Wednesday, August 26, 2009

"My Ashleys"

Okay, so it's been over a month since my last post...that is NOT ok!!! I guess I'm not too good at this blogging thing yet. I'm going to get better though!



Tonight, I went to dinner with "My Ashleys." Two of my very best friends are both named Ashley, and I met them for dinner and we chatted for 3 hours! It was way overdue and SO much fun.

I guess I should start by explaining that we never call either of these girls by their first names. I'm not really sure how this got started, but I guess we just decided that they needed nicknames so we wouldn't get confused with two Ashleys in our group of friends. So, for the past 7 years they have been known as "Lass" and "Post". And now, I would like you to meet My Ashleys...



Ashley On The Left = "Lass"
Lass and I both majored in accounting in college so we spent A LOT of time together, and I'm not sure if I would have made it through Senior year without her--she definitely kept me sane! She is such a wonderful friend and I really can't imagine life without her. Lass just got married in May and was such a beautiful bride! Sadly, she is moving in about three weeks... =( Her husband just graduated from law school and has been accepted into a Tax Law program in Gainseville, FL. I am so excited for the two of them because it is going to be such an adventure, but I'm SO sad she will be so far away!

Ashley In the Middle = "Post"
There aren't enough words in the English language to describe Post...she is just an all-around AMAZING person! She is that type of friend that you could call in a time of need and she would drop everything to be with you. Post is getting married next March, and I am soooo excited--it's going to be a beautiful wedding. Once she gets married and settled down in her new home, she is going to start her own event planning business. She is such a go-getter and so creative--she will do so well with it!

Both of these girls are absolutely amazing, and I couldn't live without them. They are definitely two of my forever friends. I love them so much!


Monday, July 20, 2009

I found it!...I found "The One" !!!

So, I went wedding dress shopping this weekend and I found my dress! I had an appointment at Low's Bridal in Brinkley because I had heard so many wonderful things about it and I was just dying to go! So, my mom and I planned a little trip for this past weekend. Unfortunately, my sister wasn't able to make it, but I was lucky enough to have my friend Brandi come with me.

I'll spare you all of the details, and I will just sum up our trip to Low's as "disappointing" (to say the least!). I tried on TONS of dresses, but I just never got excited about any of them. Back in June, my mom , my sister, and I went dress shopping back home just for fun and I found a dress that I loved. Buuuut, it was a little over what I was wanting to spend, and I found it so quickly that it made me nervous...so, I told my mom I wanted to keep looking. Well, every dress I tried on after that just didn't compare. So, after the disappointing shopping trip on Friday, the hunt for this dress was on--I knew that if I could just try it on again, all would be right with the world!

Long story short, I found it....and even better....it was ON SALE! This dress is beautiful! It makes me smile just thinking about it! All I have to say is that Maggie Sottero is a genius....there is no doubt about it! I felt sorry for Brandi because she had never seen this dress and every dress I tried on at Low's that was decent, I kept saying, "It's just not the Maggie..." haha!

So, one big task down, TONS more to go!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Hello All!

My name is Erin, and I am new to the blogosphere so please bear with me as I learn the ins and outs of blogging.

Here's a little info about me:

I live in Fayetteville, AR and I love it! I'm orginally from Texas, but I came here for college and decided to stay after graduation. I am engaged to my best friend, Carey. He currently lives in Little Rock, but he is moving back to Fayetteville in a few months (yay!). We met in college and were really good friends, but didn't start dating until after I graduated. He had to move to Little Rock for his job last October, but he's recently gotten a new job that is bringing him back to Fayetteville! I have an older sister, Whitney, who recently got married. She lives back in Texas and I miss her a lot. She's an amazing big sister--she's always there for me and she always shoots me straight and tells me what I need to hear. Her husband Nate is awesome--he's so good to her and our family just loves him!

I wanted to start a blog because Carey and I are getting married next April and I wanted a way to document all the fun things that are about to start happenings in our lives. I hope you all enjoy a little peak into life, as I know it!