All coming together now!

I heard from one of my readers (Hi Grandma Esther!) that I've been slacking in my blog writing, so I figured I'd best give you all the latest on what's been going on!

I can hardly believe the wedding is only 3 weeks away.

3 weeks! That hardly leaves any time to do anything!

Chris and I got our rings in though, and I absolutely love them! I think they're so beautiful and really unique. I wont be wearing my engagement ring on my left hand with the wedding band since they don't match at all,  but I'll probably switch it over to my right with my promise ring if I keep wearing it.

Chris' and my rings match perfectly and I'm extremely happy with them!

I wish I could wear it now, but I have to wait until the wedding. Darn!

The rings are made by Edward Mirell. They're both made out of gray titanium, and both have blue anodized grooves running though them. Mine has a princess cut, blue sapphire set in it diagonally, but it's set in to the band instead of a traditional set. I think it looks super pretty, and it's blue! Plus, sapphire is the stone for September!

The picture doesn't do them justice! At all!

Thanks to Jeanette, I got a few more decorations today that I think are going to look great! We went to Ross to get her grandbaby (and my future niece) Aryanna a dress for when she starts kindergarten. I was checking out some of the things in the home, bed and bath section and found some cute diamond candle stands in three different heights as well as a little picture stand that spells out "LOVE". It's pink, but we can paint it another color (probably white).

I bought the candle stands (though I think we'll put confetti or some other little trinket in them instead of candles) and Jeanette was sweet enough to get the picture stand.

Jeanette also picked up a Chef Basket and a paper towel holder for Chris and me to use when we move out.

I've seen the Chef Basket on TV and in WalMart and I think they're just the coolest little contraptions, and they had one at Ross, so Jeanette bought up for me! I'm pretty excited to give it a try, and since I love pasta, I'm sure I'll be using the heck out of it.

As some of you may or may not know, I also got myself a job as a Photographer and Lab Tech at one of the local studios. The photography is mostly school yearbook pictures and sports pictures, but they also can be booked to do parties and weddings and whatnot.

For the first two or three weeks I've been only a photographer, and while it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do, I was still happy with it (even though the hours are very early. We typically leave the studio at 6am and since I live 45 minutes away, I usually wake up close to 4am to get ready). Well yesterday since my shoot got canceled, so they brought me in to do printing and told me they want to start using me in the lab more. That's great news to me, because I'm hoping that if I do well in the lab, I will eventually be able to do more designing of the borders they use on party pictures and whatnot. Right now I'll probably just keep editing brightness and contrast on the pictures and slapping the pre-made borders on, then printing, but I really hope to move up in the months to come!

(Like my awesome uniform shirt? They look nice, but black sucks in the summer when you're outside shooting sports pictures all day!)

The biggest and most exciting news, is that today Chris and I turned in all the paperwork we need to get an apartment and we move in a week from today! (Chris' 25th birthday actually...)

I'll be moving in first, then Chris will move in after the wedding.

The apartments are pretty nice. Ours is a one bedroom on the bottom floor with 800 square feet of space. What's even better, is that is we decide to upgrade to a two bedroom later on (we like the idea of having a spare room for an office/music room) when we are better off financially, we can do so without breaking our lease.

Things are starting to all come together, and while we might be a little tight on money the first couple of months, I'm confident that once I really get going at work and we get settled in, we'll be doing well.

Three Murders and a Wedding

The wedding planning is coming along! I suppose with only 40 days to go until the big day though, things had better be coming along!
Chris' aunt spent a couple nights at the house with us, and she helped out a lot by making my bouquets and boutonnieres. I'm so glad, because I'm not talented in floral arrangements at all.

Also, we ordered my wedding ring, and I am so excited! I wish I didn't have to wait to wear it, because it is just so beautiful!

Let's see...we also mailed out all but maybe 8 of our invitations and are already getting quite a few back.

Today, Chris and I put our cake stand on reserve, and the other day, our aisle runner came in the mail!

Yesterday, I went with Chris' mom and sisters to David's Bridal for my dress fitting. It was weird getting back in to the dress! I can't believe I own a wedding dress!

Anyhow, there is still plenty more to do, and I should really probably be getting it done instead of writing on my blog or reading as much as I have been...but I guess I just hand to do everything the hard way!

Thanks to Chris' morbid interest in the Girl Scout murders of Oklahoma some 30 years ago, I read Someone Cry for the Children, and now I'm interested in the case too!

Basically, three very young girl scouts were killed at Camp Scott, and the man that they tried for the murders was set free, only to die shortly after. The book was written by two brothers that worked hard on the case for all three years, from beginning to end, and takes the side of Gene Leroy Hart being completely guilty.

Well, another book is coming out in about a month called Tent Number Eight by Gloyd McCoy,  and it takes the side that Mr. Hart should have never been put on trial for the murders.

Now, I think that is a load of baloney. I think that after reading Someone Cry for the Children, Mr. Hart was 100% guilty. I am interested to read Tent Number Eight though to see how on earth anyone could see his as being innocent.

Don't take my word for it though! Check it out for yourself and come to your own conclusions!

Gloyd McCoy will be at the Ardmore Public Library on August 17th, 2011 to answer questions, talk about the book and sign autographs.

I'd love to go, but I may have to work.

If anyone else has read the books or knows about the Girl Scout murders, I'd love to hear your opinions and input on the innocence or guilt of Gene Leroy Hart as well as an explanation as to why you believe what you do.