Merry Christmas Ya'll!!

Ok, so I mean to post this Christmas Day but I just never sat down to put it together. This Christmas was such a wonderful one. It is hard to think this time next year Adrian and I will be having our first MARRIED Christmas together.

On December 23rd, we loaded up and went to Adrian's parents house to have the Christmas there. We had a non traditional meal of chili for dinner and it was awesome. It was the perfect day for chili. After dinner we opened our presents and just enjoyed the company. I kept thinking next year, I'll be a Miles!

She's ready to ride!

Did someone say presents?

Family photo

On Christmas Eve, we had my family's Christmas. It is never a dull moment at my house. The best part was my momma got to come up for the night and spend it with us. Like I said, it is never a dull moment. 

I can't believe how much she has grown up. 

Merry Christmas from us!

Silly grand kid picture. Grandmomma will love this one.

Christmas Eve. There are not enough words to describe how much I love this man. I'll save the mushy stuff for another blog.

Her new favorite toy. It has peanut butter in the middle. She's in heaven!!

Happy Birthday Blog!

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to Scotti Says

Happy birthday to you!!!!!!

I can't believe I started "Scotti Says" one year ago!! So much has happened this year Let's recap shall we?

I bought a new car!!

The 1st car I've bought on my own! 2012 Altima!

I finally graduated college.

Graduation Ceremony in the Grove and the girls I that helped me through it.

I made a trip to the beach.

A & myself at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. 

I went to see one of my oldest friends, Whitney Beth, in Fayetteville,AR.

While in AR we saw Carrie Underwood, Chris Young,  Cheap Trick & Aerosmith!

 I got engaged!!!!!

The Rock!!!

Twenty twelve has been an awesome year!! I can't wait to see what twenty thirteen has in store for me. Only 5 more months and I will be a married woman!! 

Wedding Wednesday

Ok, so I have to admit that I stole the "wedding wednesday" from another blog I follow. I can't promise I will blog every Wednesday about the wedding but I can today because I have updates for you all. Try to conceal your excitement.

Today marks 5 months until we say our vows and say I do. I am getting more and more excited with each passing day.

Now for the updates!

1. My dress fits!!! Some of you may not know that after I got my dress altered, it didn't fit. It was too big. People told me that it wasn't a bad problem to have and I have plenty time to put some weight on. The other day I called my friend Emily and asked her to go shopping. Another problem I was having with my dress was finding a bra to fit where you didn't see it in the back. My other option was having a bra sewn in but I really didn't want that. Emily and I went to one of our favorite bargain stores, Dirt Cheap. If you have never been there, all I can say is come with an open mind and some time. Anyway we were doing what we do best, chat and shop. All of sudden I see this bra with a soft corset hanging there. I had to try it. What could it hurt and it was only 5 bucks! This made me want to go to Emily's house (that's where the dress is being stored) and try it on right then. That's what we did and BOOM. My dress fit perfect and so did the bra!! I did a little dance and then took pictures!

2. Our invitations came in! I am still in awe on how well they turned out. Megan Slaughter did an amazing job. If you or someone else is looking to get great graphic design work done you should look her up.

3. This is probably my favorite update for so far. I bought Adrian's wedding band!!! We went to Zales with another ring in mind and he saw this one and I have to admit, it looked great on him. After everything was said and done we both walked out glowing and talking about it. Then, we both remembered that we didn't take one single picture of it. So this picture is from the Zales website. It should be here in two to three weeks.

We are only 5 months away. That's 151 days! It's almost Christmas time and I can't help but this time next year we will be celebrating our first Christmas as a married couple! 

4. (Last one, I promise!) I am meeting with my flower lady after the first of the year! She isn't just any flower lady she is my cousin who rocks at floral design. I am excited to share my ideas with her and see what her magic mind can come up with. 

My blog will be one this year! Post to come! 

My prayers

I can't put this post off any longer. I've sat down and tried like hell  to wrap my head around what is going on in today's world. Unless you have been living under a rock, then I am sure you know what is going on. I can barely even type it.

*Insert lots of typing, and deleting here because I couldn't get the words to travel from my brain to my fingers. Like I said, still trying to wrap my head around it and it's not working.

On December 14, 2012, there was a school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. A school shooting at an elementary school. Just typing this, words begin fail me and I start to tear up. I refuse to watch the news. Not because I don't care but because this hurts too much. Instead of dwelling on news channels to keep me informed, I pray.

I pray for the families who lost loved ones. I pray for the ones who sat in nearby classrooms hearing the sounds of echoing gunshots. I pray for the law enforcement officers and paramedics who arrived on scene not knowing what they walked into. I pray for the shooter's family. I am praying to the Lord to wrap these people in his arms to comfort them and hold them. I pray for our nation, because we all need it.

I will not go into political issues, gun control debates, or whether not the shooter had a disability. While these are important issues, they are not important right now. What is important is remembering those sweet babies and heroes who put their life in front of danger. And most importantly remembering that God is in control.

make over time

I felt like blog needed a major over haul. It needed to be redone from top to bottom. I finally figured it out, I think.

I always tell myself I can figure these things out and if I can't there is something on the world wide web that can help me out. In weird way blogger kind of reminds me of MySpace. Maybe it's all the HTML codes and the layout of it. Who knows! I know I can't sleep and it is frustrating! Thank you blogger app for letting me do this while laying in bed!