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Saturday, June 23, 2007

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:49:33 GMT

so, i'm married...

thats crazy, i have a husband,
and i'm a WIFE...! wow!

i changed all my name stuff today,
i am offially "Jena Leigh Shockley"
crazy!

wanted to keep stubblefield in there somewhere
but i would have either been
"Jena LeighStubblefield Shockley"
or
"Jena Leigh Stubblefield-Shockley"
Didn't want either.

FYI girls, you can have 4 names if the 2 middle
ones fit in the middle name slot on your SS card!
mine didn't!

so everyone is ready for us to have babies,
my family wants more grandkids,
grocery shopping is a bit different, but great variety,
seems like i've had more business since being hitched,
i have someone to share chores with,
he helps me water and weed our flower beds,
our bed is too small, we got spoiled with our kings on our trip,
we have a bunch more stuff in our house,
we had to have a garage sale,
we got so many COOL things as gifts!,
we eat pizza every wed night, been doing that for months,
haven't gained weight,
i've gotten kick butt at sudoku thanks to d,
and have watched tons of buffy too,
we sat in bed ALL day on his birthday and ate junk,
i get my back scratched to put me to sleep,
he doesn't require as much closet/cabinet space as i do,
he is my handy man, he's so great at everything,
we have a cell phone plan together,
we have a huge 16x20 picture of me above the mantle in our bedroom,
thats weird,
we have a fancy guest/stacy room,
i have a playstation, never had a game system before,
he takes out the trash and does the dishes,
we've been to church as a married couple once,
our fish is still alive,
daniel just turned 31, it was wonderful to buy "husband" cards!

just a few things that are wonderful in my world right now.
marriage has already been such a blessing.

12 more days...

Mon, 21 May 2007 17:19:10 GMT

wow, less than 2 weeks until we get married!

I'm still waiting to freak out or something
but we have kept each other very calm.

if you are not engaged:
when you do get engaged-TALK!
girls seem to forget about him while
they plan and guys seem to hide
and let the girl do it all.

we have tried to do it together as much
as we can.
he did all the invites while i was in paris!

i know it will all hit me as i walk down the aisle,
ya'll are gonna see me fumble through
the vows because i'll be crying!

i want you all to come celebrate with us,
we are SOOOO excited!

we have been getting so much advice from
random people!
hope it helps, but we've been kinda practicing!
it has helped to know how he folds his shirts,
where i put the dishes, how he loads the dishwasher,
my cleaning habits, what he likes to watch on tv
when he's by himself-weird old reruns! haha,
how long it takes me to unwind from a long day,
who is the better cook-him by far!, and just tons
of other little seemingly meaningless things we
should figure out and learn about.

we are just pumped.
i can't wait!

we are going to Guadalajara Mexico for our honeymoon,
here are some pics of the place we are staying:

Our room looks out to the pool

The patio where we will get breakfast every morning

Our bathroom with a jacuzzi!

The "Master Suite"!!!

I'm so excited!
we get to go on vacation together!
I have already starting packing.

I might be rambling on here more than usual in
the next few days so get ready...

Coming soon:
Josiah's graduation on the 22nd
Make Up run through and girls night on the 24th
Our garage sale on the 26th
JenaLeigh.com closing on the 27th! woohoo!
Have to give up my ring on the 29th to get
the wedding bands put on, can't wear it for 5 days!
so sad...
Josh Turner at Rabb's on the 31st!
bridal breakfast, decorating and rehearsal dinner
on the 1st
THEN....our wedding!!!

see you all very soon...

overwhelmed

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:28:30 GMT

have you ever experienced something so wonderful
you are just taken over with emotion?

i've been crying for hours now.
sitting in my hotel room in paris, alone.

this is how it compares:

#1
i was saved as a small child,
so the moment i had as an adult when it all made
real sense and i really confessed
and had real things to confess and had to learn
to really be loved and forgiven.

#2
this is where i am at right now in my life.
i am so overwhelmed with love and admiration for daniel.
i miss him terribly, i hurt inside.
i've never felt so free and so protected at the same time.
i do not question any area of his life or any aspect of his love
for me.
i really feel for the 1st time that God is shining his love for
me down through daniel.
we get married in less than 2 months. i cannot wait.
it's so hard not to let yourself get carried away by
just the excitement and nervousness of the wedding day.
it's not about that, it about loving someone
loving everything about them and having NO DOUBT
about their love for you.
i really never thought i would find this.
i am scared though. i have never wanted to be the best i
could for someone else, i hope i can be a loving wife.
people in paris are so loving, at every age, pda is not a bad thing.
i think it helps and it makes everyone around them
want to be in love as well.
it really is the city of love,
i want to carry that home with me.
there have been so many older couples kissing and still holding
hands like they are crazy teenagers.
i pray we can be that way.
he is the best thing that has happened to me and i want to
protect him and our love from the outside world.
june 2nd is coming quickly.
it's just all hit me hard how real this all is.
we haven't been dating for the last 8 months, it's been real
no games, just love and honesty.
he is taking care of all of the wedding plans while i am gone.
i am thankful he is so responsible and is just as excited as i am.
i am so thankful that he has so much respect and consideration
to what is important to me.
he has been doing my personal business as well, and watering
all of my plants!
it just all means so much.
he made our 1 yr. anniversary beautiful...
people on this trip talk about being a virgin like it's a bad thing.
everyone does that.
like its a bad word.
why?
we are and i cannot tell you how excited i am that we are exchanging
purity rings at the wedding and that in less
than 2 months i can give myself to the man god made for me and him to me.
there are just so many feelings and emotions involved with
giving your life to someone,
its a big deal.
i am up for the challenge.

#3
telling someone you've loved forever that you love them,
that you really do.
there are those family relationships where you don't
question the love but its never expressed.
the morning my brother left to move to nashville
he came and woke me up,
sat next to me on my bed.
we talked for a bit but then he said he loved me and
i responded. i think for the first time.
i cried as i watched out the window him leaving.

#4
the birth of my nieces and nephew.
you cannot ask for a better blessing,
they are so pure and will know you their entire life.
they will hopefully look up to you and think you are
the coolest and want to be just like you.
thats a huge responsibility and a great privilege.
this really hit me with the 2nd birth, ruby jane.
i cried and prayed because i was not going to be around
as much as i wanted because of college,
i wanted to be able to love her as much as reagan
and i hope she liked me, i was so scared she would
not like me.

god always proves himself,
i think these breakdowns are good.
my roommate and i were talking the other night
about the saying
"men marry a woman hoping she will never change
and she does, women marry hoping the man will
change and he never does."

i think i am at one of those changing times.
men learn, grow, and improve themselves
and their actions and thoughts,
women learn, grow, and change themselves into
something better and more beautiful.
not that one is better than the other, that is just how
we are made.

maybe one day i will realize exactly what the change is.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:11:57 GMT

leaving in less than 24 hours!

check out my website-jenaleigh.com

for updates and pictures!

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:24:46 GMT

off to paris in 4 days, goodness...

fear

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:03:51 GMT

i have been debating with myself about whether
or not to show this image to you.

i was given an assignment,
shoot your fear.

breast cancer.

it has touched almost every generation
on both sides of my families.

the hardest part of this process was
revealing myself,
then researching to find another womans
wound for me to borrow
and put onto my body.

it was worth it.
i learned a lot and realized even more.
daniel was pretty proud of me as well,
made me feel great about it all.

i also want to pass along a email i got today,
it's a prayer request from a guy in our sundays
school class.

GIRLS, please read it.

Good afternoon. I pray everyone is well. I have been talking with a co-worker who gave me some bad news and he desperately needs our prayers. His name is Justin Holcombe. He is 32 and his wife, Terry, is 28. They have a 5 year old son named Ryler and an 11 month old daughter named Callie. Justin told me yesterday that Terry had undergone a bilateral double mastectomy last Thursday. He said that he had been trying to tell me about the situation for some time but it brought him to tears every time he tried to. Shortly after the birth of their daughter Terry found a lump in her breast. She went to a doctor and he said it was due to the pregnancy and her breastfeeding that it shoud go away soon enough. After a short time when it did not she sought another opinion. This doctor also said do not worry. You are only 28 it cannot be cancer. After being told this by “so many doctors”- he did not say how many- they found someone willing to do a test. Now 10 months later she is locked into a battle for life. During the surgery they removed both breasts and 4 lymph nodes. He told just a little bit ago that the cancer has spread throughout her lymph system and they have an appoinment to discuss treatment in the morning. They do not have a personal relationship with Christ. In the little bit of time we have spoken in the last 24 hours he has expressed a total range of emotion from fear to anger to despair to sorrow to mournful sadness. I am asking three things of you all. First, pray for them that they may have the courage to fight and the stamina to endure. Second, pray that the LORD will open a door for me to be a witness that HIS love may shine on them. Third, and I hope I am not being too personal, ladies, do NOT listen to a doctor if you know something is wrong with your body. Ask for and get an opinion form someone whom you believe is qualified if you have concerns about your health. I know that ultimately our safety and well being are in the hands of GOD almighty but we must do our part. On behalf of Justin and Terry, thank you for you prayers.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:37:13 GMT

A link to few of my bridals!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2038295&l=5ecaa&id=49701419

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:34:20 GMT

SOME OF MY PICS ARE UP!!!!

check out a few of my bridals at:
josiahkennedy.wordpress.com

I will let you know when the rest are up!

countdowns

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:33:01 GMT

1 day until my bridal portraits!

15 days until mine and daniel's year anniversary!!

17 days until i leave for paris!

20 days until 1 yr since our 1st kiss...

30 days until 1 yr since we said "i love you"
man we moved fast...!

33 days until our fish is 6 months old!

37 days until i'm home from paris

41 days until i turn 22, my camera will be 1 yr. old

44 days until my 2 yr. ann. at national jewelry

46 days until 1 yr. for joey and jen!

80 days till WE ARE MARRIED!!!!
good gracious... this is so unreal but such a blast!

Friday, March 09, 2007

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:09:58 GMT

my shower was great!
mailing thank you notes today

girls night tonight!

sold our couch!

gifts still coming in the mail-yay!

getting ready for paris

made cookies

daniel helped me make the coolest part of our house:

he hung those shelves above my table
to show off all of our new vases, serving ware
and just cool glass stuff.
i've always liked to sit here to edit, play on the comp, etc
2 gifts we got, the mail rack on the right
and the dry erase/bulletin board, now its like
my office!
put a lamp up, got an actual potted plant
and made a little bundle of carnations
in our new sugar container!
and, i can still see the tv. always important.

it's been my vision, finally did it!

so maybe since i showed our couch(to sell it)
and our cool pillows, lamps, etc and now
my little work station,
maybe eventually you'll get a full tour!
it's coming together slowly...
so much fun...