Image via Lovliday Etsy Shop
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Please Leaf Your Thumbprint
Making the guestbook decision was quick and easy. I ran a "winter wedding" search on Etsy and found this:
Saturday, August 13, 2011
No Mad Hatter Here!
Hello Hive! Miss Sunhat here and I think I'm still in shock that I'm really a bee now! I can't tell you how excited and honored I am to be blogging for the hive. I found the e-mail at about 1 AM after getting home from a concert (Stone Temple Pilots yeah!) and couldn't sleep for hours! I've been reading Weddingbee for about a year and a half now and when the tea party generation of icons came out, I knew the sunhat was just the icon for me!
Why a sunhat? Well I love hats - really love hats. Like I was waiting for my invite to the royal wedding so I could rock the hell out of an amazing hat. The bigger the brim, the more I love the hat. I may not have gone this route:
Image via TruthQuake.com
But something like this would have been so fun and lovely to wear:
Image via TheBigFatIndianWedding.com
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Losing Those We Love
Unfortunately this post bears extremely sad news. On Monday, August 8, 2011, we lost my wonderful grandmother. My heart is still broken, yet I'm comforted knowing she is out of pain and at peace.
I was lucky enough to grow up next door to my fraternal grandparents. In fact, it was their farm we used for our engagement pictures. As a kid, I simply had to take a 3 minute walk through the back fields to reach their house. Grandma would always have candy bars in the fridge and we'd sip on grandpa's delicious "iced tea" concoction (I know it had Tang mixed in there!). My grandparents read to my sister and I all the time and taught us how to become fairly good rummy players. I clearly remember answering my first final Jeopardy! question correctly in their living room (they were avid viewers).
While these are memories I will always treasure, one memory I will not having is the two of them being there on my wedding day. Grandpa passed away 10 years ago, but I always expected grandma would be there with us. My heart aches each time I think of how she'll never see me in my dress or witness our beautiful Mass.
I have no doubt they both will be with me in spirit on that day. I am grateful grandma was able to meet and get to know Mr. Ballcap and she adored him. She was so happy for me and loved that I found a good, Catholic, Polish boy! Her faith was the strongest I have ever witnessed. I want to be sure to honor her and my grandfather in the best possible way during our ceremony.
This week we will take the time to mourn and honor this amazing woman. She'd give my dupa a swift kick if I didn't get back into the joy and fun of wedding planning soon. Losing a loved one is never easy, but losing her before one of the most important days in my life magnifies the grief.
I wish I didn't have to write such a heavy post, and there is no way my words can appropriately convey all I'm feeling, but I know I am not alone. I have an amazing family and an even more amazing fiance that provide a fantastic support system.
To those of you out there who may also be grieving, may your family and faith help you through this difficult time.
I was lucky enough to grow up next door to my fraternal grandparents. In fact, it was their farm we used for our engagement pictures. As a kid, I simply had to take a 3 minute walk through the back fields to reach their house. Grandma would always have candy bars in the fridge and we'd sip on grandpa's delicious "iced tea" concoction (I know it had Tang mixed in there!). My grandparents read to my sister and I all the time and taught us how to become fairly good rummy players. I clearly remember answering my first final Jeopardy! question correctly in their living room (they were avid viewers).
While these are memories I will always treasure, one memory I will not having is the two of them being there on my wedding day. Grandpa passed away 10 years ago, but I always expected grandma would be there with us. My heart aches each time I think of how she'll never see me in my dress or witness our beautiful Mass.
I have no doubt they both will be with me in spirit on that day. I am grateful grandma was able to meet and get to know Mr. Ballcap and she adored him. She was so happy for me and loved that I found a good, Catholic, Polish boy! Her faith was the strongest I have ever witnessed. I want to be sure to honor her and my grandfather in the best possible way during our ceremony.
This week we will take the time to mourn and honor this amazing woman. She'd give my dupa a swift kick if I didn't get back into the joy and fun of wedding planning soon. Losing a loved one is never easy, but losing her before one of the most important days in my life magnifies the grief.
I wish I didn't have to write such a heavy post, and there is no way my words can appropriately convey all I'm feeling, but I know I am not alone. I have an amazing family and an even more amazing fiance that provide a fantastic support system.
To those of you out there who may also be grieving, may your family and faith help you through this difficult time.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
These Boots are Made for . . .
Walking! Dancing! Struttin around! My Ugg sparkle boots have arrived!
Friday, August 5, 2011
How Me Became We - Part II
So in my previous post, you learned how foolish I was by pushing away a great guy for no real good reason!
I thought about Mr. Ball Cap quite a bit over the next couple of months, and as much as I tried to get him off my mind, I just felt so bad about how I handled the whole situation. I assumed I had blown it and hoped that someone else great would come into my life. But then, on December 17, 2008, while at a friend's Christmas party, I received a text that simply said "How are you?" It was from Mr. Ball Cap! I was in shock. I was surprised he even kept my number!
Over the next few days, we texted and talked and he asked if I wanted to maybe hang out again. I agreed and we set up a time to meet up. But then . . . he cancelled on me. Now I know that sounds terrible, but he actually had a valid reason that I believed. His youngest brother was going into the Air Force and the family ended up planning a farewell get together for his last night on the same day we were supposed to meet up. I couldn't blame him for that and hoped he wasn't really blowing me off.
I thought about Mr. Ball Cap quite a bit over the next couple of months, and as much as I tried to get him off my mind, I just felt so bad about how I handled the whole situation. I assumed I had blown it and hoped that someone else great would come into my life. But then, on December 17, 2008, while at a friend's Christmas party, I received a text that simply said "How are you?" It was from Mr. Ball Cap! I was in shock. I was surprised he even kept my number!
Over the next few days, we texted and talked and he asked if I wanted to maybe hang out again. I agreed and we set up a time to meet up. But then . . . he cancelled on me. Now I know that sounds terrible, but he actually had a valid reason that I believed. His youngest brother was going into the Air Force and the family ended up planning a farewell get together for his last night on the same day we were supposed to meet up. I couldn't blame him for that and hoped he wasn't really blowing me off.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
How Me Became We - Part I
I think I owe you an explanation on how this couple came to be!
After graduating from college in December, 2001, I started my accounting career at the height of tax season. I was lucky enough to join a firm with a fairly large department of young accountants. I made lifelong friends fast and spent the next 7 years having a ball. In 2003, the housing market was primed for young buyers so I purchased my first home. Life was good. I was having so much fun, but had no one special to share my life with.
My friends started to get married and have children and I found myself wanting the same. The circle of people in my life was pretty tight and after going to the same restaurants, clubs, etc., week after week, meeting someone new was proving difficult.
So what is a modern, independent woman to do? Turn to the Internet of course! I decided it was time to put myself out there and start meeting people outside of my everyday routine. I doubled my efforts by joining a dating service and e-Harmony.
After graduating from college in December, 2001, I started my accounting career at the height of tax season. I was lucky enough to join a firm with a fairly large department of young accountants. I made lifelong friends fast and spent the next 7 years having a ball. In 2003, the housing market was primed for young buyers so I purchased my first home. Life was good. I was having so much fun, but had no one special to share my life with.
My friends started to get married and have children and I found myself wanting the same. The circle of people in my life was pretty tight and after going to the same restaurants, clubs, etc., week after week, meeting someone new was proving difficult.
So what is a modern, independent woman to do? Turn to the Internet of course! I decided it was time to put myself out there and start meeting people outside of my everyday routine. I doubled my efforts by joining a dating service and e-Harmony.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Trade Show Jackpot
On Friday, July 22nd, MOB and I had a mother daughter day and went to another of Transworld's Jewelry, Fashion and Accessories show. I first discussed the show in this post, and we wanted to go to another to see what other wedding goods we could find.
Going on a Friday was a great choice. The doors opened at 9:30 and we arrived about 20 minutes early. We waited in a makeshift line and made a game plan on which way to go first. As the crowd filed in, we were handed some free goodies:
Going on a Friday was a great choice. The doors opened at 9:30 and we arrived about 20 minutes early. We waited in a makeshift line and made a game plan on which way to go first. As the crowd filed in, we were handed some free goodies:
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