Overflowing

I feel my heart overflowing with thankfulness and joy at soo many things! And they were all brought to my mind thanks to the Lord and His Word...

"You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of you every living thing." Ps. 145:16

It's funny...I look soo often for other things to satisfy me.... to fufill my life. And it is always right there waiting in the OPEN HAND of our Savior. What a blessing we have to seek Him and find peaceful contentment. Now don't get me wrong, usually for me the feeling of needing nothing but him is clouded but a few hours after I find it by distractions, new trials, and just life. But it doesn't matter because it's still there, waiting for me in His hand. I hope you guys find purpose and fullness in Him today.

P.S....some wedding pics...but just a few.

Feeling the Drive....

Do you feel it? Or is it just me? The Olympics have made me feel full of energy (ok...not as much energy as some of them), and determined to really live. Haha...so I guess, I feel inspired. Seriously, whenever I get done watching a section of the swimming awards ceremony, the girls gymnastics floor exercies, or the exciting suprise of the Women's 100 M....I get this incredible surge of energy.

Last night that surge came a little too late! I got done watching the Olympics around eleven, and then had all sorts of things running through my mind. I tucked my hubby in and said that I wasn't ready to go to bed yet....I had things to ACCOMPLISH! I organized and worked on my craft/scrapbooking/art space! It's a great area with lots of room, but right now it has been the dumping pile. There is lots of stuff to scrap, projects to be finished, and tons of gift wrapping materials from all our wonderful wedding gifts. So after that I finished a painting project for my friend at work. It was a cold beverage tin for barb-b-ques and such! It turned out pretty cute if I say so myself. After that I was pretty tired, but still had tons of ideas and things to put on a to-do list! THANK YOU Lord for using something like the Olympics to boost my determination!

This weekend seemed to be full of getting things accomplished...lots of yard work, putting away wedding gifts, still unpacking Scott's stuff, and laundry. And I'm really enjoying cooking meals for Scott, and I think he enjoys them too! I made cheesy, Mexican rice and Taquitos one night. Last night I simply made creamy tomatoe soup and Hawaiian roll sandwiches with mustard/poppyseed sauce! Soo Yummy! Other fav. moments of the weekend were the pool party, putting together our huge hammock, and riding our bikes to church Sunday morning!

Thankful for an amazing weekend and can't wait to see what else the Olympics motivates me to do. What about you guys? Do you find a drive of energy from our Olympian champions? Does their massive bodies, strong determination, and hard work motivate you?

Here is a pic from the pool party of me and my hubby!!!

Pie Dough -INGREDIENTS:
4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 3/4 cups cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 egg (extra large)
DIRECTIONS
Combine the flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk the vinegar, egg, and 1/2 cup of ice water together and mix into the flour mixture with your hands until just combined. Transfer to a clean work surface, and gently press to form a dough. Divide the dough into 4 equal parts. Shape each into a ball, flatten slightly to form a disk, and wrap in plastic. Chill for at least 1 hour.

We're Back!!!

Mexico was good...soo good! It was soo nice and relaxing to lay on the beach with my honey! And just do well...nothing! After months of planning a wedding, getting stuff ready with the house, and all the other fun shower stuff....we were TIRED!!! So doing nothing for a whole week was just what the doctor ordered! I think everyone should get a honeymoon/vacation every year. A time to regroup and be thankful for all God has done for us.

I can't wait to get pictures from the wedding and the honeymoon on here! So for now... here is a picture of the happy couple (one of our engagement pics)! I loved them all! The talented Gloria Huff (http://www.photographybygloria.com/) did our engagement and couldn't do the wedding because well, she was in the wedding. So Gloria was a bridesmaid and we were blessed by two other great photographers for the actual BIG DAY!

What a blessing the wedding was to us to start out our marriage. It felt like a big celebration as Scott and I promised ourselves to each other before God and loved ones! So other pics to come later!

Glad to be home with my baby finally at our house where he belongs,

Mrs. Sarah Thompson

Take me away...

Our HONEYMOON is soo close I can feel the tropical breeze and sand between my toes. I need this soo badly...especially on days like these. Days when Kentucky is still the greatest state to live in, but a getaway is exactly what you need! I'm ready for the warm beaches, nice rooms, and relaxation! Here are some pics from where we are going!
Riveria Maya, Mexico

Starting June 1st

I will be a resident at 2300 Bluff Ave....our new home! It's getting soo close to being liveable!

And

I will be starting a new creative photo journaling tool I've seen on some other blogs. It's a Picutre for 30 days! I will take and post a new picture of my life everyday in June. This will be to help me find beauty around me everyday and sharpen my creative photography skills. But it will also hopefully help me slow down. All this wedding, house, and just normal life stuff is feeling a little overwhelming as of lately. I want to slow down and enjoy this stage of life! I will only be 27 once...only be engaged once....only moving into my first bought home once....and only be in this season of life once. So why not enjoy it!

So if you get really bored in June...feel free to stop by and see what a REALLY EXCITING life I live! That was obviously sarcastic. But hey, you never know where my journey will take me!

I hope everyone has a great evening...mine will be spent finishing the cabinets and hutch! And then staying up until the wee late hours packing up the rest of my stuff. Last night I filled three...yes, THREE big garbage bags of clothes to take to the Clothes Closet at church. I was a little embarrased about how long I've owned some of that clothing...atleast ten years. And there was just soo much of it. My pack rat tendancies have to be stopped before I move into our quaint (Yes, I mean small) home! Or else my soon-to-be husband will have to build us another room onto the house just for my closet.

hmm...now that's an idea!

: )

Wedding..Wedding...Wedding...

Soo many things to do... no time to do them. I really just can't wait for this:
















(I love this photo...it's by one of my favorite photographer's Jasmine Star. If I was rich and she didn't live in CA...I would totally have my wedding photographed by her. It would seriously be such a blessing...she is amazing! And from what her blog says...she loves the Lord too. You can tell He has blessed her.)

I can't wait for that moment when we are actually husband and wife! But I have to wait...almost 2 more months. It would be nice for the house to be finished, all my stuff moved in, wedding plans to be all checked off, and the day I become MRS. THOMPSON to be here.

We finally got all the bridesmaid dresses figured out and ordered! YEAH! Now I need to focus on reception stuff and ceremony decorations. Anybody have any neat detail ideas you've seen. I'm all into the details of events and important moments!

Well, I best get off here to do some work..just thought I'd update. This next couple of pics is from our save the date cards...don't forget

SAVE THE DATE

Sarah Beth and Scott

August 2nd, 2008

This
one shows
how excited we are about August 2nd!

Senior Pictures...

Well, ever since I started doing photography for fun...I was scared of doing anything professional ( like for money). It started me doing some pics for fun, and then after seeing them someone asking me how much I charge. It's funny how something you love can become a way to pay the house payment.

Here is a recent senior shoot I did.

I loved it...he was a lot of fun to work with!