2.Brides.2.Be.

I am so excited to blog right now! If my mind had its own wedding planning tank [which, I'm pretty sure it does], then it would be on full/overflowing today. In the last 4.5 months, I've had days when flowers & cake toppers & guestbooks couldn't be further from my mind. Today however, is not one of those days. Nope. Not one of those days at all. I've pretty much been browsing wedding websites for the last 2 hours straight. Paying no mind to the countless projects & papers I have due before Spring Break starts next week. *Yay!

What conjured up this overflow of enthusiasm, you may ask? Well, it all began this morning during a simple breakfast at Panera Bread :::Iamsoobsessed::: with my dear friend Ali Conerly. Ali & I met our freshman year, and she was one of--if not the very first friend I made in college. We ended up living together our Sophomore year, and to say we were heartbroken when she moved out that summer...was an understatement. We saw each other through lots of ups+downs during a huge period of transition in our lives, and as a result, her friendship has meant much to me.

That being said, you can imagine my excitement when, just a few months after Walker & I got engaged...so did Ali, to her fiance Matt! Ever since their big news over Christmas, Ali & I have been dying to get together and talk about all things bridal. Finally...our busy schedules cleared just enough to allow us a couple of hours together this morning. [You see, we are both busy brides! Well, I am just the normal kind of busy. Ali however, is the super-human-warp-speed-crazy-lady kind of busy.] And our time together was such.a.blessing. I'm tellin' ya!

We talked about everything. From photographers. To honeymoons. To shoes. [FYI the search for yellow heels is s t i l l on. I know, I know. Its ridiculous. All I want is a pair of satin, canary yellow peep toe pumps. Ya know? Is that so much to ask?] It was so refreshing to talk to another bride-to-be who knows + is experiencing the same trials & triumphs that I am. Not that my unengaged friends don't listen to my wedding woes, but I sometimes feel like all my bridal babbling is burdening them. Wow, apparently I am obsessed with alliteration right now. I don't even know why I am doing that. Cheesy.

My time with Ali this morning was just extra good to my bride-to-be soul. It got my creative wheels turning all over again, and my mind has been thinking about all things wedding since then! Today has been a good reminder of the fun & excitement that can come from the literal aspects of planning a wedding. It doesn't all have to be crunching numbers & addressing envelopes. With only 120 days to go, I am thankful today for the listening ear of another bride-to-be! Love ya Ali! September 24th will be here before you know it! 

                                                       :::A+A our sophomore year!:::


                         
                                                            :::dream shoes:::