Get to the point.

This seemed fitting... what I am feeling ...



and then I got sidetracked...

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and finally I am back on point.. well that and I am missing my niece, Cortlyn..this is our song....

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Free Falling

I remember saying in that Happily Ever After way "I have so much to tell and I will right here on my blog." The world was all sparkly and fresh. I was going to create a home for my man, find a job and  well, pretty much change the world or at least take it by storm. Then I became the Dean Of Enrollment  and moved three times in what I am told is Proper Dallas(I always thought you put the proper after the Dallas but I guess it is said differently here?), finally buying a place within a year and a half of that promise.  I was never allowed to roll my eyes or sign when I was young but if you could see me you would witness the mother of all eye rolling.. signing going down as I type.  HA.

Ah right , yes Well then, here we are getting the band back together,  so to speak, after three years. Life caught up with a vengeance.  I worked twelve to fourteen hour days and traveled the world. House.  What house? I rarely saw it. I did see Australia  China, Brazil, much of Canada, most of the US, including Alaska and Hawaii, but not much of my house. Now, I am looking for a new job. I want a job that gives me a bit of time to enjoy my space. One that will allow me to enjoy working my eCommerce  site and actually have time to blog about it. justinab.com  (That is another story)
  I am not opposed to hard work and long hours but is this what I am suppose to do?   I am looking, seeking, waiting, praying....change is not exactly fun,  you know the"any time great change comes there is chaos " Well, I am living it with no contract in sight and, no matter my efforts,  no new job waiting. Funny how faith suddenly shows up in a big way when it is all you have from which to draw.  What a life, and to think , three years ago I was laminating bad hair.

Hear that song Free Falling playing in the back ground of this post. 

Bride Hair Blues

I have so much to share--- so many funny,crazy,scary moments flood my memory as I write---ahhh--I have so many people to thank.... I will share soon---soon.
If you need just a nibble go to http://www.ohdarlingphotography.com/ .What an amazingly talented team. They make you feel, rather than just see, the wedding. If they can make soaked bride hair look somewhat PRESENTABLE they are miracle workers!

The Wedding Map

HELLO ALL

Find to follow what WE wrote to go on the follow up wedding details post cards!


Hello All,

After three years together we got engaged and BRAD started wedding planning. All the major decisions were made for a wedding in Denver but we decided last minute to change the venue so as for more of the important people in our lives to attend. A natural disaster left us struggling to find a new venue just (a day to be exact)before the invites went out. TYPICAL! Find to follow updated wedding information--due to circumstance beyond our control- which was not included on the invitation.

http://www.weddingwire.com/JustinaBradley

Ceremony Attire: Anything from a sun frock to summer party dress for the ladies will do just fine. Men remember it is a furnace in Charleston in August so think cotton and cool. My guys are wearing Guayabera shirt and khakis and Brad’s are sporting linen shirts and khakis! ANYTHING is fine, SERIOUSLY. We know this the invite says 6:30(somewhat ambiguous wedding etiquette time/attire wise) but it is on sustainable papers, read- we are not doing formal.

Wedding Registry: William Sonoma, CB2, Crate and Barrel, Lowes,Tiffany and Target. Wedding China is Lynn and Brad designed, hand thrown pottery. PARKER POTTERY Sue Parker -- (970) 464-1252 (land line) or (970) 250-9737 (cell)

Accommodations/Suggested Hotels: ALoft (4875 Tanger Outlet Blvd. North Charleston, SC 29418
843-566-730021) Ansonborough Inn(Hasell St.Charleston, SC 29401(843) 723-1655)





WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED.

BIG LOVE TO YOU ALL,

Brad and Lynn




God I love to bold-- almost as much as I love to use parenthesis and e.g.

I Am Back... AT it

I have so very much to share--- BUT I am in the throes of unpacking(an accidental Texan..more specifically... Dallas-ite as of last Monday) and thank you note writing( a much too short visit to South Carolina for a tasting, viewing and two WONDERFUL showers---so for now this is the best I can do--
CHECK OUT MY INVITATIONS--- LOVE LOVE LOVE
http://jonnadesigns.blogspot.com/
CHECK OUT THE WEDDING WEBSITE--- It will do~
"http://www.weddingwire.com/JustinaBradley"

REALLY --- Are We Going Down That Path, AGAIN ?

Yes down the love is bigger than we path, AGAIN.
Contrary to popular belief, I am NOT a follower of the "MEAN PEOPLE SUCK so weave a few flowers in your hair and LOVE each other" philosophy. Some people are mean, hurtful, self absorbed, one dimensional. They ARE a part of life. MOVE past it. I am, however, a believer in "one person can make a difference and, if you require some sort of incentive, pay it forward" thought process.

I bet I am losing you ---AGAIN.... just watch .... If WE-the collective whole(yes ma'am I SAID IT) are capable of coming together through music...just think...

Just So You ALL Know ......

I don't want to alarm you, but I have a feeling my wedding invitations are going to rock your world. That Is All.
THANKS JONNA ... NO I MEAN IT .....Your work is bananas.
I LOVE them.


ALSO,

As Always I wanted to share what I am feeling.

Last Sunday's wedding task was starting a registry--- This was truly something to behold. Brad and I have very different ideas when it come to what the process entails. He: Five things tops as anything else is RUDE She:people need choices, options, they want to see what we like.

The book AND Martha's advice is as follows--(I’ve recently run across a bit of advice to brides and grooms that has me shaking my head. “When you register,” they are being told, “register for three times as many presents as you think you’ll receive.” So, if you send 150 invites, you should register for 450 items! The theory, it goes, is that this gives your guests some choices when they go to the registry. Na Na to you B.)

By the way, in case you were wondering, Brad and I decided we are TERRIBLE at registering for anything. I think our main problem is that we've lived together--in less than four hundred sq ft-- for what feels like a hundred years already, so domestically speaking, we are "what we need" challenged. The things we do want--- great serving dishes, play station3, Omaha Steak, Bob Steak and Chop House gift cards, GOOD luggage and Frette fitted sheets. We did NOT register for fine china e.g. dishes we can take out 10 years down the road when we can afford to buy a place with a dining room.( trust me, ten years is me being OPTIMISTIC.) They are so ...absurdly... expensive we would feel terrible putting those on the list, especially when so many people are already traveling such great distances and spending so much to be with us. Is it worth it, do you think, to register for fine china? ....ask for anything you'll never be able to put in the dishwasher because they don't have a big IKEA stamped on the bottom?(Thanks for this reference Holly)(Yes we tried-- you cannot register at IKEA)

At any rate, I considered them for a hot minute because that's what you're supposed to register for when you get married, especially in S.C.. I was lamenting my struggle at work when a colleague suggest we do pottery. We pick the glaze and friends and family can share something personal that is written underneath the dinner plate... I am in love and will posting the info soon.

http://parkerpottery.com

https://www.napastyle.com/user/wishlist.jsp-----you have to see this site!{login:justinabradley@gmail.com} {password:wishlist}

www.cb2.com(our fav)

www.CrateandBarrel.com

lowes.com(second fav)

http://www.williams-sonoma.com

http://www.bobs-steakandchop.com

http://www.omahasteaks.com

http://www.greenergrassdesign.com/(ANYTHING)


We will be making our "R" trip to Target, Sam's, Costco and Wal*Mart ASAP.

I Do I Do Too Part Two

Date Engaged:
September 18, 2009

Where did you meet?
Limestone College. It was only later that we discovered we had been around each other for two years and even had friends in common from college. I attend most of Brad's lacrosse games but we were never introduced!

How did he propose?
I moved half way across the country to be with my MAN! I started a new job. Brad picked me up from my first day of work. Instead of heading home he took me to Inari's in Palisade(wine country section of the valley), to a restaurant I wanted, desperately, to try when I visited him over the summer. He insisted on ordering the best bottle of red in the house and I argued, fiercely, that we should not spend that sort of money for a mid-week non-celebratory dinner. After dinner all I could think about was getting home, crawling into the back of the moving truck for clothes for work the next day, and falling into bed. Brad wanted to drive around until sunset for the view. Sunset in Grand Junction, at the highest peek, is rivaled only by sunsets on the beaches of South Carolina. The sunset was, as usual, breathtakingly beautiful. We drove towards home but one block from our Casita Brad turned down a street I did not recognize. Lyn:Babe? To which BABE responded:You begged to see this at night, remember? It was a special spot with a beautiful, panoramic, view of the valley and mountains. Brad jumped out of the truck as I watched from inside. He encouraged me to JOIN him and experience the twinkle of the city lights at dusk out in the open air. I put on my high heeled shoes and clambered out of the truck. I walked in front of him to see, what he said was, the perfect view. He turned me around to face him, leaned forward and whispered in my ear. "Are you going to marry me, Babe?" I crushed him to me and said "How sweet of you to say that Brad!... That makes me feel so good" He had to break my bear hug to say "NO" Justina LYN, LISTEN TO ME" "I am asking you to marry ME!" at which point he opened the box that I had crushed between us in my exuberance! Lyn: I love You. I love You. I love you." Brad: Is that a YES?


I am not proud of what is to follow--but it is hysterically funny to me so I decided to included it--
We drove home and I, immediately, locked myself in the water closet...ripped off all my clothes and called my family..um ..well.. I do this when someone surprises me--- meaning my reaction to extreme shock is to get NAKED--THIS IS THE REASON MY FAMILY NEVER SURPRISES ME-- and, yes, I have learned to control this particular idiosyncratic behavior to the point that I do not get arrested or expose naked flesh to anyone when surprised. Luckily, I realized half way into the first conversation I should be sharing this with MY intended. I dressed, unlocked the bathroom door and jumped on the couch for the rest of the phone calls. DO NOT JUDGE ME~


When is your wedding date?
July 31, 2009

Why a Charleston Wedding?
It is home to me



Where do you reside now?
Grand Junction, Colorado