Tuesday, March 23, 2010
D is for...Dress Shopping!
Yes my friends, the newly engaged blogger (see previous entry) has already gone shopping for and purchased her wedding dress! Now, unfortunately, I can't describe the dress in detail (see all the d's?!) because certain people (fiance!) may read this and that might very well ruin the surprise! But what I can tell you about was the great experience I had at First of all, the store is adorable. It is in Addison Circle, and is nestled in a little village of sorts. The inside is decked out in black plush carpet and pink and black and white accents with sparkly things galore (speaking my language here!). Brides get one on one service and it makes you feel like a princess. The fun thing too is that this is an off-the-rack store, meaning that you can buy the dress off the rack and take it home with you that day. I had tried on merely 3 dresses in the beautiful full length three-sided mirror atop a pedestal before I knew I'd found THE DRESS. I could SEE myself getting married in it, and my tears of joy confirmed it (it may sound silly...but those of you who've been through it know!). It was truly a special day with my momma and my maid of honor, and I will never forget it. Maybe in a later entry I can post photos AFTER the ceremony! :) stay tuned!
C is for Cordova
Well friends, it's been awhile since the blog has been updated, but I get to add a couple of fun letters! The first one is C, which is for my NEW last name, Cordova!!! Yes, that's right, on February 23rd, 2010 I was asked by my dear boyfriend-now-fiance if I would marry him. The proposal went a little something like this...
February 23rd was our one year dating anniversary. Johnson was skipping school to be able to come see me to celebrate. Of course, like most girls, my mind had wandered to the possibility of a proposal, but he was so nonchalant about it when I brought it up (and I can usually read him pretty well) that I had convinced myself that it wasn't happening (c is for...cliche?) We had a wonderful dinner at the Melting Pot and were headed home for some "chill time" (also a C...yay!)
After I was completely convinced that nothing was happening, at least not that night, we drove around the corner to the street where my house is and all looked normal, except for some dancing lights that I noticed when we got closer to a gazebo across the street from my house. I realized that they were candles, lining the path up to the gazebo. I sat frozen in my seat and meanwhile Johnson had gotten out of the car and come around to get me. We started walking along the stones leading up to the gazebo and there were rose petals everywhere amongst the candles.
Once at the gazebo, there was a set up of more rose petals, candles and 10 Bible verses that he had selected to read to me and that signified our purpose together. I started crying as soon as he started explaining them to me, and we made our way around the inside of the gazebo to a set up of more flowers, an antique lantern, a devotional and a ring box. I read the devotion from that day and then he got down on one knee. He opened up the ring box and *gasp* no ring! It was one of my friend's ideas, they thought it would be comical :) He had it in his pocket and he popped the question! I said yes, OF COURSE, but not before admiring the beautiful ring! We then proceeded to my house where about 40 friends and family were waiting for a surprise engagement party! Since then, wedding planning has commenced and it's pretty fun...and stressful too...but see the next entry for more!
February 23rd was our one year dating anniversary. Johnson was skipping school to be able to come see me to celebrate. Of course, like most girls, my mind had wandered to the possibility of a proposal, but he was so nonchalant about it when I brought it up (and I can usually read him pretty well) that I had convinced myself that it wasn't happening (c is for...cliche?) We had a wonderful dinner at the Melting Pot and were headed home for some "chill time" (also a C...yay!)
After I was completely convinced that nothing was happening, at least not that night, we drove around the corner to the street where my house is and all looked normal, except for some dancing lights that I noticed when we got closer to a gazebo across the street from my house. I realized that they were candles, lining the path up to the gazebo. I sat frozen in my seat and meanwhile Johnson had gotten out of the car and come around to get me. We started walking along the stones leading up to the gazebo and there were rose petals everywhere amongst the candles.
Once at the gazebo, there was a set up of more rose petals, candles and 10 Bible verses that he had selected to read to me and that signified our purpose together. I started crying as soon as he started explaining them to me, and we made our way around the inside of the gazebo to a set up of more flowers, an antique lantern, a devotional and a ring box. I read the devotion from that day and then he got down on one knee. He opened up the ring box and *gasp* no ring! It was one of my friend's ideas, they thought it would be comical :) He had it in his pocket and he popped the question! I said yes, OF COURSE, but not before admiring the beautiful ring! We then proceeded to my house where about 40 friends and family were waiting for a surprise engagement party! Since then, wedding planning has commenced and it's pretty fun...and stressful too...but see the next entry for more!
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