Thursday, May 21, 2009

Without Further Ado....The Bridesmaids

After an unnecessarily long hiatus, I'm back on the blog. Today I want to introduce you to the bridesmaids, or 'The Team' as Madison and I call them. They are 5 awesome ladies and I'm so glad to have them in my life and in our wedding!

Maid of Honor

Madison Lyleroehr


Madison is my tender-hearted, super-talented best friend. College and the growing up that goes along with it can be tough on a girl, so it is such a blessing to have someone like her to support you through all the tough times. She is an optimist in the truest sense of the word, and always sees the beauty in even the ugliest of times. Madison just graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in Sociology. She also sings a little ;-)













Bridesmaids

Kelly Monday

Kelly, my sister-in-law, who puts up with my annoying big brother and who is the mother of my favorite two boys in the world, is a truly invaluable member of my family. She has an infectious smile, brings much needed laughter to our lives and helps us see the humor in things when we try to take ourselves too seriously. Kelly is also a fantastic organizer and a great shopping buddy. She works as a radiology technician at a local doctor’s office.



Lauren (Brichetto) Hinkle


More than being Matt’s sister, Lauren has been in my life since middle school. I was actually friends with her before I knew her cute older brother! Lauren’s friendship and sweet spirit have been an inspiration to me. Lauren is also a fantastic cook, and she has been patient in trying to help pass on the domestic skills she has learned to a somewhat clueless student. Lauren got married in May and works a sonographer.






Sara Holtzclaw (aka Sara Little)


I am lucky to share my name with this girl. Sara is compassionate and caring, and has spent many hours listening to me bemoan some dramatic experience or another, often sharing insights that have helped me make decisions in tough situations. She is a great encouragement and book-trading partner. Sara will graduate from UT with her Master’s Degree next year, and then she’ll take on the world of elementary education.






Georgia Varlan


My freshman roommate, Georgia could be one of the most intimidating people I know. She excels in everything she puts her mind to, including interning with the White House Economic Council and studying abroad in China. However, underneath all the crazy accomplishments and intellect is a down to earth girl with very curly hair. GA was a great roommate, and she has become an even better friend. After conquering law school at UVA, Georgia will continue with her plan of world domination – just kidding. She’ll end up doing something exotic and super-important, though, and I’ll be saying ‘I knew her when’.








Stay tuned for more posts (I promise I'll do better).

Love y'all!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Summer Plans....



The weather is heating up which means Summer is coming fast.

Monday evening we enjoyed hanging out and talking face to face for the last time in a couple of months. Much like the last few summers, this summer we will live, work and serve in two different cities. However, we are excited since this will be the LAST summer we do this....because this time next year we'll be married!!

<--This was the solution for Delta Delays experienced on Monday







See it totally worked!!


Sarah will be chilling in Knoxville this summer to nail down all of the details for November 21st!

She will also be packing up the rest of her life for the big move to NOLA to pursue a Master's in Accounting @ University of New Orleans. Classes start in August.

The goal is to have the wedding plans done in order to fully focus on school and that blasted CPA Exam.











Matt is living, loving & serving in our home, NOLA this summer with Vintage Church. He will be coordinating the mission teams coming every week in June and July to work in Uptown. Spending everyday in Uptown is what excites him the most about this summer.

Searching for Sarah's apartment and blogging will be his way of relaxing, so make sure you check back frequently.






Our prayer for our work this summer comes from our family Psalm:
1)May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us,
2)that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
--Psalm 67:1-2

We also pray & hope that God blesses you in your work over the next two months.


Tomorrow: The Announcement of Bridesmaids
We're serious this time, it's already written and ready to be posted first thing in the morning.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Registry (Bed Bath & Beyond Link)

As most of you all know Matt just loves pictures. Since Sarah is in NYC & Boston this week, he doesn't have any new ones to post. After the pictures our 1st Registry Link is posted.

The List made our task a little easier. This planning tool is certianly recommended.




Sarah didn't fully understand the scanner....

So, Matt 'man'-ed up & took control.
And let's just say nothing got past this quickest scanner in all of Bed Bath & Beyond.


We knocked out a big chunk of our registry this past Saturday. Check out the items that we registered for @ Bed Bath & Beyond. The search name is "Sarah Monday." We have also added the link to the right side of this page so that you can access it at anytime We will certianly be adding more to this list and plan on registering at another place or two.

192 Days away!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

The Final Frontier

The silence over our Blog is a result of one crazy four weeks since Easter and not lack of wedding plan. Here's what we did on Saturday.

The List made our task a little easier. This planning tool is certianly recommended.


Sarah didn't fully understand the scanner....

So, Matt 'man'-ed up & took control.
And let's just say nothing got past this quickest scanner in all of Bed Bath & Beyond.



Stay tuned this week for the announcement of bridesmaids!