today is the day!

SARA is getting MARRIED!

sara= my best friend. my honorary sister. the most amazing woman i know. a vibrant passionate woman. an incredible friend.

IM SO excited to be a part of her day!

((the bridal party!!))

lots of <3
bort

in florida....

....where its thirty degrees!

but sara and i are getting ready for the big day!
she is getting married this week!!!


soooo exciting!!! (:

have yourself a merry little christmas...

... ryan and i will for sure.
we are heading home to georgia for some christmas fun TONIGHT!
((when i get off work that is))
we are so excited. we will get in late, but it will be worth it to spend all day with the family tomorrow. then it will be off to florida!!

we hope you have a wonderful christmas, with family, by yourself, with friends-- wherever you may be, may the joy of Christ fill you!

from our little family to yours--
have a
very merry christmas!

::here is a look back at some christmas memories::

love. joy. peace.

(: bort

our fridge... xurrently full of xmas cards. :) loove it.

macminn christmas

our christmas weekend with my family was perfect.
we had an amazing house- with an incredible view.
the family all together.
movies, games, and lotssss of food.

here is just a snipbit of the weekend....

::the house::

::i want chairs like this on the side of my mountain cabin- that ill one day own::

::charlie brown christmas tree-- with our presents!::

coolest present ever.

::christmas train- made from rice crispy treats::


my bro & his cute gf.


cooooool barn.


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really wishing i didn't have to go to work- but i must.
work for a bit then off to GA and then FL!
its going to be awesomeeee!!!

hope you are having a wonderful christmas!

this is for u katie & laura!!! .....our brothers. cute. having a great time on vaycay!!

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our new homemade xmas stockings!

woah

im working 6 out of 7 days.
thats 12 hour shifts people.
running around and working hard.
thats a looot of time.
thus the NO posts.
one day... ill post about my amazing stockings.
the joy of christmas time.
and the exciting fact that in 2 weeks ill be in south florida with my best friend.
a good post is coming soon.

until then. im working. a lot.

stocking time!

done.

oh. oh ohhhh my.
ive finished my first semester of grad school!
i am so excited.
and relieved. and
PUMPED.
i am OFF UNTIL JANUARY 19!!!
did you see that... jan 19!
thats a lonnnNG time.

ive already addressed and sent all of my christmas cards.
and have found patterns to make our stockings.
(me & ry need new ones. we still have the ones from our sophomore year of college...


these are the ones.
and this is the night we made them in my dorm.
oh the life.
anyway-- i want to make some for us to have that will be a bit nicer- but still sweet and homemade. found some awesome patterns- so going to mix a few and make my own!
well our own! (:

also going to make my BEST friend's garter tomorrow.

and get my hair cut.
its overdue.
hopefully she will be able to cut my hair- while leaving it as long as possible.

off to duke basketball tonight!

love & peace
bort

my project tonight.... christmas cards!

distractions

im reallllly good at finding things to distract me from studying.
such as...
- changing my blog around
- talking to mom
- returning something to bestbuy
-buying stamps
- going shoe shopping
- and then blogging

two tests tomorrow and im lacking motivation to study.
not. much. longer.
i just keep telling myself it will be over soon.

2 weeks until macminn mountain christmas.
3 weeks until a night in savannah with the sniders.
3 weeks 1day until im reunited with my best friend!
3 weeks 4 days and she gets marrrieed!

exciting times ahead. :)

perfect study conditions....

snow!

it snowed today.
for lots of hours.
and stuck.
and its soooo pretty.
i opened all of my blinds in the house so i could see it at all times.
it will probably melt all away tomorrow.
but thats ok.
it was beautiful while it lasted!
im hoping since it snowed so early-- maybe, just maybe, me and ryan will have a white christmas!

:) happy cold weather to ya!
bort

the grand finale.

before i begin... dashboard confessional. in concert. amazing.
wassss soooo much fun.
loved it.


well team. its that time again.
finals.
the first semester of grad school is coming to a close.
and i have 2 tests and another graded patient simulation.
patient simulation being i have a fake patient that i have to come into the room- assess- ask all the right questions- listen in all the right places- do all the right stuff-- then come up with some differential diagnosis. all in 20 minutes. and its all graded. (well pass/fail) lovely fun.
and then 2 tests.
luckily-- i have an awesome job. and they gave me an entire week off of work for finals.
so i can study. write. study. and study more.

so thats what ill be doing for the next 6 days.
see you next weekend--- as a free girl!

...so close to my best friend's wedding!!

love & peace
bort