Brady is 27!!!!

Today is Brady's birthday so I had to make him a special cake :) Happy Birthday love!

Redo!!!!

We had our engagements redone last night and can I say how much more enjoyable it was?!?!? Alysha Kester is such a joy to work with and I know our pictures this time around are going to be gorgeous! Brady and I had so much fun working with her and I can't wait to see them!!!! It did make me realize though that our wedding is coming up fast!!! Gah!

I still can't wait to get married and see everything come together!!! It is going to be gorgeous!

I'm just still so excited about our engagements!

Just saying!

Pictures to come!

Making Memories..

So last Thursday I flew out to Chicago to visit my Grandmother with Chris and my mom. I was hesitant to go.... I know that sounds horrible but in my mind this trip was scheduled so I could say goodbye and I have a hard time with that.

For those of you that don't know my Grandmother has cancer and it is slowly taking her life. She is my last living Grandparent and my lived with her and my Grandfather after I was born. My Grandfather passed when I was seven which rocked our family and now to watch my Grandmother slowly die is taking its toll on me.

My Grandmother is one of the most loving and generous people I know. She always made sure everyone in the family was taken care and knew they were loved. While I might not always agree with her I have always respected her and I can't help feeling that her fight with cancer is not fair. I know everyone with family and friends fighting the disease says that, but I never got it until now. To see and independent, strong, woman go to one that has no independence at all anymore is hard to see. She is constantly in pain and though her body is shutting down her mind is stronger than ever. Her half cocked smile lets you know she can hear and understand you.

It was eye opening for me to take care of her this weekend and a blessing to do so. It brought me closer to her then I have ever been. ( I'm crying while writing this)It would not have been my first choice as far as a bonding experience, but I am so grateful I got to share that time with her no matter how limited. I am jealous of my family out there and how close they are. I'm sure Brady is tired of me telling him how lucky he is to be so close to family, but now more than ever I can't help but to feel that way. Nothing else is more important in this world than family. Family is your past, present, and future. They mold you into what you are today and how you will be for the rest of your life. God has blessed me with an amazing family.

It puts everything into perspective when you go through something like this. I hope my trip wasn't my final goodbye and that I get to see her again. Depending on what happens I am going out this Christmas. Life is too short to not do and go for what you want and if you want something you will make it happen.

I love you Grandma Stolarski and I hope to see you again soon.

God Bless.

People Just Don't Get It

I'm at the doctors office and this poor lady comes in asking where the job conference is..... Um not here first off lol. Then she asks what the address is. The receptionist tells her it's 6320 south and the lady cuts in saying well I need 6340 south. The nice girl behind the counter says "oh that's across the street". The lady cuts back in saying I'm on foot so can you tell me how to get there? Then it starts...

For the next 10 minutes it's a back and forth struggle between the girl behind the counter and the lady off the street. She kept saying the conference was in the building while the receptionist is telling her the building is across the street. The woman keeps saying well I'm on foot tell me how to get there.

So back and forth it goes... "mam it's across the street" "well I'm in foot how do I get there it's 6340 south" "man it's across this street here and in that building..." " so I'm on foot though how do I get to 6340 south???" back and forth lol

By this time four employees are trying to help her figure this out... Then all of a sudden she says ok and leaves....

WTF?!?!

Underlying tone of the story is that I can totally see this happening to me and I'm the woman from off the street.

Just something for Brady to look forward too :)

The Wedding!!!

So we are just a little over two months away from our wedding and I think everything is done.... We have our venue, dresses, suits, colrs, etc. Now I just need it to be here!!!! Don't get me wrong I am very excited for our wedding but I am so over making decisions. I'm so grateful that Brady is supportive and just wants to make me happy because it helps me see the bigger picture, us married :)

I would have been happy with eloping as long as it meant I get to marry him. It's crazy how finding the love of your life makes you feel like your living your life.

So here is a sneak peek at some of the things you will see at our wedding. It looks all over the place but I know it will look gorgeous put togther...

Welcome!

This is my first post on my new Blog!!! I always have so many people wanting to know what's going on with Brady and me so I decided to start a blog.

I've never done this before so stick around because I promise I will get better!