The full extent...

Saturday, we had engagement pictures. I wrote a short blog yesterday, but I need to write about the full extent of the day. (It's for my benefit, so roll your eyes all ya want! You don't have to read it)

I woke up super nervous, I had been for a couple days. (Rewind to a week before) I was scrambling to find an outfit. I had gone shopping with a couple of girls from work and found this beautiful mustard colored dress. But after trying it on about a million times later, I decided it just wasn't me. I'm planning on taking it back tomorrow, I'm pretty sure I'll never wear it! Anyway, I started pulling things out of my closest, and then it clicked. My black pencil skirt (high wasted because I love the way it hides the little chubby part of my stomach), a white blouse, and this beautiful mustard cardigan I found at target! Okay, so we had the two outfits. (Yes, details are important in my blogs, I forget things easily and I want to remember my year of wedding planning.)

I had made a hair appointment and a makeup appointment, but before that I woke up early and headed to Big Stone. My mom had graciously allowed us to borrow a quilt that belonged to my mamaw. Then I drove back to JC and proceeded to get my hair done and then to makeup. Now, this is when my awkward alter ego showed up. I know this because, when I'm around people I know, I'm loud and crazy and sarcastic, and mean. I walk in to get my makeup done, the girl doing my makeup was 19 years old and let me just say that her confidence level surpassed mine by like 200%. I was stuttering, and blabbering. I told her I was super nervous. The other awkward part about the makeup, was that while the 19 year old girl was doing my makeup, another lady working (who was the age of a walmart greeter), stood behind her the whole time making tiny remarks and being super annoying! She would walk back and forth, from helping customers, to trying to figure out how to work the credit card machine, to walking back over to me (giving me this creepy smile, I was waiting for her to hand me a yellow smiley face sticker). Anyway, I finally got done with makeup, it looked pretty dark to me, but my pictures look amazing, so nothing to complain about.

I get back to Corey's, I change into the first outfit and we head to meet our photographers. My nerves still shot, and corey wanting to shoot me because of it. "Do I look pretty?"...."Yes baby!"...."Are you sure, like prettier than normal?"...."Yes, not that you're not pretty all the time, but it's just....ugh, never mind!" (And then we sang awkward songs)

Now back up. We picked two places to take pictures, Buffalo Mountain and ETSU. Two of our most favorite places. Each one filled with memories. We used to go to Buffalo a lot during college. Hiking with friends or just the two of us. We once saw a bear up close and personal, and a creepy man who ask us to join him on his hike (we said no, I'm not sure we'd be here today if we'd said yes). I'm so glad we both like the outdoors. And then there's ETSU. The place that we met. The place where we had our first kiss. The place that Corey ask me to marry him! Two perfect places to take perfect pictures.

Now, this is where I get to brag. I did in the last blog, but it needs to be reiterated. Our photographers, well they couldn't be any more wonderful. Oh, and did I mention that I can't stop looking at our pictures. They are absolutely (there's that dang word again) amazing!! I had seen a lot of people on my Facebook talk about how well they took pictures, and I knew after looking through some of them, that I wanted them as my photographers. The photo session wasn't awkward at all (well, except for the smiling and kissing constantly), Kayla and Andy were super helpful in the whole "put your hands like this, hug his arm, lean your head on his shoulder". My favorite..Kayla, "okay now Corey you put your foot in her ear". They seriously had us laughing the whole time. I would recommend them to anyone, for any occasion!

The weather was perfect. At first, I was hoping for a gorgeous day, where we could have maybe had the setting sun shining though the trees. (This is my attempt at sounding artsy). But the fog looked amazing on the mountain and the color of leaves were gorgeous! Thank you God, for answering my prayer about no rain!

We only had one almost tragedy. I couldn't find a building at ETSU to change into the second outfit. But, one of our wonderful friends, who works in one of the dorms, let me in to change. Ahh, she's wonderful!!

The day was wonderful. I had the love of my life, who helped build my confidence back up. He helped to make me laugh, relax and have fun! (p.s. I can't wait to see the pictures of us in our nerdy glasses, Cor was a trooper, wearing those glasses like a pro) And we had two talented photographers capturing every second. I couldn't have ask for anything more.

And that was pretty much my day in the full extent.

(the misuse of grammar, and or spelling, is to be looked over, and forgotten about. I tend to make a lot of mistakes when writing. Thanks)

The End.
"Find rest, Oh my soul, in God alone. My hope comes from him."

Peace, love and awkward moments.

    One of our gorgeous pictures, taken by Andrew and Erin Photography.

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Engagement Session!

So....we had an engagement session today!

Let me just say that I was super nervous, as most of you know I'm super awkward, especially with things that I'm not used to doing or people I haven't been around very often.

BUT....it was amazing. Our photographers, Andy and Kayla were BALLIN'! :) They made it fun and easy. And the weather, well there's only one person to thank for that! Thank you God!! (No rain, just a little fog) The leaves were just the right shade of fall, and I had my wonderful fiancé' with me!! (my better half)

The first stop we made was at Buffalo Mountain. Cor and I used to hike up there all the time during college! It's was absolutely gorgeous! (I'm sorry but the word 'absolutely' seems to be the only thing in my dictionary today) The mountain was foggy, but pretty! We also traveled to ETSU. So many awesome memories there! Aww it was such a great day! I will have to say, my favorite part was wearing my 'New Girl' glasses and playing in the leaves with Cor! (Oh, I also made him wear a pair of nerdy glasses)

The pictures are fabulous. I would recommend Kayla and Andy to anyone! They have wonderful personalities, and they kept us laughing the whole time! Seriously, their pictures are stunning, we couldn't have ask for two better people!! www.andrewerinphoto.com (<---check it out)

So it was a wonderful day!! And I would write more, but I'm starving!!

Here's to a great day, with great people, and absolutely beautiful pictures!!

Yay!

The true meaning of being selfish!

I'm writing this blog because frankly I'm pissed off at people who definitely don't deserve a harsh comment on Facebook. 1) because if they've already made their mind up, they aren't going to care. And 2) because writing a blog lets me write a lot more than a comment on Facebook.

Politics, I hate them. I know who I'm voting for, but it's for me to know and not flaunt on Facebook, or any other social media site, for people to either agree or gawk at.

The subject that has really angered me a lot though, through people on my Facebook is the 'Coal' issue.

Let me begin by saying, several of my uncles, my papaw, and my dad have all worked in the coal industry. I am also from a small town where coal mining is one of the few jobs we have.

Now here's where this problem get interesting. A lot of people who are uneducated about coal mining claim that it ruins the land and that they are poisoning the water. If you look closer, you'll learn that even before they set up 'shop', they have studied the land, the water, the soil, the wildlife....way before they get a permit. And as for the water pollution problem, they have found ways to improve this  through technology. Look it up for yourself, this isn't the real issue.

The issue at hand, that most people like to shove under the rug, coal mining whether you agree or disagree with it, this is a JOB!! People work long, hard hours either working underground, supervising, or working in an office to provide for their families. (Like most working Americans) It seriously makes me angry to see people write Facebook posts about how they don't give a crap about several thousand people losing their JOBS, because coal miners "work in a place where they're polluting our waters and hurting the land." Must I point out that we have several factories shooting out polluting gases and people who work for logging companies cutting down trees. (OH, But we need paper and we need these products that these factories are producing) Well guess what we need coal and those people that lost their jobs, they need their jobs. Please tell me what other job a man who has worked in the coals mines for 20 plus years is supposed to apply for in a small community where the job market is slim, and this is what he has grown up with all his life? And if you say, oh well he should go get an education, then please tell me where the money is going to come from? He doesn't have a job anymore, so he can't pay for college, because someone decided that his JOB wasn't that important anymore.

A job is a job, no matter what you do. You're creating an income for you and your family. And as for being 'selfish' as some may call it. Well in theory, you're being selfish. You're pointing a finger in someones face, telling them how horrible their job is, and how you don't think they should have it, because to you it's hurting our 'precious' environment. You're not even considering this a job. How selfish is that, not thinking of others, but your 'politically correct' friends.

 Well guess what, coal mining has been around a lot longer than you, and without it, you wouldn't be able to turn on a light and you definitely wouldn't be able to power up your laptop so you can write a disgusting  comment on how you don't care about people losing their jobs.

Here's an idea, for all of those opposed of coal mining. Go out and buy yourself a couple of solar panels and we'll keep the coal to ourselves. That would be selfish, but hey if you don't like coal, then don't use it.