oh [what a week]

right about this time last night...

i was feeling exactly like this:

Thank goodness for some patience [and maybe a little begging].

I was having a rough time getting time off of work for my wedding...what a nightmare.

long story short: i got a couple [yes, a couple] of days.

[that's what I get for being a teacher.]

Anyway, I guess that is now behind me and I should have just plain got married in the summer.  Or maybe that's what everyone else thinks...I always wanted a fall wedding, and that is what I'm having [dammit].

on a more positive note:

I am enjoying a glass of wine & my hair flower [that I ordered Monday @ 11pm] has arrived.

Please, Please, Pleases visit Sunnybrook Farm Designs Etsy store!

She has cute stuff, and ohsoreasonable prices!

On an even better note: football season is here!

I love, love, LOVE the fresh breeze of fall, the awesome temperatures & the changing leaves.

I can't wait to hop into Bath & Body Works and purchase myself a new pumpkin spice candle!

mmmmmmmm...I can smell it already!

The [future] in-laws are heading in tomorrow night...we are going to spend our long weekend in Myrtle Beach.  I'm not even sad that it might rain [i need a break]. I live in SC and I've never been.  I want to check out the little shops and just have some time away from home...to relax!!

[the new] hair flower.

Last night, about...ohhhh... 11:00 pm, I decided to etsy.

if you know anything about etsy, you KNOW it's fabulous.

I was on a mission for a hair flower.  I have tried to create my own, but failed twice. 

I just couldn't get what I wanted, and decided to go on the hunt.

[in swoops Sunnybrook Farm Design]

The ever fabulous Rebekah was remarkable, and very quick at getting back to my messages.

I purchased the flower beauty above for $7.00. YES. SEVEN.

now quit resisting and go visit Rebekah's Etsy Shop!!

dress [for the rehearsal dinner]

I have been searching HIGH & LOW for a dress for my rehearsal dinner. I sorta really love this little country chic number.

source

apropriate for a rehearsal dinner?

We are having it at our little local pizza house and I'm SOO excited!

[lazy] Sunday.

the two loves of my life needed a little nappy. so perfect. so cute. my favorites.

isn't that what you're supposed to do on sunday?

of course...after you go to church & have lunch:)

I LOVE this wedding hair. [can I have it?]

I love, love, LOVE this wedding hair. I.WANT.IT.

first seen here.

is that ok?

school [is back in session]

Well, summer is coming to an end and the days are starting to seem like fall. I love it so much, maybe it is the thought of walking to the bus stop some magical day in elementary school with my new book bag, shoes & cute-as-a-button outfit. I'm not real sure, but it's all a little exciting! AAAANNNDDDD I am still relaxed. My ticker is about to meet the 100 day mark, and small amounts of anxiety could possibly ensue...

However, it is back to school, back to screaming children & the crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic, awful, beautiful life of teaching! I am so blessed to have a job, one that I like no less. And one that is keeping me so busy that my FMIL has to call and remind me to do something simple that I forgot to do days ago. UH OH! and i'll be getting on that.......

At any rate, school is keeping me ultra busy, as meetings ensue and children arrive bright & early on Wednesday morning. My countdown nears the double digit mark, and I remain too busy to care [or planned & ahead to the point it is...just.another.day.]

can't.wait.to.be.his.wife :)

.:Ash:.

my wedding weather [so cool!]

Today, I discovered My Wedding Weather through The Weather Channel. This is SO NEAT! It tells you when the sun will set, the current weather in the city you are marrying [ours is in Ohio, we live in South Carolina], and weather data from previous years. 10 days out, it will automatically email me the 10 day forecast, and two days before starts sending an hour by hour forecast so you can plan accordingly. This would be especially useful if you were having an outdoor wedding! Hooray for The Weather Channel!

At any rate, with my 3:30 wedding, sunset is at 5:03 and the "dusk" period lasts until about 5:34 which will hopefully make for some beautiful pictures! You know...[my photographer told me] it is actually more desireable to have less natural light. As in, a bright sunny day isn't always the ideal for the photographer - too much natural light. So I am keeping a positive outlook and just hoping for the best. Now that school is nearly back in session, my goal is not to get stressed out, and coast on in to the wedding day!

I am overall very pleased with my teacher's summer break [bonus] and getting to complete so many projects. At this point, I am quite confident in where I stand and only have a few details for the day of the wedding [times of arrival, etc.]. SIGH OF RELIEF!

Hopefully you all had a fabulous Thursday, afterall -- tomorrow is FRIDAY!

.:Ashley:.