One Month From Today!!!

So in one month from today I will be married. It is hard to think about anything else other than wedding!!! I am doing my best at getting thank you notes written. As Kevin likes to say, "30 a day will keep Jana away". This is so true. My mom is the thank you note queen. She writes them all the time and for everything. I did not get this gene apparently, but I am trying.

As many of you know I am an only child and this has it perks and at times can be a downfall. I am learning how to share my parents love with Kevin and I am not sure how I feel about it. HAHA no I am so blessed to have such wonderful parents, but they have always been only mine and I don't share them. Now that good ole Kevin has come along I notice that everything he does is right and what I do is wrong. Maybe this is just a phase who knows. I think it is because my parents never had a son and they think Kevin has just completed that for them. I have always been the apple of their eye and now Kevin has stolen some of the spotlight. Honestly though, I am so pleased and wouldn't have it any other way. I say all of this to say the Lord truly does have a plan for everyone and He doesn't forget the little details. The Lord knew I needed to be with someone who would make me rely on them and not my parents and He knew my parents wanted someon else to spoil. He also knew that Kevin wanted the best in-laws. I am not kidding he is very lucky!!! I think I am the luckiest though. The Bible says I man will leave his father and mother and cleve to his wife. (this will be the hard part for me) but I am going into the arms of someone who will take just as good of care as my parents have.

How I Met Kevin!

One of my friends asked me to blog about how I met Kevin so I hope you enjoy! The very first time I ever laid eyes on Mr. Kevin Strom was about 8 years ago at a baseball field in Jacksonville. I was there watching one of my friends "Dayton" play baseball. I happen to notice the 3rd baseman and thought he was very attractive I believe I said "wow he is hot". Anyway, I told Dayton that day that I thought his friend was really hot. I never in a million years would have thought I would be engaged to him.

As the years passed I would see him around and even hung out with him on occasion but never really anything major. I had my eyes on other "people" haha. Every time we would hang out Kevin would tell all his friends that he thought I didn't like him. I other hand was just too distracted to think about him. I never gave it a thought. So, in June of 06 I was really down in the dumps about pretty much everything. I prayed to the Lord that He would just take all of my distractions away and when he was ready for me to meet someone it would just happen. On July 27th of that year I was turning 27 and wanted to have a huge party (sidebar: I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY) I had planned like 4 parties that year. One night we were all going to Ernie Biggs and I told all my friends to come and bring friends. Kevin was one of those friends. We ended up riding together with some of our friends. I decided that I was just going to hang out with him all night, so that is exactly what I did. I whispered to one of friend that I thought Kevin was cute and she said "oh he thinks your cute, too". So from that day on we texted back and forth and hung out when he was in town. To go back in time I had once told a girl who was dating him that she was stupid and that she needed to get over him. He was just a player and no girl needed that. HAHA a few months later there I was dating him.

I had told the Lord the next person who comes in my life would be the man I would marry. I didn't want anyone in my life who might hurt me, so my guard was up for a very long time. The Lord revealed to me that all things in your past happen for a reason and it makes you stronger. We learn from it and move forward. The night I was sold on Kevin we were at a friends house about to eat dinner and Kevin said lets all form and circle and pray. His prayer was amazing and spoke to me. Who knew praying over mac and cheese would be such a big deal. I felt the Lord tell me right then....Molly, this is the one I have made for you!

Kevin proposed to me on Valentine's Day! I never expected a thing considering he hates that day. He says you should love everyday. I was at school and my dad called and said for me to come and sign my tax forms. He asked me to meet him in the balcony of the church. I thought that's odd, but ok. When I rounded the corner my dad was nowhere to be found. Much to my surprise Kevin was standing there with rose petals leading the way to him and candles. He asked me to come and sit in our pew that we sit in every Sunday. He said this is the place were we love to be with each other the most and he got down on one knee and popped the question. I couldn't believe it. I was crying shaking all that good stuff. He planned the whole thing and my parents were there to help with the little details. It is all on DVD!!!

I thank God everyday for bringing us together! In His time all things work together!

My Fall Candle!

I am so excited about this new fall candle I got a few days ago. This isn't an exact photo of my candle but it will do. One of my favorite smells in the world is Fall. Fall does have a smell in case you were wondering. Well, I was out shopping the other day and I ran across a Mainstays "Mulled Cider" candle. I couldn't wait to get it home and let my house smell of Fall. I placed one in my classroom because we all know your workplace is where you spend lots of your time. I put the other in my bedroom. Now I am obsessed with my bedroom and I can't wait to go to school and turn on my candle warmer. Someone today came in my room and said wow your room smells so good. I couldn't help but smile. So, if any of you want to smell the best fall smell go get you a Mulled Cider Mainstay candle and breathe in the fresh air!!!!

Shower Invitation!!

This is my shower invitation to my school shower. I thought it was really cute so I wanted to put it up on my blog. This was made through scrapblog of course. I am very excited about this shower! I hope everyone gets to com and have a good time. As many of you know I am somewhat obsessed with my 3 M's so I am glad they used that. I am very sad about having to drop an M for an S but that's ok. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Wedding Shower Pictures!

This weekend was my wedding shower at Immanuel! I had so much fun, but I think my mom had more fun than anyone there. Kevin and I got to go and open presents the night before and eat some yummy BBQ! I am still in shock over all the gifts and overwhelmed about how to write that many "thank yous". Kevin thinks we might need a bigger house and some extra insurance! Thanks so much to everyone who came I truly appreciated having you there!

Eat Chili's for childhood cancer!!

Many of you may know that I follow some little kids on some Caringbridge websites and I am touched by each one of their stories. Each one is unique and each one has touched my life in a special way. I honestly don't know any of them and they live all over the US, but through their care pages I feel like I know them so well. On Monday, September 29th Chili's is doing a thing where if you eat there all the proceeds go to St. Jude. So don't cook on Monday and have a night out at Chili's!! Hope to see you there!

Our Engagement Announcement!!

This is the announcement that we in the Benton paper on Sunday! If you don't know I grew up in Bryant and mom worked there for many years, so she wanted to put it in their paper. Kevin doesn't like this picture, but guess what he didn't help me choose of course I chose one where I looked good. He says he is going to have to learn that when women pick out pictures they only check for how they look in a picture. HAHA! He is learning quickly. Also, this Saturday is my big church shower at Immanuel. I am kinda nervous, but I am sure it will all be fine. This wedding stuff is so much fun!