What I'm For...

So, we are all moved in and settled in our home. This house is absolutely beautiful! I'm so thankful for this amazing life I lead. I have a man that I adore, a job I love and a home that I'm so proud to call ours. God has blessed me beyond anything I deserve! I've never been this happy, fulfilled and satisfied. It blows my mind to think that good things really do come to those who wait. God said that He would give me the desires of my heart. Well, I've been given more than I knew I desired! Thank you, Jesus...you rock!

My Little Sister...and I always thought I was the youngest!

I went and spent the afternoon with my Little Sister! (I'm now a mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters!) She is great! I was so excited to hang out with her, I couldn't sleep this morning when I got off work. I had a blast just chillin with her and getting to know what makes her tick. It was weird to face the 14 year old version of myself! With several distinct differences and far more similarities, this young girl had all the makings of Paula Kay 12 years ago. I am just so glad I'm out of that awful phase of my life. That is a simply terrible time in a young woman's life.

I could tell she was testing me with some of the comments she made to me today. I just told her that I was not there to judge, change or fix her. I was just there to be her friend. I could tell that was the answer she needed and desperately wanted. So, we will see where this goes. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to give back. It feels amazing to give time, energy and love to a complete stranger. Try it and see!

I'm gonna huff and puff and blow this house down!!

So, the planning of my wedding has been fantastic! Not at all the frantic, stressful situation others have said it would be. It's very simple; I'm not doing any of the work. I'm paying people to do it all! The chapel, the reception dinner, the flowers, cake and tuxes...all tasks being given to others! All I have to do it pick it out and the work is being done for me. BRILLIANT!

However, the process of buying our home has not been as fun and fulfilling. Shopping for the perfect home was a blast. But this last part of getting approved for the mortgage is enough to make me want to FREAK OUT! The underwriter is a week behind on processing, ATT and Comcast tells me they cannot give me a credit letter yet everyone else says they can. It's ridiculous! I'm close to losing my freaking mind. I have the overwhelming joy of consistant anxiety out the wazoo right now and I have absolutely no control. I just want to go rent a damn apartment and be done with it. I don't care anymore. I just want out of this shitty place we live. I hate this situation I'm in. Lord help me to survive all this. I love my fiance with all my heart. Shouldn't LOVE be enough to finance us a home??

The ups and downs of wedding dress shopping

As much fun as I thought it would be, shopping for a wedding dress was a total drag. I had my mom with me and we played around with dresses and I tried them all on to humor her. We laughed that everything was entirely too big or too small. Everything from frilly to poofy with a 10 mile long train. NO MA'AM!! I have never been "1o mile train with the beading and itchy crystal thingys hanging off of it girl". So, I hated that process and then I had a bright idea...look online!

And I'm soooo glad I did. I found my dress!!! It's so gorgeous! It will be here in about a week. I cannot be more excited. Not only is it EXACTLY what I wanted, but it was $99!!! I'm so proud that I'm planning us a beautiful wedding thats not going to be super expensive!!

I'm engaged!!

It's been a while since I've written. My oh my, how things have changed in such a short time! My Wesie finally did it...WE'RE ENGAGED!! That's right, I'm the future Mrs. Paula Palla!! CRAZY! If you would have told me this time last year that I would be completely in love, engaged and blessed beyond my wildest dreams, I would have looked at you sideways! It was so perfect, romantic, personal, and fantastic!

Wes is by far the most amazing man I've ever met! He's compassionate, giving, loving, supportive and just an all around good man! He is the father of my future children, my best friend, my lover and everything. My life before him is a blur and it feels like now I'm complete. I found my lobster!

Thank you Lord, for this man that has forever changed my life in the best possible way. I cannot wait to be his wife and have his babies!!

My Christmas

So, I had the most fantastic Christmas ever! Wes and I racked up! His parents and grandparents gave us money and lugagge for our trip to Vegas!! We also got an awesome juicer, a down blanket, and a fuzzy throw for the couch. My mommy gave us a chiminea for our new house, some coffee mugs (boy she knows us well) and I got a sweater that I love so much! It's so cute and says, "If love can't heal it, nurses can". I'm wrapped up in it right now!! I got a tons of stuff from Bath and Body Works and he got these hilarious pajama pants with Deers on it! He he he. Did I mention my GORGEOUS diamond earrings? Oh my! They take your breath away because they are so beautiful! I LOVE THEM!!! My man did good, VERY good! This was my first Christmas celebrated with a boyfriend! It was so amazing. I'm so in love with this man, it's crazy. I never thought I would find a love like this! People write books and create movies about the love we share! It's the kind of relationship that others are envious of and I LOVE it!!

I LOVE MY WESIE!!!

The Greek Festival and the Holidays

Yesterday mom, Wes and myself went to The Greek Festival in Houston. OMG! It was so much fun! We sat on the grass and drank wine, ate Souvlaki (one of my fav Greek dishes) and shopped for great Greek trinkets! It was a total blast. Wes bought us this great multi-colored lantern that we will hang on our back porch, once we get one. None of us had ever been to this festival before, but let me tell you, we all want to be Greek now! We went to Yia Yia Marys for dinner and it was delicious. Mousaka, Olive Bread, Baklava Cheesecake...yum, yum!! I wanna go back soon! Wes and I are now infatuated with the Greek culture and we got online as soon as we got home and looked up vacations in Greece. I want to go so bad.

On another note...I can't wait for Christmas! I got Wes the GREATEST gift ever...he's gonna freak. I highly doubt he reads this blog, but just in case, I have to keep it a secret for now. Let me just say, he won't forget our first Christmas together! We had this stupid "$200." rule, yet I didn't listen to that crap! He spent $200 last Christmas on Luca! So, I guess I'm on the same gifting level as the dog! LOL.