride, is up here as well. I have been updating that one with my perspective on the whole engagement on my blog in a
bad way! If you want to follow Katie, she can be found here: http://gloriouslyreallifexo.blogspot.com/.
I’m not going to delay your suspense any longer, so here is what I have been up
to lately!
I’M ENGAGED! Charles proposed in November (shortly after
my last blog post). I am beyond thrilled to be Mrs. Charles Alley in just 71
short days! As you can probably imagine, I have been absolutely worn out
planning for the wedding. I found the perfect dress, picked out flowers and
decorations, gotten our engagement photos taken (check out the website of our
awesome photographers here: www.beatyphotography.com), sent out save the dates, picked
out the cake, and so on and so forth.
My wedding party threw Charles and I a Couples Shower (casino
night themed) at the glass pavilion here in Fort Smith. It was absolutely
everything we could have imagined, complete with cards, dice, food, friends,
and family (and even a little old school Frank Sinatra playing in the
background!) It seems to me as if Couples Showers are becoming increasingly
popular with engaged couples. This way the groom gets to participate and it is
more of a celebration than just a shower. It was great to see some out of town
family and friends we hadn’t seen in a while and might not get a chance to
visit with much at the wedding. At the end of this month I will be having what
I like to refer to as the “formal” bridal shower (and I can’t wait!) This is
the shower my mom’s friends are throwing for me, girls only! Then in one month,
the bachelorette party in Tulsa! This entire process has been amazing. I am sad
to see it ending, but I am excited to finally get to the end result: being
married to my “wabers.”
Other than wedding related activities, I have been
spending my time cleaning, a never ending process; trying new recipes, which is
one of my favorite things to do, so if you have any good recipes, please share;
spending time with girlfriends (I have the best group of gals that gets
together for girls nights where we drink wine, eat fondue, and have great
conversations); and going to the lake! Going to beautiful Lake Ouachita is the
perfect cure for every day stresses. Since there is no beach close by, the lake
is our weekend escape. We spend the mornings sipping on coffee and reading on
the patio, the days on the lake boating and baking in the sun, and our evenings
resting and cooking a nice dinner, maybe watching a movie or roasting s ’mores
(if we are feeling the need to indulge in a sweet treat!)
Even though I have been increasingly busy lately (the
wedding planning takes more of my time than I realized it would), I have been
struggling to find positive things to do to pass time by before bed. If you
don’t take time in your day to spend by yourself where you are not working,
cleaning, cooking, etc. then I highly recommend finding 30 minutes a day to
take a breather and indulge in something good for the soul. For me, I (attempt
to) spend 30 minutes a day find a positive, encouraging story or a devotional.
I cannot wait until I am married and can start my new devotional, The Power of a Positive Wife. Reading a
devotional or a positive story each day is a good way to restore your faith in
humanity or just escape to a place of no stress or anxiety. I’m always on the
hunt for a good-for-the-soul read, so if you can think of any good ones, let me
know! I’m almost positive my next read will be Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, however it is always good to have
backups for us fast readers!
Until next time! xoxo
Michele
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