a little peanut is on the way

&& we find out July 18th whether it's a girl or boy!

The Gender Reveal Party planning is in FULL force && so much fun! I am so excited I can't stand any more to wait ...

Freaking out yet?

Thinking, WHAT! Did I miss something?

Not me crazy.

We aren't pregnant. You would've known by now.

Caitlin & Cliff over at a country nest are expecting in December

&& I'm hosting their GR party.

photo credit

I've announced that before, right?

I think so.

Okay, so I can't tell ALL my ideas & secrets just yet

because she reads - duh, she blogs && a lot of our hometown-ers read also.

I don't want to spoil the fun before the fun happens.

But I do plan on sharing a little bit of the planning -

First things first, the invitation.

I fell in love with it the second I found it on etsy @ Juneberry Lane shop.

Misty was wonderful to work with. I've never bought anything digital - let me say I'll be

doing it from here on out. Super easy. Not very expensive.

Dontcha love it?

&& if your answer is no, just pretend you do.

The different fonts shown, I think is what won my heart over.

Originally, I wanted to do Aqua & Coral because that's what the Momma to-be's  favorite trend colors are at the moment in time. However, when you search for things you want to incorporate & need for the party, Aqua you may find but Coral is tough. So I just went with the blue & pink. However, the invitation somewhat looks blue. My Momma always said there should be a third color to your theme in anything you do, Duh - Grey {&& my favorite color as of the time being}.

So the final colors are:

Pink Grey Blue

Another reason I really liked the invitation is because since day one, I've

called Baby Young a little peanut. But nobody is gonna know that or doesn't have to know that. It's just what stole my attention.

I plan to incorporate peanuts into the party just to symbolize

this precious baby, this incredible work of God.

In the beginning, I assumed Momma & Daddy would be surprised

with the gender along with the rest of family & friends but...

{Cait, I'm smiling big} Caitlin & Cliff really wanna see the gender on the

screen when they go in that day. I can totally understand. Their excitement is beyond.

{it's still not to late to change your mind, wink} This isn't going to mess up anything - I'm just plan to have super fun with the grandparents.

Being we are having the reveal party on the exact day they see the ultrasound, I really can't depend on baking anything or eating anything that needs to be prepared that morning of.

So I was definitely planning to do the [balloons in a box reveal]. That being said, I'm very weird on doing the same as others to close together && since I've already seen this happen a time or to with some people I know, I've decided to reveal the surprise a different way.

But how?

Hmmmmm... Let's just say I'm crazy excited to share the reveal

 && see how it will all work out. 

 Fun Fun.

 Crafts/Details:

I'm hand making everything.  How fun?!

I haven't had the urge to craft a whole lot since the wedding

{only 10.5 months + ago}

it pretty much wiped me out but I'm back in the swing of things && have been

working hard while watching the bachelorette making this all piece in together.

This weekend, after a baby shower I'm co-hosting, I plan to wrap everything up.

Aaron will be out of town, fishing, so I should be able to put my mind to everything &&

finish it all.

Food:

I've got my list of this & that's, my must haves

but I'm still not sure what the best way to go. I don't really know how many

I'm expecting, but if I had to guess I'd say at least 50+. Being this is at 6PM, I need to serve something other than orderves' -

I thought {Hamburgers/Hot dogs}

& up until this week I'm kind of rethinking it. I'm leaving at 8:15am sharp the very next

morning for a four day vacay at the beach with my friends of middle school. Kind of like a reunion - Yeah, I'll save that post for later.

Anyway, will I want to spend a lot of time cleaning up the grill & such?

Will Hamburgers/Hot dogs be too much?

Pizza? Hmmm.. could be. I'd have to price it.

LOTS of warm/hot finger foods? But again, I may end of having several people there && I'm not sure just how much to serve - this one is scary.

So, if ANY of you have ANY ideas or suggestions on

what you think my best option is, do tell. 

Until then, That's all I can share with you all.

I'm super excited && can't wait for everything to play out.

It's gonna be great! {I hope}

Go HERE to see how Caitlin's progressed &&

to keep up with her first time experiences as a Momma-to-be♥

Gender Reveal Bash {in the making}

Once upon a time there was this girl who used to blog

pretty regularly & now...

We want her back!

 Caitlin over at A Country Nest & I live in the same hometown, went to high school together && entered the blog world around the same time.
We new each other, because everyone in our town knows each other, we spoke occasionally - however blogging brought us together, to a different place.
As of today, I'd call her my friend.
She's pretty awesome in many ways than just one.

Last year was a BIG year for her -

Graduated from Georgia Southern with a Nursing degree in May. Opened her own boutique in our small town somewhere within those months && June 10th - she married her country boy of {now 7 years}, Cliff.
Happy Anniversary, Cait & Cliff
Check out their gorgeous {no lie} wedding here.

Embellish Boutique was getting going therefore her time was spent hours upon hours getting started && making our town happy. 

That being said, she hasn't been able to blog whole lot.

Let's bring her back. Head over to Caitlin's page
&&  give her some L.O.V.E♥


I think it's time she comes back.
Why? Well because not only did ALL bloggers love her but
because she's having a baby. && I think it's something she would LOVE to share and capture moment to moment.  If you didn't follow her wedding planning then you missed out. It was to.die.for!

That's right - This December there will be a blessing in this world.
Caitlin is about to enter {maybe is entering} her second trimester which means
the gender will be announced very soon.

Actually, the gender will be announced on July 18th -

But how would I know this?
Well duh -

because I am hosting a Gender Reveal Bash for them.
Ekkkk!!!! I'm stoked.

I've been waiting for the moment that we find out just when we will the exact date will be
&& that was last week - I immediately started planning.

Follow me through the next few weeks as I plan this
celebration for the two of them along with their families as we ALL get
crazy excited for this little peanut.

Here is a glimpse of the invitation that I am totally in love with -

{would give you the whole look but I don't want to spoil it just yet}

The invitation will not be fuzzy - in order to get on le blog I had
to take a picture of it on the computer with my phone - but...
this is a small glimpse.

Once the invitations are mailed out I will share the whole thing! :)
I've also started on mini projects that will complete "the look"
of the party that I am going for. It's gonna be PERFECTION!
{let's hope}

Don't forget to go visit Cait && bring her back!

PLEASE READ: Cait or Caitlin from A Journey from Miss to Mrs....

She just got married [June 10th] & changed her blog name/URL.

If you've noticed on your blog link that her last post was announcing her blog title change...

[A Country Nest]

Well, not really.

She's been posting non-stop about all sorts of things.

If you are her blog friend, [or if you are not, you need to be]

PLEASE

go to your blog links and delete her old URL

[www.caitlin-cliff.blogspot.com]

to

www.ACountryNest.blogspot.com

Pass the word around! Cait doesn't want to loose any readers!