weddings and prisions

Almost a week has gone by since Jill and Dustin tied the knot. Life has calmed down from all the flurry of activities that were going on for a few weeks. the last few days preparing were fun. I was chosen to be Jill's personal assistant, and had a blast driving her around on Thursday gathering last minute things. The sparklers we found out weren't going to arrive on time, so we had to find an alternate solution. we called a couple places and bam! we found some at the gaslight theater costume shop of all places. Next came the programs and booklets. there were a lot of those to fold and put together which was done friday before and after rehearsal dinner. the booklets were kinda a pain because we had to poke holes in the middle and pull string through and tie bows in it. very time consuming but worth it! Finally Saturday came, the big day! we got to the church around 10:00 and almost immediately I was sent on errands. I had to get the bride food and fake nails. But than i got to get ready myself after that. :) the wedding was beautiful. One of the best i've been too. They made a fantastic point of saying at the  beginning of the service that it wasn't just a wedding but a  worship service too.very neat. I cried buckets of tears. it was so beautiful. :) The reception was gorgeous too. there was tons of great food such as crackers and cheeses and french fries and fruit and cheesecake and cupcakes! I was so full by the time it was over. We also danced a lot. the only thing i missed which i'm still bummed about was the cake cutting. I was in the restroom for that and so mad at myself for that. oh well. can't stop nature. The evening ended on a great note by sending them off with sparklers and off they drove into the sunset! it was then that i realized how tired i was and had to decline going to applebees and instead got to spend a nice quiet relaxing evening with the amazing Hawkins family, whom i absolutely adore! I did have a ton of cheesecakes left so if anyone wants any, just let me know. I can hook you up with some. :)

On a different note, you all probably remember how i  said i had to get braces. well today i got them! i showed up to the orthadontist half an hour late (they told me 12:30 but it was really supposed to be 12) and they put my teeth in molds than they put this horrible mouth seperater thingy in where you can't swallow! and then finally they put the brackets and wires on! i had heard horror stories where they would hurt a lot, but it wasn't bad at first. i felt fine! but now my bottom teeth hurt a bit. plus there are foods i won't be able to eat. the most sad ones are ice and gummy worms! i live on ice! poor teeth. it's like they are in prison and ice is right there in front of them but they just can't quite reach them, and won't be able to have access to ice till they are free from the prison cells. i guess there are worse things they could keep from me, like lasagna. good thing they didn't or else i would surely sue. haha not really but maybe i would. oh well, the end process will be worth it im sure! than i can eat all the ice i want. :)

cheesecakes galore

So I think i've mentioned before, jill and dustin are getting married and for their wedding they asked me to make some mini cheesecakes. basically just cheesecake bites. i've done it before so its no big deal. I had to make 250 in all. so i only had 1 pan, and i knew that would take me at least 10 hours to do it with just one pan. so Dustin was kind enough to get me all the supplies! he got me 2 pans, and cream cheese and milk and eggs and chocolate chips and butter and grahm crackers! it's was super great! plus he crushed a lot of the grahm crackers which in its self is a huge weight off my shoulders. so thanks dustin! it was a cheesecake party! i only got halfway done last night, and tonight i was able to finish them. I ended up making 288 just in case. and i had just enough batter left to make another big cheesecake. so whoever wants it can have it. Now i must say for now, i never want to make another cheesecake in my life, well at least not that many in two nights! 6 hours is not fun to spend on so many cheesecakes. but it was kinda fun. We had people over last night  and watched movies while doing it, so it was fun. marissa and jill worked on wedding crafts and dustin crushed things and ellie helped watch the movie so it was a good group effort! :)
So on sunday it finally really hit me that Jill was actually getting married and moving out. and it hit me hard. I've lived with her for nearly 5 years and it's been such a good adventure. Shes such a good friend to me, actually my best friend and i know i can come to her for anything, and i guess i'm just really going to miss having her here with me in the house. I know I'll still get to see her from time to time, and we'll still get to hang out, but it won't be the same. she's going to be in a new phase in her life, one that i haven't reached yet. And i know for a while it's going to be hard to get used to this change, but I know it's going to be a good change. I know God's going to help me through it. Our friendship won't get weaker or be weirder, it will just be new phase. One I know i'll get used to. I am so excited for Jill. Really I am. I'm so glad she found Dustin. He is such a good Godly man, and I know he will treat her so well. I know God's got great things for them planned, and i'm excited to see where life is going to take them! So congratulations Jill and Dustin!

babies and rocker hair. :)

So my good friends Allie and Adam had a baby the other day, and let me tell you how cute he is! We went and saw him at the hospital, and he was oh so precious. He was all bundled up in a blankie like a little burrito, and he was just so perfect. he was kinda having a hard day, because a couple times they had to unrap him and look him over. so he was kinda mad about that so when you were holding him, his tiny little lip would quiver just a bit while his eyes were closed in anticipation of finally getting some peace so he could sleep. I just love babies so much, and I could go on and on about them but for your sakes i won't. :)
after the time at the hospital i went to see my sister at her school and was her model. just a little background info for you. She goes to beauty school so she likes to practice on me, whenever possible especially when it's free. I do like the free part. So anyways in school they are learning about electricity and how to do it on hair, so i was her guinea pig and she spiked my hair all over and did my makeup to look like a rocker chick. I had a lightning bolt on my head and black and yellow lips. it felt like i was there forever but it was worth it because it actually turned out quite cool. Than one of her teachers took tons of pictures of all the models. so all in all i was there for 4 hours. I told you, it was forever! :) but it was kinda fun driving home. I didn't really look at the cars next to me because i was kinda chicken, but as i was pulling out i saw this old man in a car and he looked at me, and took a double look, and he kinda looked freaked out. it was kinda funny. :)
I got home and it took 3 shampoo applications to get all the hairspray out. 2 1/2 bottles of hairspray were literally in my hair. no joke. But i rewarded my self with a 4 hour nap and it was wonderful.
Ooh did i tell you? Jill and dustin were given a couch for their wedding and they set it up in my house because for the first couple months or so they'll be renting a furnished house, and won't have room for it, so it's in mine! (we had to put the other couch on the back porch). and oh its oh so wonderful! it's one of those half circle/square couches and it's so comfy! I was so excited about it that i slept on it last night and had one of the best night sleeps, plus i took my 4 hour nap there! Best couch ever! I think i found my nap spot. you guys should get one! it will be worth it. :)  oh all this talk of couches and sleep is making me sleepy so i think i'll retire for the night. :) Goodnight world! :)

Me as a rocker chick! don't mess with me. :) j/k
look at that lightning bolt!!!

 "My" comfy couch. isn't it wonderful! look at it!! :)