Extra Fabulous News!!!

My very favorite wedding blog, Southern Weddings Daily Blog, have created a beautiful magazine!
There premier issue will be available on January 6th and I can't wait to get my little hands on a copy!
I have a strong feeling it will be my favorite bridal magazine on the stands.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
xo's!

*Oh and HOW GORGEOUS/ADORABLE/CUTE is this couple on the front cover??? Chelsea is the cover bride and she also has an amazing blog, oh my deer, that I highly suggest checking out!

Christmas, Sewing & Other Exciting News

So I just found out that another one of my best friends, Miss Missy Denton, was engaged this past Friday at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC! :)
How exciting!!??
I just LOVE being engaged at the same time as two of my favorite gals!!! Fun times ahead...
CONGRATS MISSY AND MATTHEW!

I hope everyone had a VERY Merry Christmas! P & I certainly did!!!
Quick recap...
Christmas with the Herb family in Raleigh, playing Batman on Nintendo DS all day Thursday with Matthew, weekend spent in small town Norton, VA with my fam, trying out our hand me down racquets from P's sis & brother in law on Saturday (I love having a new hobby), Benjamin Button that evening (which was great) and then finally back to NC on Sunday!

I can now honestly say that my favorite thing about Christmas is not getting gifts, but just being able to be with the people I love most, family!
However, this year I did receive an AMAZING gift!!! My first sewing machine from my FML (future mother in law)!
My mind is going crazy with all the possibilities that lie ahead!!!
My mother purchased me a few books for beginners, but my favorite is Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter.
Pictured above is the first project I plan to take on, a simple little tote bag!
I just purchased the fabric I plan to use from Contemporary Cloth, so stay tuned for the outcome.
*This project is no way wedding related, but I do plan to use my new sewing machine for many wedding related items in the next few months. ;)
xo's!

Well Spun Weddings...

I read about this AMAZING company, Well Spun Weddings, on one of my favorite blogs, Style Me Pretty. Well Spun is a company based out of Philadelphia, PA and they make gorgeous, vintage style wedding videos.
Pepe and I have decided not to hire a videographer because I thought it might be a waste of money since we probably wouldn't watch it very often.
My uncle has a real artistic eye and I'm hoping he'll be kind enough to video tape a lot of footage for us so that I can then send it to Jon at Well Spun.
Jon can turn the footage a friend or family member takes into a beautiful movie type video for about $500.
How awesome is that?
When you have a free moment I highly suggest checking out his website and watching the videos in his gallery.
They're stunning!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

I am so excited about everything that's coming up over the next couple of weeks! :)
We are heading to Raleigh tomorrow to spend Christmas with Pepe's family.
I'm so excited to get to see his adorable niece and nephew pictured here. It's been a long time since I've been around children on Christmas morning and I can't wait to see how excited they are when they see what's Santa has brought them.
On the 26Th we are headed to my hometown, Norton, VA, to visit my family and that always puts a huge smile on my face. :D

For New Year's we are going to have dinner with GREAT friends and afterwards drinks out at this amazing floating bar at Lake Norman, thanks to the Barzee's! How cool is that?!

Then on January 11th we're headed to Charleston, SC for our Engagement photo's! We are staying at the Harbourview Inn and I CANNOT WAIT!!!!

The following weekend is the Engagement Party with most of our favorite people in this World!
Good times!

Happy Holiday's! Hope they are filled with lots of joy and laughter.
XO's!

Crazy Fact Thursday oops! I mean Friday

I got so wrapped up yesterday in reading the archives of the Nie Nie Dialogues that I forgot to post my crazy fact!
So for just this week today, Friday, will be Crazy Fact day! :)

*As early as the 13th century, most notably in Europe, it was considered good luck to have a piece of the bride's clothing. So wedding guests would chase after the bride and literally rip pieces of fabric from her dress and/or try to steal her garter.

Is it the weekend yet?

I'm so VERY anxious for 6pm tomorrow evening.
The lovely Mrs. & Mr. Teague are hosting their Annual Christmas Party and this year it's Oscar/Red Carpet Themed. :) How fun!?
Pepe and I, along with our wonderful friends The Barzees, are making our own Oscar throphies. :) It's going to be interesting, but I have a feeling they will turn out great. Promise to take a picture and post.
Then Saturday morning I'm waking up early, cleaning this messy house, baking 2 yummy batches of cookies (pictured above), and hopefully I also have time to work on a little secret project before I have to get ready for the red carpet. ;) WHAT A PERFECT DAY!!?!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
XO's!

The Nielson Family

When I first started reading blogs it was only wedding blogs, but those have fortunately led me to so many other wonderful blogs!
Just yesterday I learned of the amazingly beautiful (inside & out) Nielson family.
Stephanie and her beloved Mr. Nielson were in an airplane crash on August 16th, 2008 and are currently recovering from critical burns sustained.
Stephanie's sister Courtney is keeping 4 of the kids right now (the youngest is staying with another sister) and she has been updating her wonderful blog as well as Nie Nie's.
I've been going back and reading previous blog entries and boy what an AMAZING family!!!
Nie Nie's blog became popular because of her positive outlook on life, a life that includes being a mother of 4 children and married to a wonderful husband whom she refers to as Mr. Nielson.
Please check both blogs out when you have a moment. You won't regret it! As Courtney says, "Nie Nie will change your life".