Smelling roses…

I have missed you sooo so so so sooo very much!!! Not like a little bit of miss, but mostly the way a performer craves a stage and a baker dreams of flour & sugar and a musician longs for his instrument…I missed you my friends. 

Ok…now that my undying love for you has been so shamelessly displayed…we can move forward.

The ole bloggity blog had to be put on hold for a couple of months. I think I am now permitted to explain to you why…I was in a car accident in October of 2010. Suffice it to say…things did not go as smoothly as one would hope when they get rear-ended with their car completely totaled. I never told you about it then because no one likes a Debbie Downer. And I only tell you about it now to say…I know a couple of incredible attorneys, so if you need one you know where to find me (my prayer is that you don’t), but also to say that it has all been resolved and I am so thankful for this huge blessing: the resolution of a crummy situation and the prospect of a new (with AC) car! Woo!

So here’s what you missed since we last spoke:

1. I finished Spring semester…puffy-eyed, sleep-deprived…let’s be real probably a lotta ruffled and stinky too. (Who has time to bathe in the last two weeks of the semester. [That’s rhetorical my friends.])

2. I have had three weeks of bliss.

3. I have done a lot of wedding planning.

4. I bought material for my wedding dress (because my great grandmother is making it for me…you read correctly…great grandmother). ::happy dance::

5. I met with a friend about making my veil…because I love unique and personal. (This is the whole aim of my vision of the wedding: unique and personal.)

6. I read Blue Like Jazz.

7. I pretended to rest by turning my brain to only wedding things and exercising a lot.

(8. I’ve since hurt my knee by exercising so much…but that’s neither here nor there. I’m still moving, no worries. [No, I am not in denial. Nor will I admit that I have old woman knees.])

9. I’ve spent a lot of time in the sun = freckles. I love freckles. They’re precious I don’t care what you say.

10. In two days we take engagement pictures. That’s pretty cool huh!!? And totally in the future which means it doesn’t pertain to this list…so that’s kind of silly. Ignore it and be excited anyways!

11. I’ve become the most distractable girl on the planet. (Read: I’m in graduate school and planning a wedding. No biggie.]

12. I’ve contemplated the meaning of life with great friends.

13. I’ve eaten a ton of Mexican grub. [Don’t believe me? …ask the people at Cans. They all now know me by name.] [Side note #2: Know the people who run restaurants they like to give you free drinks. #win]

14. I’ve made lots of list.

15. I’ve looked at said lists a lot…and have checked off a minimal amount.

16. I developed a slightly unhealthy obsession with Spotify.

17. I’ve stayed off of Pinterest for almost three months. (Is that even wise when you’re planning a wedding?)

18. I’ve watched a dear friend get married to an incredible man.

19. I’ve stayed off my computer.

20. I went to the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival with my most favorite guy in the whole world.

21. I’ve stopped to smell the roses.

Guess what…tomorrow…the summer semester starts!? 

I’ll be back then probably…just because I can.

Love!