Wedding Update

Here are some of the wonderful wedding updated pics

His ring - 8mm Tungsten Carbide Ring Wedding Band Carbon Fiber 358

The Envelopes! I love the pink! - 4-1/8 x 9-1/2" No 10 Policy Open End Envelopes Pink 200

The Girls dresses - ONYX Black Evening Cocktail Bra Dress - we are adding a pink sash!

My Band: Round Diamond Contour Band

E Session Pics!!!

Here our some of our 'E' Session Pics!!! I am so pleased with them!!!!

The Wedding Update

So far we are still getting married!! LOL... I mean I bought a dress so there is no turning back!

Well 1st Baptist Kettering is a NO, we can really afford what they are asking so it is in our best interest to look elsewhere.

We are planning on having a 1:30 wedding with a reception around 3:00 or 3:30!

I have the dress, and the girls dresses, we know who is hitching us and who is making the cake (I think) but that is the start of most of it !!

Bridesmaid Dresses!!!

So I bought my girls dresses yesterday!! Yea!! So most of them don't quite know it yet but it will be ok. I originally wanted to get pink dresses but I really did not want them to have to pay a ton! So We went to the mall and we found a ton of black dresses that were on sale so we searched the whole mall and found a dress that we liked and had the lady put them on hold because they only had three and I needed five so the next day I went to my JC Penny and found the other sizes I needed so we bought the dresses!!! YEA!! The ended up costing right at 70. I think that is was a great deal, they were originally 90! Plus the girls are probably more likely to re ware a black dress than a bright pink one!!

E Photos and Family Photos

Engagement Photo Session!! Thursday we went and had our photos taken! It is kinda weird and awkward but kinda fun all at the same time. We went to pyramid hill in Hamilton it was very pretty and kinda neat! Chad is our wonderful photographer.. We don't have the pics back yet but I will put some up as so as I get them.

Today we had Family Pics! It is always a crazy event when you put near 20 people together to take photos! But is was fun. I think the pics should look good! But I am for sure pictured out after this week... good thing the wedding is 5 months away! LOL!!

I love Photoshop!! Really I do.

So I started working on invitations...I figured it would be cheaper and still look nice if I did them myself. I absolutely love photoshop it made everything so easy!!

One thing down a few hundred to go!

So we went dress shopping again! We went to most of the stores in Dayton and to be quite honest I thought I was gonna have to give up and give into spending 800+. Lillians was the last shop of the day. It was such a great experience! They say they have a dress for every budget and they carry a wide assortment of types and styles of dresses. The fitting rooms were very very large. My Family (mom, grandmother, and 3 bridesmaids) all had a place to sit. My consultant was very personable and asked what I wanted to spend and she did not bring me a dress over my budget!! That was way impressive!! So I tried on a few and they were ok, then I tried one on that I liked but of course it was 800. and I pretty much added it to the list of "800 and I can't afford it list" that was forming in my head. Then she asked if I was going to wear the bright white or the ivory and I said ivory and then she thought she might have a smaller size for me. Now mind you I have been trying on dresses 8-12 nothing has fit at all. and she brings back a dress that almost perfectly fit me. then she said if I was interested in the dress it was a sample and they were having a sample sale. The dress was 500 off!!! so it was under 300. I was so a God thing. Plus I got the veil added to package for much cheaper too. So all in all it was a great day. I have a dress and we are getting closer to maids dresses. But now I have a ton of other things on my list of random to do!!

Long One

Ok friends this is gonna be a long post it has been a while since I was last on so here we go!!! I officially have my car back and it is pretty much like mine. It still has a different smell not really bad but not normal. I got it back last Saturday when I went home to go apple picking! Basically Josh and Chad had a meeting in Cambridge so they were driving right through Columbus so they dropped me off, or I dropped my self off and the took the car. I hung out with my family and went apple picking. We had tons of fun. And got tons of apples. I stayed at my parents until Sunday so that was a good break. Monday I had work and had a random night of baking with Krista. She has never made apple pies or such. So we made it a night. We made 2 large pies, 2 small pies, a crisp and turnovers. It was fun and crazy I will have to have Krista load the pics. Before our baking adventure we decided to go wash and clean Josh's car, not such a great idea. He was at Danny's watching his shows. I thought he was going to be there until 11:00 but it was until 10:00 and I was wrong. So we got the car and went to clean it then I received a not so happy call from Josh. So he was not very pleased with the whole situation!! Oops. Also we have been engaged for a month! Yea, for having nothing accomplished! Yesterday I went to Dayton and visited flower factor and a dress shop! I hate dress shops, because every dress I like is $800-$850 no fair! But I found a place that might work for the brides maid dresses. After that little bit of fun I had lunch with the in laws-to-be. After coming back to OX we had kids night and had 12 it was a pretty ok night for us. The kids did ok they seemed to have fun. We have been talking about moses. After Kids we had coffee house, it was pretty neat. Micha played a little concert, he is a newer addition to the Bridge Family and he writes his own music and plays guitar. And Andy had the whole Cafe' style set for the house and he played the host as normal. Today was well a day. At work we have been transiting, we have a new girl and we are looking to hire a another. Right now they are attempting to sort out the work and figure out who is going to do what and this means most of what I have been doing I am no longer doing! I deiced today that I need to start going in earlier so I can accomplish stuff before everyone is there and are distracting. After my 9 hours at work I went and hung out with Whitney! Yea! That was nice to have a bit of vent time. And to have someone that is sitting in my same shoes is helpful. Agenda for tonight: Watch Josh play video games and Family Night!!!

Wedding Stress Moment!

So officially (well I might of had others but today was official) today was wedding stress day! Josh called Kettering to see if they had decided on if we were able to rent the church for the wedding. Which we are but they want $800 for the event. OK so that is not too bad considering other places cost much more. But we can not truly afford that. So we are back to the drawing board! So mostly piling everything that has happened over the last few days on has set me over the rim. I need to not focus on everything so much and let God piece things together. So right now we have no wedding location :( But hopefully we will soon. Because I need to know the where before I can decorate in my head.

Dress Shopping Day 1

So today my mother, older sister (MOH) , and I went dress shopping for the first time. I had prepared myself as much as possible. I expected it to be overwhelming and a lot to take in. And it was. I tried on so many different dresses because I had no clue what I liked or wanted. Finally I found a style of some sort that I preferred. (I am not going into too much detail b/c Josh does read my blog from time to time) We found a few that I like and of course they were in the $800 - $1000 range...which is way out of my desired budget. So I stressed a little. I really am not all that worried about the dress. But when everyone starts telling you that your going to have to get it ordered in and that could take up to 4 months and then if you need it atlered that is another 3-4 weeks that means I need to order a dress within the next month or two at the latest!! Ahh pause and breath! The day was lonog but semi productive.

A day of Weddingness!

Yea for getting things semi accomplished! Today we went to Helzberg to look at rings for Josh and for my wedding band. Fun I think we found one that we like! Josh found one but we are gonna look online too! After the ring shopping' we headed church shopping' OK so really we only went to one place but it is all good! We really liked it and hopefully it will work out. If not God will provide another option! The Building would be great because it would be large enough to have the ceremony and the reception both there! After that we headed to lunch with Marie at Olive Garden!!! YUM!!! But with a mild amount of disappointment because Marie will be leaving soon to go to Brazil and may not be here for the wedding! Sad face for me! We then had other errands to run and a short meeting with the Mom -in-law to be. And then we headed back to the bubble (Oxford) for kids night and coffee house.

As I Sit

As I sit here thinking on the past 3 years I realize I am so different now compared to then. Which in many ways is great and encouraging. But in other ways scary. The realization that in 203 days I will be a wife. It is wild. So many emotions rush over me. I am excited and happy, nervous and scared, confused and anxious. My life is preparing to change and I am hopefully prepared. The one thing that comforts me is knowing that I am not "making" it on my own I have a saviour that has already made it for me, and He is always right beside me so regardless of how tough life seems I know He is here for me.

For me right now the fun part about the upcoming wedding is knowing that regardless of what I wear or who my bridesmaids are or what the cake tastes like(ok so Josh might care about the cake) I am still marring a wonderful guy whom I Love and what people remember about the wedding does not concern me all that much because at the end of the day it will all be over and I will be Mrs. Joshua Eric Parson. (well hopefully LOL)

Our Officiant

We have an official officiant!! Yea! We had lunch with Ken Dillard today and he has agreed to marry us! So now I check another thing off my list!! Yea for wedding planning! I really like to call him our Officiant because all the wedding books call them that but really he is a pastor so he is even more official!! LOL

PS How much do we pay an officiant?

Bridal EXPO!!

Well yesterday after my crazy morning my mother, sister and I went to the Dayton Bridal Expo! It was a lot overwhelming. There were lots vendors and tons of dresses. It was good to see some of the ideas and how things were put together but frustrating how pushy some people were. and the Comment "hunny you better hurry April is not far off" made me a little nervous. But it will work out and as for now it is a no stress deal!!!

Let the planning begin!!!

Well we have started planning and it is just a little crazy... ok more than a little!! This week has flown by and with the realization that we only have X amount of days until I am MRS. JOSHUA PARSON. That sounds so weird! But in a good way. Here is a recap of my last few days...

We have played Ultimate Frisbee 3 times this week that is ridiculous!!

Last night Whitney, Chad, Josh and I went to the melting pot YUM!!! it was a great time.

I started a favorites list and it was kinda fun:
Fruit – pomegranate
Ice Cream – Mint Chocolate Chip (the green kind it taste better)
Or a hot fudge Sunday not chocolate syrup it has to be fudge!!
Dinner - pasta with Alfredo
Vegetable: celery (a like most) raw!
Drink - Lemon Aid without Ice
To play: Probably Softball… but I like volleyball and am starting to like Ultimate now that I am not really bad anymore.
To Watch - Soccer, even though I usually don't know what all is going on. Or Hockey it is fun to watch too.
I like to clean when I am frustrated – my outlet
Favorite chores – Laundry
Color – pink and brown, but I like most
Candy: Sweet tarts(chewy) laffy taffy the big one not the small ones
Restaurant-Olive Garden/melting pot
Season - early summer late spring
Reading in the afternoon when it is sunny and warm but not too hot
Shoes – flip flops and flats
Snack – pretzels and animal crackers

Ring Pics

Sorry to all who have asked I meant to post these the other day but life has been interfering with my blog! How dare it, I know! LOL!









A little information about the ring... it is white gold and is a three stone set. The center diamond is larger than the two on either side, and they (the diamonds) are from one of my grandmother's (my mom's mom) rings.

Sorry for the blurry pics... it is hard to take a picture when the thing will not stop shining!! LOL!!

Happy Day!

So as I sit at work on my lunch break the realization has hit me that I am getting married!!! We are past the Oh My I am Engaged to Um I have 200 and few Days to Plan a wedding! I am so excited and not overwhelmed quite yet! (OK a little) The only complete decision that has been made is the City: Dayton! oh and the Month: April!!

The girls at work were thrilled about the news. It has been a crazy busy day but full of excitement!

Lion King and My Ring!!!

Josh and I went to Lion King! We went to see it at the at the Ohio theater. The Ohio Theater is a small theater that was built in 1928 as a orchestra theater and now it is used as a play theater and has old movies during the summer. The theater is located downtown across from the State House building in Columbus. It was amazing. The costumes and actors were crazy. I can't believe how intricate and elaborate the outfits were. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE.

After the show we went to walk to the car and there was tons of people. So we crossed the street and I began to tell him about the state house and about where my mom works (across from the state house) and so we decided to walk up and wait until some of the traffic was gone so we were not sitting in a car for forever. Little did I know that was not the real reason. We walked up to a small little court yard where there were trees and a few benches. After talking about the show and other things that I can't even remember, probably because it all is still a little bit of a blur. Standing there walking in circles. Josh started to get a little nervous about something. By the time I had realized what he was nervous about he was on one knee holding my hand and a ring! And what do I say "Are you serious?" followed by "Um that's the wrong hand" he was holding my right hand. His response was "regardless" and I said "YES" but if you ask him he was say "it was basically a run of the mill proposal and she said I guess so!" But that is his exaggeration. It was wonderful and more than I could of ever imagined. So as of now Josh and I are engaged and we are looking to get married next Spring so YEA!!! I will be posting pics of the ring soon.

Wonderful Weekend

So this weekend was amazing!!! Josh and I went to Columbus to semi celebrate his birthday. We got in late Friday night. And we got up around 7:30am on Saturday, to drop off my car to be checked because the maintenance light was on. So what we expected to be a quick take a look and nothing was wrong, turned into a crazy $430.00 bill! I was so beyond upset. No one told me that is was gonna cost anything!! Not that I was completely right because I signed the maintenance agreement and did not ask how much it should cost. We know one of the Sales managers and he was able to help us out! Thank you and Praise the Lord! After that we headed to do a few errands. And then to Tracey's House (my sister) for Grandparents day and to hang out. After that we went to Lion King!! Read on......