Week 28 Update... 12 Weeks To Go!!!

And GOODBYE to Trimester Two!!
 

I remember how excited I was to enter the second trimester at thirteen weeks. It feels like forever ago, yet the time flew by so quickly! The last stretch is finally here, and I'm getting more and more excited with each week! I cannot wait to meet my little man!

Movement: Vaught is a playful little thing! He's starting to kick a LOT, and when he does, I poke at wherever he's kicking. After a few seconds, he'll kick back. If I stop poking at him for a minute or so, he'll start going nuts! It makes me think he's going to be a happy, playful baby! You can totally see him kicking around now. My belly jumps all the time. I've made a few videos of it and plan on sharing them on my Instagram at some point.

Craving: BBQ sauce. On everything. I really like tater tots from Sonic with some of their yummy BBQ sauce! I've not had any major cravings though; I've not had to get up at 2AM just to go get pickles or olives (by the way, I still hate olives). When I get a craving for something, I usually just go get it and then the craving goes away. I definitely indulge when the need strikes! I have craved Mexican food a few times lately, but I haven't eaten it in weeks. I'm waiting on a reeeeally good opportunity.

Weight Gain: As of my appointment Tuesday, I'm sitting at a total gain of 16.2 pounds. My doctor was impressed and happy with the loss from that 12 pound jump and just wants me to continue monitoring until due date. I so wish that at around week 38, assuming I make it that far, I could just start shoving food in my mouth and enjoy at least a whole week of the "typical pregnancy" some women have where they just don't give a shit and eat what they want when they want. But I know that's not a good idea, even for the tiny women who do it! Healthy mama, healthy baby!

Glucose Test: I failed. By 6 little points. My blood sugar was 146, and their cut-off is 140. Some offices dictate 135 and some say 150 is the magic number. If only I went to a 150 office! I seriously could have cried. I was so disappointed, but then my doctor came in and explained that he wasn't worried about it. There could be a multitude of reasons why my blood sugar was elevated and most women fail by wayyy more than 6 points. Even still, I will go back in three weeks for the three hour test, and he thinks I'll do just fine. I can't help but feel a little... Helpless. I'm trying to have the "perfect pregnancy," realizing at the same time that it is not possible. It's yucky and annoying sometimes, and we have absolutely no control over some of the things our bodies are doing. Having gestational diabetes is one of them. Either I do or I don't, and I've got to get over it and stop worrying. If I do, it's okay. I've stayed healthy and will continue doing so. If not? When I leave my OB's office on July 22nd, I'm headed straight for the Mexican restaurant for a humongous, well-deserved quesadilla.

Up Next: Bathing suit for the beach has been ordered! Check out this super sexy number in cobalt. No, I will not post any modeling pictures. I'd hate to put a virus on your device. I also ordered a black tankini top to match some hot pink bottoms I have from last summer.

Vaught's room is coming along very nicely! I recently got a duvet cover and shams on clearance for $11 at Target, as well as navy curtains for $10! Carousel Designs, where his baby bedding was ordered, is also running a 4th of July sale where everything is 20% off, so I got him a changing pad cover last week for $32! A few nights ago, Eric and I put his Eddie Bauer play yard together (pack-n-play, basically), and I got his crib mattress, so we are almost set!  I just need some minor décor items, and I want to get even more organized in his room! It's getting more and more real! He will be in my arms in three months or less!

 

My first baby shower: August 3rd, hosted by two of my best friends, Cheslin and Anna Kate! I'm so excited!!! One of the main things I'm looking forward to?? Anna Kate's coffee punch: my favorite!

Twerk-n-Jerk: One of my July goals is to work out at the gym four times a week. Sometimes I get lazy and might only make it there once or twice. When I work out at home, I'm not as motivated; I move slower and take more water breaks. Usually my dogs will interrupt me, so I'll play with them for a minute or two, often totally forgetting what rep I was on or what exercise I was even doing. At the gym, I move fast and get a lot of work done in less than an hour. Where do I get my workouts? Michelle Marie Fit.  I am obsessed with her workouts, and they can be tapered to fit any woman's workout style! A few of the ones I've been doing lately are below. Give them a try! You feel incredible afterwards!

For the days when I have only half an hour :)

I get a serious burn from this one for several hours!

Gotta keep the legs in check; pregnancy has made mine thicker!!

Belly Shots

I know I should probably wear more fitted clothes for these pictures, but I hope it's obvious that the roundness and poke-out-ness is all baby!



Every Thursday I have to go take belly pictures for my dad in our bathroom at work... He says it's his favorite thing about Thursday now :)

 

I can't believe we're only twelve weeks away from meeting face to face! I cannot wait to hold this little guy! My friends with children keep telling me that there's just something about little boys and their mama's; I can't wait to find out!

Second Trimester Survival: Must-Haves

     No, I'm not a seasoned, professional pregnant girl, but I do feel like I now specialize in the area of surviving the second trimester! So many women told me that the second trimester was golden, and it took me about two weeks to realize that for the most part, they were right! I was hit with some bad back pain, but it beat the heck out of it being exhausted all day, every day, feeling as if I could sleep at my desk from 8 to 4!

     As I reflected on the second trimester and how wonderful it really was, I concluded that it definitely deserves it's very own blog post about what helped me get through it and enjoy it as much as possible! For expectant moms, I hope it's as golden for you as it was for me!

 

 

Old Faithful... AKA a heating pad/icepack

When the back pain began getting really tough for me, heat/ice pack was my best friend. Some days ice felt better for inflammation, while the heat was a great muscle soother for other days. This was $15 at my chiropractor's office, but you can find them much cheaper at drugstores. I've also heard of pregnant women wearing those icy hot wraps during the day. Never tried it, but I'm sure they're amazing!

Tylenol

 

The "safe" drug for pregnant women. Two tablets every morning helped combat the minor headaches that continued into trimester two and the back pain. I'm no longer popping pills every morning (except for that lovely prenatal vitamin that I forget nearly every day), but I still keep a bottle of these in my bag at all times.

Water

 

And LOTS of it. Trimester Two is a thirsty one, so keep a cold bottled water close by. While at school, I was making trips to the water fountain to fill up my tumbler every half hour. In addition, I was making just as frequent trips to the bathroom, but after a dehydration scare (accompanied by a $500 emergency room bill just to find out I needed something to drink), I learned to keep my fluids nearby! This summer, as I'm walking around the hot streets of Holly Springs running errands for work, I've kept this cup with me. I'm always sipping on my ice water!

Cute, comfy nightgown

 

At a certain point, pajama pants just won't stay put and are too uncomfortable on a growing belly. I love my Victoria's Secret gowns that I've had forever, but my mom and I recently found ones at Walmart that read "Drink Coffee & Be Happy." Of course, we each just had to have one, and now it's my favorite!

Yoga Pants

 For that awkward phase (mine was weeks 17-20) when you're not far enough along for maternity pants but your pre-pregnancy pants are a little too snug. I started wearing yoga pants to work every day with a t-shirt or tank top and cardigan. I'm sure I looked pretty basic some days, but hey, at least I was comfortable!

Fast Food

But not that kind of fast! I'm talking about quick snacks and even meals that you can throw in your bag on the way out the door because trust me, when hunger strikes, it strikes HARD. Just a couple of weeks into the second trimester I learned the importance of keeping something edible on me at all times. My mother and I were in a junk store looking around, and I knew I was getting hungry, but I still didn't suggest we go. After a little while, I told her that we were going to need to leave pretty soon and at least get me a Coke or something with a little sugar, as I was getting hungrier by the minute. My mother kept saying "Okay, I'm almost done... Just one more trip around the store..." After twenty minutes of this, I grabbed her arm and said "If you do not get me out of this store and to a place with food, I am going to kill you." She made a beeline for the checkout and since then, she makes a point to hurry it up the minute I tell her I'm hungry! Pregnancy hunger is like no other!!

Maxi Dress/Skirt

A great maxi dress you can wear anywhere. Church, parties, work, showers and more showers, maxi dresses become your go-to style. Coming from a self-proclaimed shop-a-holic who rarely wears a really great outfit more than two-three times, I've realized that with a pregnancy wardrobe, you just gotta find a few things that fit and get as much wear out of them as you can. It doesn't last forever, so don't go spend hundreds. Also, don't just head to the maternity section; shop for things a size or two up as well. It's much cheaper!

Comfy Shoes

I may "only" be 28 weeks, but so far, all of my shoes still fit perfectly fine, including my favorite Nike tennis shoes. I'm telling you, water-only is the way to get out of all that ankle swelling! I also love my Teva flip flops. These are the second pair I've owned (RIP to the first pair, destroyed by Anabelle). I suppose they are like Chaco rip-offs. I once saved my money for a pair of Chaco's, got to Kinnucan's and tried on five different pair in my size. I thought they were heavy and clunky and made my size ten feet look even bigger. Then I saw these hanging on the wall, and I've not looked back. They're amazing. The soles are a rubber, foamy material, so they're super squishy and great for people with high arches like mine!

NOT uncomfortable lace up your rear end...

A great pair of... underwear? Yikes, I said it, but it's true. "Sexy" panties kind of went out the window for me at about five months, so I now opt for comfort instead. It's my personal belief that since these come from Victoria's Secret, they are not "granny panties." :) Go for the hip-huggers or bikini styles from VS!

A good support system...

And I found that in stretchy sports bras. I wear these religiously anyway, but they've been especially helpful during pregnancy for days when I just don't even want to deal with a regular, wired bra. For years, I have only bought the meshy, spandex bras with no binding around the bust. I get most of mine at Target, but they also have some great ones for super cheap at TJMaxx.

Did I leave anything out? What helped you make it through lovely Trimester Two??

Only 12 more weeks until Vaught and I get to meet!

#jkandmykala2014

     If you've not realized it by now, I am a bridesmaid three times this summer. Wedding #2 is officially over as of this past weekend! As much as I really did enjoy it, I am glad to be headed downhill in my wedding countdown (my feet are pretty pleased as well).

     This weekend was especially important, however, because it was the wedding of my precious baby brother, two years my junior. My sisters are five and ten years older than I am, so the three of us were never close growing up. Today, I have two very unique relationships with both of them (they're so different, so my relationships with them are as well), while the two of them couldn't get along to save their lives! It's actually quite humorous sometimes, I must say! But my little brother was born just a few months after I turned two. Growing up, we were the best of friends. I didn't care that my older sisters never wanted to play with me; Joe Keith always had time for me and I for him. I suppose our close relationship is why his fiancé-turned-wife MyKala, wanted me to be a part of their day. I couldn't have been more honored!

My History With the Girlfriends:

     I'm sitting here thinking of at least seven of them. There were maybe two that I was actually nice to. I was the meanest big sister. Ever. I was awful to them. I hate admitting that now because Joe Keith was never anything but nice and welcoming towards all the guys I brought home. He would always want to talk guy stuff with them, checking them out I presumed, but he was always polite. But me? I couldn't be bothered with all these silly little girls. There were maybe two or three in the end that I actually approved of, and I'm glad that he married one of them :)

JK and MyKala

It's a little odd for the groom, but the wedding location and style was allllll my little brother's doing. He has said since he was about 15 years old that he would marry at Montrose Antebellum Home in Holly Springs, MS. Honestly, I think my new sister-in-law wouldn't have minded a simple, backyard wedding, but my brother, being the popular, attention-loving thing that he is, said he wanted a big, fancy wedding at this gorgeous house! So that's exactly what he got!

Google images

     The weekend began with a rehearsal dinner in the style of a crawfish boil Friday night (again, my brother's doing!) You can't be from the South and have never attended a good crawfish boil, but it definitely doesn't mean you have to actually like crawfish... I like them okay, but I get so sick of peeling them! I make the husband do it for me :) We also had shrimp, fried chicken, pasta salad, and several delicious desserts my aunt had made for the occasion.

Shrimp is the best!

My husband stood over the crawfish table for two hours.

Even our pastor had to get in on the crawfish!

     A couple of weeks ago, my cousin and I decided to throw the bride-to-be a quick, impromptu lingerie shower after the rehearsal in one of the bedrooms upstairs. Needless to say, she was super surprised! Was it awkward buying lingerie for your brother's bride? Nah! I had fun with it. Other women in our family contributed as well; she got some cute, sexy things!

Wedding Day

     Eric and I started with a breakfast at IHOP before my hair appointment at 12:30 with Jessica. She did the cutest, braided half updo, but it totally messed up later on with the weather and rain :(  The lovely Claire from Amy Head Studio in Oxford came to Holly Springs to do mine and mother's makeup... We can always count on Claire to make us look fabulous.

     Pictures began at 3:30 and lasted until five. I can't wait to see them!! People began to arrive and fill up the ceremony area around 5:15. There were soooo many people there, which made me happy. My brother is just one of those people who knows and loves everyone; just like my Dad! They're two of a kind! As we were waiting with the bridesmaids for the wedding to begin, my five-year-old flower girl niece, Cherish, and I got reeeeally hungry, so we dug into the fruit and cheese tray in the dining room :)

     
     The ceremony was absolutely beautiful... it was also short and sweet, which made it ten times better! MyKala rode in the horse she's had since childhood, and my brother nearly cried when he saw her. How did the emotional pregnant girl keep from crying? I thought of my former boss's face the entire time.

     There was a reception in the side yard of the house after the ceremony, where we dined on BBQ (my current craving), salad, a potato bar, redneck caviar dip, and two amazing cakes! If you look closely behind the cows on my brother's cake, my aunt put chocolate chip "poop piles!"

     The weather had been funny all day, but at about 7:30, the bottom fell out and it poured and poured and poured. Luckily, all first/last dances had been done, the bouquet and garter tossed, and all guests had been greeted and fed. As my brother and his bride were preparing to leave for the night, he told me the rain was the best part of the reception. "I been ready to go for an hour!" he told me. I just laughed and hugged him goodbye and told him I loved him more than I could ever tell him. I'm so happy for him and am praying for a fulfilling, happy, Christ-centered marriage throughout his life. He may now be a married man, but he'll always be my precious baby brother.

My husband, a handsome groomsmen!

"Uncle Ewic" is one of Cherish's most favorite people!

First dance :)

Joe Keith's dance with mom

He is SO excited to finally have a nephew!!

The beautiful bride and me. So happy to have a new sister!

Disney Movie Club, Free Stuff, and a Very Valuable Lesson

 

     In my adult life, I am learning a very important lesson. You'd think that after hearing the warning from my parents, teachers, even my husband, I would learn my lesson. Coming from a twenty-three-year-old who's bought her own home, you would assume I would know to always do this, right? To do what? you ask. Ugh. Let me just tell you, to show you what a complete nutcase I can be...

Read what you sign.

     Read it thoroughly, read it twice, three times if you need to. Because the last thing you want is to end up with a dispute that can't be settled because "Ma'am, I have your signature here saying that you agree to the terms... I'm sorry you didn't know that you had to let us know you didn't want the DVD offered within ten days before we charged your credit card for it..." Yes, this is all in reference to my joining the Disney Movie Club. (There's a happy ending to this, I promise).

     It seems as if a bunch of us ladies drank the same Kool-Aid and all got pregnant from doing so at nearly the exact same time. I say this because I have five or six pregnant friends on social media right now, and we love keeping up with one another. I don't know a couple of them all that well, but in a way, I feel like we are just a big group of sisters who can relate to one another and share all that we're currently going through in our pregnancies! So, when two of them posted something about having joined the Disney Movie Club and how they got their first four DVD's for only a dollar (no shipping either!), I jumped for joy. Sign me up! I thought. I was a big Disney fan growing up; I saw Disney on Ice several times, and my mom always took us to see the new Disney movies on opening weekend. A few months later, she would purchase the VHS for us to watch and the cassette tapes with all the music for us to listen to on our radios. I got to go to Disney World when I was five and absolutely loved it. Of course I want our little darling to watch the same Disney movies that we did growing up; although the new stuff is okay, there's just nothing like the classic Cinderella, Lion King, Snow White, Pocahontas, and so on! I visited the website at work one day and signed up. This is where I have to admit that I merely skimmed the terms and conditions... "purchase five DVDs at regular price over the next two years," blah, blah, blah, yeah I can do that. I entered my credit card number and was charged precisely $1 for my first four movies. They arrived just a few days later.

     That was late February. Around mid-April, I received a DVD (Thor 2) that I had not ordered from DMC at what looked like no cost. I thought, Oh, it must be some promotional thing from the website. Since then, I received three more DVD's, including a Blu-ray copy of Frozen. A few weeks ago, maybe around the beginning of May, I tried to get a tank of gas using my credit card. It was declined. Now, I'm no good at paying off the balance every month (don't scold me, I'm a teacher), but I knew that I had at least a hundred dollars in credit on it. At least! And I hadn't even used the card in nearly a month. So, I was stunned that my card was declined but couldn't worry too much about it right then. Thankfully, I had my debit card.

     When I got to school, I logged onto my credit card account to check recent transactions. I was already worrying that maybe someone had hacked the number online and had been using it for over a month! When I pulled up the list, I almost wished that's what had happened, for I saw that the Disney Movie Club had charged me over $80 in the past two months. If you're wondering how that much got past me, just know that this is a card I rarely use, so I don't check the balance on it often. I logged on to my DMC account to see what was up. When I logged in, a notification immediately popped up to inform me that DMC had unsuccessfully tried to process my credit card for my fourth movie. WTF?!

      Anyway, I feel compelled to make a long story short and get to the second part of this entry, the fun part about free stuff. I was able to pull up the agreement that I "e-signed." There it was. In a nutshell, if you didn't notify Disney Movie Club via mail or online within ten days that you did not want to receive (and be charged) for the latest special offer(THOSE ANNOYING THINGS I GOT IN THE MAIL AND JUST THREW AWAY), your credit card would be charged for the offer and the DVD would be sent to you. Ah. Well, that explained the four DVDs I'd received! I felt like a complete airhead, but at least from there on out I didn't throw away any of the stuffed envelopes they sent me in the mail!

     One day in late May, I decided to go through the envelope just to see what all they had stuffed in these things. I was about to toss it in the trash (except for the special offer part; I had it stamped and ready to go so that they would know I did NOT want a copy of the limited edition Peter Pan), when I noticed something that always seems to catch my eye in our daily supply of mail: gift cards. Not just any gift cards though, gift cards that had the word FREE on them. Not just any gift cards that had the word FREE on them though, but gift cards that had the word FREE on them and also had cute BABY stuff on them. So, free baby stuff? I had to check these out. Four coupons were enclosed (see photo above), each one for a FREE: nursing pillow, nursing cover, baby sling, and carseat canopy. These were all things I had registered for already, but if I could get them for free, why not?! I logged onto the website for the Carseat Canopy first. I picked out a gray chevron canopy and proceeded to check out. The only thing I had to pay? $11.95 for shipping. Okay, so it's not 100% free necessarily, BUT these canopies are typically $40 or $50; I was still getting a deal by only paying for the shipping! I'm sure I looked like a total goob, bouncing up and down on our bed, thrilled to death about my "free baby stuff" with my husband sitting there rolling his eyes at my excitement. I had a hard time deciding what cute design I wanted for the other things, so I just ended up getting the baby carrier sling and the canopy (when I got the sling, I couldn't figure out how to use it, so it's wadded up in a drawer somewhere). I spent a total of about $20 in shipping for both items, and I plan on ordering the nursing pillow and “udder cover” very soon. Now, I guess we'll have to wait and see if I slipped up and didn't read something and will now be billed and shipped a new canopy every month at full price :) But I don't really anticipate that.

6/24/14

     I began writing this post in early June and came back to add to it today because my mother-in-law called me earlier after ordering me a nursing pillow, udder cover (basically, a nursing cover, if you've not caught onto that), five pairs of leggings for Vaught, and a carseat canopy set. She had all these free coupons too! We put two and two together and realized that we somehow both ended up with the exact same coupons. I hadn’t yet ordered the other stuff I had offers for, so I was so appreciative that she had. She picked out a blue minky nursing pillow (big and super soft—perfect for supporting Vaught while feeding him or just holding him), a super cute nursing cover (probably the same design I would have chosen myself), and a camoflauge carseat canopy set that includes four additional pieces for the carseat. Pictures are below! I can’t wait to use the carseat canopy set, and I’m glad to have two of the canopies. The camo is so cute for our little boy! 

The canopy I picked out. Thought about having monogrammed, but I don't think I will; I can reuse it for Baby Pace #2! 

 

 

               So yes, the Disney Movie Club did cause me a minor headache, but I suppose I should take 99% of the blame. In the end though, I got over $200 worth of neat and VERY useful accessories for Baby Pace that I cannot wait to use! I think I'm going to save the things my mother-in-law got for me and open them at my first baby shower on August 3rd! I still have the gift cards I didn’t use on my bedside table, so I hope to order extras of what my mother-in-law picked out—a nursing pillow and udder cover to keep in the car or diaper bag, perhaps! If you think I'm a total moron for all the trouble I went through just to be able to post this blog, I suppose we could blame it on the pregnancy brain. I'm twenty-three years old and bought my own home and vehicle and spent hours reading over the paperwork for both before my pen ever even touched the paper (no, really--it took me four hours to sign for my car). I promise, I'm not a complete bozo.

And even though I totally didn’t mean to, I have officially fulfilled 80% of my commitment by joining the Disney Movie Club; I now only have to buy one more DVD!

Read what you sign, people. Very rarely does not reading work out this well!

A Shower for Jaymo

Sorry, but you will always be Jaymo. I'm so happy I got to do this for you today, despite the trouble I had with some snappy workers when I first got there :( I can't wait to be a part of your BIG DAY on July 26th!

 

    I guess I can't blog about her shower if I leave out the part where I checked over her very pretty, very classic invitations fifteen times, making sure I did everything right. I somehow missed the part where I put that the shower was SATURDAY, June 22nd instead of Sunday (facepalm). So I spent three hours last Monday writing out greeting cards to send to the entire guest list. Needless to say, placenta brain is starting to get to me.

    I don't think I should go very far into what I had to deal with when I first arrived at McAlister's, but just know that it may be the last time I host an event there, at least on a Sunday! Grrrr! Anyway, once we got everything set up, it looked beautiful! Again, I have no idea what I would do without my precious mama! She is a master decorator and punch-maker! She makes the BEST punches!

     This is embarrassing, but I put Jaymo's corsage in the freezer overnight instead of the refrigerator, so I ruined the flower. I just threw the flower away and put the pink ribbon around her wrist as a "corsage" :)

     By the way, is she going to make one gorgeous bride or what?!

 

     She got soooo many beautiful and useful gifts; her roommates from Baptist College in Memphis even came. One of my gifts to her was the "world's best can opener" as mandated by me of course; I've had mine since I was a freshman in college, and it has been the best can opener I've ever owned! We went through them like dirty socks at my house growing up!

 

     We also got her some gorgeous turquoise, monogrammed towels and washcloths. I remember the one thing I registered for that I was soooo excited about were monogrammed towels; I got tons of towels but never bothered to get them monogrammed!

 

     I bring these cookies to almost every event I host or attend. They are just plain sugar cookies from Old Towne Bakery by my house in Olive Branch. I'm not even a huge fan of sweets, but these are the best cookies in the world, and Old Towne does such a cute job decorating them. These were actually supposed to be heart-shaped, but I stayed on the phone with the baker for so long last week, that somehow that part got lost in translation. Even still, they were gorgeous as always!

 

     I can't say enough about Jaymo's mother, Mrs. Rita, though many of us know her as "Mama Rita." She is the kindest, most sincere woman, and it's obvious that she has passed many of these traits down to her precious daughter. She is so much fun to be around, and I'm really thankful to have other Christian women like her in my life to look up to; Rita is definitely a role model to all :) I also can't get over how much Jaymo seems to resemble her pretty mama every time I see her. I hope she knows that this is most definitely a compliment!!!

 

   Next to Mrs. Rita, I suppose my mother, "Bev," as we call her, is pretty grand too :) I have no idea what I would do without her. She is teaching me how to be a great hostess this summer; I'm definitely learning from the best!

 

 

     Lastly, I suppose me and my high school BFF just had to have a few pictures together. Years from now, I'll show these to Vaught and tell them these were his first pictures with Aunt Jaymo! Our friendship is definitely among the strongest I have, and of all my friends, I think I have to say that Jaymo and I are the most alike. She transferred to Hickory Flat in February of my junior year of high school (she was a sophomore) in 2008. One day, she happened to sit down beside me at the lunch table. She didn't even ask if she could sit there or anything, so I turned and looked at her, a little stunned (it's a small school--we had our own "assigned" seats). I looked her up and down, with her cute clothes, perfect hair and makeup, and the most fabulous Coach bag I had ever seen. It was real, too. I learned to befriend the girls who carried "real" handbags; we were two of a kind. I pointed down at her purse and said, "I like your Coach purse." She smiled at me, as if surprised that someone at this school knew what a Coach bag was. It was like this light bulb went off in both of our heads: we were instantly friends, and over the course of the next few months, we became best friends. I have no idea where I would be had this amazing girl not entered my life!

 

Our friendship in one photo: "Which side is your best??"

 

    I am SO happy to have been able to host such a lovely shower for you today. I'm so honored to be a part of yours and Josh's special day next month. Thank you for being an amazing friend to me all these years; I love you more than words can ever explain.