Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Proverbs Wife

My good friend Sarah did a wonderful devotion on being a good wife at my shower in Wilmington. Here's a list of the verses she used to guide me as a wife. I will need to read these everyday to be anywhere close to successful!

Proverbs 19:20
Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
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Proverbs 31:12
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
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Proverbs 17:12
The pruden see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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Proverbs 20:20
A gossip betrays a confidence. So avoid a man that talks too much.
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Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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Provers 12:25
An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.
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Proverbs 12:16
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
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Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matther before a dispute breaks out.
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Proverbs 28:13-14
He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
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Proverbs 3:27-28
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later, I'll give it tomorrow" when you now have it with you.
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Proverbs 11:25
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will be refreshed.
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Proverbs 14:1
The wise woman builds her house, bt with her won hands the foolish one tears her down.
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Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband's crown.

Thanks Sarah!

Monday, May 4, 2009

Wedding Shower

We have been so busy lately with moving and wedding details I really have nothing to report! We did go to the Divine Design marriage conference this past weekend at Calvary Chapel Cary! What a blessing it was! We are still swamped with life and hope things slow down once the big move (May 23). Although we still have the wedding to go!

Here are some pics from my shower in Wilmington last month.

They had this fun veil to wear! It was my friend Allison's actual wedding veil!
Allison and Shelley...2 wonderful friends and great hostesses!
The true gift here was the devotion that went with the basket! Each item had a Proverb or 2 attached. It was a great lesson on being a Godly wife. Thanks Sarah!
The delicious cake had my married monogram on it!


Sunday, April 19, 2009

A little time off...

We recently had some time off from work and got to spend a lot of time together (and with my family)! I had Spring Break for 9 days! It will be so hard to go back to work tomorrow! Charlie took 3 days off from work and we went down to Wilmington. My mom was watching my neice and nephew, Lorelei and Zak, while Chris and Krystal finally took a honeymoon (5 years later). We went down to help with kids and do some wedding planning. Here's the highlights of our vacation:

1. NEW BED: The new bed was delivered on Saturday. It looks humongous compared to our full beds and is SO comfortable. I'm jealous that Charlie gets to enjoy for the next 69 days without me!

2. EASTER: We went to the 8 o'clock Easter service. It was great to spend a day worshipping the Lord together. No one wanted to spend Easter with us :) so we enjoyed being gluttons at Golden Corral.

3. INVITATIONS: They will be in the mail tomorrow! They are addressed, stuffed, and sealed finally!

4. FLOWERS: We met with a florist on Saturday. I was totally overwhelmed by everything and began committing to things I'm unsure of. Luckily, I have a great mom who is going to smooth things out for me!

5. DRESS FITTING: I had my fitting for my dress and was able to pick up my veil! I also bought a clip for my hair and got shoes!

6. OTHER DRESSES: Poor Charlie trampled through the mall with the kids, my mom and I for hours one day. He was a great help with the kids and didn't complain as I tried on tons of dresses! I got a dress for my bridal shower and one for the rehearsal dinner.

7. BRIDAL SHOWER: I had my first shower on Friday night. My friends in Wilmington, Shelley and Allison, gave me a beautiful kitchen and entertaining shower! It was so great to see all my friends and to soak in some of their wisdom on being a wife. Oh, and of course we got some great gifts! I hope to post some pictures from the shower soon!

8. QUALITY TIME: This is probably the biggest! Time together and some great time with my family!

Charlie is going to make a wonderful dad one day! We had fun taking care of the kids. I had night duty with 8 month old Zak. One night was great, the other terrible! But Charlie was wonderful and let me take a nap while he entertained the kids. He built a fort out of the couch pillows and everyone was happy!

It's back to work tomorrow and back to being apart. Only 69 more days to go!!!

Monday, April 6, 2009

We're Moving!!!

Okay, so it's been a while. I feel like we have something to do every weekend! I can't wait to be married and have no plans! No driving up and down the highway will be great! And...we will get to stay together in our new apartment!!! It's beautiful and ours together! Please write down our address and it will be officially ours on May 23. Charlie's moving in without me :( but then he gets stuck with me everyday!!!

Charlie and Jenny McClamroch :)
1111 Afton Meadows Lane
Cary, NC 27518

In other news....
We bought a bed!!! If anyone needs new mattresses we highly recommend going to The Original Mattress Factory! We got a great deal on great mattresses.

We are really busy packing up Charlie's apartment and praying that someone inquires about renting mine! If someone doesn't rent out my apartment we will have to pay out my lease until August...YUCK! So please pray for that!

The invitations will be in the mail hopefully in the next 2 weeks! They are here and beautiful!!! I love seeing our names together on the invitation. It seems so official now!

Only 82 more days to go! I have my first shower next Friday! I'll try to keep everyone updated!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

100th day!!!

In the education world, the 100th day is a big celebration. In the engagement world it is the last three digit number of days until we are married! I love this countdown! We are getting there! I have made some benchmarks for myself to help the time go faster:

  1. mid April-Spring Break, first Shower...Charlie took the week off to be me! We are going to try to get some apartment things organized, make a visit to Old Salem, and spend time with my niece and nephew while my brother and sister in law are out of town.
  2. mid May-Shower, EOGs...EOGs will be very stressful, but if I can get through them I have survived! Oh! This is also (hopefully!) the time Charlie will get to move into our new apartment (see below).
  3. mid June-END OF SCHOOL, leave Fayetteville! This is one of the more exciting ones!
  • I get to move out of this scary town!
  • I will have survived my first year of teaching.
  • 2 weeks until the wedding!

4. WEDDING DAY!!!

In other news, we have decided on a honeymoon. We are going to stay in a beautiful one room cabin in Boone! Can't wait! AND we picked out an apartment! We are both amazed at the deal on this great apartment in Cary. God has definetly had his hand in our relationship. He continues to provide exactly what we need. Finally, I decided on wedding invitations. My goal is to get them mailed by the end of my Spring Break.

We are meeting with a photographer on Saturday. I'm crossing my fingers she will be the one! This is a huge task I would like to cross off my list! Also, I'm dress shopping with Krystal, my MOH. Hopefully we can get her dress and then get the wedding colors nailed down! So much to do!

To top it off my sweet, handsome nephew is getting dedicated at church on Sunday!

More to come....

Monday, March 9, 2009

25 random facts about Charlie and Jenny….

  1. The first time they met Charlie thought Jenny was snobby.
  2. The second time they met they were kind of set-up by Jenny’s brother, Chris.
  3. Jenny knew the second time they met, while bowling, that they would get married. She stopped biting her nails that day so she would have pretty hands for a ring.
  4. Charlie asked Jenny out for coffee, which to this day they have never gone to do, after 3 days together with friends. They barely talked those 3 days.
  5. Charlie and Jenny learned more about each other over numerous hours of phone conversation and lack of sleep the week before their first date.
  6. Jenny blew off a Downhere concert, her favorite band, to have their first date a day early.
  7. Jenny kissed Charlie first…on the first date…at the beginning of the date.
  8. Charlie and Jenny’s first date was at a party with Charlie’s friends…no pressure!
  9. Charlie and Jenny’s second date was the El Greco art exhibit at Duke. Jenny has a stuffed lamb named El Greco from that date that she sleeps with every night.
  10. Charlie thinks Jenny tricked him into saying I love you first.
  11. Jenny did not trick Charlie but he did say it first, on their 3rd date, 2 days after their first date.
  12. The third date was at Pullen Park. Charlie helped Jenny grade papers and they rode in the paddle boats. They also jumped a fence, went to a forbidden area, and kissed under a beautiful tree.
  13. Charlie and Jenny’s first 3 dates happened in one weekend.
  14. Charlie and Jenny started talking seriously about marriage the second week they were together.
  15. Charlie has gotten Jenny to enjoy numerous things that she normally would turn her nose up at…like camping.
  16. The only weekend Charlie and Jenny have spent apart was the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving. But they saw each other Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of that week.
  17. When Charlie and Jenny looked at engagement rings Jenny cried in the store and Charlie tried to play fight with her…karate type stuff.
  18. Charlie proposed to Jenny in her brother’s living room in front of her family by singing her a beautiful song he wrote for her. There is a Napoleon Dynamite blanket in the background.
  19. Jenny had a terrible week prior to that moment and was annoyed with Charlie the Friday night he proposed to her until she figured out what was going on.
  20. Charlie and Jenny love to watch the Cosby Show.
  21. When Charlie and Jenny watch a movie Jenny always sleeps through it.
  22. By the time Charlie and Jenny are married they will have been together 9 months and 1 day.
  23. Charlie and Jenny wish they could get married much sooner than the end of June.
  24. Charlie and Jenny find numerous eerie similarities about each other regularly. Like…they both had Gizmo stuffed animals as kids and Glow worms. There are more but they have escaped Jenny’s mind at the moment.
  25. Some of Jenny’s pet peeves about Charlie…they are always late and he never charges his cell phone. Charlie’s pet peeves about Jenny…she is extremely needy and cries at the drop of a hat.

Wedding Details...Church

I have decided to keep everyone updated with posts about small wedding details. I have a lot to do, but I will start with the church! We are getting married in Wilmington at Christ Community Church. This is the church that was instrumental in my becoming a Christian! I have such a big heart for CCC! In fact, the thought of getting married somewhere else and by someone other than Pastor Paul Phillips breaks my heart!

Christ Community just built a beautiful new church home. It is absolutely beautiful and I pray that the people there and that building continue to bless lives the way mine was! We visited the first service in the new building this past Sunday. The sanctuary is absolutely gorgeous. The worship service started at 10:30 which is the time that our ceremony will start. The lighting through the windows was so beautiful. On Saturday we stopped by the church and I practiced walking down the aisle, so fun!!!

The reception will be in the lobby, which is a large fellowship area. It has beautiful carpeting and large windows and doors that let in so much light. It is going to be a beautiful wedding!

P.S. We will be the first wedding in the new building!!!

http://www.cccwnc.com