How did we become grownups, and how can we make it stop?!

Wow, this blogging thing is harder to keep up on than I thought!
 Februarch is that giant blob of  gray that is the transition from misery to the gorgeous spring that is Ohio, has been an absurdly busy month. Wedding planning is in full swing, and I'm being exactly the bride I promised myself I wouldn't.  "Oh this is the bridesmaid dress" ....two weeks later... "nope, this is EXACTLY what I'm looking for"  Oh no but wait! there's  something better!  It's a wee bit overwhelming. (207 days to go, by the way)
 We found a darling little apartment that Mr. Man gets to move into in just over a week. I'm so excited to start furnishing and decorating our little nest! Trying to keep a vintage flair to the place..it was built in 1949, so that fits perfectly with what I *may* want to do. Unless I change my mind again. Get my drift?

And in other news..I actually got some time with Sadie! She isn't quite this pretty at the moment. More like a mud-monster.  Hopefully I can get some serious hours with her this spring, as soon as the mud dries up. She needs some work.

Snow. Still.

I'll soon be there with snow
I'll wash my hair with snow
And with a spade of snow
I'll build a man that's made of snow
I'd love to stay up with you but I recommend a little shuteye
Go to sleep 
And dream 
Of snow
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Let me just start by saying that I love snow. like LOVE it. It softens all the rough edges, and silences the noise and brings this wonderful peaceful hush over the whole world. My favorite kind of snow is the big fat snowflakes that make you feel like you're living in a snowglobe, just surrounded by the beautiful, drifting soft flakes.


But ( there is always a but)...its just about February! and honestly, its not the snow, but the constant deep freeze we've been under for the last 2 months. The dark, the clouds, the biting wind and the icy roads....and people who suddenly become idiots when they see the tiniest hint of white fluff hit the road. 
I miss the sun. and grass. and the trees being green. I wonder if my roses will survive this year? I tried to protect them but the weight of the snow and ice this year may have overwhelmed my burlap and leaf enclosures. 


I just want to get a blanket and lay in the sun and read a book on a hillside somewhere.
I want to wear my cute dresses and heels to work.
I want to ride outside!
I want to go up to the lake and pretend I'm at the ocean


 I love being with all my friends and my lovely fiance, and my mom..but right now I want to be supremely anti-social and crawl into a hole and not come out till spring. And eat lots of junk food!
Alright. Enough complaining. I'll save it for the ice storm we're due to have this week! 
In other news:
I found a wedding dress! Its beautiful, and it makes me feel like a princess! I also took my lovely bridesmaids (most of them) with me and found elegant dresses for them too. I think we're going to do an eggplant and champagne color theme. 
And, I am so so blessed to have Mr. Man in my life. We stopped at the grocery store tonight to pick up some stuff, and as I looked over at him, I was just struck by how handsome he is...it makes me giggle inside to realize that I get to have him the rest of my life!

Never tell God you're bored

So, this is my first attempt at blogging. I've decided I need an outlet for all the thoughts that are in my head...I think the  people close to me sometimes burn out at the sheer level of words that tend to come out.
Please forgive me if it doesn't make sense all the time.

In the book of Esther, Mordecai tells her " But who knows, perhaps you were made queen for such a time as this."
I am feeling more and more that God's plan for me is so much more than I imagined. He's put me in places I didn't dream of, and yet it seems that just at the right time, everything falls into place. The beginning of this year has gone from what I thought would be a hum-drum  routine to absolute chaos.
My boss has to switch departments, so I'm suddenly in charge of oh, you know...everything he did for the time being.
My health is playing crazy eights with me..so I'm dealing with alot more fatigue and side effects from the drugs.
Oh, and I'm getting married.  Me. Married! Can you imagine that?