Lace? Satin? A-line? Mermaid?

What will she wear?!!? Kate Middleton has a beautiful figure and quite frankly...likes to show it off. So does that mean a mermaid style gown?? Possibly. Or will she do a traditional, satin a-line gown? So, make your guess! What will Kate Middleton wear on the biggest day of her life?!!?

You are cordially invited....

To the marriage of

His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales, K.G.

with

Miss Catherine Middleton

at Westminster Abby

on Friday, 29th April, 2011 at 11:00 am

Can I just say how obsessed I am with this Royal Wedding?!!? It's fabulous, it's spectacular, it's absolutely superb. My mother was obsessed with his mother's wedding and now I am obsessed with his. I think Kate is stunning and is just too beautiful for words.       
Now I wanted to post a picture of their faces, but I was drawn to this and here is the reasoning behind that: (If you get the Parade magazine in Sunday's paper, you will know where I'm coming from) Walter Scott's 'Personality' section was all about the royal wedding and and a woman from Texas wrote in a question for William. Q: What influence did his parents' troubled relationship have on prince William? A: It made him cautious. "He's determined that his marriage won't end in divorce. He wanted to be sure Kate was the right woman," says Katie Nicholl, author of The Making of a Royal Romance, pointing to the couple's nine-year courtship. (This is the kicker for me) "He would only give his mother's ring to someone he'd spend the rest of his life with."

If you have 'kind of' followed Prince William at all, you know how much he adores and loves his mother, Diana. Now, if you are anything like me, down right traditional and sweet sentiments like receiving a mothers ring makes you ooze, prince William is an all around fabulous guy. He wasn't just going to give Diana's ring to anyone, he was going to give it to the one, and he did.

It's funny to read posts and what not on facebook about how annoyed people are with hearing about The Royal Wedding. Did you know I'm tired of hearing about your 'single' Relationship status? Every...five...seconds?          Or how dumb of a blond you REALLY are. If that moment in your life was that embarrassing, don't post it on fb. These same people that complain about royalty will gawk all day at the boob tube watching American Idol and Dancing with the Stars ...overrated? I for one am wishing William and Kate all the best ... they sure are classier than the likes of Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan ... besides, it is nice to see a good news story for a change, instead of all the doom and gloom stories about human behavior at its miserable worst!
So..if you have been following my posts, you will notice that I'm doing what I can to find positive in everything. However, there's no negative in this wedding. And ya know what, shame on you if you find it. These two people fell in love and now they are getting hitched and celebrating it. And better yet, they will not be following in Charles and Diana's footsteps....body language is easy to read folks :)
LONG LIVE THE KING AND QUEEN! (Which, by the way, Queen Catherine sounds so fabulous)



Happy Eadeer!!

This is my beautiful kid sis whom I will not name :) She woke me up at 8 am this morning saying the cutest phrase I have ever heard her utter "Happy Eadeer, Nahnni" (She can't say Katherine and that's the closest it gets) I smiled my biggest smile and swepted her into the bed and kissed her face until every inch was covered. We looked so CUTE today! We were so matchy matchy today at church I was beside myself! I wanted to look just like her and I did! My dress was white with pleates on the skirt (my dress is/was very 1950's/Grace Kelly) I wore black flats to match this little darling and off we were to church! I'm not even sure I noticed the cute boys home for the holiday...I was too focused on the adorableness of my sister and I.
It's very very rare when my sister makes it through sacrament meeting. The pill and condoms are not the best birth control for teens. Having a young sibling, watching a sibling be born or taking care of an infant or toddler for a while is the best birth control out there. Not only will you be grossed out of your MIND, but you will be scared to death.
Anyway, off my soap box....my sister wanted to leave sacrament meeting because ya know, she has dominion over all of us. I for one, was not letting my matching buddy leave, so I decided to take her, but I wasn't letting her go home. It was the most gorgeous day today! So we went for a walk around our neighborhood to look at the flowers and just get her energy out. Now, a walk with her takes about an hour..maybe two. You have to look at every bug, listen for every dog bark and don't forget to pick up every rock and throw it. Thankfully I was in a Florine Maria mood, or else I would have been ticked. So we smelled flowers and we ran from the barking dogs (even though they were behind fences), we (meaning she) ran into peoples yards, we threw rocks AND we looked at bugs :) It was the most fun I have had on a walk by far. We went back to the church house to wait for the fam and of course, she was still a tyrant. Opening and closing doors is the most fun a 2 1/2 year old can ever have.
My sister and I were attached at the hip today, like we are most days when I'm not working or when I come home from work. I loved her as if she were my own the second I saw her. I had the incredible opportunity of watching her birth (which was a C-section, so not too grotesque). I will be putting in mission papers soon and she was a major determining factor for me if I should stay or if I should go. I will miss her more than I can convey.
Today was fabulous, no, today was glorious. I spent the day with my family and the majority of it smiling. My day was spent with my family, but my heart and mind was directed to my Savior. My testimony of Him is simple, but it's mine. In my mind, He did the most important thing. He did what His Father asked him to do. Jesus Christ was tempted, just like rest of us, but He did not fall into those temptations. He knew He was about His Fathers business. We too, have missions to complete and people to uplift. We are Sons and Daughters of the most glorious being in the universe. The adversary is as real as the noon day sun; I have felt his presence as I have been preparing to serve the Lord. As long as we are doing something positive, he will do whatever he can do bombard us with negative. We were born with the fruit in our hands, do not go on a fruitless surge seeking for something that leads to nothing. There is a reason the Great and Spacious building is called 'the Great and Spacious building'. There's nothing in there, but loneliness and despair.
I saw Christ in everything today. He was in the beautiful flowers that I smelled today, the air I inhaled, the yards I ran through :) and most importantly, my sweet sister. Christ is in the midst of us, as long as we are doing what's right.

Can you find it?

I'm always blown away with how hard we make it to find positive in the world. It's not, ladies and gentlemen. Granted, we may wake up in the morning late, with no breakfast, we don't get to work with the most ideal people, but ya know what? Who cares?! Just you. Here's the positive in that whole scenario: At least you did wake up, you HAVE food in your house and you have a job.

For me it is really REALLY hard to be a pessimist. I have tried, believe me, but my inner optimist always wins. Today was so busy at work today that my lunch got cold and my feet were killing me. However I worked with a bride and groom that really put a smile on my face. Granted they were so in love, I wanted to vomit, but that's beside the point. She had been in the day before and wanted to show her fiance the two dresses she was torn between (strike one, that's a no-no). As I was finished lacing her up into the gown, she walked out of the dressing room and her fiance lit up like a sparkler on the 4th of July. He stood up and could NOT stop smiling! She was beaming as well and then I realized I was smiling from ear to ear as well! He kept telling her how beautiful, hot, sexy, gorgeous, etc, she looked. He kept walking in circles around her, just stunned. I, for one, was blown away. I have never, in my two years of working there, seen a future groom, react that way. It was perfect, it was flawless and just the reaction she needed/was looking for.

My second positive/happy thing that caught my eye was simple and probably would have gone unnoticed to others, but I get distracted easily :) I was headed to a bridal shower this evening and as I was driving I saw and elderly couple walking with their grand kids. The grandma was holding the granddaughters hand while the grandpa was a few paces back and the grandson up a few steps. Why these scenarios bring me joy, I don't know. I could sit at a park and just people watch, most likely with a large smile on my face. My greatest memories are with my grandparents and I found it so fabulous to see this couple out walking with their grand kids! Yes, I'm old fashioned and quite traditional.
My challenge to you is to find the positive in your days. Whether it be the big or the small, it's everywhere! And most importantly, be grateful for the positive.