NCSU vs UNC

It is officially game day!!! NCSU plays UNC at 12pm today in Raleigh, NC! The Ordans could not be more excited! GO PACK!!! We will be meeting everyone at the tailgate at 9am! Watch out Tar Heels the Wolfpack is growling to play some serious football today! Updates will follow...

Thanksgiving 2009

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!!

Wedding Pictures Coming Soon. . . .

I just love my photographer!!!! Kate Ashbrook Photography did an amazing job!! Thank you so much Kate!!! I can't wait for Thursday!!!!

24 hours left . . .

I'm so excited for tomorrow to come to an end. We might have the BeSt news ever!!!! My wonderful husband has made all the rest steps to make my wish come true!! *HapPy*

Changing My Name . . .

As everyday passes the closer I know the day is coming that my marriage license will arrive and I go from a Motley to an Ordan. (*Insert --> Panic Attack*) I can't explain why this is such a challenging obstacle in my life at the moment. I LOVE Jesse why wouldn't I want to have his last name??? This is such a beautiful tradition that has been around for years. Why do I have a problem with this? I have been debating this for weeks! I honestly didn't think twice about it before the wedding but it has been on my mind ever since. Motley just defines who I am as a person. It is how I am recognized, it identifies my family and it is all I have known for 27 years of my life. How do I just change that after a few hours and saying "I do?"
I don't want to upset Jesse by not changing to his name (he may not even care) but it is tradition. Every woman I know has changed their name. I know I can't even ask Jesse to take my name. . . yeah right!! So I guess this just leads me to realize that I am now Jesse's wife, Mrs. Ordan, "Mrs" and a married woman!
If it is so easy to become a "Mrs" then why does it take so long to legally change your last name??? I'm dreading this part! Not only do I have to re-structure my name so I can have four names appear on my social security card but I have to stand in lines for hours! I have to change my social security card, driver's license, credit cards, debit cards and etc! If I can become Mrs. Jesse Ordan by just saying "I do" then Jesse will be standing right next to me while I stand in these long lines and being on the phone with customer service. My pain is his pain right?!?!? :) I'm loving this marriage already!!

CoLd

I'm not ready for cold weather yet!!! Asheville still dips in the 60s and last weekend in Charlotte it reached 80!!! Now I'm in Dubuque, IA and its freezing!!!! I can't deal with being cold. I hope this is a quick and mild winter... STAY WARM!!!!!

Away From Home

I hate staying in hotels alone... it is the worst! I'm in Dubuque, IA for five days and four nights. I need my blanket, my pillow, my husband along with our white noise machine.. don't forget xienna licking herself all night in the background and nemo tucked away next to me! awww.... I want home!

Charlotte, NC to Dubuque, IA

I'm off to Iowa in the AM! I think I love this traveling thing... it keeps you busy that is for sure! I'll work in Asheville for three days next week then it will be Thanksgiving! :)
I have never been to Iowa before... I heard they have lots of corn fields! Ha!

Next on the Agenda. . . .

Everyone knows about the constant state of drama the past 14 of months have been while Jesse and I were engaged. We are finally married so you would think the drama would disappear... NOPE! It has gotten worse. It has not only affected Jesse and myself but also his family, my family, Providence Country Club, and Magnolia Events. I can't even name all the individuals throughout this time that were personally involved as well.
After telling the story multiple times leaving people with the dropped jaw face, literal shock, and laughing so hard they cry I have decided to maybe put this story on paper. People keep telling me that I'm a great story teller and just make the story come alive everytime I tell it. I've always wanted to write a Lifetime Movie so maybe a book is my first attempt! CrAzY I KnOw!!! I'm going to see what just comes out as I type. Wish me luck! :)

Charlotte is now really possible......

I have great news!!!! Jesse has applied for a position back in Charlotte, NC!! Hopefully we will hear back soon and before we know it we will be back!! I'm not really sure how quickly i'll move but we are def. on the right track. :) I have never been so excited! I can't wait to move back to the one place I have been dying to get back to.... my hometown, my friends, good food, my family and an exciting city!!!! I LOVE CHARLOTTE!! Please keep your fingers crossed! We could be back before Christmas!

Have a wonderful day!! TGIF!

Responsible Husband

What exactly is a responsible husband??? Being in a relationship for 6 years Jesse has been the same way from day # 1. He loves to watch tv, he collects cups by his bed from his "bedtime water," he cleans when he is upset, he never moves items around when looking for something... it just should be in his face, and he can't remember anything within the last 5 minutes someone has said. Now you are thinking how have I put up with this for so long!!! Well all these little things (except for the memory) are things that just make Jesse who he is and are what I love about him. I can always count on the cups being there, having the tv on in the background, and finding something for him because he can't.

Now that I'm Mrs. Ordan things have changed with Jesse. I have been asking him about looking for a new job, updating his resume, and even applying for a job! Jesse had an extra 3 days off after our honeymoon while I went back to work. Surprise Surprise ... he updated his resume and applied for a job in Charlotte, NC all in one day!!! I fell in love all over again! I asked how/why he did that without me bringing it up again and he said "i'm trying to be a more responsible husband."

Love Him!

Wedding Bliss

I have been married for 17 days.... this newlywed life has been fantastic! Jesse and I have just been the happiest we have in awhile. No more wedding worries, details or drama to deal with. We still are living a crazy lifestyle with running to Raleigh two days after our honeymoon to see baby Lyric being born and then I'm off to Charlotte for just the day for a party for the cure!

Jesse and I have had road trips together already and have even seen the Yankees win the World Series in our Yankee sweatshirts! We are so excited for our new adventures ahead.

Wedding Pictures

I love my wedding pictures!!! I want to say Thank You to each and everyone of you who posted pictures! I just rec'd 500 photos from Cyndi Furnari and I just fell in love! I'm so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life and to see these beautiful pictures that captured the most wonderful day of my life. :) Go to my facebook page or ask me for the pictures so you can view them!! Enjoy.

Lyric Bradley Miller

Baby Lyric was born on 11/6 at 2:04PM weighing 9.5 lbs!! HUGE baby!! Jesse and I rushed to Raleigh on Thursday for his arrival. After about 30 hours being at Rex Hospital and 2 hours of hard labor they finally performed a C-Section. We all got to see Lyric around 6:00pm and even Kristina!!! It was so wonderful to see that little chubby face of Lyric and to see that Kristina was doing better. The Miller family is one of our best friends and we are so excited to watch Lyric grow up! Congrats to the family! (Let's hope Jesse gets on baby fever.... hahahahaha) :)

Reality Check

Charlote... Wedding... Honeymoon... Asheville...

Today didn't start out right... I didn't change the clocks back when I got home last night so my alarm went off at 4am instead of 5am! That 4am alarm kept me in bed until 7am then I could hardly get out of bed to get ready for work. Finally I made it out the door to work and half way to work my crack in my windshield seemed to grow while I was gone for two weeks... well it completely cracked across my ENTIRE windshield when I suddenly slammed on the breaks. That will be a $100.00 deductible to get it fixed! Poop!

Today was my first day back at work after being off for two weeks! I was excited to see everyone but dreading to be back in that environment. I tried to stay positive all day and not get stressed out. The day felt like it was crawling! Finally around 1pm my husband came to take me to lunch! That helped break up the day. Weird... my husband right???

Now I'm on the couch watching Game 6 of the World Series! Go Yankees!

Home Sweet Home

We are home! Our flight actually came in early! I spent the whole night talking to my parents and then went to visit Lisa! I'm still hearing stories from the wedding! I'm just so excited to see our video! :) Memories..... Back to reality on Wednesday!

Yankees for Life

Can I just say... I LOVE SOME YANKEES!! So Proud!! See ya'll tomorrow night at 8pm for Game 4!! :)