Memorial Weekend!

So I'm home this weekend.....home, sweet, Mountain Home!  I absolutely LOVE being home.  I love my parents, I love my family, I love my future in-laws and baby Riley!  I just love home!  Eventually, Dylan and I plan to end up back in Mountain Home---years from now I'm sure.  A Park Ranger job would have to open up here on Lake Norfork or when babies start becoming a subject of conversation-gotta have family close by to help with that!

Anyway, I'm home this weekend on a busy, busy wedding planning schedule.  We had two caterer appointments yesterday and a wine tasting at a local winery last night.  We had SUCH A GOOD TIME!  This wedding planning stuff is REALLY fun!  And today we have two cake appointments-mmmmmmm!  I absolutely, cannot wait to get married....only four months now til I'm Sarah Edwards!  Yippee!

By the way, when I got into town Friday night my mom had a surprise for me: our napkins had come in!!! OMG, who knew you could be so excited about napkins; well let me tell you, I WAS!  They turned out absolutely beautiful!  I'm in love with my napkins-mom is doing a fabulous job with all the wedding stuff! 

Gotta get ready for the day now....yes, our first appointment is at 10am-who says cake can't be eaten before noon ;)

Sarah

Last Few Months....

Okay, my apologies...I've really sucked at blogging....bad!  The last time I even wrote was back in January.  So a LOT has happened in my life since we've last spoken.  Here is the last few months in a nut shell-with pictures to help! :)

2/19:  My 25th Birthday
Had dinner and drinks with wonderful friends at Bonefish Grill (love it)!

2/28:  The GREATEST Day of My Life (so far)
Dylan & I are engaged!

3/13:  Met Riley Wyatt Edwards (our nephew)
Luke & Amanda had their first baby....I cannot explain how precious this little boy is, in so many ways!

3/26:  Wedding Dress Shopping @ Low's in Brinkley, AR
My parents and two very best friends (Jenny and JaneAnn) helped me pick out the most perfect dress!

April:  Breaking in the New Boat
Dylan & I have fished a bunch.....making memories we will always remember!

 5/15:  Dylan's 24th Birthday
Happy Birthday to my love....I am so in love with you!

Okay, so there it is.....busy, busy, busy and not blogging-I promise to try harder! :)  Let me tell you-planning a wedding is very time consuming and it is all that I do/think about all day, everyday!  140 days from today I will be Mrs. Sarah Edwards-LOVE IT!

Until next time-
Night!  
(I wrote this last nite, but my internet went out and it wouldn't post)

Lovin' the new year!

I'm keeping this one short and sweet!  So I started my new job yesterday with Bank of America, and I'm tired! Gonna be hitting the bed earlier than I was used to for the last 8 months :) I am so thankful to be working again, and a special thanks to my family and friends that have been praying for me over this period of time as well.  Dylan took me out to dinner last night to celebrate my first day of work; he's really the best boyfriend EVER!  I love him for loving me!

Caught up with one of my best friends tonight as well.  JaneAnn and I got to chat it up for awhile this evening-isn’t it always refreshing to just sit and talk with an old friend?  I love her so much and miss her a lot…a bunch…a ton!

Tonight April, one of my roommates, and I watched my beloved American Idol!  I'm obsessed to say the least.  Annnd, on tonight's show was an old hometown familiar face.  Dave Pittman from Mountain Home was on there for an upcoming show!  So excited to see how far he goes, hopefully we will get a chance to vote for him!  Another Arkansan on Idol, ohhh yeaahhh!! Good luck to Dave this season, wishing him the best!

That's it for me tonight!  Goodnight!

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2

Freeeeezing Friday!

Well, it's just freezing! I woke up this morning to 2 degree weather-needless to say, I stayed in bed and slept in til 10am!!! :) Don't judge, I will be back on track come next week with the new job! I have been on "extended vacation" (as my dad likes to say) for 8 months and I may have a rough week readjusting to the working world, so I'm taking full advantage of my remainder of time off. By the way, starting at the bottom will leave me with few free Saturdays I assume-so sleeping in is necessary right now!

Anywhooo, Dylan's work decided to close down due to the weather conditions up in Rogers yesterday; he is a Park Ranger for the Army Corps of Engineers at Beaver Lake. SOOOO, we enjoyed an entire day together!  Went to Kosmos Greekafe for lunch.....mmmmm, delicious! Then on to Blockbuster to pick up Inglorious Basterds (yes, that's how it's spelled). Which was a great movie, by the way! Then we joined some friends at their house to watch the BCS National Championship. We do NOT like Texas, so were rooting for Bama all the way, glad to see the SEC win!

Not so much planned for the weekend as well, I'm sure it will be spent mostly indoors bundled up together due to the crazy cold weather-works for me though! :)
Hope ya'll have a great weekend!

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  John 14:6

Meaningful Music

Good afternoon bloggers! 

So I've had a very unproductive day, considering I haven't really even left the couch (remember-I don't start working until next week).  BUT, I did work on enlarging my iTunes and updated my iPod this afternoon.  I added many songs from my two favorite genres of music: country and christian.  An afternoon of music is right up my alley though, and that is what I am blogging about today. 

I am one of those crazy people who really could not live without music and have a memory or feeling about EVERY song that I hear/sing.  Today I added more songs to my christian play list and decided that I wanted to get on YouTube and share some of the videos that truly have brought me to tears over the last two years and moved me in ways that songs have never done before.  "Came to My Rescue", "From the Inside Out" and "With Everything" all by Hillsong Church in Australia are just a FEW of my favs.

Through music and worship I have found a deeper relationship with God, one that has brought me to want to read my Bible more, pray more, praise more, and LOVE.....crazy love!

Came to My Rescue

From the Inside Out

With Everything

I wish that I could have found a way to embed these links, but I do hope you still check them out....let me know what you think! :)  I hope you enjoy these and that they move you in someway.

In my life, be lifted high.
In our world, be lifted high.
In our love, be lifted high Lord!

2010 Has Begun!

Okay, here I am starting a new blog for the new year! :) I have done one previously for work, but am very excited to start my first ever personal blog. I have enjoyed over the last few years learning, reading, and growing with some of my family and friends blogs....so here goes nothing. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I have enjoyed being a part of your blogging life.

This year has much in store, I can just feel it! God blessed me with a job offer on New Years Eve! That alone is a blessing that I have been praying for for 8 months. [My new job with Bank of America starts Jan. 11] New Years Eve night was then started at Brand New Church in Bergman, AR with my wonderful boyfriend, Dylan. After an amazing night of great food, amazing worship, and a kick start message into the new decade, we headed to Mountain Home (our hometown) to ring in the New Year with my folks. We had a great time!

January 1st we hit the road to see our best, and most wonderful friends-Jeff & Jenny-in Memphis, TN. The Razorbacks had made it to the Liberty Bowl there which gave us an excuse to spend time with two people we love. The weekend was all together a great time, spent with great people. Not to mention a HOG win! Woo Pig Sooie! We love the Corkrans oh-so-much and thank them for having us in their beautiful home for the weekend!

New Years Eve with my love!

Dylan & I trying to stay warm in the frigid weather!

Come back and see me soon :)

But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:29