Things I'm excited for in the next 5 months:

As much in order as possible:

• Going to the mountains with mommy and the adorablings (leaving Friday)
• Possibly going to the circus 
• Starting discipleship with two girls who I love.
• Recruiting another person to do discipleship with two other girls as well.
• Ellie's birthday (the big 8!)
• Josie's gotcha day (9 years! Holy! Moly! Guacamole!) 
• Taking Ellie to her first WWE show (btw, she still has no clue we're going. Recording her reaction and submitting it to Ellen or Jimmy Kimmel or some other person who appreciates funny videos of children reacting to surprises).
• Valentine's day with my fella (gotta figure out what I'm getting him...)
• Continuing the wedding plans (tuxes for the guys, designing save the date cards, getting engagement pictures taken, etc)
• Gotcha day for Zeke
• Gotcha day for Drew
• Seriously guys, can you believe we've had them for a YEAR in March?!?!?!
• Baseball seasons starts (Ellie's put in that she wants to go to more high school games...of course she thinks the coach, who's also her PE coach, is the coolest person to ever walk the face of the entire planet)
• HANSEL AND GRETEL WITCH HUNTERS! (Bit of a Jeremy Renner fangirl!)
• Going to South Africa in May for 10 days (Yes, you read that right. I'm going to South Africa for 10 days in May, accompanying my Josie-Rosie). I'm aware that most people would think I've lost my mind by going to another country for 10 days when my wedding's just 4 months away from that...but you can't argue when Jesus says "go." At least it rarely ends well when you try (I know from experience, Christians. Learn from my fail.)
• Hopefully finding a full time job.
• Helping some precious friends keep up their fundraising for their adoptions (one from China and one from India! Babies and excitement all around!)
• At least one wedding shower that I'm told is being thrown for me by my church family in May. 

Here are some pictures from the wedding dress shopping excursion:

 

I didn't pick the dress I put in here, by the way. Most everyone will have to wait until September to see it! :-)