Bells will be ringing...

Alright so I have had an incredible whirlwind of the past two months or so. GRE, wedding planning, moving into a new apartment, endless job searching, spider killing, Maryland wedding, hooking up the internet 10 minutes ago after being connectionless from the world for three weeks, and oh yeah figuring out last Friday that I have to get a new wedding dress. Countdown to wedding: 41 days. Oh yes. Life is fun.

Actually I absolutly adore having my own apartment. It's liberating and freeing in a way that I haven't experienced before. I can shower with the bathroom door open. And I often do. :) It's really hard financially until Andrew moves in and he can help pay rent and utilities, but it was a step I had to take. WEll, its going to be hard financially for awhile, but I have (to have) faith that the Lord will provide. I live about an hour from work now, but my job is silly anyway and that just gives me more motivation to apply to more and more jobs. Nd plus, I have my own flowers on my own balcony!!!!! :)

I was so excited when I read Marsha's blog because it would be so, so awesome to see all of you at the wedding. My original plan was to send out invites to all of you, but, alas, that goal just didnt get met. So, here goes:

IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTIAN LOVE
WE WISH FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TO SHARE WITH US THE BEAUTY OF THIS DAY
AS WE JOYOUSLY UNITE IN MARRIAGE BEFORE GOD.

Elizabeth Ursula Wortman

&

Andrew David Shell

TOGETHER WITH OUR PARENTS
INVITE YOU TO SHARE IN OUR HAPPINESS
ON THE DAY WE HAVE CHOSEN TO BEGIN OUR LIVES TOGETHER.
SATURDAY, THE TWENTY-NINTH OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND SIX
AT TWO O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
ST LUKE’S CHURCH
1690 STERNS ROAD
TEMPERANCE, MICHIGAN 48182

A CELEBRATION OF dining AND dancing IS TO FOLLOW
AT SIX O’CLOCK IN THE EVENING
DUSSEAU’S RECEPTION HALL
12200 LEWIS AVENUE
TEMPERANCE, MICHIGAN 48182

Hearing about all the great things you guys have been up to lately is nothing short of inspiring. Way to go. This has truly been an amazing group. I mean that with all honestly, despite the cheesy shoe card-box feel of it.

So about the random pics. This is the best one I have of Heather and Chris... my camera isnt working so well. The one of Andrew is at Arlington National Cemetary, which we visited while in town for Heather and Chris' wedding and is also where we met four years ago. :) And I had to include one of my dad's fishing catch. I love my dad! So then I had to include one of me and my momma, who has been my pillar of sanity through this whole wedding thing. :)

Love you all!!

Lizzy