So it’s now Wednesday September 8th and we have been married for 4 days now. The commotion and the excitement is starting to settle,  all of our friends and family have gone back home except for my mom and Joe, they leave tomorrow morning. It’s funny it’s ending the exactly the same way we started being the only ones down here before our whole crew came in.

I will have to say this has been the best weekend of my life, it started last Saturday as we made our way down to Charleston with our packed cars. Tuesday was when our first family members came down, Nonnie, Papa, Dad, Anne, Trey – so we went to their beach house sat under the stars, drank some wine and talked about how excited everyone was for the wedding and when everyone was coming down. Wednesday we had Nate’s mom come in as well as Mark and Deena and my brother Dave. We went out to eat, drank again, talked and told some stories; it was a nice time catching up especially with my bro Dave. Thursday, my mom and Nate’s Hawaii family came into town and we went to the Hawaii families house and hung out drank again and ate some pizza. Then Friday came along and everyone came down for that and we all went to the beach and hung out.

We got some cornhole boards from Dan, Jen that were Michigan / Ohio State along with some Michigan / Ohio State bags from KC, Jon. Some people got to break them in real quick.

we went to rehearsal and then to Sticky Fingers for rehearsal. It was super hot, because the A/C broke but the food was good and we still had a good time. Nate and I got iced, gave out some presents and Nate had a nice speech prepared. I on the other hand did not, but it went well anyways. We headed back to Folly Beach and ended up going to the Kennedy’s for a little bit of a show. Pete (Nate’s sister’s husband) is a fire knife dancer in Hawaii. He was so nice to bring all of his stuff and do a little performance for us. Everyone loved it and I’m so happy everyone got to see it because it’s pretty amazing!

Once he was finished everyone got to hold the fire … my brother was a little too excited! Ha ..

After our private performance Nate had left and I left a little after, we slept in different places of course the night before our wedding and our families ended up staying and playing charades and handing out! It was so awesome to have 2 wonderful families come together and enjoy hanging out so much! It was really such a great feeling.

We are Here! A little video tour of our beach house. If your vacationing in Folly and looking for a place to stay let me know and I can get you some rental info, because this place is great; especially for people who have dogs.

We are headed down to Charleston … a little video

Haven’t done much of any postings lately .. been consumed with the wedding and Bold Media Designs. Good news both are going very well and I am getting a ton accomplished I am looking forward to a two week vacation of no planning, and no decision making. I’m hoping to get everything finished and done by the end of the weekend, so next week I can get the very last things together and pack up and be on our way!! So until then … back to planning

I don’t know about you guys but whenever I have weird dreams I always wonder what it’s all about. These last 2 weeks I have had the weirdest dreams and they are very vivid and pertain to babies and puppies. Of all things Babies and Puppies. Not so much about wedding bells .. but Babies and Puppies.

I am really good at remembering my dreams when I wake up, some people can’t remember them at all. But I usually don’t jump out of bed so I sit there thinking about the dream I just had. These last couple weeks have been some of the craziest. One night, I had a dream that I had a baby but by the end of the dream the baby had turned into a puppy. The puppy was mine for sure but not so sure the baby was mine. Another dream I had was I was somewhere with a bunch of kids around and I had a nephew it was my brothers kid, he was the cutest thing ever, and very independent, happy child. He was about 2 – 3 years old. I was just watching him and playing with him a bit. Then I woke up and kind of disappointed that it wasn’t true because he was seriously the cutest thing in the world with red head. The other night I had a dream Nate brought home 5 baby puppies. At first I thought it was cool because I love puppies then reality set in and I was freaking out and telling people oh my gosh we have 7 dogs now. I was telling Nate we had to get rid of some and he didn’t want to.

I personally thought well I’m on Facebook all day with my job (social media manager) so I see everyone’s post about their kids and that they are on round 2 or 3 or 10. So I thought maybe that is where all this baby stuff is coming from. I know I’m not pregnant so that can’t be it. And the one about the puppies with Nate, well that night I watched Animal Hoarders for the first time and thought well maybe that is where I came up with that one, Nate was an animal hoarder for a night lol! My friend Nicole said she had heard that when you dream about babies someone in your life is going to die. Well, that freaked me out especially since I’m getting married in a month.

So I decided to do some research on exactly what babies and puppies in dreams mean. Apparently I’m not weird and they are quite common. Luckily I didn’t see anything about  deaths. So, phew … everyone who knows me can rest assure they won’t be dying anytime soon.

I checked a bunch of different sites, and the majority of them said that having a baby in your dreams means something in your life is being created, brand new start to something. That babies can symbolize a new beginning. Hence, babies being so young. Crying babies can symbolize poor health or disappointment, a bright, clean baby denotes love requited and many warm friends.  In all of my dreams all the babies were smiley, happy babies so at least I know I’m not disappointed and having the wedding coming up; there will be lots of family and friends around us. So that makes sense.  A baby walking alone is a sign of independence. The dream about my brothers unborn 3 year old was walking alone, still around others but standing by his self.  All who knows me, well I’ve always been independent ever since I was a baby myself. If in the dream you are nursing a baby you will be deceived by the ones you love most, I found that very interesting but no worry over here ..no nursing business going on in my dreams. A baby can also symbolize your own inner nature that is pure and uncorrupted. A baby can also symbolize a want for a child.

As for puppies, to see a puppy in your dream symbolizes playfulness and carefree nature … to have a dream about a liter of puppies is indicative about the amount of time that an idea has been developing or will take to develop; your suppose to look at the number to give you the approximate time. (5)

So after researching and finding all this stuff on having dreams about a baby I feel like it’s a horoscope. It’s so broad that anyone can put their life in these “meanings”, but it tells you to use these as a guideline and look at your life and figure out what is going on. So I did just that …and here is what I came up with.

If a baby means a new beginning it could mean two things, my business (which is relatively new and very important to me) or my wedding and starting a new life with Nate as my husband which I’m very excited about. I have been pretty focused on the wedding and my business so that is two major possibilities. I completely agree with the babies being independent because that is exactly like me, So I do believe that, as for the simple maybe I just want a baby; could be – as much as we do want children; we aren’t looking to jump on board the baby boat just yet. I see it being in God’s hands and he’ll bless us when the time is right. Until then, going with the flow and focusing on our businesses is what we have talked about doing.  So I don’t believe it’s that I overall think these crazy dreams are a mixture coming from us getting married in a month and our lives changing forever, and starting a new life together. As well as my business and being so independent with it and starting to watch it take off and realizing that this is also a new beginning of my life and career. As for the puppy part which is kind of freaky but when I did have that dream we were about 5 weeks out until we leave for the wedding. That’s weird.

Or it could simply be that we have been eating dinner really late lol!

What do you guys think .. do you believe in dream interpretation?

Nate and I went ring shopping this weekend,  And .. drum roll please!! We got our rings … it’s really official … we’re getting married … SOON. Another thing check off our list; and we finished our ceremony and picked out our reading; now we just need to finish up some details which is at the end of the month! It’s coming together but honestly I’m am about over planning this wedding; after almost a year and half .. I’m ready to have our wedding and me not think about planning a wedding ever again haha! Don’t  get me wrong I’m not rushing our wedding or wishing it away .. it’s not that I’m just READY already! I know it will be here before I know it, hell we are almost a month out! AHAH! But I”m just over the planning . It’s funny how wedding planning goes in waves, but I have a feeling this wave is going to bring us all the way into Charleston.

Until the next time … back to planning lol!

My bachelorette party has come and gone so quickly. I can’t believe all my girls (minus a few) were all in the same area at the same time. During my bridal shower not all of my bridesmaids have been able to make it. They all live in different states which I believe I mentioned in my last post. Kristin lives here in NC, Libby and Meredith live in Chicago, Jessi lives in NY, Deena lives in ATL and Nicole lives in WV … crazy huh? So never have I once had all of them together at the same time. They are literally like my sisters, we laugh like sisters we fight like sisters .. and no matter how often we see each other we always pick up right where we left off. I had a blast this entire weekend .. felt like death a little bit afterwards but it was all worth it having them all down here.

Friday night they all got in at different times, but we had a penis pinta filled with “goodies” and had penis straws, penis cupcakes and jello shots … let’s just say it was very bachelorette lol! We ate some food that I had made out of my mom’s cookbook that she made me, and drank a little, did some Dong Bong’s (no it’s not illegal, it’s a beer bong shaped in … well a penis) We opened presents and I got a lot of good stuff for the wedding night .. ooh la la! And then a limo came and picked us up and took us down town where we danced all night that literally I was so sore in the morning I could barely walk down the stairs. My little pinky toes felt like they were going to fall off because of my new .. but very cute shoes!

That morning Nate actually came home (he slept at a hotel Friday and Saturday night because we pretty much took over the house) and he cooked for all of us. Yes 10 hung over girls. And of course the bagels that Erin brought were delicious as always. After that we went out on Dan and Jen’s boat. I was surprised on how well we all did .. Captain Jenny was a champ! We went to the tie up on Lake Norman and well the Dong Bong was once again the life of the party! Emily on the other hand didn’t feel so hot but she was a trooper. After the boat, Nate again came back to cook us hamburgers, hot dogs and cheese dip .. Boy is that man awesome! It was so appreciated!

After that I pretty much passed out and the girls were trying to get me up … finally they did and we continued to party. (I just needed a little cat nap – hehe!) Sunday I felt like crap and told myself again that I am never drinking again. I hung out with Nicole and we just lounged around like we were roommates again . Overall, I would never take back the hang over! It was way too much fun!

Thank you girls Libby, Nicole, Deena, Jessi, Kristin, Meredith, Emily, Erin and last but not least Jenny for such an awesome and unforgettable experience! I love you all so much and can’t wait till we all meet again .. but please do not make me drink jello shots before my wedding haha! I would like to have my eyes open for pictures

PS: We had meant to take video of everything but in our drunken state we completely forgot … so I came up with another idea … If you have ever wanted to know what happens at a Bachelorette Party … Stay Tuned!

Today I will have my first arrival here in the Queen City. My bridesmaid Nicole is coming today and then the rest of my bridesmaids and friends are coming tomorrow for my Bachelorette Party! I am super excited and have never had all of my girls in one spot before. I have 2 BM that live in Chicago, 1 in WV, 1 in NY, 1 in Charlotte, and 1 in ATL … and not all of them could make it to the bridal shower so this weekend will be fun. Not to mention plus my girls here in Charlotte! We plan on going downtown on Friday night then hanging out at the Lake on Saturday. I’ve made 84 jello shots .. and we have plenty of booze It will be fun and I can’t wait till I pick up Nicole this afternoon … I’ll be sure to keep you posted …

“It’s time for us girls to mix and mingle, it’s Susan’s last days of being single!”

I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday weekend. We had a great weekend, Saturday we did a bunch of stuff around the house that was well needed and headed up to Mooresville and hung out at our friends Britney and David’s house. We all went on their boat and watched the fireworks! Sunday we went out on the Lake all day and tied up and had a blast with some friends. We decked out the boat and everyone had to be “America” … check out some pic …

Hope you all enjoyed yourselves, … GOD BLESS THE USA!

Hey guys! I am so sorry to keep you waiting for the video that Tay was here but it’s going to have to wait till next week! I am trying to put together a presentation to speak at Nate’s event about my company and being a Social Media Manager. Yes, a Social Media Manager … before I go into what it is … check out my other blog post http://www.boldmediadesigns.com/what-is-a-social-media-manager/ it will explain everything there.

So I’m super nervous but it’s going to be a great opportunity. I get to teach people how to use social media and when to take advantage of hiring a Social Media Manager. But like I said I’m nervous and will be working on this presentation for the next couple days before we head down to Atlanta! So wish me luck, I’ll keep you posted on how it goes! But for now here are a few pics to hold you over before the video!

SMS

Here is Tay and I hanging with Snoopy!

The  New Intimidator