Planning a wedding on a budget is not as difficult as you might think. Terrence and I knew from the moment we were engaged that we didn’t want to spend a lot on our wedding. We sat down and created a budget right away, and came up with a number that would ensure that we’d be…
Being Engaged
Our Easy and Personal Wedding Guest Book
Although it’s been nearly 6 months since our wedding, I’m still kind of decompressing and recalling the day that was one of the best I’ve ever had. Everything turned out EXACTLY the way I’d hoped it would, casual but elegant with lots of personal little touches. One of the personal touches that turned out really…
7 Side Eyes New Wives Need To Master
According to all of the pre-marriage reading and advice I’ve been getting, effective communication is the key to a good relationship. Since so much of communication is actually non-verbal, it’s important that couples learn how to interpret their partner’s body language and facial expressions. Being the ever helpful bride-to-be that I am, I wanted to…
100 Days: A Look Back At Love
As I prepare for the future, I took some time today to look back. One of the biggest benefits of being a blogger is having a digital time capsule of my life. My posts tell the stories of a single mom who didn’t know that she wanted love, but who found it anyway. I have…
Not In This Alone
Today was hard. Ayva has been having some stomach problems, so she hasn’t been quite herself, and between work and taking care of her…I’m spent. A few weeks ago, I vowed to relax more. I made balance a priority so that my family could stop getting the short end of the stick when it came…
I Will Not Stress Out Over This Wedding
We are at the point in our wedding planning where stress is trying to make an appearance. Time is running out, money is running out, and it’s tempting to get overwhelmed by it all. Well, I said it when we first got engaged, and I mean it now. I will not lose my mind planning…
The Waiting Gain
When my fiancé proposed to me a little over a month ago, it wasn’t as if I didn’t expect it. In fact, it was just hours before he popped the big question that I was chatting with my girlfriend about how I had the feeling that he might propose, but he wasn’t acting weird enough…
What’s On Your List?
Many, many years ago I hung out with a guy who told me that one of the criteria for his future wife was that she be in a sorority. Not that she be kind or empathetic towards others. He didn’t say anything about loving God, or being ambitious. Now, of course, this was a long…