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Five on Friday: An Anniversary And A Bumpdate

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Happy Friday, friends! I hope you all had wonderful weeks and are heading in to a weekend of goodness and fun time with family! Here’s a few updates from our week.

1) A Proposal Anniversary

This week marked three years since Jordan got down on one knee and asked me to marry him.  Even though I had my suspicions he was going to propose that Friday because he’d been acting weird all week, it was still a sweet day full of joy and anticipation.  He took me to get my nails done and then we spent some time reading the letters we’d written during our 1.5 years of being long distance (you can read more about our love story here).  He took me to Liberty Memorial, a place we’d gone to many times to watch the sun set over the city.  After reading me one more letter, the letter he’d written to my parents asking for my hand in marriage, he got down on one knee and asked me forever.  Lots of squeals and jumping up and down later, I said yes! And the cherry on top? He’d had my two best friends fly out to photograph the proposal and then spend the weekend wedding dreaming and planning with me.  It was such a fun and exciting time and I’m so grateful for all that’s happened since then!

Lauren Jordan Engagement Photo

2) The Royals are back!

Even though I’m not a Kansas Citian by birth, I sure do love living in this city.  The Royals are making another playoffs run this year and it sure is fun to see this whole city turn Royal blue in their honor! We had a lot of fun watching the first game with few friends from our church small group on Thursday, especially since they have an adorable black lab that Olive loved to wrestle with.  Come on Royals, let’s do this! #ForeverRoyal #TaketheCrown

Five on Friday Olive and Avery

Olive and our friend’s dog Avery. Twins!

3) Finally Feeling Like Fall

Even though occasional days still pop up into the 80s, the temperatures have been dropping and it’s wonderful to feel a chill in the air in the mornings.  I’m excited to take my fall and winter clothes out of storage this year and move into a time of the year that reminds me that our lives always come in seasons.  And some of those seasons are MUCH more fun to decorate for than others! Exhibit A: this sign I threw together from some craft supplies we had around the house!  Bring it on, fall.  We’re ready for you!

This neutral fall sign is a unique project to add some cozy charm to your fall decor! And so easy too!

4) A Reminder That Life Is Short

This week was a sad reminder that life is short and we have no idea how much time is allotted to us.  A sweet girl I knew at Davidson who had just gotten engaged to another old Davidson friend was killed in a tragic car accident this past weekend.  She was a kind, intelligent, and passionate young woman and medical student who loved the Lord, and it’s heartbreaking that she passed away with what seemed like so much life in front of her.  I’m praying for her fiancé Josh and her family and friends as they wrestle with the sudden loss of such a bright young woman.  Hold your loved ones close and soak in every moment, friends.

She Reads Truth It Is Well

5) 18 Week Baby Update

Well, folks, on a happier note, I’m happy to announce that baby English is doing great! We had our 17.5 week checkup this week and baby’s heart is beating strong and he/she is growing well.  My nausea has pretty much gone away and I’m feeling a lot more upbeat.  We go in to find out baby’s gender in less than two weeks and I am SO excited for that appointment! And no, we have no idea what gender it is.  How the heck do people guess this kind of thing?! Either way, we will love this little one so much and can’t wait to see his/her face on the ultrasound in a few weeks.  Here’s to sweet little ones and rapidly expanding baby bumps!

Side-note…we have epically failed at taking cute stylish baby bump pics.  I always forget to take them when Jordan is actually home and end up snapping them in our bathroom in front of our dirty mirror as our crazy puppy wags her tail next to me and I rock a ridiculous looking facial expression because selfies are hard.  But maybe that’s just real life? Either way…enjoy and know that if you have a dirty bathroom and don’t know how to take pictures of yourself you’re in good company.

Five on Friday 18 Week Bumpdate

Enjoy your weekends!

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Comments

    • Ha thanks, Katie! That’s so funny. I would probably guess I’m having a girl but that might just be more wishful thinking because girl clothes are cute 🙂 Hope your pregnancy is going well!

  5. Lauren- your baby bump is the cutest! You make me WANT to get pregnant!! haha. And wow he really nailed the proposal thing! So cute how he had someone take pictures of it. He sounds like such a romantic and wonderful husband 🙂
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  8. My husband had his sister photographing our proposal secretly too! I love the pictures, even though my nervous husband stopped smack dab in front of a bench instead of stopping where he was supposed to (he was nervous), so our pictures are all behind a bench, hah. I don’t think I realized we were so class in our pregnancy (I’ll be 19 weeks tomorrow). My bump is still so small! But Jackson moves around like crazy and his heartbeat always sounds good, so I guess he’s just smooshed down in my pelvis still! I’m loving fall this year even more than normal for some reason! It has been so nice out lately!
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    • Hahaha my husband got nervous and totally forgot his whole speech he had prepared too 🙂 So your hubby’s not alone in that! That’s awesome we’re so close! I’m hoping to hear out little one move around soon. Still waiting on that part! Have a great weekend!

  9. You’re adorable!! I can’t wait to find out Baby English’s gender! It must be so much fun to reflect on your proposal anniversary in light of this exciting season. Sometimes it feels like Dan and I got engaged yesterday, and sometimes it feels like we’ve lived a thousand years together since then.
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    • Thanks, Brittany! 🙂 It is crazy to think back to where we were 3 years ago and all that’s happened since then. I agree…it feels like we’ve been together forever. It’s a good feeling!

    • Ha thanks, Jacquelyn! Even in the craziness of it all it is pretty darn fun 🙂 and I would guess a girl but my hubby says a boy. I guess we’ll see! 😉

    • It was awesome! A photographer was high on my list for our engagement and I’m so glad my best friend was able to come and shoot it! Thanks for your sweet words 🙂

  20. I just love you guys, y’all are so adorable!! hahaha. <3 You baby bump is so adorable!! Oh, and the doggie feet in the second picture…adorbs…my cousin's dog sits like that with his feet straight out behind him. I just love when dogs do that! They're obviously so trusting of their owners!!
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