help me!

i don't know what's happening.. but i think this could be one of the worst things to happen.

so besides my amazing blog design done by the wonderful, sweet, kind and super gorgeous nicole i decided to go big.

i bought a domain!

so now i'm easier to find, right?

not right now... my domain isn't working!

i did some researching to see why.. and google is saying that there are lots of websites down right now.

 

i need help! how can i use my old domain until the new one gets fixed???

construction.

so...

what do you think so far?

i know i'm loving it!!! :)

i will go into more details about it after things get settled in...

things are still a little under construction - pardon me while it's in process.

influence meet and greet.

two posts in one day! i couldn't put our [love series] aside.. but i also am excited for this fabulous meet and greet, therefore - i'm double timing! :)

[influence] is right around the corner!!! i am so excited!

so excited i have a countdown on my phone and tablet!

woohoo! i am pumped!

so along with that... today is the meet and greet so others get a chance to get to know me more :)

if you haven't bought your ticket yet.. you totally should! it will be so amazing and i would love to meet you too!

so here we go!

three getting to know me stats:

one - i am super shy when i am out of my comfort zone and don't know anyone else [hint, hint. be prepared for the first couple hours.. i know i'll be shy...] but don't worry - once i get more comfortable i am the complete opposite! i will eventually open up and enjoy being the crazy goof ball i am! lucky you ;)

two - i am obsessed and need my coffee. i love coffee so much, i could drink it all day long and surprisingly still fall asleep at night. maybe this says something about my addiction? so addicted it doesn't have an affect. well...unless i don't have it.. then i go through major withdrawals and major headaches!
three - i am a big dreamer. sometimes i feel like i dream a little too big. but i know my God is big enough, i just need to pray and make sure that my dreams are in accordance to his will :)

two looking forward to the conference stats:

one - i am so so so excited to meet all you fabulous women! i can't wait to sit down and talk with some of you over a cup of coffee. [i will admit i'm still nervous no one will want to connect with me, but i'm trusting that those are lies from the enemy :)]

two - i can't wait to check out the amazing workshops! it will definitely be hard choosing which ones to attend, but i'm definitely looking forward to how God is going to use each speaker and how he is going to encourage, stretch and grow me throughout the weekend!

one can't leave home without stat:

other than my outfit for the stripes party ;) i don't know what i would do without my notebook and pen. i am a total note taker and doodler! i love being able to jot down notes, ideas, dreams, envisions, thoughts, encouragement... all while practicing my fonts and designs!

if you want to know more about me you can check out some more stats [here] and [here]

now i'm off to go and get to 'meet' you! :)

month of september.

oh me oh my! i am SO excited for september.

not only is it one of my favorite months because fall is starting to kick in. the leaves are starting to change [and we have some beautiful trees here with gorgeous colors in the fall!!], warm apple cider starts coming out, i get to bring out the fall clothes, cooler temps [i love comfy sweatshirt weather].

here are the wonderful things i'm looking forward to this month.

- labor day vacation [i took yesterday off too, so i'm loving my 4 day weekend!]

- amazing awesome changes coming to the blog that i am SO excited about!

- a mini surprise vacation to celebrate our one year anniversary!

- our one year anniversary [that is photo of our entire party. what a wonderful day it was!]

- a week recap of our love story leading up to our one year on the blog!!

- celebrate mr. b's cousin's marriage to one of mr. b's college friend/roommate at their reception

- going on a road trip with these two friends and baby t to visit another wonderful friend and go to the country living fair

- some guest posts for some wonderful blog friends

- taking engagement photos for one of my besties [but not the official ones.. i'm not that good :)]

- going to a bridal show with miss riss and help with more wedding plans for her!

- taking one year photos of mr. b and me!!!

- another bestie is coming to stay the night with me and we're going to have a girls night!! woohoo! [sorry..gotta kick mr. b out ;)]

busy month huh? but it's going to be so fun!!! a lot of this falls on weekends.. so we will be so busy on the weekends, some of it falls during the week. we have a huge fair in the town i work in that is thrown into all this as well, which will make things even more crazy busy. but i'm so excited! can't wait to share all our fun adventures with you all too.

stay tuned for a fun-filled month!

influence conference.

it's true! i am officially going to the conference! you can see part of my decision process [here]. wow. lots of hots then colds, yes then nos, ins then outs, ups then downs...
i'll leave the rest to katy perry..

i have been praying for the Lord to show me whether or not i should attend.
i wanted to really bad but didn't know if it was a smart financial choice for us right now.

here's how it went..
i mentioned the conference to mr. b. i told him it was a blog conference. i shared about all the awesome bloggie friends i would meet. then i told him it was Christ-centered. from there we prayed. we prayed that the Lord would reveal if i should attend. [the price was still early bird pricing at this point]. it wasn't black and white.. i felt it would be beneficial and a great opportunity.
but then my insecurities stepped in... would anyone like me? would i fit it? would anyone talk to me? how would i find my roommates? would we have anything in common..? i don't have kids... nor am i pregnant. i don't own a store.. or sell anything else for that matter. i even emailed all my worries and insecurities to one of the community leaders and she encouraged me to attend and not to worry. she even gave me some names of women attending who are not mommas or business ladies either.
after this i still was wishy washy about going. isn't it horrible how people can encourage us and we STILL believe lies? my poor husband...
one day i went and looked and the price had gone up. no more early bird. i thought hmm it's $30 more now.. [which would really tug on our financial strings - but still thought it would be worth it]
i said i would make my decision by august 1st [when the price would then increase another $50].
wrong.
that didn't happen either.
so then i thought we can't afford that.. it's just not fesible right now. i can't go. [although deep down i really still wanted to]
well.. then yesterday i was catching up on some fabulous blogs and i saw a post with influence in there. i clicked on it to see what she had to say - and to my surprise it was the news that she was no longer able to go and selling her ticket. for the early bird price she was proactive about and purchased it at!
i thought alright Lord... i'm going to email her. and you will answer.
she emailed me back. someone else beat me to the punch - but wasn't sure if it would work out.
i prayed for the Lord's will to be done.
if it's available - i'm going.
if it's taken - i'm not.
she emailed me back a couple hours later.
the ticket is mine :)
and what a blessing it will be!

i love the desires and intensions behind what this conference is. if you wanna know more check it out [here]
if you are going, let me know! i would LOVE to meet you!!

there is going to be an awesome kick off party
filled with lots and lots of
stripes!

so now.. i get to decide what outfit i want to wear to the party :)
i was looking online last night and saw these choices

dress?
 

//[1]//[2]//

tunic?

//[3]//[4]//

i will let tell you, i didn't end up selecting any of the above - you'll have to attend to see what stripes i'm wearing ;)
or wait for photos after cause we all know i'm going to do a recap that will probably last the whole month.

but more than just what outfit i'm going to choose for the stripes party and all the fun we're going to have... i'm even more excited about the gospel being spread.
this is something i am SO
excited
and
passionate
about.
excited to meet other bloggers/social networkers/friends with the same heart and passion for Jesus!

i am thrilled to see how God is going to move in each one of us and how we will come back changed and more like Christ from this conference.
can't wait for october! i already started packing

one hundredth post and then some.

yay! i am so excited! today is my 100th post!! well.. if you are counting the posts that i have from when this blog started from my school project a couple years ago.

but either way,

it's 100! :)

i'm sorry i don't have anything fun to giveaway for it.. but i will let you in on a little secret,

when i reach the big 100 readers [people that i pray are encouraged by my blog] there will be a fun little giveaway :).

but until it's a fun little celebration for me!!

on another random note.. do you all have dreams? when you dream.. do you remember them? are they crazy?

i have been having some crazy dreams lately. like, dreams that i remember LOTS of detail about.

the other night i dreamed about this 'perfect' house i really really wanted us to get. it didn't have any bedrooms [at least in my dream i didn't look at any of them], but it had two,

yes two kitchens.

one was an 'off the deck' kitchen and the other one was a main kitchen. so of course, the interior designer/architect in me started all these ideas and plans of how i would make it our home. i even remembered the prices of the home in my dream too and what people had offered. like.. to the dollar people.

weird? i know.

my husband thinks it's crazy. he barely remembers if he even had a dream let alone the entirety of it.

and then last night.. i had another dream. again, weird.. but someone attacked me with a bottle of frebreze. not pepper spray..

frebreze.

in the bathroom while on the toilet, over the stall.

it was a co-ed bathroom because we were in europe [i don't even know if they have co-ed bathrooms??],

we were on some crazy race, kinda like amazing race.

and then i got a nose bleed from the frebreze.

i didn't end up getting to pee because i was attacked.

and then i woke up and had to pee really really really bad. maybe had i not been attacked i would have peed the bed?

good thing for frebreze attacks!

well.. that's all i have for today.

enjoy your saturday! it's beauitful here - although i'm stuck behind a desk at the moment..

ps.. i'm doing to that antique market again tomorrow!! hoping i find some more beauties like [this] one i mentioned in my friday's letters.

pss. or is it pps? monday.. i have a fun surprise! make sure to stop by because i know you'll enjoy it too!!

behind the scene and buttons.

mr b and i are big stuff tonight! well.. not really.. but we felt like VIP's. mr b. just got a new job and 2 days after he was hired we got a pretty envelope in the mail that was addressed to him and a guest. his big job invited us to a private viewing of the ribbon cutting and new campus of a popular place in town. let me remind you this all happened before he even started his first day of work! so tonight we went and met the head honcho (he already knew and acknowledged mr b!) along with many others and listened to some presentations of where the company has come from and where it's going to. we watched the ribbon cutting and then we enjoyed live music over delicious h'orderves and wine. 

here are a couple snap shots i got from the night. i thought i would let you come behind the scenes with us! :)

there you are! now you got to be part of the ribbon cutting and feel important too! there was approx. 800 people invited and we guessed about 400 showed up. we had fun!

and on another note!

i just need to tell you all i am so excited! i am quite the newbie with all this blog stuff.. but i have finally stepped out and decided to contact some amazing blogs i follow for some help. they have all given me such wonderful wonderful advice and i appreciate them all so much!

the biggest addition i made was buttons! i have added two different buttons onto my blog and i would LOVE to share them with you!

feel free to take a button or swap buttons with me and i would love to sponsor you as well! it's been such a blessing meeting new bloggie friends and i hope to only continue to meet more! :)

i have to give a shout out to one of my newest bloggie friends and followers for such awesome help with my buttons! clara is such a sweetheart and SO super helpful and very very willing to help out with anything i need - and let me tell you.. i have been emailing her like crazy these past few days! i urge you to go give her some love and meet her for yourself - you'll love her! she blogs over at happy in life, young in love.

if you're interested - contact me at onefourthreeblog(at)gmail(dot)com or you can email me just for fun too! i love love love comments and emails!!

have a wonderful wednesday!

- jennifer

new name. new design.

Welcome to one43.!

I thought it was time for a new name and design. I'm slowly getting more experienced with the blog world and trying to keep up with everyone else! The heart behind my blog is still the same - I am just extending out into the other areas of life that I love.

create: all my fun projects and crafts I find and make to share.

cook: the fun recipes I come across and try out.

capture: enjoying photos of family, friends, creation, and anything else that captures my eye.

I'm super excited to branch out and be more dedicated to blogging.

Thanks for reading and following me. Can't wait to share some fun valentine inspirations with you tomorrow!

I hope you find inspiration and joy in the things that I am blessed with and love. :)