im back!

my resolution at the completion with residency is to resume normal blogging! i miss it terribly. not just documenting my own stuff, but also reading some of my favorites. i am also thinking that i may start this new phase by creating a new blog. we will see!

here are some updates from the past few months!

1. laura gave me some money for my birthday to pay for my first year of additional photo storage on the blog! im super excited to be able to share my photos with you again!

2. handsome and i bought our wedding bands! i was VERY against having diamonds to a point that i cannot even explain, but after trying on so many different bands, i ended up falling for them. that's right, i fell for the diamonds! i am a bit disgusted with myself, but i know it will match my engagement ring very well since it is being made to match. we saw the final products on february 18th and they are wonderful!

3. karen found her bridesmaid dress! it is the perfect color, the perfect fabric, the perfect texture and the perfect price! i could not have found something better. and she found great shoes too! if only i could find the perfect shoes.

4. i found my bridesmaid dress for my friends wedding in june!

5. i have almost fully completed the wording for the wedding program! the next step is my mom sewing them all together!

6. i completed the wording for the wedding invitation and rsvp card and they are ready for printing!

7. lots of ribbon has been purchased and cut to begin the construction of the wedding wands for the ceremony!

8. at this point there are no jobs on the horizon. as in no jobs open that i am interested in. i was pretty negative about this situation for the past few months, but i have recently found a surge of positivity and have decided not to worry about it. everything is going to work out exactly how it is supposed to and i have complete faith in that statement!

9. i have finally found someone to cut my hair in little rock who understands what real bangs are and is respectful of the fact that i do not want to be kim kardashian.

10. i found a dress to wear for either a shower or the welcome dinner! i havent decided which event yet.

only five months left and there are more exciting things to come!

love.

the dancing laura

last thursday i ate my first macaroon, and i must say, i think they are over rated. yes, they were yummy. and yes, they were pretty. and yes, i would definitely eat them again, but i still prefer a cupcake. cupcakes, i am on your side!

and now for some photos from the two football games handsome and i were able to enjoy! queso was involved during both games as well as lots of laughing. we had a great time during both of our visits and loved being able to hang out and see everyone. i have missed everyone so much!

preparing for the filming of greatest tailgater! i still think laura is the greatest!

and here is the dancing laura! i dont think handsome was aware of all the fun that was happening next to him. love it!

next up, ou/tx! super excited!

love.

i failed to take photos

happy september! things have been super crazy this last month and will only be getting crazier, but here are a few updates about what i have been up to! (outside of work, of course.)

i went up to denver to visit handsome two weekends ago and we picked out our cake! every flavor we tried was super delicious. it was also a lot more overwhelming than i thought it would be, but i can confidently say that the flavors we decided on are wonderful! i cant wait to eat them! i am also super excited about how beautiful the cake will be. it is too hard to explain what it looks like, but it involves birds and twigs. super cute, cant wait!

we also designed my bouquet and the boutonnieres the guys will be wearing and they couldnt be more perfect! our florist immediately understood my vision and was able to create exactly what i was looking for. so far, i am very surprised at how easy all of this wedding stuff has been. except for the stamping of everyones address on the envelopes. i am currently rethinking that idea.....

tomorrow i will be heading to norman for football fun with handsome and lots of loves. i cant even explain how excited i am! i am so ready for a weekend away from work, and a weekend full of football, friends and love couldnt be more perfect. boomer sooner!

love.

oh wow, i realized i forgot to write about graduation! it felt kind of strange that school was finally over. it had seemed to take so long to end, but flew by at the same time.  we had lunch at big truck tacos after the ceremony and then had snacks and desserts later that afternoon. i loved being able to spend time with my family and friends and enjoy yummy food while celebrating. and the fun didnt stop until the early hours of the morning after tons of dancing and laughing! i cant wait until the wedding when we will have another great celebration!

love.

a very happy birthday

happy birthday to my handsome!!! i love you so much and wish more than anything that i was to celebrate this special day with you. i cant wait to have birthday celebrations together for the rest of our lives!

love.

theyre here!

i was super excited to get my photos back from my water camera to find out that i didnt rip the film! so now, as promised, some fun river photos from our memorial weekend trip!

i only posted this photo because of the flying bottle that just happens to be in the background. perfect image capturing our day! haha

we seriously had the best time ever! i hope there are a lot more trips like this in the future!


love.

love birds!

i am sad handsome was only able to visit for the weekend, but i guess that is how it goes when you have to work. one of my favorite parts of his visit was being able to show him everything i have collected for the wedding (and i think he enjoyed it too)! our theme is love birds, so i have tons of awesome birds, birdcages and bird nests! and by tons i mean that i have every single decoration for the wedding! everything i wanted appeared for me the one time i went shopping. i love everything so much and cant wait to actually set it up for the wedding! here are a few sneak peaks at what i have!

love.

watermelon candy

after i got off work one afternoon a few weeks ago, i decided to celebrate passing my boards by trying a cupcake from cupcakes on kavanaugh. i had seen this place a few days either when i was exploring different boutiques along the same street, but was not feeling the urge to eat a cupcake. (i dont know what was wrong with me at the time.)

i went in initially craving my favorite cuppies and joe cupcake, the boom boom pow. there were about twelve flavors to choose from, none of which appealing to me like the boom boom pow. i decided to take a leap and try their watermelon cupcake because it sounded fresher and lighter than the other flavors. it is just way too hot outside to eat anything that isnt refreshing. i chose to get my cupcake to go and went home to enjoy it.

i was nervous about my first bite since i have never tried a watermelon cupcake before. this first bite then laughed in my face about being nervous! it was very delicious, but tasted more like watermelon candy. the cake was perfectly moist and the frosting, my favorite part, was absolutely perfect! i would definitely eat this cupcake again! if you do not like watermelon candy, i would not suggest it. it is very very sweet and possibly too sweet for some people.

so after this first trip, i am hooked! who knows what flavor i will try next!

handsome is coming to visit tomorrow and i cant wait! it has been 32 days since we have seen each other and i am so glad that i dont have to wait much longer!

love.