Finding Rest

This has been a crazy chaotic week of meetings, appointments, schedules, to-do lists and not enough time for any of it. Dan and I are frazzled, stressed and just plain tired.

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;

my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;

he is my fortress, I will not be shaken

Psalm 62:5-6

I look forward to a weekend with no schedule, no obligations, and just pure rest. Hoping that comes sooner rather than later!

~Share the LOVE and HOPE of Christ by spreading JOY everyday!

Breaking News: Martha <3s Home Depot!

The Domestic Goddess herself is making decorating and stylish home improvement affordable and easy to find!! Today, Martha Stewart Living announced their strategic partnership with Home Depot!! They will have Home Decor, patio and outdoor living, home improvement products, and more!
This is great news for me as I already love the very affordable and stylish offerings of the Martha Stewart line at K-Mart (have no fear if you can't find a KMart in town....I order mine online!)

~Share the LOVE and HOPE of Christ by spreading JOY everyday!

Mentors, Registries, and Elephants

This week we started our pre-marital class at Watermark and were really excited to get a great mentor couple to lead our table. They seem really interested in getting to know us and helping us as we navigate through the many transitions coming our way. If you have never been in a mentor type relationships, click here and here for some great articles about mentors.

In other news, we are finishing up our wedding registries at BB&B, Macy's, William Sonoma, and Neimans. Although there are lots of fun things out there, I am BY FAR, most excited about these two beauties that will take a shining place of glory in our kitchen

Although we already booked honeymoon, I do kind of wish it could involve some of this:

Oh well! We will just have to take a safari adventure on another trip! Hope all of you are ready for a fun filled weekend! We will be packing up Dan's room as he moves into our apartment in a few weeks!

~Share the LOVE and HOPE of Christ by spreading JOY everyday!

Happy Weekend!

This picture just makes me smile! And reminds me of the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" I think I'm going to go download that song. It's a great one! Have a happy weekend, everyone!

~Share the LOVE and HOPE of Christ by spreading JOY everyday!

Dear January 16th,

Dear January 16th,
You seem so far away. Please get here quicker. Thanks!
Love,Suz & Dan

For those of you who don't realize, January 16th is the day I will be marrying the man of my dreams and getting a super cool last name (that is very fun to pronounce with a French accent....try it! it's fun!)

Lately I've noticed that anytime I'm feeling like the wedding is light years away, all I have to do is drive on over to my neighborhood Hobby Lobby and suddenly it gets tons better!

You see, at Hobby Lobby, Christmas begins around August. So anytime I go there and see all of the Christmas decor, I start thinking that the wedding is just around the corner!! I just love Hobby Lobby (or as Denise refers to it "The Hob Lob")

In the spirit of wedding mania, here are some interesting links about weddings and marriage:

NY Times thoughts on Marriage

Mega Church, Mega Wedding

Hatch 'n Match Ceremonies

Case for Early Marriage (what I lovingly refer to as "getting married is so hot right now")

And finally the link to our pre-marriage class we start one week from today!

~Share the LOVE and HOPE of Christ by spreading JOY everyday!

Decorating & Design: Master Bedroom Part 2

I was looking for ideas for how to make a DIY canopy for our very serene master bedroom.

Here's the best idea I could find. She used a staple gun to staple sheer curtains directly to the ceiling! Genius! This could possible work if our ceilings are low.

Also, Denise sent me this link. Another very clever way to achieve a make-shift canopy
While I was searching, I also found these weird beds. Totally not my style, but very cool!!

And in other news, we found an apartment!! Dan will be moving into our place in the beginning of November! Yayy!

~Share the LOVE and HOPE of Christ by spreading JOY everyday!

Decorating & Design: Master Bedroom Edition

I've started gathering pictures for inspiration for decorating Dan and my new home, and thought I would get some input from my blog readers! Let's start with the master bedroom!

Here's the look I'm going for (found here)

It seems very serene and peaceful. A quiet sanctuary from the busy world! I'm going to register for white and cream linens of different textures to provide interest while maintaining the monochromatic look. And that grass green paint looks perfect!
This is a headboard that I found here. I can't figure out if it's awesome or really weird. Inflatable headboard?? What in the world? But it sure looks pretty in the picture.

Any ideas? Suggestions? I'm registering at Macy's and Bed, Bath, & Beyond so if anyone sees something great at those two stores, fill me in!!

~Share the LOVE and HOPE of Christ by spreading JOY everyday!