{Bridal Pixx}

These were some of the bridals that my beautiful and 9 months pregnant friend Sandy took of us! Go check her out here.

{Reflection}

I've been running around so much lately trying to plan for this wedding and I am just now sitting down long enough to think for a few minutes. It's still a little hard to believe that I will be a married woman in less than 36 hours! I honestly am so excited! I couldn't have made a better match for myself. Greg is better than anyone I could have hoped of ever finding. He has amazing qualities that I didn't even know I wanted in a guy. I am truly blessed.

The last 5 years have been a whirlwind of events..some great...others not so great..but overall, I am so grateful for the time I've had to learn and grow and meet some of the most amazing people that I will forever call my friends. My divorce was such a blessing in disguise. It was something, at the time, that I never thought I would make through and I never thought I would recover from...but just the opposite was true. Not only did I fully recover.. I have become a much better person, much more independent and loving. I am the person I was always meant to be. Not to say that I still don't have a long way to go... but these experiences have led me down this road and I am right where I belong. 

Part of me will miss being single and hanging out with my girlfriends. I will miss the girls trips and the late night talks, the pathetic parties that we attended in an attempt to meet new people, I will miss the ups and downs that come with being so close to my girlfriends. Not that I plan on going away completely, but I know that things change..they already have a bit, I guess. But, I will always be thankful for the love, memories and experiences that I have had because of my friends. (My new goal in life is to find them all husbands so they can come live by me and we can all live happily ever after, together!! :)) 

Overall, I am so excited to be moving on to the next chapter of my life..with someone who loves me so much. Someone who respects me and my opinions and sees me as his equal. I am so grateful to have found a man with integrity and love of our Savior. I am so thankful that Greg has stuck it out this long so that we could find each other. I am blessed beyond belief...I really can't believe that God thinks I deserve this amazing life, but I'm so glad he does because I know that is who has given it to me. 

I am ready to move forward, as a family of 3..With love, honesty and complete devotion. I am truly happier than I have ever in my life. I anticipate Sept 14, 2012 to be the best day of my life only to be in competition with Sept 29, 2006...the day I became a Mom (The first, best day of my life!!)

I am a lucky girl..I have everything I ever wanted. It didn't come the way I had planned...but I guess life really never does go as planned for anyone. We will always experience changes and elements of surprise..but I really do believe that if we are doing everything we can to help ourselves and have an attitude of love and happiness..things will work out for the best.

So as my last words as a single woman.. live life, enjoy every moment, and love the now...because things will change..sometimes for the better..other times for the worse..but if we keep pushing on and doing the things we are suppose to do. Things will work out. We can't predict or change the future, but we can change the now... so do and be whatever you want!

“This is my prayer for all of us—'Lord, increase our faith.' Increase our faith to bridge the chasms of uncertainty and doubt. . . . Grant us faith to look beyond the problems of the moment to the miracles of the future. . . . Give us faith to do what is right and let the consequence follow.” -Gorden B. Hinckley

And as one last sneak peak of our big day coming up....

http://sandywhitakerphotography.blogspot.com/

{Sneak Peak}

Just a sneak peak of what's to come! Thanks to my beautiful friend Sandy for taking these amazing shots! More to come after Friday (Just 5 more days until I'm married to THE most incredible guy!!! Yay!!)