WE FOUND A HOUSE!!!!!

In case you missed the title WE FOUND A HOUSE!!!  :D  I am beyond excited.  We put in an offer today.  We offered asking price because we want it that bad and it was in our price range!

Pictures :D

huge backyard!!  :D

one bedroom

  another bedroom

 and another bedroom 

 breakfast nook

 garage is in the back of the house so the driveway is as well with an automated gate in the front

 RED kitchen :)

 master bath

 master bedroom

I have no more words.  I'm too excited!!!!!!

Taken for granted.

This post is dedicated to my parents.

Mom and Dad, thank you.  Especially Dad.  I'm beginning to realize what you guys have sacrificed over the years to be home and be around for everything.  No, you guys have never had 8-5 jobs.  That's something you sacrificed.  We've never had a lot of extra money.  That's something you've sacrificed.  And for what, for the ability to stay home with me and my brother and be involved in our education and in our lives.  It never bothered me to not have money because we always had what we needed- you two were there with us through everything from making me pass geometry, to yelling at me to keep running those laps as we spent countless days year after year as a part of the Knight Organizations, to the early mornings spent together, just the four of us in "Bible class" growing closer to God as a family.  Again, I say thank you.  I was very blessed growing with such great, Godly parents.

With this being said, I don't want anyone to feel that I am saying that parents working outside the home is wrong.  This is what my parents chose and it worked for them and me but I am not condemning anyone elses decision.  After all, working outside is the accepted norm these days.

So what brought on this post?  Well, Eric just told me that his business trip got moved and he's going to be out of town instead of here when we had plans to celebrate my birthday.  At first, I was mad.  But then I realized that I didn't have anyone to be mad at.  It's not his fault they moved the trip.  So then I was sad and I began wondering why I was sad?  Its just another birthday, we'll have plenty more to spend together!  I started talking to my awesome friend brandi and with her help, I finally made the conclusion that events like birthdays have always been a big deal in my family because they could be.  Everyone was always around to celebrate.  But Eric has a job.  And he works hard and I'm very thankful for this job and how hard he works and his desire to provide for our future together.  So this is not at all a bad thing, but it is going to be a change, something that I had not realized before today.  

Enough said.

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

30 hours

I have officially been awake for thirty hours and in that time, I have thought a lot about what I have on my to do list for the wedding and for life and how little I have been accomplishing.  At this point, I'm goign to get some sleep and pray hard for some productiveness for the rest of the week.

As for the wedding to-do list, we've got to get a number down for the guest list so we can order invitations, get the details of the cake worked out, get our honeymoon booked, and I just lost my train of thought.  I think those are the big things right now.  If Eric makes it into town next weekend, we will have our second counseling session.  Moving right along hahaha.

One thing on my to-do list is getting to the doctor and getting what I need to done so I can get on birth control.  We have talked it through and would like for me to finish school before having babies (although we are well aware that plans can change).  If anyone has any words of wisdom or advice or anything regarding birth control, please speak up.  I really know nothing and don't even know where to start to find what I need to know.

I think that's all for now.  It is definitely time for me to get some sleep!

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan

Just think

In merely 17 weeks, Eric and I will be enjoying a nice warm beach and hour first days of being married :D

We have quite a bit to do but i'm not currently making process on anything.  A crazy schedule has kept me away from home a lot and when I've been home, such as today, lack of sleep and allergies have left me unproductive :(

Just wanted to give a quick update :)  only 16 weeks and 4 days until the wedding!!!

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

lovebirds

i've been noticing lately that people call eric and i lovebirds alllll the time. Now, at first i was embarrassed by this for some reason, but now i'm proud of it! I love eric allen morgan with all my heart and i dont care who knows it! That being said, i got to thinking today about how in love we are. We went on a hiking trail today and at first it was really exciting but the farther we went, the excitement faded. I want to know how to not let that happen in my marriage. I know the newness will wear off, but that doesnt mean that the excitement has to, right?

Just me thinking outloud!

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~the future mrs eric morgan :D

Say what you mean and mean what you say

As I enjoyed another great night of worship in the youth room, I began to think.  These songs we sing all have a purpose, but so often, because music has become just something we do or noise in the background, we miss what the song is actually singing.

These were two of the songs from tonight (thank you hunterhayes.com):

Ruin Me by Jeff Johnson

Woe to me, I am unclean

A sinner found in your presence

I see you, seated on your throne

Exalted, Your glory surrounds you

Now the plans that I have made

Fail to compare, when I see your glory

Ruin my life, the plans that I’ve made

Ruin desires for my own selfish gain

Destroy the idols that have taken your place

Till it’s you alone I live for

You alone I live for

Holy, Holy, is the Lord Almighty

Holy is the Lord 

Ruin me.  Ruin me.  God, I trust you with my life and what your plans are so take my plans and RUIN them!  Do you think we would always sing this song if we had a true heart of worship and were honestly asking God to ruin our lives? I know I wouldn't because sometimes I'm selfish and I want things to go the way I want them to.  I wonder if sometimes God doesn't just want us to truly mean these words so that He can have his way.

Thanks to www.sing365.com

If God is on our side by Chris Tomlin

Everyone around the world
Hear the joyful sound
See the heavens open up
Hear the music coming down
Nothing's gonna separate us from the Father's love
I can't help but celebrate
'Cause we're not alone

If God is on our side
Who can be against us?
If God is on our side
We won't be afraid
Though the mountains may fall
And the sky will crumble
There ain't nothin' gonna stand in our way

Come on down to the riverside
Wash it all away
Leave behind your troubled mind
For an uncloudy day
Nothing's gonna separate us from the Father's love
I can't help but celebrate
'Cause we're not alone.

If!  Well, He is!  He is on my side so no one can stop me and I have no reason to be afraid!  How much power could we possess if we truly believed that we do in fact have God on our side and that we can do anything (in his will).

I've been thinking a lot lately from the mindset of "i wonder what God is saying about this situation" and it just reminds me daily that the God of this universe wants to have a relationship with me and wants to help me live my life to the fullest.  I am humbled.  I am nothing, yet still, he takes time for me and waits for me to quit being stubburn and follow what He wants instead of what I want.

For those looking for wedding info, well, I have nothing today.  Just some random thoughts from my brain

Thx 4 readin~

The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

It just doesn't seem real

Another Monday has come and gone, but today was not just any Monday.  The last two and a half weeks have been like Christmas all over again.  It snowed, like crazy.  I got to spend a whole week with Eric.  I didn't have much school at all.  There was no church.  So today was like getting back into a new routine all over again.  Out of the many things I had on my to-do list, I accomplished two: spending a great portion of the day with two super cute, sweet babies and going to the gym for my fitness class.  I guess I consider it a successful day since those were the necessary things.  The rest can be done tomorrow.

Someone commented today that it doesn't seem real that in a very short time, I will be a wife.  Many think of me as the babysitter, which I am completely okay with.  God has truly given me a special place in my heart for children and I don't plan on losing that when I get married, I'll just have to find some new kids to love on since I'll be moving.  But honestly, it doesn't seem real.  In 17 weeks and 4 days, I will be marrying the love of my life, and while I am completely excited, I have no idea what to expect!  EVERYTHING is going to change!  This excites me because I have spent the last (almost) 21 years of my life in the same place with the same people doing basically the same thing.  I am NOT saying that this is bad, all I'm saying is that it will be nice to have a fresh start :D

As for wedding planning, the week the Eric and I had together gave us the opportunity to accomplish quite a bit (although there is still plenty left to do).  We registered at Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  We picked out tuxes and invitations.  We had our first counselling session.  Choosing and reserving the photographer.  And we picked a place and time for the rehearsal dinner!  Next steps....cake, flowers, picking music, finalizing the guest list, getting our honeymoon booked, and starting to make a schedule for the day of.  I also am continuously in the process of de-cluttering and figuring out what stays, goes, and gets thrown away when i move!  No progress on the house because of being unable to contact our realtor but hopefully we will be moving along on that process soon.

As for school, I have decided to go for my Associate Degree of Science at NWACC and Medical Assistant certificate at the El Centro branch of Dallas County Community College.  Nursing, I've decided, was something that I did for others, not for myself and my heart wasn't in it.  I've been told numerous times by nurses that if your hearts not in it, don't do.  This decision has led me to drop two classes that I was currently enrolled in because there was no need for them.  I am three classes away from graduating from NWACC.  I will complete these online either during the summer or in the fall and I will start working towards my certificate in either the fall or spring.  It worked out that the classes that I am remaining enrolled in this semester are online so that will free me up to plan the wedding, work to pay for the wedding, and visit Texas more often.

Random thought to conclude.  Over the two weeks that I had off, I did a lot of waiting.  And anyone that knows me well, knows that I am not a patient person.  As I was driving to Texas, I got to thinking about how much God waits on us.  He is not a forceful God.  In Revelation 3:20, the Bible states "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."  Really???  The God of all the universe that has the power to do ANYTHING will stand at the door of my heart and wait for ME to open in when I'm ready.  So here I sit, being impatient for the next 17 weeks to go by fast and yet how long has God been waiting for me to open the door of my heart and follow what HE wants instead of what I want.

Just a thought :)

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Feel free to comment :)

~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

Accomplished!

Okay, for actual wedding information :)  we are officially done registering!  We are registered at Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.


That's all for now :)

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

Clarification

I would like to clarify some details from my post yesterday.  I am staying at Eric's friends house where I stay in the guest bedroom and Eric stays on the couch.  I had slept through my alarm, so after getting COMPLETELY ready himself, he came in and woke me up so I could get ready.

It was brought to my attention that these details weren't clear in yesterdays post.  Hope this helps :D

Today ended up being awesome.  Dinner with my aunt and uncle was great then Eric and I spent the rest of the evening together.  Tomorrow is his birthday :D  I'm excited to spend it with him!

Better get some sleep

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

Feeling like home

The more time I spend here in Dallas, the more its starting to feel like home.  Other than driving, I'm feeling comfortable with everyone and everything!  I know that I'm going to miss my family and my friends but thats what facebook is for right :D

Great day so far!  Had breakfast and lunch with Eric and once he gets off work, we're going to have dinner with my aunt and uncle!!

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

Amazing Day

Today truly was amazing.  I woke up to my fiance trying to wake because I somehow managed to turn my alarm clock (on my phone) off without actually waking up. Probably TMI, but I also enjoyed waking up to a "clean smell" since Eric hadn't been out of the shower for too long.

Next was church, which was nice.  I always enjoy it when I actually get to go to a service, especially with him.

I do have one little issue.  Can we just let hymns be hymns??  Maybe it's just from being raised in a southern baptist church, or maybe its just my sincere love for music; regardless of what it is, it tends to really bother me when people try to modernize the "old goodies" aka the hymns like Amazing Grace, Come Thou Fount, and Rock of Ages (I could go on).  I totally understand the push to modernize and I have nothing wrong with NEW music, but why can't artists just write NEW music instead of revising perfectly good songs.  Okay, enough about that.

After church, I had the most amazing afternoon that I have had since, well, since the last NASCAR race (which starts again next weekend, CAN'T WAIT....GO JR!!!)  Yes, I am a huge fan of watching a bunch of guys (and a girl or two) driving around in circles.  The wrecks are intense.  The competition is passionate.  And this girl is one enthusiastic Dale Jr fan (although if he fails me this season, I might have to start cheering for Tony Stewart.  Don't judge.  To each his own)

After spending some time together just enjoying each other's company, we headed over to Royle and Ashley's, Eric's friends with whom I am staying (at one point can I call them my friends too, when I move here?  I'm so confused!)  We spent the rest of the day here watching the superbowl, eating yummy food, and enjoying great company!

All in all, it was a fantastic day.  And, I have pretty much decided that regardless of what the weather does, I will be staying until at least Wednesday or Thursday.  I will probably have class on Tuesday, but my teacher provides enough lecture material online that it won't hurt to miss one class assuming I put the effort into studying to make up for what I missed, and I will because it will be worth it.  I just don't want this time to be over yet.  I was two days late getting here and Eric has to work so I won't even get anymore full day with him, which is fine, but I don't have to leave so I'm not going to.  I love college :D

Looking forward, tomorrow holds breakfast with my almost hubby (18 weeks and 5 days!), lunch with my aunt, maybe some shopping, or at least browsing, and then dinner and hopefully some house shopping in the evening.

This place is starting to grow on me <3

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

Finally made it!!!!

Well, my patience lasted just long enough for me to make it here.  and let me say, it was worth the wait!  I sure do love this man <3  I haven't been able to let go of his hand tonight.  I've just missed him so much!  Only 18 weeks and 6 days until the wedding....and oh so much to do.  Thankfully, we've got two weekends to get a good chunk of the to-do list done.  This weekend, we've already made our list for what we want to register for and where, chosen a photographer, and talked about cakes.  Before I leave, we're going to go check out tuxes and hopefully see a house or two :D  Then next weekend, we're going to register (unless we have time this weekend, have our first counseling session (i think), confirm our choice of invitations, and find somewhere to have the rehearsal dinner.  Busy times but glad that we have some time with no planning as well :)  I've got stuff planned for next weekend to celebrate both Dad's and Eric's birthday of which I can't speak of here until after the fact :)

Not to pop anyone's bubble in Arkansas, but I'm really hoping the weather gets bad enough to cancel class on Tuesday so I can stay until at least Wednesday or Thursday!  (You can smack me later)  I want to get my two days back that I was supposed to be here before I got trapped :)

Going to get some sleep now.  Busy day tomorrow....superbowl/birthday party (eric's), church, and tux shopping..

Thx 4 readin
~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan

Debriefing the parents

Per suggestion of a great friend and fellow blogger, I am going to write a response to this article through the eyes of a babysitter :)

-Your kids were great for me (90% of the time this means your kids were as good for me as they are for you, 5% the kids were awful but either I made a deal with the kids to go to bed and I wouldn't tell you how bad they were OR I don't want to look like a bad babysitter so I'm going to tell you they were good even though they didn't listen to me at all, and the other 5% of the time, it means your children were perfect angels but if I told you that, you wouldn't believe me so I'll just tell you they did great.)

-The kids went to bed just fine (fine is such a funny word.  usually this means that I made an honest attempt to get the kids to bed on time but that cute pouty face that wanted to read "just one more book" five or six times, and all the "I need....(a drink, to potty, a hug, a light [on or off], a blanket, a stuffed animal, to be tucked in [again], to know when mommy and daddy will be home, to tell mommy and daddy something so I can't go to sleep until then [therefore, I'm going to keep bring to back in here with requests so I can fight off sleep], oh and how i could forget- i need to brush my teeth [again]).  So really, the kids might have been IN bed when you asked, but they more likely weren't asleep for at least an hour.

-Everything is in order (yes, i'm a cruel babysitter that makes the children clean up after themselves.  Okay, so that's only kind of true.  once I lose track of what time it is because we were too busy watching a movie [yeah, about that no tv thing....they begged, and I gave in.  but we didn't watch it the whole time, I promise], i ask the kids to pick up their mess quickly as i'm also trying to get everyone ready for bed AKA I do most of the cleaning once I get them into bed.  (usually) the dishes are clean, or at least put in the dishwasher.  we ate all the food, so no need to worry about where the leftovers went)

So this is all i've come up with for now.  I might add on to this later if I come up with more.  I do believe I'm going to have a hard time finding a babysitter for my children because I will have very high expectations :)

Please comment on this, especially if I've ever babysat for you :D

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~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

My formal apology

Okay, so I've had the realization that I've been whining a lot these last few days, especially on facebook and to my family and close friends.  To those who have put up with me, I would like to apologize.  I can't stand people that whine and am ashamed that I have been whining so much.

With that said, I must make the statement that I miss Eric so much that it physically hurts.  There has never been a time that I have doubted my love for him but if there ever was or is, I have this week to assure me that the love is there and its deep!  This has brought a smile to my face :)

In other news, its snowing...again.  I plan to enjoy it today and watch it melt tomorrow as I drive to Texas!

I suppose that is all I have to say for now.

Thx 4 readin
~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :D

Stupid snow

um, snow is stupid.  and we got a lot of it.  i've been sad all day.  its looking as though eric might not be able to come this weekend because of the stupid, stupid, stupid snow.

That's about all i got to say.

OH yeah, snow is stupid.

k thanks

~The Future Mrs. Eric Morgan :C