10-22-2012

So on Thursday last week, we went for our weekly grocery shopping trip. I decided to go to Winco this time since we needed coffee and the last time I was there coffee was super cheap! So there we are grabbing a little of this and a little that, hearing "Twins?!" over and over as we walk through. As I'm looking for the hot sauce Joe likes (the man goes through a bottle a week!) my sweet little Autumn wipes a shelf of jarred chilies clear! Oh man the embarrassment. Not one, not two, but three jars of chilies and broken glass spread across the aisle along with 2 crying babies because of course I screamed "oh no!" so loudly. First I tried to look nearby to see if I could find someone who works there, but nope. So I grabbed a wipe from my bag tried to mop up some of the juices as well as scoot everything off towards the shelf so that no one is in danger, and then found a man who worked there. I started out, "Excuse me sir.." *looks at me strangely* "we had an accident on aisle.." Then the man, "Where the peppers are?" I must have turned 10 shades of red! I smelled so bad and spicy I couldn't wait to get out of there.

On Saturday Joe and I took the babies to pick out a pumpkin. There were some friends there with their 1 year old's as well, but for some reason my girls were glued to mine or Joe's legs- acting so super shy they wouldn't even walk on their own! So it wasn't as enjoyable as I had planned. We picked out a nice pumpkin and then decided to go shopping for honeymoon clothes instead of hanging around the pumpkin patch. 

Yesterday was spent learning and crafting with my mom. She taught me how to use her sewing machine so I made myself this bag to use at the wedding! I can keep my lip gloss in there and then use it during the money dance! I'm so proud of it even though it's so simple =)

 I also made these signs to use as fun props during photos!

The girls (who turned 15 months today!) are napping right now but I plan to carve some pumpkins with them once they are awake!

The countdown begins!

It's crazy how quickly time is passing. The twins are really on the move now, and I am just soaking it all in! They are so entertaining between the way they talk to each other, chase each other around, fight over everything and love and cuddle each other. Every day I sit back a moment and watch them in awe, it's hard to believe they are mine. How did I get so lucky to get to where I am? I never thought I would have the opportunity to be a stay at home mom so that's the greatest gift Joe could ever give me.

I'm at a point in life that I have been eagerly waiting for. I've wanted to be 26 so I could get married and have babies for awhile now, so you could imagine how happy I must be! But an important person in my life won't be joining us for the occasion.  Here I am putting together the wedding of my dreams, marrying an amazing guy, and raising two beautiful little girls; and yet I still have an empty, sad feeling. I'm as ready as anyone can be for a wedding that is less than a month away, I just need to find a way to be emotionally ready. I keep praying for His help so that the gray cloud that has been hovering over my heart since my dad passed away, will be lifted on my wedding day. I'd hate to spend such a happy day dwelling on what I don't have, but I must admit- it's really hard for me. My friend's wedding was last weekend and I was so happy to be a part of her special day. But even with all the happiness, that darn cloud came over me during her father's speech. Phew... Tears! But I am really working hard on diverting my thoughts to something else when I get sad about my dad, especially for that day.

One good thing about attending a wedding so close to mine is that I was able to visualize how my day will go and what I needed to add to my decor or organization. So I've now made a binder with all my contracts from vendors and a list of contact numbers, for just in case. I've completed all my projects so I thought I'd share some here with you guys.

 My theme is a fairy tale wedding so I decided to make the escort cards in the shape of stars.

Also to go along with the theme, I named the tables after fairy tale couples instead of numbers, so I made pictures like this to go on the tables.

My colors are purple and antique gold so I found these awesome purple vases to have illuminate the ceremony since it's at sunset! 

Separate from the wedding, the girls and I have been enjoying the holiday spirit! We went apple picking and brought home some pumpkins so I had them let loose and get nice and dirty in the backyard. We also saw this fun project of making the front door into a friendly mummy on pinterest! Keep your eyes open for more Halloween fun since I plan to get the girls really into the spirit, it is their first "real" Halloween after all ;)