Prereq for Joy

Share One of my married friends told me the other day, enjoy all of the attention from engagement, because once you’re married, people don’t notice anymore. Ouch, but I think she’s right.  Right now friends of friends notice my ring; cashiers compliment; facebook friends who haven’t thought of me in

A Thanksgiving Post

Share We say thank you constantly. Thank you to our waitress. Thank you for the green light. Thank you for dinner. Thank you for the compliment. Thank you for not littering. Thank you for not smoking. Thank you for your patience. On and on and on… We are “thank you”

The Proposal

Share Since Day 1, Clayton and I have communicated through letters.  It started with email senior year of high school; I had debate class first period and he had it second period.  I had a habit of leaving myself logged into my email on the class computer, and Clayton would

Engagement Story Pt. 1

Share I treasure the entirety of Saturday. I’ll start from the beginning, since the entire day has C&C written all over it. We were meeting for lunch Saturday, but since my lunch is technically Clayton’s breakfast (late sleeper…) we had to get him McDonald’s coffee on the way there. Clayton

Hammock Ebenezer

Share Favorite moment. CAPTURED. Yesterday fall hit Waco. Finally. Boots, sweaters, and blankets, and then Clayton set up his birthday present I got him—a hammock. I bought a double nester hammock (duh), and we set it up in the empty lot next to our house. It felt like we were