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2011, that is. Or should I say was.
What a WONDERFUL, BUSY, EXTREMELY EXCITING year for me!!! :)
January: Started student teaching at the elementary school. Payton got his very 1st haircut. It came a blizzard..okay, maybe that was an exaggeration, but we did get out of school almost a week ;) Celebrated Daddy, Britt, & Payton's birthday. Rang in the New Year in Florida at the Gator Bowl with Cory & Cassie.
February: Celebrated Mama's birthday. Applied for MS STATE Graduation stuff. Valentine's Day.
March:Spring Break. Went to Destin, FL for Wes & Holly's wedding. Switched student teaching placement, went to high school. Mama broke knee cap into. Mamaw Margie broke hip. (Thank you Lord for bringing us through!!)
April: Celebrated 2 years of being completely in love with my Paul. GRADUATED from MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY. Flew a kite with Payton, Paul, & Britt. Smithville, MS was destroyed by a tornado.
May: Mama & Daddy were honored for their 20 years @ Thaxton. Troy 'retired' from ICC BSU. Mother's Day. MAY 24th--PAUL AND I GOT ENGAGED!!!! :) Get together. Stared at my ring. Celebrated a wedding weekend with TAHOE friends!!
June: Swam. Father's Day. I turned 23. Wedding Plans really got underway.
July: More swimming. Mission trip with college class to Big Pine Key, FL. Got to pet a dolphin. Celebrated Mamaw Margie's 75th birthday. VBS :)
August/September: Started my new BIG GIRL job, teaching 5th grade. Got my first paycheck. Work on our house. My 1st wedding shower.
October: Had my final wedding dress fitting. More showers. Sweet baby Camden was born. Celebrated Madison & Katilyn's birthdays. Spirit Week. Red ribbon week. Worked on house.
November: More showers. Married my best friend in the whole wide world on November 19!!! :) Spent a beautiful week in Jamaica with Paul. Moved majority of my stuff to our new house. Moved in with my husband :)
December: Celebrated my precious Beezie's 98th birthday. Two of our friends got engaged, Matt & Anna...and we had a hand in getting them together! Paul's birthday. Christmas parties. Celebrated my first Christmas as a Hendrix. :) 1st Christmas tree. Got my driver's license name changed. Spent time with family and friends. Ate way too much. Enjoyed every second of Christmas break. Soaked up every day spent with my sweet husband. (Have I mentioned that I LOOOOVE being married?!!)
What a beautiful year for Paul and I.
Paul and I are blessed beyond anything we could ever deserve. We have two amazing, supportive families, a wonderful church, a roof over our heads, food to eat, two cars to drive, more wedding gifts than we could ever say thank you enough for...we are just overwhelmly blessed. Thank you God for a wonderful year. May we bring honor and glory to your Holy name in 2012.
Happy New Year everyone! Here we go 2012!
Until next year.
Love God. Love people.
Rewind back to December 18, 2011.
We celebrated my husband's :) 27th birthday!
His birthday was on Sunday this year, so we got to worship our sweet Savior at church too. It was such a good day. We celebrated with family and friends at Vanelli's after church on Sunday night.
Last year, I made a list of the top 26 reasons I loved my sweet Paul. This year I'll continue that tradition...simply because I love telling everyone how much I love that handsome fella of mine. :)
27 reasons why I love you:
(in no particular order)
1. Some days, I love you SOOO much that I think I couldn't possibly love you more, and there you are all the time proving me completely wrong. :)
2. You let me sleep on the right side of the bed because you know I like the night stand.
3. I have moved in & completely remodeled (okay, so we're still in the process of remodeling)our house and you are totally fine with that.
4. You still break out into dance and song every time you hear "Blue Christmas" by Elvis, and I still laugh every single time.
5. You are so good with Payton, and I love that. You are going to be such a great Daddy one of these days.
6. When we had raw sewage back up in our house, I thought to myself, "I'd rather have this happen with no one else in the whole wide world." Glad we'll always be able to look back on that memory and laugh hysterically.
7. You bought and watched Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King with me.
8. You never get upset when I fall asleep in 90% of all the movies we watch. :)
9. You loved our church family so much that you joined this past month. That, sweet boy, does my heart good still to this day.
10. Even though you dislike taking pictures a lot, you still buy me things for my awesome camera. ;)
11. You hold my hand every time we pray.
12. You are still my hero, and one to so many others. And you take absolutely no credit for it.
13. You are SO handsome!
14. Not only do you tell me multiple times a day that you love me...you show me every single second of every single day.
15. You still get excited whenever anyone talks about Harry Potter.
16. You asked my Daddy if you could marry me.
17. I have the most beautiful ring in the whole world on my left hand, and I stare at it constantly....still!
18. You use the "pick a number between 1-10" to make decisions about stuff.
19. I am your WIFE!!! :)
20. You always let me eat food off your plate because I always want to try what you get.
21. You pick at me all the time.
22. You always take out the garbage without me ever having to ask.
23. You're okay with the fact that I really, really like Christmas decorations.
24. You love Jesus!
25. You married me on November 19th, 2011. :)
26. You are my best friend.
27. I get to spend the rest of my life with you right by my side.
Happy Birthday Pauly! I love you with all that I am! You are my biggest blessing, and I thank God for giving you to me every single day. Thank you for being so good to me! I'm thankful for another precious year with you. Here's to many, many more.
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
This is a little late.
But...nonetheless, special.
Why you ask? It's about a special lady.
My precious Beezie.
Dec 1st, she turned 98 years old.
I thought I'd give this a shot.
BEEZIE
B- Beauty. Rare, true beauty. She's the most beautiful woman I know. Inside and out. Not only is she beautiful, she's so caring and loving. Really, she's wonderful.
"You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God," (1 Peter 3:4)
E- Energetic. You may think I'm crazy, but she is. She may be 98, but this year she ran to the storm cellar and told me I was walking entirely too slow...:)
E- Easy going. She's never one to grumble or complain. And I've never heard her say a cross word about anybody. I think everyone would agree, she's just really easy to get along with.
Z- Zealous. She loves the Lord, and she's eager to serve Him. She cleaned her home church from the time she was 16 until she turned 90. The only reason she quit then was because she fell and broke her neck. (and recovered like a champ, might I add) I found synonyms for the word zealous...all these describe her perfectly.
passionate. earnest. devoted.
I- Independent. Maybe not independent by choice, but independent she is. She lost her sweet Mama when she was only 8 years old. Her Daddy raised 4 mighty fine girls, two of which are still living. Later on down the road, she lost her husband and father all within a short period of time. She never remarried, but she's said before she misses her husband, Papaw Truett, every single day.
E- Eager. The best example I can share is her eagerness to learn more about the word of God. She's losing her eyesight, which breaks my heart...but everyday she reads her Bible. She's got a magnifying machine that she uses to see to read. How precious and humbling it is to walk in and see her reading her Bible.
If you know me the least little bit, you know I adore this lady. She's my role model in every single way. I'm a better person because I know her. I told Paul just the other day that I am SO thankful I've had her for 23 and a half years. Some never get this precious chance, and I cherish every time I see or talk to her.
This Christmas season, she's one of the things I'm MOST thankful for.
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
Somebody pinch me..... ;)
In exactly 20 days, I get to marry my best friend in the whole wide world!
Excited?! YEEEESSSSS!!!!!
We have been SOOO blessed by all of our family, friends, church folks, etc.
It's so overwhelming to realize how many people care about you, truly, & deeply. It's a humbling experience.
We've been BUUSSYY! Between work, remodeling our house, wedding plans, and showers...I'm trying to soak up every second of it.
Here are a few pictures of shower events: :)
1. The "embarrassing" shower. Sorry if you missed the picture.
2. Family--Kitchen/Recipe shower :)
3. Christmas shower. My sweet Mama, and mother-in-law. :)
More pictures from showers to come...they aren't on my computer yet! Annnndd, one day I'll post about our house :)
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
Busy is an understatement for this chick right here.
But a GOOD busy, nonetheless! :)
School is coming along just fine.
Wedding plans are coming along fine too.
The countdown is at 42 days!
YES! FORTY-TWO...and in about 30 minutes, it'll be FORTY-ONE! WHOAHH!
:)
I'm SO, SO, SO excited to marry my best friend! He makes me SO stinkin' happy. I still can't grasp that God gave me someone so wonderful to spend the rest of my life with!
The list continues:
I'm just going to add to this list as I go: (just for my own memory)
*my wedding director--the fabulous Debo Stepp
*November 19, 2011 @ 2:00 pm
*decided on our wedding party
*my photographer--Ley Elliott, amazing!
*my dress
*my bridesmaids dresses
*my reception location
*my florist
*Save the date pictures
*Honeymoon plans!! :)
*Caterer for reception + bride's & grooms's cakes
*Tuxes
*Gift Registries (Belk, Bed Bath & Beyond, & Walmart)
*Painted my classroom
*Went to THE doctor
*Mailed Save the Dates
*Pictures for slideshow
*Wedding Website
*set up engagement session with photographer
*met with videographer
*got Paul's wedding band
*bought lights for reception vases
*got drink flutes & unity candle
*set up engagement photo session (Oct 14)
*finalized music for wedding
*finalized decorations for reception tables
*met with rehearsal dinner caterer
*got my shoes
*bought bridesmaids presents & jewelry
*lingerie shower
*take off work
*bought candles
*Tuxes complete
*Thank-you cards ordered
*Wedding favors complete :)
*schedule hair appointments
*finalized reception menu
Things on my to-do list:
*continue painting/ripping up OLD carpet in our house :) & laying down new floors!
*Engagement pictures--Oct. 14
*Kitchen/Family Shower--Oct. 16
*Christmas Shower--Oct. 22
*Church Shower--Oct. 30
*pick up candelabras
*finalize rehearsal schedule
*trial run on wedding hair
*finalize wedding day schedule
*pick up wedding dress!! :)
This is really a BRIEF list...If only you could really see my real to-do list.... :) October is BUSY already, and it just started!
I'm loving this season of life. Fall is automatically my favorite time of the year, no doubt. Love that God created such beauty for me to enjoy!
Isn't he ADORABLE?!!
Until next time.
Love God. Love people.
