Monday, March 31, 2008

142 Days to Go

I can hardly believe how quickly the date is approaching! And yet, we still have a junk load of stuff to do haha. Invitations, decorations, all of that fun stuff. Anyway, not sure who is still keeping up with our blog but we have had a busy and crazy past few months. I am still learning so much about what it means to be a husband. I am continually being challenged by Amanda to raise the bar and by God to raise the bar as far as how I talk to Amanda and how we treat each other. No one has a perfect relationship or perfect marriage. It is very easy to hurt the people you are closest to. I found a cool verse recently that has really acted as a foundation for how we want to treat our soon to be marriage. "Therefore what God as joined together, let man not separate." Such a beautiful verse, straight from the mouth of JC. As I sit here thinking about this verse and thinking about the past few days I am realizing that the verse isn't just referring to other people outside of a relationship, it is talking to me as well. I am called to love, support, and cherish Amanda. She is called to do the same. This is an absolutely beautiful and amazing thing that I never want to take for granted. God brought us together. There is a reason for Amanda and I to be walking life together. I am a stubborn jerk nine times out of ten. I get defensive and selfish. The nice thing about blogging is that I can kind of say, "hey, I need to work on some things still. I do not have this whole being engaged and about to married thing down pat and would love some accountability."

To kind of move on here...I can hardly tell you all how excited I am to be with this amazing Woman. I cannot believe we are getting married in 142 days. I have no idea what we are going to do as far as money, living, school, and all of that but I can tell you there is no person in the entire world that I would rather figure life out with than Amanda Cook (Lipscomb).

See you all soon!

-DJ and Amanda

PS: We may or may not be getting tattoos this wednesday

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Life is Good!

Thought I would give everyone a quick update because its been a while!

DJ and I have been slowly but surely finalizing wedding plans. We actually finished our guest list! Hallelujah!!! Our numbers are finally at a normal place and I think we'll actually be able to pull it off.

Saturday will be a day of many decisions. We may or may not settle on a caterer and a wedding coordinator for the big day. It is like a breath a fresh air to have someone helping us out. Wedding planning for over 300 guests is stressful!

Other than that, we've just been working away and saving up money. Apartment hunting is also a little crazy. We know where we don't want to live and now we're narrowing down on a few options.

DJ is getting busier by the day! He's booking shows, working for the Pops, and working for Starbucks. And on top of that, he takes care of me so well. I honestly don't know how he does it all.

I can't believe that we're getting married in 5 months. Time has seriously flown by. DJ and I were talking about how January and February basically didn't exist because of everything that happened with his dad. David is doing well, by the way! He has been such a trooper through everything.

I hope everyone is doing well!

-Amanda

Saturday, March 1, 2008

His Needs Her Needs

DJ and I recently started the book, His Needs Her Needs, and so far we're enjoying it. Premarital counseling starts in April. I can't believe we're at this point in our lives. Soon, apartment hunting will begin and then we are getting married! I have little moments where I begin to fully realize what's going on and I'm so excited. I can't wait to live with my best friend and share life together.

In other news:
Yesterday I had a tooth extracted after I fractured it (stupid Wheat Thins!). After they numbed my mouth, I had a bad reaction to the medication, as I always do. I requested DJ's presence while they removed my tooth and he was such a trooper. He knows exactly how to make me feel better. I've been heavily medicated ever since and slowly making progress!

That's about it. Hope everyone is doing well!

Amanda