Happy Veteran's Day!

This one goes out to all of the brave men and women who have stood up and fought for our country. We are forever thankful for your service.

"Make it Work"

Ohh Tim Gunn, if only I had listened to you the first time...8 seasons ago...when you exclaimed those words... "Make it work!" on the show Project Runway.

I've thought about this expression in depth lately. Of course, Tim was referring to making the disgusting hem of a dress work with the couture theme for the week, or something of that nature... however- I'm taking it to a whole new level.

Have you ever woken up just knowing that there is no possible way to get everything that needs to get done completed that day? Yep... my life. In a nutshell... and until just recently, I thought I was the only one! I'm embarrassed to admit that I have thought to myself before..."when am I going to get my break...? When will it all work out for me?" The real question I should be asking myself is "Why on earth are you waiting around for it to happen by itself?! It is up to you ERIN!"
You know those sayings out there, the ones that are suppose to make you feel better about a situation?

For example: "Everything will work out for the better."

My response to that is... will it? It will just work out on its own? I don't have to do anything…? The answer is that nothing is going to work itself out until you give it your all, until you come to grip with reality, figure out what you CAN change, and what you CAN'T change. And doing what you can to stay sane in the process.

Another example: "When God closes a door, somewhere he opens a window."

God had opened MANY windows in my life; however some people wait around for that window to open up… Why not just go and unlock it yourself? Take control of YOUR life!
What I mean by this is that you cannot wait around for something to appear out of mid-air. You can have whatever you want! We live in a country where we have sooooo many chances to achieve our dreams! (Cliché, I know…). Go out there and earn it! DO NOT let a fear or insecurity from the past keep you from enjoying RIGHT NOW. Absorb all of life’s prospects. Take it for what it is, and move on! We cannot control most things around us, that includes people- what we can control is how we react and handle what is thrown at us.

The moral you may ask?
I am taking control of my destiny, AND I am living by a new rule. If I cannot have something exactly the way I want it (pretty typical)… I’m going to try my best to “make it work”. Things too often do not go as planned, but hey, what can you do? …say it with me now…. MAKE IT WORK.

I love Paired Images

I was looking through our engagement pictures today- and I couldn't be happier with the way they turned out. Jessica & Jessica of Paired Images are amazing! Here are just a couple of our favorites! :)







Book Paired Images TODAY for your wedding, family portraits, child's birthday party, or anything in between! Jessica & Jessica are the most pleasent photographers I have EVER worked with, and they have such a great eye for it. Thanks ladies! You are our photogs for LIFE!!

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Happy Birthday to Madeleine!!

Happy Birthday to our dear Madeleine!!

Today is your birthday Madeleine! And this blog post is for you! Thank you for insipiring all of us to be more adventourous!



She can whip up anything in the kitchen...


This DIVA KNOWS how to dress!


And she makes any craft project look like a cinch!



Did I mention she is a PRO-blogger?! Check out her AWESOME page at http://whatabigtodo.blogspot.com

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CRAFTIEST, MOST STYLISH, MOST FEARLESS CHEF I KNOW!


photo credits:

www.fiskateers.com
www.brokenboxdesigns.com

Happy Anniversary....to me!

I made cupcakes to celebrate my FIVE year anniversary at Bonefish Grill! I cannot believe it has been that long, and although I will be VERY happy to move on, I am still very proud of the commitement I have shown the OSI corporation, and OSI has been very good to me! So heres to sticking with it, even when the going get's tough!! Happy anniversary! TO ME!! :)

One year from TODAY!!

Ahhh!! It's October 7th! You know what that means?! Just 365 days until Darick & I tie the knot! I know it seems like a lifetime away, but I could just SQUEAL with excitment! Heheheeeh!! Planning is going very smooth so far, and I felt great about the progress...until last night... I ran into a couple that is getting married in 2 weeks, and she is a DISASTER. She is so stressed out and literally drank a bottle of wine to herself at the bar... I dont even think she used a glass now that I think about it... ;-)

Anyways, I know we "have plenty of time" to finish up all the details, but I'm freaking out about freaking out! How silly is that. I just need to relax and go with the flow I guess... we're going to be meeting with our cake lady in the next month or so and also going to the florist to see which flowers are prime this time of year :)

Have a very happy thursday!!

Save-the-date!

On Monday, Darick and I ordered our "save-the-dates"! It was very exciting, yet very scary... scary in the way that I kept going back to the 'edit' screen to proof-read them over, and over, and over again because I am THAT person who messes up the grammar and/or punctuation OR spelling for that matter on anything that is custom printed.

They should be here by next Wednesday and I am so excited to see them in person! Ahh!

We ordered them from WeddingPaperDivas.com. They have some of the MOST adorable stuff for baby showers, bridal showers, wedding parties, etc. Check them out!