Here you go Marlita! (p.s. I can't stand Sparks either!)

well, I'm still waiting on a set of photo's, but here are a few while we wait! (it will be a few weeks)




James and Patti (our friends) me and Bruce


Bruce designed the cake, then added the flowers when we got it


flower girl and ring guy (his term) Miracle Joy and Elijah


me and 4 of the 5 siblings, Maggie got a little lost
James, Becca, Katie and Jennifer


James and Becca


those adorable show stealers


my brother James and me


I like this picture because it shows how intimate and sweet the ceremony was, and
it shows the lake and the poles...there were people sitting on chairs up under the
lanai, but all of my family was around us. I'm pretty sure it was my mom sobbing behind me

I sneaked peaks at the kids during the prayer, both of them had their eyes closed, Elijah was oh so serious.


do you really need an explanation?

home sweet bed

we're home. i started my new career in the food service industry today. hey, it's a job.
we had a perfect wedding, a wonderfully fun honeymoon and we are happy to be home.
there is much to write. in the meantime, here's a little picture.

wedding preview`

hair and makeup practice tonight. I hope I look this thin on Saturday, but of course, I can't hide behind props all day....

wedding preparations

sorry I haven't figured how to put things behind a cut on here yet!

If you've seen the move Fool's Rush In (a favorite of both of ours), we are trying to recreate the poles that they used for the wedding at the end of the movie. In our own fashion of course! We are also making miniature ones to go around the cake. 4 for the wedding, 6 for the cake. And when I say "we", I mean Bruce. I help (a little) but mostly in a consulting fashion and with little things. He's the brains of this part of the operation.


early stages of the miniatures. I wish I had taken pictures of when these were all just pieces of wood!

in various stages of completion. There is a beer bottle behind them for scale, but it's hard to see

finished!

bucket of autumn

practicing the bigger version...the poles still have to be painted, etc...

Bruce, working on the stands for the big ones


invitations

Bruce saved my butt. He came home from work at almost midnight and found me all emotional and exhausted putting these things together, and sat down and helped me until we were finished.

that's all for now....

off to clean my house, maybe....

less than two months to go

Well on Monday morning, I broke through the 20 minute wall on the elliptical trainer. I did a little over 2 miles and 27 minutes. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do it today, but I did, 25 minutes. It's hard not to get discouraged, watching Bruce do twice the distance in the same time, but I have to remember that he is 6 foot 3 and I'm barely 5'2. His stride IS longer. It is nice that he and Becca are working out with me. I am committed to not trying the dress on again until September 1, but I have lost 8 lbs in the last two weeks. I'm sticking to Body for Life, and just trying not to bulk up at all in the back/ chest area, thus the massive cardio.

In other news, I have given up the search for another corporate job (but not a part time job at night) and am going to continue pushing forward with my personal assistant work that I've been doing on the side. I'm so much happier doing it, I just need to bring in more clients.