The 27th!!!

So the number 27 represents a lot of stuff TODAY!

It is mine and Eric's 7 YEAR ANNIVERSARY today....Happy Anniversary love!!!! :) :)

It is 4 months TODAY until we are MARRIED!!!

It is my 27th post on my blog!!

I have a PHOTOGRAPHER!!!!

YAY!!! I'm sooo excited! This is one of the big things I have been stressing over! Its finally over!

Amber and I went a few weeks back to meet with Lorraine at Patterson Photography. She is SOOO nice and very talented! We looked through a few of her wedding albums and they were just very stunning pictures, plus I knew a couple of the brides or soon-to-be brides.

I just had to share that information with everyone because it is a BIG weight lifted off my shoulders!

Thanks Amber (I know I keep thanking you haha) but thanks for helping me with a lot of this stuff :) :)

So next on my list is FLORIST! I am thinking since my centerpieces aren't this big crazy set-up that I might just order flowers in bulk and put them together myself (with help of friends and family of course hehe). So we will see. I'm only wanting roses (see my color scheme photo in a previous post) for what my centerpieces will look like (hopefully). If anyone has any ideas let me know. We are calling Harris Teeter to see how much it would cost to buy roses in bulk through them (if they allow it) then maybe even Walmart. But any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Carly's in the paper :)

My sister was in the paper this past week :) I just had to clip it out and post it!! The scan didn't really come out to clear but you get the idea. Below is what it says to the right of the picture:

"Student picked, Carly Naegelen of Beaufort, a student at Peace College in Raleigh, has been selected to participate in the Inaugural class of Leadership Triangle College Edition, a new leadership skills program presented by Fidelity Investments that combines experiences and training to develop future civic leaders. Shown are, from left, Kyle Rose of Fidelity Investments, Mary Katherine Willis of Peace College, Ms. Naegelen and Jim Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting."

I couldn't be any happier for my little sister :) Congrats! Love ya!!!!

Girls Night....Bday Party....Fun WeEkEnD :)

Friday night Kahla, Karli and I went on a date night with each other. We went to see "He's Just Not That Into You" I must say I know I'm a chick and LOVE my chic-flicks but this one I think even the guys would enjoy!! Granted my fiance claims he will never watch this movie but I'm sure he'll laugh at the same funny parts I did! The Atlantic Beach theatre was packed..as much as that theatre can be packed anyway for a 7 p.m. showing. At one point during the movie (not going to say what happened) but every woman in that theatre said "AWWW" like we were told to do as an audience watching a live showing of a tv show or something. Then of course we all laughed right after it! :) So ladies try to go see this in the theatre its totally worth it!!!

So after we left the movies we headed over to Arendell Room to just hang out and see what was going on. The place was pretty busy, but we just weren't feeling it there that night. So we knew a few of our friends were heading over to Jack's, this new place on Morehead Waterfront (worth checking out if you haven't already). Where we ran into some people we hadn't seen in awhile. So it was a lot of fun and an early night I must say, I was in bed by 12:15!! :) :)

SUNDAY was a LOT of fun because it was Ashlyn's birthday party!!! She was SOOO cute (as always). The party started at 2 and I think Kahla and I left around 4:30 or a little later. Below are pictures and a couple of videos from the party. Please enjoy :) :)

Two videos from Ashlyn's party. Sorry for the 1st one where its sideways. But it is Ashlyn singing in her microphone with her Pop :) :) The 2nd video is everyone singing Happy Birthday to Ashlyn and notice that she is singing too!! :) :) Gotta love that little girl!!!!!

HaPPy 2nd BdAy Miss AsHlYn GrAcE BuRnEy!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLYN GRACE BURNEY!!! I can't believe that 2 years ago today your mama was going to the hospital in hopes of your arrival! That was such an emotional night for everyone!

Below are a few pictures of Ashlyn through her 2 years :)

Ashlyn just a day old!!

August 2007

Couple pictures from 2008

The last 3 pictures are from last night. The night before she turned 2!!

I love you Ashlyn as if you were my own little girl! But I'll settle for being your 2nd favorite aunt......Kristi is her number 1 :) :)

5 months TODAY until I'm Mrs. LAWRENCE!!!

I can't believe how fast the time has flown by! It seems like just yesterday he asked me to be his wife! Now 5 months are left until I'm Mrs. Chelsea LAWRENCE, I can't wait! I have been dreaming of this day since 9th grade. Eric has always been the only person who has captured my heart and will forever stay my one true love. I know I'm getting all mushy but hey I'm entitled to be all mushy, I'm a blushing BRIDE :)

So I still have sooooo much planning left to do its crazy! I still don't have a florist, a wedding day photographer (Aly has agreed to do my Bridal portraits YAY!!!!), etc soo much more.

I have such great bridesmaids though! They are already planning my bridal showers. We are having one in Beaufort in April and one in Raleigh in May. So I'm excited for both events! I couldn't ask for better friends! I love them all so much and will miss them when I have to move around all the time.

On a happy note...I'm getting MARRIED in 5 MONTHS :) :) :)

Snow in Carteret County?!

So Monday night everyone kept saying that it was suppose to snow on Tuesday but I kept saying I'll believe it when I see it! To my surprise come Tuesday it was a Snow storm! A lot of places had delays or was able to leave work early due to icy roads and heavy winds. I didn't leave work until 3 p.m. which is when all the heavy winds and the big snow started. I made it home safely though.

The pictures below are from Wednesday! Because by then it had quit snowing and it was bright and Sunny. I didn't go to work at all that day because I didn't feel like taking my chances on the icy roads. So I woke up early and got a hold of my neighbor Chris to see if he wanted to go walking towards Front Street with me! He of course went and we had a lot of fun! Chris is like a brother to me! We grew up together in this neighborhood...good ol' Charles Street!! Of course we started talking about all the great memories from this neighborhood. We had such an awesome crew growing up! Me, Carly (my sister), Chris, Paul, Lauren, Kahla, Patrick, Brett, and Brandon. Through the years people have moved but the memories are always going to be there! Few of us still keep in touch often! But it was the perfect neighborhood growing up!!

Hope you enjoy the pictures of Beaufort at its rarest form :) There are also a few video's at the end!

VIDEO'S!!!

Chris decides to try to ice skate as we are leaving the neighborhood........:)

Chris ice skating down Ann Street!!!

Chris throwing a snowball at a stop sign!!!

Chris shaking a tree to make the snow fall off, a woman walking her dog came by at the same time (you don't see her) but that's who he's saying sorry to :)