Countdown till we're Mr. and Mrs. Hickerson

WOW! Can you believe that! It feels so weird b/c I'm the Mrs.!!!

PS: I am getting butterflies...I mean look at that countdown...

Another weekend has come and gone… and whew what a weekend it was.
Friday was an ok time. Went to eat with the parents, then started printing those envelopes!! That was all we did on Friday, nothing exciting.

Saturday got up about 8 and headed over to the parents house. I was there form 8am to 8pm printing envelopes. YES 16 hours. There were some breaks and some of that time was stuffing envelopes, so it wasn’t to bad. By the time I got home I was tired, so I started watching Evan Almighty, but I fell asleep; however, I did finish it Sunday.

Sunday was a relaxing day for everyone, well the girls at least. We went and ate with the Cooke’s it was yummy and a good time! After that I came home cleaned, watched Evan Almighty and Lifetime. The boys went out to the lake to test the jet skis, so they were gone most of the day.

Of course, as always I watched Big Brother then got ready for bed. Doesn’t sound too exciting, but it was a full weekend for sure! I know they are going to be like this for the next 13 weekends.

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend. I’m attached some pictures I took of our bands and invitations…

ljm

Arrrgg...(just like Captain Jack) :)

Arrrgg....I hate mail merges

Sooo..last night was the night we started printing envelopes. I went over to my moms at 4:30 and didn't leave until 8. 3 and 1/2 hours later what have we accomplished?: ONLY printing 240 inner envelopes JUST from the brides side. What in the world is that about? Well, luckily I said lets double check to make sure everyone is on here and correct. Well, we realized we didn't have guest on a few, so we went back thru to make sure those were added. Finally we were going to start printing - HA! After already test printing numerous amounts of time it wasn't correct!!!

So, I had to go in by hand and move each one so it was correct! That was a mess. About 6:30 I was finally able to start printing. 245 inner envelopes later we were DONE!

Well, not completely done - we still have hundreds more to go, but at least we are starting. As you can see this is what our weekend will be like.

At least there will be one good time this weekend - we're having a family lunch with the Cooke's (Amy and her family) after church on Sunday. I'm super excited about this, b/c we've been planning it since LAST year!

Amongst the printing last night I DID watch Big Brother :). It was pretty good, although I was shocked to see who got voted out.


I hope you have a fabulous weekend. Be safe, I hear there's more rain coming.

always,
jae

I love Thursday's....

I love Thursday's....

Why? I guess because I get to leave work early (at 4:30). Yes, it's only 30 minutes, but geeze 30 minutes is a lot for me. It's 30 minutes I don't have to sit in my NEW office, with a window. And it's BIG BROTHER night!

Speaking of the new office. I've never knew people would make such a big deal. I mean it's an office. I'm doing the same thing, just in my own office. There was a guy that came to see one of my bosses who's next door to me and as he was going in he stops and makes this weird face b/c he saw me in here. haha - I laughed. I guess it is a big deal. I love my new office, but it's BARE! I need some more pictures and paintings. I will have them soon, I hope. We are really starting to feel the "pressure" and a little over whelmed with the wedding. We still have so much to do, and it shocks me b/c I feel like I've done a lot!! I'm about to have lunch with my "old" supervisor, whom I miss working with a lot! I'm going to add some pictures of my bare office and later some wedding items we've been working on....

Hope you are enjoying my blogs ;).

soon to be
J M H
TODAY IS EXACTLY 100 DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING!

Note: People LOVE asking about that basketball on my office...and I love to tell it ;)


Yes, it looks a mess and I have tons of little sticky's on my monitor, but that's ok ;) those chairs are CONFY!

and the party continues....

Brant’s attendants and House party…

I won’t elaborate on Brant’s guys, because it’s for him to tell how he feels about them!
But, here they are…

Dick Hickerson: Best Man: Father of Brant:
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Rick Hickerson: Best Man: Brother of Brant:
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Mike Werlinger: Groomsmen: Friend of Brant (and me): Went to High School together.
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Blanton Beard: Groomsmen: Friend of Brant (and me): Jennifer’s Boyfriend: Went to High School with Brant and Mike.
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John Andrew Nash: Groomsmen: Cousin of Brant: Brother to Stephen.
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Stephen Nash: Groomsmen: Cousin of Brant.
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Nash Porter: Groomsmen: Cousin of Brant: Brother to Tory:
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Koby Rudasill: Groomsmen: Cousin of Jae:


WEDDING HOUSE PARTY

My lovely ladies:
Lynn Harrison: Cousin of Brant: LeeAnn’s sister:
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Ashley Miller: Cousin of Jae: Heather’s sister:
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Heather Miller: Cousin of Jae: same as above…hehe
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Lynn Moore: Cousin of Brant: Lynn’s sister:
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Holland Morris: Cousin of Jae:
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Ali Porter: Cousin of Brant: Tory and Nash’s sister:
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Ashley Winton: Cousin of Brant: Stephanie & Courtney’s sister, Mother of Olivia:
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Olivia Winton: Flower girl: Cousin of Brant: Ashley’s daughter, Stephanie & Courtney’s niece:
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Evan Epstein: Usher: Cousin-in-law of Brant: Courtney’s husband:
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Michael Roebuck: Usher: Cousin of Brant: LeeAnn’s son:
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Clay Rudasill: Usher: Cousin of Jae
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Tyler Rudasill: Usher: Cousin of Jae:
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Matt Winton: Usher: Cousin-in-law of Brant: Olivia’s father, Ashley’s husband:

Now, that you’ve seen our ENTIRE wedding party, you’ll know who they are at the wedding – hehe…at least I hope you so!

Thank you to our entire Wedding and House party for being there for Brant and I as we go through the most important day of our lives! We love you all!


Most everyone is in at least one of the pictures below :)

Rudasill Family (Clay & Koby)


Hickerson family (Lynn, LeeAnn, & Michael)


Ashley and Olivia


Porter Family (Dick, Rick, Ali, Nash & Evan)


Cook/Rudasill Family (Tyler)


Stephen & John Andrew


Holland


Blanton and Mike


Heather and Ashley

My Wedding Party....

For all the Family/Friends who will be reading my blogs, I would like to take the time to introduce our Wedding Party and thank each one of them for the love and support they have given us and about to give!

Jae’s attendants:
Jennifer Wilks: Maid of Honor: Best Friend and partner in crime: If you were to meet Jenn you probably wouldn’t understand her. She’s hard to get a long with, but in all realness she’s a wonderful friend. Maybe I’m the only one who can actually understand her. Who knows, but she’s been there for me thru thick and thin and I know will continue to be there for me/us. I’m sure if you’ve seen any of my pictures you would see we’re always having a good time and just being us! Jenn, thank you for all the love, advice, support, ear listening, friendship and everything in between that you’ve given me. You always know when to make me smile/laugh and always know when I’m upset. Thank you Beamers I love you!



Amy Cooke: Maid of Honor: Childhood Best Friend: Amy has been an inspiration to me since we were in the 5th grade. Amy has been there for me thru everything, well pretty much everything. Even though we had a few years in between our closeness, we did find each other again and I’m so glad we did. Amy and I don’t necessarily have to see or talk to each other every day to know we love each other – it’s just there. She is and will always be my sunshine! Her family has been my 2nd family for as long as I know. They are wonderful people and have been there for me through a lot! Amy, Thank you for your love, support, caring, and faith. Without you I’m not sure where I would. I love you forever!



Kelley Leeanne McDonald: Matron of Honor: Cousin and Best Friend. We grew up together, so we’ve been through a lot. It’s weird because I know we were really close when we were younger, but while we were growing up & maturing she was so far it was hard for us to see and talk to each other. It wasn’t like it is today where we can pick up the cell phone and call, or IM, or email. Thank goodness she came back to live in Texas a few years ago. That was our “time” that brought us back together. You never know what emptiness you had until someone was out of your life then suddenly appears again. It’s great and boy am I glad we’re close again. I was her Maid of Honor this past May, as you may have read. It was a wonderful time and I am so thankful to have been a part of it. Leeanne, you are an amazing cousin and friend. Thank you for your never ending love and support. I hope we go through with that “contract” you have and live next door to each other so our kids can grow up together like we did. Hehe. Love you always!!



Kristen Jarrott: Bridesmaid: Sister: We didn’t necessarily grow up together like regular sisters do, but we’re still close. Kristen is my half sister, we’re 6 years apart, so there is a little gap in there. I remember when Kristen was little and we would come out to visit our Nanny or Liz/Billy. I would usually bring a friend (Kristy, Amy, Lindsey, Leigh, or Kristel) and my goodness we were so bad and mean. I never knew we could be so mean. Not extremely mean, but all Kristen wanted to do was be like us and do everything we were doing. Of course, as “older” girls we hated that, so we would be mean. I hope my kids aren’t like that, b/c I can only imagine how it feels…sorry Kristen if you remember  hehe! Kristen has become a very mature young lady who still has her entire life a head of her. Kristen, thank you for putting up with me and my friends as we taunted you. You are truly an amazing sister and couldn’t ask for a better one. Love you!


Stephanie Blackwell: Bridesmaid: Brant’s cousin: I don’t know if we hit it off right off the bat, I think we did because they always tell me how happy they are to have me in Brant’s life. But, I do know Stephanie has been a great friend to me and cousin to Brant. I know growing up Brant and his cousins didn’t always get along b/c he was the “bad child”, but now they see someone they probably never thought they would see. Stephanie was always there if I needed to talk to her about Brant, life, or anything at that matter. She’s very honest and open – which I love! She’ll tell you like it is – hehe! Stephanie – you have always been so open and honest with me and I thank you so much for that. I only hope as we grow older I can do the same. I hope we continue to be as close as we are now (everyone at that matter), since we will eventually be in the same spot the parents are now. I can’t wait to be your cousin-in-law ;). Thank you for your ears when I needed someone to talk to, it’s greatly appreciated! Love you!


Courtney Epstein: Bridesmaid: Brant’s cousin, Stephanie’s sister: A little different than Stephanie, they would probably say Courtney is the super sweet one. Which she is! I know growing up with Brant had to be hard ;). Somehow you and everyone made it through. Just like Stephanie, she is always open and willing to talk to me. I’ve never seen her upset, she’s always smiling, and has a great personality. I love how we can sit back and talk about others as they do the same thing to us – haha! I hope we have more of those. I do want all of the “porter cousins” to be closer than they are now once we all have our families. I think family is important and being together is just as important. Courtney – thank you for being you. Thank you for helping me in matters that I needed help in and for always wanting to listen. You are an amazing person and I can’t wait to be your cousin . Love you!


Patty Mora: Bridesmaid: Friend: What a wonderful, good hearted person Patty is. If she was in pain or going thru something her self and see that you are hurting, she would drop what she’s doing to help you. That’s the kind of friend Patty is. She has a heart of gold and is an amazing friend. I just knew I would have a lot to say about her, but then when I got to it, that first sentence says it all - -haha, how things turn out :). Patty – thank you for being you and never changing. You are a wonderful mother and friend. Anyone who has you in their life is truly blessed. Never stop being you and thank you!!! Love you!


Tory Porter: Bridesmaid: Brant’s cousin: Some people might think it’s weird I have 3 of Brant’s cousins as my BM’s…do I care? No. The reason is b/c 1. I can’t just choose one, because I love them all the same. 2. I’m close to each and every one of them in our own ways, so I wanted them all as my attendants. Nothing wrong with it! Just thought I would put that in there ;). Tory is probably a little closer to Brant more than the others – why is that? I’m really not sure being she’s the youngest of the 3, but they just connect. Tory has a, what’s the word, High Spirit Personality. She’s always smiling, always perky; however, she is very fashionable and the others let her know :). Tory is a great person with a great heart. Tory – thank you for your endless talks with me and support! You are a great person and I’m looking forward to being your cousin-in-law ;). Love you!


Ok, that’s a lot of writing in one day for me. I will have to acknowledge Brant’s attendants and the House Party later today! :).

Brant and I are looking forward to November 3rd. I know I am very lucky to have these 8 ladies as my wedding party. They are all unique and amazing in their own ways. I know if I needed something, even just a simple talk everyone of them would be there for me! You ladies are amazing and I want to thank you again for being apart of this with us! Thank you in advance for putting up with me ;)…I seriously don’t think I’ll be that bad!

Have a fantastic week.
COURTNEY/STEPHANIE: BIG BROTHER TONIGHT. I’m super excited y’all watch that! Hehe!

LOVE YOU,
Jae

Fun in the Sun/Rain

Well, what a fabulous weekend we had! Brant, Jenn, my parents and me did make it to the lake, despite the rain. It did rain on us when we were headed back, but it was fun!! You seriously don't know what ONE tube ride can do to you until the next day comes. It's been 2 days since the ride and I'm still sore. Luckily for us we had the margarator machine out and running! You can see all the fun pictures below (as always). You'll notice a lot of the pictures are me and my best friend, Jenn. We're two peas in a pod and love to take pictures.

One thing you'll know about me I LOVE PICTURES! Take them all the time, anywhere I go. It is addicting believe it or not. I really want to own my own studio and take photos, but I know that will be a long way ahead. Brant wants to have his own computer company, so that will come first since I agree with that idea ;).

I think this is going to be a fast moving week for me. I'm having lunch twice this week - not like me because I LOVE to go home and watch my soaps ;). The wedding is getting close, so I know I'll only get busier.

My mom and I started to address invitations Friday. I was there for 3 hours and all we accomplished was getting the mail merge fixed and made sure the names were correct. HA! Not to mention that was just the inner envelopes. Oh what fun we have a head of us ;).

Well, my day is coming to an end and I must go for now.
Hope you all had a great weekend and look forward to seeing you soon!!

LJM

My first posting....107 days until 11/3/07

Well, I figured I would Start this up again and start blogging (thanks, Sarah). Not sure how long I’ll keep up with it, but I hope I can! There’s only 107 days until the wedding. I can JUST remember when it was 356…my how time flies by. Brant and I have been having a great time planning the wedding. Of course some good days, some bad – can’t always agree now can we? We pretty much have everything set, but I know it’s only about to begin.

In May we went to Yankton, South Dakota to my cousin’s wedding. I was her Maid of Honor and proud to be! It was really a great time. The wedding was beautiful and she was gorgeous! Ok, so were you Jason :). Now that her wedding is done, she can help with mine ;).

Brant is still in school and will hopefully be done next Fall, that’s if Blinn will get their act together and keep the classes going. He was supposed to take a computer class this summer, but they dropped it because there weren’t enough kids in the class; therefore, he had to settle with Speech. He was not happy at all, but made a B! He’s too funny thinking he can’t do it! Pshhh… He currently works at Advance Micro Solutions. He loves the people and environment.
As for me I’m still with TEEX and loving it. Just this Monday I got my very own office with a HUGE window. You never know how excited you’ll be about your own office until you work in an area where your window is looking into the building atrium area. Yea- wasn’t fun! Now it is.

Last Friday was our first couples shower. Oh my goodness did our host do a fantastic job!! The decorations were perfect, the food was delish and the guest/host were amazing. We couldn’t have asked for a better shower. We had to give a speech and apparently (per my Uncle Loc & Aunt Courtenay) I said Thank you and we appreciate you all being here more than 5 times. Ooops, what can I say I am not a “public speaker”. But, it really was a great time and we thank want to thank our host once again for hosting such a great "fiesta"

Now, it’s back to our favorite show Big Brother. We watch that during the week as well as wedding stuff. This weekend we’re taking a break and heading to the lake with my parents, Jenn & Blanton – I’m sure it’ll be a fun time!!

Well, continue to look back and read my daily blogs.
Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!
Love you all,
Janette “jae”