So since my last post, Wednesday, we have gone to the midnight Allegiant, celebrated my mom's birthday, accomplished some wedding planning tasks, and had my first bridal shower ever!!!
On Thursday morning I had my wedding hair and makeup trials. I finally found the perfect place and person to do my hair and makeup for the big day! Grow salon is really neat! We were there for 2 1/2 hours and to say the least I am VERY pleased! It was so surreal to see my self with my 'wedding look' and I just can't believe it is me! I feel so extremely blessed and lucky!! Sometimes I just can't fathom the most exciting time of a person's life is here and I get to experience it! With the best guy! After the appointment, mom and I headed to finish the details of the invitations and we will be getting the proofs, ordering them, and sending them out soon! Wallace Paper Company is great!
Here is a quick image of my makeup choice! I love how natural but bold it can be at the same time! I am keeping my hair a secret for now so on the big day it can be a surprise for everyone!
Later that night was movie time! It was a lot of fun spending quality time with Morgan, having a movie night, and getting in some good girl/sister talk. With the wedding fast approaching and living in Chattanooga soon, I know these times will become less and less so I am jumping at every chance I can to spend time with her (my mom too)!
Friday morning was my mom's birthday! I woke up extra early to make chocolate chip pancakes with cute little cut up strawberries. We then headed to Ijams nature center where Morgan and I usually hike during our Fall break because it is so breathtakingly beautiful! Morgan and I usually go without mom in the Fall because mom has a different Fall break than us so it was an extra special treat this year especially since Spring break fell on my mom's birthday! Mom had never gone and LOVED it! I have a feeling this will be a new tradition.
Look at this quaint little swing on one of the hidden trails! That would make some great pictures if you were willing to get your feet wet!
The three Dyar girls rock!
How beautiful! That person must love their house and land!
This is my favorite trail of them all! There is nothing more peaceful than sitting and listening to God's world!
My mom! This fits her radiant adventurous personality so much!
Look at how photogenic this swamp is! And it is pink!! How neat is this!
Check out these buttercups everywhere!
I hope this place can be kept up forever!!
A cute little pond/swamp inside the greenhouse!
After Ijams we headed to see Zootopia and let me say, it was really really good! The kind of good that you want to see it again right then!
We then headed to Gigi's house and she had made my mom's favorite meal, steak, potatoes, and green beans! It was one of the best home cooked meal I had ever had! Gigi can cook! Mom was really pleased! Then I made her favorite walnut brownies and we took a walk to the dock in our neighborhood. Present time was next and to top off the evening, Fuller House on Netflix! It was an awesome day especially just spending time with just us Dyar girls. I wish we could do that every week!
The birthday girl with her brownies with extra walnuts just like she likes! She doesn't look a day over 30 does she?! It is amazing! I hope I look as young and beautiful as my mom when I am her age! Wow!
Granddad, me, and Morgan, with Gigi in the back cutting the brownies!
We go all out for birthdays!
Me and my mama!
The whole birthday party gang!
Happy Birthday mom! I hope it was your best birthday yet! You deserve the best!
On Saturday started off with Cody picking me up at 9:30am and we headed to Maryville to meet with our DJ. We really like him, he really listened to what we wanted and had some really good suggestions. I was glad he was slightly older so our eardrums won't bust at the wedding. There is nothing worse that having music drown out your voice so you can't talk over it at all. Especially at a wedding, especially especially at my wedding! lol ;) We then had an hour and a half to kill to meet with our videographer so Cody and I headed to Firehouse subs and just sat and talked. Sometimes times like that are the best and make the best memories together! Next we added and took away a few items from our registry at Bed Bath and Beyond, had a nice dinner date at Red Robin, Yum! And had Froyo! Oh my goodness it is one of Cody and I's favorite things! We always purpose to go in and only fill our cups up less than half way. It starts off well, then come the toppings. The ice cream is only half full but with the toppings, you just can't leave anything out! It is all so good and who knows when you will go next!;) You just can't miss out! Cody and I then saw the third divergent so he could see it and he loved it! It was just as good the second time too!
Sunday we woke up early to head to church for palm Sunday! The little children were so cute! After church we headed to my Nana's house and Cody left back for Chattanooga and my bridal shower began!! Morgan hosted the shower while Nana provided her house and mom planned, and decorated. As their little team of 3, I was drop dead surprised and amazed! It looked like it came out of a magazine! See for yourself below! It makes me feel so loved and special to have had such an amazing thing put together just for me by three of my favorite people! They spent so much time and effort on it! It was definitely the best experience I had ever had! (more pictures people will be shown later when I get a hold of my mom's pictures)
I mean WOW! I was blown away!!
My dress of choice for the event! I don't know if you can tell but I was really happy ;)
Check out these gorgeous peony flowers in these stunning rustic pink vases! These will be the exact thing in my wedding bouquet and pink is my favorite color! Oh and take note of the silver sequin table runner! Completely up my alley!:)
Look at these cute little dress-shaped cookies they HAND MADE and baked for me!!
Cute little pimento cheese sandwiches!
Delicious little peanut butter sandwiches created! (peanut butter is my FAVORITE!)
And look at this BEYOND AWESOME idea of pink lemonade with sugar around the rim!
My little yogurt bar with poprocks (yes that was my request ;)) it is my signature haha!
And look at these cute little Gigi's cupcakes!! They are so adorable!!!
I'm really sorry this is sideways, Cody usually helps me when I have this problem and can't get it right side up but just turn your heads for now until I can fix it. Sorry! But these were the cute little party favors for the guests to take home.
Darn, same for this one, pretend it's not sideways! These are the little favors along with advice cards to the bride and groom and there was some really good advice!!
Darn darn! This one is sideways too! And this was one of my favorites! I need Cody asap lol!
Since spring break is over, I am now easing back into the school mindset and realizing I am not done and have to keep pushing. But there wasn't a better way to finish out senior year than this week. I love my family so much and all of the memories we are creating! 44 days left until graduation and 73 days until the wedding!!
With Love,
Kayla Dyar (Raborn)
3/23/16
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