Homestretch!

...and we are in the homestretch! The wedding is 2.5 weeks away, and we just keep getting more and more excited. We have basically all of our RSVP's in, and have had an overwhelming amount of support. We are actually going to price out food tonight! Woowhoo! :)

I also just purchased our guestbook (which I am SUPER happy with), and my jewlery. I'm going to check out food and stuff tonight, which should be cool :). Unfortunatly though, I feel absolutley rotten. :( My throat is raw and my voice has to stay pretty low. I have NO IDEA where I got sick from, but I'm not happy.

Luckily the rest of me feels pretty good, minus the throat and a little bit of nausea. The fatigue isn't too bad, so I can't complain too much. Just hopin to get through this week!

That's all I've got really got for now. I'll update more later!

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6 months down, 1 to go!

*phew*

The last few weeks have been a liiiittle bit crazy, but not too bad. Though, I know it's only going to get worse. I say, bring it on. ;)

My roommates found an apartment this week. That is exciting for many MANY reasons. But mainly because they will be living in the house next door to us. HEHE! :) NOt next door like I'm used to, but next door as in the next complete house over. It was a total God thing. They were getting a little concerned, and then all of the sudden, 2 houses went up for rent on our court! And TADAH! They got approved and are signing the lease tonight. So YIPPEEE for them!

We were planning on going to the Dublin Irish Festival tomorrow, but sadly it costs money...and we don't have any of that. It's aaaaallllll going toward the wedding at the moment.

On the upside, I found a new starbucks drink I would like to try next time I can get one for free. It is basically an Iced Double Shot with 1 pump white mocha, and 1 pump peppermint. Sounds yummy, right?? I found it online today, and I can't wait to try it :).

I have a list of things I have left to do for the wedding. It's mainly buying a few things, and putting them together (which I have tons of help for! :) ), but we have run into 1 snag. A bridesmaid dress I ordered online came to me in the complete wrong color. Everyone else thought it was a total nightmare, and until I asked an opinion I didn't think it was that bad. But, alas, it didn't even fit my bridesmaid correctly. Boo. SO, I talked to her about it and we decided I would send it back and we would just go shopping around here. Hopefully we can find something inexpensive before time runs out. I know wedding dress places are a pain when it comes to ordering so we are going to try and buy off the rack. But that is hopefully soon to be over and done with.

SO. Other than that things are good. I've been taking a lot of pictures, and messing with some old ones, and loving every minute of it. :) You can check them out at www.flickr.com/alishaskeel.

Not much more to update on. See ya!

Melt My Heart Some More [why dontcha]!

This is all you get for today. I hope it melts your heart like it melted mine :)

<3 "Abbey" <3

Thoughts for the day + New Pictures

Hey everyone! Things are really good right now. :) Everything is coming together for the wedding, and I can't believe it's in a month and a half! WHOA!. So yes. Brian's been fantastic, and things have been really great between us. It is very encouraging that we have made it through our entire engagement process without stressing eachother out too much, or fighting too much. It's overall been a very enjoyable process, and I'm going to miss it once it's over. But I'm sure I'll be enjoying my new life with him enough to not miss it too much ;).

I recently started a photography account on a website called Flickr. There are tons of photographers on there, and I was really excited to join. I really wanted to get out and go take pictures while just driving around yesterday, but I ran into some phone problems and had to get that taken care of instead. So I ended up staying home and taking some pictures of my cat :). He's a fantastic model. I honestly think he loves my camera, because he literally poses for me. It's helarious to watch. :)

Enjoy!






+++.(if you like those, you can see more here! My Flickr )

I also just wanted to post a little about Derek Webb. He is an INCREDIBLE Christian singer who sings about issues that no Christian really wants to talk about. He has some really interesting views on what's going on in the world of Christianity today, and I would HIGHLY reccommend a listen. If you want any of him music, let me know. :)

sick sick, sick sick sick. yup.

Basically, I'm sick. My fatigue is awful, and my head feels like it's imploding. My nose is stuffy, and I'm super achy everywhere. BUT it's been okay because I've been sick with Brian, and now Rebecca. And it's nice having company. :)

So yes, I'm still not sure if work is going happen tomorrow, because I have a fever and don't want to give it to anyone else. The three of us think we got it from the Hospital (how ironic, right?). But we all visited Brian's mom there around the same time, and we all got sick around the same time...so that may be what it's from.

But overall, I'm good. I've been working on wedding stuff like mad, and it's been a blast. I have almost all of my addresses, and I am having a small craft party this weekend to work on invitations. I can't believe how close it's getting! I'm incredibly excited.

Other than that, nothing has really been going on. Things are good in my world!

Much love!

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Through It All

Things are good :)

Everything is pulling together incredible well for the wedding, and I can't believe how quickly it's coming up! Brian and I are both getting incredibly excited. And it's nice to seee such excitement in him. We've started planning the setup of the house, and how/when we are going to move everything which has been fun. Since I'm only moving next door, it won't be too much of a hassle. Plus I'm giving most of my stuff away to Rebecca and Jessica, so I won't have to move much but everything in my room, my storage, and my dvds. :) I'm just getting so excited I can barely contain it.

My fitness plan is finally getting back on track. I think school wore me out so much last quarter that I just lost all motivation to do anything. So I'm back on to eating better and made a goal to do at least 15 minutes of yoga everyday for the next 30 days. I did 45 min. yesterday (which I woke up pretty sore from this morning) and 15 min. this morning. So far so good :).

I'm planning on selling a great deal of my old horse stuff soon. I'm going to gather/clean everything tonight and hopefully get stuff sold ASAP. I could use the money for the wedding, and I really have no use for the things I have laying around. So, if anyone is interested let me know.

SO, other than that nothing too interesting has been going on. I've just been working 3 days a week (8 hours each day) at the church, and then helping Tom out with photography anytime he asks. I've been learning a lot, and I still have a good deal of free time to get thigns done around the house, and take time for myself. It actually feels like a summer vacation, which is incredibly nice. :)

That's pretty much all that's been going on with me right now. Hope everything is good with you!

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'Bout Time

"it's the perfect story, so they say..."

It's been a while. sorry bout that.

I've been crazy busy with everything. And nothing interesting has really been going on. Other than our Geneva Hills volunteer work weekend we had last Saturday. We got the camp ready for the kids (by cleaning up and such), and it was a really great time :).

Other than that, I am beat. I'm tired most days and have been on the verge of grumpy by about 4pm. I've felt a little "off" but it's nothing to be too concerned about. Probably just the end of the school year pressing down on me. Speaking of which, I CANNOT WAIT until I am done with this quarter. SHEESH. But man oh man do I have a lot to do until then. *ugh*. I don't even want to think about that until Sunday.


Work has been pretty slow, as has life. It feels like the wedding can't come soon enough. But it's probably good that it doesn't because we don't nearly have everything paid for. And at this point, no honeymoon plans. But I'm sure it will come together, as it always does.

On a lighter note, a few of my friends and I are going to go see the new animated movie "UP" tonight. :) I'm super excited about that. I've been dying to see it. So time's sort of dragging until I get to go have a good time! Only a few more hours left :). But man could I use a nap before then!

I've been trying to get back on track with my eating habits. I got a little out of control, not really sure why. But it's been pretty difficult, and my self-esteem has started dropping. Watching Brian lose so much weight should be motivating me, but it's just not happening. I've been considering becoming vegitarian, just to try something new, but I'm not sure that would be the best option. But who knows, maybe it would be? basically I need to cut out sweets and most products with wheat. I need to start eating more veggies again, which have gotten lost since I ran out of money.

SO. sorry to seem so depressing, I'm not really sure what's going on with me right now. I'm at a bit of a stalemate with myself and am trying to push through it. Just pray for me, I suppose.

Other than that, things with Brian have been great. He's really into music and having a good time with that. So I'm happy for him :). I love seeing him beam over what he's working on. It absolutley makes my day. :-}

umm....I'm not really sure where else to go with this...this post seems kind of pointless, but needed none-the-less.

I think I need a nap.