Thursday, April 26, 2012

April Showers, Bring May Flowers....

.... or a june wedding
you can pick!
This past Sunday, I had my very first wedding shower! The girls in my Sunday school class threw it for me so it was super small and perfect! A private room was booked at DeAngelo's Pizzaria so we pigged out and opened presents! I am thankful the first one was small because I HATE being the center of attention!! Im normally use to getting excited about television shows, chaco tan lines, and new races.... now I have to get excited about plates, lamps, and trashcans! 
The favorite part to me about showers are all the people that come together to celebrate you and lavish love on you! It's neat to see how people support you and the covenant you and your fiance' are about to make to glorify Christ!!
With all that said, enjoy these photos:

sweet little cushioned bath mat!

Canisters to put cool stuff in... like sugar, cereal, flour.... you know that kind of stuff

Cute little wreath precious Brenda made for me!

Only the coolest spoon rest you will EVER encounter!!

you know I make this cake look good! :)


precious roomies!

I also got: a trivet, cookbook, platter, salt/pepper shakers, plates, hand towels, and a spice rack (to make my marriage spicy :] )

Peace. Love. Showers





Friday, April 20, 2012

blank that.


Today I am back for link ups with Lauren

1.  Today is a great day because,   I get to lay out! 
2.   Tomorrow I will  work at a Human Trafficking gala! 

3.  My favorite time of day is     9:00-10:00 am       because     the weather is perfect outside during spring/summer. Coffee is a plus too!

4. Sometimes you just have to    dance .

5. A song that I just can't get enough of lately is   "Somebody that I use to know" by Gotye
6. My favorite accessory is   ummm my watch and my engagement ring

7.  My favorite thing about this week was   finishing internship!!!!   .

peace.love.blanks
-Shannon

Thursday, April 19, 2012

BR Swag

Im pretty sure I have sat down to try to write a blog a gillion times but got overwhelmed because I feel like there is so much I need to update you guys on! 
School is almost over and my last day of internship is Wednesday!! Grad school has really flown by and I wouldn't exactly say I have enjoyed every minute of it, but as of March it has gotten WAY better! Seriously, over Easter break I actually WANTED to come back! Shocking, I know. I am a little sad that the BR joy came so last minute! 
Here are some things I have done:
Cirque Du Soleil with my roomies
I kind of felt like I was trippin' on acid during the whole thing

Mardi Gras with my roomies. We caught an unnecessary amount of beads

Cute friends came to visit me in BR


Made new friends

worked on my Chaco Tan

Registered for household items with my boo!

Played with this little squirt!

Celebrated my little Big sisters birthday!

ate PLENTY of yummy crawfish!

  I have seen TONS of beautiful sunsets!

crossed something off my bucket list

went to New Orleans for the first time!

Yesterday I completed my FINAL paper of my grad school career which was such an amazing feeling and Tuesday I completed my last grad school presentation! I have also done TONS of wedding planning! I got my dress, i've had a lot of craft time, the girls got their dresses, the boys have their ensembles, and all of our fabric has come in the mail! 
Even through all the bad stuff and missing home, I wouldn't trade the past nine months for anything! Of course it would have been ideal for the entire nine months to be like the last 2 months, but it wasn't. Still. wouldn't. change. it.
I am thankful I had my roomies, my boo, my pals, and my family to help me survive!

peace. love.  grad school
-Shannon