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aunt holly's house

this past saturday i had #3 of 4 showers.  it was at my aunt holly's house and kim put it on.  it was gorgeous!  i had so much fun seeing women that i haven't seen in awhile.

as much as i enjoyed the shower, i'm glad that i have a bit of a breather from wedding mania.  for the next few weeks i will be school school school....all about school.  on monday i have two papers due.  next thursday i have my first exam (corporations).  then monday the 5th i have my last final (evidence) then i'm done and its back to wedding mania!

happy earth day!

yea for the earth!

have you hugged a tree yet today?

tea party shower

this past saturday i had my tea party shower hosted by my amazing friends chantel and melissa.  in my opinion, a wonderful time was had by all.  here are some pics...

me and my cousin ashley.  i made everyone wear hats...its a tea party, that's what you do!

my tea cup was in the shape of a heart...its a bit hard to see here though.  we had jasmine, peach melba and earl grey teas.  i love tea!

here is half the group...the attendees were my mom, karen, heather, rachel, sharon, jana, ashley, heidi, melissa and chantel.
present time!  i love presents...my second love language is presents so i always feel loved when opening gifts.
me and rachel. she's throwing the last shower in may.
the cute tea pots.  this whole place was jam-packed with tea paraphenelia. 
this is the door leading into the place (these are a bit out of order).
the lovely hostesses...melissa and chantel
karen and rachel
the sandwiches...after some scones, we had a variety of sandwiches on multi-colored bread. they were delicious.
my cousin bought us some crazy potholders (they were a frog and fish)
i love being a bride and can't wait till my next shower this saturday.  i added pictures from my last shower so check em out!

another shower!!!!

yesterday i had another wonderful bride moment.  my dear friends melissa and chantel threw me a fabulous tea party shower.  there were 11 of us and we all wore hats, sipped tea and ate multi-colored tea sandwiches.  it was so much fun!

mel did a great job at preparing games.  we matched animals to their mates, how to say "i love you" in many languages, wedding traditions and where they came from, and cool facts about me and joel.  and, i opened presents!  i love presents!  according to the love language book, receiving gifts is my second strongest love language.  needless to say, i have been feeling abundantly loved lately.  

thank you to all of you out there that have been showering me with love!  now its back to reality and the two papers i have to write in the next two weeks.

shower mania begins

my internet connection seems to be running slow tonight so i'm not sure how many pictures i'll be able to upload. which is a bummer because this past weekend my pepperdine friends hosted a bridal shower for me and joel.  it was fantastically wonderful!  the food was amazing and fellowship even better.  after stuffing ourselves on scones, quiche, and two kinds of salad, joel and i opened presents!  this is always my favorite time of any party.  after presents we went to the beach and played horseshoes.  it was a wonderful day and i am beginning to feel like a bride.  its about time too since there are only six weeks left til the blessed day.

this saturday my church friends are throwing a tea party shower.  can't wait!