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  So much has happened since I last posted. I am sorry if I left you guys hanging. Words are appearing faster than I expected for this new chapter of my life.  My life lately has consisted of wedding planning, job interviews, novel writing, house hunting, and a bit of traveling. Most of it has been exciting and fun of course. I can’t deny that not everything has gone great. A few times in the last two months, I have felt very overwhelming. A story with no trials or failures is very boring though. I’m glad that He is using all right elements to keep my story interesting.

Only in a Mind of a Unicorn    

Figuring out which direction I want to go professionally has been more challenging than I imagined it would be. I will admit that I am very optimistic. I really thought I would have a part time job by now. I should already know that things do not magically happen. I still haven't been hired.  

    Only in a mind of a unicorn would life be perfect and stress-free.

    Even though I might have been struggling with finding a fitting part time job, I have enjoyed getting experience. I have done a couple of phone interviews, a couple one on one interviews, and one group interview.  I improve and gain more confidence each time. I’m learning what my strengths and weaknesses are. I will find the right one sometime soon.

Portable Magic

Although I have been focusing on finding a decent job, I haven’t forgotten about my passion for writing.  I am working on my first novel and my first official poetry collection.  I know some of you are eager to hear the details. 

What is my novel about? Is it a series? What kind of poetry? When will I be finished? Who is going to publish my work?

One of my most favorite authors, Stephen King, once said, “Books are a uniquely portable magic." I am still trying to master my own “magic” tricks. So sorry, you just have to wait. My mom and I are going to a writing conference in New York in a few months. I plan to be almost finished with my novel then. I CANNOT WAIT!

A Girl’s Fantasy, A Woman’s Reality

    So the wedding planning has been amazing. We have set a date which is March 24 of next year (211 days!). We have already booked the venue and most of the vendors. I even got my uncle Joel aka Geaux DJ to play at our reception. He is the best! Go check him out on SoundCloud.

The first thing I did wedding wise though was bridesmaid proposals. I already knew who I wanted by my side on my big day.  I am so happy and excited that they all said yes!

My cousin Brianna is my Maid of Honor. We grew up super close. She is like a sister to me!

My Matron of Honor is my best friend Heidi. We met in High School. She is so sweet and funny She became one of my PCA for a few years.

My Bridemaids

'Taylor and I met in Junior High. She has kept me smiling and laughing. Her daughter Kenlee calls me Aunt Bebe and she is the flower girl. We spend most weekends together. Taylor was the one that convinced me to try online dating, hehe! 

    

Paige and I met in 8th grade. She has been my rock. She has a big heart! We always have fun together! She is my Pebe and I'm her Bebe!

Elise and I met at Lions Camp a few years ago. we became best friends instantly. She is so outgoing and funny. We have so many fun and crazy memories together! 

Sarah is my cousin. We were the first grandbabies of our family.  We were wild and adorable. We were double trouble HAHA! She lives in Georgia now and She is a ER nurse. I'm so proud!

I am not going to go into a lot of detail about my wedding dress because I want it to be a surprise and I know my fiancé will probably read this (Hi Honey!). I will just tell you about the moment I found it.   On June 17, Mom and I went to check out a couple of bridal dress shops. We had no intentions of trying dresses on or buying one. Little we both knew, it would not end up being the case. We went to Bridal Boutique off the Rack. There it was. The first dress on the rack and it was my size. It was far from what I imagined of wearing, but somehow I knew it was the one. Mom loved it too.

“It’s so unique and beautiful,” she said “We should try it on because we don’t know how long it will be here.

“OK”

This shouldn’t be this easy.

Getting into it was very interesting. Thank God that my mom is a pro at getting me into dresses. We were able to get it on enough to see how it would look.  I couldn’t believe it.

Wow…this is like the dress I imagined wearing at my wedding as a little girl.

“It is beautiful,” Mom awed “Do you love it?”

I looked at myself in mirror for a couple of minutes and smiled

“Yes!”

Needless to say, the vision I had as a little girl is coming true. I will be wearing a gorgeous white dress as I marry my own prince charming.

More than Grateful 

    For a few months now, my stepdad Todd has worked so hard on finding Brandon and I a house. I am happy to say that he has found a great one and he has started remodeling it this week. So Brandon and I will be in our house probably by November! We both are more than grateful Todd’s kind heart!

I am also more than grateful that I spent some time in Cancun with my family, just the four of us. Cancun was beautiful and very accommodating. The best part of the trip was getting to swim with a dolphin named Fernando. He was so sweet and gave kisses. Mom and Todd got to swim on his belly. That was incredible. He even danced with my little brother Peyton. I have always loved making memories with my family!

I might not know what is on the next page of the story, but I’m sure whatever He plans to write is going to be awesome.