Hearts Are Breaking Across Texas

A Wedding Day

Hello Lovelies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) Yesterday I got to go to a wedding with my best friend Clay. His brother got married in Bastrop and I got to see their whole family. I love when this happens because I simply adore Clay's family. They are all such lovely people and always so welcoming to me.

I stressed for a week on what to wear but I am really glad I decided on this dress from Modcloth.com, I bought it last summer and had never worn it! It is so pretty and the tulle on the bottom is nice and flowy. For my make up I went with a natural color pallet and curled my hair a bit. I actually ended up being in the same color scheme as Clay's younger sister and mom! It was a nice coincidence :) 

We started off the day by going over to Clay's grandparents house to meet up with his grandma, dad and aunt. It was a nice and calm way to get the ball rolling. We followed them up to Bastrop from there and were a little early so we went and grabbed Starbucks quickly.

My dress. Courtesy of Modcloth :)

My curls.

My Make-up. I went pretty bare :)

Josh & Jenna's adorable program :)

During the ceremony the tiny and quaint church was over flowing! So many people there to celebrate :) Luckily there were two chairs for Clay's aunt and his grandmother. Clay's father, Clay and I stood for the ceremony. It was so lovely and there were plenty of moments when the entire church laughed and the entire church "awed". Multiple times throughout I got teary eyed. I'm such a girl! Overly emotional all the time :) Afterward we stayed during the pictures to help with Chelsea's littlest, Dylan. It was nice to see all to the little behind the scenes, family moments.  

Me & Clay :) 

Youngest to Oldest :) Katie, Clay, Chelsea & Josh

All the kids with their mom!

Katie & Josh

Clay & Josh 

To have and to hold and to keep your beer cold <3

The reception was so fun! There was so much positive energy and love in the room! The decorations were so pretty and the food & alcohol were bottomless :) We all got to sit at a table as a family and just catch up. There's nothing better than that! After going through all of the common wedding practices we got to dance a bit too. I love dancing with Clay because he is such a good leader! I danced with Katie a bit too. It was lovely to see her, I so rarely get to these days.

I had such a lovely time at the Thomas wedding :) I wish Josh & Jenna love and happiness in their marriage and their family! I'm so lucky to have Clay's family in my life. I have decided that I want to go to a wedding every weekend. I simply adore them!

PS: Aren't we absolutely adorable when we aren't aware that Clay's mother is taking pictures of us? ;)

On My Own

21 & Single. 

Hello Lovelies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) As you can probably tell from the subtitle of this blog, todays topic is being single. I am at the age where you are stuck somewhere between child and adult. Many of the people I attended high school with are having babies or getting married. I am the same age as people who have been married for years and have multiple children. This fact continually terrifies me. During school I always wanted to get married young and start having children. I want a lot of kids and figured it'd be nice to get started young. This plan has been slightly interrupted by the fact that I have not dated since I was 18.

Now until recently I hadn't thought much of my single status. I was content with my life and didn't think that I needed to be in a rush to find my husband. I still have a part of me that feels this way but there is a new part that has, of late, become overwhelmingly panicked about the subject. Every time that I talk to an adult, or even someone else my age, they ask me if I am seeing anyone. When my answer is no the next statement is always one of the following: "Why?" Or, "You need to meet this boy I know". At first these responses confused me. I didn't think that there was anything wrong with being single but as it turns out everyone in my life thinks there is. My single status deeply upsets more than one of my family members. This is ultimately confusing because they, and the rest of my family, also think that I should not be getting married any time soon. Is it just me or does this whole situation not make since?

I understand that the people who feel the need to dig deeper into my love life are just concerned for my well being, but why does society seem to think that I can't be happy unless I am dating someone? I am happy. I like my alone time. I like my space. Do I want to find the love of my life and have children? Yes. But I also don't want to rush the natural process. Aren't things supposed to happen in their own time? That is at least how I feel about it.

In the end, all of the pressure being put on me from others is only making me less happy. I was happy being single and not worrying that I would never find anyone. Now on a daily basis I question why I am still single and whether I will ever find someone. I want to get married. I want children. I like to think that not being in a relationship right now doesn't affect these dreams at all. It would be great if people could realize that I am capable of being happy alone. Everyone is. I don't have an empty life because I don't have someone to hold hands with while I walk through downtown. The reason I am single is not because I don't go out enough and am not putting myself out there. The only reason I am single is that I enjoy my life now and haven't met the right person yet. When I do I will be more than willing to lose my single status and I'll be sure to let everyone know. Until then:

To all of those adults out there, I know that when you are talking to someone my age the go to questions are about school and relationships but the next time you question why someone is single remember that what you are saying can really affect their mindset on their life.

To all those twenty-something singles out there, you are not alone! If you are happy being single and having some "me time" before committing to someone for the rest of your life then don't let other peoples opinions change that! I am almost as single as a person can be and I enjoy my days. You can too :)

***The above picture is not mine. I got it from Tumblr.