BRIDESMAIDS!!

YAY!! So it is official I've asked all 4 of my AMAZING bridesmaids/ MOH!! Now I get to tell you all about them :)

My Maid of Honor hands down had to be my sister Laura. Which okay got to be honest a year ago if you asked if my sister was going to be my MOH I would have probably laughed at you. Since her getting pregnant with Jack we have just grown so very close.. it's kinda odd but awesome at the same time!! She is super creative and has tons of connections and is going to be super helpful so I knew that she had to have the role of maid of honor!

My first bridesmaid is my super inspiring bible study Anna! She is such a light to me and has been there for me for the past 2 years through school struggles, RA drama, and my relationship with Scott!! I was so thrilled that she got to be apart of my engagement and is now apart of my bridal party! I'm excited for this summer when we get to hang out all the time!

My second bridesmaid is my dearest college friend Courtney! We are in the same bible study and are always together in the art building! Courtney has been a great friend and a great listener for me over the past two years and has been such a joy to be around when things were tough! I'm also excited that I get to spend this summer hanging out with her!!

My last but NOT LEAST bridesmaid is my longest time best friend ever Kristen!! Seriously the fact that Kristen and I can still call each other friends let alone best friends is pretty astonishing! We met in 6th grade and were friends through high school even though we went to different schools as well as college where we live in different states! I have some of the fondest memories with her and cannot wait spending more quality time with her in the upcoming year!!

Well there ya have it folks my wedding party! Scott is still working on his and hopefully will have all four picked soon! I know God has put each of these people in my life and in scott's life to help mold us into the people we are and will become! I'm so very thankful and blessed to know each of these ladies as well as I do and I truly appreciate all that they do!!

Till next time (which will probably be late next week because I have a TON of school work ahead of me),

Sarah!

The end is near...

I can see summer!! ITS SO CLOSE! :)

The only thing is that I have a mountain size road block of school work ahead of me in the next 3 weeks...

I have one 6-page paper due on the 26th, one 10-page paper due the 27th, an art history test the 28th...

The next week (which is called dead week but for art school is really finals week..) I have a final May 3rd, final and 2 critiques May 4th, finishing the 2 critiques May 6th....

And then finals week. I luckily only have 1 final! On monday at 9 AM!! That is also my 21st birthday!!!

I'm excited because my friend Traci is coming into town for my birthday for a few days and is going to help me move into my apartment :)

Summer school starts May 17th so I don't have much of a "break" until June.. then back to summer school for the month of July then SENIOR YEAR in August...

College has gone by so fast it is crazy... Now to start thinking about what I actually want to do after I graduate :)

Until next time (hopefully I'll get to post again this week!)

Sarah

Happy Birthday Dad

Well today would have been my dad's 49th birthday... hard to imagine that he has almost been gone 5 years and he wouldn't have even been 50! I guess I never realized how truly young he was when he died...

To commemorate his birthday I just wanted to post a few of my favorite photos of him and a poem I found and have next to my bed with pictures of him...

my mom laid on the ground to take this picture...

this was some mask kit I got for christmas one year... I have the goofiest parents!

our best family vacation ever- Cozumel..

we went years later and the sand was up to the statue's waist!

my favorite picture of my dad and I

my favorite picture of my parents

our last family photo all together before my dad's accident

the last picture of my parents together.. taken the weekend before his accident..

THIS is how I will always remember my dad

A Father Is
A Father is neither an anchor to hold us back
nor a sail to take us there,
but always a guiding light
whose love shows us the way.
The warm light of your love
shines in my memories and in my heart
reminding me of your guidance
your care, and most of all, your love
- Anonymous

God is faithful!!

Wow has it been a CRAZY week!!

So as I said in my last post I went last weekend to look at a wedding venue in Houston and absolutely fell in L-O-V-E with it! We decided to "sleep on it" and not put our name down but knew by Sunday that we would be putting the deposit down later this week...

My mom got a call Tuesday saying the June date we wanted was taken by another couple. Of course I panicked... No other weekend in June was going to work, we didn't want to wait until July, and the one weekend left in May was well just too much to handle with my birthday, me graduating, moving from Norman into whatever place Scott and I move to after we get married... PLUS a wedding.. So after getting the news my darling friend Courtney was luckily with me and calming me down reassuring me that God will work it all out (of course I knew that but I had yet to wrap my head around it.)

God cares about us. EVERYTHING about us. everything we think, do, say, want, etc.... And I never thought that my wedding venue/ wedding date would be something God would use to show me his AMAZING majesty!! As Tuesday went on and through conversations with both Courtney and Anna my absolutely amazing bible study leader I finally was able to hear God fully.. screaming "SARAH TRUST ME!" Oh how I always seem to forget that elementary thing. Something as small as the final wedding venue/ date He can use to allow me to trust him. In the end the venue and date won't matter but what does is that He has given Scott and I the chance to find each other and express His amazing creation of love through getting married!

So long story short everything OF COURSE worked out! I'm pleased to announce that Scott and I will be getting married at The Gallery on May 28, 2011!!! I'm excited for the craziness that is May 2011 and have embraced what God has blessed me with!

Until next time!

Easter Weekend...

So this past weekend I got to go home to Houston to visit my family and see Scott!

Thursday night I made dinner for Scott and it was actually REALLY GOOD! (I'm so very proud of myself :) haha) We had bacon wrapped pork tenderloin with a garlic butter sauce, asparagus, and garlic bread, and for dessert melted dipping chocolate and fresh berries :) (sorry for the poor quality picture.. it was taken on my iPhone)

Friday I spent the day with my sister and mom... we got lunch at Paulie's and then went and looked at a wedding venue!!! It's called The Gallery and I'm in love with it! We decided to "sleep on it" instead of making any rash decisions on the spot but I knew in my head already that it is where I wanted to get married :) hopefully this week my mom will be able to go back and sign paperwork and get everything all set up! YAY for wedding planning! :) haha

After The Gallery we went to our favorite nail salon in Houston and got manicures and pedicures (compliments of my sister!) Scott met us at the salon and was an amazing sport by sitting for 2.5 hours waiting for us to finish! Man do I love him! :) after the salon my sister, Scott, and I met up with Ade and Jack for dinner at a tapas restaurant... Jack is getting SO BIG! he can focus on you and reacts to your facials! I'm so sad that I don't get to see him more :( here is yet another crummy iPhone photo of Mr. Jack sitting on the table at dinner...

Unfortunately my weekend wasn't all about fun and family... I was really home to pack up my whole room that I've lived in since I was 4 years old... I'm moving into my first apartment this summer and thus I need furniture... I was very surprised that it only took us one day to pack up the entire room in one day... Scott was a great help sorting through stuff with me and packing boxes because I am HORRIBLE at packing boxes! It was a very bitter sweet time when I left on Sunday- I never thought it would hit me so hard but I will never go back to "my house" again.. it is now "my mom's house" I will never be able to go back to "my room" I will be staying in my mom's "guest room".... But as they say when one door closes another two open and I cannot wait to experience apartment life finally after three years of living in the dorms!!

Well that is all for now... I will keep you (whoever actually maybe reads this..?) updated on new wedding and life stuff as it occurs!

Love, Sarah