We are going to the state fair today! I can't wait to get some of that good fried food that I wait all year long for. Today is military appreciation day at the fair so Steven and I don't have to pay to get in, yay!! We do have to pay for our ride tickets and food, but hey we save a little bit by going today! 

All the furniture has arrived at the apartment so now it's just a matter of getting all of our belongings moved in, and finding a place for it all to go. It's looking awesome though, more and more like a home everyday. 

We are getting so excited about the wedding, it's just around the corner. Everything seems to be falling into place. My wedding band is finished and we just ordered Steven's, it should be in next week. We have to go downtown and get a marriage license sometime in the next couple of weeks. The office closes at like 4:30 and you have to pay 50 bucks in cash which is ridiculous. But, at least we don't have to do a blood test like you do in some states which is a good thing for me! 

Going to GA today for another Bridal shower. I'm so excited! And the big news of the week is Katherine and Eric are engaged!! I am so happy for them! 

The bridal shower that I had on Saturday was awesome! I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful group of friends. Steven and I received several great, and generous, gifts. Thank you to everyone who came! 

It is official! We are signing our lease tomorrow and will be able to start moving things in after work. We are going to move everything a little at a time. Unfortunately we just do not have a full day to move it all at once. But, I think I like it better this way... way less stressful. I am so excited about being able to decorate and organize things the way I want it done! 

We are going to meet with both of our pastors this afternoon to discuss the wedding program. I have to get all my music together for the reception by next week and turn it into the Church for approval. The wedding planning is coming along quite smoothly. It will be here before we know it!

I am traveling to Georgia this weekend. My family is throwing me a shower down there so I am quite excited about that! I can't wait to see everyone again! 

We finally have ALL of our furniture!! We still have to wait for our move in date, I guess that's what we get for moving into a brand new building. But it is such a relief to know that we have all the big furniture pieces, one less thing to stress over and one less thing to take up my precious time! Money is going to be tight for a few months since we had to pay for the mattress in full but it has a warranty of 12 years so it'll be worth it. Plus, that also means that the only thing we had to finance was our couch! We have been trying very hard to keep our debt and credit cards as low as possible and so far we've succeeded! 

My sister and my mom's best friend are throwing me a bridal shower tomorrow! It is going to be awesome and I can't wait! I have such a wonderful family and amazing friends! Seriously, I could not have asked for better ones. 

Jess is coming to visit again this weekend, and I can't wait to see her! We are going to have a ton of fun. I love that girl! 

I am so lucky that I have such a talented Aunt! She is making my wedding dress, how awesome is that!?! She lives in Florida so we're having to ship it back in forth in order to do fittings. I saw it and was able to put it on for the first time last night. It was so beautiful! Even unfinished it looked amazing, I can't wait to see it finalized! My mom and I got on the web cam with my Aunt and she helped us pin it up where it didn't fit and we shipped it back today. Hopefully she'll get it finished soon because I can't wait!!

We are going on Sunday, hopefully, to sign our lease and will move in about a week or so. We have been shopping for couches and mattresses all week. It's exhausting trying to find a couch that will fit in such a small apartment but still be comfortable. I think we've found one that will work though, we have to go and look at it again tonight! 

Shopping for mattresses was certainly entertaining! Steven actually laughed after laying down on the first one. He said, "Honey if I can sleep on that piece of crap that the Army makes me sleep on then I'll be able to sleep on any mattress you choose!" haha, guess I get to pick it out then! 

Wedding Invitations went out today! We are so excited and can not wait for the day to arrive. October is going to be one crazy month, with something to do or somewhere to be on almost every day. Mostly things involving the wedding so it should be a very fun and rather interesting month. 

We have finally gotten our apartment. It only took forever! I don't think it is possible to have more trouble finding a place to live than we had, seriously. But it is now all over! We have a brand new apartment, just built, and are going to be moving everything in at the end of the month.