Two Become One

We officially purchased JT's ring...one more thing to check off of that dreaded list! We got it at the same place JT designed and bought my ring, Parsons Jewelry in downtown Edmond. The people at Parsons are so great! We looked through a few catalogs and finally settled on this beveled beauty. It's tungsten with brushed beveled edges and a polished middle. Absolutely LOVE it...I was not expecting to see JT so excited about a ring but he was!!!

Tawny Port

So we have a new little occupant in our backyard...a little brown bunny! Several months ago a hole popped up back by our storage shed. After weeks of Praying that it was not something awful and ruling out the fact that neither JT or I were randomly digging holes just for fun, we finally encountered the little fella. We bought this house last year as our first home. When your a first time homeowner you don't really think about things like spiders wanting to share your house with you or a bunny who looks like your dogs toy setting up shop in your backyard! New procedures had to be put in place to make sure Bella did not think that this bunny was her toy! Over the last several weeks the bunny has become braver showing himself more often & Bella has become more fascinated with her new little friend. The Bunny & the Pit Bull...what a sight! Since the bunny has decided to stick around we thought he could use a name. Introducing "Tawny Port"...

He hides in my flower bed...maybe one day I will catch him sitting upright on his hind legs like he does sometimes which is oh so cute! To explain the name choice...I mentioned in an earlier post that my uncle introduced me to his own concoction of wine. Well, it is equal parts Merlot & port wine mixed together! Try it, it is absolutely yummy! While shopping for the port wine I accidentally grabbed a bottle of Tawny port wine. The difference? Tawny Port  is aged in wooden barrels, gradually mellowing to a golden-brown color and gives off a sweet nutty flavor, while Port wine is red in color and not as aged. I just like the name... our little brown Tawny Port!

Weddingness

"We seek not rest but transformation. We are dancing through each other as doorways."

~Marge Piercy

 I have had an amazing amount of stuff going on lately! Between wedding invitations, my man's ten year high school reunion, one of my girl's leaving for a new job and an endless list of wedding details to shop for, I am exhausted! I have not been able to really do anything photography related lately, but I wanted to share a few things amongst all the chaos going on...

Some people float in and out of your life as quickly as they have entered it. Others make such a profound impact  that you are forever changed! I met a wonderful person named Nicole two years ago while working at my day job at a commercial construction company. Me & Nicole became quick friends... two Georgia girls who liked mostly the same things, had the same work ethic and both were goofy odd balls in our own way. She is now like a sister to me! For two years we went through all the tumultuous transitions the company has taken together, leaning on each other for support. A couple of weeks ago I had to say goodbye (but not for good)! Nicole decided to follow a different direction with her career and went over to another company. It was a really sad day! I have learned so much from her...about myself and many other things, I am truly gong to miss her being there everyday! So here's a shout out to my girl Nicole! She will be my day-of wedding coordinator, which has me extremely relieved! I love my Nicole!

So keeping the wedding ball rolling...here is my wedding inspiration board! Choosing a wedding theme for myself was alot harder than I thought it would be, I think because I like too many different things, ha! If you can not already tell I love birds...particularly black birds and blue birds! Somewhere along the way "Birds of a Feather" became the official theme, with southern influence and a kind of midsummer nights dream/enchanted forrest background to it! Set at a vineyard, it will be a night of feasting and dancing outdoors!