I'm Baaaack!!

Hey strangers! Wow, I didn't realize I was taking a blogging break, but apparently that's what has happened! I just haven't had anything to talk about. I mean, don't get me wrong. We've had plenty of things going on, but it just didn't feel blog-worthy..

I think I'm spending so much time planning for and looking forward to the baby's arrival, that I'm not really spending a whole lot of time appreciating the here and now, which I KNOW is not good.. So this is me going back and trying to appreciate even the little things that have been going on around here...

1. My mom came to visit for about a week and we had SO much fun! Johnny boy went on a boys fishing trip for half of the time she was here and we just had a really really good girls time! My BFF Alli came to visit with us, and we really didn't do much exciting stuff, but we ate good, planted some flowers, and did lots of girls talk!

2. We got the baby's crib!!!! Eeekk! We are borrowing it from a friend and are so grateful for them letting us use it. It's black and we are having some furniture refinished in black so even though we don't know what the baby is, we are making progress in the nursery department!

3. Which brings me to the next exciting news (I realize this is not in the here and now, but I just can't help writing about this...) we find out what the baby is next Thursday! SIX DAYS!!!! AHHH!! Sorry I am like having a freak attack I am so excited! And I think JJ is too! At first he wasn't sure if he wanted to find out, but now he's like chomping at the bit just like me! :) I can promise you I WILL have blogging content after we find out if we're having a boy or a girl! :)

4. I am O-B-S-E-S-S-E-D with the "Fifty Shades" trilogy of books. Oh. My. Word. I'm embarassed to admit that I'm reading them, but seriously without all the "ris-kay" material, the story line is SO interesting and captures your attention for sure! I mean, I read the first two books within 4 days and am working on the third book now. I'm not going to recommend that everyone go out and read these books, because as I said, the content is a little bit questionable, especially for younger readers, but... read at your own risk if you want! :)

5. We've had a pretty sad week around these parts.. First, on Saturday afternoon, we found out that John John's hunting dog/BFF of 13 years, Rebel, had passed away. So sad. We took him down to their hunting land and buried him just where he should be for the rest of his days. He was seriously the best dog ever and we all miss him, but I especially know that JJ does. Next, my mom called me late Sunday night and told me that my Nana (my step-dad's mom) had passed away. She's not been doing well for a while -- had several strokes, etc -- but it is still hard to lose someone who is such a constant in your life. I mean I can't tell you how many times while I was in Texas for the funeral, we'd be leaving the hotel or something and we all kept saying, "we're going to see Nana and Papa" or "we're going to Nana and Papa's house" -- I mean their names go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly....but now, it's just Papa. And more than anything, I'm so sad for him. He's lost his life companion and she's more of a constant in his life than in any of ours. I know death is a part of life and hat we should rejoice her finally meeting her/our savior in Heaven, but it's still a little sad to lose someone you love. I did have a really great time visiting with family in Texas and we all had a blast reminiscing about Nana.

6. We were having the HARDEST time potty-training (yes, I know it's called house training, but I call it potty training :) ) Baxter! When my mom came, she shared in my frustrations and we came up with a new plan, with the help of the vet and he is doing SO much better. He's not completely trained yet, but my fear of him not being trained by the time the baby gets here is no longer a valid fear. He will definitely get there and I am SO glad. He's such a sweet baby boy and I just didn't know WHAT I was going to do with him. So yay for that! And here are a few random pictures of the puppies... you know I can't have a picture blog without some of them...and six months from now I'm sure it will be that way with pictures of the baby..can't help it :)

 These two pictures are of Baxter doing what he does best, "sunbathing".

 Riley sometimes doesn't like when I read..she needs all the attention on her. Can you believe that?! Spoiled.

 Little mama's boy! And Johnny hates it! He cannot stand that Baxter likes me more! But then again, I can't stand that Riley likes him more..soooo I guess we're even?

                                                                       Sweet girl!
7. I've blogged about these green beans before, but I made them again the other night and wow. I just can't even put into words how GOOD these things are! I posted a picture on facebook and everyone wanted the recipe. Just in case you're a newcomer, here is the link again.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/fresh-green-beans-fennel-and-feta-cheese/ (I omitted the fennel b/c I wasn't sure where to find it or even what it was, and it is still super yummy!)

8. Today is Friday, but it feels like Monday to me, since I got back from Texas last night... LOVE that! It always seems like Mondays should be Fridays, but having a sweet surprise like a Friday not feeling like a Friday, welp folks, it doesn't get much better than that!

9. Please please PLEASE pray for my friend's sweet little cousin. I don't know a lot of details, but I do know that she is 2, almost 3 years old and is battling cancer for the second time in her precious little life. Her name is Kendall "Grace" Eddings and her mom has started a Facebook account in Grace's name to keep everyone updated. You can add her, she won't think you're a creeper. She knows that there are people/churches all over praying for her little girl and these folks just want to keep up to date on Grace's treatment, etc. Just search "Kendall Grace Eddings" on facebook and it should pop up. They are selling bracelets for $3 a piece to help with medical expenses and to keep a cute little reminder on your arm to keep PRAYING for this sweet girl! If you can't tell in the picture, one side says "Cure Childhood Cancer" and the other reads "Kendall Grace Eddings" (in an adorable Disney font, I must add!) I have a few of these bracelets left if anyone is interested. Just let me know!

10. I got the absolute cutest little onesie, burp cloth and bib for Baby Averill the other day off Etsy. Here's a picture of the onesie and the bib. The burp cloth is the same design as the onesie. Can't wait til Election Day 2012 for the baby to be styling in this! :)

Well, I think that's about all the randomness I can come up with as of right now... I'll try not to take such a blogging break again. Haven't been doing too well keeping up with what's been going on around here. I hope you all have a fantabulous weekend!


xoxo



Spring Has Sprung!!!

Hey friends! I'm baaaackk! I have finally figured out why I haven't had much to talk about lately on the blog, or in general really. It's because I've been worthless for about....I dono, five weeks?! My Lord! I have not wanted to do anything at ALL! I think I'm finally getting my energy and motivation back though and have actually had a very productive Saturday!

Baxter had his third round of shots and de-worming this morning at the Vet.. I went to Warner Robins to kill some time and run a few errands (two of my favorite places --> Target & Kroger!!) Then, I came home, played with the puppies a little bit, washed some clothes, cleaned up the kitchen, organized the pantry, and decorated the house for Easter!! I'm telling you, this is more activity than I've done in WEEKS!

Which brings me to the main part of this post.... my Easter decorations! A lot of people in the blog world have been talking about their Easter decorations and since I love me some holiday decorating, I figured I would share my decor'! Hope y'all enjoy!

All this bright, colorful stuff makes me so very happy!! I want to leave it up all the time!! Hope you have all had a very happy, productive Saturday!


xoxo

Jenn

The Size of a Blueberry!!

Ohhh my goodness!! Have I told you that we're having a BABY?! Lol I know I have but it just is really starting to seem real! We went to the Dr. today for our first ultrasound and it was amazing!! I've been thinking all day about what I want to say and how I want to say it, but I just don't know! I am literally so happy that I'm speechless. And those of you who know me well, know that is an accomplishment (making me speechless)! So, instead of talking about it, I'll just show you the pictures! :)

I know most of you are thinking.."hmm I can't even really see anything" and believe me, I understand because I used to feel the same way about ultrasound pictures. However, when you have your very own little baby love, you'll understand the excitement of this little black and white picture! :)

We had such a good time at this short and sweet appointment. It was great! We were a little concerned that we may be having twins (don't know why, I just had a feeling), so it was reassuring to find out there was only one little butterbean growing in there! I'm not saying we wouldn't have been thrilled to have two babies at once, but it definitely would have been stressful! So we will just be thankful for the one healthy baby that we have! :)

My weekly pregnancy newsletter thing says that butterbean is the size of a blueberry this week! I can't believe that in three weeks, we've gone from a mustard seed to a blueberry! And in three more weeks, we will be at the size of a PLUM! Agh! So blessed and excited for this addition to our little family!

On a side note, I wanted to share a recipe that I made last night. It's not a new one and it's not mine originally, but it's G-R-E-A-T and simple so I thought I'd share!

 

Ingredients:

Portabella Mushroom Caps (I usually get about 6)

Sliced swiss cheese

Kraft - Roasted Red Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing & Marinade (I've tried to add red pepper and parmesan to regular Italian dressing when I can't find this kind, but let me tell you, it's NOT the same! This dressing is a MUST when making this recipe!)

That is literally all you need.

First you take the mushroom caps and lay them upside down in a casserole dish like so...

The ones I bought were extra big, so I had  to use a big casserole dish and a small one. Usually I can get 6 normal sized ones to fit in one large dish.

Next, pour the dressing on top of the mushrooms.

Next , bake them at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. For the last 5 minutes, place one slice of cheese on top of each mushroom cap and bake.

This is what your finished product will look like. I cannot tell you how yummy this tastes! And if your hubby is like mine, and won't eat any type of mushroom..this just means more for you!!!

Okay, this has been a very random post, but that's all I've got guys. Hope you all have a fabulous rest of the week. It's downhill from here!!

xoxo

Real Life Romance..

Hey guys! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I had a very lazy/wonderful one myself! Friday night, I told Johnny that I desperately wanted to go out to eat! We had been eating in, saving money (I'll do a post about my meal planning skills another day), etc. for 2 weeks and I needed to eat somewhere besides our living room or dining room table! Now, Johnny boy is not one to go out to eat a lot. He uses the excuse that "it's more personal and romantic to eat at home just the two of us", but  I say that's just bologna!

So anyways, after begging and begging, we finally decided we would venture out.. but only to a small town about 10 minutes away from us..blah. But hey, I'll take what I can get with this stubborn boy. -- side note.. I hope baby Averill doesn't get both of our stubborn tendancies.. that would be a mixture for disaster! -- anyways, back to the story.. after much discussion, we decided that Huddle House (much like Waffle House for those of you who don't know) would be our destination!

We actually had a great time though, and although I already knew it, this date simply reinforced the idea that you don't have to go somewhere fancy or expensive to have a good time together. Maybe the atmosphere isn't sultry and the lights aren't dimmed, but it's still good, quality time together -- and when you're married and competing with friends, other obligations, etc. you take what you can get and make it worthwhile! This, my friends, is real life romance to me!

Saturday, we didn't do much. I took Baxter -- or "Badness" as we call him -- to the vet for his second round of shots and de-worming and went to the grocery store. JJ did some work around the house like hanging extra sets of shelves in closets, etc. That evening, we went to a benefit Wild Game supper at a local church and had a great time with friends! The food was very yummy , but I don't think it quite agreed with my stomach b/c that night is when I started getting sick.. blah!

That continued on into Sunday, and therefore we declared it a PJ day on the couch, where we did nothing but take turns changing to what movie or TV show we wanted to watch and take the dogs out. We did venture out to the pizza place  to pick up supper, since I was having a strong craving that night! But we were gone a total of 20 minutes and ended up right back on the couch where we started, and watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2!  Great, great movie!

That was our weekend... I think we meant to get more done than we did, but ya know what? We spent some good, quality, much needed time together doing nothing! It was fabulous! And I'm sure once baby Averill comes along, we won't have many more times like this.. without a whole bunch of planning, anyway. I love our real life romance. Sometimes it's not spicy, and it's not really romantic at all, but honestly I wouldn't have it any other way. I love that boy...PJ's and all!


xoxo

Hungry, Hungry Hippo!!

That is what I feel like right now-- a hungry hungry starving hippo! I can NOT get full!! At the same time, I'm trying not to eat just crap, but my goodness, it's like nothing is filling me up! I told Johnny maybe the baby is going through a growth spurt.. I sure do hope so! I need some kind of explanation for this craziness!

And I think the cravings are beginning.. someone just slightly mentioned the Wendy's parking lot earlier and it was like my stomach was on a rampage for Wendy's chicken nuggets!! So strange..

mmm... don't they look scrum-didly-umptious!!? (pretty sure I didn't spell that right, but hey -- who cares?)

I'm trying to drink more water, but let me tell you.. it's just disgusting to me right now. I have had almost two bottles of it today though. I've found that drinking through a straw makes it more bareable for some reason. I'm a strange, strange girl haha!

Oh, AND the hormones are starting to swing.... I got home the other day to find that Riley (our yorkie, mind you, not a lab or anything big) had knocked over our trash can in our kitchen and had also busted out of the kitchen, where we keep her during the day contained by two baby gates.. and had TWO accidents on the carpet... It is so weird b/c she can stay in the kitchen all day while we are at work and not have one accident, but let her get on the carpet and BAM, she can't hold it any longer.. I guess it reminds her of the grass? or maybe she just does it to get under my skin!! Well, this particular day, it worked. I saw all of this, called John John and burst into tears! I don't typically cry very much, but it's like I couldn't control myself.. AHH what am I going to do with this crazy person that's taking over my body?!

So, I'm feeling a girl vibe lately! I don't know if it's because I reeeally want a baby girl or if it's a real gut feeling.. but I guess we shall see around the middle of May.. I'm so ready to be able to decorate the nursery, buy cute little clothes and things, and ultimately I'm just ready to hold this bundle of joy in my arms!! I absolutely cannot wait!!

Well, I guess that's all of the rant that I have today for y'all. Kind of all over the place, but that's all I've got! :) Hope your week is going great, and if it's not, well... it's almost over!!!


xoxo

Baby, Baby, Baby OH!

Okay, so I thought after getting pregnant I would have SOO much to blog about, but apparently my life has grown more boring since putting a bun in this oven.. However,  I thought I'd go through all the ideas/plans/dreams I've been thinking about for the baby! Keep in mind, most of these are just ideas and may never come to fruition, but like I said -- I'm dreaming!

Okay -- Names!

This part is not dreaming, these are set in stone! For a baby girl, I've always always had this name picked out and coincidentally JJ loves it too, so we are going to go with Bailey Grace! I always struggled with how I wanted to spell Bailey, because I really like how it looks when it's spelled Bailee, but with my mom's name being spelled differently (Kandee) she's always told me whenever I name my children, to spell their name how it's supposed to be spelled -- so they don't have to spend their whole life spelling out their name for people or correcting them when they assume and spell it the "normal" way! Also, Bailey ended up being a family name on my Grandbuddy's side (his mother's maiden name) and obviously it is spelled the "normal" way.. So, I've decided we are going with Bailey!

For a baby boy, we've always gone back and forth on this as well.. because JJ is the 3rd of his name sake -- John Montague Averill III, but all the variations of this are mostly taken.. "Monta" is his papa (JMA, Sr.), "John" is his dad (JMA, Jr.) and obviously "John John" is him (JMA III). One name that was suggested was "John Monta", but we felt like that was too much. Like, we'd be at Christmas and someone would say -- "okay y'all, lunch is ready! Monta, John, John John, John Monta, come on!" HA! Too much! So, we kept thinking, and one day JJ came across the name "Duke", which isn't really a nickname for the IV (4th), but it's a nickname for the name John. I wasn't crazy about it at first, but it has really grown on me! I think it's very cute and unique, and let me tell you... it is NON negotiable! JJ is dead set on this name, so I might as well get acquainted! :)

Nursery...

So, I thought  Iwould be one of those mommies-to-be that had everything planned out, picked out, etc. but I cannot make up my mind on nursery decor! I found this fabric the other day and LOVE it! Actually, a couple friends of ours gave us a bib and burp cloth set and the burp cloth was in this fabric, so I went searching on the internet for it.

Michael Miller Giraffe Love

I was thinking we could do this for boy or girl, and either accent the pinks or the blues depending on what we're having... However, I was informed last night that this is apparently not appropriate for a baby boy :( -- side note, I hate  having to make joint decisions on this stuff! I wish I could pick out the name, decorate the nursery, etc. etc. BUT, I guess since JJ is the daddy, he should get a say so too! :)

So, this gets me back to square one on a boy's room.. I don't know what I like, and I feel like I've looked everywhere! If anyone has any suggestions, please share! I did find this one bedding set on http://www.polkatotdesigns.com/

"Bentley" bedding

The only thing I don't like about it is it's mostly black, and we are wanting to use mostly Cherry colored wood. Will this clash? P.S. Can you tell I'm obsessed with giraffes? Where the heck did this come from? I have no idea.. That just seems to be what catches my eye... weird, I know. 

I also went through all the fabrics that Polka Tot's offers and found these that  I think would make a cute design, but I'm nervous about ordering something without seeing how it turns out first, ya know?! Here are the fabrics...

    

Okay, ew... when I put them together like that, I don't like them. I like the solid colors, but not the prints. UGH do you see my dilemma?! I'm hoping this is a sign that we're having a girl haha! You know... a lot of people tell stories like 'oh, I couldn't ever think of a boy's name for if it was a boy, but I had my girl's name picked out from day one, and what do ya know?! It ended up being a girl!' Yeah, maybe that strategy works with being able to pick out bedding as well! :) A girl can dream, right?

Let me be clear about gender, I really will be happy either way, boy or girl. My only fear is that I'll never get "my girl". Of course, I'm sure JJ's fear is that he'll never get "his boy". I'm praying for patience and praying to be grateful for whatever we get -- boy, girl, sick, healthy -- because no matter what, it will be a blessing that God has given us!

Well, I guess that's all I've got on the planning front. I'm about 5 1/2 weeks along right now and thankfully, still not getting sick! We have our first ultrasound and Dr. visit set up for March 14th and I am SOO excited! I can't wait to see our little bugaboo! And I really really can't wait to see the look on Johnny's face when he see's our baby! :) He's going to be SUCH a great daddy!

Don't forget, if anyone has any suggestions on where to find baby boy bedding, hook a sista up!

xoxo

Good News, Bad News...

Well, I know when I'm in the situation where I'm going to hear good news & bad news,  I always want to hear the bad news first. Then, you hear it, deal with it, get over it -- and then you get the good news to overshadow the bad! :) So, here goes...

Bad news is, I won't be losing any more weight in the near future. I'll be gaining. Booo!!

However, GOOD/GREAT/WONDERFUL news is.........WE ARE PREGNANT!!! Yayyy!! I cannot even put into words how ding-dang excited we are!! I know there are so many other couples who go through this struggle of trying to get pregnant for far longer than we did, and we are so grateful that God has blessed us so early! But, we also feel very humbled and saddened for those other couples... I hope God blesses them VERY soon!

So, I'll go through and answer all the typical questions that people have been asking us....

1. When did we find out? This past Friday! My parents got into town Thursday night around midnight, so I took Friday afternoon off work so we could go to lunch & hang out a little bit! After lunch, we went home and I caught up on recorded shows like Grey's Anatomy while we all chit-chatted about what had been going on, etc. After Grey's was over, for some reason I had an urge to take a pregnancy test. I had one left over from last month and so I just did it. I wasn't supposed to even miss my "cycle" until Monday, so I just knew the test was going to be negative..but to my amazement, two lines showed up!! The second one was faint, but definitely there! So, the next morning, I went to CVS and bought two more kinds of tests and took those... they were positive too!! It was official, I had a bun in the oven!

2. How far along am I/When are we due? Just about 5 weeks. We are due around October 27th! Wouldn't that be cool if we had our baby on our 1 year anniversary!! (October 22nd)

3. What was Johnny's reaction? At first he said, "no you're not", and after I finally convinced him that I was indeed preggers, he said "hmm cool". I was like... um  excuse me?! I was expecting more of a reaction than that!! But, I quickly learned that guys/new daddys need time to let it all soak in, because by the next morning when we started telling friends and family, he was getting more and more excited and talking about it more often. He still doesn't like to discuss the baby as much as I do, but really, who does?! haha

4. How am I feeling? Feeling good so far! I have found that today, after each time that I eat, I get a small nauseous feeling in the back of my throat, but nothing major. It does make me aware that the worst is coming..... I am SO not looking forward to being sick! I'm such a baby when it comes to that!

5. Been to the Dr? I've gone to do bloodwork twice this week, but have not seen my doctor. After I get the results of this morning's bloodwork (I'll get results tomorrow), then we will see about scheduling an appointment. It might not be for three or so weeks depending on my levels because they don't want me to come before I can hear the heartbeat. They said that relieves the stress for most mamas! **side note, I cannot believe I'm going to be a baby mama!!! even more than that, I can't beleive JJ is going to be a Daddy...sooo sweet!**

Anyways, that's about all the information I have so far. I promise to keep you updated on ultrasound pictures, nursery design, names, gender, etc.! I want to keep all this documented so I'll have it to look back on, so if I'm too thorough or over the top with my info, let me go ahead and apologize now :)

Now I'm going to continue to skip and dance and dream of babies and rainbows!!


xoxo

Weekend Fun!

Hello friends! Well, we had a very relaxing weekend.. Didn't do too much. My parents came from Texas to visit and we had lots of fun with them!

On Friday, we went to eat at Daphne Lodge. To be honest, I was not impressed with my food. A lot of people say that Daphne's is better than the Olde Inn (both locally owned steak and seafood places near the lake), but I really think the selection, plus the quality of the food is better at Olde Inn. Maybe I'm just partial, but that's my opinion on that!

Saturday, mom and I went to meet some of my girlfriends and their moms for lunch! We all had SUCH a great time eating, laughing and enjoying eachother's company!After that, we went to the grocery store to stock up on goodies for the grill out at our house Saturday night! We had several friends over to enjoy some good food and had a blast! Everyone made fun of me because I went to bed at about 9:30 that night, but I was sooo tired! I had plenty of fun before 9:30 thankyouverymuch!

On Sunday, we went to eat lunch and went shopping a little in Macon. We didn't really get much except for some new makeup! (yay!) I swear my mom has better taste/style in makeup than I do. So everytime she comes, I go through her makeup bag and say "ooh! I want! I want!" Thankfully I didn't have to hijack her stuff...we just went and got me some! :) It's nice to be a little spoiled when your mommy comes to visit! For the rest of that day, we just hung out at the house and watched some TV. We did have a few fun visitors that evening, but other than that, we didn't get out anymore that day. Lazy. bums.

Sadly, my parents left this morning to head back home. But, my mom is getting her new puppy, Coco when she gets back and I know she's excited about that! Can't wait til she comes back again though! I know mom got a taste of house training a puppy while she was here this weekend. Baxter gave her a run for her money!

He is doing a LOT better though! I'm so pleased with his progress! He is already growing so fast! Makes me sad. He has finally gotten to where he'll run and play with our other dog, Riley. She is such a good big sister. She'll just sit there and take it while he chews on her ear or her leg. She looks at me like "mom, get this pesky child away from me.", but she doesn't do anything! So sweet!

See, we weren't the only ones being lazy this weekend.. the puppies were too!

Well folks, that was our boring weekend! Hope I have more for you later this week! Happy Monday!

Face Lift!!

Y'all like my new banner/logo up top?! I L-O-V-E it! I am not creative, so I leave my creativity needs up to Kristy @ Kristy's Custom Creations! She designs anything from logos to graduation announcements to party invitations!

She has a few samples of things she's done on her Facebook page, but if you don't see what you're looking for, don't stop there! I promise if you put her up to the challenge, she will deliver! She is super super talented and has great ideas to add to whatever project you have for her!

So, enjoy the blog's face lift and holler @ my great friend Kristy for all of your design needs!!


xoxo

Some More Wedding Pics!

Okay, so this is not even a fraction of all of them, but I thought I would share a few of my favorites so far! All of these were done by Jenny Evelyn Photography of Macon, GA. I cannot express to you how AMAZING she is! Thank you Jenny!

I'll also share a link at the bottom of the post where you can go to Photobucket and look at all of them! :)

Now, just a warning, this is total photo overload... so if you're not into pictures, you might want to skip out on this post! :)

This is my mom and I with the $50 bill she put in the ashtray of my car when I was leaving to move to Georgia! I still have it in my wallet and she signed <3 mom on it! Such special memories!

For those of you who don't know me, I am a complete dork! This was the first time I had put on everything (my dress, jewelry, shoes, etc.) and I was soooo worried for some reason that I wouldn't "feel pretty". So, when I finished getting ready, pretty sure I said something like "daaaanngg smokin' hott" or some other silly comment! I was so relieved when I did feel pretty on our special day! :)

I love this one because it shows my idea of "edgey". HA! I saw a hairstyle that had a braid down one side and wanted to try it out, but when we did the trial run, everyone else *eh em MOM* told me not to do the braid on our wedding day, but I told them I liked it because the hairstyle was elegant, but with a little bit of edge! So glad I did it though! It turned out great!

I love that the photographer did some black and white shots! I think they look so timeless!

Mm mm mm! How good lookin' is this boy?!

Don't my ladies look SO pretty?!

John John & his Aunt Jill "Auntie". This is one of my favorite women in the world, and of course, JJ's too! She is SO kind and thoughtful, and I don't think I would have made it through the day/night of the wedding without her! We love you Auntie!

This is Kathryn, our flower girl & JJ's little cousin. Sweetest girl you'll ever meet!!

Me & both of my dads right before we walked down the aisle! My heart was pounding at this point!!!

The Kiss!! :)

I think this shot is SO funny! We had two ring bearers for the wedding, but one of them was only about 2 years old, and just wasn't feeling it. He aaaalmost made it down the aisle, but then changed his mind. Some brides go nuts worrying about this kind of stuff, but I think it's these stories that make weddings funny and memorable! Plus, how cute is this little guy in his mini tux?! We were trying to get a shot of me, the flower girl and the two ring bearers and this is Braydon, mid-BOLT to his Mama! Was NOT having it! lol I think this is too cute!

And this was our other little ring bearer, Cade!! SUCH a sweet boy! He did his job so very dutifully! You could see his little arms getting tired holding his ring bearer pillow, so he'd shift his weight a little. He took his little job VERY seriously! I've known Cade since the day he was born and he has done nothing but get more and more handsome! And more and more sweet of course!

This is the BEAUTY that my dad gave me and re-furbished for my college graduation gift! This was the perfect addition to our big day! This is what we rode in from the church to the reception! LOVE this sweet ride and Johnny boy definitely enjoyed driving it! 

These were the cute little table arrangements at the reception! We went with a pumpkin and sunflower theme that definitely fit the fall surroundings! I like how the florist did different types of arrangements, but they all tied together. Very rustic, but pretty -- just exactly what we were going for! :)

These were the koozies we had designed for the special day! We obviously both graduted from and LOVE the University of Georgia, so we tried to incorporate our love for the Dawgs into our wedding! (As if planning our wedding AROUND Georgia football wasn't enough ;) )

Our first dance as man & wife! Love that the sun was setting in the trees at the perfect time!

Father/Daughter dance #1!

Father/Daugher dance #2!

Our beautiful cake!! Heather Bartlett @ Heather's Cakes & Confections does a FABULOUS job!!

Johnny wanted to change out of his "monkey suit" but I was determined to wear my dress all night long! And that is exactly what I did!

The Cole Taylor Band rocked out for the rest of the night and we had a fabulous time dancing our booties off!!

....and we lived happily ever after! :) just kidding, but the beginning to our story has been amazing! I can't wait to see what comes next!

If you'd like to see all of our wedding pictures, click on the link below:

http://s1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh490/jenniferhughesaverill/ 

I hope y'all enjoyed my walk down memory lane! I literally can't stop looking at these pictures! I am SO glad we have them to document our special day!

                    xoxo