Wedding Fun!

My BFF's wedding was this past Saturday. I can't believe she's married now! It seems like just yesterday was January when she got engaged and asked me to be her Matron of Honor. It's crazy how time flies. She had her rehearsal Friday evening and we got to see all of her decorations. Her aunt was in charge and everything was homemade and looked amazing! All the flowers were made by her using coffee filters. Even our bouquets! They were gorgeous. It was a beautiful ceremony, the decorations were amazing, her cake was beautiful, and the food was yummy. I really hope it was the wedding she's always dreamed of. :) I left my camera so I don't have any pics until people upload them to Facebook. So I'll have to share later. Sorry. lol. I think the photographer got some good shots so I can't wait to see them.

Carowinds, Concerts, & 2nd homes :)

Several weeks back, before Scott's birthday, I bought 2 tickets for Christian Music Day at Carowinds. Living in the Carolinas I've been to Carowinds several times but Scott had never been. So I thought this would make for a fun day: amusement park and concerts. It was this past Saturday and it was definitely awesome. Several church youth groups were there in matching neon shirts so lines were long. We rode a few things before gates opened at 3:30. I noticed a few rides were given new paint colors and new names. They even had a new one, The Intimidator. The longer I waited in line, the more nervous I got. The first hill was super high at 211 feet and you're dropped practically straight down. We finally get in our seats and the lapbar was very different from other rides I've been on so I was unsure how safe I'd be going down the face-first hill. I had planned to have a death grip on the handles the entire ride. After the first drop, my hands stayed in the air! For those that know me, I don't raise my hands. So that tells you how awesome this was. It was so smooth and not jerky like most rollercoasters. It was definitely worth the wait and I wish we had rode again before leaving. (link: http://intimidator.carowinds.com/) Someone tossed up a few coins while going down one hill so I caught a quarter. lol.

When it came time for the concerts, they started out kinda slow. The first 2 bands (Manafest & Icon for Hire) were more of the hardcore, screaming type. I wasn't into it but Scott was. The last 2 bands were the best! Casting Crowns & TobyMac. They are awesome in concert! Scott really enjoyed it and I'm glad I could give him this "first". The concert was done a little after 10pm so we headed to our hotel. We would've headed home, but we decided to stay the night and use Sunday to look for an apartment in NC. We got a great deal on our hotel room and it was super cute! Slept really well, too.

Sunday we slept in and Scott brought up breakfast from the lobby. We checked out and started our journey. I had researched apartments online on Friday. I tried to look at the cheaper ones, but they required longer travel to his unit in NC. Scott has a truck so we narrowed it down to 2 that are 7 miles from his unit and not too pricey. We already had an idea which one we'd pick but we chose to check out both. Over the phone we were quoted same rent prices for both. Once we got there, our favorite was $10 more than quoted while the other one was $50 more in rent plus several fees other than utilities. We chose our favorite one, the one we thought we'd get. The layout is open and just enough space for just him. Fewer fees upfront, fitness center, pool, laundry faciility, free DVD rentals, free wi-fi in the clubhouse and around the pool. It's also a small complex (200 rooms max) and the landlord and mainetance guys live on site. So quick response if anything goes wrong. He's also half a mile from a strip mall that has almost every store type imaginable. I'm very excited! I wish I could move with him but we have a home here in SC. Plus he will, hopefully, only be there a year and can come home. Now we have to get electric, gas, & internet set up. Also buying items he'll need while there (ie: microwave) that we don't already have extra of (ie: towels). I'm excited!