Weddings and Secondhand Lions

I had forgotten how much I loved this movie. My roommate, Emily had it in her stash and I got excited when I saw it. Robert Duvall and Michael Caine are bamfs. I think so at least. Such a cute movie. :)

I had Chrystal and Daniel's wedding this weekend. Since I was a bridesmaid and Parker a groomsman, we had to be there a day early for rehearsals. It was so much work and a lot of sleep lost but it was by far the best wedding I've ever been to or been a part of. It all came together so nicely, and it was just so relaxed. Which is unlike wedding planning, it's easy to get stressed out but this was just wonderful. Not to mention I was a BASKET CASE. I cried more times in that wedding than I ever have in a wedding. Of course, Daniel and Chrystal are some of our best friends so it was a sweet moment for them. :) I have pictures on facebook!

It really made me excited about planning my own wedding. I'm finally starting to gather some ideas together. Parker called Rich Shadden, a friend of ours who graduated with Parker who is now in seminary, and asked him to do our wedding ceremony. Rich said he would be thrilled and honored to. It made me SO happy! We knew we wanted Rich to do our wedding ceremony since we got engaged and I'm so glad it's going to work out. He's a good friend and an amazing wonderful future pastor. He's also got a great sense of humor and makes things fun. We're looking at colors right now. We're thinking brown and teal but I'm just going to have to wander around looking at different combinations.

I can't emphasize how satisfied I am with my new living quarters this semester. I moved off campus into a duplex (well it's really across the street from campus, very close) with my two friends Emily and Jackie. Jackie's in Mexico doing travel study till August so it's just been me and Emily. She's a wonderful roommate. The past couple of nights we've watched movies together and talked about marriage, life, love, God and so many other things. It's so refreshing having a good healthy relationship with roommates. Every roommate I've had in college have either been too involved in my life (close friends relatively) or extremely distant (never talk, hang out, etc.) When I was in Acadia, I lived with three girls and it was the best living quarters experience. We bonded and got along so well. I've never been able to just connect that way with girls I've never met. I'm starting to feel that living here, at the Pot. Maybe not on the same levels but it's definitely getting there. :)

I really need to study. Astronomy is OWNING me right now.