well it's been a crazy semester that's for sure. It's christmas break and i am sitting here at clints house thinking about what all to write here.
Getting the worst over with the change is the bridal party. Initially it started out like this:
Maid of honor: Hannah (sis)
Bridesmaids: Sarah
Dana
Andrea
Later I added Brooke and Shayna
Well it now looks like this:
Hannah
Shayna
Rachel
Andrea
Long story that i am not going to go into details about but Brooke, Sarah and Dana are basically no longer my friends.
In other not so depressing news, I have ordered my dress! I ordered it over thanksgiving break and got a good deal on it. We also got my sister's dress for $99 which is happy. :) Because my dress is special order (no train) it will be ready in january. We found a tailor in ft wayne who will do the alterations for about $100 tops which is a good thing. I thought it was going to be way more because it has a bubble hem.
We have also picked out the wedding rings. They are basic hammered bands in 2 different widths that we both love. I know some girls love the sparkly diamonds and want more in the wedding band but I am just not that way. I know we dont have the money for more and i dont want any more. I love our bands, their simplicity and earthy look.
I have my shoes. My best friend Shay Rae ordered them for be a while ago. So I have my purple chucks with the wedding date on the heel. :D
All the bridesmaids dresses have been picked out and will hopefully be ordered soon. I am almost done with their jewelry.
I will be posting more often as the wedding draws closer.
love to all
Rachel and Clint
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
this and that update.... no lists arent you proud of me?
Hello all
Some recent developments -
Clint and I have been looking for a church that we could get connected with almost ever since we started dating. And we have finally found one. It is called The River Christian church. It was started by a few local families just recently. (the daughter of the head pastor is actually in one of my classes …. Small world…) So the congregation is fairly small and the ministries are still developing. We don’t even have our own building yet so we meet in an elementary school. We just started going 2 weeks ago but have already talked to the youth pastor about getting involved in the jr/sr high ministry. Clint is especially excited about this because he has been longing to really get involved. I am really excited about it as well despite the fact that I know it will be a stretch for me. I have always wanted to be more involved with that age group but never just taken the step to just do it. We are both very excited to see where God will lead us in this church and how he will use us.
Another big thing for us is my decision to change my major from pro writing to counseling. To some this might not seem like such a big change but it really is for several reasons. The main one being that I am a jr already and have already taken many of the classes for my former major. Because of the fact that it is so late I will be in school a bit longer than originally planned. About a month ago I started thinking about it. I had thought about it several times over the past 2 years but had just dismissed it as me just being scared. But over the past few weeks God has really been working on my heart and I realized that I want to work more with people then with words. I still want to write, don’t get me wrong, I still love it and it will always be a part of my life. But I want to do so much more. I want to go into teen counseling. It will be more along the ministry aspect that I have wanted all along. And it will better equip me to serve alongside my future husband clint. When I first started thinking about it I had wavered between counseling and youth ministry. I am really excited for this new major. I cant wait to start classes and get more into the psychology of it all.
In other news, I got hired by TUFW Campus Safety. All my friends think it is weird. I can see why. When I first came in to TUFW I swore I would never get into that department soley because that is what my dad is in. (no offense dad, bob or anyone else) Well, I got desperate. I actually think it will be fun. I had my first training shift early Friday morning. I like the people that I work with and I like that it is above normal campus pay. This will be interesting as I am used to the access control part of that job, but I am a student officer here. Yay! for late night/ early morning shifts. It will prove a challenge as the shifts are late at night and I have early classes 5 days a week. I am only the on call person so I am unsure that I will be able to get the hours that I need so I am applying to work at Michaels craft store. They just built a new one in fort wayne (they aren’t even open yet) and are looking to hiring lots of people. One of my other friends got hired and is going to give my application to her supervisor. (that would be a fun job… I wonder if they give an employee discount….*laughs evilly*)
For those of you who don’t know, Clint has been working as a DJ for the online radio station Remedy. On Tuesday nights is his live Hardcore show but he also has several other recorded shows on the weekend. Remedy is amazing! Since clint and I are currently sharing a car(explained in the next pp), I have been spending quite a bit of time in the studio just hanging out with my laptop writing these offline and hanging out with lots of fun people.
Clint’s car is with his parents at the moment because there is something wrong with it. I am not really sure as to what but we have been sharing my car nonetheless. Which has been working out better than I thought it would. I currently only work on campus so that hasn’t been an issue as I was hoping to get an off campus job at Michael’s craft store. Still working on that lol….
As far as work goes, I am also working on getting my jewelry design store up and running. I have always loved working with beads and this past august decided to do something about it. So I got a storefront on etsy.com. Etsy is like ebay except for all original handmade items. I have several listings up and am working on more every day. I have sold one piece recently but it wasn’t online it was to a friend. But anyway if you want to check it out and support me check out my website I do my best to make affordable, original, durable pieces.
Well that’s all for now. I will try to do better at updating this more often. There should be a post soon about the VFW Hall. If there isn’t one soon you all should bug me. I really need to get on that…
Thanks!
Rachel & Clint
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
a long over due update...
Well, we are back to school. We were trying to get as much planning done as possible. I wish that we had gotten more done but all things considered we are doing pretty well.
My main worry right now is that we do not have a place for the reception. We were going to do it at the pavillion in the park but when i went to scout the site i found out that the tables are bolted down.
Lots of stuff is going on. Both of us are quite busy; there are a lot of decisions to be made and busy work to be done. And not just related to the wedding. Clint's car is with his parents at the moment to be fixed and so we only have one car. I (Rachel) am working on getting a job as we have bills that are coming up that cant be covered by his income alone.
Since I work in lists here are some of my current ones-
Things done:
- bridal jewelry
- bouquets
- dress picked
- ceremony site reserved
- bridesmaids dresses picked
- asked jonathan to do music
- started on registries
Things to do:
- find reception site
- food
- last of bouts
- brides shoes
- find a pastor
- order dress/ find seamstress to alter it
- finish bridesmaids jewelry
- look into cupcakes
- photography
- talk to groomsmen
- guest list
More later...
love to all
My main worry right now is that we do not have a place for the reception. We were going to do it at the pavillion in the park but when i went to scout the site i found out that the tables are bolted down.
Lots of stuff is going on. Both of us are quite busy; there are a lot of decisions to be made and busy work to be done. And not just related to the wedding. Clint's car is with his parents at the moment to be fixed and so we only have one car. I (Rachel) am working on getting a job as we have bills that are coming up that cant be covered by his income alone.
Since I work in lists here are some of my current ones-
Things done:
- bridal jewelry
- bouquets
- dress picked
- ceremony site reserved
- bridesmaids dresses picked
- asked jonathan to do music
- started on registries
Things to do:
- find reception site
- food
- last of bouts
- brides shoes
- find a pastor
- order dress/ find seamstress to alter it
- finish bridesmaids jewelry
- look into cupcakes
- photography
- talk to groomsmen
- guest list
More later...
love to all
Monday, July 14, 2008
last week....
I have been working on more of the jewelry and flowers. I made my necklace and it turned out better then i thought it was going to. I also got Clint's and one of the groomsman's boutonnières done. They are different but i love the way they turned out.
I am really excited about the bridesmaids packages. I just got the last 2 sent out today :)
I got to hang out with one of my bridesmaids on Saturday. I gave Dana her Bridesmaid's Info pack (they each contain a personal letter, a pair of earrings designed especially for them, and an info sheet). She accepted and loved the earrings. They were a bit too long but i fixed them.
I made my first venture to David's Bridal with Dana in tow. I really wanted at least one of my friends to be with me when i went so i jumped at the chance to have her with me. I tried on a LOT of different dresses. I fell in love with one but it is a bit pricey ($600) so i will probably go with my second choice. It was a lot of fun though. Dana has pretty much decided on her dress so when we got home i got to design her necklace with her. We went to the mall and hung out and it was just a lot of fun. I only wish that my other girls had been there with me....
I am really excited about the bridesmaids packages. I just got the last 2 sent out today :)
I got to hang out with one of my bridesmaids on Saturday. I gave Dana her Bridesmaid's Info pack (they each contain a personal letter, a pair of earrings designed especially for them, and an info sheet). She accepted and loved the earrings. They were a bit too long but i fixed them.
I made my first venture to David's Bridal with Dana in tow. I really wanted at least one of my friends to be with me when i went so i jumped at the chance to have her with me. I tried on a LOT of different dresses. I fell in love with one but it is a bit pricey ($600) so i will probably go with my second choice. It was a lot of fun though. Dana has pretty much decided on her dress so when we got home i got to design her necklace with her. We went to the mall and hung out and it was just a lot of fun. I only wish that my other girls had been there with me....
Monday, July 7, 2008
****Venue/ shopping Update****
So we have the venue as of yesterday. We reserved Foster Park (pics below) unfortunately i do not hav any of the pavilion that we will be holding the reception at. it is in another section of the park but i will be visiting the park with the purpose of taking pics of the pavilion.
i have had 2 ventures to the bridal shops and now have a good idea of what i want but nothing is really picked out yet. i also am working on the centerpieces and jewelry that i am making. yay ok... on to pictures.....
^ the gazebo where clint and I will be standing when we say "i do"
^^ a sample of the beautiful flowers
^^the entrance to the bridal glen where the ceremony will be held
^^the view of that same arch from the inside
June 20 2009 - the day i marry my best friend!
i have had 2 ventures to the bridal shops and now have a good idea of what i want but nothing is really picked out yet. i also am working on the centerpieces and jewelry that i am making. yay ok... on to pictures.....
^ the gazebo where clint and I will be standing when we say "i do"
^^ a sample of the beautiful flowers
^^the entrance to the bridal glen where the ceremony will be held
^^the view of that same arch from the inside
June 20 2009 - the day i marry my best friend!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
A small update:
We got to talk about it before I left IN. We decided one place that we would like to try and have it and a date! :D it's still tenative though and it will depend on if we get the venue and such. Clint is going to go and get more info this week.
The colors are picked - lt blue and dk purple
We have so many fun ideas. I am working on:
~ asking my bridesmaids (they'll be getting a package in the mail within 2 weeks)
~starting on the favors (wait and see ;) )
~ making my first venture to the bridal shops
~ experimenting with centerpiece ideas
~ talking to my friend who is a photographer
~ looking at some flower girl dresses that a friend of my mom has (yay for saving money!)
that's all i can think of at the moment... as soon as we know we have the place Clint and i will talk about time, food and invitations
:D
The colors are picked - lt blue and dk purple
We have so many fun ideas. I am working on:
~ asking my bridesmaids (they'll be getting a package in the mail within 2 weeks)
~starting on the favors (wait and see ;) )
~ making my first venture to the bridal shops
~ experimenting with centerpiece ideas
~ talking to my friend who is a photographer
~ looking at some flower girl dresses that a friend of my mom has (yay for saving money!)
that's all i can think of at the moment... as soon as we know we have the place Clint and i will talk about time, food and invitations
:D
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
my side of the story - Rachel
I figured i'd let my journal tell the story about how this whole thing started:
i used initials a lot so CJ means clint and if you know my school friends you'll know who the rest are. also i am very casual in my journal so it's not really grammatically correct.
Oct 13 2007
"really dont know what to think....
so there's this guy that i have been kinda curious about for a little less then a year... at first i thought he was a jerk.... and then i started trying to see if maybe there is something more to him... and i really think there is... i kinda like him... he's fun and weird...ately i have had quite a few opportunities to hang out with him... and it's really fun. i think we both have a lot of issues and i know we dont trust each other yet... and i am unsure about how he feels but .... i just want to get to know him better..... but that's what i said last year and that scares me.....cuz i dont want a repeat of last year. ...
but we just hung out almost all day today.... we worked together and then he went out with me and dana and joel to the mall and sally's and taco bell... it was fun...
then we went back to ramsyer and ended up watching the matrix in his room... me and him and curtis
then we just hung out in ramsyer... i ended up piercing my nose and my cartildge [which i was planning on for months before hand]..... it was fun... DE, JP, SL, and JD were all there for a while... but after i did my nose i was def not sleepy and the lounge was open for another hour so CT and i just hung out.... talking about random surface stories....
i just think that we both have a deeper background that we want someone to share it with but are also both VERY guarded....
i am just really scared... because i really am ok being single... i mean i want it to happen eventually... but i am still doubtful of myself.... and that scares me to death... i dont want to do anything stupid..... i am scared that i already have..... GAH! why does this have to be so hard?"
Oct 14 2007
"what the heck?!?!?! i think God is totally throwing me a curveball. wow! i dont even know how to begin.....
today dawned a normal day...... i woke up to sarah pounding on my door asking if i was awake [ i had a sat class]... i looked at the clock and about died.... it was 8:20.... i had class in 10 min..... i went to class and that was normal and good because he let us out at lunch break for the day because he wasnt feeling too good..... so after lunch the plan was to take a nap... yeah that did not happened... i laid down and was thinking about CT..... just praying cause i was so unsure..... and who should call me but pammie... i ended up talking to them for about 2 1/2 hrs... it was great.... so then i went to dinner and was planning to take a shower afterwards before leavig for sophsmores.... lacy asked me to go with her so that there would be 3 extra seats i the car and jonathan could help get other people there....
it was so much fun... CT was there.... and we were both snap happy... we kept on teasing each other and taking the others picture... it was an interesting version of flirting i guess.... at one point i was talking about foster and we sorta made a date to go tomorrow after lunch.... i thought that was the extent of it for tonight ... i was far from right...
yeah so we ended up stuffing the six of us (DE, JP, JD, SL, me and CJ ) all in JDs car... DE was on JPs lap and i was stuck in the middle...... i was feeling very claustorphobic....and CJ kept trying to make it better :).....
so we all get back ... DE and JP go to walmart and SL suggests a walk.... and CJ came along..... wow... we were flirting so shamelessly... in our own different way.... it was so much fun....
so we get back to ramsyer and walk over to the picnic tables... and clint and i go to the other one and we just talked for a while... he ended up telling me that he likes me.... and i told him i liked him too.... and we decided to initiate a relationship... we are both scared out of our wits..... but we both think it is a God thing.... it's amazing.... we talked about where we want it to go..... he used an amazing analogy... i just love it..... he said our relationship is like a sailboat.... life is our ocean.... but the thing that really got me was that he said that God is the wind.... that he should be the one to guide and lead us.....wow! that's exactly how i want this to go... i really think that the both of us are in the right mindset.... neither of us could stop grinning.... it's amazing....
and then we reflected on how ironic it is that the thing that started this was him saying that he hated me... because i was going to hot topic.... and then he ended up going and we ended up hanging out... and he's going on a missions trip with me that was supposed to be full....
wow!
i still cant believe it....."
Later the same day:
"Clint and i went on our first date today... we went to foster park *sigh*.... it was perfect...
we just wandered around... ended up sitting by the fountain for a while just talking.it was great... we climbed in the happy tree.... and he said that no picture could ever be bad if i am in it... it was adorable... i'm not quite sure how to take those complements yet and he told me to get used to it...then i took him to the bridge..... and we just talked the entire time... it was really amazing...we went to his room and played video games for an hour and i told josh and josh did the whole so ya wanna date my sister gag...... then we went to lunch... we got some strange looks cause we already have wierd ways of saying things to each other like " i hate you" between us is not a bad thing... and when i call him a dork it means "your cute i like you" and he calls me nerd.... then we went to ramsyer and he grabbed some books and we went back to bethany and did homework in the lounge until his accountablity group.i called my dad anticipating the worst... but he reacted amazingly... he didnt flip out at all... he was actually rather supportive of it.. mom just doesnt want this to affect my grades negatively...
so then clint imed me and it was amazing cause we both talked to our parent tonight... they were really supportive as well. ... it's great.... it made me so happy... i def think its another God thing... that both sets of parents reacted so well...
i used initials a lot so CJ means clint and if you know my school friends you'll know who the rest are. also i am very casual in my journal so it's not really grammatically correct.
Oct 13 2007
"really dont know what to think....
so there's this guy that i have been kinda curious about for a little less then a year... at first i thought he was a jerk.... and then i started trying to see if maybe there is something more to him... and i really think there is... i kinda like him... he's fun and weird...ately i have had quite a few opportunities to hang out with him... and it's really fun. i think we both have a lot of issues and i know we dont trust each other yet... and i am unsure about how he feels but .... i just want to get to know him better..... but that's what i said last year and that scares me.....cuz i dont want a repeat of last year. ...
but we just hung out almost all day today.... we worked together and then he went out with me and dana and joel to the mall and sally's and taco bell... it was fun...
then we went back to ramsyer and ended up watching the matrix in his room... me and him and curtis
then we just hung out in ramsyer... i ended up piercing my nose and my cartildge [which i was planning on for months before hand]..... it was fun... DE, JP, SL, and JD were all there for a while... but after i did my nose i was def not sleepy and the lounge was open for another hour so CT and i just hung out.... talking about random surface stories....
i just think that we both have a deeper background that we want someone to share it with but are also both VERY guarded....
i am just really scared... because i really am ok being single... i mean i want it to happen eventually... but i am still doubtful of myself.... and that scares me to death... i dont want to do anything stupid..... i am scared that i already have..... GAH! why does this have to be so hard?"
Oct 14 2007
"what the heck?!?!?! i think God is totally throwing me a curveball. wow! i dont even know how to begin.....
today dawned a normal day...... i woke up to sarah pounding on my door asking if i was awake [ i had a sat class]... i looked at the clock and about died.... it was 8:20.... i had class in 10 min..... i went to class and that was normal and good because he let us out at lunch break for the day because he wasnt feeling too good..... so after lunch the plan was to take a nap... yeah that did not happened... i laid down and was thinking about CT..... just praying cause i was so unsure..... and who should call me but pammie... i ended up talking to them for about 2 1/2 hrs... it was great.... so then i went to dinner and was planning to take a shower afterwards before leavig for sophsmores.... lacy asked me to go with her so that there would be 3 extra seats i the car and jonathan could help get other people there....
it was so much fun... CT was there.... and we were both snap happy... we kept on teasing each other and taking the others picture... it was an interesting version of flirting i guess.... at one point i was talking about foster and we sorta made a date to go tomorrow after lunch.... i thought that was the extent of it for tonight ... i was far from right...
yeah so we ended up stuffing the six of us (DE, JP, JD, SL, me and CJ ) all in JDs car... DE was on JPs lap and i was stuck in the middle...... i was feeling very claustorphobic....and CJ kept trying to make it better :).....
so we all get back ... DE and JP go to walmart and SL suggests a walk.... and CJ came along..... wow... we were flirting so shamelessly... in our own different way.... it was so much fun....
so we get back to ramsyer and walk over to the picnic tables... and clint and i go to the other one and we just talked for a while... he ended up telling me that he likes me.... and i told him i liked him too.... and we decided to initiate a relationship... we are both scared out of our wits..... but we both think it is a God thing.... it's amazing.... we talked about where we want it to go..... he used an amazing analogy... i just love it..... he said our relationship is like a sailboat.... life is our ocean.... but the thing that really got me was that he said that God is the wind.... that he should be the one to guide and lead us.....wow! that's exactly how i want this to go... i really think that the both of us are in the right mindset.... neither of us could stop grinning.... it's amazing....
and then we reflected on how ironic it is that the thing that started this was him saying that he hated me... because i was going to hot topic.... and then he ended up going and we ended up hanging out... and he's going on a missions trip with me that was supposed to be full....
wow!
i still cant believe it....."
Later the same day:
"Clint and i went on our first date today... we went to foster park *sigh*.... it was perfect...
we just wandered around... ended up sitting by the fountain for a while just talking.it was great... we climbed in the happy tree.... and he said that no picture could ever be bad if i am in it... it was adorable... i'm not quite sure how to take those complements yet and he told me to get used to it...then i took him to the bridge..... and we just talked the entire time... it was really amazing...we went to his room and played video games for an hour and i told josh and josh did the whole so ya wanna date my sister gag...... then we went to lunch... we got some strange looks cause we already have wierd ways of saying things to each other like " i hate you" between us is not a bad thing... and when i call him a dork it means "your cute i like you" and he calls me nerd.... then we went to ramsyer and he grabbed some books and we went back to bethany and did homework in the lounge until his accountablity group.i called my dad anticipating the worst... but he reacted amazingly... he didnt flip out at all... he was actually rather supportive of it.. mom just doesnt want this to affect my grades negatively...
so then clint imed me and it was amazing cause we both talked to our parent tonight... they were really supportive as well. ... it's great.... it made me so happy... i def think its another God thing... that both sets of parents reacted so well...
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