Engagement Pics

The engagement pictures are finally up! You can check them out on facebook. Where is all the time going? Everything is going by so fast its hard to keep up. I can't believe the wedding is only 44 days away!!!

The trip to Valdosta was so great! I got to see the town & campus for the first time & loved it there. The students were so welcoming & excited that we are coming. I also got a special treat to see some old Southern friends for the Young's wedding! And...we found a house to rent! The Lord is really answering big prayers there. Its within walking distance of campus, affordable & we could move in this summer. I'll let you more when its offically offical :)

For the rest of the month I will be traveling like crazy. I'm headed to Augusta tomorrow, then Valdosta again, then down to Statesboro! What a whirlwind. I'll try to keep you updated. For this week, Laura has been home & it has been great to spend some much needed sister time.

Valdosta or Bust

I've realized I haven't posted much about where Danny & I are going & what we're doing post wedding day. Kind of important, & we do have a plan, a good one. We work for a college ministry called Campus Outreach & our mission statement is "Glorifying God by building laborers on the campus for the lost world." We were both involved with the ministry as college students & couldn't be more thrilled to give our lives away to a noble calling. We love college students - the way they think, the way they are searching & learning, their dreams & ambitions - & we want to offer the same kind of discipleship, or mentorship to them that so greatly impacted us as students. I can't wait to get to campus! The year long support raising process deserved a blog all its own. It has had its ups & way downs. Through it all the Lord has been crazy faithful to every detail we have needed when we needed it. I am thankful for the struggle it has been, but probably won't shed a tear over it when we make it to campus...
This week Danny & I are headed to Valdosta to meet & hang out with the students at VSU, take care of some of our future plans (ie: house! yay!), & attend the wedding of our co-workers & good friends, Jon & Laura! Its going to be an awesome week. Can't wait to update you on all the news...

In the Mail

Here's a sneak-peak of our invites. They are a little different from traditional initations. Which by the way, in case you didn't know, are the most awkward size...haha. The talented Emily Perry designed everything! It is good to have a bridesmaid & best friend who is a Graphic designer :) I love them. They are very simple. We ordered blue RSVP envelopes instead of white just to add some color. And I picked up some of this Raffia string last minute just to make it all a little more "put together". Get ready to see that monogram a lot. Its amazing how nice you can make things look if you just make them match! That being said, we'll be using the monogram on the programs & reception favors. Hope you can come join in the worship service & celebration of our wedding!

Prepare to be Entertained

Here are some pictures of one of the awesome buys Danny & I got at Big Shanty Antiques. It was pretty much a steal even though it needs a lot of work. We were looking for something to do with the tv because we know we want to be able to have friends and students over for movie nights etc. We were about to just settle for a table down in my parents basement when we found this really cool entertainment center. My favorite part is the stained glass doors. I'm going to have to clean it up a lot, paint it & put it back together, but with some work I think it will be pretty cool. So get ready to come over & be entertained at the Myers'!

Shower

I've been sick this week so I haven't been updating. But luckily I realized you can't tell what state I'm in when I'm typing. That being said, I'll try to catch up a little ; )

My mom & some of her friends threw me a wedding shower this past Sunday. It was a lot of fun and these ladies really put a lot in to it. It was so cool to have some of my old friends, new friends, currently family & future family all in one room. People were extremely generous with their gifts. I was so excited about the stash we got! This was one of my favorite gifts. The ladies who hosted the party gave it to me as a surprise. The real surprise was that I love this kind of thing and my good friend Anna made it knowing this. She was very sneaky as I was working on a project just like this and thinking "I'd love to have one of these..." The "M" is from Kennesaw Mountain - where Danny proposed.

More Decor

A little something floral. Tonight's blog is going to be totally random. I'm including a picture to at least give you something to look at.

My dad & I are watching olympic ice skating together right now. This is hilarious in & of itself. Even better is the commentary he gives. Seriously, he's a funny guy. I didn't know ice skating could be so entertaining. And I quote, "Man, if I were twirling around like that I'd be drunk as a kook! They'd have to add hurling to the event..." Ah, sometimes you just have to sit back & enjoy your life.

Today Danny & I went by this antique store by suggestion of my older sister. You would not belive the steal we got. We bought 6 chairs & an entertainment center for $135! It all needs work, definite fixer upper jobs - honestly more often its more fun that way unless you ust don't have the time. And I just realized we just bought our first pieces of furniture together...weird. haha I'm having fun, but I can't wait for a weekend in Statesboro with my girls!

Cut the Cake

Not that this comes at any surprise, but we are doing something a little different for our wedding cake. The most important thing to Danny & me was that as many of our friends & family are able, could join us in this celebration. That being said, along with this, I feel that if we get many of our friends & family all together in one place not only should we serve them food they might actually enjoy, but we should also share some family traditions with them.

Pound cake is a pretty classic dessert at the Lee house. When I was thinking of what kind of cake we should have at our reception I ran across this cool idea in a magazine (Real Simple: Weddings 2010). Holly from Massachusetts used pans she found in Paris to make her own 3 tiered wedding cake. It was fairly simple, decorated with powdered sugar & fresh fruit, but SO pretty & so vintage. AHa I thought, I love it! That being said, it took much covincing not only of my mother (even more for my aunt), but we will be using a Lee-family recipe for our wedding cake & I couldn't be more excited! To add some flare, we are serving all our guests mini "rosettes". Different - yes. Will you enjoy it - oh yes. Will you forget it - never!

68 days & you will get to enjoy this childhood favorite of mine!