Life if a Wonderful Journey

Wow... How time has flown! I am so sorry I have not blogged in forever but it has been a crazy end to 2009. It is now 2010... and many beautiful things are ahead of me! I can't believe I am getting married this year!
2009 was a crazy ride, full of many life lessons, and so many new obstacles that I have had to learn how to best overcome. I am very excited to see what God has in store for me in 2010. He taught me some very beautiful things through tears and happiness this past year, but this year I am very prepared to embrace anything He throws my way. I now know that the things that seemed impossible are possible when you have the strength of God. Each day is such a blessing knowing that I am not ALONE... that I have the love of God's grace embracing me.

So to say the least I am looking very forward to 2010. I am very excited to see how God is going to use me... Not only in my relationship with Him, but with Reagan, friends, and family. I am very excited to see how I am going to be used in my new major and classes. My prayer is that I embrace the blessings He has given me and smile everyday. I am very lucky to be alive and been given the amazing opportunity to go to school and get an education from my parents.

I am very excited to learn all about kids from here on out! I feel that it is not only going to help me interact with kids better but give me a better insight on how to be a better mother many years down the road. It is very exciting knowing that I am going to have the opportunity to work with kids hands on this semester. Children are definitely a gift from God and I am very excited to see all that they will teach me. Kids are so lovable and I am very excited to dive in and do the best that I can do.

This year I am setting 10 Goals for myself. They are not in any particular order... just things I really want to accomplish by the end of this year.

(1) I want to learn to RELAX more and enjoy each day to it's fullest.
(2) Workout every day... whether it just be an hour of cardio or full body I want to be at the gym everyday.
(3) I want to learn to cook more new and exciting meals. I love cooking and it is something that Reagan and I have found that we really love doing together.
(4) I want to take more time to invest in my friends.
(5) I want to spend time with God everyday.
(6) I want to spend time with Reagan everyday reading a chapter in the Bible. I feel that it will bring us even more closer together. Right now we are currently reading Song of Solomon and it has been awesome just spending that time together with him.
(7) Volunteer somewhere and help families and their children.
(8) Find an internship at a hospital or non profit organization
(9) LIVE IN THE MOMENT
(10) Continue to work with Reagan to better communicate together, look forward to our marriage and to plan what is best for us

All in all, I am very excited for the new year and all the amazing things that are going to happen. This year is going to be such an incredible journey and I am ready to embrace it to the fullest.
It is so exciting to know all the new changes that are going to occur, but I am so excited for all the memories that will also be made this year. Life is such an amazing journey and with the blessings I have been given, all I can do is smile everyday.

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

Life has been so busy...

So wow, it has been forever since i have blogged. i apologize for that!
this semester has been absolutely crazy.
my classes are pretty difficult this semester so it has been a struggle staying motivated and not getting super down about nursing... lets just say many motivational talks have occurred with my parents to keep me pushing through with nursing school. i love to love on the patients but i hate the tests and school work that comes along with it. the school stresses me out... so i am just trying to get motivated even more so that i can make it to the end! my favorite verse comes to mind: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"- Philippians 4:13.
Other than school this semester, Reagan and I have been busy getting ready for the wedding. we are doing pre-marital counseling with a pastor from our church and our lead pastor from our church and his wife. it has been so beneficial and i have loved it. it has been so nice learning so much more about Reagan and things that we can both improve on to make our marriage even better. we have both also loved being back at TCAL!! Reagan is the youth leader for TCAL and is loving every minute of it. it has been so awesome having family and friends surround us who love us so much. this life decision has been one of the most beneficial and best decisions we made together as a couple. we have loved getting to grow together in a family of faith. also, Reagan and I are in a community group on Sunday nights and the home group is called the 7 "F's" in marriage. the topics we have talked about have been so awesome... we have talked about how to make your marriage a friendship and other topics like that. it has given Reagan and I great insight and it has been awesome to hear from people that have been married for a long time or newly married couples. we are definitely learning a lot that is even better preparing us for our marriage.
Reagan and I are also becoming so excited for our wedding day... just a little over 8 months and we will be married! we can't believe it but this is one of the most exciting times in our lives! we are also about to celebrate our 4 year anniversary of dating in November... wow how time flies! it is so awesome knowing that i am getting to marry my best friend on June 12,2010... i wouldn't have it any other way.Oh other wedding news... almost all of my bridesmaids have ordered their dresses.. so i am really excited about that! it has been so awesome to see the different styles that every girl has picked and how well it compliments their personalities! they are all going to look so gorgeous... i can't wait :)
Oh, my parents also threw us an engagement celebration party at their house in San Antonio! it was so much fun!!! Reagan and I were so grateful for all the friends and family that came, we had an absolute blast. Pappasitos (did i spell that right?) catered and there was a DJ and tables and awesome lights strung all through our backyard... it was so amazing! we ate and danced the night away... i wouldn't have had it any other way... oh and Reagan's mom came all the way from Nebraska so we were really excited to see her! pictures of that night are also on facebook for anyone who can look!!
Also, Reagan and I took our engagement photos at the beginning of this semester. Bludoor studios took them and they turned out absolutely amazing! for any of you that have a facebook there is a full album of them on my page.. so enjoy!
This year is going by so fast, i can't believe it is almost the end of October... where is the year going!? kinda makes me excited though.. because before I know it I will be Mrs. Farish... so crazy but i can't wait!!!! :)
Well i hope everyone is having a fabulous day... and I will try to get better at getting on here so that I can update everyone with wedding stuff, etc.

"Life might not always be the party we had hoped for, but as long as we are here we might as well dance!!"

Summer is coming to an End :(

i will be the first to admit that in the summertime i am lazy and enjoy laying out by the pool and sleeping in late. this summer feels like it flew by way too fast. this Wednesday i am flying back to the FORT for good. seems so weird.. like time went by wayy too fast.. but i guess since i had so much to do in SA TOWN with wedding planning.. it kept my time occupied. i look forward to going back and seeing all my friends and reagan.. but i do not look forward to school starting again, the long hours of studying, and the tests!!
I am going back to the FORT so early because i have rush workshop to attend and get ready for the upcoming rush experience for the incoming girls! it should be fun... but it's going to be alot of work and long hours. in the end it will be worth it... and it gives me bonding time with my alpha chi family! :)

recap:

so i went to dallas this weekend for reagan's graduation! it was so awesome.. but a little weird at the same time.. i can't believe he is an alum of DBU! wow how time flies!
it was nice to see his mom and his little sisters and for all the families to be together celebrating in dallas! looking back on this past weekend.. reagan and i wish we would have gotten just a little more time to spend together since we really had not seen each other all summer.. but it will be ok. once school starts up again we will finally get to go on a date.. its been too long!

my floral appointment for the wedding is tomorrow at 2pm! so excited :D my job today was to look through magazines and tear out floral designs i liked. it took forever because my mom had so many magazines for me to look through.. but was still fun because i had to laugh at some of the hideous floral arrangements i came across. i really wish hannah could be here tomorrow when i go and pick out the flowers. i hate that she is so far away.. i feel like she is missing out on wedding planning stuff that i would really like her to be at :( i really cannot wait to see my hannah.. we have planned weekends that we are going to see each other so i can't wait for that to happen! oh hanster how i miss you :(

all in all today has been a good day. i got my final workout in with my dad today... he leaves to go out of town for work tomorrow.. which means i won't get to see him before i fly back to dallas.. but he is coming to see me soon.. so no worries! i will miss him tons... because i have really loved spending time with him this summer.. but it will be okay. he has promised me that he will come and see me soon with my mom :)

oh other wedding news... reagan and i have contacted the wedding planner so that she could contact the photographer to see if we could take our engagement pictures on the 29th of august! we are really excited about that.. and i have found some really cool/ fun outfits to wear for the pictures! i am just excited to hear when the photographer can take our pictures and where we will be taking them in the dallas/fort worth area!! we really have to get them done soon because the next thing on our to do list is to get the save the date magnets sent out and then get our wedding registry done... reagan is excited about this because he finally gets to use the "gun" and pick things out! :) it should be really fun... whenever we do that!

oh also... reagan and i are looking for a couples devotional to do together this next semester. does anyone have any ideas for a good devotional? the ones we have found are so korny! haha. we really want a good one that we can do together and enjoy... so any ideas are welcome!

well off to dinner with my mom and then renting a movie and making blankets with my mom's best friend :)

"celebrate life... each day is too precious not to be grateful for the life we have."

Rain, Rain... please come this Sunday!!

we really need rain in SA TOWN.. for the past three days it has been really dark and gloomy.... but it won't stinkin rain. so i have come to the conclusion that i need to do a rain dance... we need rain so bad i am desperate to do anything!!

so i'm really starting to slack on this blog thing. life is just getting wayy too busy! and when school starts.. oh boy the blogs may be very minimal! LOL :)
this past week i got alot done i feel like! and i even got my workouts in.. so that's a plus!
i got to go cake testing on Friday... oh so yummy! let's just say the cake at the wedding is going to be so gorgeous i'm not going to want to eat it! and the flavors... oh so yum.. its going to be a pleasant surprise to eat the deliciousness of that cake! oh and reagan's cake will definitely satisfy all the needs of the chocolate lovers... chocolate cake, with chocolate icing, with chocolate filling, with chocolate covered strawberries. he is definitely a chocolate man.. so his wishes have definitely been granted for his cake :D
i also finally went to the dermatologist. reagan had been bugging me to go for a check-up for forever... so i finally went. everything went great... all my little moles were perfect and i have to go for check-ups every year since my mom had melanoma. i think i can live with once a year if it will keep me alive!
i also have a florist appointment to pick out my flowers on the 11th! i am so excited! its going to be fun picking those out because i feel like the vision for the design will start coming together! :)

i also had a lot of fun last night... eric's bday party was a blast. it was just so nice to hangout with friends and chill! and i discovered that i am pretty good at washers and that melissa and i made a great team... YAY.. girls for the win! when i go back to fort worth i am really going to have withdraws from shavaun and eric. i have gotten to spend alot of time with them this summer.. and its going to suck not getting to see them on a regular basis! tears will be shed when i leave SA TOWN... but they promised me that they would come and see me.. so they better stick to their word.. OR ELSE!

oh my gosh... also... reagan is graduating from DBU on august 7th!!! he passed his final business class and exam.. so he is graduating! i am so proud of him. he has worked so hard and has done a great job finishing school so quickly... he has alot of determination. once he graduates off to seminary he goes in fort worth... so we might actually be able to have lunch dates if our class schedules work out!
we are leaving on Thursday to head up to dallas for his graduation and staying till Sunday. my whole family is going, and his moms family and his dads family.. so alot of people are going to be there! its going to be so nice to see everyone and celebrate reagan and his accomplishments!

oh fort worth and HANNAH how i miss you. i'm excited to be going back to fort worth... i will officially be back on the 12th! so that i can reunite with all my roomies and my best friends! its been too long since i have seen them! it will also be nice to be close to reagan again. spending all summer away from him has been a good time for us to grow individually.. but its been hard.. i don't like not getting to see him on a regular basis.
and HANNAH... good gracious how i miss you! i don't think i have ever gone this long without seeing you! i really really need to see you... like ALOT ALOT. we really need to have our girls day.. and i need to see precious AVA! i look forward to our Sunday talk today... i know you have alot to fill me in on! i love and miss you tons.. and we are going to see each other soon... i promise. and reagan and i really want a double date with you and sir william... so ya we need to make that happen! love y'all! :)

well sorry this was so incredibly random. life is changing, things are happening, and i'm super excited to see what God has in store for this next year!
have a wonderful Sunday and relax... take time with your family and friends and just be grateful for what you have!


"a friend is someone who knows the song of your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words."