furniture re-do!

 I've been wanting to buy some furniture and re-do it for my room in my new house at school! It took awhile to finally find what I wanted, but I scored both the desk and dresser at the Salvation Army store for a reasonable price. I painted them to match the color of my painted room and added cute knobs for the desk! I'm very happy with the turnout!

a weekend for wedding (parties)!

Here is the chalkboard sign that i made with the seashell "advice" set up!

The cake, "C" & "S", and candy jars with pink candy

I made the "soon to be Mrs. Mygrant" banner

This is the inside of the jar with a few people's advice written on seashells!

my gift!

Cody surprised her with roses

flowers in mason jars for centerpieces

Mom and I-the hosts!

Mom and the two Stephanie's

This past weekend was the bridal shower/bachelorette party. Lately, I've been obsessed with party planning so I'm glad I got to make this my first planning experience. The bridal shower was held at Woodlawn Country Club on Saturday, July 23rd at 11-1. Around 30 people came, so it was a good turn out! I love the idea of a dessert table, so I made sure to incorporate that in. Mom and I found alot of pink candy like jelly beans, marshmellows, flavored popcorn, etc. I also had seen an idea for "tips for marriage" to write them on a seashell and place them in the sand. Since Cody and Stephanie are going to the beach for the honeymoon, i thought it would be a cute idea! I also made centerpieces for the tables by placing a few flowers in some mason jars. Towards the end of the shower, Cody surprised Steph with 2 dozen roses, aw! 

Later that afternoon Stephanie, some of her friends and I headed up to Choctaw casino for the bachelorette party. Gigi had a great set up! Stephanie opened presents, then we played a "who knows Cody and Stephanie quiz" (which i got 14/15 correct!), then we swam and spent the rest of the night in the casino. Sadly, I am not good at slot machines.. 

Also, for some reason the pictures i have on my computer won't show up so It's hard to upload pictures (which is why i stole these from Stephanie's blog)

into the TWENTIES!

well, i'm officially twenty years old! I still feel I should be saying "oh, i'm 18" for some reason! Anyways, i've barely been home from camp for 2 weeks now and it's already been crazy! I went to Lubbock last thursday for nursing school orientation. Let me tell you, it's going to be a busy 2 years! I've luckily already had that mindset, so I'm ready. And, I luckily have a good group of friends going through school with. Orientation was on Friday, then I took advantage of Lubbock's awesome sales going on that weekend. Saturday morning I left early to head back to Sherman. Soon after arriving I met friends out at the lake for some fun!

 

Saturday night, I headed home to wake up with my family on my birthday :). I went to church on Sunday morning then ran some errands with my mom. That afternoon I met up with the girls at City Limits and watched the US Women's Soccer game. After that I came home and my family came over for burgers and cake! I opened my presents and got the macbook pro that I asked for :). 

a speedy summer!

I can't believe I'll be leaving for fall in exactly one month. This summer is jam packed with "to-do" lists and trying to keep up with everything. I feel like I haven't even enjoyed the pool or lake much at all. Last weekend we moved Cody's things to him and Stephanie's house in Houston. It's a very cute house and I think they did great picking it out. Tomorrow I'm leaving for orientation for nursing school and I'm going to paint my room in the house while I'm there! Then, Sunday is my 20th birthday! I'm working on my list of "20 things to do while I'm 20". In the following weeks I have the bridal shower/bachelorette party.. moving my things to Lubbock... Cody's wedding... then back to school for the fall! I can't believe summer has flown by that fast. Unfortunately, I haven't taken nearly any pictures this summer, but hopefully I can in the next few weeks!

Here's a few summer essentials I love:

Avocados! I eat them by themselves, as a dip, pretty much anyway i can!

Chacos! My 2 pairs were so useful spending 6 weeks on the river but i still wear them daily. They're good for everyday use to walk and shop but also if you're like me and hate touching the bottom of the lake, river, etc.

Camelbak bottle! I got this recently and find myself drinking so much more water when it's on hand.

I love this sunscreen! It gives alittle shimmer so it makes everyone look better out in the sun!

That's all for now!

catching up on life!

Whew! I'm finally home after being at camp for 6 weeks! It was a blast but it's good to be home. I have  a few list of things to do this summer in order to get me ready for school, new house, etc. So I've been trying to get everything back to normal over the past few days.

I turn 20 in 12 days! I can't believe it! I decided to make a list of "20 things to do while I'm 20" so I've been brainstorming about that!

I don't have a whole lot to say but I'll include some recent pictures: