thankful.

This year, I am THANKFUL for...

-My amazing family - Mom, Dad, Allie, Brad, Lauren and Blake

-My Matty Pie that I get to marry in 11 days!

-My soon-to-be in-laws... I am so lucky to have them and enter their family!

-The kiddos I get to impact at school - they have made my year SO enjoyable and easy

-All of our dear friends and family who will be making the trek to CS in 11 days to celebrate Matt and I's wedding - we feel SO blessed!

-The special girlfriends in my life - some I've known 5 years, some over 15 years - and they grow more and more special each year that goes by, knowing how uncommon it is to be blessed with so many wonderful friends, and that we are able to have so much fun no matter where we are or what we are doing!

-Good health and a secure job

-The ability to still believe there is good in most people, despite all the horrible things we see on the news

-This wonderful holiday season we are about to begin, and all the christmas movies, music, and drinks from Starbucks I will be indulging in over the next month!

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!

1 month to go!

Wow, where has the time gone?! I started this blog right when we got engaged, and here we are with 30 days left until the big day! We have had a very fun and busy last few months, which is why I have been slacking on my writing!

We had a couples shower during September in Jacksonville to kick off the festivities... then a few of my dear girlfriends in Houston threw us another couples shower 2 weeks ago which was a blast... and finally this weekend I will have yet another fabulous shower hosted by some of my favorite Mom's from Katy, then Saturday night us girls will hit the town for my Bachelorette party! I can honestly say Matt and I are feeling so completely spoiled by all of this, and also so thankful that we have such amazing friends and family to share it with!

Besides being a bride-to-be, I have been spending my time...

-Visiting all the new babies! Jackson, Piper, Preston, and Walker - I love them all! And of course Mr. Mooch Mock who isn't exactly new, but I still don't see him enough!

-Doing bootcamp 3 days a week which I LOVE and don't know how I was so lazy before, now that I'm back in the working out mode!

-Hanging out with Lauren and Blake, trying to get them to practice 'walking down the aisle' for the wedding- who knows how it will go off!

-Getting the house organized with all of Matt's stuff

-Enjoying my kids at school more than ever - they are the NICEST most polite children I've ever had! I may have had other classes that were more fun and quirky, but my kids this year are just so wonderful... it has really helped me be stress-free at work which is a huge plus when there are lots of wedding planning stresses that come up!

And that about sums up my last 2 months!

I made a quick trip to Target last night to return something, and did a quick run through, and was THRILLED to see all the Christmas decor is out! Hooray! I told Matt the other day that I will probably be bringing along about 10 Christmas movies to watch each day on the honeymoon, hope he doesn't mind! :)