23 years

23 years ago today, The Lord created a really incredible person. And out of the fullness of His grace He then crossed our paths about 6 years later, and then again about 12 years later.

 There simply aren't enough words in the universe to express how much I adore you, Matthew. I know for a fact that I am a better woman because I am tethered to a man of such high character, strength, diligence and selflessness. You are talented and smart, personable and gentle and you have a humble and quiet strength that garners respect from all those who know you. Your love for me is so selfless and so bold that it has changed me in every single way, for the better. I'm thankful for the ways you sharpen me while still loving me where I am now, and I'm so proud to be yours. Happy birthday to THE best lookin' fiancé in the world! You have my heart, my respect, my support, my trust, and all my love forever. I love you Matthew!

and a big happy birthday to my future brother-in-law, as well!

My favorite twins :)

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23 years

#CoatsApartment: Our new furniture!

I am finally sharing with y'all a little tour of our apartment with the furniture!! We came across a good deal that Matthew's parents told us about. Pretty much you can furnish a one bedroom home/apartment for a reasonable price. It's actually called "The big deal".  Here is what is included in that:

Includes 21 pieces:

• 7 Piece Living Room Set
  Includes sofa, loveseat, 3 tables and 2 lamps
  
  
• 7 Piece Bedroom Set
  Includes dresser, mirror, chest, queen headboard, footboard, rails and nightstand
  
  
• 5 Piece Dining Set
  Includes table and 4 side chairs
  
  
• 2 Piece Mattress Set
  Includes Queen Size Extra Plush mattress and box
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They have an online website we looked at first before going so we could kind of have an idea of what we were looking for. The store is pretty big and there is a lot of furniture to choose from but only certain pieces are included in "The big deal", and they have those all marked with a little tag to help out with that. Looking online and picking things out first definitely helped. We just went in there looked at it in person and tried out the couches to see if they were comfortable and then we were done! I have to be honest though, laying on the mattresses in the store both grossed me out and made me feel really awkward lol.  Living room This is the view when you walk in the door.

Ignore those cords, we still have some cord management to work on with everything! There is a white book case to the right of the fire place we plan on hiding those cords behind! I will update on that later lol.

The couches are a dark brown

Our end tables and coffee table might just be my favorite pieces of furniture, ever.

We were thinking about getting two couches instead of the couch and loveseat combo for more seating, but after we measured we realized we couldn't fit two couches. So couch and loveseat combo it was! I think it will be plenty of room though.

Dining Room  Walk right around the corner from the living room and you have our dining room!

 A simple black table with matching chairs. The chairs have a white cushion built into the seat which we LOVE. My dining set that I have at my apartment right now does not have cushions in the seats and can get a little uncomfortable after awhile.

There aren't any decorations up yet so the walls are really bare. Bedroom We found the bedding online at Bed Bath and Beyond and we both really liked it! We didn't want something too girly and we didn't want something that was too dark and looked like a guys comforter. So when I found this I really liked it and emailed Matthew the link and he liked it a lot too!

These two lamps were included in the deal and we put them in the bedroom since we got the other ones and they match the knobs on the furniture in there.

 There is a dresser and chest of drawers in there too, I don't know why I didn't think about making a picture of them lol. Like I said, I will update later!!

The furniture is not black like it looks in these pictures, it is a dark brown like the living room furniture. On the website it says "Dark Amber Finish" Here is the picture from the website that shows the color a little better.

And that's it! We love everything and I am dying to move in already!! Only 130 more days to go! Since we are on the third floor we paid to have it delivered. Matthew and I both agreed that was the best delivery fee we have EVER paid. I am SO excited to decorate, add some color in there, and make it ours!! If you are on Instagram you can see updates on our new apartment before I post them on here. We are using #CoatsApartment

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Wedding Wednesday: Honeymoon is BOOKED!

We did it!! We finally booked our honeymoon and we got a GREAT deal!! We actually booked it this past Saturday and I have been dying to share with y'all. I'm pretty proud of myself for keeping it in until today ;) All inclusive 7 nights, 8 days and because it's our honeymoon we get (for FREE): -To upgrade to the "Privileged Suite" which includes: "Honeymoon Suite, Shower and bath tub, suite includes large terrace and a living room and Jacuzzi on the balcony. Clients staying in this category will have instant access to Privilege Services at no extra cost."   -Late check-out the day we leave  -"Romantic dinner under the stars" and more  So where are we going?!

Riviera Maya, Mexico

 We are staying at Ocean Coral and Turquesa Resort

With 8 different restaurants to choose from I don't think we will be going hungry here. 

They have everything from Mexican food, to Asian, to Italian, to American food, and more!

Plenty of excursions to choose from and a spa!

Daily activities 

and nightly entertainment 

We are SO excited and are counting down the days. I knew wherever we went I wanted to stay more than four or five nights, I didn't want to get there and then feel like we were fixing to turn around and leave. I know we will be wanting to relax and just enjoy each others company, and I do believe we will be able to for seven nights and eight days! So when we found this great of a deal for seven nights we were sold! 

Riviera Maya is really close to Cancun, as in about an hour away.

We will be leaving Sunday morning, the day after our wedding, bright and early around 7 and arriving in Cancun later that afternoon.  I was VERY hesitant on picking somewhere just because it is a lot of money, even with the great deal we got on this, it's not like we spend this kind of money every day. It was a big deal, y'all, and I'm pretty sure I was driving Matthew crazy with my "YES book it now!!!" and "Wait, wait, what if we find a better deal?!"....bless his heart. I wanted to make sure we were both 100% on board with the place we picked and that the ratings were good. We did a lot of research on the service, dining, beaches, and how clean the resorts are. This resort had pretty high ratings in all of these areas!  Let's just say after it was officially booked we were both relieved lol. For both of us, this will be our first time out of the country, so we are going to get our Passports this weekend or the next! I am so excited that my first time out of the country will be with Matthew.

Lord willing, in just 137 days we will be husband and wife and on our way to our honeymoon!

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It's beginning to feel like spring...

LOL JK.  Or at least I feel that's what mother nature is saying. Today's high is 64 and there is a winter storm warning in affect for tomorrow night ;) 

OH WELL!

Just because it's not feeling like spring outside doesn't mean we can't act like it does, right?!

I made a trip to Kirkland's last Tuesday to do some browsing. Every since Matthew moved into our apartment I have been looking up different things on Pinterest and Kirkland's website to decorate.  Here lately I have been a little obsessed with Kirkland's!! Seriously, they have some of the cutest things, and I can usually find a coupon :) 

Well about a month ago when we were picking up our lamps at the Kirkland's close to our apartment I spotted the prettiest spring wreath. It wasn't on sale and wasn't a price I was willing to pay so I went on. Well last week when I went to Kirkland's in Cookeville they had the same one, AND it was on sale!! I could not pass it up!

Here are the pictures from the website

When I went to see Matthew this past weekend I put it on our front door, and I forgot to take a picture so he sent me one this morning!

I remembered to take a picture of the doormat I told y'all about a couple of weeks ago, I just forgot to share it until now. It has Joshua 24:15 on it, which is one of Matthew's favorite verses. I love it!

Also, we bought lamps! I posted this picture on my Instagram back on Valentine's day weekend but here they are

They are perfect, add some color in the living room. We have dark furniture so I love how they look in there. Also, I peak at some of our new furniture. I can't wait to show y'all all of our new furniture!!!!

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It's beginning to feel like spring...