Vertigo

Jonathan and I signed the lease yesterday on our first home. We got a townhouse in Waxahachie and I will move in this Friday–that’s like 2 days away–Wahoo. Granted it will be the casadeTurner for a month before the wedding. Jonathan doesn’t get to call it home until after the wedding! We signed a year lease so I don’t have to move for at least a year–yeah!
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I got this from my brother today and this is Hilarious:

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, “What are all those clocks?” St. Peter answered, “Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move.” “Oh,” said the man, “whose clock is that?” “That’s Mother Teresa’s. The hands have never moved, indicating That she never told a lie.” “Incredible,” said the man. “And whose clock is that one?” St. Peter responded, “That’s Abraham Lincoln’s clock. The hands Have moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two lies in his entire Life.” “Where’s Hillary Clinton’s clock?” asked the man. “Hillary’s clock is in Jesus’ office. He’s using it as a ceiling fan.”

I used to crack up at people who were wearing these shoes. They are like garden shoes and people would wear them out on the town. I saw some lady wearing them at North Park mall with a nice outfit on. I have kids come in the clinic all the time wearing them…on kids they are actually pretty cute. Anyway, I was at the wonderful world of Target yesterday trying to escape from the downpour outside and came across the shoes (what are they called anyway?) for $9. Who can beat that price…so I tried them on and WOW they are comfy! I got them and I’m wearing them to work today…I’ve crossed the dark side. But I bet my feet won’t hurt at the end of the day. If you haven’t tried these glorious shoes, clogs, sandals, whatever they are…you should!

Okay, so I’m no food critic or even a good cook but I do know what’s good and what’s not good in food. Maybe I am a little picky, but that’s beside the point. I am here to warn all of you…I’m doing my duty as a citizen in this community. Whatever you do, don’t ever buy and cook the cheesy hashbrown stuff from hamburger helper. It tasted like feet! Now, I don’t know what feet taste like, so I can only assume. This was the worst tasting meal I’ve had in a while….At first I thought maybe I did something wrong when I cooked it….No, it just tastes bad. So next time try something like Rice Oriental…it’s awesome! Just stay away from Cheesy Hashbrown stuff.

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So, i’m working on putting together a slide show to show at our rehersal dinner and wedding reception. I got a bunch of pictures of jonathan growing up from his mom the other day and since he posted some pictures of me, it’s my turn to post them of him. These are two of my favorites and the third one–well, I just couldn’t resist.

This close to their wedding, most brides would be watching everything that goes into their mouths and working out probably everyday. Well, not this bride–I just had some delicious chedder fries and a juicy hamburger from Snuffers and then went and had some cookies at my parents house. I’ll watch everything that goes into my mouth just like other soon to be brides…then I feel it go into my tummy! And tomorrow i’m gonna eat cake! Fitting into a dress is highly overrated.

Last night my mom, Jennifer (my sister-in-law) and myself sat around my
parents kitchen table and addressed about 90 to 95 wedding invitations.
And when I say "we" addressed them, I really mean Jennifer–I wasn't
allowed to write on them….apparently "I have the medical brain so I
write like a doctor–which means it's not readable". I would agree with
this statement, my handwriting isn't that great but it's just because I
write so fast…my brain thinks so fast and if I don't write it as fast
as I think it, I'll forget it. Anyway–we did make a dent in the number
of invitations we have to address…I think we are about 45% done,
Maybe.

We are also putting the finishing touches on things and making sure
they are all in order. We (my mom) met with the caterer last week and
got all that settled and we met with the florist a couple of weeks ago
and got all the flowers picked out and ordered. Let me tell you, I'm
tired of making decisions….I'm to the point now that I don't want to
make another decision. My poor mom, I told her that she can make all
the decisions from this point on…If she likes it, I will like
it–let's hope! I went out to the Arboretum about a week or two ago and
did my bridal portraits. It was a very windy day and a little on the
cool side. Although we have done a lot, there is still a lot to be done!
Let the planning continue. 44 more Days!!

I just uploaded about 200 pictures yesterday to my flickr account. It's a bunch of pictures from Jake's 6th birthday party, Jake's gymnastics meet, Brad and Tami's Birthday bash and some pictures of a couple of showers for me and Jonathan.

Check them out here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20595264@N00/

I just completed re-finishing Jonathan’s dresser to match the rest of my furniture. Here are some pictures I took along the way….I think it looks pretty good if you don’t mind me saying so myself!

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DURING

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Yesterday I received mine and Jonathan's wedding present to each other. I went to my parents house after work, and with much anticipation there it was, the wonderful box filled with goodies. We both love photography and thought it would be a great investment to buy a nice camera. So we said, why not just make the camera a wedding present and we can both enjoy it. Now, when I say "our" camera, I really mean "my" camera that he can borrow! I'm totally kidding, but he will have to pry it out of my hands to use it, I'm not gonna lie, I can be a camera hog…as long as Im the one taking the pictures and not in the picture.

So I opened up the box and there was the beautiful Nikon D50 with 2 lenses, an HD wide angle lens, a tripod, filters and carrying case. I had some fun last night taking pictures…one lens gets you so close to your subject you can get an up the nose photo–don't worry I won't do that to you. Of course Presley was the main subject of my pictures last night, but I did get some other shots as well. I love figuring out all the cool little tricks to photography. I'm sure you'll get to see plenty of our pictures we take on here.

There is just something about capturing a moment and keeping it as a memory forever. I love having pictures of occasions or just everyday randomness (if that's even a word) that you can pull out whenever you want to and reminisce. I have pictures of ski trips and mission trips to Mexico and Honduras from high school and I love looking at them and remembering the fun times we had back then. I've taken many pictures of my niece and nephew over the last couple of years, its fun to see them as they get older and see how much they change.

I'm warning all of you right now–I'm about to go picture CRAZY!!