Brief V-Day Additions

Hey, y'all! Just flying along through my last semester of college here... what a scary thought! It's already pretty much February, which I just can't believe. Between class, graduation plans, and wedding plans, I am a crazy lady these days!

In my spare moments when I am thirsty for a break, though, I am loving some sweet colors and ideas for Valentine's Day cards. You can do them up as girly or as universal as you want, it depends on your particular Valentine's inclinations. :) Mine is already on a crusade against my pink/flowery/sparkly things entering our future home, so let's just say he has boundaries when it comes to frilliness. But, without shame, I will embrace my feminine ways and hang onto my girly stuff as long as humanly possible!

Yes, cute things, you are perfectly fine by me. And these could be so much more offensively pink power. Definitely feeling the bokeh effect on the second one right now. I might just have to make that my personal thank you card or stationery style.

Maybe more lovey dovey cards are in the making, maybe not. It just depends on how crazy things get up in here. But the next time I need a brain break, you know where I'll be!

- Lara

There Were Bells

Well, howdy, y'all! Things have been crazy around here... and gosh, do I have news for you!

I will be needing to print some wedding invites of my own now. :)

That's right, I'm engaged!!! I can still barely believe it, and it's been two weeks! I'm so excited. The funny thing is, what very little wedding planning I have done has been a pain. It's so hard to find somewhere in Orlando that is cheap but pretty to have a wedding or a reception at. I've been slaving over this for hours and hours each day to so little avail. Is it weird that I already kind of wish I was just getting eloped? Haha!

Nah, it will be so much fun once I can get to the thing that I like best: making things that are pretty! I'm much more excited about finding things in the colors Darin and I like, figuring out how to make the whole thing schmancy without spending too much money. (We are two poor college students, after all. Although he just got an awesome full-time job, so he'll be super busy but saving up the dough!)

I just wanted to give you guys a taste of what is to come...

This is rather tentative, I really wanted a lighter peach in there somewhere. And I think it's my computer screen, but that middle yellow keeps looking green when I take a minute away from it. Maybe a 6 color palette isn't too psycho. Well, either way, this is what we're working with for a bright, relaxed July wedding! It's one of the easier things for me to decide on right now. I might go insane with all the other things, haha.

No matter what, though, it's just one day of your life. The days that follow it are SO much more significant and define us, and I'm thrilled to be spending them with a God-desiring man who also cracks me up every day and does what he thinks is right. Love at first sight if I ever saw it!

Anyways, I'll keep doing stuff when I get the chance, but I hope you had a great holiday and are finding refreshment and hope in the Lord!

- Lara