wedding picture drama

well after some "confusion" with the photographer i got my pictures. all unedited ofcourse. so as i spent 5 hours exchanging them from 7 CDs onto my computer somewhere in the middle of it all i got a virus! well I didnt but my computer did. i have no idea how to fix it but i do know that i can view my wedding photos but that is all. no editing, no internet, no nothing. grrrr. so now i am passing it from family member to friend and back again trying to get it fixed. i really dont care if i loose everything. at this point i just want to put all my pictures onto a zipdrive and clean my entire computer of everything and start fresh (should be done anyway.... no telling what is on there that i never use anymore) but at this point that cant happen nor do i know how to make that happen. so wish me luck but more importantly.... say a little prayer. i have all next week off and i was really hoping to have that time to work on editing these to share with friends and family and get some printed and on our walls. (it still doesnt feel like a home.) but anyway. that is the situation right now. at this point all i have to say is thank you parrot lady. :)

fishy friends

our fish finally have names! devin bought me a couple of beta fish a couple of weeks ago since i cannot have a puppy yet and they have gone without name til now...... finley and flo. yes i know this is a little cheesy but i like it... and come on... they are fish! flo is royal blue and orange. in the beginning flo was very territorial and not friendly but now finley is the "big fish in the fish bowl" even tho she is smaller in size she decided to stand up for herself. finley is aqua blue and reminds me of... me.

p.s. i love devin j bouwers - thanks for the fish!

smiles, trials, and love

tomorrow is a big day for the new mr. and mrs. bouwers! althought we did just get married less then a month ago, one year ago today is the time that devin asked me to "make things real". we were walking from my apartment to his and he decided to talk to long way home..... at this point i really didnt know why, i thought it was silly. then he stopped me, looked into my eyes and said ... "jozi i really like this, ummmm can we make this.... ya know.... real? can we make this official?" never in a million years did i think that i would be sitting here today with a ring on my hand, married to such an amazing man! i am so happy and so blessed! i love you devin josiah bouwers! thank you for 365 days of smiles, trials, and love!

slow

well its back to the real world for me tomorrow. i start my new job as a nanny and devin has his last day at arbys before starting a new job. its exciting but i would rather just stay home with devin and watch movies all day! i am almost done unpacking the last of the gifts and boxes and then i will deep clean everything so i can take pictures to post.

i am excited that i am now part of the planning process for another wedding. my brother (in-law) logan and fiance holly will be getting married in aug. and i am so excited! they are a very cute couple and i am so happy for them! i get to host a shower for holly at my apartment and i hope i can repay her for all she did for me during my wedding! she is a dear friend and i am so excited to call her my sister!

i'm still loving the day to day duties of being a wife! he is an amazing man of God and he makes it easy to be so happy! i love you devin j bouwers!

love wins again

its amazing to me what love is. i wrote in my journal last night about this. a love like this is something that cannot be put into words. its not something that can be taught in school or found in a dictionary. this is a love that is felt when you look into someones eyes, when they hold your hand, or when something like this happens. a few nights ago devin and i were at our apartment with some friends. i was upset about nothing and devin wasn't helping, until...... i settled down into the chair next to him to watch the movie and it only took about 15 seconds of him tickling my toes with his that a huge smile covered my face and i could not look at him without laughing out loud! that is love! i find it harder and harder to be mad at that man! he has the cutest smile and warmest hugs. he knows he can get away with things and he is getting better and better about it! i really love him and i know he loves me.

real life sets in

we are back to the real world now. i'm not happy about it but i cant stop it. devin is back to work and i start tomorrow. i have done 7 loads of laundry and 6 loads of dishes since being mrs. bouwers and the funny thing is, i love it. i love that yesterday when devin walked in the door he had clean clothes, a clean (much cleaner then before but not near done) apartment, and a cold glass of milk (his favorite!). i love that i can provide that for him! i love being a wife and i have the most amazing husband in the world!

the before pictures

the view from the closet/laundry room the yellow walls

are the living room the red is the bedroom (the bed is behind the brick wall)

our bathroom (the shower is in the left corner)
(ignore the bright spot, its the sun shining in from the skylight)

this is the opposite view (bedroom to bathroom and closet)

our BEAUTIFUL kitchen that i love

friends and family have been asking for pictures of our apartment and i am too embarrassed to share when because there are still boxes to be unpacked, shelves to be filled, and laundry to be done so...... here are some pictures taken before we moved in and when all is "pretty" again i will be glad to post some pictures for you all to see so for now.... use your imagination!

here goes nothing

so i have decided that with our friends and family being from all over that it might be fun to start a blog. i'll try to post about the exciting things that are happening in our lives. i'll post pictures and stories of our day to day lives and how we are makingit as a new married couple! i really think this will be fun so i hope you all enjoy it!