Shatford Staff End of the Year Bash!

The Shatford staff had an end of the year bash (as the title already stated :D). we went to Texas Road House for lunch...mmm...so good. then we went back to Aletheia's (RD) apartment. we had desert and we each got a gift. all of us got a picture frame to put a pic of our staff in and we each got a different children's book. so fun...here are a few pics of our adventure! :D

at lunch


oh, Candice


candice and i


aletheia, sam, and andrea
we're an alcohol free group - really, we are. :D


lindsey, kati, andrea, sam, and jenalee


candice and abbi - spooning


here is a slideshow i put together for our last house meeting. these are the beautiful girls i got to live with, work with, and do life with this year, and some of the crazy things we did.
it's not the best quality and the transitions between pictures aren't working properly, but you can get the idea. :D

Surprise Shower!

wow, it's been a long time since i last blogged!
well, last weekend the wonderful girls in my dorm threw (sp.) me a surprise bridal shower. I HAD NO IDEA! it was so awesome. they had a cake, brownies, a TON of ice cream, balloons, streamers...the whole sha-bang!
unfortunately, none of them brought a camera, so i don't have pics. (and it's not my fault this time because it was a surprise, and let's just face it, i don't carry my camera around all the time - or ever.) :D
so yes, they were awesome and amazing, and they made me a HUGE card. they are all just so cute and i love them tons! :D
3 and a half weeks of school left! 22 days to be exact! SOOOO CLOSE! i have a couple papers to write, then it's pretty much downhill from there. can't wait to come home and, i don't know, GET MARRIED! :D tomorrow we will be able to say that we are getting married next month! yay! love it!
well, that's all for now...catch ya on the flip side...whatever that means. : )

MY BRIDAL SHOWER!

hey all,
so i had my bridal shower last saturday! it was SOOOO MUCH FUN!
Chris's mom put it on for me, and it was AMAZING. the decorations
were beautiful, the food was yummy, and the games were fun!
it was so surreal: sitting there knowing that everyone was not only
there for ME, but they were there for MY BRIDAL SHOWER!
I"M GETTING MARRIED! hahaha! i spent the rest of my spring break
cramming in as much wedding stuff as i possibly could. we got a lot
done, but there is still lots to do. i can't believe it's only two
and a half months away! :D
here are some pics fromt he shower...there's only a few because i
haven't gotten them all yet from other people. when i get them i will
post more later!

the beautiful centerpieces


a cool picture of the presents


me and my cool towel cake
(with some random shadow on my face)

Trip to INDY

hey all,
Chris and i went to Indianapolis with our friends, dustin and hilary.
we went to dinner, then chris and i registered at bed bath and beyond.
afterwards, we went downtown to get some starbucks and hang out. we had
so much fun just getting off campus and what not. here are some pics from
the trip.
*side note* chris and i are getting married 3 months from TODAY!:D
time is flying by. wedding plans are going good, but there's still
a lot more to do! mom and i definately have our work cut out for us
when i go home for spring break.


chris and i at starbucks


cool pic by dustin


dustin and hilary


chris and i saluting the capital


being silly

lazer gun, Target, and 4 hours?

what happens when you combine a lazer gun (scanner), Target, and 4 hours?
a LONG day of REGISTERING! :D yes, chris and i spent 4 hours registering at Target on saturday.
it was fun, but by the end we were so done walking around the store, looking at house decor, kitchen gadgets, and bedding! it's just nice to have that done. but we still had a fun time.
we took our camera and even carried it around with us all day, yet failed to take ANY pictures. we really need to step it up in that department! :D
on saturday it will be 3 months to go until the wedding! time is FLYING! i'm so excited because my bridal shower is in 10 DAYS! :D i am so ready for spring break. however, i don't think it's going to be much of a break since we have SO much wedding stuff to do!
stay tuned for more exciting adventures as we work our way through the craziness of planning a wedding!

100 MORE DAYS!

100 more days until Chris and i get married! i cannot believe how fast time is flying!
i am so excited that it is getting so close. to think that he proposed 7 and a half months ago seems crazy to me, but very exciting!
so as we move the craziness of school and life and work and wedding plans, the countdown continues...100 days and counting! wedding plans have been overwhelming and school has definately kept us busy. we are both ready for spring break! :D being able to look at our countdowns on our computers and see that we are in the last 100 days before our BIG DAY is really encouraging and just makes me SMILE! :D

at catalina island (family camp) the week he proposed


can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him and grow old together!

ready to be married

so, to take a moment to vent...I'M SO READY TO BE MARRIED.
*breath*
ok, thanks. things have just been stressful lately. i know getting married will by no means solve all of my problems, but not being married seems to be adding to them. i'm just tired of waiting. not to mention, the girls in my dorm tend to be loud in the middle of the night, sometimes the dryer doesn't dry my clothes, and i swear my dorm room is getting smaller.

i love being engaged, but there are moments (usually all of the time, now) when i'm just ready to move on to the next chapter in my life. i don't want to wish my life away, and i love the girls in my dorm and the staff that i live and work with. however, i'm just ready for the next thing.

that's all for now...
however, on a happier note,
only 24 days until spring break/ MY BRIDAL SHOWER!
and only 108 days until the WEDDING!!!