So you all know that I just got married. My engagement was short but if it had been longer I would have gone to Minted and chosen one of their adorable and romantic designs for a Save The Date. There are so many to choose from! Here are a few of my favorites. :)
These are only a few of the fun things that Minted offers! They have just about everything you need for your wedding plus more. I am really into printing my own photos and wall art and they have a huge buffet of yummy things for your eyes. You can shop for several photos for a styled wall. This is my favorite, I may have to get these!
I might have freaked out about this a little just now. Your own personalized photo backdrop! AHHH! How amazing would this be at a party or just on your wall for fun?! If only I had the room.
I really love this website and I am looking forward to doing a little shopping of my own! Also if you ARE planning a wedding, take it from me, it is cheaper and smarter to go through a website like these than to go somewhere for invitations and such. I hope you check it out and see what else they have going on at Minted!
Enjoy - Mary Jane
I should be sleeping right now. Instead my head is full of so many things. One in particular is how I am going to use this blog this year. I have not made any New Year resolutions because I always give up on them or get bored. I'd love to just keep this blog bright and perky with my photos and projects, but at the same time I want to get real about life and say things I wish someone had told me once when I couldn't see outside myself. So I begin to try and gather my thoughts and I am going to share the main thing that has been on my mind and heart and literally just covering completely.
How do you lose someone you love, to death.
I don't know, but I am. Someone dear to my heart, a sister to me is dying and I can't do a thing about it. I've prayed, begged God for her to be healed and yet thus far she continues to fall prey to this horrible disease. I've been losing her for 3 years. I've watched a perky, bright intelligent woman need help to do the little things in life and somehow she has never become bitter or angry. I don't see how, I am. Unless there is some miracle she is coming to the end of her life here on Earth. She told a few of us the other day that she felt that God was calling her home early. I cried. She said she was happy about it. I know that is only a peace that God can give someone in that place. I can't imagine my life without her. We were going to have kids together, I was going to try and get one of mine to marry hers so we could really be related! I can look back on the past 12 or so years that we have been friends and I am so grateful for every moment I have had with her. We have lived together twice, take several road trips together and she has been my confidant and rock. My friend has totally changed my taste in decorating and encouraged me in ways of art, beauty and God. She has changed my life.
So how do you lose someone you love? I don't know. I do a little every day. Sometimes I am fine, sometimes I break out in tears at the worst times. Some days I just feel horribly sad.
I feel glad she has peace and sorry for myself that I won't see her for quite sometime. The hope of Heaven and what God promises for those who love Him encourage me and yet my small mind can't wrap my head totally around it. I can feel myself trying to prepare for the overwhelming feeling of loss, knowing that being active helps and that I need a church family around me as well.
She wouldn't want me to lose myself in it. She would tell me to go on, be happy, make art and have babies. She would.
I am not sure where this blog is headed this year or even if many people will read it but I feel compelled to give it more attention and share what's on my heart.
Have you watched someone you love die?
How did you deal with it?
Love, Mary Jane
(This blog is dedicated to my sweet Rachel)
