Finishing Up

It has been quite some time since I posted around these parts so I thought I would catch up on what has been going on around these parts.

In October we celebrated our favorite book characters at school. Mckinley was Eloise and I was Mrs. Frizzle from the magic school bus.

Daddy came to school and was a helper at Mckinley's class Halloween party

And we celebrated Halloween with our besties Team Hampton

 One of the biggest events of November was being part of my dear friend Nicole's big day.

 It didn't hurt I got to spend the entire weekend with my girl Hayley.

 I am a very lucky girl!

We spent a weekend with our friends at their families cabin. We ate a lot of good food, sipped a lot of wine and basically relaxed all weekend by the fire.

 Mckinley celebrated her first school Thanksgiving party.

We made these super cute Turkey cookies for the event

 I love being right down the hall so I can always be there for her important events

We spent 4 days in Mt. Nebo Arkansas with Brent's family over Thanksgiving and it is my new happy  place

As you can see Mckinley had absolutely no fun

We have been on Christmas break the past 2 weeks and have all been sick off and on for the past month. Mckinley had her first round of strep a few weeks ago and I had what was diagnosed as a cold, but I was so sick I am still convinced it was the flu. Brent thankfully has stayed well because I could not function for 2 whole days! Not to brag, but my husband is amazing! Not only did he take care of his two ladies, but he cleaned the house spotless and raked 30 bags of wet leaves.

Thankfully when we weren't sick we got to have a little fun.



We threw an AMAZING ugly sweater Christmas party!

Visited friends in Nashville

And celebrated Jake and Nuria's wedding

To top it all off we ended this amazing year  with a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

GETTING MARRIED!!

I think I might be more excited about my sister getting married than I ever did for my own wedding. I was a nervous nelly through out the entire process and I had to do it all with PINTEREST! I know I heard a few gasps from you ladies planning your weddings now and yes I am quite perturbed that couldn't pre plan my wedding like y'all have been able too, but if wishes were fishes right. I actually didn't have to do much because my awesome mama was my planner and she kind of just gets me (she did birth me) and everything she had always dreamed of doing for a wedding was exactly what I wanted. There were a few glitches like wrong entrance doors, but if that was the 1 glitch on my wedding day then we made it out pretty unscathed.

Now I just get to sit back and be the moral support /tissue/carrier/ errand girl which I am super excited and can't wait to be at every beck and call!! I am already panicking about making a speech and yes I am already planning on drinking wine and or champagne before hand, but enough about me and on to the happy couple. 

I knew things were different this time around and it just felt right and no I am not saying this because I have to, but because it is true. From the beginning when my sister met Jeff I could just tell she was happy and like I always say relationships aren't supposed to be hard. Yes you have to work at the relationship, but to me life with your love, bff, husband, significant other, or whatever you call your "person" should just fit and Jeff and Jennifer just fit.

Like I told him the day the got back from their engagement weekend, "I hope you know what you are getting yourself into and you aren't just marrying Jennifer you are marrying all of us." To which he replied "well you guys are stuck with me now too." I knew I liked him and it's not just because he can match me for smart-assness (yes that is a hyphenated word).

The plans are already in the works and the date has been set and I am happy to say I will be sharing my wedding anniversary with my best friend and sister and I am thankful that I won't have to remember another important date because I already have a hard enough time remembering all the other ones floating around in my head. Yes I know none of this is about me, but I panic at public speaking and once almost flipped over a table in a room full of parents so I have every reason to panic.

I am just so excited to see my sister so happy and to know that someone will put up with her for the rest of her life. if you know us you know the women in our family can kind of be PITA's, but thankfully there is someone for everyone and she has met her match. Thankfully they both have an aversion to feet so they will be ok. I kid you guys and I am so so so happy for y'all!

I love you Jennifer and Jeff and I can't wait to go on the journey with y'all and see what the future holds for y'all.

Going To The Chapel

Kellye and Jerrub are gonna get married!! I am about to head out the door to swing by my aunt's to pick up some flowers and head to my parent's house because today my mom and I are arbor decorators and bustle artists. I have googled both of these acts and am still not sure how to either, but gosh darn it I will try.

These are the arbors, but I did not do the decorating.

I will post some pictures tomorrow. Who knows maybe arbor decorating and bustling things are my true calling.

We arrived at Maple Grove Farms a little before 2 and immediately started unloading all of our supplies. We decided I would be the ladder climber and my mom would be the plant preparer. Almost everything we used was supplied by my mom or friends. I believe we ended up spending  maybe $70. Thankfully my mom had ordered some greenery from Sams Club because that is what we mainly used to create the decorations and then we filled in with flowers.

The signs walking down the aisle created by Kellye's daddy Terry.

The Program/Guest Book table. The photographer they had originally wanted to shoot the wedding backed out just a few weeks before the big day (I would have killed him), but he was nice enough to create a beautiful guest book out of Kellye and Jerrubs engagement pictures.

The arbor entering the ceremony sight. We used leather leaf for the main greenery and I believe the flowers are a type of hydrangea (I will have to ask my mom to make sure).

For the main alter arbor my mom took down the white fabric hanging in her bathroom and I am so glad she did because it made the whole look come together. I think it would have been really plain looking without it.

I am really really happy with the way everything turned out

The back of the first arbor. We wanted to make sure you couldn't see the stems and oasis sticking out the back.

The signs walking back

These wreaths hung on the reception hall doors.

The groomsmen

The Bridesmaids

Precious flower girls and ring barer. We didn't think he was going to make it down the aisle, but he made it with the sign tucked under his chin.

I wish this hadn't turned out so blurry because it is such a precious picture.

Mother of the bride

Father of the bride

Jake does clean up nice

The caterer was a family friend who also turned out to be an amazing decorator! The food was DELICIOUS! and the buffet and table decoration were AMAZING! I absolutely loved this main center piece. Sadly my camera does not do it justice.

All of the vases were decorated by the triplets. Just in case you didn't know My MIL came in a set. Jean, Jane, and Joan be thar names. Jane happens to be the brides mama.

Mr. and Mrs. Hammrich

A little June bug montage

I still can't believe the wedding is finally here and Kellye is married! Everything was perfect and I am so happy for these 2 kids. I wish them many many years of happiness.