Long days and longer nights!

It's been a whole new journey having two boys under two-years-old. 

My days are long, and my nights are even longer. Sleep deprivation and exhaustion have kicked in, and my mombie way of life is in full swing! Whew!

Nolan's reflux is barely manageable and toddler tantrums are increasing daily. 

However, I've never been happier in my life than right now. I am beyond blessed to have these boys as my children, and my dream of becoming a wife & a mom has come true. My husband is amazing and the best partner I could ever ask for. I'm so proud of all the hard work he does for us at home & beyond. Incredible is what he is, and it humbles me that's he's put up with all of my crap these past 11 years. The tears, the nagging, the drama, etc. I'm a handful and I know it. It can't be easy loving me, but I pray that it's worth it for the rest of our lives. God has poured his blessings upon me, and I can't ever praise him enough! 

Even though I'm completely exhausted, I'm still grateful for what I have. My life is nowhere near perfect. My finances are never in order, my house is a wreck with toys everywhere & dirty dishes piled in the sink. My bedroom hasn't been cleaned in two years, and I'm finally ok with it. I don't have time, right now, to do these things and live a life where my family is a priority. So I've chosen my battle: be happy with the things and people I have in my life, and the rest (like a clean house) will come later.

That's all for tonight. Night night for the next two hours until Thing 2 wakes up again, or who knows it could be Thing 1, haha!

Blogging Break OVER!

Oh my goodness have things changed DRASTICALLY since the last time I posted on this blog! In my last post I had updated that I had started my business as a Professional Wedding Consultant & Planner.  Since then, I have been blessed abundantly with a thriving business and KIDDOS!!!

On September 16, 2013 my husband and I welcomed our precious son Ethan to this world. He is now a spunky, pinball of a toddler who runs a muck in our house. He is an absolute joy to be around, and keeps us on our toes 24/7. He's growing way too fast and he amazes me daily in how smart he is!

On December 22, 2014 we welcomed baby brother Nolan to the family! He is so sweet and cuddly, but has a temper just like his brother. We've gone through a few rough patches with his health since he was born 4 weeks premature, but that hasn't slowed him down from being a Lee! We're pretty sure that he is allergic to sleep too!

You can see pics of the boys on the side of this blog under my instagram feed! I'll update with more pictures when I can!

My business has been fairly successful since I started my services as a PWC. It's been pretty hard to juggle two young boys while trying to keep the business afloat, but I'm finally getting back into the swing of things as a business owner and a mom!

I plan on keeping up with the blog a little better in my free time! Our family has some exciting new things happening in the near future and I hope to share with you all!

Thanks for reading! See you soon!

I'm officially a WEDDING PLANNER!!!

Ok, so it's been quite a while since I've blogged. Just a bit over 9 months. I've been extremely busy with the new adventure God has given me.

In December I started the journey of becoming a Professional Wedding Consultant. I started a training program in Austin for certification. Then I decided to start my own wedding consulting business, LoveLee Weddings & Events.

It's been an amazing expedition, with it's ups and downs of course. If you're interested in what I do, visit my website.

www.loveleeweddings.com


With that being said, here is the one verse I always turn to when I need some answers!

Merry Christmas from The Lees!!!

Merry Christmas from The Lees!!!

Lee Wedding {Parents of the Bride}

My parents. I have no words to describe my love for them. They are two outstanding people, and I am truly blessed to call them my mother & father.

They supported our wedding from the very beginning, when Brian asked them both for my hand in marriage. My mom was so excited to help me plan the wedding, and to work on all of the projects we had planned. My dad just wanted to make sure I had my dream wedding, and that I was happy.

On the day of our wedding, my mom was there by my side until I walked down the aisle. My dad was helping set up our hall & the ceremony, and worked hard to make everything beautiful. The following pictures were right before our ceremony started.

my momma and I

kissy kissy

we got each other gifts. I got her a mother & daughter Willow Tree Figurine, and she got me perfume that smelt beautiful!

the moment that Dad walked in the room to walk me down the aisl

kissy kissy

'are you ready?'

My parents just celebrated their 25th anniversary in Costa Rica. They are the epitome of a marriage, through and through. They exude love in everything that they do. I look up to them and their marriage, and I hope that one day my children will look at mine & my husbands marriage the way I look at theirs.


Wedding Series: To Be Continued...

Lee Wedding {Behind the Wall}

With all of my wedding planning research, I stumbled on some pretty awesome ideas, especially through Pinterest. So since yesterday was Pinterest Thursday, and I didn't post anything related to pinterest whatsoever (another slap on the wrist, I hear ya), I thought today could be my pinterest related post. lol

The one idea that stuck out over and over again was pre-wedding pictures of the Bride & Groom. I knew I didn't want my groom to see me until I walked down the aisle (and it was worth it), but I wanted to get pictures together and to at least say hi before we met at the alter.

Then, I found this pin...

Source: pbfingers.com via Amber on Pinterest

And LOVED it! I read the post that she wrote along with it, and knew I wanted to recreate this on our wedding day.

I kept it quiet from Brian, to kind of give him the element of surprise. He didn't know about it until our wedding planner and photographer got him ready for it!

I'm so glad that we did this. Things had been so chaotic the previous days before our wedding with finalizing everything. I was calm and collected, until this moment on that day. It was such a relief and comfort to just feel his hand. He's so warm and cheerful, it made me even more excited to walk down the aisle. I started to tear up a little bit once he grabbed my hand. The second picture shows his expression of that moment even better. This was such a great memory for us.

me walking down to meet him

the moment that he grabbed my hand

cheesin it for the pictures!

kissy kissy ;)

Wedding Series: To Be Continued...

Lee Wedding {Special Gifts}

We knew the day we got engaged that our wedding day was a day to give each other something extremely special and unique as a gift. It was something we talked about alot, and meant a great deal to us.

I had some ideas for my groom, but little did I know, he had no clue what to get me, or so I thought.

I decided to go personal and make it totally unique and meaningful to Brian.

he just walked in the room and found his gifts laying on the table for him

I bought my groom a matching set of Case knives. Pocket knives are big in my family and my dad collects them. Hubs caught on to it pretty quickly and started buying knives. These were awesome looking bone replica knives. I took them to a local store and had a blade on each knife engraved. The knife on the left has his innitials, B.J.L., and the one on the right has his last name, which means the world to him, and now to me.

The other gift I got him was a camouflage limited edition of Crown Royal. He was born an hunter and camo is his preferred clothing style, lol. I knew it was the perfect addition, however, it needed a good personalization to it. So I took it to the same shop where I got the knives engraved, and had them etch lyrics from our wedding song/first dance song. "Nothing is better than this world of yours and mine." The song is called 'Yours and Mine' by Kyle Park. Absolutely beautiful Texas country melody that couldn't have fit better with our wedding. (the toolbox frame in the back is actually a beer boot in a box, Das Boot from the movie Beerfest. I got it when we first got engaged, and you'll see it another day with reception pictures)

I typed a personal letter to him to go with the gifts.

Hub's best friend and one of the best men just walked in the room at this moment, and I was so excited to see him. I was overcome with happiness and seeing him was awesome. Little did I know, he had a gift in his left hand from my groom.

the gift...

I started to open it while he was in there, he wanted to tell Brian the look on my face...

a gorgeous charm bracelet from Kay Jewelers with our innitials, wedding bells, two heart charm, wedding ring charm, and pink glass heart bead.

This was one of the highlights of the day...after our ceremony

To Be Continued...

Lee Wedding {Getting Ready: The Guys}

*tisk tisk* I have been bad. I've missed 3 days of blogging. I'm officially slapping my own wrist this time.

I know you've all been anxious for more wedding pics...So all of my excuses and day-to-day blogging aside, here are pics of the guys getting ready for our big day ;)

the groom getting some help with his cuffs

all suited up and looking handsome, while having a beer no doubt

ahhh, the groomsmen, some good lookin men

'are these people really my relatives?'says the ringbearer's bib...one of my faves of the boys

Hubby's best friend and one of the best men schnazing up for the big day

the groom just got his boutonniere on and is ready to go

one last picture in the dressing room of the boys

the groomsmen trying to hold him back from marrying me...or maybe it was just a photo op?

 

The guys did some pre-ceremony pictures to get them out of the way ahead of time. I think they loved every bit of it! I know I enjoy looking through these pics every day!

the groom and one of the ring bearers

my groom and my brother and his hilariousness

then the groom realizes what happened

the groom and his brother, one of the best men

the groom, his brother, and my brother

the groom with the best men

all my handsome guys!

they be stylin...showin off their boots, the FESCO way!

then they lifted the groom...and really started messing with him...lol

next up: Our wedding gifts to one another...