I love love!!!!

"I adore you more than my own life..."
These words came out of my mouth about 15 minutes before my darlin left to head back down to tifton. :( WOW!!! I am soo blessed to be able to say those words and really, truely, 110% mean every bit of its in depth meaning. I miss him sooo much, and it just tore me up to watch his truck lights become more and more distant as he pulled out the driveway.

He is my best friend, and the one person in my life that I know wants to stay by my side through anything and everything without a moments notice. I know my parents, and close friends and family would too, but there is just something about having a love whose also your bestfriend that allows anything that life brings our way to seem as not a wall, but merely a bridge to help transport you over or through something onto something else. Levi is my bridge, and as we prayed together tonight before he left, it is only because of Jesus that we even know how to love. WOW!!! something else that seems so simple to say, but could keep one with their jaw dropped when they actually take in its meaning. God showed us love through Jesus's coming, and by giving us all life! Thinking about my feelings to levi reassure for me how blessed we are to ALL have God as that best friend, the person who is ALWAYS by our side walking and being with us constantly. God is also our bridge, and it is amazing what blessings He brings in lives to those who want to adore Him more than their own life. It's amazing how God sends us people to love in our lives that allows us to gain a smidget of a clue to His love for us. WOW!!!! Bad days are over people!!! that is amazing!

I start classes on wednesday, and then im heading to tifton on friday!!! i cant wait!!! The days without being with my darlin just make me realize how lost i feel without him. I am sooo thankful for the love that we have for one another, and for the faith that comes with that.

Even though im sitting on the couch thinking about him and wishing he was sitting here next to me, I realize how blessed we are to even be able to love eachother in the way that we do. That in itself is a miraculous gift. :)
Come on' friday!!! :)

I'm Back!!!!

*This was my remedy for alleviating itchy eyes from slicing onions!!! It worked!!!*

Let's just start this blog by saying....WHEW!!! It sure has been a long day!!! I had to come back from tifton :( where I have spent Sunday--this morning with my amazing darlin' and my bestest lacie mawie. I MISS THEM SOOO MUCH ALREADY!!! I had to be back for work this afternoon so It was a long drive, and then a long work shift. Now I am back at the Smith residence!

We had the BEST time this week!!! It always seems to amaze me how the long work weeks seem to never reach an ending point, yet fun and exciting days with the ones you love most seem to fly right out from under you, bop you on the head to force you back into reality, and then they are past memories! However, that is why it is always important to try and make the BEST memories!!!

Earlier this week, I had a cellulitous (sp?) infection on my arm that my precious second mama jenny cured with her T.L.C and extreme in depth knowledge about the medical world! Levi doctored it for me everyday in Tifton, twice a day! :) We hung out with lots of friends there, and I was blessed to meet some of the nicest people! It made me happy to see him have such great people to call on and hang out with while he's there! Lacie and I also got to have a lunch date together and have great conversation. She's such a great person, and I love her like a sister. We also got to lounge around for a bit on Monday and watch a great movie together!!! I love my lacie mawie!!!!!

We cooked last night (Levi & I).....i reiterate WE cooked...meaning I cooked too, and it came out great!!!! lol Like anyother 21 year old female, (I hope I'm not the only one! haha) I am working on,(in the little bit of spare opportunities I have in my life right now) trying to learn how to do some basic cooking so my future husband levi and I don't starve!!! haha We both made salsibury steak patties on top of warm buttery rice, and topped it all off with a helping of hot creame corn...YUM!!!!! It was wonderful!!!! I was sooo proud of us! We were cooking, singing and dancing, and occasionally passing some sugar to one another......... oh these are memories to cherish!!! :)

I can't Wait to head back to stay with them next weekend!!! Thank you Lord for such amazing people, and the amazing moments you allow us to have with one another!! Memories with the ones you love most, are truely what make life soo special :)

Words of Wisdom from my daddy...

"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female and said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one. Therfore, what God has joined together let man not separate."

Matthew 19:4-6

A prayer for my best friend~Friday January 4, 2008

Tonight I made a phone call to one of my dearest friends, and perhaps my most inspirational influence in my life-Scott. He is an amazing person with a heart that could fill the entire universe with love. I love him sooo much, and he is going to be the ring bearer in mine and levi's wedding! It is because of his friendship and his gifted indescribable spirit that have led me to the education profession. Meeting Scott is truely an incredible life experience.

His voiced dropped when he picked up the phone, and when i asked him was he okay, he replied, "Im really sad, my mom has cancer." My heart dropped, and I could feel tears fill up my eyes, but I didn't dare want to make the situation any more difficult on him.

Long story short, his mom had felt a soreness in her throat, and when taking Scott to an ear checkup at Emory, they biopsied the growth. It was indeed melanoma cancer. His mom is such a strong willed and tough woman, that when she talked with me on the phone, I could hear her sense of strength and emotion beginning to turn to fear and worry. All i could do was listen, and reassure her that prayers will be sent her way. So PLEASE anyone who reads this, please prayer for Scott and Bonnie whenever you think about it, and please spread the word to others. Scott will be leaving in a week to start college in Warm Springs, a place that allows exceptional children like him to learn how to drive, live on their own, and function to their highest degree of potential in society. They are wonderful people, who are in desperate need of prayer...

*This really made me think about the day to day worries we all have....a walk in other's shoes makes us realize that forgetting to mail that letter, or forgetting to make that deadline really aren't that big of deals.*

Wedding beginnings~January 2, 2008

We are in the beginning stages of wedding planning!!!!!!! woo hoo!!!!!! I am beyond excited!!! Here is a picture of a place that I will be contacting tomorrow on my day off. It is in my hometown, and a beautiful antibellum plantation home!

well scratch that, it won't let me upload the picture from the page! Here is the link to the wedding pictures. The first outdoor picture is the look we're going for...outdoorsy beautiful yet simple. Please add any advice, input, or place suggestions, or any wedding tips in general!

http://www.madisonoaksinn.com/tours/weddings.html

Getting ready for this wedding and the joining of my life with Levi's makes me pray and hope to be a wonderful Godly and positive wife and supporter for him, and one day a wonderful mother like my mama and many other models have presented to me over the years! :) Come on May '09!!!!!!! :)

Missing him~ January 2, 2008

wow!!! today was such a wonderful day-i had an early morning shift at Friedman's where i Made a sales total of $1.03!!!!!!!! woo hoo!!! jk I was just thankful that one customer came in! :) anyhow, then i got to go see my darlin at work in the woods! I was so thankful to do that, because the reality of school starting back up is hitting my head and heart again. I am soo thankful that Levi and I are able to finish school, but these breaks and consecutive days together are like a wonderful yet rapid tease!

I miss him sooo much when he leaves to go to work on a daily basis, so you can imagine how i feel when he loads up to go to tifton again 4 hours away. :( He is the first person I want to share when something good happens, and the first person I want to cry to when something goes wrong. He is my best friend, my partner, and the man that i want to grow old with. I always prayed for God to send me someone amazing, but like i told my darlin the other day, (like always) God thankfully well exceeded my expectations when He sent Levi into my life. When i am away from him i literally feel like half of me is missing, and my body, heart, and mind don't reconnect until I hear his voice or I am wrapped up in his arms smiling! I always tell him that in my hearts and thoughts, God comes first and then its him. This is a point i always reiterate because that is something that my mama has always taught me...GOD is the only person you cannot live without, and HE is who allows us to embrace all of lives many wonderful blessings! We're sitting here on the couch together and he asleep, his body doing that crazy twitching business that signifies he is OUT! lol I look at him and thank God for such an amazing man, and for me being able to sit next to him and watch him sleep...

When i look at this picture, i not only feel BLESSED beyond belief, but i feel proud and so unbelivabley thankful. I remember those many long hard days of longing just to hear him call my name, or even just to get a 5 second glimpse of his face in person. I feel thankful to honestly know that whatever comes my way or wherever life takes us, God has sent us to eachother and that will always be enough. This picture was taken after his boot camp, and I had to go 3 months ahhh! without seeing his face or hearing his voice. It is memories like this that make lifes struggles and difficult "time teases together" seam manageable and well worth it.

God is such an amazing provider to me :)

Beginning Blogger~January 1, 2008!!!!

Well hello there all!
My future mother-in-law has let me in on the secret of this blogging business, and I have to say I am extremely excited!!!! It is something that I've never done before, so I'm anxious to see what it is like. Let me first introduce myself as Brittany, a college student (almost done woo hoo!!!) and embarking on many life impacting experiences. I have recently gotten engaged to the most AMAZING man that God has placed on this earth, Levi. We have been together for almost 2 years, and our experiences and time together has been nothing short of a blessing, no let me add MAJOR blessing!!! :) He is in the United States Marine Core, and has been for roughly about 1 1/2 years. I am so proud of him and thankful because he is getting to finish school and remain an inactive reservist. My prayers always reiterate the hope of him to stay with me here as long as possible. The beauty is that we definatley knew how we felt about eachother quick because incase you have not experienced a tast of the military, they do everything extremely rapid and without much notice. So our time apart and feelings for eachother were tested fast and proven to be more real than anything I have ever felt or experienced in my life! Now we are in the beginning stages of our wedding planning, and aside from the wants of a beautiful simple wedding, I just want to marry him and start our lives together! :)

School is on holiday break right now, and when I go back I will be about 1 1/2 years away from graduation! yay!!!! My hope is to be a teacher and see what doors are opened from there. My family is about 3 hours away from my school, so the seperation has been something that has had to be dealt with in strides, but overall I know they are so happy for me and the opportunities I have been so blessed to have! I love them so much, and although quality time with them is limited, I cherish it greatly.

Like I said before, this is exciting! :)