Bachelorette Time

I had the most amazing weekend. So much fun that between Friday and Saturday night I got about 7 hours of sleep total. But it was worth it. It was a blast.
Friday night Brent came to Jackson and we went to a singles dinner thing in the Jackson Ward. They asked us to come since it would be our last single's activity. Considering I had not been to any of their single's activities, they are all older adults, I said we would go. Then afterwards we met my friend Stacey and her boyfriend Gabe at the downtown tavern. We mostly just sat upstairs on the couches and talked for a while. Brent and I left by 11. Let's be honest, if you don't drink you really only want to be at a bar for so long. But we had fun while we were there. Then we went home and caught up on watching community for the next 2 hours. We stayed up and talked for a little while then we went to bed.
Saturday I heard dad around 5:30 say it was going to rain and for some reason I decided it would be a good time to get out of bed. So dad left to go chop wood and I went back to the room Brent was staying in and woke him up. I thought it would be a good idea for us to go walk at the park before it rained. I wanted to get some exercise in that day. So we left around 6 to go to the park. When we got back we went to help dad at Mr. Johns then came home and I made breakfast. We went to go visit Mr. John, then we went to go visit Papaw. Then papaw took us to lunch. By this time I needed a nap but there was no time in my schedule so we ran our other errands then headed back to Memphis. So yes, it was a busy day but this is where the real fun begins. My Bachelorette Party.
First, I need to say that Anne Zobell and Brenna McCree are 2 of the best friends a girl could have. As in, you should be jealous they aren’t your friend. Because these girls are not only the type of friend you can depend on for anything, they can also throw a party like it’s no one’s business. And that is exactly what they did for me, again. They had everyone meet at a place that teaches pole dancing. The teacher started off by teaching us a chair dancing routine. This is different from a lap dance. In a chair dance your partner would not be in the chair but just watching. Everyone had tons of fun while learning this. I need to practice. I will use it at some point in my future. And I already have my outfit planned for it. Actually the teacher helped a little with the outfit because she told was what we were supposed to wear but I have the bra and panties picked out already. Then we were taught some moves on the pole. And I must confess, I loved the pole, it was a blast. I love that my friends and family (who ofcourse are my friends too) came dressed in fun outfits.
Afterwards we went back to Brenna McCree’s house for some food, that class was a workout. And I was able to open my gifts. And I got some really cute gifts. I got three different white lingerie’ and one naughty black one. I loved them. Then a few of us, and by few I mean Brenna, Anne, Beth and myself, headed downtown for some more fun. They made me veil that had condoms glued all over it that I wore all night. We went dancing in a club. I believe that veil gave every man on Beale St the right to touch me. I even had some married guy go a bit too far. I was exhausted by the time I got home. Beth came back to my apartment with me and spent the night. She got up at 6:30 to head back to Jackson and I decided to go ahead and get up to. I feel a little bad for Brent because I also woke him up so we could get some things in our apartment taken care of.
I took lots of pictures of my Bachelorette Party but probably won’t post many. Even though my blog is private the other ladies might not want their pictures up. But we had a blast.
Who all came: Renee Farrell, Charity Dilgard, Kara Eaton, Anne Zobell, Brenna McCree, Arianne Blair, Beth Pennington, Kelly Massey, Karen Massey, Julie Bennett & Lara Hubbard.

One lucky girl

I'll be honest, when it comes to having bridal showers, I have some anxiety about no one coming. I know people like me but I know how many of these things I've skipped out on. I had my 3rd and last bridal shower Saturday, November 6th, at the Zobell's home in Memphis. Mostly people from my single's branch were invited and a few other invites were sent out. And all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. I was overwhelmed this night because of the love I had for each of the people that came.
First of all, Anne Zobell and Brenna McCree are the type of friends that all girls should have....many don't and they covet friends like this. The time that will plan you a party even though they are in school and work. The kind that makes sure it is absolutely perfect. These ladies are so dear to me. I love you two so much. Thanks for making my bridal perfect.
It was so much fun. They had card tables set up everywhere and they had people get in groups. Then with magazine clippings they had people make my life. They told the story of my past and future. It was super funny to look at after. I'll definitely keep it forever. I'm not sure if I'll be sharing it with my children as there are honeymoon pages and also those that designed my later years made me freaky still. I liked it.
The food was awesome. Best chicken salad on croissants, fruit, veggies, and other yummy treats. I didn't forget my camera this time so I will add pictures soon.
Lots of people came and I got lots and lots of good gifts. It made me realize that I am loved in the branch. It also made me realize how much I will miss the branch. I love the branch. I love the sisters in it.

Friday night, It feels alright

Friday, November 5th, the girls I worked with at Le Bonheur decided to have a dinner to celebrate me getting married. These girls are hilarious and some of my first friends I made when I moved back to TN. Le Bonheur was my first real job. And I know I will always be friends with these ladies.
They started out with cocktail hour. It may have been in honor of me and I may not drink but that isn't going to stop these girls from having a good time. They were nice enough to name the cocktails after me. We then had dinner. Chicken Parmesan, rolls, and salad. It was delicious and I later regretted eating so much. We then moved to the living room for more drinks and lots of talking and laughing. These girls know how to have a good time! I'm sad they won't be at my bachelorette party too. They would just add to all the spunk that I already know will be there.

Jackson Bridal Shower

On Thursday November 4th, I had a bridal shower thrown by Rachel Raab, Kristen Price, and Christine Griffiths and it was tons of fun. Sadly, I had let me dad use my camera and I forgot to get it back from him. So I only have the pictures taken on my cell phone. Very sad day!
But the party was fun fun fun. We started off with some Wedding trivia where I scored a 50%, I guess I don't know too much about weddings. Then they all decided to give me some advice. This was fun. They gave their advice then wrote it down on a frame matte so I can always have it.
We then played the toilet paper bride game. They broke into groups of 3 and made a complete wedding dress, bouquet, flowers, veil out of toilet paper. I loved it and these ladies are super creative. I'm so glad I got to celebrate this time with these women. They have each impacted my life profoundly and I am grateful for them in my life. Some have been there since nursery, some since childhood and some just a few years or months but each are special to me.

And?!?!?!

Ha, I think everyone thinks I've abandoned my blog so I have not readers. Sad day.....but I mostly do it for me anyways. It's hard to believe that I have only 29 days left before I am Mrs. Adamson. That also means I have only 29 days to get a whole lot of stuff done!
I think if it were up to my mom she would have all my stuff out all ready. It is a little disheartening when you know your parents are excited for you to leave and they want you to take everything that you own so they can do as they please with your room. When I came home Sunday night I noticed some of my things had been moved. They were trying to move it around to get there stuff in there. I've kindly asked for them to wait until I move out to kick me out. I'm a little surprised my mom hasn't boxed everything for me. Our apartment will be ready tomorrow for us to start moving in to. We signed our lives away to the apartments this past Saturday. I know Jackson isn't too far from Memphis but it is just far enough that it isn't convenient to drive back and forth with loads of stuff. Plus gas is really expensive.
We have been furniture shopping a few times. It is a lot of fun, for me at least, but a little overwhelming. I wonder if Brent misses the simplicity of a single man's life style, ugly ripped couches, mismatched chairs, twin beds (though I'm pretty he wont mind switching to a queen since he gets to share it with me), playing video games instead of furniture shopping, etc.
I just realized that the reason no one is reading my blog is because all I talk about is wedding stuff. Sorry ya'll, it is consuming my life right now. Actually, that is what almost everyone wants to talk to me about. The question I hear most is, How's the wedding coming? Then everyone is curious about the dress.
Speaking of the dress, one of my best friends, Candice, is making my dress. I try not to ask her about it too often but I am so anxious to see it. She is so talented so I'm not worried about it just curious to see what it looks like. I sure do hope I look good on my wedding day. And you may think everyone looks good on their wedding day, but that is false. I've seen some rough looking brides in the past few years with dresses that look they came from the 80's. You know how that goes.