merry and bright

Wishing you and your family a most Merry Christmas, and a new year full of peace and hope.

this weekend in 2010

There are lots of blog year-end recaps that will be popping up in the next couple of weeks. But since we celebrate our 1 year anniversary on Monday (and move apartments and I have a paper to finish for school. Oops.) it suddenly seems very important to recap what I was doing at this very time last year. If I'm going to procrastinate (self-admitted, world's best procrastinator), it will be on this!

A year ago today I went home early from work, partly because I was GETTING MARRIED in 4 days, and partly because I was so sick to my stomach, I didn't know if I could drive home. For the past 2 months I'd had on and off pain and pressure, and the particularly strange phenomenon of being ravenous, eating about 3 bites of food, and feeling so stuffed I couldn't eat another bite. So, after a lot of fighting my mama on going to the doctor, my PA sided with her, and I ended up in the emergency room 3 days before the wedding, with gallstones, and surgery looking like a likely possibility. Drama. But I should mention now that I'm glad my mom won that one.

And dizzy as anything. So they gave me this cool bracelet.

Anyway, I got my act together, passed a few gall stones. My mama held my hand when I turned into a giant baby over my IV, got real with my nurse when he refused me ice chips, and knew all the right questions to ask in the ER. My Dad stayed with me all night in the hospital. I teared up just typing it. So so sweet. I loved having my parents there. I needed them! I was discharged the next day, just in time for my bachelorette party.

I was really fun for about 2 hours and then called the whole thing off at 9:30, because I wanted bed after being up all night in the hospital. These gals understood the abridged Bach party.

The next day was a whirlwind of brunching with Grandmas, pedicuring, last minute shopping, dining, rehearsing, and packing for my honeymoon!

Even without the actual wedding, this weekend was probably my favorite ever. Almost every person I care about in the world was there, and after months of planning each detail and anticipation, was overwhelmed in the best possible way. I felt so supported, lucky, blessed, and undeserving of such incredible people in my life. And to be marrying the most wonderfully perfect man for me (more on that later :-)

This weekend in 2011, we say goodbye to this little corner of our city and our very first home together, and start a new chapter in our new place. Right on time for our anniversary on Monday. I can't wait!

Tale as old as time

We are headed home to fort worth after a glorious weekend with the Pickett/Russwurm fam in Lubbock. We got to spend lots of time with family, and even got to visit baby Kameron Edwards and our dear friends, his proud parents. He was an absolute lamb and I could have held him for hours. AND we got a sweet surprise when the Tatums were in town, too! Such a great time with the BFFs.

Tatums, you look like naturals with that babe!

Drew directed his highschool's fall musical, Beauty and the Beast, and it was incredible. So much detail and talent. We were so glad to be able to attend since we missed last year's (it was the week before our wedding). I even got to meet my favorite little character, Lumiere!


Don't mind my blushing mug... I wasn't embarrassed at ALL that Drew had told him I thought he was adorable.

After the show we stayed up super late laughing and talking about everything from the Virgin Diaries to Beanie Babies. So many laughs. So many, in fact, that my MIL popped a blood vessel in her eye! Anyway. I so wish we lived in the same town as all of these precious friends and family. This weekend was so perfect in every way, and the worst part was leaving, as usual.

We need to hit the ground running when we get back to our little apartment tonight because the move is upon us! 6 days until the movers come and haul our stuff out of our first home together in to our new place. We're really excited, but there's just lots and lots to do. And of course I'm feeling super nostalgic already about the move and packing up our lives and all of the stuff we accumulated through year one of marriage... Yikes. I've got to finish a couple of stories for my fiction class, and Russ is 2 finals away from being done for the semester. Then the move, and then.. Our first anniversary!



This has really snuck up on me. I can't believe we've been married a whole year. Maybe I'll throw up a little recap of the year at some point, but for now I'm just excited to celebrate this year and us. (And have a break from unpacking for a little staycation). I can't wait!

I hope your holiday plans are going smoothly and you're taking time to enjoy this season. Happy Sunday!