80 something days to go

Weekend was awesome!
Went dress fitting with my mum and maid of honour and we loved my dress. Fitted like a glove. B wants a pic of me in the dress but I won't for 2 main reasons.
1. I'm superstitious. I believe the groom should not see the bride in the dress till the day.
2. I don't wanna lose that moment when I see the look on his face when my dad walks me down the aisle.

I loved the bonding session with my mum and maid of honour! I find it hard to believe we are preparing for my wedding and I'm getting married! Yieeee!!

Sunday was my favourite day of the weekend. (see me blogging like the weekend was five days). B and myself went for our medical review and just lazed about. I managed to get him to pose for pictures with me and I forgot I had no make up on and hair was a mess.

Talking about pictures, this bobo of mine has this serious face he does when he sees a camera. If he ruins my wedding pictures eh! Lol

I'm young, happy and in love. What else can I ask for?

Becoming US

The things we were good at before as individuals, we have become better at as a couple.

The journey to becoming us started a while ago when we started dating. Looking back, we spent so much time talking about our dreams, fears, past, future etc. It was like opening up to someone who won't judge you.

Somewhere in between there, I knew he was the one. I'm not sure if I should call him my soulmate. As soulmate implies someone who does no wrong.

In the journey to becoming us, we have loved and we have hurt. We have wronged and we have been wronged but what kept us going were the little things.

The usual Saturday afternoon dates, the laughter, the photography sessions with boo as photographer, me as model, the lazy late afternoon strolls, the fights, the cupcakes.

In the journey to becoming us, we made sure we did not lose our individuality but also nursed the things we had in common.

And in 88 or so days more, another stage will begin for us. We will see sides to eachother we never knew but I look forward to it because, if I was good as an individual, I have become better as a part of a whole!

I asked God to make it clear!

I am sitting at the hospital waiting for the results of my medical exams which I need to present at my next counselling session. As I was waiting, I whiled away the time reading bellanaija weddings. An article caught my attention. You can read the article here.

Like this bride, I met B at a time I did not need him in my life or so I thought. His presence seemed to make me even more confused than I already was then. I was not sure of his spiritual life, I was convinced he only wanted sex (like all the other guys I had met then)

Like this bride, I prayed to God to make it clear to me. I asked God for six specific signs and I got all six signs confirmed.

However, what was probably the most striking sign was, I asked God for favour from his family especially his mum even before we met because those who know me know I can be a bit extra and mummies don't really like over hyped in laws. Anyway, one day, whilst he was away and even before it was official, I met his kid sis for lunch. Whilst we were there, his mum called and she told her she was having lunch with B's girlfriend (you should have seen my face). She asked to talk to me and collected my number. We started chatting and one day she said, "I don't know you but God has placed your love in my heart. I really like you and hope you end up marrying my son". And this was all before we met!

To cut long story short, I prayed and prayed. Prayer is key if you are a young lady in waiting. Most people make the mistake of their lives because they won't pray over their choice.

A happy home is made in heaven and gained through prayers!

Stay blessed!
Mrs N in the making

A whole lot of randomness

My mind has been all over the place of late. It's like a last minute attempt to take everything in at once!!

I'm tired... Very tired! Of late I get about just five hours of sleep every night.

Caterer issue is almost sorted! Now I got two caterers to choose from. I will leave the final decision to my mum cos I don't have the energy and it seems she is a better wedding planner than I am!

My dress is in, going fitting on Saturday and I'm worried I have lost too much weight than when I was measured!

It's amazing how friendship is formed!
How strangers become totally cool friends

I'm sleepy.

Better post tonight after work!

Marriage is a big deal!

It's a BIG deal! Not like a minor big deal but a major big deal! Marriage is a BIG deal!

Okay, now that I have gotten that point accross, we can continue with the rest of this post. So I'm in the car with le boo driving to our pre marital counselling session cos marriage is a big deal.

So many things are running through my mind right now as I stare at my fine h2b (hubby to be). A wedding is just a day but it is a day that I tell the whole world that no matter what, B is the one forever! No, that doesn't scare me at all! I look forward to us growing together and learning together and turning old, wrinkled and grey!

But we all know that will require a lot of work and a whole lot of love. If I'm taking that road with B, its not cos he does no wrong but its cos I have chosen to stay for the many things he does right instead of leave for the few things he does wrong!

Ok, I'm getting emotional here but honestly B is a blessing! A blessing I am glad came my way and I'm going to cherish forever. My dad in law to be was telling me how B always was a quiet kid... Kikiki humour me! Dude is no where near quiet now but I have a gentleman for real. Have I told you he opens doors? That is what kills me kraaaaaa

Anyway, before I digress, we were on the point where marriage was a big deal and because it is, you gotta prepare well by going for counselling and getting to see different sides of your partner.

By the way, B has been gone for 3 weeks. Meaning, in three weeks my two eyes no see him. I really missed him, in a really miss him kind of way.He is back with his jokes and teasings.... My bestfriend is back! Lol

Anyway, whilst I was babbling away, we got to our destination! Later!

Xoxo,
Mrs N in the making

Bridezilla alert!

WARNING: I'm pissed!!
Pissed enough to write two posts in a day. But I don't know who I'm madder at. My mum turned wedding planner or the annoying caterer or her hubby

*deep breath* okay, so I guess I have to start from the beginning.

My mum has a caterer who caters for every party my mum organises or even sometimes makes random eatables for her. I like her food she's good.

So last month, mum tells her about the upcoming wedding and she sends us menu, cost (which was too high, I'm now realising) etc. We discuss everything and yup, in my mind caterer is sorted.

Yesterday, mum calls me only tell me Caterer is going to join her hubby in November! Really?? What happens to me? Oh I shouldn't worry, her girls will take care of everything.

Girls? So this woman wanted to charge me that crazy amount of money and leave me for her girls? Hmmmmm!! Before that sunk in, come see me go into panic mode! I know no caterer and I'm sure boo doesn't either! Gosh I was boiling!

Anyway, to cut long story short, I called a friend, a recent fab bride to give me her caterers number. Still not spoken to the caterer to finalise details cos when I called her she was at Agbogbloshie market.

Say a prayer for me... Else, I will feed my guest keleweley ooooo!

I won't be a natural hair bride!!

Natural hair brides are beautiful, stunning, unique and just awesome.

My natural hair is all that and more. But sadly, I won't be a natural hair bride!!

Basically, my reasons are very simple. Ever since we started dating, boo has seen many variations of my natural hair and very little of me rocking weaves. On the d-day, I want to surprise him by giving him a look he never imagined.

Secondly, I want a look I would not mind immortalised in pictures passed down from generation to generation and till date, I have not found a natural hair style which does that trick. If I do find, I might change my mind, if not, well!!

Thirdly, is it bad that I keep catching myself thinking about throwing in a perm somewhere in the future? Ok, its bad, replace curls with locs.

Four, my hair is at that awkward stage where it does nothing I want it to, why risk having a bad hair day at my only wedding? Nope sah!

Bottom line, hair is just hair but weddings are ones in a lifetime anyway, I will rock natural looks for both our pre wed shoot and our trad wedding. That should pacify the natural hair gods

My big brother is married!

Need I say more?

This year, so many marriages in my family and my big bro, ie, same surname and similar genes kinda bro took the lead!

My sis in law made such a regal bride

My bro looked dashing!

And I have still not figured out what I am wearing for my engagement!

Xoxo,
Mrs N in the making

95 days

And too many good news of late!

Happy days.

Can't believe I am almost married!

To the dude my friend decided not to hook me up to in 2006 but life helped me find in 2011.

Happy!!!

And my sis in law looked regal on her day. Will post pics soon

xoxo!

All because 2 people fell in love.....

Whoop whoop! Today is my big brother's traditional wedding in London! Wishing the beautiful couple lots of love and happiness! Will post pictures when I get any!

However, since dad and myself are stuck here in Ghana, we will spend the day together and discuss my own traditional wedding cos its only 97 days to my own big day and he is worried that I'm too relaxed for a bride to be! No bridezilla mode activated! Lol!

Marry a King.....

Marry an army officer and live happily like a queen forever...

Random, ordinary day!

Counting my blessings

Body inspiration

So I wanna have this body on my day and I have been slacking with my work out and diet so starting now I am on a strict diet to shed 4 inches off my waist in 98 days.

I am going to use her pic as my wall paper and depress myself enough to lose the weight. Afterall every one knows the easiest way to lose weight is to be depressed

When you say a prayer, say one for me too.

Xoxo,
Jelly

PS, so in my search for how to get the perfect waist, I came across something called the stomach vacuum. Sounds pretty easy and review looks good. So simply ,

First stand upright and place your hands on your hips…
2. Second… exhale and breathe out ALL the air in your lungs.
3. Third… expand your chest and now suck your stomach in and hold it as tight as you can. It is helpful to visualize sucking your belly button in so tight that it touches your spine.. of course it never will but this will give you the proper feeling.
4. Fourth … From here you simply hold it for a period of time before releasing and breathing back in and taking a
short break.
A good place to start is 20 seconds… Once you can do 4 or 5 sets of 20 seconds slowly work your way up to 40
seconds and then eventually 1 full minute. take approximately 1 minute break in between your stomach vacuums.

The great thing about this exercise besides the fact that it is the Most effective way to lose inches fast is the
fact that you can do it anywhere. Even if you are stuck in traffic.. You NOW have no excuses for not training
your abs and dropping some inches.

Ok will add this to the skipping, plank n crunches..... ;)

99!! Could be 66 turned upside down!

Why do men get so touchy during wedding planning? Grrr....
My dad once said a couple who don't fight during wedding planning are not in love!!
Gosh, Bread spread (that's bobo's name from now on and nope you don't need an explanation) can be so nice and when the conversation switches to wedding planning, we immediately find something to fight about.

Today's fight was over food! Of all the things to fight about! Food!!!
B wanted food for 300 people and I don't think we even know 300 people but he claims if it must be done, it must be done well.... Grrrrr!!!

Anyway, these are one of the things I love and hate about him at the same time.. He leaves no stone unturned when doing something! *applauds*

Side note, 99 is such a cool number! There is something about knowing you are not in the triple digits anymore!

99 days more to the making of Mrs N and oh I love the quote on my countdown page today!

Xoxo,
Jelly

100 days more to living life by his side!

Once upon a time, there lived a girl, she met a prince, she cooked him jollof spiced with love potion and they lived happily ever after.... Kikikiki

Well, that is not exactly how it happened but you get the drift right? I am just an ordinary girl living an EXTRAordinary life as the fiancee (gosh, do I love that word) of a gentleman and a king!!!

I have been engaged for the past six months to this amazing man and everyday has been an adventure!! And in exactly 100 days, I get to wake up by his side. Not everyone gets so lucky!!

From now till day 100, I'm going to be blogging about the making of Mrs N... Some crazy wedding planning moments, the laughter, the memories and any EXTRAordinary stuff I remember to put up...

Stay tuned and comment!

Xoxo
Jelly!!!