tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11620857088165306922024-03-05T09:50:27.461-08:00...and what about grace?Following our big life moments.Eva Riebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024075790761702768noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-54892163299194966112011-09-16T12:54:00.000-07:002011-09-16T15:28:03.855-07:00Chapter Two: ...and Baby Makes Three<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Chapter One: Gettin' Hitched" was so great. From dreaming, to planning, to execution.. everything was wonderful. However, I never recapped our wedding. To be honest, I couldn't recap our wedding until January 2011 - a full six months after our wedding. This was because our wedding was selected to be one of three featured weddings in Seattle Bride Magazine. They frown upon blog inclusion until after the issue has been printed... and by the time that the issue came out I was so consumed with other things that I just didn't make time to blog. I have so much to share from our day - so many special moments, memories and photos... and that will come with time.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>...but right now I have something more important to share.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are expecting a baby! Our son (name TBA) will be making his grand appearance sometime around December 4, 2011. We are so incredibly excited to be adding to our family - and yes, even Miss Grace is excited to be a big sister. :) </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We started trying to get pregnant in October of 2010. It happened almost immediately. By December 5, 2010 we had a positive pregnancy test sitting on our bathroom counter and smiles plastered on our faces. The joy we felt was indescribable. We were going to be parents - our estimated due date was August 16, 2011. We interviewed doctors and found the most incredible team at Evergreen Woman's Care at Evergreen Hospital. We announced our pregnancy to our families on Christmas morning and our closest friends at a holiday party we hosted. Life. Was. Perfect.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then, right after we told our families on Christmas, I started spotting. I was terrified. I spotted continuously between Christmas and New Years Day. And then it stopped. During the spotting I was on the phone with my doctor's office daily with updates. They explained that, if I was in fact losing the baby, that there was nothing that could be done to save the baby... that it was too early in the pregnancy... </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sure enough, beginning of January we learned that we had lost our baby. This was/is quite possibly one of the hardest things I have ever experienced in my life. It's so hard to explain the feeling... We were only approximately 6-8 weeks along in the pregnancy when the spotting started, but by then my body and emotions had definitely been taken over by the pregnancy. Changes had taken place and I was very attached to the thought of being a mother. I felt like a failure. And, even though I know that there was nothing that could have been done by doctors to save the baby NOR was there anything that <b>I </b>could have done differently to ensure that the baby would keep and continue to grow, I still felt like a failure. I felt like a horrible wife - that I couldn't give my husband a child. If you've read or seen <i>The Help</i> - the character Celia Foote does an incredible job depicting how I felt after my miscarriage. (Not sure if it is the same for all women...) The miscarriage really affected me. Looking back now, I can say that it definitely was the catalyst that spun me into a depression. I drank a <i><b>lot </b></i>of wine, spent a lot of time alone, and just wasn't myself.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">By March I had realized what was happening. I wasn't happy and I was stuck. I started working hard to make positive changes in my life - figuring out what I needed to do to better myself. If I was happy and healthy, I could get pregnant again. So I joined Weight Watchers, started walking/exercising, and cut back on the wine. I was seeing results and was feeling great.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">One weekend I was getting ready to start an Advocare cleanse and I was reading the instructions... "If you are pregnant or suspect you are pregnant, do not participate int he cleanse." That's when it hit me. I couldn't remember my last period. My husband went down to the local drugstore and came back with a test...</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beginning of April, only four short months after our miscarriage, we were pregnant again... and this time we weren't even trying. We were almost 8 weeks pregnant.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Weeks 8-12 were really difficult. I was absolutely terrified that I was going to go through everything that I had just gone through a few months prior... We went to the doctor at 12 weeks and confirmed our pregnancy. Everything was textbook perfect. Week 13 we went to Hawaii with our close friends to celebrate a marriage. We shared the news with the world the week of Father's Day at 16 weeks pregnant. Everyone has been so incredibly supportive and excited for this pregnancy, it really has been incredible. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are currently 28wks 6days pregnant with 11wks 1day left on the countdown. We have a huge, healthy, active life growing inside of me. I am so in love with my son and I haven't even met him yet. The pregnancy has been wonderful. I love being pregnant - especially now that we are in the "safe zone." Everything is great, and I'll even take the swollen feet/ankles/legs and jabs under my ribs. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can already tell he takes after his daddy - he likes to bother me when I am trying to sleep. :) </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are some photos from our 20wk ultrasound. He's gorgeous, isn't he? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr8GzxluJr0OWg4FCbd6rKIqdR-rCegrte2xX1IhNrZxJEitpJDWN7xH3CxfUhoQzBBggxsExizG2wUj_1Q8l9HiK9c1BXQh1KkBs5CBGTICiLjHrkSldzR0mfLlxT-L5LhbIz-w3h20/s1600/Baby+Boy+Rieb0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr8GzxluJr0OWg4FCbd6rKIqdR-rCegrte2xX1IhNrZxJEitpJDWN7xH3CxfUhoQzBBggxsExizG2wUj_1Q8l9HiK9c1BXQh1KkBs5CBGTICiLjHrkSldzR0mfLlxT-L5LhbIz-w3h20/s320/Baby+Boy+Rieb0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Sucking his thumb already... and it looks like his left hand. Maybe he'll be a lefty?</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbUmHLHiaOZKEMwqHUA40deuMu0-8AXQWH3HHIzs4eMGGlHc2Da2YaxgJbCWosNC2D5nlGgn9JeM72qI4tjIVDXHcmLBDEBNXDgnO7iKv7BmYAxBdu1zBdMPzqKR-4PaWeqSDuHDRXBw/s1600/Baby+Boy+Rieb0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbUmHLHiaOZKEMwqHUA40deuMu0-8AXQWH3HHIzs4eMGGlHc2Da2YaxgJbCWosNC2D5nlGgn9JeM72qI4tjIVDXHcmLBDEBNXDgnO7iKv7BmYAxBdu1zBdMPzqKR-4PaWeqSDuHDRXBw/s320/Baby+Boy+Rieb0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I love his button nose. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XHmYJj9kgN1yggJm5sq-B8OGE3xgVNsHxrlHvGZfO_jy17kuaIysKpmb8HSeH68wA7qtosSMOwePOtnXfLyUDVkx2Bsh29zq_kFw0Uf6fMAeVIYgZk3_Kxb1Ur-5KILLVB1FdRvWqac/s1600/Baby+Boy+Rieb0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XHmYJj9kgN1yggJm5sq-B8OGE3xgVNsHxrlHvGZfO_jy17kuaIysKpmb8HSeH68wA7qtosSMOwePOtnXfLyUDVkx2Bsh29zq_kFw0Uf6fMAeVIYgZk3_Kxb1Ur-5KILLVB1FdRvWqac/s320/Baby+Boy+Rieb0006.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Definitely a big boy. When we shared this photo with our doctor he exclaimed, "Wow! Nice sac!" and my husband simply smiled proudly. :)</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, that's it. We're expecting. Can't wait to re-enter blog-land....and catch up on everything!</span></div>Eva Riebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024075790761702768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-30037683832335353172010-07-30T14:25:00.000-07:002010-07-30T14:34:09.842-07:00Wedding Teasers<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >It's official. We're married!!! The day could not have gone any better. The day was absolute dream. We are still on a high from everything - the laughter, the tears, the dances, the speeches. It was so surreal and incredible. Things could not have gone more perfectly. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br />Life is great. ... except on our way home from our "mini-moon" to Cannon Beach we were rear-ended by some poor schmuck that wasn't paying attention. My back is killing me, but at least we're not in the hospital or anything.<br /><br />Here are a few teasers from our photographer, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kristenhoneycutt.com">Kristen Honeycutt</a>. I will start recaps and explain everything once I have all the images. Enjoy! :)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our first look:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzRRLxUUwSicUuC39bhvEom7AHNUeYdPopvCkxycf5fz5jZTY1ZDWJ_hy6MnnOTIXyFBuNGYJLY94F0QD1HNgishuyQ-Q8V5Jl_yw8SHc3m9jc7jaTCF1Q2jYXw1Yt1o77ZGhvfzLdpE/s1600/First+Look.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzRRLxUUwSicUuC39bhvEom7AHNUeYdPopvCkxycf5fz5jZTY1ZDWJ_hy6MnnOTIXyFBuNGYJLY94F0QD1HNgishuyQ-Q8V5Jl_yw8SHc3m9jc7jaTCF1Q2jYXw1Yt1o77ZGhvfzLdpE/s200/First+Look.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499814867104360962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I wanted a "serious" pic. Nobody got it....until they saw this:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnNMcZDbovQdlYrOoqAUHqP-_v5JbbTrBmyLH34X_LhbqXVvSuUBqwAKEWkXY5QxwBgxDAP_ESUBVNtstC2O-beQymjrH3dVVub6oEi_ohpzekm8JWF9cdGxFvJrfYmWhk2mZqUm3G-E/s1600/Serious+Road.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnNMcZDbovQdlYrOoqAUHqP-_v5JbbTrBmyLH34X_LhbqXVvSuUBqwAKEWkXY5QxwBgxDAP_ESUBVNtstC2O-beQymjrH3dVVub6oEi_ohpzekm8JWF9cdGxFvJrfYmWhk2mZqUm3G-E/s200/Serious+Road.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499814857894069074" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0llMJF3vZcejpYFdG_UyXquFfhAwpyWVUaSMg-R9qzoO6BDTyr1w0K4giCceHnJR0H8EHftjMcK7Ey2viKR6hw0TawXqn98zaqhPkIpJZzphFY9cuo70AbKLy4LRT9w8K9vSHArKiJ4/s1600/B&W.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0llMJF3vZcejpYFdG_UyXquFfhAwpyWVUaSMg-R9qzoO6BDTyr1w0K4giCceHnJR0H8EHftjMcK7Ey2viKR6hw0TawXqn98zaqhPkIpJZzphFY9cuo70AbKLy4LRT9w8K9vSHArKiJ4/s200/B&W.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499814740800386498" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTHNrxcEW9MK6w5SZLq3QRad6Ysr9fqjstz8xwZZsvgwZYKYsprMVXU59jBqYFgWKg8HgS9gwHMT9Y-SjXQrkDYVtB34bvaQh4uEYnwJMVrtC_QS1dzoS5Q15hVo-hluEgeTXGXLQ6cM/s1600/Color+Green+Road.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTHNrxcEW9MK6w5SZLq3QRad6Ysr9fqjstz8xwZZsvgwZYKYsprMVXU59jBqYFgWKg8HgS9gwHMT9Y-SjXQrkDYVtB34bvaQh4uEYnwJMVrtC_QS1dzoS5Q15hVo-hluEgeTXGXLQ6cM/s200/Color+Green+Road.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499814732176391122" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our first dance as Mr. & Mrs - Crash (Live Version) by Dave Matthews Band:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl7ICn8R36D4O6nqmgBqi8jD5nUf2Soc6a3b6G-pA0guK1yC65cJPW7R0uQLaed3f-Fjd7kT7i6uKlybr6KSBVn3Gz6xO7F4MYsJDauIwd6a5_AGetDI7shZ4A80UFE9MVzIKbXixCyc/s1600/First+Dance+B%26W+Landscape.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl7ICn8R36D4O6nqmgBqi8jD5nUf2Soc6a3b6G-pA0guK1yC65cJPW7R0uQLaed3f-Fjd7kT7i6uKlybr6KSBVn3Gz6xO7F4MYsJDauIwd6a5_AGetDI7shZ4A80UFE9MVzIKbXixCyc/s200/First+Dance+B%26W+Landscape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499814725836975170" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu0QDizcPQsxsN3FqPfd2oaOLIiYyZ4Ta3Fddx7mzFjN9ZaHgTuejCpjgm4YsaVHfV8rvkwC8Db1MIvj7mKlktkFPBJoGHnxr-5oDkNIlOagiaqITsQH4onDossBMLwDlt_mzj8XMHPs/s1600/First+Dance+B%26W.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvu0QDizcPQsxsN3FqPfd2oaOLIiYyZ4Ta3Fddx7mzFjN9ZaHgTuejCpjgm4YsaVHfV8rvkwC8Db1MIvj7mKlktkFPBJoGHnxr-5oDkNIlOagiaqITsQH4onDossBMLwDlt_mzj8XMHPs/s200/First+Dance+B%26W.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499814720528261234" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJE2ziThCVxyQXoNzWkWF58c25jZQS3P_Z4tzwCjAl_RnSpbtKuBb_tQITIdHH0NG3vII84IYBIZgW50VwLEdhKV0Pent3aVd6NrzCzhDiPpUv97Kv5TvKyGFVvmNH-1Qq8xgSA9-oZE/s1600/First+Dance+Color+Dip.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJE2ziThCVxyQXoNzWkWF58c25jZQS3P_Z4tzwCjAl_RnSpbtKuBb_tQITIdHH0NG3vII84IYBIZgW50VwLEdhKV0Pent3aVd6NrzCzhDiPpUv97Kv5TvKyGFVvmNH-1Qq8xgSA9-oZE/s200/First+Dance+Color+Dip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499814713524985074" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I will post more and start recaps when I have all the pics! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Love,<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Mrs.</span><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-28672971703933833732010-06-30T13:00:00.000-07:002010-06-30T13:11:42.829-07:00Engagement Photos by Kristen Honeycutt<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">With my life as crazy at it is right now, I have decided to post recaps of everything. Between work (with a fiance who has been laid off), travel, more work, wedding, family, and everything else... writing daily blog posts has taken the back burner. I still check my reader, I've just been silent.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We're getting married in 17 days. SEVENTEEN DAYS!!! I can't believe it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">To start "recaps"....here's some of our engagement photos courtesy of the ever-so-amazing </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kristenhoneycutt.com">Kristen Honeycut</a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kristenhoneycutt.com">t</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">.<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44VeomvS1JvcjaWwanfrTwJPMyEs7gquoKw4UgOVwmQypHTwyTmnxw0fJYwWykF8CKb-hf_bjLBERHxFa0ZBCjJkivRXHJBQr6YAKdE9FE7wQ1J-c5ITo9_KN81VtwZgXyhSFjeL_Aj8/s1600/Kristen+Honeycutt+Photographer-050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44VeomvS1JvcjaWwanfrTwJPMyEs7gquoKw4UgOVwmQypHTwyTmnxw0fJYwWykF8CKb-hf_bjLBERHxFa0ZBCjJkivRXHJBQr6YAKdE9FE7wQ1J-c5ITo9_KN81VtwZgXyhSFjeL_Aj8/s200/Kristen+Honeycutt+Photographer-050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488661121839104386" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVwyWSK2ZBdeQz1dS4HdolHEJZqKT8AUtNqyYuSpZfsHVWIPNqUaVkaqSoyHXBTaegUrEEDFLYZiC9S2fnh2IplGCZuxdmWhwze7VS-dQ4tDK03wTLdzoMAHaTLPwtUaymof8IBCV3is/s1600/Kristen+Honeycutt+Photographer-042.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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So thankful to have found you. :)</span><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-81052958321558219622010-03-11T01:42:00.000-08:002010-03-11T02:31:33.761-08:00She's Alive......SHE'S ALIVE!!!!<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;">::whispers:: <span style="font-style: italic;">Is anybody out there?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span>Hi. Guess who? <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">::blushing::</span> :) It's me, Eva. Over here at <span style="font-style: italic;">...and what about grace?</span>. Yeah - I kind of disappeared. Ok, I'll be honest. <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>I totally disappeared.</span>I sill read all 200-something of the blogs in by Google Reader on a daily basis. I've just.....completely neglected you. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br />You might be wondering where I went. In all honesty, I didn't go anywhere. I've been working, drinking wine, and putting the final touches on the wedding.<br /><br />Live has been overwhelming, to say the least. Work is challenging me more than ever - but I am determined to power through it. Things are picking up significantly, and I am the type of person who thrives in an uber-stressfull, "too-much-work-to-do-in-eight-hours" work situation.<br /><br />My fiance was laid off last week. <span style="font-weight: bold;">That was a shocker. </span>The week prior he had been talking to his boss about his annual review started negotiating a raise. Well - his boss and the owner must not have been fully communicating, because when Trevor went in for his annual review, he found out that he was one of six employees being laid off. (This is a small company - there are less than six people working there <span style="font-style: italic;">now</span>, including the owner and receptionist.) To be jobless in this economy is pretty much terrifying and paralyzing. To top that? To be jobless in this economy in the Heating And Air Conditioning industry during one of Seattle's most mild winters on record is pretty much terrifying and paralyzing. No cold snaps = no broken furnaces = no work. And obviously it's not hot enough for Seattlites to want to use their air conditioning units (all six of those on Mercer Island who own A/C......<span style="font-style: italic;">I kid.</span>)<span style="font-style: italic;"></span>, so there's none of that work either.<br /><br />Talk about wedding stress. The economy coupled with crappy unemployment pay makes paying for this wedding extremely stressful. (But, no complaints about unemployment, we'll take it!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oh - yeah - and I was totally convinced for about ten days that I was going blind. </span>Turns out that, from excessive crying, uncharactistically warm winter weather, and my fabulous change in diet (I am eating healthy and I love it, seriously!) has caused me to suffer from dry eyes. I might be farsighted too, but we're checking on that in four weeks. (I wouldn't mind rocking some cute glasses - not to sound vein or anything - but I think they look pretty sweet on me. There. I said it.)<br /><br />Even though our work lives (or lack thereof) have been challening so far this year - we have been blessed in other ways:<br /><ul><li>My baby brother, who really isn't much of a baby, was accepted into the Masters of Education program at University of Puget Sound. A huge achievement! We are so proud.</li><li>My other brother, the middle child, has 99.9% decided to remain living in South Korea for another year. He's making excellent money teaching English over there - able to pay all his living expenses, massive student loan payments, and still save. I miss him like hell, but can you blame the guy? </li><li>Trevor had a job interview on Tuesday and things went great! We're praying and keeping our fingers crossed and putting out all of our trolls and horseshoes and rubbing buddah's belly....hoping that there's enough work at this company for him to be hired as a full-time team member. </li><li>I have changed my eating habits in a serious way....and just from making changes I've already lost 10 pounds!!! It feels incredible. I'm eating 5-6 small meals a day (that includes snacks)....focusing on measuring/weighing all my foods, eating tons of veggies, fruit, fish, lean beef, chicken, all whole-wheat carbs (no refined sugar, white flour, fast food, energy drinks, etc.). I feel incredible. My energy levels are increasing....and I am bound and determined to make it in to the gym or go for a jog at least once this week. I have been walking Grace with my Mom and her boyfriend <span style="font-style: italic;">(Grace's boyfriend)</span> Buster on a pretty regular basis, too.<br /></li></ul>So. That's my life right now.<br /><br />I'd really like to start blogging again, if you'll take me back.<br /><br />I have so much to share with you.<br /><br />Here's a list of the projects that I have worked on since December:<br /><ul><li>I made chalkboards. TONS of chalkboards. To be used throughout the wedding day as signage. I've decided I love chalkboards.</li><li>I re-finished frames. Some are being used to make chalkboards. Others are props for the faux-to booth.<br /></li><li>I hit the jackpot at a local antique store and found 14 vintage Ball Perfect Mason Jars for $45 total. Naturally, I snagged them. I took all the other clear mason jars that I had and painted them to look like the vintage Ball Perfect Jars. They don't look identical, but they're pretty damn close. And I saved a TON of moolah.</li><li>I inherited a ton of vintage bone china from one of my bridesmaids - and came up with an adorable way to incorporate the mis-matched gorgeous china into the wedding decor.</li><li>I stocked up on store-bought cake stands for our desserts....and also purchased enough supplies from Value Village to make some.<br /></li><li>I frequented all Seattle-area Vallue Villages, St. Vincent de Paul, and any other thrift stores for wedding supplies: plates for cake stands, mason jars, candy buffet jars, etc.</li><li>I finished designing the wedding invitations with my friend Sigrid. They're printed and cut to size....and I'm getting together with girlfriends to assemble.</li><li>With the help of others, I found three of the four missing addresses on our guest list.<br /></li><li>I stamped 200 bags for the candy buffet with our monogram. They're adorable.</li><li>My Matron of Honor, Maid of Honor, and I made 16 awesome moustaches on sticks. I know, I know, it's such a trend. But they're effing awesome. And I love them. (We even made the "Charlie Chaplin"....which can be mistaken for the "Hitler".....so watch out!!!)</li><li>We started the music list.</li><li>I made my veil. It's beautiful.</li><li>I found an awesome headband to wear at a shower or some sort of wedding-related party.</li><li>My wonderful and gorgeous bridesmaids were all measured and selected dresses. They'll be here end of April.</li><li>I've started getting anxious about my dress arriving.</li><li>We selected suits for all of the men and was able to snag them at an AMAZING price during Macy's President's Day Sale in January. IZOD 2-Button Navy Suits for $97.00 each Incredible. They look smashing. Classic. Wonderful.<br /></li><li>We've decided on a gift for the men. I am excited about it.</li><li>I made customized hangers for all of my girls. Started with regular wooden hangers, refinished them, antiqued them, and then added each girls' name. Darling!!!</li><li>The vintage hankies I ordered came in the mail!</li><li>I started tanning. It's 12 minutes of heaven a few times a week. Most enjoyable, especially during exceptionally stressful days. The perfect lunch "vacation." I'm actually developing nice color, which I have always struggled with.<br /></li><li>We booked an amazing getaway car - at the request of my parents since we will be enjoying beverages of the adult variety on the big day.</li><li>We booked our bartenders!</li><li>We decided on our yummy desserts that will be proudly displayed on cake stands on each table! (See side bar for links.)</li><li>I took an inventory of all of the items that we have finished for the wedding and started packaging things up in labeled boxes. Trying to make things easy!</li><li>We've decided on a style for our programs - so I will start designing those.</li><li>I started a design for the rehearsal dinner invite - still need to do some planning for this with Trev's mama!</li><li>We finished registering! What a fun project!</li><li>I hand addressed every. single. invitation. I am happy with the end result.</li><li>I've started to remind myself on a hourly basis that I am the only person that will notice any imperfections on the big day. Nobody else will notice that their invitation was just a smidgen different then their neighbor's invitation. Seriously. I am my own worst critic. I've started to care less about everything being perfect, which has helped me with all of this wedding-stress!</li><li>We have successfully invested in everything we need for the wedding. There is a laundry list of invoices with balances due - but aside from those (and a few items that we have quotes for...like candy, alcohol, groomsmen gifts...) - we don't need to purchase anything for any craft projects anymore!<br /></li><li>I scored some burlap off Craigslist for our table runners. It's awesome. I'm pretty pumped about that.</li></ul>So yeah. I'm alive. I've actually been very productive.<br /><br />So. Like I said, I'd really like to start blogging again, if you'll take me back....?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-35474620492769456372009-12-15T20:00:00.000-08:002009-12-15T20:00:00.136-08:00Update: Painting Pottery<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A couple of weekends ago we celebrated my MOH </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://andwhataboutgrace.blogspot.com/2009/12/painting-pottery-laughing.html">Holly's birthday</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> by painting pottery. We went to the most adorable little pottery shop called </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.millcreek.colormemine.com/">Color Me Mine</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.millcreektowncenter.biz/">Mill Creek Town Center</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. The owner is fun, spirited, and very helpful.</span> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here's a reminder of what I painted:</span> </div><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnBYFcvgVqDA5ebjdGXtQZnhHDEbpBeA9QITljiBlj8gx4Y7PAMJuV16aeOaKOQouNvLZNBKROpQ2kBRhnv4CojlbB1l1v0fcy7RMydNpR28wJEfkGzr9AcJ8H8LuHJcBbfVNxurSQ88/s1600-h/Painting+Pottery+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnBYFcvgVqDA5ebjdGXtQZnhHDEbpBeA9QITljiBlj8gx4Y7PAMJuV16aeOaKOQouNvLZNBKROpQ2kBRhnv4CojlbB1l1v0fcy7RMydNpR28wJEfkGzr9AcJ8H8LuHJcBbfVNxurSQ88/s200/Painting+Pottery+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414983068168800050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfj2_Rl1hIrYm0cElFUmLJIN1D3AFVW3u55xuML7p4Kqu_asofbagQTojMWCyPNwVeZmy52hZUNkX-elcSx7MiXnGSd4mDFYaF-5Qfc_r-xJCZDs63Rtngx4kD6oB7HwrPrhneDGjncY/s1600-h/Painting+Pottery+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfj2_Rl1hIrYm0cElFUmLJIN1D3AFVW3u55xuML7p4Kqu_asofbagQTojMWCyPNwVeZmy52hZUNkX-elcSx7MiXnGSd4mDFYaF-5Qfc_r-xJCZDs63Rtngx4kD6oB7HwrPrhneDGjncY/s200/Painting+Pottery+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414983065404287026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6AEjQ-la5WtTbh6fLW6igQAvYMRZbsyEJmdUvX_yctL_wElOoNGr20s6bfxK1-GLLiD1N6c3NmRUzUFHFMBGKVn8dmdfhV5yLtKF2pyilHA7l4gCosDNcYMGW732O-XgsAGQelapX_o/s1600-h/Painting+Pottery+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6AEjQ-la5WtTbh6fLW6igQAvYMRZbsyEJmdUvX_yctL_wElOoNGr20s6bfxK1-GLLiD1N6c3NmRUzUFHFMBGKVn8dmdfhV5yLtKF2pyilHA7l4gCosDNcYMGW732O-XgsAGQelapX_o/s200/Painting+Pottery+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414983062886757570" border="0" /></a>It's a cakestand! I selected the turquoise color. It's so strange painting pottery, because the paint is one color to start...and then after the piece is fired in the kiln, it's a different, more intense color. (In the photos you probably noticed it looks sky-blue...but very light...) On the top of the cakestand I drew our monogram from memory in a very dark brown...with a few artistic interpretations. I felt like the piece was missing something, so I did a row of small dark brown dots along the edge of the piece. I mirrored the dots at the base of the cake stand. On the underside of the cakestand I customized the piece with the date and our names.<br /><br />I was able to pick up the piece this past Friday and I am so happy with how it turned out!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.millcreek.colormemine.com/">Color Me Mine</a> glazed the piece and fired it in their kiln. It fired to a gorgeous turquoise and the dark brown dots are the perfect accent.<br /><br />I opted to have the cakestand plate and stand fired separately. All of my other cakestands have the plate and stand adhered together, which makes them diffcult to store. Since I had them fired separately, I can use the plate alone as a platter if I'd like. I just need to remind myself to put items on the plate in even weight when using the stand. I'd hate for it to topple over!<br /><br />Here's how it turned out:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaLYpg-qVIm8AL_ZjzFAtap7c9o3jLdHrmdidiPfeYyKqJjbh9W1of04T6yxuQSfACNqPGqnkKJYMS7QHDsrE_I622IMnhmjRfp0JDdSLDw6dKmk2KdGCKP2k83MKKeeTGbT5WvYcE_w/s1600-h/Finished+Pottery+_+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaLYpg-qVIm8AL_ZjzFAtap7c9o3jLdHrmdidiPfeYyKqJjbh9W1of04T6yxuQSfACNqPGqnkKJYMS7QHDsrE_I622IMnhmjRfp0JDdSLDw6dKmk2KdGCKP2k83MKKeeTGbT5WvYcE_w/s200/Finished+Pottery+_+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415154105152153730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxTd7ifYNT4PJwvKFmNgzUb5_QzRSQV0vNYXlEaPBFlcUHomT-rI6cMGw0atfv90D7JbGoyjadE5-7px_h4XEAhLy5jj1HLaxy_EZLYd36OgGHJyFdFegX6VbFiRgVvZE2_0wZUHTf5Q/s1600-h/Finished+Pottery+_+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxTd7ifYNT4PJwvKFmNgzUb5_QzRSQV0vNYXlEaPBFlcUHomT-rI6cMGw0atfv90D7JbGoyjadE5-7px_h4XEAhLy5jj1HLaxy_EZLYd36OgGHJyFdFegX6VbFiRgVvZE2_0wZUHTf5Q/s200/Finished+Pottery+_+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415154107500865138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LsZyHm5l1pv08ZzIoaERtXXd2cGzzh6OXb29d7imBPZRZlm1cBaW849sIKgkUNfBYPa83_EtRteBzs22yTfA9dN8aXUJ9cAMv9bKDieIt4da94geKqcbeJ6mb4pbanMztupOerW17R8/s1600-h/Finished+Pottery+_+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LsZyHm5l1pv08ZzIoaERtXXd2cGzzh6OXb29d7imBPZRZlm1cBaW849sIKgkUNfBYPa83_EtRteBzs22yTfA9dN8aXUJ9cAMv9bKDieIt4da94geKqcbeJ6mb4pbanMztupOerW17R8/s200/Finished+Pottery+_+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415154117141682258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFrQ4zTiWxdPKo0VWnW_7PoKC9UcRTn0-fRhTlFa4VzpTA2Io1Vtp-ABVT0nEl-qZSfc9PENBgyBOyLiaVjcRzeqA0a0LClqliFHDcWZZY5CAJ2KiVblwthQhb55stkm2u2pVKYM9d9g/s1600-h/Finished+Pottery+_+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFrQ4zTiWxdPKo0VWnW_7PoKC9UcRTn0-fRhTlFa4VzpTA2Io1Vtp-ABVT0nEl-qZSfc9PENBgyBOyLiaVjcRzeqA0a0LClqliFHDcWZZY5CAJ2KiVblwthQhb55stkm2u2pVKYM9d9g/s200/Finished+Pottery+_+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415154122813839138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wAbsQcEPCvnAH12gBWVNWt0qB_2DYjEnS_-hcCbInxwwlkS0x8bp-8Lg98oLd27p423Dfg9unLMOiuR-0DVsyEVQcJbI-pkKHcrBPNY2-g-ZkXOaja_ViCb1qRwaXT520i6MjGjB68o/s1600-h/Finished+Pottery+_+005.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wAbsQcEPCvnAH12gBWVNWt0qB_2DYjEnS_-hcCbInxwwlkS0x8bp-8Lg98oLd27p423Dfg9unLMOiuR-0DVsyEVQcJbI-pkKHcrBPNY2-g-ZkXOaja_ViCb1qRwaXT520i6MjGjB68o/s200/Finished+Pottery+_+005.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415154848092595218" border="0" /></a><br />I am so excited, and Holly said that she's honored, to have this cakestand as part of our wedding. It's special and personalized. What a great keepsake!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-44135299917384100192009-12-14T17:00:00.000-08:002009-12-14T17:00:01.635-08:00...the easy way to make me smile.<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Simply Google Image Search: Pronovias Rebecca.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwGHsNOQnfu5wZjJZ6SVehVv8Z4gM2GNhCff_A0Cug23m5wFtHqoRgwUNtz1AXvFrDmZ_tIAv3NU0xqflAvlPDlH3dwQ1y7BDdyXmMorXUYLCUNGheWlVNPKor0C7_V-prTr0orSqFHw/s1600-h/pronovias-rebecca-image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwGHsNOQnfu5wZjJZ6SVehVv8Z4gM2GNhCff_A0Cug23m5wFtHqoRgwUNtz1AXvFrDmZ_tIAv3NU0xqflAvlPDlH3dwQ1y7BDdyXmMorXUYLCUNGheWlVNPKor0C7_V-prTr0orSqFHw/s400/pronovias-rebecca-image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415022117861103842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJthoMYSax8V3LNh5WjOKXq-e8wSE2ZAHMP8L9l-vYph_nvHuNusAFgO6H5kvuExGwjh_iHsET3IUr5Xqq9d8E1aFlzzcWoCv6etiyLIAJwqk_7FZKkikd87X3KFy5ps811ySdOOI1-V4/s1600-h/rebecca2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJthoMYSax8V3LNh5WjOKXq-e8wSE2ZAHMP8L9l-vYph_nvHuNusAFgO6H5kvuExGwjh_iHsET3IUr5Xqq9d8E1aFlzzcWoCv6etiyLIAJwqk_7FZKkikd87X3KFy5ps811ySdOOI1-V4/s400/rebecca2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415022827097847938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7jv-DJK_pfDSaExmeo1rx7RxXIAPoGaCKR7n4t7Ra_K_vkRQbu4r4F3tBOPszpsMN3pDHw131-vpNUM1GEVGsBrKy6-W_wEsBt1ErQEZBxn8O_OQ_TRWjbVl3dyq2Z5BBiEagjXsE6c/s1600-h/rebecca3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7jv-DJK_pfDSaExmeo1rx7RxXIAPoGaCKR7n4t7Ra_K_vkRQbu4r4F3tBOPszpsMN3pDHw131-vpNUM1GEVGsBrKy6-W_wEsBt1ErQEZBxn8O_OQ_TRWjbVl3dyq2Z5BBiEagjXsE6c/s400/rebecca3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415022412835555586" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-13112958907293079572009-12-14T08:00:00.000-08:002009-12-14T08:00:03.710-08:00Etsy Wedding Finds!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I couldn't sleep last night. So what's a girl to do? Answer: Play around on </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.etsy.com">Etsy</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. See what's out there. Here are some of my favorite finds...for both purchase and DIY inspiration!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A while back </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://andwhataboutgrace.blogspot.com/2009/10/vintage-1920s-french-veiling-what.html">I wrote about vintage French veiling</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> that I purchased. I intend to craft my own veil. (Worst case - if I fail miserably - one of my dear friends and bridesmaid, Lucy, said I could wear her gorgeous ivory veil as my </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;">"something borrowed."</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">) Etsy is a fabulous place to look for inspirational pieces!</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I love the shape of this veil by </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/annemichelleheirloom">Anne Michelle Heirlooms</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zhah7smjSOohJjmX8tueqqhCB9PUOi7puiGHtYvMkdhNKuLoyQWYr50p7Abbb62BYf8PuM489WFqldTeo2jYqkBDzy7-tKjLSLgUPyoDIIgODCzXiShwid_Y_HXNJlCDLhDDSoKUTFg/s1600-h/annemichelleheirloom+ginger+-+teacup+birdcage+veil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zhah7smjSOohJjmX8tueqqhCB9PUOi7puiGHtYvMkdhNKuLoyQWYr50p7Abbb62BYf8PuM489WFqldTeo2jYqkBDzy7-tKjLSLgUPyoDIIgODCzXiShwid_Y_HXNJlCDLhDDSoKUTFg/s320/annemichelleheirloom+ginger+-+teacup+birdcage+veil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415009511821012018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And this gorgeous Ivory Feather Flower Fascinator by </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pishposhes">Pish Poshes</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> provides a sample photo of how the fascinator would look with a birdcage veil:</span><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8RT0ADpBW0mCa-k2QJNNL2GI0qjGxWEg-Og0qxYAmSv6HXSn12a4FSuyV85LaKEnKTbb5YVNk8UxLbktvq2w5wcjcYvFN0DZHKxFyVfR8I3YvPdNblf50_F4gKfCo0I8B_cBkZX2XZU/s1600-h/pishposhes+ivory+feather+flower+fascnator.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8RT0ADpBW0mCa-k2QJNNL2GI0qjGxWEg-Og0qxYAmSv6HXSn12a4FSuyV85LaKEnKTbb5YVNk8UxLbktvq2w5wcjcYvFN0DZHKxFyVfR8I3YvPdNblf50_F4gKfCo0I8B_cBkZX2XZU/s320/pishposhes+ivory+feather+flower+fascnator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415015510189900450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The lace detailing would look absolutely perfect with <a href="http://andwhataboutgrace.blogspot.com/2009/09/one-thing-that-i-cant-stop-thinking.html">my dress</a>....!<br /></span></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6mdRJthG0lXb-SGChdxocCvJN1OEnbgPVgOn4eHGUOCNKe5S6gPSshSnMuczxtu837imbvPEdd98uX57pJJpHHgFzO5O0LkAOUTeWEeWIbB_4mGPABalLFML6qIEMHQWBuwAsmr7CLA/s1600-h/pishposhes+ivory+feather+flower+fascnator+with+veil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6mdRJthG0lXb-SGChdxocCvJN1OEnbgPVgOn4eHGUOCNKe5S6gPSshSnMuczxtu837imbvPEdd98uX57pJJpHHgFzO5O0LkAOUTeWEeWIbB_4mGPABalLFML6qIEMHQWBuwAsmr7CLA/s320/pishposhes+ivory+feather+flower+fascnator+with+veil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415015505030502258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35164394">this</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> would match my dress absolutely perfectly!!!</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM__OdKOD2J8VL9lxiAJrOQgDW5cewJyKlPSKClJiLyMv_d3e48ZL2l9qrjmnjITkj6OF9N0dWNlbJXFEy09ZyMprWK33mPlDk10iA7_29qCyttkm6AW_gARCBN9IJJ6T9TjGLPKgRp6c/s1600-h/xoxoDesigns+-+bridal+hair+piece.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM__OdKOD2J8VL9lxiAJrOQgDW5cewJyKlPSKClJiLyMv_d3e48ZL2l9qrjmnjITkj6OF9N0dWNlbJXFEy09ZyMprWK33mPlDk10iA7_29qCyttkm6AW_gARCBN9IJJ6T9TjGLPKgRp6c/s320/xoxoDesigns+-+bridal+hair+piece.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415010133941794994" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JMGJewelDesign?section_id=5526877">This fascinator</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> is absolutely gorge.</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7a1V014KjFGWae-MsmBnX8Jo7AQg2WDBNNTkEy79VYdmh9GyiBAiSjFGEfF_wfuoISrk8njlfvRMS92jCRIMMYBH8f2n7jwNox4bRVyRyL6VPZSgcqHZAH84V1acZxRExqPmewXRZuE/s1600-h/JMPJewelDesign+Silk,+Pearl,+and+Crystal+Fascinator.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7a1V014KjFGWae-MsmBnX8Jo7AQg2WDBNNTkEy79VYdmh9GyiBAiSjFGEfF_wfuoISrk8njlfvRMS92jCRIMMYBH8f2n7jwNox4bRVyRyL6VPZSgcqHZAH84V1acZxRExqPmewXRZuE/s320/JMPJewelDesign+Silk,+Pearl,+and+Crystal+Fascinator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415014347892096258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...but then again, there are some adorable headbands out there. I love rocking a headband...</span><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigo7wTWBVo5zWpKCEkJ2nGi3FeoLrNS0_XKgJ15LlzIy5ohHpAWtRFxZvaB3szjPDkyyGejG4Z_4McWbN3Krvv3IaW-DUWyUhsyfTwINsTjsOEtUypClM8YMjN6rWL2NcMUI2IZNyN6E/s1600-h/pishposhes+ivory+lace+and+pears+ribbon+headband.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigo7wTWBVo5zWpKCEkJ2nGi3FeoLrNS0_XKgJ15LlzIy5ohHpAWtRFxZvaB3szjPDkyyGejG4Z_4McWbN3Krvv3IaW-DUWyUhsyfTwINsTjsOEtUypClM8YMjN6rWL2NcMUI2IZNyN6E/s320/pishposhes+ivory+lace+and+pears+ribbon+headband.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415016428031158546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I am SOOOOO buying <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34327116">this</a>. It's the ribbon version. I WILL find a time to wear it!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA0WrKtj4ZXE64xuGgpkjxQWatNofeTSoLmVpuLgISRjAEdGNJvgipYg7MeKlOTZuqPOpbWhgcb-e4iNXm8kX9fFGlCjyqNfKvI3rGIeFdO_9Us4Q9uOYTZTq-gBZ-7dBVdXnSoWQCqc/s1600-h/pishposhes+ivory+lace+and+pears+headband.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA0WrKtj4ZXE64xuGgpkjxQWatNofeTSoLmVpuLgISRjAEdGNJvgipYg7MeKlOTZuqPOpbWhgcb-e4iNXm8kX9fFGlCjyqNfKvI3rGIeFdO_9Us4Q9uOYTZTq-gBZ-7dBVdXnSoWQCqc/s320/pishposhes+ivory+lace+and+pears+headband.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415017042597024050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">...or maybe should I buy the headband version?<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I am also constantly on the hunt for cakestands for our desserts... Mini Pies and Gourmet Doughnuts. (See vendors on right side-bar!) I'm loving the look of the vintage plate handmade stands!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejF4LP5-BkDw_LV7BEytHEszrht0wn6QXhcnvc32fETxwabYOZVcM8fZcdtN8U9Bigp0zyquWrq6tguxJJfY10VlEzsKOIFa-SJWYSvWc9srly3Ip8swSkp9A4bYZR6AsyVVlXRGaqP0/s1600-h/tuxandtulle+light+blue,+gold+large+vintage+cake+plate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejF4LP5-BkDw_LV7BEytHEszrht0wn6QXhcnvc32fETxwabYOZVcM8fZcdtN8U9Bigp0zyquWrq6tguxJJfY10VlEzsKOIFa-SJWYSvWc9srly3Ip8swSkp9A4bYZR6AsyVVlXRGaqP0/s320/tuxandtulle+light+blue,+gold+large+vintage+cake+plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415018502588195362" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34485282&ref=sr_list_3&&ga_search_query=plate+stand&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Source</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZal2GI6OVViBMSZaTZKUoz4rytEtgrPN18F6-5OqJPJGqsdKd-Y7BisgLsfgk_XIp2pJWXd7UHltgjodK5rGjFmmy1p9OC_Kge5ZgHs2raXOhakZkcxBBArWWIBjtw-OcaDqwt93hjO8/s1600-h/jillzwhimzy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZal2GI6OVViBMSZaTZKUoz4rytEtgrPN18F6-5OqJPJGqsdKd-Y7BisgLsfgk_XIp2pJWXd7UHltgjodK5rGjFmmy1p9OC_Kge5ZgHs2raXOhakZkcxBBArWWIBjtw-OcaDqwt93hjO8/s320/jillzwhimzy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415019179744735330" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36324144&ref=sr_list_1&&ga_search_query=plate+stand&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title">Source</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I think that I'll totally be able to make these myself!!<br /><br />Ahh...Etsy. Thank you so much for your beautiful pictures and wonderful ideas. You inspire me.<br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-89105934400653834362009-12-14T01:23:00.000-08:002009-12-14T01:37:06.550-08:00Teaser...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">What could Vintage English Bone China be for...?</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZJLzOuAmSinjeMNsd-XShHQ9_G82rkqSj3-S7J0lFQHxjrUCXHfGwFW15_FcaO6KtI4LHBm_ftQoLrti8jzdF7H5Eb_JIFyCsxUBaras7AGIgbwMhWzu8YBGJUS4aTfjBCCxbQMNJ6U/s1600-h/Bone+China.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZJLzOuAmSinjeMNsd-XShHQ9_G82rkqSj3-S7J0lFQHxjrUCXHfGwFW15_FcaO6KtI4LHBm_ftQoLrti8jzdF7H5Eb_JIFyCsxUBaras7AGIgbwMhWzu8YBGJUS4aTfjBCCxbQMNJ6U/s320/Bone+China.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415020245389196786" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-31506342459960086872009-12-09T08:00:00.000-08:002009-12-09T08:00:05.267-08:00Babysitting Our Ring Bearer<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One of my Bridesmaids, Lynnae, has one of the cutest babies in the world. A little bit about Lynnae from our Wedding Website:</span> <div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="c-text"> <p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><p>Lynnae and Eva met on Craigslist. Trevor and Eva were on the prowl for a new roommate so they posted an add on Craigslist to see what kind of crazies we could shake out of that tree. They figured we could have people over for interviews, check 'em out, make sure they weren't serial killers, and maybe even find a roomie. </p> <p>Lynnae was the first person Trevor and Eva met with. A carbon copy of Eva. But still different enough that there's plenty of room for great conversation. </p> <p>What a beautiful world. </p></blockquote></div><p></p> </div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lynnae married one of the most amazing men in the world, Colin, in June 2008. Shortly after, they had this little guy:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwirRKAAW7AoN2W0X_RobW0l60XZg0LhLIfQRjjXU_utKTe_KpEeHjPoa3CiAimE4RoxP_5gwYsgOsMKIhTRnkZeCtfqlGRGmJn0CskJxfbelmUqHHbvUB-6hWsyBzj70ljtPuUtLQhAA/s1600-h/December+_+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwirRKAAW7AoN2W0X_RobW0l60XZg0LhLIfQRjjXU_utKTe_KpEeHjPoa3CiAimE4RoxP_5gwYsgOsMKIhTRnkZeCtfqlGRGmJn0CskJxfbelmUqHHbvUB-6hWsyBzj70ljtPuUtLQhAA/s200/December+_+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690840560860130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and I love him. He's our ring bearer! He just started walking...practicing for his grand entrance at the wedding, I assume. He's just too cute for words:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45IDjtRos89obtu-RS-TAsY88WWikQLQ5zG3czL6fjUI_m7nWFhEm2r2sow5NuShKZbDEYAPRfgm1oalVxZ12NAvnst-IILMqnydGq6XNd9Ji4XcB2g0ESIL_fmQel7rBdAV3zd2_89s/s1600-h/December+_+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45IDjtRos89obtu-RS-TAsY88WWikQLQ5zG3czL6fjUI_m7nWFhEm2r2sow5NuShKZbDEYAPRfgm1oalVxZ12NAvnst-IILMqnydGq6XNd9Ji4XcB2g0ESIL_fmQel7rBdAV3zd2_89s/s200/December+_+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690865138805794" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjs282lUvqol_PKqeSHN1MkbcgnOo7C_Q0lLdM3zh9As_2McazINhyphenhyphentzdze2bLiBjSSspHzwzt7f8ife49AhOOdlzLXuSBoz9PPSAybJ-znyx1HuS6zds3hB_tXVO2M4Mz4VukyZPTTM/s1600-h/December+_+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjs282lUvqol_PKqeSHN1MkbcgnOo7C_Q0lLdM3zh9As_2McazINhyphenhyphentzdze2bLiBjSSspHzwzt7f8ife49AhOOdlzLXuSBoz9PPSAybJ-znyx1HuS6zds3hB_tXVO2M4Mz4VukyZPTTM/s200/December+_+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690860806546514" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aaTfPedk_oQV66TOlSuHEIKujkgqiMdeiUDSmqGmsR9Li1X1uRfS9j156_i7HZPgCykcexGiF8J0v_2txfyC-mbNMExOQWEjBiwcnSo4bYZhHPJJyjzOiS04_CApKLiYkjl_5u2Dmo0/s1600-h/December+_+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aaTfPedk_oQV66TOlSuHEIKujkgqiMdeiUDSmqGmsR9Li1X1uRfS9j156_i7HZPgCykcexGiF8J0v_2txfyC-mbNMExOQWEjBiwcnSo4bYZhHPJJyjzOiS04_CApKLiYkjl_5u2Dmo0/s200/December+_+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690854915556546" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjusyKXmS9p3pCvYZAiyN7ogWypd9v4QWB-IwAWms-Oos_voFpJLPamIUIMXPboCswsIpwA2VWYqxZqk1vYLYDnEhPA4VjAKSgOdxOt1gZJpXckMJpNOTXyre2TcFAUdPQ0jXbHUQsfHU/s1600-h/December+_+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjusyKXmS9p3pCvYZAiyN7ogWypd9v4QWB-IwAWms-Oos_voFpJLPamIUIMXPboCswsIpwA2VWYqxZqk1vYLYDnEhPA4VjAKSgOdxOt1gZJpXckMJpNOTXyre2TcFAUdPQ0jXbHUQsfHU/s200/December+_+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690847578807106" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and he loves to talk:</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MyfW3OuFtNo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MyfW3OuFtNo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thank you so much Lynnae and Colin. I love spending time with your little one. He absolutely melts my heart. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyone else have baby-fever? :)</span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-43359982834373072182009-12-08T10:00:00.000-08:002009-12-08T10:00:03.786-08:00Getting In Shape...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've always been a girl with curves...and I rock them. But, I've probably about 15 pounds curvier that I was when Trev and I met. I've always struggled with keeping a consistent weight, but the wedding has given me the ultimate deadline. I am bound and determined to get in shape before the big day. (Who </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >doesn't</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> feel this way?!) I want to look back at my wedding photos and be happy with everything.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.relentlessbride.com/2008/10/100-push-up-challenge.html">Relentless Bride</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> recently featured the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a href="http://www.hundredpushups.com/index.html">100 Push Up Challenge</a>, </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and I am committing to participate. I can just imagine slipping on my wedding dress next July, looking in the mirror, and seeing toned arms, shoulders, and back. That thought makes me happy.</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hundredpushups.com/index.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 130px;" src="http://www.hundredpushups.com/images/outline700.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A bit about the program:</span> <div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><blockquote><p>If you're serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you'll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!</p> <p>Think there's no way <em><strong>you</strong></em> could do this? I think you can! All you need is a good plan, plenty of discipline and about 30 minutes a week to achive this goal!</p> <p>No doubt some of you can already do 50 consecutive push ups, but let's face it, you're in a big minority. Most of you reading this won't even be able to manage 20 push ups. Actually, I'm sure many of you can't even do 10.</p> <p>However, it really doesn't matter which group you fall into. If you follow the progressive push ups training program, I'm positive you'll soon be able to do 100 push ups!</p></blockquote></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hundredpushups.com/what.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 185px;" src="http://www.hundredpushups.com/images/good_form_pushups.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The beautiful thing about push ups? You don't need a gym membership to do them... and you don't have to brave the cooollllldddddd winter weather to do them either! I could do this during commercial breaks while watching TV. FABULOUS!!! The program even has a cool </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.hundredpushups.com/iphoneapp.html">iPhone app.</a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm starting this weekend. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-65370840931099364342009-12-07T18:35:00.000-08:002009-12-07T21:21:58.472-08:00Painting Pottery & Laughing...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My Maid of Honor, Holly, celebrated her 26th Birthday this past Saturday. I've been friends with Holls forever.... </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A little snippit from our wedding website:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Holly and Eva met in 7th grade on the school bus to Junior High. Their friendship grew slightly as they learned that Tessa was friends with both of them...and their friendship really kicked into gear when they both got their first jobs at Cinnabon. That's right folks...Holly and Eva worked at Cinnabon. There were plenty of talks, while sitting on icing bins reading gossip mags and eating chips, between the two of the girls. All of the "important talks". Holly and Eva are like Lucy and Ethel. Watch out. ;)</span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When I asked Holls what she wanted to do for her birthday this year...she simply said, "I want to paint pottery and laugh." And that's what we did.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">During the day, Holly, her sister-in-law, Mama, and I went and painted pottery:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxEkALNrGrt-RMQTJDNqKjShofRfV7ORY2jHCERoyH4SjyqNIFloq0FXFF28i8H3wjVxhQ22vkn7dQQQFwtsJclbJib6qyBaXjTXDGT-cnPH_F6ALSYV_44P9nuD95bhT8jRHt9Nc5xc/s1600-h/December+_+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxEkALNrGrt-RMQTJDNqKjShofRfV7ORY2jHCERoyH4SjyqNIFloq0FXFF28i8H3wjVxhQ22vkn7dQQQFwtsJclbJib6qyBaXjTXDGT-cnPH_F6ALSYV_44P9nuD95bhT8jRHt9Nc5xc/s200/December+_+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412689540207354786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Holly</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclXxIFHMraP5xI-sufcvTNf397HKR0OAQJ52Xj884MbxY8tU6MWPxeJYLESTSnEjn-3fvdcNVvrN_Cha5_-yb44wBpTOsY_owUfSmWUJJCSIxSx4v3x8jXYn9440leS5-VGLxKdU0n_s/s1600-h/December+_+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclXxIFHMraP5xI-sufcvTNf397HKR0OAQJ52Xj884MbxY8tU6MWPxeJYLESTSnEjn-3fvdcNVvrN_Cha5_-yb44wBpTOsY_owUfSmWUJJCSIxSx4v3x8jXYn9440leS5-VGLxKdU0n_s/s200/December+_+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412689547114100994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Holly and her SIL<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynAdhA-HNkde4AamaH7v9AV487LxAaUivB_XCuyyXHcqrB9Pw-WygP0XlGxf4OFIDDmVYuyHejJl-Wo3Zwk9dCrE1VZpQ6xJYi6D-ikdWix053kAyzINMbg8qKt6OH2RQ5jKiM7nycT4/s1600-h/December+_+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynAdhA-HNkde4AamaH7v9AV487LxAaUivB_XCuyyXHcqrB9Pw-WygP0XlGxf4OFIDDmVYuyHejJl-Wo3Zwk9dCrE1VZpQ6xJYi6D-ikdWix053kAyzINMbg8qKt6OH2RQ5jKiM7nycT4/s200/December+_+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412689552707903122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Holly's Mama<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj398ktwvCiranasNsvviNJJAsDdYCcHctkIKsy5P-26XMEbkS0Y7nLtfkwX97DQyD19ez8NpHDM6qK3LKhWYg8-XwvXjH7oT06QcbfguX7TE2uyc19f7MS6UjkgGzMYDLoSK0i8NKp5z4/s1600-h/December+_+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj398ktwvCiranasNsvviNJJAsDdYCcHctkIKsy5P-26XMEbkS0Y7nLtfkwX97DQyD19ez8NpHDM6qK3LKhWYg8-XwvXjH7oT06QcbfguX7TE2uyc19f7MS6UjkgGzMYDLoSK0i8NKp5z4/s200/December+_+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690351868511202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Me!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQxreJy4JklPPs-rRF1p6Vju8lU1xFp19Wb7ITpB9ON3iJOim79I28rLJL8fHFHHlzsyrUd0gIhq6Dqtsa4wtONk2O7ENHpVBTqUWGccaLyQN1zuSA8ZCHT721ia21knHhpvVuVqo5cw/s1600-h/December+_+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQxreJy4JklPPs-rRF1p6Vju8lU1xFp19Wb7ITpB9ON3iJOim79I28rLJL8fHFHHlzsyrUd0gIhq6Dqtsa4wtONk2O7ENHpVBTqUWGccaLyQN1zuSA8ZCHT721ia21knHhpvVuVqo5cw/s200/December+_+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690349437528322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I decided to paint a <a href="http://andwhataboutgrace.blogspot.com/2009/09/current-obsession-cake-stands.html">cakestand </a>to use...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKBkCOVZO2TJgyC7JBLhN_pctp4Ts7Xlv52a3OqXysYzSxsLHAxU1rMGjk0JbV9u4xm9BKwcrv-JVHvSdbE45YT90zJ8BtJOv9cGGUM2dOrJ1fvY0H80oEFpqVejA23-R8cmlJ-0Ss5s/s1600-h/December+_+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKBkCOVZO2TJgyC7JBLhN_pctp4Ts7Xlv52a3OqXysYzSxsLHAxU1rMGjk0JbV9u4xm9BKwcrv-JVHvSdbE45YT90zJ8BtJOv9cGGUM2dOrJ1fvY0H80oEFpqVejA23-R8cmlJ-0Ss5s/s200/December+_+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412689558521025010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I'll post pics of the finished product next week!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl82NqgtPl9qRNzfFQ0Kt1b51RXG3UyU6Y6fu5MoTn9LRFWa0PewUJLOVyvkPbTDv_SV_QgqG4MqPXz6o99-KD8U2E16qQultLgpttWbtzyVJ-n_Ps2RwlKNkLGIwPKSVc5FGad2ct3L4/s1600-h/December+_+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl82NqgtPl9qRNzfFQ0Kt1b51RXG3UyU6Y6fu5MoTn9LRFWa0PewUJLOVyvkPbTDv_SV_QgqG4MqPXz6o99-KD8U2E16qQultLgpttWbtzyVJ-n_Ps2RwlKNkLGIwPKSVc5FGad2ct3L4/s200/December+_+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412689567404772514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Santa Came to visit</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Later that night, Holly, Darren (her boyfriend), Trev, and I went </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.parlorcollection.com">Parlor Live</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in Bellevue for some comedy... I laughed so hard my face hurt. </span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_E0LFuyOjHC9sKiGb5xK-Q1Az1BCwweZN6bKccjkZMGsMbHZlB8YKRQG7gAfQPoDjKVh9ro33FrvEpfeBpUGMRDTO8v_0g9wAxlq6ug1UWLylMBkpjiRP1vhaDfr5AIjNtEchXWhLC0M/s1600-h/December+_+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_E0LFuyOjHC9sKiGb5xK-Q1Az1BCwweZN6bKccjkZMGsMbHZlB8YKRQG7gAfQPoDjKVh9ro33FrvEpfeBpUGMRDTO8v_0g9wAxlq6ug1UWLylMBkpjiRP1vhaDfr5AIjNtEchXWhLC0M/s200/December+_+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690362838321090" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFUf-VaAMmtXNZhCs3BbojbsmB7xxUxNnKFRIO_6ikeDV1x9ca-htqNoKdghiO2skBQw_f6-YhfW6wYFTJJHXekoxs8ZCRDzGm8iO5Li8CoANz8MKkCQB7H0xU3PCohaQq-zSZ3IPzLY/s1600-h/December+_+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFUf-VaAMmtXNZhCs3BbojbsmB7xxUxNnKFRIO_6ikeDV1x9ca-htqNoKdghiO2skBQw_f6-YhfW6wYFTJJHXekoxs8ZCRDzGm8iO5Li8CoANz8MKkCQB7H0xU3PCohaQq-zSZ3IPzLY/s200/December+_+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690361810772978" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8dqnCLL5MGJY-qEdGFFuUCFoHQEpyzS4dkffQVq1dZOX-v9sSuewU2TZT9_RsbOA8ALTv1tnmCc71Qxb8tDUZwgmPi5TZgT7xOssaPKuc84hZX5ALqqNtCnf51Jq4KR6U83TgL6D36I/s1600-h/December+_+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8dqnCLL5MGJY-qEdGFFuUCFoHQEpyzS4dkffQVq1dZOX-v9sSuewU2TZT9_RsbOA8ALTv1tnmCc71Qxb8tDUZwgmPi5TZgT7xOssaPKuc84hZX5ALqqNtCnf51Jq4KR6U83TgL6D36I/s200/December+_+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690369943981666" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDKe-5eUhjrrEBTUyYBuujMqdUTQ24cSU4l4WUeCGubKV1QUhQYVC7vBHbNeDqOcYvmINhJb0_m43LhTikLvyx2i9cVG1l1QvpADuDuZMHQXrvqbGfwj0WiHfMxrL1H5ZiEUEx7zgLaw/s1600-h/December+_+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDKe-5eUhjrrEBTUyYBuujMqdUTQ24cSU4l4WUeCGubKV1QUhQYVC7vBHbNeDqOcYvmINhJb0_m43LhTikLvyx2i9cVG1l1QvpADuDuZMHQXrvqbGfwj0WiHfMxrL1H5ZiEUEx7zgLaw/s200/December+_+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690520105896658" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57maSj-klwYtH5nSSC3bPQExbMehBr31CFILGgNmXYLQB6rZdf32D_kyWoxsO6fZgVX2pn0EH7XgKmlKQOPc_YQNSbRgZu4ZHIW4q5Rs8Gz4W54qH7NkWA1CmaXZpf5Qti2DRnhHFArs/s1600-h/December+_+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57maSj-klwYtH5nSSC3bPQExbMehBr31CFILGgNmXYLQB6rZdf32D_kyWoxsO6fZgVX2pn0EH7XgKmlKQOPc_YQNSbRgZu4ZHIW4q5Rs8Gz4W54qH7NkWA1CmaXZpf5Qti2DRnhHFArs/s200/December+_+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412690517096422402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Happy Birthday Holls! I love you!!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-4110066598201967982009-12-07T09:31:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:34:46.135-08:00Wedding Guest List Spreadsheet<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Please let me know if you'd like a master copy of my spreadsheet template and I'll send it your way! Just leave a comment with your email address and become a follower of the blog!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv69bMmfKTEzFqvBJBc63MXqbbtgtlHq_BZfDGMRAu6wbT9lCS3FuhdGj_yDbzftB71yGrVs3uC0z4pS3pXQODXrxb1YdykOGtpCcObSRZYTwT9MntcrF-z_tuZqQJ-mFM4lD05tXn97g/s1600-h/guestlist.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv69bMmfKTEzFqvBJBc63MXqbbtgtlHq_BZfDGMRAu6wbT9lCS3FuhdGj_yDbzftB71yGrVs3uC0z4pS3pXQODXrxb1YdykOGtpCcObSRZYTwT9MntcrF-z_tuZqQJ-mFM4lD05tXn97g/s320/guestlist.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412548910008625394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There are multiple tabs available. </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The first page is the “Master Guest List” where you'd put everyone’s info. We have multiple wedding events (bach party, showers, a cocktail night, rehearsal, and the actual wedding), so there are areas where you can check who is invited to each event. (I did this just to see the big picture…) I created the other pages so that it would be easy to provide info to everyone that is planning different events…so my MOH will receive the bachelorette party and shower pages, my fiancé’s best man will receive the bachelor party page, my MIL will receive the MIL Shower and rehearsal page, and my mom will receive the cocktail page. </span> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Happy Monday!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-88499682221872306862009-12-07T08:00:00.000-08:002009-12-07T09:37:45.228-08:00Our Wedding Bands<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Trevor and I have done a ton of thinking and talking about our wedding bands. He works as an HVAC Technician and his hands get super beat up during the day. (When his hands look dirty, they're usually clean....they're just a mess from his job!) Trev has expressed concern about his wedding band catching on a pair of snips or some sort of equipment....and he's afraid it could be dangerous.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, we have a plan.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">About a month before the wedding, we're going to go and get tattoos. He is thinking about getting a simple black band around his ring finger, the same width as a traditional ring. I am thinking about getting a simple, small half ring (just the top of my ring finger) tattoo of our wedding date, 7.17.10, in Roman numerals. (VII.XVII.X)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We still, however, would like to have wedding bands. There are a few reasons for this:</span> <ol style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li>We would like to have wedding bands for the wedding ceremony.</li><li>Later in life, Trevor might decide that he wants to wear his wedding band all the time. I would hate for him to have to go out and buy a ring after the fact...why not have a gorgeous, simple, gold band in our jewelry box at home ready and waiting for him to wear?!</li></ol><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are some different pics we've been looking to for inspiration:</span> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.constructiveanarchy.com/blog/03-11levi-johnston-bristol-palin-tattoo222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.constructiveanarchy.com/blog/03-11levi-johnston-bristol-palin-tattoo222.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.constructiveanarchy.com/blog/noose/denialsville_parallel_planet_news_by_terry_dickerson_and_elvis_slobinski.php">Source</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.typcap.com/genmay/tat3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 343px;" src="http://www.typcap.com/genmay/tat3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://edcforums.com/index.php?topic=22972.0">Source</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ableparris.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/grace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 211px;" src="http://ableparris.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/grace.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://ableparris.com/2008/10/16/found-type-providence-new-york-dc/">Source</a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXDH9lDWtlofHLCJwMboWDhG_TGDJWW-IkUbpQToIt5A60Q6rPVLKWOQ_IvjWgOcwmI6mEZXnRQTHIL2STPm2nk6HgTDjHeMggNx6-bluDshY-GlIJrMjCcSXxtIq0RXV9QYMndTXJBg/s1600-h/tony-parker-tattoo-band.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 382px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXDH9lDWtlofHLCJwMboWDhG_TGDJWW-IkUbpQToIt5A60Q6rPVLKWOQ_IvjWgOcwmI6mEZXnRQTHIL2STPm2nk6HgTDjHeMggNx6-bluDshY-GlIJrMjCcSXxtIq0RXV9QYMndTXJBg/s320/tony-parker-tattoo-band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411303160500714882" border="0" /></a>Source Unknown! :(<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-CTsLWjvOAxlqA8V9P-h_JatqxcgWFrYftKl6BLKuwNTaiXampBPOu16OqYb64yxEUJwBs_fGpx4e5NDoQa64UUltu_eLBUUqPuKImA2fhjJvQtDTn3_43NsKz-rJA0thJfPJ1sdEMs/s1600-h/Claddagh-Wedding-Rings-tattoo-41476.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-CTsLWjvOAxlqA8V9P-h_JatqxcgWFrYftKl6BLKuwNTaiXampBPOu16OqYb64yxEUJwBs_fGpx4e5NDoQa64UUltu_eLBUUqPuKImA2fhjJvQtDTn3_43NsKz-rJA0thJfPJ1sdEMs/s320/Claddagh-Wedding-Rings-tattoo-41476.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411303155724521234" border="0" /></a>Source Unknown! :(<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCVSPslrEX3vUym2JFA-rxsZUSfNGVNJVtoYOTHfqqnCHiHm3J4OkO8ZoR1hGLUFmfXlglI_zntlm7rxsKfNkrmWPOcZybX20FSfHSw9okJWccrS1G9bJOz9N7kGh0dZQqeu7MLdb0YQ/s1600-h/beyonce_tattoo_ring_finger2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCVSPslrEX3vUym2JFA-rxsZUSfNGVNJVtoYOTHfqqnCHiHm3J4OkO8ZoR1hGLUFmfXlglI_zntlm7rxsKfNkrmWPOcZybX20FSfHSw9okJWccrS1G9bJOz9N7kGh0dZQqeu7MLdb0YQ/s320/beyonce_tattoo_ring_finger2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411303144277043138" border="0" /></a>Source Unknown! :(<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3RGNZDTvNcO0hJTUEAfj9-yi_v29BaJpSH8vu-1SGUr6rpvYivG7dvX5G0lJ1xC8odeAOF6Th6S3I-U4SYiylLZNWQYES4Q1VtGsjQBqjDtwFOqTEQjE0Zpt-fRTQ2HF3evqZtRLe9A/s1600-h/R+ringtattoo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3RGNZDTvNcO0hJTUEAfj9-yi_v29BaJpSH8vu-1SGUr6rpvYivG7dvX5G0lJ1xC8odeAOF6Th6S3I-U4SYiylLZNWQYES4Q1VtGsjQBqjDtwFOqTEQjE0Zpt-fRTQ2HF3evqZtRLe9A/s320/R+ringtattoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411303134091117586" border="0" /></a>Source Unknown! :(<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We're still purchasing simple, gold bands for the ceremony. Granted, the wedding band will not match my white hold engagement ring, nor will I be able to wear both at the same time. This doesn't bother me....and as far as I know, it doesn't bother Trev. I'll have the luxury of being able to:<br /><ol><li>Rock my white gold engagement ring...</li><li>Rock my simple gold wedding band...</li><li>OR...Rock my tattoo.<br /></li></ol>:)<br /><br />Here's a pic of the engagement ring (yes, I know...cheesy myspace photo....):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShKQFm3aJCLvfYp5vkQ5POKgJNhGxDNfqKrGj64lwpq1NCRJFIkQY6mxI5HH0WopzCRG56GWmsjYPaxc_g-_izcBKeMjmcTxc4dUQuDSmJKqVlbsxaEat7qjY_QPuJw7yfPxhxNKCqRI/s1600-h/photo+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 533px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShKQFm3aJCLvfYp5vkQ5POKgJNhGxDNfqKrGj64lwpq1NCRJFIkQY6mxI5HH0WopzCRG56GWmsjYPaxc_g-_izcBKeMjmcTxc4dUQuDSmJKqVlbsxaEat7qjY_QPuJw7yfPxhxNKCqRI/s320/photo+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411304761908539362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1QFa2LWCpy4obDQjy4g5-zpvrk9QHV83w_v6LxnbrZk0gDq9HVs7A9u35d-rptmt5ziCUapUTWXkJvD3Buo6VbmtU0TVNknOBrVYqtoYW9DiaIyjEx6wTi6IKMtCQp-hpn41HrQoMio/s1600-h/photo+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1QFa2LWCpy4obDQjy4g5-zpvrk9QHV83w_v6LxnbrZk0gDq9HVs7A9u35d-rptmt5ziCUapUTWXkJvD3Buo6VbmtU0TVNknOBrVYqtoYW9DiaIyjEx6wTi6IKMtCQp-hpn41HrQoMio/s320/photo+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411305085661342098" border="0" /></a><br />After tons of thought, Trev and I decided that we really love the simple, 14k gold rings. My parents have simple gold rings...they're beautiful. Traditional. Here are some rings I've been drooling over for our wedding bands:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.102036267.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 325px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_430xN.102036267.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/artisanlook">ArtisanLook </a>on Etsy<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_430xN.81035097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 213px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_430xN.81035097.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/artisanimpact">ArtisanImpact </a>on Etsy<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_430xN.106739034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 336px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_430xN.106739034.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BloomStudios">BloomStudios </a>on Etsy<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_430xN.55702565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 353px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_430xN.55702565.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/beyondtherockz">Beyond the Rockz</a> on Etsy<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_430xN.107278913.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 351px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com//il_430xN.107278913.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/seababejewelry">Sea Baby Jewelry</a> on Etsy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_430xN.90908690.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 279px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_430xN.90908690.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabuluster">Fabuluster </a>on Etsy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This ring is super cool too...it's made the rounds on a few blogs but it's just too interesting to not post!!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_430xN.79701206.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 285px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_430xN.79701206.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabuluster">Fabuluster </a>on Etsy<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The creator explains the ring and creation process:<br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic;"><blockquote>Searching for a truly unique wedding band? Tired of finding the same plain bands or designs that just come from a catalog? This is just what you were looking for. It is many things: unique, sentimental, custom, heirloom quality crafted, and you are completely involved in the making process.<br /><br />I send you my Impression Kit in the mail. Once you receive it, imprint the entire length of your finger and/or your fiancés finger separately. Then you mail that back to me. Once I receive it here in my studio in beautiful coastal Maine, I make a wax form from the impression material. Then utilizing the ancient lost wax casting process, I turn that impression into a metal ring utilizing gold or silver.<br /><br />Maybe some day this ring gets passed down to your children- a family heirloom for sure. How romantic! Your lover touching you, holding your finger, always with you.</blockquote></div>Super sweet.<br /><br />So, that's where we stand with rings. Pretty nontraditional...but I love our ideas, and I think Trevor does too...and at the end of the day, that's what matters.<br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-43429079195430892052009-12-06T08:00:00.000-08:002009-12-06T13:31:02.311-08:00The "Plus One" Worry<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Since we've finished our STDs...I've had a little anxiety. When Trev and I created our guest list, we went through it with both of our Moms and said... "Ok. These people will come. These people won't come, but they'd probably like an invite. These people </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >might</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> come." We over estimated a bit...I have a ton of family in Germany (my Mother's entire side...) and Trev has a ton of family in Illinois.... we anticipate that some will make the trip, but don't expect everyone to. Traveling is expensive! Especially if you're coming from Germany...<br /><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpzUcfOgkTHOb8M0ydtkvmscVNtCiSFkVC9eNoFITTxNBkz3ugFT5ujnhLZgnWvVks_iurSo3x45zz96gr2OFZDeoDj5YF591G9i6OQk8B3Ljf4tvhO3scnOQb8nZDrYqmS5dCNYe7_Y/s1600-h/guestlist.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpzUcfOgkTHOb8M0ydtkvmscVNtCiSFkVC9eNoFITTxNBkz3ugFT5ujnhLZgnWvVks_iurSo3x45zz96gr2OFZDeoDj5YF591G9i6OQk8B3Ljf4tvhO3scnOQb8nZDrYqmS5dCNYe7_Y/s320/guestlist.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411104063759009618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Our Spreadsheet</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The spreadsheet is huge. I love spreadsheets, don't get me wrong. I love organizing things into rows...creating formulas...color coding things. But this spreadsheet forces me to take </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.imodium.com/">Imodium</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> every time I work on it. If every single person came to the wedding that we invited, including President Barak Obama and his family (lol), we'd have around 320 guests. This isn't a problem... our </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://cravenfarm.com/wedding_information.shtml">venue </a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">holds over 300 people for events that are open to the outdoors. The problem is.....is that we're shooting for about 200-220 guests. Thankfully, with our spreadsheet, we anticipate about 220 people to RSVP "yes"...and I think that it will be less than that.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We have already gone through and added "+1" for a bunch of our friends. We want people to have a great time - and have a buddy by their side while they're celebrating with us! My biggest fear is that the people who we didn't add "+1" to...<span style="font-style: italic;">will </span>RSVP with a "+1."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How do we handle this?</span> I guess we have a ton of time....we're just getting ready to send our our STDs and we'll be sending out international invites late winter and local invites in the spring.<br /><br />I'm just anxious. I guess this is normal. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Is this fear normal?</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >.....where's my </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.imodium.com/">Imodium?!??!?</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-86301226455404621682009-12-05T18:19:00.000-08:002009-12-05T18:24:03.611-08:00Marilyn Monroe was wrong.<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I hate to say it. She was. SHOES are a girl's best friend....not diamonds. :)</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >The ladies will be wearing gorgeous chocolate brown dresses at the wedding. I've been unsure about how we'll coordinate the shoes....up until now. I've decided that the ladies can wear whatever shoes they'd like, so long as they're in the gold/bronze/brown metallic family. </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />So today I've begun my research. This is the most important research project during wedding planning thus far. (Riiiggghhhtt.) Ahhhhh....shoes.<br /><br />Most of these are out of my budget...but aren't they pretty?<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0EV3_mt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 216px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0EV3_mt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a class="productlink" title="X0EV3 Oscar de la Renta Jewel-Toe Platform Pump" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod95190001&parentId=cat24690741&masterId=cat24690740&index=24&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000143cat24690740cat24690741">Oscar de la Renta Jewel-Toe Platform Pump</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0F6P_mt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 216px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0F6P_mt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a class="productlink" title="X0F6P Valentino Couture Peep-Toe Pump" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod94630089&parentId=cat13030764&masterId=cat13030734&index=5&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat13030734cat13030764">Valentino Couture Peep-Toe Pump </a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0EJU_mt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 216px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0EJU_mt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a class="productlink" title="X0EJU Christian Louboutin Glitter Slingback Platform Pump" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod93930015&parentId=cat13030764&masterId=cat13030734&index=8&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat13030734cat13030764">Christian Louboutin Glitter Slingback Platform Pump </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0EWL_mt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 216px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mt/NMX0EWL_mt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a class="productlink" title="X0EWL Tory Burch Peep-Toe Wedge" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod98620150&parentId=cat15490733&masterId=cat13030734&index=11&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat13030734cat15490733">Tory Burch Peep-Toe Wedge</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMX08QT_mn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 270px;" src="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/products/mn/NMX08QT_mn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a class="productlink" title="X08QT Manolo Blahnik Rhinestone Buckle d'Orsay" href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod61500043&parentId=cat13410734&masterId=cat13030734&index=22&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat13030734cat13410734">Manolo Blahnik Rhinestone Buckle d'Orsay</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.zappos.com/images/738/7384025/8521-560820-d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.zappos.com/images/738/7384025/8521-560820-d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a class="zph" href="http://www.zappos.com/christin-michaels">Christin Michaels</a> Faithee </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.zappos.com/images/738/7385319/6219-563213-d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.zappos.com/images/738/7385319/6219-563213-d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a class="zph" href="http://www.zappos.com/stuart-weitzman">Stuart Weitzman</a> Popeye </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-3056428559689371162009-12-05T08:00:00.000-08:002009-12-05T12:51:13.110-08:00Marry Monograms!!!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've been posting a ton about our monograms that my coworker/friend, Sigrid, designed for Trev and I. I think that her service is deserving of a post. (This isn't a paid sponsor post, people. I just love my Siggy.)</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://marrymonograms.com/images/logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 40px;" src="http://marrymonograms.com/images/logo.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Check out </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://marrymonograms.com/index.php?id=1">Marry Monograms</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. For only $39.95 you can have your own monogram!!! It's a sweet deal. There's tons of options available...<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081024005835_CL3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 174px;" src="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081024005835_CL3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081024033211_CO30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 189px;" src="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081024033211_CO30.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081024130629_S-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 189px;" src="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081024130629_S-7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081021041043_R18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 189px;" src="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20081021041043_R18.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20090116115010_CA2rev.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 193px;" src="https://marrymonograms.com/wm.php?path=20090116115010_CA2rev.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and they're all great. :) Here are ours again:<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKkPgjshefQs74YPi13WAo6bdH5RigU8hKQuwD-FGmQGyCanyFM8xeBIX6D5XBzdGVSP94EictOoE-0VV9cifnDrkTVEKD0M7lw2W_g_qOpxrZXOpVupcv0BKNnARUfhSLD89RUZQRt4/s1600-h/eva_monogram_04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwG-v8WJlHh498DzRMBmh79wXbnns8-GxsJ0-EgF_fEPeco4llyUUBeEFi3YxjUwRRWNBBi0Rz_gJYS4cJhnWX1rsCntEVladlUqm5O_Of1dbCXEDAEXVFmzPM2dKndTXny50Y9IaeyGE/s320/eva_monogram_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411099743710580818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ0O4Sp1TbY6BuElSWEJYNEl-c8yNOQWcDr7wurzMN9kPhBbXzzeE2DKbUHENvgrkb0YtmVnHdz_PZ7bq_N-aEUYQy_f3vm0_2UPfuo0gGDlTnBUI88V026iFCL3wlWi4PBKkXh_JpW8/s1600-h/eva_monogram_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ0O4Sp1TbY6BuElSWEJYNEl-c8yNOQWcDr7wurzMN9kPhBbXzzeE2DKbUHENvgrkb0YtmVnHdz_PZ7bq_N-aEUYQy_f3vm0_2UPfuo0gGDlTnBUI88V026iFCL3wlWi4PBKkXh_JpW8/s320/eva_monogram_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411099734811997682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just think of all the UH-MAZE-ING things you can do with a monogram?!?</span> <ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li>STDs<br /></li><li>Invitations</li><li>Personalized labels</li><li>Gift tags</li><li>Address labels</li><li>Wedding cake design</li><li>Dance floor and lighting effects...</li><li>Clothing...</li></ul><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So do it. Check out my friends at </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://marrymonograms.com/index.php?id=1">Marry Monograms</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. :)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-63455336195856632162009-12-04T11:11:00.000-08:002009-12-04T11:45:32.189-08:00Sankt NikolausA little history...<br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />My Mother was raised in Germany. My Father was born and raised in Seattle, but his Grandparents were born in Germany. My Mom and Dad met in Eckernförde, Germany...fell in love...and then my Mom moved to Seattle with my Dad.<br /><br />With that, my two brothers and I have grown up with tons of German traditions. We all went to German language school when we were young, we sing German Christmas songs, we all took German in High School, and we've all traveled to Germany multiple times to see my Mom's 1/2 of the family.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.christmasmagazine.com/img/spirit/weihnachtsmann01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 249px;" src="http://www.christmasmagazine.com/img/spirit/weihnachtsmann01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.christmasmagazine.com/de/spirit/weihnachtsmann.asp">Source</a></div><br />This Saturday night, Sankt Nikolaus is coming!!! If you didn't grow up in a German household, then this probably means nothing to you. In my family, this is one of the funnest days of the year.<br /><br />Basically, on the 5th of December everyone writes up their letter to Santa. Children put their letters and lists in their shoes and leave them outside on the front porch. Sankt Nikolaus comes in the middle of the night, with <span style="font-size:100%;">Knecht Ruprecht, and picks up all the lists. If you were a good kid, Sankt Nikolaus leaves candies and other treats in your shoe. If you were a bad kid, Knecht Ruprecht leaves coal in your shoe. </span><br /><br />A bit more history about this special day:<br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic;"><blockquote>In the German-speaking countries December 6th is the most distinctive children's festival of the year. St. Nikolaus Eve is a time of festive stir, it is a time of whispers and giggles, and of heavy steps on the stairs. Shops are full of many-shaped biscuits, gilt gingerbreads, sometimes representing the saint, of sugar images, toys and other little gifts.</blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic;"><blockquote> <p> <span style="font-size:100%;"> When evening comes, St. Nikolaus, a reverend gray-haired figure with flowing beard, bishop's raiment, gold embroidered cope, mitre and pastoral staff, will knock on doors and inquire about the behavior of the children. The custom of examining the children, where they will deliver a verse, sing, or otherwise show their skills, is still widespread in German- speaking countries.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:100%;"> Nikolaus traditions vary as widely from region to region as his guise and name. He appears as Ruhklas, Pelznickel, Klasbur, etc. He is afoot or astride a white horse, a mule, or even a goat. More diverse than those of the saintly Nikolaus are the many legends and traditions surrounding his often wild companions.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:100%;"> His best known companion is Knecht Ruprecht, "Knecht" meaning servant. Historically, Ruprecht was a dark and sinister figure clad in a tattered robe with a big sack on his back in which, legend has it, he will place all naughty children.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Don't forget to leave your list and shoe out on Saturday night!</span><br /></blockquote></span></div><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p></blockquote></div><p><span style="font-size:-1;"></span></p> </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-86153905233758644742009-12-04T08:00:00.000-08:002009-12-04T11:53:52.803-08:00DIY Project: Save the Dates<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's December. IT'S DECEMBER!!!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am so happy. I love December. I love Christmas music, trees, decorations....and I love Christmas cards! Trev and I do Christmas cards every year, and this year we're putting our Save the Dates in with our Christmas cards.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My Matron of Honor, Tessa, and I got together late on Tuesday night to hammer out all of the Save the Dates. My friend and coworker, Sigrid, designed everything for us.... and I handled all of the printing.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and I couldn't be happier with the end result!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">About the STDs: I found some cards at </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://paperzone.com/">Paper Zone</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> that were 50% off a few months ago. I decided that, since they were such a great deal, I'd snatch them up. They weren't exactly what I had imagined for our STDs...but at half off, I couldn't be picky. I wanted the STDs to be cute </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >AND </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">functional - so I decided to create little stickers that guests can peel off the STD and put on their calendars at home, work, etc.<br /><br />To start, I printed little stickers with our monogram and wedding date on round labels:<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIXdCr0eybzgaX6c6kvqOTrp0pUDI8OpvZs-dzCoTPL2bM7SlvaP2-kZfkNIV3oNjXxCsAEwHJoPzu5skzWmWFks4EmAbwM4PTbBFum35UWA75yHvvEu9vmRHq7nHK6YkXWGzLzUCRJ8/s1600-h/November+_+018.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIXdCr0eybzgaX6c6kvqOTrp0pUDI8OpvZs-dzCoTPL2bM7SlvaP2-kZfkNIV3oNjXxCsAEwHJoPzu5skzWmWFks4EmAbwM4PTbBFum35UWA75yHvvEu9vmRHq7nHK6YkXWGzLzUCRJ8/s320/November+_+018.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411094512088272034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Then, I embossed the front of the card:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpabY06yUOx5EQu_wnWnn9m0fHx17IktK6e7P_w_b5gU5rV2BGXjVVklyuA9lyEpt9wwRnk8E1qXm_k0Y6MGrgae_fWtkk6uaU2Eq94cFYueF75EbgdROPMoUIvX3K0MPnuajVB2D1C8/s1600-h/November+_+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpabY06yUOx5EQu_wnWnn9m0fHx17IktK6e7P_w_b5gU5rV2BGXjVVklyuA9lyEpt9wwRnk8E1qXm_k0Y6MGrgae_fWtkk6uaU2Eq94cFYueF75EbgdROPMoUIvX3K0MPnuajVB2D1C8/s320/November+_+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411093684160859122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYhrqLpj4RpHbyuTqJfKfQ71b5DaZ-_atkvSuXHaIkMXNc50AhN4JwR8Tw5aMHKqq8RDpborUno_mE7E8a6kblc06Vjwpdf7udSNbDGW5JwM-LNV7kfQMLFq8rXaouEGJIowEs-f-n4c/s1600-h/DIY+Project+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYhrqLpj4RpHbyuTqJfKfQ71b5DaZ-_atkvSuXHaIkMXNc50AhN4JwR8Tw5aMHKqq8RDpborUno_mE7E8a6kblc06Vjwpdf7udSNbDGW5JwM-LNV7kfQMLFq8rXaouEGJIowEs-f-n4c/s320/DIY+Project+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411471600442402498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I printed our message on the inside of the card and Sigird was awesome and left room for the stickers:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNICMcVWzAv924SBeSZ2rgfBpOIhJBuOhmUWMP6WIJWxQlz9Zp7_R-f6y7yRmHwGnXbc4NPf2DkLqVsvqKO3xJVXPRFFdw9sEnr6StH8Rnib758Y_VORKVOrMB7zL0xHyMK9pD8NyGDys/s1600-h/November+_+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNICMcVWzAv924SBeSZ2rgfBpOIhJBuOhmUWMP6WIJWxQlz9Zp7_R-f6y7yRmHwGnXbc4NPf2DkLqVsvqKO3xJVXPRFFdw9sEnr6StH8Rnib758Y_VORKVOrMB7zL0xHyMK9pD8NyGDys/s320/November+_+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411093680855035042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Tessa and I used AWESOME double sided tape like this:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpfHxIChtYBv-avSn1LduU9D3RaUU0IXNUBjArt6wV6ZDrJ88hEPHyY_xaVd0VozPUe-QCkhJXVQyS2Rm-25tSYFRFE_kYWk8lkCIUMP7NIqD4I1h_1MADiFHbsKoVjoCuSqCWp00DqI/s1600-h/November+_+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpfHxIChtYBv-avSn1LduU9D3RaUU0IXNUBjArt6wV6ZDrJ88hEPHyY_xaVd0VozPUe-QCkhJXVQyS2Rm-25tSYFRFE_kYWk8lkCIUMP7NIqD4I1h_1MADiFHbsKoVjoCuSqCWp00DqI/s320/November+_+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411093692273185874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We put the tape on the back of the row of stickers...</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrojd5sZBqpQjkS3vHH2HRjeOV6jB1EvayJp114r_Uk3z5BKlqNjIioP3FCC3IYvBK46ND3YWJrJWkce359rBqVzpHcQJSpHJtCQzfhG7JmfVMionZ-zn1Tk4UHFIHguO2wyxQVE8QnU/s1600-h/November+_+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrojd5sZBqpQjkS3vHH2HRjeOV6jB1EvayJp114r_Uk3z5BKlqNjIioP3FCC3IYvBK46ND3YWJrJWkce359rBqVzpHcQJSpHJtCQzfhG7JmfVMionZ-zn1Tk4UHFIHguO2wyxQVE8QnU/s320/November+_+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411093704130454242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and adhered them to each card.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">164 STDs later....and we're done!</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGvuXb9_HVjzETfPi8NVS_bMEEkuq9gIIXITc9UwUi_g1z-eASWp7O9PqzmaUc3hyphenhyphenw6LGgCwQxDxeAYxGkUYA3S56j7Rk95UQ-_tX7tYLvOKiBCxUc9XnV0VBn9GAnqmJmoMCYW8n1ms/s1600-h/November+_+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGvuXb9_HVjzETfPi8NVS_bMEEkuq9gIIXITc9UwUi_g1z-eASWp7O9PqzmaUc3hyphenhyphenw6LGgCwQxDxeAYxGkUYA3S56j7Rk95UQ-_tX7tYLvOKiBCxUc9XnV0VBn9GAnqmJmoMCYW8n1ms/s320/November+_+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411095396830232882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now all Trev and I need to do is sign each Christmas card. I'll do all of the addressing. :)</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">YAY!!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-41329323372483242912009-12-04T00:32:00.000-08:002009-12-04T01:12:05.189-08:00Sometimes, during this process....<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><div style="text-align: left;">....all I wanna do is look at Trev and say:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoiZiYVtpGJcT8MKSM5Bh9g_lLYn3JDoXSJEwTIUaJ0CDu_ADNMeAnkCMdAVM7QfnT0-Ny7_GLhUotIxk0f7MGkhgrzINhYtOE5zOCXDvoaA3B1LEFgu1ONh10oKRpaF2i_7T07LcsP0/s1600-h/fffound+%2B+weheartit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoiZiYVtpGJcT8MKSM5Bh9g_lLYn3JDoXSJEwTIUaJ0CDu_ADNMeAnkCMdAVM7QfnT0-Ny7_GLhUotIxk0f7MGkhgrzINhYtOE5zOCXDvoaA3B1LEFgu1ONh10oKRpaF2i_7T07LcsP0/s320/fffound+%2B+weheartit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411296770581744034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://ffffound.com/">FFFFOUND</a>!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's both exhausting and exhilarating planning a wedding. Everyone you encounter has an opinion. Everyone wants to put in their two cents. One thing I find myself thinking, while others are telling me what they did for their wedding, what they wish they had done, or what they plan to do when it's their big day... one thing I find myself thinking is:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe we should have just gone on a fabulous<br />exotic vacation and gotten married someplace<br />where it's just us, God, and love.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">But then I remember all of the cute projects I am working on and that thought instantly vaporizes.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-66171826812270972112009-12-03T12:39:00.000-08:002009-12-04T01:12:57.009-08:00Warning: Scheduling Posts!!!! :)<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I guess this is a good warning. I've worked up some posts.....they'll post daily!!! My goal is to work a head so that I keep up with my goal of writing more frequently.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Posts in the hopper:</span><br /><ol style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li>Save the Dates!!!</li><li>Merry Monograms</li><li>The "+1" Worry...</li></ol><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">:)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-83271184655021798852009-12-03T10:43:00.000-08:002009-12-04T01:13:27.029-08:00Thanksgiving & Apple Cup<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I've been a bad girl. No posts over the long weekend... but I took photos of activities and projects because I knew that I would want to post! :)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thanksgiving was crazy busy for Trev and I. We woke up at 7am for the Turkey Bowl. Yes, ladies, that's right. A game of football on the morning after Seattle got TONS of rain...in a brand new sports field...that was basically all puddles.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">While the boys played football:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYPES7RYT5CXXD4yL9SEzms4Jk4zgPJZ2LvTzCYWCbAc6yPPZgSWQH0BXogby0KhlDGDpWsbS6vdvUW8EyMDB4aoxD2IMNys7oUk5-TZ2qaelYIUXWSod6othl6PeA7w60jOcOUBcTmE/s1600-h/November+_+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYPES7RYT5CXXD4yL9SEzms4Jk4zgPJZ2LvTzCYWCbAc6yPPZgSWQH0BXogby0KhlDGDpWsbS6vdvUW8EyMDB4aoxD2IMNys7oUk5-TZ2qaelYIUXWSod6othl6PeA7w60jOcOUBcTmE/s320/November+_+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411083155795744178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The wives, Little Grace, and I hung out on the sideline:<br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB2pDQsotAjnzcFlKFXwV27cjZhwp-5qEFjVRpGhuxJUjieZ8iDvvOchHhKK2qnJJfB7zdil76gZaAZr_Qg8wjpwBFrDNWGiHDLF5EdX0Uj9yQ1wDEWMVWBIsO_eYAr9zK9dylVNqof0/s1600-h/November+_+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB2pDQsotAjnzcFlKFXwV27cjZhwp-5qEFjVRpGhuxJUjieZ8iDvvOchHhKK2qnJJfB7zdil76gZaAZr_Qg8wjpwBFrDNWGiHDLF5EdX0Uj9yQ1wDEWMVWBIsO_eYAr9zK9dylVNqof0/s320/November+_+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411084168161085842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was completely entertained on this rainy Thanksgiving morning though...because one of the wives brought her </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >adorable</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> son! Before he could talk, this little boy would sign for things....just like the kid in Meet the Parents/Fockers. Now he can talk, and he's as sweet as pie!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Even Little Grace loved him:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4zWVjXVbt_QB9aFBDF-351BjCnMmwqBWzF1rBgM_3wG9xAeioJHUZHUnE0NlLdmSkHXnS4iAXHzh6C3zxgzvEQC3qYmzNMVvmv9CNlr-phLtW1-2iX1dMKupShhshcqEoAZirb_x0A8/s1600-h/November+_+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4zWVjXVbt_QB9aFBDF-351BjCnMmwqBWzF1rBgM_3wG9xAeioJHUZHUnE0NlLdmSkHXnS4iAXHzh6C3zxgzvEQC3qYmzNMVvmv9CNlr-phLtW1-2iX1dMKupShhshcqEoAZirb_x0A8/s320/November+_+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411083894335150642" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqI45-1fKtJrhs0Qhigz5DiqryuyMtZFdiFdKti0j8UNPIin0-eC30sbSIU7-Em59EG_GxqFdya_Gb5u3-p6keaFANbdg6Ci11aEWoEFBMOgpgd7D7gnwlGuqfzd3yBxwSb9NMCBKONs8/s1600-h/November+_+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqI45-1fKtJrhs0Qhigz5DiqryuyMtZFdiFdKti0j8UNPIin0-eC30sbSIU7-Em59EG_GxqFdya_Gb5u3-p6keaFANbdg6Ci11aEWoEFBMOgpgd7D7gnwlGuqfzd3yBxwSb9NMCBKONs8/s320/November+_+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411083882459323474" border="0" /></a> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmrMqgL76-1r2sAb9j7CWD9IuqCMJVAY9X707l0hhB7B_MfA1QYDRca8utFhCYvMmZfKAKq_-wHv0qv0CBCFXfLKDGx5_54Bat5b-iDAnYC7vozLIg_nv-uIfF9tu9bG47zkfUuZv5no/s1600-h/November+_+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmrMqgL76-1r2sAb9j7CWD9IuqCMJVAY9X707l0hhB7B_MfA1QYDRca8utFhCYvMmZfKAKq_-wHv0qv0CBCFXfLKDGx5_54Bat5b-iDAnYC7vozLIg_nv-uIfF9tu9bG47zkfUuZv5no/s320/November+_+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411083877278312962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and then they were done:</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4XcTyi52Ta_enGbpndP6SBaT2NNAdPkolcyrjrd0NVpzXLM1JyiX5ybJxMva-hvhFcoe41THUA5nrte_Q-D1PIVgOfBzb4a7wypdwlz90oE8hyphenhyphen8I8oFMQNOtsO6jG8ubhhF-8nL6bPY/s1600-h/November+_+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4XcTyi52Ta_enGbpndP6SBaT2NNAdPkolcyrjrd0NVpzXLM1JyiX5ybJxMva-hvhFcoe41THUA5nrte_Q-D1PIVgOfBzb4a7wypdwlz90oE8hyphenhyphen8I8oFMQNOtsO6jG8ubhhF-8nL6bPY/s320/November+_+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411084470545271442" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After football, Trev and I drove across the valley to his parent's place. (His parents live up on that hill in the background of the photo - beautiful views!!!) I failed to take photos the rest of Thanksgiving day... But we managed to spend time with Trev's family </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> my family. I was exhausted by the end of the day.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Saturday after Thanksgiving was the </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Apple Cup</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">!!! A little history (thanks </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Cup">Wikipedia</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">!):</span> <blockquote style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: justify;">The <b>Apple Cup</b> is the annual college football rivalry game between the two largest universities in the U.S. state of Washington; the University of Washington (UW) Huskies and the Washington State University (WSU) Cougars. It is traditionally the final game of the regular season and takes place on the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving at Husky Stadium in Seattle during odd years, and WSU's Martin Stadium in Pullman during even years.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bellevuelocaltable.com/blog/wp-content/Apple-cup_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 140px;" src="http://bellevuelocaltable.com/blog/wp-content/Apple-cup_web.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I made all of Trev's favorite football food: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo8Qcjxrd9NCHBVHk2t40TmQLZV0d97nb2pFUaB7pxeI4zvxJAW2_Oonrgi04fiBTTGM6aQ5lNb64T_rIfNebFfQrj2EErf4iBIYLYkfufdRC-Em9N3ZRkPke8rCsQtQC7tHQHYc6Q5Q/s1600-h/November+_+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo8Qcjxrd9NCHBVHk2t40TmQLZV0d97nb2pFUaB7pxeI4zvxJAW2_Oonrgi04fiBTTGM6aQ5lNb64T_rIfNebFfQrj2EErf4iBIYLYkfufdRC-Em9N3ZRkPke8rCsQtQC7tHQHYc6Q5Q/s320/November+_+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411085620745243218" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYne3l7jCrcGDsVbI6rZjoWzdh79YhVdPFcnTtqNt362AjQ_apBB1oo4VZO1lDmnRuJN9LgGZHjADYOEthYJhBlsnqfwK0n-iIHCW-oQcTF4F-NUJq8oJoAq0uXOYG_k6u-0NY6jMWk9o/s1600-h/November+_+015.jpg"><blockquote><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYne3l7jCrcGDsVbI6rZjoWzdh79YhVdPFcnTtqNt362AjQ_apBB1oo4VZO1lDmnRuJN9LgGZHjADYOEthYJhBlsnqfwK0n-iIHCW-oQcTF4F-NUJq8oJoAq0uXOYG_k6u-0NY6jMWk9o/s320/November+_+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411085615894792834" border="0" /></blockquote></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzagBMoq4jISAlANJ-4mkCD9CteN14jOCS_X34JNyrW0OeKaONN9o2jvusEjy5JJE7WbgLALFZ4ssTcDSRVfrMNPBWKqP1mqkDSgpYpptpuX8geAsdNwVBOBQwprZec1xfcRfQxRWBBOo/s1600-h/November+_+014.jpg"><blockquote><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzagBMoq4jISAlANJ-4mkCD9CteN14jOCS_X34JNyrW0OeKaONN9o2jvusEjy5JJE7WbgLALFZ4ssTcDSRVfrMNPBWKqP1mqkDSgpYpptpuX8geAsdNwVBOBQwprZec1xfcRfQxRWBBOo/s320/November+_+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411085605585461202" border="0" /></blockquote></a> His 2009 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Apple Cup</span> menu consisted of:</div></blockquote> <ol style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li>Delicious tortilla chips and fresh pico de gallo</li><li>Pigs in a blanket (one of his faves, and a special request...)</li><li>Little smokes wrapped in bacon then dredged through brown sugar and baked...YUM!!!</li><li>Shrimp cocktail with cream cheese and crackers</li><li>Christmas cookie tray (it was on sale! I couldn't resist...)</li><li>Cheese, meat, and crackers</li><li>Hawaiian BBQ Chips</li></ol><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The man was happy. All the boys were happy. :)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So, how did </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Apple Cup</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 2009 turn out?</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well...just watch this and find out!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TUW7c4WsEqA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TUW7c4WsEqA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Trev and I ended Apple Cup 2009 with big smiles on our faces!!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-28996658857531397762009-11-23T23:10:00.000-08:002009-12-04T01:13:44.699-08:00Mission: Pearls and Fragrance<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://rlv.zcache.com/women_shopping_black_trolly_sticker-p217628546327720641tdcj_210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 210px;" src="http://rlv.zcache.com/women_shopping_black_trolly_sticker-p217628546327720641tdcj_210.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">zazzle.com<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This past Sunday my Mama and I went out on a mission.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Objectives:</span> </div><ol style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: justify;"><li>Put together Christmas care package for my brother who is currently living and working in South Korea teaching English to elementary aged children. <a href="http://www.russinsoko.blogspot.com/">You can check out his blog here. </a>He's a great writer and tells wonderful stories. He spent 2008-2009 in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar doing similar work. This time, however, he's getting paid. </li><li>Put together Christmas care package for my Oma (my Mom's Mother - my Grandmother) who lives in Germany. She's a sweet woman! So funny - definitely a clever sense of humor too. :)<br /></li><li>Research pearls at all the stores in the mall. Who has the best deal? Who has the nicest pearls? Who has the nicest clasps? (The clasps were/are very important to me. I would like nice pearls with nice clasps on the necklace and bracelet...I would like these gifts to last!) Who might have sales on Black Friday? Who will discount for a large quantity purchase? (Is that even a reasonable question?) <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">For those of you ladies who read the blog - yes...yes...you're getting beautiful jewelry for the wedding. Surprise! So don't go out and buy something fancy, because I've got you covered. <span style="font-style: italic;">AND</span> - don't be feeling like I just screwed you out of a gift that had an element of "surprise!"....there will be surprise-esqe things coming your way closer to the wedding. :)</span></span><br /></li><li>Go to Nordstrom and find the perfect fragrance for the wedding day. I know this might sound premature....but I was thinking that it could be a Christmas Gift. I'll update you on this shortly...</li></ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So we put together my brother's care package....FYI: I just typed out the entire contents of the care package just to realize that he often reads my blog so that he can "participate" in the wedding planning process even though he is on the other side of the world. We're best friends. I love him for showing interest in my girliest of girly times in my life - during the wedding planning process. (I've always been a "guy's girl"...)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Anyway</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Russ? Check.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We put together Oma's package....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Now on to the</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> pearls. Oh....you pearls. You're beautiful. I quickly learned two big things...</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Lesson #1:</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Gold is worth a ton of money right now (DUH.) so any pearl necklaces/earrings/bracelets with gold clasps/posts will be more expensive than silver. Fabulous. Typical. Because guess what?!? I wanted gold. With the girls wearing dresses in the most fabulous of chocolaty brown fabrics - gold would be so warm and wonderful.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Lesson #2: </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lesson number two? Always look at the clasp. I found a gorgeous set of real pearls at Macy's that were a very reasonable price - $100 before any discounts...they were 50% off and then an additional %15 off if you used a Macy's card. Great deal!!! I wanted to see what the pearls looked like against my skin, so I reached for the clasp. Oh....the clasp. It was a pain to use, it felt cheaper in quality, it was just...not what I wanted. Two cases over there were gorgeous pearl necklaces and bracelets, all priced well into the hundreds and some into the thousands of dollars. Those clasps....there is a noticeable difference that doesn't even need describing. If you don't see the difference in quality - there's no help for you.</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://carbon.liquidweb.com/%7Ejansjewe/item_images/SR4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://carbon.liquidweb.com/%7Ejansjewe/item_images/SR4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Beware. The spring ring clasp. Yes - there are some good ones like this out there. But look at this fancy schmancy one comin' up....</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bronnrocks.com/catalog/images/cl169"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://bronnrocks.com/catalog/images/cl169" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Gold Filigree Clasps. Some are simple. Some are decorative. I think they're a fun unique touch, a little vintage... and pretty. So there you go.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I came home and did some searching online. These were the top options that I found online, and I think I have made my decision.</span> </div><ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: justify;"><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Watches/10k-Yellow-Gold-Cultured-Pearl-Earring-and-Pendant-Set-7-7.5-mm/4003569/product.html" target="_blank">10k Yellow Gold Cultured Pearl Earring and Pendant Set</a> (7-7.5 mm) for $55 per set, so $330ish before taxes and S&H</li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Watches/14k-Gold-Freshwater-Pearl-3-piece-Set-with-Plush-Box-6-6.50-mm-18-in-7-in/502722/product.html" target="_blank">14k Gold Freshwater Pearl 3-piece Set with Plush Box ( 6-6.50 mm/ 18 in/ 7 in)</a> for $66 per set (this one comes with a beautiful box – a great gift!), so $396ish before taxes and S&H</li><li><span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:7;" > </span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Watches/14k-Gold-Cultured-Pearl-Necklace-and-Earring-Set-Case-of-3/2601478/product.html" target="_blank">14k Gold Cultured Pearl Necklace and Earring Set (Case of 3)</a> for $173.99 – comes out to $58 per set, so $350ish before taxes and S&H</li><li><span><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-size:7;" > </span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.J142964.desc.Honora-Cultured-Pearl-Sterling-6mm-SemiRound-Jewelry-Set" target="_blank">Honora Cultured Pearl Sterling 6mm Semi-Round Jewelry</a> Set for $49.98, so $300ish before taxes and S&H</li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.J09251.desc.Honora-Cultured-Freshwater-Pearl-Three-Piece-Wardrobe-Set/walk.yah.1001%7EA665%7EA693%7EA762" target="_blank">Honora Cultured Freshwater Pearl Three Piece Wardrobe Set for $54.90</a>, so $330ish before taxes and S&H</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> My final lesson on my mission for the perfect pearls? Go to stores and see pearls in person. Figure out what you like and what you don't like. Learn the names of the colors. Touch and use the clasps. Then - go home and find a deal! (...and be sure to pay attention to the website's return policy and read customer reviews!) I'll post photos of the pearls when they arrive. :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finally - the search for the perfect bridal fragrance. My wedding planner friend, and day-of-coordinator, Erin Lindeman of </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.lindemanweddings.com/">Lindeman Weddngs and Events</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> posted something about the fragrance that she wore on the day of her wedding in her Facebook status update the other day...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I would really like to find the perfect scent for our wedding day. Something special. Something that, when we're older, brings back the memories and sentiments of the day we were married.... This is what I told Tatiana, the wonderful woman in the fragrance department at Nordstrom. She had the most fabulous accent....and it was my description of the style (note: </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >style</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >not</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > scent</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">) I was looking for.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After we discussed things, Tatiana guided me to the following scents:</span> </div><ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: justify;"><li>CHANEL <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/2382927/0%7E2377897%7E2377898%7E2382927?ws-action=http%3a%2f%2fum.chanel.com%2ffplus.phpchsetdefgnav%3d6%26chsetdefgnavdiv%3d13%26branding%3dn05%26landing%3df%26la%3den-us%26lo%3dus%26re%3dnordstrom%7e%7e%7eG%2103400737FEF3%215kW0r37g%252brwd%252bKllvg%3d%3d%7egeneral%7e%7e%7e%40http%3a%2f%2fsyndicator.chanel.com.edgesuite.net%2fnordstrom%2fchanel-um">No. 5</a></li><li>CHANEL <span id="r8i3" onmouseclick="event.cancelBubble=true" onmousedown="event.cancelBubble=true" onmouseenter="event.cancelBubble=true" onmousehover="event.cancelBubble=true" onmouseleave="event.cancelBubble=true" onmousemove="event.cancelBubble=true" onmouseout="event.cancelBubble=true" onmouseover="event.cancelBubble=true"><span class="chdesctxtem">C<a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/2382927/0%7E2377897%7E2377898%7E2382927?ws-action=http%3a%2f%2fum.chanel.com%2ffplus.phpchsetdefgnav%3d6%26chsetdefgnavdiv%3d17%26branding%3dcom%26landing%3df%26la%3den-us%26lo%3dus%26re%3dnordstrom%7e%7e%7eG%210B6B6AA79107%215kW0r37g%252brwd%252bKllvg%3d%3d%7egeneral%7e%7e%7e%40http%3a%2f%2fsyndicator.chanel.com.edgesuite.net%2fnordstrom%2fchanel-um">OCO MADEMOISELLE</a></span></span></li><li><a class="styleOutfitCollectionItemLink1" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2950859/0%7E2376780%7E6009391%7E6016708%7E6016709%7E6016722?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6016722&P=1">BVLGARI pour Femme 'Rose Essentielle'</a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and then finally....</span></div> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2993399?Category=&Search=True&SearchType=keywordsearch&keyword=Quelques+Fleurs+Vaporisateur&origin=searchresults"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Quelques Fleurs Vaporisateur</span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Launched by the design house of Houbigant in 1912, QUELQUES FLEURS by Houbigant is classified as a flowery fragrance for women. This feminine scent posesses a blend of: many soft, sensual florals, the original, popular fragrance for women. It is recommended for evening wear. Houbigant de Paris was founded in France in 1775 and it is the only French Perfume maker with almost 230 years of historic artistry in perfume making.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Oh! So fancy! No really, in all seriousness - there was something about this scent. It's classic. It's light. When it touched my warm skin - it worked with my body temperature. It. Was. Perfect.<br /><br />My Mama mentioned that this might be the perfect bridal shower gift. I smiled, said "Great idea!" and we just continued on our shopping trip...<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-35583755708333216402009-11-19T10:26:00.000-08:002009-12-04T01:13:51.713-08:00I Do Dictionary<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I was explaining "bride-brain" to one of my coworkers this morning. He was dumbfounded. Here's how it went, all via email:</span> <ul style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Coworker: "DIVA!!! [side note: that is my work nickname. yeah....] Make your picks! There's a Thursday game tonight!"</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Me: "DOH!!!! I thought I made them already. I'll get right on it. Damn bride-brain."<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Coworker: "Bride-Brain? Really?"</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Me: "Yes, really. I have bride-brain. It’s not uncommon amongst young ladies planning weddings…<o:p></o:p>"</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Click on image to enlarge.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qASnj9ROAxVY0j-6BYunD9tovcaf12GWkhUq-Nun1zZ4gaL61wALPDFh-JMBMyUvh5GvVRwDov8wVHL0kCU9P8cybH0Uj666Jr9DSJifT8IHrYmgwZ-p_R7fynxVuLcyHRURKAqacmY/s1600/my_brain-thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qASnj9ROAxVY0j-6BYunD9tovcaf12GWkhUq-Nun1zZ4gaL61wALPDFh-JMBMyUvh5GvVRwDov8wVHL0kCU9P8cybH0Uj666Jr9DSJifT8IHrYmgwZ-p_R7fynxVuLcyHRURKAqacmY/s200/my_brain-thumb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405886958631556002" border="0" /></a>Image found <a href="http://www.airynothing.com/blogs/2004/08/">HERE</a>.<br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I googled bride brain and stumbled across </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.bridetobe.com.au/Planning/view-article.asp?articleID=1289">this</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> website with a list of terms for wedding-related things. Some of the terms were reasonable:</span> <ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li>Bridezilla....we've all heard that one....</li><li>Manscaping...</li><li>Groomzilla...</li><li>Wedsites... </li></ul><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">....and then there were some terms that I hadn't heard before, but I totally get:</span> <ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><li><strong>Bridesmare</strong> - Rogue bridesmaids who are clearly there for the halo not the hard work. Soon after accepting the role of BM, they lose all resemblance to your childhood bestie, sister etc and become... the bridesmare! Commonly seen sighing and rolling their eyes at every request for help, rejecting every dress on the grounds of colour and/or style, and insisting on wearing higher, sparklier shoes than their fellow wedding party members.</li><li><strong>RSVPeeved </strong>- Legitimate, panic-tinged feelings of annoyance at your friends and family's apparent inability to find a mailbox in order to RSVP in the appropriate manner to your wedding or engagement party invitation. And no, phoning or texting in the acceptance doesn't help...</li><li><strong>Fudget</strong> - Your frequently tweaked big day budget which features some very creative accounting techniques (including rounding figures WAY down failing to replace the projected cost of an item with the actual spend). If necessary, the Fudget can be blamed on Bridal Brain and should be considered an entirely necessary planning tool in the prevention of panic-related pre-nuptial meltdowns.<br /></li></ul><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I don't know. Just thinkin'.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-89731254956611279812009-11-17T15:59:00.001-08:002009-12-04T01:14:10.835-08:00Currently Loving: Sarcastic Cards<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm a big fan of writing cards, letters, love notes... I feel like it's a dying hobby and art, and I just can't let that happen!!!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Especially when there are awesome cards out there like <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NeatThings">this</a>:<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Please click on images to enlarge, trust, it is well worth it!</span><br /></div><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.95669996.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 352px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.95669996.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.102802414.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 349px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.102802414.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.102802415.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 473px; height: 352px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.102802415.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.97641632.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 471px; height: 351px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.97641632.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.97641635.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 472px; height: 353px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.97641635.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Check out the card creative geniuses over at </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NeatThings">Neat Things on Etsy</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. I promise it'll make you smile. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162085708816530692.post-56892604153452343642009-11-16T00:35:00.000-08:002009-12-04T01:14:37.685-08:00UPDATE: Paloma's Nest Ringer Bearer Bowl<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Beginning of October I wrote about my love for the ever-so-popular Paloma's Nest Ring Bearer Bowl. I know - they're everywhere...AS THEY SHOULD BE. They're gorgeous. Here it is, our custom bowl with custom sappy lyrics (that totally suit us):</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The pretty packaging: </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">.....are you noticing a trend in my constant focus on cute packaging? What's up with that, man?! Maybe it has something to do with my career in marketing...</span></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdYci7Rhl63SeOlEeGOl4icr_0iM29pjyLUVy-7Q2RLsBX4y8blsMoI88sGylNqC38NTDi3kLCcEFFRGFT3kBdgHG6lUKAomJvZ6ai4WBwGfEY0F_Ic1_HfcrQhVsSeHcBVxPIuyoPjs/s1600/DIY+Project+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdYci7Rhl63SeOlEeGOl4icr_0iM29pjyLUVy-7Q2RLsBX4y8blsMoI88sGylNqC38NTDi3kLCcEFFRGFT3kBdgHG6lUKAomJvZ6ai4WBwGfEY0F_Ic1_HfcrQhVsSeHcBVxPIuyoPjs/s320/DIY+Project+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404617379273366354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The custom bowl resting on a nest, complete with small heart-shaped </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >"Thank You<span style="font-style: italic;">."</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> How charming!!!</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43E-1875nxD5vDGkzZ1iBse-3qKQDv0IZLeveP0USO9ho7emtBjrKvrAcmfsTZGmGGUjgG0jr6qQkDFKaZr6jm2M6guUXGDlmAqVTPJXL7IUIl0UcY-9lEL_sB6qu82FpXMJutTOnIm8/s1600/DIY+Project+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43E-1875nxD5vDGkzZ1iBse-3qKQDv0IZLeveP0USO9ho7emtBjrKvrAcmfsTZGmGGUjgG0jr6qQkDFKaZr6jm2M6guUXGDlmAqVTPJXL7IUIl0UcY-9lEL_sB6qu82FpXMJutTOnIm8/s320/DIY+Project+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404617383458038514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and our sappy song lyrics:</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;">SWEET LIKE CANDY<br />TO MY SOUL.<br />7.17.2010<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTBDAW-4Um-Xffv-9nrU_CNY1OvLVohIi2eh-G0UCKIMNb1sQSl5cM89XPm9SUqbqJ1QQS8avlZzKu6f55o8usVNtPopojY63I5aKJ7tekgx919yXE_s28xiP-N6M-z24fmDRxj2wpeA/s1600/DIY+Project+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTBDAW-4Um-Xffv-9nrU_CNY1OvLVohIi2eh-G0UCKIMNb1sQSl5cM89XPm9SUqbqJ1QQS8avlZzKu6f55o8usVNtPopojY63I5aKJ7tekgx919yXE_s28xiP-N6M-z24fmDRxj2wpeA/s320/DIY+Project+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404617392781321090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Personal Photos<br /></span></div><br /><br /> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am so pleased. What a beautiful keepsake.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com