friends=blessings

the last two days i have been so overwhelmed and feeling so blessed to spend time with such wonderful friends.  yesterday morning i went and spent the day with my sweet friend nicole who just got home from her honeymoon.  her and her new husband went to hawaii.. needless to say she was ridiculously sun-kissed and was just glowing!  their apartment in point loma is so adorable and PERFECT for them and she is just so anxious to get everything in it's place and make it their home.  i definitely know the feeling.  once you become a wife something clicks and instead of wanting to go by a new pair of jeans i found myself spending way too much money on decorative pillows and being thrilled to get things for our home. 
we spent the day talking about life, love, marriage, honeymoon adventures, laughing, reminiscing & snacking.  she was just the most precious little hostess.  i am just so blessed to have nicole in my life!!

five years ago!

we look like babies!

now she's all grown up and married!

 

 

and i am too :)

last night we had justin & teale over for dinner.  teale was our incredible wedding photographer but our relationship with her goes further back than that.  i only met her two years ago but her and nick have been friends for about ten years and i can say that she is one of the reasons nick is my husband!  when nick's family was traveling out in san diego singing at churches he met teale at foothills church and she encouraged him to check out san diego christian college and the Lord had his hand over nick's life and here he is!  justin, teale's new fiance, is from northern california and we know a lot of the same people from home which has been so cool to talk about!! they are such an incredible couple together and i am so thankful the Lord brought them together!  they have one of the coolest love stories i have ever heard.. you should check it out @www.justinandtealegunter.com. 
they are just an incredible team together and i can't wait to see the many ways God is going to use them!!  we had such a great night talking about marriage-the ups and downs, being engaged, the future, their wedding plans, and the excitement of us all doing life together as married friends!  it was so precious how last night worked about because the men planned the whole thing.. teale and i had nothing to with it.  on top of them planning it, they cooked too!  we had spaghetti, meatballs, ciabatta cheesy break, salad and my favorite wine.. red velvet by cupcake vineyards!  after spending so much time with them and ending the night after midnight, i feel so encouraged and thankful for them.

so blessed to be apart of the proposal (you can see me creeping behind the U) haha

 

 

 

on october 15th of this year they will become husband and wife and nick and i are just so excited for them and to grow in our friendship with them!

this morning i woke up and drove to la jolla to spend the morning with one of my favorite friends in the world.  faith held me when i cried after i said by to my parents when they dropped me off at school.. both faith and nicole are so special to me.  we all met the very first day we moved in the dorms and just clicked instantly.  faith is my next little bride to be and i can't wait to watch her marry alex on june 4th!  i love spending time with her and just being so real and honest about what is going on in our lives and in our hearts.  through my lowest points in life, faith has been there loving me, encouraging me, and calling me out in my sins.  we ran along the water and past the place nick and i got married.. i love going back there!!  then we walked the streets of the village and she took me to la jolla presbyterian church where she is getting married and then we walked over to the darlington house where the reception will be held.  it's seriously going to be such a BEAUTIFUL wedding!!  then we went to my favorite smoothie place ever, juice kaboose and got yummy pitaya (dragonfruit) smoothies.  after spending time with faithers i just feel so refreshed.  my friends are such gems and i am just so happy!!

freshman year @ point loma

i feel like i have said how thankful and blessed i am like a thousand times.. but i am!
i've always known this but i am reminded that friends are blessings and God is so good for creating us to have community with each other.
xo, britt