Why Not do Everything?

A couple posts ago, I mentioned how I really want to do a lot of things and my passions seem to change each week. I started thinking about everything I wanted to do, and I thought to myself, "Why not do just do everything?" My mom used to always tell me that I can't be excellent at anything if I'm doing everything. I think there's truth in that, but I also think that a lot of my passions center around a theme:

Creating & Communication. 

And I think I can do that. pretty well. So...I've started a project that I plan on being the hub where I can do all the things I love, specifically videography. I've been talking about doing wedding videography for probably a year now, and I've decided, I just need to freakin do it.

Come back to see the release of my new project soon!

Sneak Peek: Paper Flowers

I have fully committed. Our flowers are going to be AMAZING! Now, all we need to do is lock down a location. I'm still rather frustrated with that, so I'm going to save it for a later post.

Here's a sneak peek of one of the types of paper flowers I'll be putting in the bouquets:

Paper Flowers

I have gotten an itch to ditch the traditional flowers for the wedding. I have been dreading spending the money on something that is literally going to die a week or less after the wedding and then I came across the idea of

p a p e r

f l o w e r s

Here's a sneak peak of my paper flower brainstorm:



Where has the Time Gone?

I realized today that yesterday my class at Concordia graduated. The class I was suppose to graduate with graduated yesterday. It's so surreal for me for a few reasons.

Reason 1: I did not graduate. I am probably another 6 semesters at full-time away. Which sounds horrible and intimidating. 

Reason 2: I can't believe it's already been 4 years after I graduated high school. I remember starting college and thinking how slow time was passing.

I'm SO anxious to get back to school. I hate having to take another semester off. Ben's 4 semesters away from finishing with his bachelors, and then we'll switch and I'll go back to school. It is a HUGE deal for me. As I've been thinking about going back to school, I've come to a conclusion: I want to be too many things. I have all these scattered ideas of what I can do for a living, and every other week I find myself pursuing one more than the other. I know I want to do ministry ultimately but there are so many hobbies or interests I like and would LOVE to become a professional at. For instance--make-up. LOVE doing make-up. I found myself browsing make-up artist schools yesterday because I get to do my dear friends make-up for her wedding. I've done proms and dances and LOVE it! Then there's videoagraphy, which I know I'll always do because I love it, but I know if I went to school for that I'd have such a better understanding than just figuring it all out on my own. I want to act, I want to be a model. I want to be a graphic designer, I want a cupcake shop, I'd like my own greeting card line. Then there's the longing to be able to go to seminary and study apologetic's and I want to be a speaker and writer, especially for women and relationships. A counselor and/or a mediator.


Needless to say, I'm a bit scattered.

Although I am confident to say my school plan has landed on a bachelors in argumentation and conflict studies with a minor in psychology as well as  bachelors in general ministry and then it's off for my masters in family counseling. This plan has been the longest standing plan yet.

On a wedding note, after the save the dates went out, we've really been at a stand still. I don't know if it's because of our busy schedules or how chill we're making it, but it's been so great. We're starting up this next week to lock down the location and details of the ceremony. We'll be taking our engagements in the middle of June, so look for a fun photo post then. We will be starting our marriage counseling with my former youth pastor, Josh Kirstine and his wife, Jenn, which I am SO excited about. They have been blessed with an amazing gift to do this and that is seen through all the happy couples they've counseled. Melisa, one of my maid of honors, has gone all out with hand-made invitations and a super cute theme "Create!" for my bridal shower which will be happening in a few weeks. Things are starting to come along and I'm feeling so blessed as our church family stops me in the lobby to let me know they want to help with anything I need and how much they love me and Ben. We landed on 3 apartment complexs in Draper that we'll call in mid July to see who will give us the best deal (Thanks, Dave Ramsey) and they're all so close to church, which will be nice since Ben and I are both working there now. All in all, engaged life is good, but I can't wait for it to end and married life to begin. :)

If you're planning on attending the wedding, please stop by the site, becomingtherobies.com and RSVP. Invitations will be going out at the end of June with all the juicy details. For now, all I can say is start shopping around for your 1940s summerdress!

Sign, Sealed, Delivered.

We spent this last Saturday addresses all 415 Save the Dates. I'm SO thrilled to be on time with everything! I've got a whole lot of due dates marked in my planner and it feels SO good to be actually meeting them! This wedding planning business is easy! :)

In weeks to come we'll be booking our photographer and florist, deciding on a cake and treats to serve at the reception as well as (big news, ready?) possibly looking into moving the whole party elsewhere...somewhere that will hold more people. It's all still in discussion, but with how many people we invited and hope to come and our number one priority being our guests, we want to make sure there is enough room for everyone comfortably. More news to come as it develops.

Here are so photos from the big address party.

 Ms. Torrie

 Ms. Danielle

 And my roommates think I'm 'unorganized" :)

 Melis, hard at work

 Ms. McKenzie

Almost finished!

Save the Dates? Check!

I am so blessed with wonderful friends who are AMAZINGLY talented at what they do. Wendy finished the Save the Dates today and my beautiful friend Chelsie took at least half an hour cutting these babies PERFECTLY. Wendy is an amazing graphic designer who is just about to wrap-up schooling at the Art Institute. Here's a link to find her on Facebook to friend her and bug her to get her online portfolio done so you can book her for your invites. I am so excited to get these suckers out. 440 printed. Which means there are 440 to address. Thank goodness my bridesmaid's are sweeter than chocolate and are going to help me this Saturday. They are TOO good to me.

 Printed and ready to cut!

 Chelsie, Fred (the cutter) and Wendy

Finished and ready to address!

Will You Stand With Us?

When we had our dinner, these babies we're suppose to be done, but I ended up not finishing them. In fact, they're still not done. haha

Me and my creative itch wanted to make something that would be nice for the line to have that had everything written down for them so that they would know what was coming up. I'm rather proud of them. It all goes along my desire to make my own greeting cards. I could expand it to things like this. Look out for new products sometime...in the future. :)

The gentlemen...

 And the ladies...

SO fun!