God is beautiful

Aaalright. Yes everyone, it's time to update. So....I'll try to update some info on life circumstances and Ally's thoughts.


I'm definitely slightly getting used to the idea of being engaged. Thanks to a cell phone of mine, I'm informed there is 153 days left until I'm married to the love of my life. Mm. Can the days please past quickly? Actually, there is going to be a large amount of planning ahead for this whole wedding thing. Eloping sounds pretty great right now....


So far, wedding plans are as follows:


Date: June 11, 2011


Place: Hidden Acres Christian Center in Dayton Iowa. Yes, Iowa. It's the summer camp that Aaron and I met at. It's a beautiful place. Very "us."


Time: 2:00pm 


(Can this count as a wedding invitation?)


Colors: Orange; pink and lime green accents. 


The rest of the planning is still in the making. Things such as....oohh...a wedding dress are still to be shopped for. I'm super excited for that, though. The process of figuring out details will be fun. (Don't quote me on that yet, though....) 


So, other than wedding planning, the last few weeks have been super great. I spent the 30th through the 7th with the Cutshall family in Iowa, and then spent the last few days at a high school youth conference chaperoning in Des Moines.
The time with Aaron's family was so amazing. It was so nice being able to simply live life with Aaron. No specific agenda, just spending time together. I love the Cutshalls very much....brainstorming for wedding details, apple pie, video games, laughter, Sunny D, castles, and a floating Pizza Hut....
Yes, I love them. And yes, in 153 days I get to claim them as family. 
Saying goodbye to him, though....  It gets harder every time. Much harder. If I could eliminate one thing from life's blessings, it would be goodbyes. I hate them. I suppose what keeps the days sailing on is trusting that soon the goodbyes will be over. Soon it will be June.
The weekend in Des Moines was very refreshing. Very encouraging. Worship, fellowship, and being reminded of truth...so good. Clinging to Jesus....




Anyway, that's a sufficient update for now. God is beautiful. 

Ally