family

I'm going to start this by saying that I am very jealous of all of you who still get a Spring Break. Yeah yeah I know, welcome to the real world. But seriously...BOO! I was envious of all of you all week!

It's been a hard past few days, not gonna lie.  Gavin's family is moving to Oklahoma City on Tuesday, and their house is pretty much empty.  They left a few hours ago with another load of stuff and the movers are coming on Tuesday to get the rest of everything. It doesn't really seem real, it hasn't hit me yet that they are going to be gone. It's going to be an adjustment not having both of our families so close by, it's going to be weird. Anyway, it's kinda been an eye opener for me, because family is something that is so easily taken for granted and then when they aren't right around the corner anymore, you realize how much you did enjoy them being there.  Anyway, just remember to keep them in your prayers as you go through the week, because this is going to be a huge adjustment for them....and for Gavin too!  However, I do enjoy reminding him that in 9 weeks, he gets me and we will get to be a family. =) That's so very exciting..

I was thinking about that this week as well. I will get to call him my husband...and say stuff like "sorry girls, I gotta go get home to my husband," well i dunno if i'll actually ever say that, but it makes me feel so grown up haha! I'm a nerd! Anyway, hooray for 9 weeks from now!

As for the wedding planning updates: I've given all the bridesmaid dresses out, bought their shoes, and taken my bridal portraits...all in like the last week haha. It's funny how when you start planning, you think that you have all the time in the world and then as it gets closer you're like, "oh crap, there's so much to do!!" I think that's all for now, or atleast all that's gotten done recently....oh my.

I hope you guys have a blessed Easter, remembering why we celebrate and enjoying lots of time with your families!! 

weekend update

This past weekend has been nuts. I don't think i've ever looked forward to a Monday before. Gavin and I have just been so busy, we are so ready for life to slow down a little bit! However, while the weekend was hectic and non-stop all the time, there were some great things that happened amidst the chaos! =) I got to see my long lost friend Sarah who was in town for a concert and stayed with me Friday night, it's always good to see her! I also got to see Mandi and Kendra for a brief moment and catch up with them--I hated that I couldn't hang out any longer but I had to get up at 5 AM the next morning for my BRIDAL PORTRAITS!!! =) Hooray! My family and Wendy went with me and we made it a great time with lots of laughs! It meant the world that they all wanted to come! And of course after that we went to Chuys! Amazing. Then Hattie and her mom were passing through on their way back from a wedding so Gav and I got to spend a little time with them as well.  Before I knew it, it was Monday, and now i'm looking forward to my relaxing weekend next weekend consisting of NOTHING...and of course payday on Friday! YAY! Well, that's my quick rundown of this weekend, hope you guys have a great and restful week!

67 days. and counting.

Eighty.

I just wanted to share with everyone how excited I am that I am getting married in 80 days.  That's like almost 2 1/2 months!  I cannot even begin to explain how much I have learned while we have been engaged.  It's amazing how much we have grown as a couple and it is such a blessing to be so sure that this is where I am supposed to be right now, and that Gavin is it for me. period. =)

Life is good.

and...80 days=Melanie Greer! =)

random rant from me =)

Not much news to report...it's been awhile, but it's mostly because I haven't had anything to say haha =).  Less than 3 months till the BIG DAY!! Hooray! 

Oh, and Gavin bought an XBOX this past week, and since he got some boy games for him, I thought it would only be fair to get something that I wanted to play...so we bought Scene It! Oh goodness, it's so fun! So now I get to enjoy the XBOX too! That's nice! =) I think we now have every gaming system that was ever created except for the PS3...haha that's so sad. Oh well, atleast we'll be entertained!!

Okay, so I had a whole post written up, but it was dumb so I deleted it, haha.  Most of it was just about conflict.  I had a brief conversation with a girl at work about it, and it really got me thinking. We talked about how lame the world would be without it. How dull would it be if we were all a bunch of cowards who avoided conflict because we disliked confrontation. There is never a time that I don't learn something from an argument, whether it be about myself, the other person, or just an understanding of the big picture and what really matters.  It's kinda funny to say something like 'beauty in the confrontation,' but it is something that I experienced last weekend.  Never have I learned so much from one discussion, and I came out a better, stronger person for it and the relationship was definitely strengthened because of it.  I used to be the one who shuts down in order to avoid an argument, but i'm quickly learning that is no way to go through life, and will certainly not allow for any progress. I honestly don't want to imagine a world without it...

In great conflict, you will either sink, or you're gonna swim. You can let it consume you, eat you up, and beat you down, or you can rise from it and learn from it.

That's all...

Love you guys!! Have a great weekend!!

update...

Well, I hope everyone had a good Valentines Day! I know I did. Gavin did his best to make it so special, and it really was! =) He even cooked us dinner....and it was really good! I might just make him the one who cooks when we get married!!

This weekend Gavin and one of his buddies get to attend Passion. They had one session last night and will have like 3 others today.  David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, and Charlie Hall will all be there leading worship, and I can't imagine that not being good! I cannot wait to hear what all he learned from this experience! Anyway, I have always heard GREAT things about it and I'm glad that the church is allowing them to go!

As for me, I am just chilling out this weekend. It is so great to just be able to relax from the stresses of the week.  Work has been draining, good but draining. I get tired around like 9:30 or 10:00 now, it's rather ridiculous! Last night, I went to dinner with Wendy at Anamias, which is probably like my favorite place ever! I love that girl! We had a great time and then came back and watched the movie Reign Over Me. It was....different.  Definitely not your typical Adam Sandler movie, but I thought it was alright.  And today....I picked up my DRESS!!! YAY!! So exciting!  And, well, with the weather like it is, I think i'm going to spend the rest of the day going to the gym, and then coming home and chilling in my sweatpants. What a great way to spend a Saturday!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Super!

Things could really not be better right now! For some reason it's just been a weird/hard past few weeks, but everything just seems to be falling into place now.  God has blessed me with this amazing new job, that I absolutely love! It's not the most glamorous by any means, but the people are so great!!  Not alot of people can say that they enjoy going to work...and i'm not going to say that in a few weeks i'll be dreading it, but i do enjoy going to work for now!  It's comforting to have this assuring feeling that this is where I am supposed to be right now.  

As for Gavin and I, we are great!  I cannot wait for May 24th to get here!  These past few weeks when I have been anything but pleasant, he was the epitome of love and patience.  He is going to be such an amazing husband! =)  I cannot believe that it is almost 3 months away!  The bridesmaids dresses all came in yesterday, our final payment for our cruise is due in a week or two, bridal portraits next month, and wedding showers are a little over a month away.  It's all becoming so real! Yay!!

Hope all of you have an amazing weekend! 

Hooray!

Well, the search for my job is over---I found one!! Hooray!!  I start Wednesday and really could not be more excited.  Another thing is that it has been so cool to look back and see God's hand in it all along.  This whole time He has had this perfect plan for me, and just because I didn't get something right when I wanted it, does not mean that God had forgotten me.  Anyway, that is my exciting news! 

I got to go out with Kendra and Wendy last night for girl's night!!  I had a blast!  We went to BJs and stayed there for a good 4 hours, haha.  It was so great just to enjoy the company of good friends and have some laughs!  Lynsie and her boyfriend, Chris, also met up with us, so it was definitely good to see them too!  

As for wedding news, we went and picked out tuxes yesterday!  So that's fun....it's getting closer!!!!! =)

Welp, that's all for now..Have a good rest of the weekend!!