2 days 'til we tie the knot

Wow. today has been packed already. Myself, Megan (almost sister-in-law), Desi (almost mother-in-law), Mom, Juju (my aunt), Lindsey (best friend), and Sandy (lindsey's mom) went to Hi nails this morning to get mani/pedi's. It was amazing. After that Lindsey, Paige (my younger sis) and I went to eat at apple crate cafe where we ran into Megan. haha. Now I am in Maggie and mine and andrew's home playing with the dogs and watching TLC. Later tonight is the bachelorette party:) We are going to wild wings then back to mom's house to play a few games. It should be a blast. I'm very excited. Tomorrow is going to be action packed as well. 

8 am: leave for Lake Lure

9 am: arrive/hang out at the lake

12 pm: eat pizza

1 pm: decorate for rehearsal

5 pm: rehearsal

6 pm: rehearsal dinner

-----------------should be fun:)

Sunday will be the best day of the weekend though:) Wedding day! I just pray that everything goes smoothly and it doesn't rain.

New Tattoo

So, here is a pic of my new tattoo!

It says Ephesians 1:7-which says " In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."

The dogwood flower represents Jesus' sacrafice for us. The flower itself represents the cross and the indention of each petal represents the nails. The center of the flower represents the crown of thorns.

Busy, Busy, Busy.

On saturday, July 18th my two sisters, Melanie and Paige, threw me a lingerie shower. It was really cute. Green and brown decor and live flowers, and chocolate everything. yum:) It was a lot of fun. Alhtough i didnt think that opening up the gifts would be too difficult, it was! I recieved many great "things", but i was just so modest and shy about it. haha. It was kind of weird. I mean having my mother, andrew's mother, sisters, and friends there made it kind of uncomfortable because lets be honest, we all know what the gifts are for. lol. But, by the end of the day i did become more comfortable with the theme of the shower. I'm sure im not the only bride to be that had red cheeks after opening each gift!The next day I had a family & friends shower that my mother and grandmothers threw. It was very nice as well. This saturday, the 25th, I am having a blessings shower. It will just be women coming together and sharing encouraging words, stories, prayer and advice about marriage. It's going to be fun! I'm sure there will be many tears shed, but many laughs too! I'm looking forward to it! I cannot believe it is almost our wedding week! I am super excited, but i feel like i have so much to do! I have to get ready to move out, pack, finish up all the last minute decorating details, finish writing thank you cards, get a few more gifts, move my things to our house, and i'm sure many more things! I better get a move in!

Live.in.Love.

Great Trip to Ohio

So, Andrew and I took a quick trip to Ohio. We left Sunday, 7/12 @ 6:30 pm and got home Tuesday 7/14 @ 8:00 pm. Although the trip was very short, it was a lot of fun. We got to spend some time with Andrew's sister, Megan, and her husband Brandon. We also got to have a marriage counseling session with Paul, Andrew's uncle and also got to stop by and see Farrah, Alex, Ansley and Eli (Pauls Family). It was awesome seeing them again! I hate that we all don't live closer. We had a really great time! Today is also Megan and Brandon's 2 yr anniversary! so, happy anniversary! We will get to see them all again in less than 3 weeks for the wedding, so im excited. I cannot believe that our wedding is 2 weeks and 5 days away! I am so ready. People have asked me if i am nervous, or stressed. I am neither of those, i am just excited and soooo READY! I don't know how you could be nervous or stressed when you are know that you are making a promise to your sould mate and our amazing God! so awesome.

Live.in.Love

Oh, how i love Andrew Steven Taylor

So, last week Andrew and I picked out our wedding bands. We are keeping them in the safe at our house. I was watching TV and noticed he had the ring on. I asked him if just enjoyed putting it on, and he said of course I do because when i get to wear it for good it means i'll be married to you. He is so sweet. He always says the cutest things. I will never get tired of it.

There are only 25 more days until the wedding. I am just so ready to marry the love of my life! 25 days seems like too long to wait, although it is no time at all. I have found throughout the wedding planning process I'm not very patient. I have been wishing time away so that August 2nd will come quicker. And sure enough it has. I just can't wait to be Gini Taylor. It has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

After this weekend (july 10-12) I have no other weekends free until the wedding, but I'm not complaining it will make the time go by faster. I am very excited about my lingerie shower coming up. It's going to be a blast. Our house divided shower went great, so much fun. It was awesome spending time with family and friends.

Have a great rest of the week! Go is good!

Live.in.love

Wedding Excitement: The countdown begins!

So it is only 1 month until we say I do! I am so excited! Nervous and excited, but more anxious! i don't know how i feel! I'm just ready to marry the man of my dreams! Tomorrow my mother, my oldst sister, myself, my almost mother in law (love her), and my almost grandmother in law are going to Lake Lure tomorrow to finalize everything for the rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception. I can't wait to see how everything is going to come together. The wedding is going to be outdoors, so my biggest fear is that it will rain:/ but if it does it's okay, the venue is not the important thing:)

I feel like I have "shower fever". Andrew and I had the best shower ever this past saturday. It was a tailgate theme/ house divided theme. So much fun. We also got to see a lot of Andrew's family members that are from out of town which was a treat. Andrew's sister, Megan, got to come down from Ohio! We hadn't seen her in four months, which is four months too many! i love her! I am so blessed to be gaining another great sister! This Sunday we have another church shower at my great-granmothers church, July 18 is my lingerie shower, July 19 is a family shower for my family, July 25 is Andrew's tool shower and my blessings shower, and July 31 is the bachelorette party:) Whew. I thinks that's all of them!

Andrew and I are so blessed to have so many people that care about us! God is so good! Our house is beginning to come together very nicely. I have enjoyed getting things to decorate with! It's so great to know that it is mine and Andrew's home, together! Something unusual, new and so exciting!I can't wait to begin my life as Mrs. Taylor along side my wonderful husband.

We picked out our wedding bands on thursday. I got 2, 2mm white gold bands and Andrew got a titanium band (it looks very manly--suits him well). It was fun and stressfull at the same time because we wanted to please ourselves as well as each other in our choices!

So the countdown begins. Only 31 days to go! Thats 4 weeks and 3 days, or 744 hours. It seems like time has flown since January 9th, the day of our engagement, but I'm not complaining!

Live.in.Love