Surprise!!

So I haven't been on this little blog 'o mine in awhile. 

I feel like I have absolutely no time to sit down & write anything. 

And honestly, before this week I had nothing really interesting to talk about.

Well folks, that has changed. 

DRAMATICALLY CHANGED!! 

I went from getting engaged in February & planning a wedding at least a year from now;

to eloping to the Big Easy this weekend!

That's right, we're getting married THIS WEEKEND!

I am so, so, beyond excited. 

I cannot believe how quickly this has happened.

I had given up hope of Creag & I even getting engaged. 

Now, in just a few short months we've gotten engaged & in 3 days I'm going to be a Mrs.!!

It is so amazing how everything just comes together, just the way it's supposed to.

I have to give credit to the man upstairs.

He has blessed my life more than I could have ever thought possible.

This year has been beyond stressful for us. 

The last two years actually.

Blending a family is not easy. 

It is one of the hardest things I think we have ever done.

There were more than a few times along the way that I think we both just wanted to throw in the towel.

And a few times we did.

I'm just so grateful, that in the end, our love for eachother was strong enough to get us through the challenges that we faced. 

For these challenges are the ones that have made us stronger than you could imagine.

The respect that I have for Creag, as a father, as a step-father & as my soon to be husband is beyond measure. 

I am so excited & honored to become his wife.

I know that our future will only continue to get better. 

We'll make more memories that I will forever cherish.

We'll continue to raise our children to be the best that they can be.

I pray that we set a good example to the kids of what love is, what love should be.

And I pray that my daughter one day finds a man that loves her & treats her the way that a woman deserves to be treated.  I'm very confident that Creag is that example for her.

I hope that my sons learn from him on how hard work pays off.

Because his hard work is what holds our family together.

  I pray that I never take him, or our life for granted.

Because this life that we have been given, is more than I ever could have wished for.