Stupid Cute Bouquets

My mom did my wedding flowers. They were amazing...just like her. She wants to pin them on Pinterest so I'm blogging them so she can pin from there. Never mind that I haven't blogged in who knows how long.

Here's a bridesmaids bouquet:

 Here's my bouquet:

Here's all the bridesmaids bouquets together waiting patiently for the ceremony:

 Close up of a bridesmaids bouquet:

 And here's a couple centerpieces for the tables:

 And this is me and my Daddy :) I don't have a very good close up of the boutineer:

And this is my Granny-in-law. That's probably the best close-up I have of the corsages.

Bouquet Pics

My mom did my wedding flowers. They were amazing...just like her. She wants to pin them on Pinterest so I'm blogging them so she can pin from there. Never mind that I haven't blogged in who knows how long.

Here's a bridesmaids bouquet:

 Here's my bouquet:

Here's all the bridesmaids bouquets together waiting patiently for the ceremony:

 Close up of a bridesmaids bouquet:

 And here's a couple centerpieces for the tables:

 And this is me and my Daddy :) I don't have a very good close up of the boutineer:

And this is my Granny-in-law. That's probably the best close-up I have of the corsages.

GASP

I blogged....on my other blog. Go look. Because I said so. The end.

Coming Soon :)

Hello Long Lost Blogging World :)

I'm back and hopefully for much longer than my last visit. However, I am changing the location of my blog as soon as I can think of a clever name for it. It's going to be....wait for it....drum roll please.....a baking blog :D I have always wanted to do a baking blog and there's no time like the present. Here's the dealio: I'm totally copying what that one chick did in the movie "Julie & Julia". Only I'm not going to cook my way through The Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. I'm going to bake my way through a particular baking handbook written by none other that the Martha Stewart. It's got six sections of sinful looking goodies and I'm gonna (eventually) make every single one of them! Unlike the movie, though, I shan't have a deadline or a specific day I'm going to bake on. Chances are I'll get around to making one or two recipes a week, but I would rather be flexible than put a lot of rules on the funess. And I'll be alternating baking from different sections so my family doesn't die from me making a million cakes in a row. :P And I have a digital camera now so I can take pictures of the stupidness I bake and you can drool over your computer screens and stare at the pies, cookies, and scones in longing and wishing you hadn't eaten that package of powdered donuts. :P
So my faithful (or not so faithful) followers, keep your eyes peeled for the first goody sometime next week. :)

Happy Eating,
JRae

P.S. I just read the above post to my parents. Then proceeded to brainstorm about what to name the new blog. It didn't take long before it was obvious. The new blog is officially christened, Stupid Good. The End.

You Are Being Loved

I don't normally share my personal journal with anyone. It kinda defeats the purpose of a "personal" journal. :) However on this rare occasion I would like to share the entry I wrote today. I haven't blogged in a while and I've had a couple people ask me if I was ever gonna blog again, so here ya go :)

Monday, November 15, 2010-

"Dad just built the first fire of the season in our fireplace and it's sent me into a state of reverie. It takes me back to last December. We had a fire in the fireplace all the time and we'd all read or roast marshmallows, or play cards in front of the fire. December wasn't exactly the easiest month for me last year. Sister got married and moved to a different country....ok so just Louisville, KY, but at the time it seemed like a different country. And in that month I also said good-bye to another best friend for very different reasons. It was a hard winter for me. I was torn between what I wanted to do and what I knew was right and best. There were many times I wanted to give up and leave home. Times when I thought it would make me happier if I just ran away. But it was the good times, the happy times around the fire that kept me here. Sitting and talking and laughing with my family helped me realize what I would be throwing away if I left. It was there that I felt the warmth of my family's love and the closeness of God and His loving hand, keeping me right where He wanted me.
Now, looking back, I'm so happy that I stayed. I'm so thankful that God protected me from making even more stupid mistakes than I had already made.
I know that someday this stage of life will end and I'll begin another and things will never be how they once were...it's called life. So I want to cherish this time, this stage of life when it's just us four at home. I want to be able to look back at now and cherish those memories as well, instead of wishing it away and rushing into the next stage.
Thank you God, for giving me such a wonderful family.

-JRae

P.S. Happy Birthday, Ross :)

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Oy. Today was just one of those days. Ok so, take that back. This week has kinda been one of those weeks. I've been really really struggling with discontentment and just anxiety over God's plan for my life. And a lot, a lot, a lot of impatience. On top of that, I was having a bit of a pity party. Ok, so a really big pity party. I am a really good pity party thrower. I mean, I can really throw down on some self-pity. Like I said, it's just been one of those weeks. Consequently, when today rolled around, I wasn't really in the mood to go to Bible study or even prayer meeting. Confession: I was thinking of saying I didn't feel good and just stay home. Thankfully, I didn't do that. And God was so good in giving me exactly what I needed to hear in Bible study....in fact it was slightly creepy how, it was almost directed straight at me. I don't think Jeremy is a mind reader, but after tonight, I have my suspicions. And then! On top of an awesome Bible study in Luke, prayer meeting was so very encouraging and uplifting. Talking about Christ and His amazing-ness and encouraging each other in our struggles. And come to find out, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO STRUGGLES! Gee, who knew? ;) I also had an opportunity to have a more in depth conversations with people who are older and wiser, and just after talking things out, it helps me to put things into perspective. And realize that it really is going to be ok and everything really will work out. Sigh.
I think I just mostly rambled in the above material, but it had to come out somehow before I could even think of getting any sleep. :P
Please keep praying for me!!! I so appreciate it!!!

-JRae

P.S. I miss my Mommy. The End

perfect pie & prayer

Today was grocery shopping day. Woo.Hoo. Not my favorite day, but Starbucks has a way of making anything all better. :) I tried the new toffee mocha frappacinio(sp?) and it was SO YUMMY! Then I came home a baked a chocolate cream pie. The crust came out perfect! I'm taking it to The Farmhouse tomorrow. I took an apple pie in last week and they sold it and it was a big hit! So exciting! Hopefully this one will be worthy of putting on the fun dessert chalkboard. :)
I wanted to blog tonight because I haven't blogged in forever!...but I'm kinda not sure what to blog about. Besides waiting on niece/nephew to be born, it's pretty much the routine work, bake, eat, sleep, repeat routine.
There's a lot going on in my head and heart, but I'm not exactly sure how to express all that into words...or if I even want to put that on a public blog. It seems more of something you'd talk about with a close friend over coffee...
But, I would like to send out a prayer request to the cyber world. I'm struggling with discontentment. A lot. So please, pray for me.

-JRae