Together

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Honeymoon daz

Here is a brief update of the honeymoon.We where super blessed to have gotten to take a Caribbean cruise for 6 days.It was AMAZING!it was so beautiful and relaxing...at one point we left our camera in Key West..but thankfully we had the blackberry at that time to make it through.Snorkeling was the best excursion that we did and we have a ton of stories to look back on.A perfect week in heaven on earth with my new perfect husband. Going to add some pictures now.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Our Wedding

A once in a lifetime event for Aaron and I. And it was wonderful! Here are the highlights!
Decorating with friends the night before. The morning of the wedding I tried to make a grooms cake shaped as a basketball...and well it was a flop...so out of the house with bridesmaids stopped at a local lil coffee house for a mocha, and then get me to the church on time.The guys(Including Aaron) stayed at a hotel in town so they where on there way to the churc

h also. As we where headed to the church Allison ( Barkowski) got a funny call from Brad that he didn't have any pants! It was really just his dress pants he left at my parents...so that was a fun joke for the morning.At the church now and I see my future husband, I meet him at the car with a coffee in hand, and he put his hands on my shoulders looks me in the eyes and says" Are you ready for this babe?" Smiles all around I reply " Totally"! Ok now in the church finishing decor and food prep. Justine is frantic working on my cake, that was totally awesome in the end. Ok time to get hair and makeup done...The girls took a school room upstairs and the guys took another. By the time we where done getting ready that room was a disaster...everything was everywhere, but we managed!I over heard Brad say...emergency down stairs, beckoning Justine to come help! I was freaking out about that...what was it...what was wrong? Well I found out later it was the cake, apparently it was starting to fall over...a

nd they saved it just in time... PTL cause the wedding cake was a big deal to me.Ok last touches, my Vail and Grandmas pearls. Hug mom for the last time as her single daughter, try not to cry and walk out into the hallway down to the sanctuary.Meet with Dad and make sure everyone is in place to walk out.There is no feeling like the feeling you get when your standing behind the sanctuary doors about to walk out and marry the man you love.Arm in arm with Dad, a last glance into his eyes with a silent I love you. Bridesmaids walk out and then flower girl ( Annabelle my niece) so cute.That's my Que, here we go.I almost tripped but Dad saved me, and we kept walking, All I could see was Aaron standing at the alter with glassy eyes looking amazing.Yes by the time I got up to him I was crying. A hug with Dad and a prayer together.I turned toward my future and he wiped the tear away from my eye.I knew more than ever that I was supposed to be standing there getting married to him.Ron( Dad in-law) lead the

ceremony, with a sweet spirit

. Vows, rings and the kiss...I hear it was juicy! Not sure what it was really, I just remember amazing! Yay the bridal march...played by Brad our perfect pianist, off we go married.Ok juicy detail, in the elevator down to the reception we kissed...actually made-out LOL but hey who wouldn't?Pictures and fellowship.We didn't stay to long at our reception because we just got married and um well we had to be in Nashville to start our honeymoon, going on a cruise.Justin (my brother) decided to surprise us with a get-away car...vintage you'll see a picture...it was so perfect. On our way to our own car we drove through sonic and held up our just married sign...it was immature and super fun. You know cruising through sonic is the thing to do in Dickson Tn. No really it's that or Wal-Mart. LOL
For thous of you that stayed and cleaned and packed everything up...you are angels...my wedding is the first time I left a party and let everyone else do the after work.It was nice actually.This may surprise you, but all the way to Nashville Aaron and I talked about how it was such a blessing to have our family and friends take care of everything for us.Here we are newlyweds and we are talking about our friends, I knew that he was the man I would be with forever.We have always been so comfortable with each other...there was no awkwardness between us because we

where alone and just married...he is my best friend I guess that's why.Aaron has his side to the wedding story also...in fact after the wedding we both wrote down our thoughts of the day and then we shared them with each other.It was a great idea.So that is our wedding day in a big nut shell...maybe a walnut or something...Time for picture and on to the next thing in our new married life.
Thank you all for sharing our special day with us!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

A Shower For A Cold Day

<---Me opening my gifts.

My one and only bridal shower was on the 10th.The weather was dim and coldish. But still pretty. Yay now the only thing left to look forward to is the wedding itself. I'm excited. The shower was not what I always thought it would be, but that's not always a bad thing. The Lord was good to me and work out all the kinks :) I baked a lot of yummy things and they where a hit! I made a personal size molten chocolate cakes with whippy cream frosting and a fresh raspberry on top...mmmm I enjoyed it myself. I wish so many of you could have shared the fun. I know many couldn't come for various reasons.

----I'm thanking the Lord for his wonderful blessing in my life.
Aaron and I have climbed some good steps together, now we await the most joyous one of all!

<----Team #1

(Sorry it's sideways)

<---we played toilet paper bride...each team had to create a wedding gown. I was the judge.

Enjoy the pictures.

<----Team #2

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Doing Things Together- Or Not!

Volley-ball & Painting our table.

Aaron and I love doing projects together. This is such a good way to bond with your partner and learn how to work together. Thankfully Aaron and I have the same way of getting things done. I have seen in couples that don't have things in common really struggle in this area. Because they each have their own way of accomplishing a task. Having nothing in common isn't always bad. But it will only work if each person is willing to allow the other person space to continue in there interests. I have found Aaron and I don't love all of the same things. That's not surprising. But I see that we both have made a commitment to give balance between us both.Right now the only thing we want to be doing is spending time together! LOL. But there will be a day when he needs a afternoon to hang at the gym with the guys...and I might need a few hours to go shopping or to the library. I don't see that happening for some time, but it is only natural. I would encourage those that are in a relationship to talk with your partner and decide where and how much you want to make balance between each persons interests and hobbies. It has helped us so much to be able to talk about these things. Being open and honest will help you understand how to please the other person. And yes it might take humility, but it will strengthen your relationship.

-Here comes Foot-ball season, then next is Deer season! If your expecting me to say " get ready girls" then you didn't read above... if you already worked these areas out with your partner you will know just how much time he or she needs for them selves in areas like ...car shows, or pampered chef parties.

By giving support in the interest of the other person you gain a closeness you wont discover in any other area.

I'm so blessed to have Aaron, he doesn't make this difficult by any means.

How many times have you heard... " relationship is all about sacrifice"? Well, yes sacrifice is a BIG beefy key to many things in your relationship...however it is not just the only thing.

But we could be safe in saying what I have been talking about here has a great deal to do will a personal sacrifice, but it won't hurt you a bit. LOL no one ever died from having a self sacrificial attitude.

So the Lord has shown me to do things together with Aaron and grow in love during projects or cooking or driving from point A to B or walking or working out or in worship or with family or even just watching a movie. You can grow together in everything you do together.

He also showed me to not be afraid of the separate time of growth. I can grow and so can he during the separate times. When hes watching the game...I can handle doing something else...or even joining in. It is special to Aaron that I do join in on things like that because they are important to him, and his heart shows me he wants me of all people to share that with him! That is special to me. I know he's my best friend because he wants to include me in the special things in his life.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Moving In

I miss Aaron. But the trip to move my things into the apartment was great. My parents came and helped a ton. We got to "set-up house" a little. I"m so glad everything is moved and all we have left is wedding things. I can hardly believe that in January I felt like November would never arrive. But now we are only two months out from our date. And these months could droll on or stay steady. I pray steady. Aaron is coming to see me the 19th for a few days then there is only two weeks left in September and in October we have my bridal shower and revival at Bethesda, then our annual family camp at Old Paths. So there is plenty to keep us on our toes, and pass the time. Aaron and I couldn't be more happy. Thank you everyone for your prayers and support during this time of our lives. The big event is getting close! God has prepared us over the planning year of 09 and we are grateful but feel so ready for marriage.

Nothing left but excitement.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Yummy Chicken Cordon Bleu! Simple and easy for the biginner cook!

I thought hey it would be fun to include a recipe to my blog. I am actually eating this right now! So try it out because it's so yummy and cheap(depending upon the price of chicken at the time) :)

here goes!
PREP TIME
10 Min
COOK TIME
35 Min
READY IN
45 Min

INGREDIENTS
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices cooked ham
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 7x11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness.
Sprinkle each piece of chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on top of each breast. Roll up each breast, and secure with a toothpick. Place in baking dish, and sprinkle chicken evenly with bread crumbs.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from oven, and place 1/2 cheese slice on top of each breast. Return to oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted. Remove toothpicks, and serve immediately.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Moving in

Aaron gets the apt. on the 15th!