Well here we are, exactly one week until my wedding. So many thoughts racing through my mind and emotions racing through heart. Wedding planning and moving has kept me so busy with not much time to blog or really do anything else for that matter.
Today I feel happy, excited, scared and sad all at once. I know that what I am about to do will be the most wonderful, scary thing I will ever do. This new chapter in my life is sure to be an exciting adventure, but I still can't help feeling sad that the current chapter is coming to an end.
God has put so many wonderful people in my life....... it's hard to realize that these constants in my life are about to change. During this part of my journey I have gone back and forth between the bubbly, excited, grown-up bride and the scared little girl inside me who is afraid to leave Mommy & Daddy.
I know that God has ordained everything that is happening in my life...... Don't get me wrong, I am so excited to marry and spend my life with my best friend..... I love him soooooo much...but still, it's these times in your life when you realize that maybe you weren't as grown up as you thought..... that "inner child" sneaks right up on you when you least expect it.
I'm just in that place where I have to make a choice..... and you know what? I choose to be excited, happy & brave......... I'm putting that "inner child" back where it belongs.
I'm looking forward to my wedding day... to the joy, laughter and excitement of this time and the years to come!
To my Roberson, if you are reading this........
I love you so much..... You are truly my best friend. I am honored that you chose me to be your wife and build a life with you. I can't wait to see where this new adventure will take us and I am so glad to have you as my partner. You are my other half........
To anyone else reading this......
I will be using this blog as my journal as I make the transition from a single woman living in the south to a married woman living in Colorado..............
It should be very interesting, to say the least. I hope that you will all stick around and follow my story.
God Bless!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Back For Good!
Ok, so everybody has been screaming that I don't blog anymore... maybe that's a tad bit dramatic, but still my friends and my fiance are all wondering why I started this blog and am not following through with it..... So I must warn you, fasten your seat belts- it's gonna be a long, long ride.
I must sidestep for one moment before going any further... To anyone who reads this and realizes that my blog ends up being one giant run on sentence... well, you are definitely right. I write my blog as if I am in conversation..... so to all my grammar loving friends--- Sorry! My blog was not created to be a great literary work, only a window into my world.... I have to be me! ;)
Anyways, I have been a very busy girl since the last blog post. I have tried on several occasions, unsuccessfully, to blog but never had the time to finish. Since my last post back in April so much has taken place! First of all I made my second trip to Colorado and stayed for an entire week. Rob and I had the best time! I got to celebrate his birthday with him along with family and friends.... It was amazing. Rob has also made two trips to Alabama since my last post. I haven't seen him for almost a month now and it's killing me!
Second, my sweet PaPaw Crowder passed away in June. He had been sick since before Christmas last year. I miss him very much and so hope that I along with other members of my family can manage to carry on the wonderful legacy of Christian relationship and service that he left behind. After my Papaw passed Rob's brother-in-law Gerald passed away suddenly at the young age of 51. It was very hard for us to be apart during these times. All we wanted to do is be there for each other which is so hard when you are 1200 miles apart... but we survived.
I have been extremely busy with work too. It's gotten kind of crazy... But hey, it's job security!
Ok, now for the really, really, really big thing that has happened! You may notice that at the beginning of this entry I referred to Rob as my Fiance....... We're getting married!!!!
So much excitement as well as change comes along with this. We were engaged on July 18.... we will be married on December 5. There is so much to plan and accomplish and so little time to do it in! I have the wedding planned for the most part but I'm still buying things and ironing out details. Also, I'm moving to Colorado..... Yep me, the little southern girl who hasn't seen much of the world and is so close to her family is moving 1200 miles from home. Sometimes I can hardly believe that I am doing this. My journey has been an emotional roller coaster from the moment I said yes.... it is getting better though. I am happy, scared, sad and just about every other emotion you can possibly imagine. My family has been on the same roller coaster as me. We are all happy that I am getting married but we are also all sad that we won't be together anymore.
I am truly starting a new chapter in my life. My story has come to a defining moment that has changed me forever. In December I will be a wife and I will be far from home.... neither of which I am accustomed to. Rob has been so great through all of this... Sometimes I feel so bad for him because I know he wants to make me happy and for me to be excited about the road that lies ahead.... and I am... but again, I am still on the emotional roller coaster... planning a wedding and a cross country move at the same time. Can we say STRESS???? haha
Oh well, I am confident that I am strong enough to survive all the changes that are coming my way. I also know that Rob is my partner and he is going to be there for me. I love him so much and even though I am sad to move away leaving family and friends behind, I am so glad that he asked me to marry him and would not change my mind for anything on earth. I am sure that the decisions we are making right now are the right ones even if they were tough to make. God is putting us where we need to be for this season of our new life together. I am trusting God that He will not let us fall and will not allow what we can't bare. I'm in the biggest faith walk of my life. God has always been faithful to me and so I will always try my hardest to show that I have faith in Him.... even when I don't understand the why or the how.
I thank God every day for the man He has given me. Rob is a good man.... a man I can trust. He's my best friend and I can't wait to be his wife. I thought that the past 9 months had been an adventure... I have I feeling that I haven't seen anything yet!
I am making a promise to blog at least once a month during our engagement, hopefully more if time allows. Also, I have decided to use this blog to journal my experiences with adjusting to my new life in Colorado.... It should be very interesting to say the least!
Thank you for reading my blog and God Bless!
I must sidestep for one moment before going any further... To anyone who reads this and realizes that my blog ends up being one giant run on sentence... well, you are definitely right. I write my blog as if I am in conversation..... so to all my grammar loving friends--- Sorry! My blog was not created to be a great literary work, only a window into my world.... I have to be me! ;)
Anyways, I have been a very busy girl since the last blog post. I have tried on several occasions, unsuccessfully, to blog but never had the time to finish. Since my last post back in April so much has taken place! First of all I made my second trip to Colorado and stayed for an entire week. Rob and I had the best time! I got to celebrate his birthday with him along with family and friends.... It was amazing. Rob has also made two trips to Alabama since my last post. I haven't seen him for almost a month now and it's killing me!
Second, my sweet PaPaw Crowder passed away in June. He had been sick since before Christmas last year. I miss him very much and so hope that I along with other members of my family can manage to carry on the wonderful legacy of Christian relationship and service that he left behind. After my Papaw passed Rob's brother-in-law Gerald passed away suddenly at the young age of 51. It was very hard for us to be apart during these times. All we wanted to do is be there for each other which is so hard when you are 1200 miles apart... but we survived.
I have been extremely busy with work too. It's gotten kind of crazy... But hey, it's job security!
Ok, now for the really, really, really big thing that has happened! You may notice that at the beginning of this entry I referred to Rob as my Fiance....... We're getting married!!!!
So much excitement as well as change comes along with this. We were engaged on July 18.... we will be married on December 5. There is so much to plan and accomplish and so little time to do it in! I have the wedding planned for the most part but I'm still buying things and ironing out details. Also, I'm moving to Colorado..... Yep me, the little southern girl who hasn't seen much of the world and is so close to her family is moving 1200 miles from home. Sometimes I can hardly believe that I am doing this. My journey has been an emotional roller coaster from the moment I said yes.... it is getting better though. I am happy, scared, sad and just about every other emotion you can possibly imagine. My family has been on the same roller coaster as me. We are all happy that I am getting married but we are also all sad that we won't be together anymore.
I am truly starting a new chapter in my life. My story has come to a defining moment that has changed me forever. In December I will be a wife and I will be far from home.... neither of which I am accustomed to. Rob has been so great through all of this... Sometimes I feel so bad for him because I know he wants to make me happy and for me to be excited about the road that lies ahead.... and I am... but again, I am still on the emotional roller coaster... planning a wedding and a cross country move at the same time. Can we say STRESS???? haha
Oh well, I am confident that I am strong enough to survive all the changes that are coming my way. I also know that Rob is my partner and he is going to be there for me. I love him so much and even though I am sad to move away leaving family and friends behind, I am so glad that he asked me to marry him and would not change my mind for anything on earth. I am sure that the decisions we are making right now are the right ones even if they were tough to make. God is putting us where we need to be for this season of our new life together. I am trusting God that He will not let us fall and will not allow what we can't bare. I'm in the biggest faith walk of my life. God has always been faithful to me and so I will always try my hardest to show that I have faith in Him.... even when I don't understand the why or the how.
I thank God every day for the man He has given me. Rob is a good man.... a man I can trust. He's my best friend and I can't wait to be his wife. I thought that the past 9 months had been an adventure... I have I feeling that I haven't seen anything yet!
I am making a promise to blog at least once a month during our engagement, hopefully more if time allows. Also, I have decided to use this blog to journal my experiences with adjusting to my new life in Colorado.... It should be very interesting to say the least!
Thank you for reading my blog and God Bless!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Here I Am... Back Yet Again.......
Yes, I realize it's been a very long time since my last post. Life has the amazing ability of getting in the way. I think things are back to semi-normal for now so I promise I will try my hardest to keep blogging.
I am so unbelievably excited! This time tomorrow I will be with my sweetheart Robert. We haven't seen each other in 2 1/2 months!!!!!!! GASP!!!!!!!!!!!!
This long distance relationship thing has been really hard but I have a feeling that in the end the payoff will be well worth it all.
Since the last time I posted Rob came to visit for a second time and I also made a trip out to Colorado for Valentine's Day.... It was AMAZING!
Deviating from the subject just a bit....... Looks like this blog has evolved into the telling of my love story for the time being..... just so you know.... ;)
Anyways back to my story...... Colorado was beautiful, very different from Alabama but still beautiful in its own way. I could tell that Rob so enjoyed being able to introduce me to so many new things. (I had never really left the southeast before.) Looking back, I think I must have seemed like an absolute child! LOL
I got so excited over the silliest things... such as seeing a tumbleweed up close for the first time...... I'm sure Rob found this hilarious..... Of course when I announced that this was my very first tumbleweed he didn't even flinch.... He just responded "I guess you've only seen them on T.V." ...... I then realized how many times I had used this phrase during my visit and couldn't help but laugh..... Still makes me giggle to think about it. I guess the tumbleweeds made me feel like I was in the real "wild west." LOL
Not to dis the tumbleweeds, but of course the highlight of my trip was just being with Rob in his world and acting like a normal couple.... those times are few and far between for us so we savor every moment.
And now moving on.... The time has arrived for our "Alabama date." A whole weekend with all the people I love in the same city at the same time.... priceless. One month from now I will be taking a trip back to Colorado for a whole week! I'm soooooooo excited.
After this weekend is over I'm sure I will have LOTS to blog about and also pictures to post!
More on my unfolding adventure later!
Thanks for enduring my unorganized ramblings....... God Bless!!!!!!!
I am so unbelievably excited! This time tomorrow I will be with my sweetheart Robert. We haven't seen each other in 2 1/2 months!!!!!!! GASP!!!!!!!!!!!!
This long distance relationship thing has been really hard but I have a feeling that in the end the payoff will be well worth it all.
Since the last time I posted Rob came to visit for a second time and I also made a trip out to Colorado for Valentine's Day.... It was AMAZING!
Deviating from the subject just a bit....... Looks like this blog has evolved into the telling of my love story for the time being..... just so you know.... ;)
Anyways back to my story...... Colorado was beautiful, very different from Alabama but still beautiful in its own way. I could tell that Rob so enjoyed being able to introduce me to so many new things. (I had never really left the southeast before.) Looking back, I think I must have seemed like an absolute child! LOL
I got so excited over the silliest things... such as seeing a tumbleweed up close for the first time...... I'm sure Rob found this hilarious..... Of course when I announced that this was my very first tumbleweed he didn't even flinch.... He just responded "I guess you've only seen them on T.V." ...... I then realized how many times I had used this phrase during my visit and couldn't help but laugh..... Still makes me giggle to think about it. I guess the tumbleweeds made me feel like I was in the real "wild west." LOL
Not to dis the tumbleweeds, but of course the highlight of my trip was just being with Rob in his world and acting like a normal couple.... those times are few and far between for us so we savor every moment.
And now moving on.... The time has arrived for our "Alabama date." A whole weekend with all the people I love in the same city at the same time.... priceless. One month from now I will be taking a trip back to Colorado for a whole week! I'm soooooooo excited.
After this weekend is over I'm sure I will have LOTS to blog about and also pictures to post!
More on my unfolding adventure later!
Thanks for enduring my unorganized ramblings....... God Bless!!!!!!!
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