Day 11 :)

A story of something that made me happy today.

     For the past few weeks I've been on Youtube for hours, listening to the tracks from Adele's new cd, 21. I'm all about that girl. Like, obsessed. I haven't bought music in quite some time (which I am VERY ashamed to say). Since Limewire isn't free anymore, I've been music hungry.
     Yesterday, Jake and I were shopping in Target. I was trying to rush him past the entertainment section because he will spend an hour browsing through every.single.dvd. Then I saw the Adele album resting on the shelf.
    "Uggghhh. I want that soooo bad." I told Jake. Of course, he knows I wouldn't buy it. I've been mega budget conscious lately with the wedding and the fact that we are on our own in 3 months. Jake isn't careless about money by any means, either. The moment I finished my sentence, he picked up the cd, threw it in the basket and kept walking.
    "No! I don't need it!" I said, putting it back on the shelf.
    "You're getting it! Come on, " He answered, putting it back.
 I let him win, for once. I did want the cd. It wouldn't hurt to splurge a little on some good music. He, of course, insisted on paying for it once we got to the register. I bought him a burger later in the day to show my appreciation. Moral of the story: I'm thankful to have someone who wants to spoil me, who wants me to be happy. Yes, it was just a silly Adele cd, but it meant a lot to me. It's the little things, right? But really, its the big, lovely, beautiful, super meaningful things hidden within those little things :)


Ps. The cd is phenomenal. I'm constantly looking for places to drive to so I can jam in my car. 

Day 9 :)

A site that makes me happy.


Derek Tipton's Photography Blog

     Our amazing engagement pictures from our amazing photographer!! Does this count? It's a website and it makes me REALLY happy. When we were planning our e-session, Jake and I knew we wanted to do something personal and unique. We had seen the same beach, park, and downtown (insert city here) shots before, and while those are all absolutely beautiful, we wanted ours to have a little more meaning and truly reflect our story and who we are as a couple. Luckily, our genius photog, Derek, listened SO well and captured all of those things PERFECTLY! (At least I think so :)) 
     We started the day off in the theatre at our high school. For those of you stalkers who don't know my life, Jake and I met and began our relationship there our freshman/sophomore years. We were both active in drama at the school and continue to be huge fans of theatre, so it served as an absolutely stunning backdrop for our photos. 
     We continued on with the 'high school sweetheart'theme and took some more shots around the school (gym, stadium, wall we hung out at, etc) They turned out oh-so-cute!
     Then to finish up the day, we headed to the outskirts of town  to this beautiful open field full of yellow weeds wildflowers :) Yellow is my all-time favorite color of the whole universe and Jake is starting to love it too. Yay! But, more importantly, it is our wedding color. 
     We are SO happy with how they turned out and can't wait for the wedding pics!....or the wedding! :) 

Ecclesiastes 4:9-11

A few weeks ago, Jake was house-sitting for a family friend. After a long night of wedding brainstorming I found myself stretched out on the family's oversized and overcomfied leather couch. My ice cubed feet were resting on Jake's lap where he had snugly tucked them under a heavy afghan. He had his Bible out and was reading me Song of Songs. My mind was an absolute train wreck with the clutter of prices and venues and shades of yellow, but I was quickly stunned with a surge of comfort and peace. At that moment I doubted there was anybody quite as lucky as me.
For my whole humble 21 years of life, I've been continually familiarized with the concept that as a female, when you get married, YOU (and a various collection of close fellow females) are responsible for the wedding plans. It's just what happens. The bride buys the magazines, makes the phone calls, books the vendors. The groom smiles, nods, and shows up (of course with a few exceptions here and there about details he actually cares about). Even post engagement, we got multiple sets of advice from married friends who told us to let me plan the wedding and Jake take care of the honeymoon stuff. I should have known Yeager would be an exception.
A couple days ago we met with our totally awesome photographer. We did the technical things like give our deposit and sign our contract. Then we started throwing out times, places, and ideas for our engagement pictures. It was not until I had been carelessly giving my ideas and answers for 3 minutes that I looked over and noticed my cute little fiance jotting down notes of everything being said. You see, our 'wedding bag' is located in Jake's room. It's filled with our 'wedding binder' that he organized himself (with the exception of me going with him to Walgreens to buy it) and wedding magazines that we have purchased, looked through, and dog-eared the pages of together. I have literally not made ONE decision without discussing and debating it with him.
That night on the leather couch listening to Song of Songs, I realized how thankful I am to have a partner...through EVERYTHING! From wedding plans to growing in faith, I can walk confidently knowing that somebody has my back. During that particular week there were so many times I suggested going to the courthouse and spending the rest of the money on a trip to Ireland. After a quick chuckle, Jake would assure me that everything was going to work out. I trusted him, and now here we are with all the big things out of the way! To be quite honest, for such a wedding nut, I couldn't have accomplished ONE thing without him (with the exception of picking out the most perfect gown on the planet).
Thank God for wedding planning fiances and strong spiritual leaders. Thank God that I have both of those and so much more in-between.