Wedding Pictures, Peach Cobbler, and Decorating

This is what I've been up to lately:

I recently received a preview of our professional wedding pictures, 64 of them to be exact, and they look great! I can't hardly wait to see the rest of them.  We had a photographer who specializes in photojournalism, and you can really tell by her work. Her name is Vivian Johnson, and you can view some of her work at vivianjohnsonphotography.com if you'd like to see it.  Mine and Jason's pictures won't be on there yet of course. One thing I'm very looking forward to is putting a photo book together from our wedding.  ...The wedding is still really on my mind even though it's been 2 1/2 weeks since the big day :)  And it really turned out to be better than I hoped.  The color scheme, the time of day, the attendants, the weather, the dress, the CEREMONY....  Ahhh, it's almost like a dream.  And I love things that feel like dreams.  Especially something as big as this.  I almost can't stop looking at the pictures and just reliving it all.  It's like it cements that day into my mind.  I love it.  I am so glad that the day didn't go by like a blur--like I've heard from many a bride :)--but that I was able to be very present.  As I was walking down the aisle towards Jason, I made it a point to focus on him and realize the importance and the weight of the moment.  It's funny to see pictures of me crying as I'm coming down the aisle!  In some of them, of course, I'm smiling. :-)  Ah, anyways, it was such a beautiful day.  Even though it was shorter than I planned it would be, I still think that it was perfect.  Everyone was getting along so well.  And most importantly, we really felt God being there with us...gracing us with His weighty presence...showing His pleasure in covenant and unity...giving us His peace and love to experience and feel...reminding me of His enormous love for me...that He would bring someone like Jason along in my path for me to choose--for life.  

Marriage.  What a sweet and wonderful thing.  :)  

One new journey I have embarked on since being a new wife is baking. So far I've baked a broccoli casserole, a cherry dream pie, and as of last night--my first attempt at peach cobbler.  I think I let the peach cobbler sit too long before putting it in the oven (Jason was already using the oven for some dinner items for our dinner party last night).  So I think the peach juices melded too much with the flour and sugar, so it made the dough very doughy!  I even put the cobbler back in the oven twice to see if it would solidify more.  No such luck! Anyways, the dinner party attendants thought that it was tasty, so I'm thankful for their sweet support.  I'm going to be more precise next time. It sure was fun though! And I really love using the new baking dishes. It makes everything more exciting when you get to use something that's new to you. It doesn't even have to be brand-new, just fresh, yes? Now on to more baking adventures!

Decorating.  It's just a wonderful word, let alone a wonderful meaning. I really enjoy decorating. And re-decorating.  I don't know how many times I've laid something out and rearranged it.  Jason's used to it now, I think. :)  The good news is that we were able to bring so much of our wedding decorations home with us--that we have almost fully decorated our entire apartment with it! I love the style; it's nautical. I have many more ideas of what I would like each room to look like in the future, but this is a great place to start!  Thanks Dad and Sue!  ;)

Now, I wonder what I should bake or decorate today... :) :)