Let's Get Married - Thank yous!

Our wedding could not have come off so nicely if it wasn't for our people.  So this post is specifically for our people.  Hopefully I don't miss anyone, but let me preface this by saying that we are truly blessed with our families and our friends I often feel as though our cup runs over with remarkable relationships and hopefully we can share the blessings with each of you one day. 
Thanks so much to my bridesmaids who not only threw me some pretty awesome parties.  But went the extra mile dress shopping, made invitations, programs, wedding flowers, centerpieces, set-up, tore down, seamed dresses and more.  They gifted me my make-up and hair, and made sure my dress wasn't ruined getting in and out of cars, they stood in the cold in their summery dresses and owned picture time.  These girls - Kathleen, Lynley, Amy, Rachael, and Lita were pretty much awesome.   They represented seriously.
Thanks so much to the groomsmen, especially knickerbocker and jono who were very supportive to Dustin often leaning him an ear or giving him a needed pep talk.  You also made set-up possible hauling chairs, tables and risers, moving things an inch or two for Kim.
Thanks to my momo who helped out with gift making, pencil sharpening and pinched and saved up so she could help us out with the wedding costs - it meant a lot to us momo.  You are the best and it's great to see how your life has changed in the last few years.

And to JJ - Dustin loved how you are mister taker carer (he had no idea).  It was great how you continually checked to see if we needed anything and you were so helpful with wedding music and getting people lined up and keeping the baby flower girl in line - thank you.
Kim Shrum holy cow you are amazing we've been best friends for 12 years and even though we can't always hangout like we want you still were the best wedding coordinator ever.  You made things and magic happen - THANK YOU is not enough.  
Jill Baar thanks for being assistant coordinator and taking care of clean-up and milk toasts and just helping out where needed.
Megan and Dan you two are an amazing couple and we appreciate the craft help, picking up the cake, cleaning up, and just running out for things as we discovered they were needed - thanks!

Aunt Thea thanks for flying in early and tying a million bows (okay not quite a million), your help setting up was much needed and we also appreciated your assistance making gifts. 
Schreve, Alicia, and Lo - Thanks so much for taking care of last minute things, for keeping Dustin from being so nervous and for the sweet action grill. 
Dustin's Family - thanks for helping clean-up it's always fun to set-up not as fun to clean-up, and thanks for dancing and living it up in the photobooth.
Pastor Aaron - thanks for guiding us thru this process and pre-marital counseling and for being the master of ceremonies.

Jodie Minniear - THANK YOU so much for being our wedding photographer.  You told me you were not a wedding photographer but when I look at the photos you captured us on this special day PERFECTLY and it's truly amazing - don't sell yourself short.  Oh and thanks to your assistants Jeanne and Logan too - I love all three of you.
Thanks as well to everyone who came to celebrate this special day with us we know many of you traveled far to be with us and we appreciate everything. 
(All photos by Jodie Minniear).

Let's Get Married - Reception

 In addition to the sweet action decor with the puzzles and frisbees, we wanted our reception to be fun.  We wanted dancing and unique touches of us.  We served breakfast for dinner complete with bacon and biscuits and gravy - which is very much us.  So instead of a traditional wedding cake which is pricey we went with donuts from a local donut shop, just stacked like a cake.  So cutting of the cake was basically us tearing one in half then shoving it in each other's faces.  People however loved the donuts and it was much easier than cutting slices of cake.

 Just before he shoved it in my face.

 Our ring bearer enjoying a sprinkle wedding donut.

 We didn't have many of the traditional dances father daughter and mother son and we just had a first dance and a couples dance as well as a polka because I know my mom loves the polka.  Our first dance song was God Gave Me You by Dave Barnes.  After that we just let the dancing begin - I'm proud to say that Jono even got out there with Lo.

 Jono and Lo.

 JJ and Momo. 

 Me and Vanoskey getting our dance on, he's quite the good "bounce" dancer.

 Dustin and his grandma. 

 JJ and I dancing - gavin popping in the back I see.

 Logan and sammie two of my favorite kiddos doing a little slow dance.  I also notice my friend Jim who is NOT a fan of dancing back there dancing with his wife Haley - I love that!

 This happened much of the afternoon Dustin dancing with his nieces - they love to dance.   It was such a fun reception but it went too fast.  And I wish there had been more time to talk to everyone before people started leaving.  But everyone seemed to have a great time. 

All photos are by Jodie Minniear Photography - Jodie is simply the best.

148/365

Last week was not a good week to travel.  Monday I arrived late Thursday I couldn't even get a flight out to anywhere it was pretty much the same Friday.  I ended up driving home 12.5 hours so I could get home.  That's a great way to start a weekend.  Anyhow I still got my daily snaps in even if they were boring.

Monday - found a craft store called Tinsel Trading it's uber pricey but super cute.

Tuesday - check out this hotel carpet

Wednesday -typography at some store

Thursday - another crazy cabbie

Friday - part of my extra long drive home.

Saturday - we had 4 small house guests including this cutie.

Sunday - look at how my garden grows.  

Movie - The Great Gatsby

I hadn't been to the movies in ages but I am a sucker for period movies and movies written from books.  So I took myself to see the new gatsby.  Which I must say I enjoyed thoroughly even at the $19 price tag to see it in NYC.  I enjoyed Toby McGuire especially as well as myrtle and Jordan characters even though they were smaller parts.  My only complaint was the party scenes might have been a bit much - but I did love how the blended in new music with the 20s jazz and the camera work was very interesting.  Anyhow it was a good movie worth a trip to the theater for and now I am waiting on my invitation to a party in east egg.

Project Life weeks 15-17

Getting caught up on project life this is from our honeymoon and the week after. We had like 200 honeymoon photos so I just picked a few of my favorites I blew one up because I have been wanting to do that for a while on a project life page. I also used my printer for a change up on the titles for week 15 & 16 - man does that make things easy too. All three weeks went together super fast and I love them. I am excited to be moving to another binder soon. Nothing terribly fancy on these pages although I used a bunch of giant sequins I cut into hearts and stapled for week 15.

134/365

Last week was my fourth week in a row on the road and I am not really enjoying this time. Last week it rained hard rain which made it worse. I have glimpses of enjoyable moments but its hard wanting to be gone Monday thru Thursday every week. I am sick to death of eating out and I don't really really want to have another bellhop or hotel desk attendant ask me how I am each time I walk thru the lobby. I really need to stop complaining and just suck it up my life is not that bad. Again I feel like I need an attitude adjustment to get out of this groove. But I am over 1/3 of the way thru this project and I still snap at least one photo a day.
Anyhow here are a few of the snaps from this last week.
Monday - Under the Manhattan Bridge
Tuesday - weights at the gym
Wednesday - Rockefeller Center in panorama
Thursday - late night date with my husband at Bakersfield (ps Bakersfield is overhyped)
Friday - baby naming for miriam
Saturday - Dust feeding baby Hadley (isn't that priceless)
Sunday - Mother's Day with my mom.

141/365

Another week on the road.  I stayed in Brooklyn last week and it was a pretty nice week for walks so that was enjoyable.  The past weekend flew by in a blur and I barely got to see Dustin went to a wedding, quilt meeting, bike ride, church, lunch out, bridal shower and then dinner and I finally got to see my husband for a few hours.  Anyhow here are this weeks photos.

Monday - box van fruit market

Tuesday - Brooklyn Bridge from down under it was so pretty at night.

Wednesday - what is this truck used for?  

Thursday - all winter we have been waiting for it to be warm and nice to have waffles in the park.  This week it was!  So wafles we had this one was by Wafles & dinges and was excellent

Friday - Jen and Mbassi got married.  It was such a fun wedding and dance party.  Amy and I went as a date and it was super fun.

Saturday - imqg meeting this is holly and her tiny baby piecing

Sunday - a little bridal shower for Brittney she's getting married in just a few more weeks.