SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's official! I closed on the sell of my house this past Friday! It was a bittersweet moment when I drove away from my empty house. On one hand I was thrilled beyond words to not have the stress of trying to sell a house anymore but I was also VERY sad! I think it is starting to sink in that in a few short weeks (3 weeks from tomorrow to be exact) I will be leaving Fayetteville for good. Oh, don't get my wrong, I'll be back. In fact I already have lunch plans with some of my favorite friends for when I have to come get my braces put back on. It still won't be the same though. It's almost not really the same now. I'm living with friends for the next few of weeks (Thanks Katie and Ashley) so it isn't like I have a place to settle in or anything. It's OK though! GOD IS GOOD! He sold my house and I am more than thankful!

After I signed my papers on Friday I went to Little Rock. I had some more of my stuff to move there. I had several things I wanted to do while I was in town for the weekend. One of which was to organize and pack up my WONDERFUL wedding presents. I have been so blessed to receive so many great gifts. And believe it or not they are still coming. BUT regardless of how thankful I am they still needed to be dealt with because my parent's dining room was out of control.

I can't believe I didn't take an after picture! You all would have been impressed. I organized it and packed it all up! You wouldn't even recognize the place. I'll try to take one this weekend while I'm there and show you!

On another note, SATURDAY IS THE FIRST RAZORBACK FOOTBALL GAME!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this time of year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuses, Excuses!!!

First of all, this is my 100th post! Yea!! Too bad I'm going to waste it on excuses!!! I still have every intention of "catching up" on here but I'm not sure when that will happen. You see, I close on my house this Friday, PTL, and so my days have been spent packing, moving, cleaning, etc. The challenge is that although I am leaving my home I'm not leaving Fayetteville yet. Trying to pack for another 3 1/2 weeks of house hopping can be a bit of a challenge. I told everyone at work I was going to wear the same 5 outfits each week for the next 4 weeks. At first I was kind of kidding but now I think I'm serious. A little strange, I know, but at this point I don't really care. Having said all that I want you to know I will be back to the normal picture posting soon! I'm not a fan of posts without pictures. A little sad if you ask me! So I will do my best to get one on here SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you're all having a blessed day!

Special Report

I interrupt the regularly scheduled program of "Catching Up" for a special news bulletin. The appraisal and inspection have come back on my house. The inspection report had two items on it that needed to be fixed. My realtor is taking care of getting those done this weekend. The appraisal came back just fine so no worries there either. Closing is now scheduled for next Friday at 1:30! God is good!!! Oh, Praise HIM!

I will now return you to the regularly scheduled programming. Stay tuned...

Catching Up-Round 1

I will do my best to use this week to get you all caught up on things that I have failed to blog about. I plan to do a post for each weekend and/or event that I have missed.

July 12th...YARD SALE and Cook Out!

The end of last year my parents told Josh and I they are two storage units full of things and if we wanted to have yard sale we could have it. I wasn't sure I wanted to do it but Josh and I thought it would be silly to pass up that opportunity. At the time Josh was living in Lamar so my parents loaded up a box truck and hauled it all there. We were able to store it in the basement of his church. A few weeks later Josh got the call from Life Line in Little Rock and a few weeks after that he took the job. So Josh moves to Little Rock but all our yard sale stuff stays in Lamar. Not to mention in the mean time we also got engaged and thus adding more stress. The yard sale became a black cloud hanging over us. We decided we just needed to pick a date and go with it. We picked July 12th...one of the hottest days of the summer...but we got it done and God blessed us! Josh worked SOOOOOO hard, with the help of his mom and grandmother. I did my part too but was unable to help until Saturday.

EARLY Saturday morning! Josh sporting his sunscreen!

13 round tables FULL of things. We had stuff everywhere.

Even more stuff!

After a long day in the hot sun we went to Russellville to have dinner with friends of ours. Holly, my roommate and best friend and Justin, one of Josh's best friends. Josh and I played match-maker and it has worked out well.

Holly and Justin

Me and Holly

You guessed it! Me and Josh

It's Been A While

I know it has been a while since I've posted. I will try to do better. I have some pictures of different things that have been going on the last couple of weeks and I will share those with you in the near future. For now I just want to brag on God! Yesterday evening I found out that a couple accepted the offer to buy my house!!!!!!! Can I get a, "PRAISE THE LORD"?? When I called Josh and told him I was sobbing because I just couldn't believe it. You all know that the housing market is not good for sellers. But MY GOD IS BIGGER!!!

From the moment I found out I was going to be able to buy the house 3 and a half years ago it has stood as a tangible object of faith for me. Besides the fact that the house was completely out of my price range other reason made it seem impossible to buy. The LORD, however, had that house for me and He made it happen against all odds. He provides! Then after 2 years of living with 2 roommates one of my roommates decides to venture out and buy her own home. I was very stressed about finances and not having the extra cushion. At the same time as that the LORD provided a opportunity for me to clean dentist offices during the week. Wouldn't you know the money I made doing that was MORE than enough to cover what I received from my roommate ever month. He provides. And then yesterday I find out my other roommate is moving out ASAP and for a couple months I would have to carry the expenses on my own. A few hours after she told me she was moving (because she got a job...PRAISE THE LORD for that as well) I got a phone call from my realtor that the couple wanted my house and the bank approved them. He provides! I kept telling Holly, my roommate, that she would get job at the same time I sell my house. Praise the LORD He worked it out that way. We still have to make it through the inspection and appraisal so please pray for favor on both of those things. God has brought us this far and I know He will bring it to completion. Sometimes it is just hard for me to not be anxious!

Anyway...as you can tell the moral to this story is God PROVIDES. BELIEVE HIM!!! His plans are far better than ours!

Happy Fourth

Ok, so I know it's a little late but better late than never. This past weekend for the Fourth I went to Tulsa for some fun and shopping. Along for the trip were my mom, sister, Dianne, and Shannon. We had a great time! All we did was...

...visit the aquarium...

(we invited this fish to the wedding b/c he was black and white)

...SHOP...

...and eat cheesecake!

Sorry I don't have more pictures but that pretty much sums up our weekend. Fortunately we got a lot accomplished. My mom got her dress, shoes, and jewelry for the wedding, I got my shoes and jewelry for the wedding, and we got the bridesmaid's gifts. It was a very productive time for us! Yea!!!!! And the cheesecake was good too!

Showers Galore

Dessert Surprise

Friday at work my coworkers surprised me with a dessert celebration.

Cupcakes!


Chocolate Cake

Eclair Cake


Edible Arrangement

There was also peanut butter pie! It was great!


Recipe box with all the delicious recipes inside.

Couples Cookout
Saturday night my parent's friends hosted a WONDERFUL cookout for Josh and I. There were so many people there it was great! Everything about the evening was perfect. It was supposed to be outside by the pool but the rain put a damper on that plan. It was just as beautiful inside.

Jenny and Dianne...working hard!


The food was FABULOUS! Pork tenderloin, grilled pineapple, slaw salad, potato wedges, and rolls.


For dessert we had cookies and key lime pie!!!

Mark was the grill master and did a great job!







After dinner we all gathered together and people took turns giving us marriage advice. It was great. Josh and I really enjoyed ourselves. It was a perfect end to a perfect evening.

NWA Shower

Last night I had my Northwest Arkansas shower. It was just as great as all the others! I really am blessed with some great friends.

The Hostesses and Me: Laurie, Kelly, and Shannon

My Sister, Me, My Mom

The food was great! And the petit fours were heavenly!

Shannon and Cozelle

Heidi and Ashley

Laurie, Katie, Katie, and Paige

My mom got me this pitcher I've been wanting! They said I looked funny when I held it up so of course I posed for a picture!

Shannon and Cozelle got me some of my every plates and bowls from Pottery Barn. The bowls were on back order so Shannon made me some...with little pearls and all!

I've had such a good time lately with all my wonderful showers. People have blessed me far beyond what I ever could have imagined. Thanks again to everyone for all you've done!