Hi everyone, I'd like you to meet me--Heather Guzha!    So I'm at the other side of wedding planning & that is enjoying being married!  It's now been a week since the set up & then rehearsal evening--then the big day!  The wedding was beautiful & I thoroughly enjoyed myself!  The groom was handsome as ever.. my girls were gorgeous, my son looked so handsome!!.. it was fantastic.  We had a great representation of people from both sides of support--seeing some people I didn't know & Loverage seeing some he didn't know--& then rejoicing in those we both knew.    I'll have pictures this coming Sunday--hopefully as a CD--so I can post them here & everywhere.. I've been told they're beautiful & if they're anything like our engagement photos, then they most certainly are! 

So what's next for the Guzha family?  We are working out numbers to see when or if we can move in together--I know, insane that we don't have a place together yet--but it's a fragile situation that has much faith resting in the variables.  The sun on the horizon?  Roommates are headed to Africa so we'll have the house to ourselves for a couple weeks.  We're making it though...so far so good.  The numbers are looking good & I'm applying like crazy to see what I can get so we can further open up some doors.

Our honeymoon was amazing!  Thanks to Erin & those who donated to the cause we were able to get away for a couple of days & just spend some fun times together!  We were able to have a car for those days so just getting out & going places was nice.. in fact we still have the car, so we're still enjoying that bit of freedom!   

So.. stay tuned for pictures--and more tales of the now Guzha family! 

Love,

Heather

This week at work is extremely boring.  Seriously our pressman is right now trying to revive a dead copier to save our company money because he has the time, energy & we'll see about skills.  I'm hand inserting a card into an envelope, grabbing another piece, then stuffing that into an envelope I've stuck a label on.  Bleh.  Later on, when we have the cards we'll have to insert those & seal them all.. by hand.  :(  I spent the morning finishing up my box of 90 books that had to be re-labeled because of a page misprint.  It's only a small portion of the 1500 we've already finished.  All this to say that it's been a lot of hand work & high on the boring side.  I'm bopping to the oldies station & it's making me think about Thrift Stores... yep, Thrift Stores.  I can just picture the smell of old clothes, people with their mismatched shopping carts & kids playing around on all the toys.. some adults in the book section reading the books & newlyweds trying out the furniture to see if they should make this their first purchase.  Yep, oldies does that to me.  That and a cafe, where it smells like grease & the menus are well worn.. the customers are satisfied with their cups of coffee & time rushes by outside.

Yep, feeling creative, but nowhere to use this energy.

So I had an interview last week, not sure if I told you all here.. but it looks hopeful.  The guy is out of the office this week so I won't hear back this week, but it could be as early as next week that I hear from him & possibly get the job.  Yeah, I'm very hopeful.    My bosses are actually assuming I got it already, which is sort of strange--but nice in a good way.  I'm looking forward to moving on.  I'll probably say that I miss some hand work from time to time, but it should be altogether better. 

So.. i'm getting married in what.. 10 sleeps.  10!  I'm looking forward to everything coming together--to being beautiful for Loverage--to celebrating the beginning of a new life together.  BUT first this weekend with my friends away at Seabrook--a weekend away without Austin--beautiful.  I love the boy, but sometimes getting away can make it all the better!    I'm looking forward to celebrating the last days of semi-singleness. 

Alright friends, family--readers.

Au Revoir!

-Heather

While I might have all the answers for the Marriage prep class, or maybe I just know how to answer--it still doesn't prepare me for the real thing.  I'm not married currently, but I can see fairly clearly some of the exact scenarios being played out in my own life & how I choose to respond is not what I said I would do.  So then, the best thing to do in those situations is to ask for forgiveness--and recognizing that it wasn't good is a giant step anyway. 

One thing I see is the steps we take now mean much & going through this preparation process is so helpful. 

You know what I've really hated?  (this is not about the above--so you can disconnect that thought process for a bit).  I've hated how blogging has become more than what it should be.  It used to be a venue where I, Heather, could sit down and pour out her thoughts & feelings & understand that it didn't matter what people thought--it wasn't about that, it was therapy.  These days it's become informative, judgmental and a sneak peek into what I'm really thinking.  I guess it's growing up.. knowing what to share and what not to--understanding that no matter what you say it effects someone somehow--so I have to come to an understanding that blogging is not necessarily about me anymore. 

In other news. (I know.. I'm sporadic)
I had a doctor's appointment today.  Everything is going well... I've gained about 8 lbs. in 6 weeks & the doctor said I'm progressing very nicely.  We heard the heartbeat--the next appointment is the big big one.. where we get the fancy ultrasound & can see if we want to know the sex of the baby or not.  So I ask you, while ultimately it's our decision, I want to know if you think we should know or make it a surprise.  If you have a strong opinion either way, I want to know the benefits.. weigh in--tell us what you think.  I'll consider either way of course--I'm swayed in neither direction completely--they are both attractive courses.

I should head to bed.. get this body some rest before the next day comes.
Blessings!  Thank you God for another day to live.
Love,
Heather