Nicole's Bridal Showers

This past weekend Nicole came in town! We were so excited to get to spend some time with her and throw her a few bridal showers. We did a shower at the church Friday night and had a huge turnout. Tons of people came to help celebrate with Nicole. Then Saturday we drove down to Aunt Karen's for a shower with our family. It was of course gorgeous and fun to spend time with the family. Here are some pictures from the shower at Aunt Karen's.


This was the cake Aunt Jan had a friend make for the shower. It was beautiful! The middle part of the cake is the topper from Aunt Jan's wedding a few years ago. It was really cute.

The girls on the couch.

The room where we had the shower.

Nicole opening up a pair of candle holders that used to be our great grandmothers. My Grandma held onto them for her when mom mom passed away. Kinda cool.

Grandma with Griffin on her lap. You can see how happy Grandma was to have the dog on her lap. 

Sisters! This was Nikki's hat from the bows on the gifts.

And of course there had to be a picture of me kissing Coley!

We had a really great time. Thanks to everyone who helped to put the showers together. We are so excited for Nicole! 

Love you Coley!!!!

Commitment Issues? I think not!

When someone asked me if I was going to continue to attend the Cornell ward for the next few months, I wasn't able to give a straight answer. I fumbled for words and finally said, "maybe?" He then continued to ask if I was deciding if I liked them enough to make the hour trek every Sunday. This was when I realized that maybe I really do have commitment issues! Friends have said it for years and I have always just blown it off. I have always thought they meant commitment issues in relationships but it turns out... it's all aspects of my life. The question from this friend in Cornell has made me contemplate this "commitment" thing in all of my decisions. I have always thought of myself as someone who followed through on commitments and responsibilities that I was expected to do. I decided that it's not that I have "commitment issues". It's more the fear of saying I'm going to do something and then not being able to follow through. I hate being irresponsible or flaky. When I commit to something I want to be fully dedicated to it, totally and completely. I didn't want to say that I would go to the Cornell Ward and then not be able to go to many activities or later decide to stay in Owego. Trying to overcome this commitment crisis, I decided to make a decision and move forward with it. This idea of commitments to daily decisions also made me think about my commitments and relationships. We have all heard people say they have "commitment issues". I feel though that people commit when it is something they feel is worth their time and effort. We make time for things that are important to us. When the right person comes along for someone with "commitment issues", they always commit. They may be scared but the outcome is worth it to them. They want to commit. So I decided that it's not that I have "commitment issues", but that I don't want to hurt anyone or let anyone around me down. I want to be fully and totally dedicated to anything that I say I will do. So the next time I hear someone say they have commitment issues I will be looking at it with a different pair of eyes.