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

Melon-licious

Good afternoon, y'all! Life has been busy like a bee for me, lately. I can't believe my last fall semester is winding down already... in two weeks I will be driving home for my Thanksgiving holiday! My boo is coming down to hang with my family that whole week, which I am a little more than pumped about. :o) (Clown nose smiley face is so cute!)

In between writing research papers, doing odd jobs of the campus ministry variety, and the other things going on in these parts, I still like fiddling around on the computer in my spare time. Because I can't do something normal like read a book or watch a movie, I guess.

Maybe the pretty melon color and neutral gray combo will go out of style soon, I don't know, but at the moment I think it's just lovely! I am a little unsure of the font combination at this moment but for now, I feel like this is cute. This kind of style would suit a chic springtime feel for sure.

Anyways, there is not much to say today. I hope your Monday started off the week as good as a Monday can!

- Lara