i love...

asian food. i have to eat it at least once a week. im obssessed! =)

i think i will pop out an asian one day bc i eat so much asian food.

reba, what if you ate so much asian that you could have asian kids? 

would you eat asian food everyday?

i love this place and eat it almost every week! 

www.peiwei.com

YUM! 

enjoy. 

More pics!!

Just more pics for fun! I cant get enough of them!

Thank you girls for coming! 

It did my heart good!

New Christmas Card

Its getting bigger!!

My sweet sister!!

Oh mom!! Wedding wouldnt be planned without you!

=)

More friends! 

Congrats Ben and Tara. Can't wait to celebrate with you guys!

Im obviously going through friend withdraw. 

=)

Not that anyone is counting...

102 days! Almost double digits!!

MPM! =)

Engagement Party!

My long lost roomie!! How I miss YOU!!

The twins came, I loved seeing you girls! I want to take my friends back to dallas with me! 

Natalie and I at the party!

I got to see this girl 2 weeks in a row! 

Amazing!

Andrew and I at my mom's before the party began!

Sweet little Elle Belle and me at my dads pre-party!

She sadly couldn't be with us at the party. Just not old enough yet. 

This weekend Andrew and I got to go home to Nashville for our engagement party. We were so excited. I couldn't wait to see all our friends and family. I can't thank each of you enough for coming. It meant the world to me! And that doesn't even express how thankful I am!! We had such a great time at the party, hanging out with family, and enjoying beautiful Nashville. Oh how I miss it. We ate great food, relaxed, and got to soak in time with friends. Much needed time I might add =) 

The engagement party had great food-particularly shrimp and grits. My parents know how much I LOVE shrimp and grits so it was a great surprise. They were amazing! I couldn't eat enough of them. YUM! Thank you all for coming. It meant the world to me, more then you will ever know! 

My sister and I had a great girl's day on Saturday. We went shopping and got makeovers. It was the best girls day ever. I couldn't have asked for a better weekend. It was much needed time well spent. I got this great dress I wore to the party and some other fun stuff. I got a makeover done and it was actually good. I didn't come out looking like a clown. I am now having the same person do my wedding day makeup! 

All in all--GREAT weekend, couldn't ask for anything better! I love my friends and family! Thank you!

He made it to the party and ended up trying to sleep on the floor. 

Too cute! I want to eat him up and take him everywhere with me! 

Tyler with his friend Rocky.

Tyler was great all weekend. It was amazing getting to see him. We played tons on Saturday. He got to hang out with Andrew. However, when he told my sister Andrew was his best friend, it was time to intervene and spoil him more. =)

I did not get a enough of him while I was in Nashville. He kept saying he was going to a PARTY! You asked for who and he would say "Missy and Andrew!" Precious! He has grown so much. Ellie is so big now. She is waving to everyone. You take your eyes off her and she is half way across the house. Its great seeing them. I miss it so much.

Andrew and I after the party!

Friend Visit!

Natalie came to visit--pretty much the trip is summed up by spending time outside, eating too much food, and shopping! It was wonderful. She is so great to fly out here and spend a weekend with me. Its my first friend visitor and hope not the last! =)

We went on a bike ride Sunday after church. It was beautiful outside.  Pictures are in reverse for the weekend! 

Sprinkles is a given. Of course we ate too many cupcakes. We loved them. Red Velvet is always a favorite! I could eat one everyday! 
I had to take her for Mexican at least one night. Mi Cocina is a great Mexican restaurant. Great food! Great company!
I wore my cowgirl boots for the first time. Trying to get used to them. They are fun! 

I was sad to see her go but get to see her and so many other friends Saturday in Nashville. Cant wait to see the family and friends for the party. 

We Fireproofed It Last Night!

So Andrew and I went to see Fireproof last night. Once I got past the terrible acting, I started shedding tears. It took about 10 minutes for me to get past the bad acting and really getting into it. Its amazing. What a great message. I recommend everyone see it. Its such a testimony to Christ and His love for us. It hit home way too hard as I saw myself in the husband (Kirk Cameron) before he accepted Christ. 

There are many things in life that make you realize how selfish you are, well this movie was one of them. If you looked up selfish in the dictionary you would find this: Missy!

The past few weeks, the Lord has been working in my heart to reveal sin. Its ugly sin. Sin you don't want to do anything about, sin that you want to stay in the closet and not deal with. Well the Lord has decided to deal with it and I can't just shove it in the closet. He has humbled me in many ways through this engagement process--having someone so close to you and reveal many things hidden in that closet. Things you never really thought were a big deal, oh but how I was wrong. The Lord has revealed minor and major things through being engaged to Andrew. I would definitely say the Lord is at work in pruning me--there is no doubt about that. He has revealed them in a good way but its a process to work on for sure. Im sure more things will be revealed once we completely unify two lives and join schedules completely.  

The Lord loves me unconditionally as I continue to disobey, spit in His face DAILY. He loves me despite my ugly selfishness, my ugly sins. This is how Kirk Cameron in the movie comes to know the Lord, he realizes that his wife is spitting in his face daily, selfish, ungrateful. A light bulb goes off and he comes to understand how we, as children of Christ, do that everyday to the Lord. We are prideful, selfish, disobedient, and He loves us beyond measures we can fathom. 

During the movie, Kirk (husband), starts a journey to love his wife and in the midst comes to know the Lord. He is given a Love Dare (given to him from his father). He just goes through the motions of these dares (not saying anything negative, do a act of kindness, ect) but after he comes to know the Lord, he really puts his heart into the dares for each day. He carries each day's dare to the next dares and its his new normal, as he explains to his wife. He has been changed. The Lord allows him to love, really love his wife. The wife sees the difference as he continues to serve her. She feels empty, knowing that her husband has something she doesn't have in her heart, the Lord. 

Im thankful movies like this are out there. It should be on everyone's list to see. Maybe the statistics of divorce would decrease.

http://www.fireproofmymarriage.com/couples.php

You can find love dares on this website. 

They are sweet acts of love you can do for your spouse. It emphasizes the Lords love and putting your spouse before yourself. 

 

Go see it and fireproof your marriage! (but expect to shed some tears)

=)

A few weeks ago I got to go home and see these precious kiddos! I went home to do some wedding stuff--trying on dresses, b'maids dresses, ect. It was great. I had not seen my sister since we got engaged. Mom and Michele picked me up from the airport. We got home and the house was decorated in wedding bliss! It was so much fun. Wedding bells and decor were everywhere. 

My sister, tyler, and ellie got there early Friday. It was a beautiful day and much of it was spent outside. Tyler loves his little sister so much. He is very sweet to her and loves to hug and kiss her. Its adorable. I would have to say Michele and Tyler are blessed with great kids. I hope to get that lucky one day! (but not for a LONG time!)

I loved seeing both of them. I havent seen Ellie since she was born--8 months ago! Crazy! Today my mom was in KY with everyone and asked Tyler who was getting married. Tyler's reponse was "Missssyyyy!!" Then she asked who Missy is marrying, and Tyler said, "Diego!" haha--thats my sister and tyler's yard worker. So great!

We had a champagne toast Friday night when I got home! Tyler wanted to participate! This was after the first time I tried on Michele's dress. Sweet little Tyler will be the ring bearer. He is excited. It will be his second wedding!
Saturday we did dress stuff! Im getting to wear my sister's dress which I couldnt be more excited about. It fits, oddly enough-a little snug but it zipped. We have to take it out a little bit but thats it. I love it! First and last dress I tried on! Its perfect for me and the veil is amazing. This dress was Taffy's wedding dress (Michele's mother-in-law). Michele redesigned it for her wedding and now I get to use it. I know I look naked but I cut off the dress so Andrew couldn't see. I have tried showing him the pics of the dress but he wont look. So I figured I would stick with it till 2/28/09!!! =)
Ellie had her first girl's day that Saturday. We went to the alterations place first for the wedding dress. After that we went to lunch. We wined and dined at Fire Fly in G'hills. It was so yummy. I recommend it to anyone who has not eaten there before. My sister and I sipped on much wine and headed to Cotton Mill--damage could have been done but luckily we didn't see too much we liked.  Ellie was great hanging with the big girls.  We had a blast!! 

I loved seeing a little blonde toe head run in my room both mornings at 645am (waking up early to cuddle with him was worth it!).  Its been fun seeing him grow and learn new things. He is a motor mouth and doesn't stop during the day. Its great. I wish I had one ounce of his energy. Ellie is beautiful. She doesn't bother anyone, loves everyone! She is at the brink of standing on her own. 

Needless to say, it was a great visit home and I cant wait to go home in Nov to see the family again! 

131 days till the Big Day!! Woop!