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| Well, it is the 4th of July. Two weeks from today I will be getting married. Actually, twoweeks from right now I will be married. That is crazy, but in a good way. I am so happy to be getting married. I hate it when people say things like, "I give it (insert length of time here)before you get sick of each other," and other things like that. Just because you're not happy or you regret getting married doesn't mean I will. I'm not naive. I know there will be hard times. I know we will get annoyed with each other or want "me" time. I also know, however, that with God and with work, we will make it through anything. It is plain that God made us for each other - that God brought us together. I know we will have a good and happy life, regardless of the hard times we will face. I am very excited to be Adam's wife. I am anxious to be there for him, to support him, and to take care of him in the little ways. I am anxious for the distance between us to be gone. I feel that the role of a wife is an important one, and I am honored to be able to be the one to fulfill that for Adam. God has blessed me with a wonderful man. The love I have for him goes deeper than I could have ever imagined, and I know it will only grow. How awesome is it that I get to be his wife - ME?!? It is truly amazing. God is awesome. I can't believe it is so close. People ask me if I am getting nervous yet. The answer is no. Why should I be? It just makes sense. I may get over-excited, or a little jittery on the wedding day because I will be up in from of a lot of people, but I will not get nervous. I have no doubts, and no regrets. Adam is a wonderful man. He is loving, king, caring, and smart. He is an incredible friend. He protects me. He gets me. It fits. He loves me like I never thought I could be loved. I somehow became incomplete without him, and it is extraordinary. I cannot wait to be Mrs. Adam Emanuel. I cannot wait to be our own family. Thank you God. | | |
| So, if you know Adam and I, you probably know that we LOVE anime... And when I was thinking about planning the wedding, I wanted to make sure theere were elements in it that really represented us. so in addition to the colors (red and BLACK... haha), I wanted to incorporate some other things that were fun and maybe een a little "abnormal" in a good way. Most people would agree with me when I say that Adam and I are not a typical couple. So one night while discussing this with my parents ( we were bouncing ideas off each other), my amazing daddy said, "You should have someone draw you two as anime characters." thought that was a spectacular idea, so the hunt began. I decided to ask my sister Leslie if she could help us out. She lives in the Philippines, so I thought since anime is real big there, she might know where to begin. Leslie (I have the greatest sisters EVER) thought it was a good idea and agreed to see if there was anything she could find. She put an ad on craigslist and now we have an artist! She emailed Leslie and incuded her resume and her deviantart site so we could see her work! Its so great! Her name is Tiffany, and she's really excited about the project. She and Leslie will meet next week to hammer out more details in person. This is gonna be so great! We're going to use them at the reception and use them with things sent out. Hopefully we'll have it soon enough to be able to use them in the save-the-dates, but I'd rather have them done well and arrive a bit later than have them rushed. I'm so excited! I can't wait to see how they turn out! | | |
| Well, it has begun... Our first snowfall occurred last night or very early this morning... It isn't cold enough to make the snow stick to the ground, thank goodness... When I went outside this morning to get into Dad's car to go work at the church there was still a dusting on the grass, the roof, and some on mom's car (along with some ice.. ). I bought my coat just in time, I think... I'm not a big fan of this weather.. or the cold.. or driving in it.. ESPECIALLY driving in it.. I almost have a panic attack driving in the snow.. But today isn't bad since the snow isn't sticking to the ground, so that's good... I hope it won't start sticking for a while.. Though I have heard its going to be a rough winter... Hmm...
Wedding planning is going well.. Wow... I'm planning a wedding?!? Its nice, though its still a bit surreal at times... I'm going to be married to an amazing man... On July 18th, 2009!!! I have my bridesmaids and maid of honor... I have colors picked out: black and red... Surprised? I think not.. hahahaha... I have some decorations.. I've picked out the center-pieces for the reception.. I have a fair amount of things done... It should be great.. I have to wait on some things before I can really do more planning. Its a little annoying that I can't get anything done right now; I know I'll have too much to do all at once later... I know from observing other people planning weddings that the closer it gets, the more you have to do, and you end up running around doing all sorts of things going mad... I don't want that... I'm pretty sure I won't turn into a bridezilla.. I've taken many precautions to avoid that, including telling my parents, friends, and bridesmaids and maid of honor to slap me if I begin the transformation.. I want this whole experience to be enjoyable.. for everyone involved.. Its weird... I've turned into this girlie,wedding planning person.. I'm loving the process...
I'm also loving the fact that I get to be Adam's wife. It's truly amazing how you become connected with that one person. Its so neat to see how our lives have gone from being two separate lives, to two lives connected and completely intertwined... I love to see how we've grown together.. I love the fact that I get to be there for him, take care of him, and support and encourage him in all that he does. Not to mention the fact that I won't have to go for weeks or months without seeing him...
I am excited for Paul and Leah's wedding. I'm happy for them... And I also get to see Adam in a tux!! He'll be so handsome! I can't wait for their wedding... It should be great times!!
Well, I should probably get back to work.. I'm filling in for the secretary here at the church...
LOVE!!
Lainey
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| So... Adam definitely proposed to me yesterday. It was perfect. And I had NO idea it was coming. Seriously... It was amazing. Adam surprised me wednesday by driving here to ohio. We had been planning for me to fly to St. Louis to see him because our 3 year anniversary is the 31st of this month. He told me he was on his way back to st. louis from visiting his family in mt. vernon... he called me later that night and said he was in my driveway! I didn't see that coming.
So then last evening we went to my aunt's house to visit with everyone over there. I have always wanted to get married there because It is such a special place for me. I spent so much time there growing up and i have such special memories there.. I can't even tell you how special it is to me.. So he asked me to show him where I would want the wedding to be, where the aisle would be that I would walk down, and where wwe would stand together in front of the people, and when I was done showing him all that, he proposed! It could NOT have been more perfect! It meant SO much that he proposed to me where he did and in the way that he did. And my ring is AMAZING!
I'm still in shock!! Its so amazing! We're so happy!! My ring is alexandrite, and its blue-green in natural light, then under flourescent light its a purple-ish color! Its so beautiful!
LOVE!!!
Elaine | | |
| so.. here I sit in a Super 8 motel. The television is on, and it's about 9:15... We are in Cambridge, Ohio. We stopped here last night and are on our way to Cincinnati for the North American Christian Convention. My dad flew to chicago to meet my granpa and drive to meet us in cincy. Then I am joining them when they drive to knoxville. we will be there the 4th, 5th, and 6th... then driving back to chicago the 7th, staying there the 8th, then flying home the 9th.. mom, sadly, will not be able to join us.
I had to leave my sweet baby Lucy at a kennel while we're gone. Mom will pick her us when she gets back into town, but I am so worried.. I relly didn't think I would be like this, but I cried for a while after we pulled out of the drive. I miss her so much... The people at the kennel are so nice, but she's my baby.... I hope she's having fun...
I have a few secrets... Its almost too much to bear! It is so exciting!!! Only a few people know, and for a while, only a few people CAN know.. it's so exciting.. I feel as if i will burst!
I can't wait to see Leah! and Paul!
AND ADAM!!!
well, thats all I can say for now! LOVE! | | |
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