Am I Giving Up My Crown?

White Bolero Hunt

Once I had the dress selected, I had to find a bolero. I wanted something to cover my shoulders when I traveled from the wedding to the reception. I went on quite the hunt and ended up finding the perfect fit just one week before the wedding. 

Wedding supplies are PRICEY. I think the jacket I picked was like $120. Anyway, it looked fab. Which one did I pick?

White Dress Frenzy

Planning a wedding is fun...if you do everything the way that you want it, when you want it. I'm glad that I didn't have a lot of time to search for a dress. I never would have made up my mind. There are so many ways that you can go, so many styles...sexy, cute, elegant, traditional. I want to be all of these things on different days.

Because the wedding was small and informal, the pressure was off, and I got to pick something fun. My mom and step-mom gave me their opinions (their traditional opinions) and were helpful and not pushy. In the end, I got a fun little dress, and I twirled the night away. In a few weeks, I'll post the final dress. For now, here are a few that didn't make the cut.

Love Locks

So yeah. I've been busy. I went to Houston for beer week, Athens Georgia for the best beer shopping in the country and New York for an annual Broadway show and eating/shopping experience. I got Sheetrock up in the house, which is a huge step! Oh and...I got married!!! Yep.

This is where the journey home has taken me...into the arms of my love.

We came here floating on separate clouds from separate lands heavy with rain but light in spirit. We converged ever so lightly for a brief moment. Light enough not to frighten either of us away but memorable enough to last forever.

This moment was magic (rarely have I used this word before now) but for us through this experience, the word is defined.

A friend of mine traveled to Germany the week of our wedding. He toasted us from afar with a German brew and walked across this bridge while thinking of us on our special day. The bridge was full of love locks. Each individual locked to another symbolizing love and union.

photo by Athulf Josef Dernbecher

 

photo by bdrsky

 

photo by Liu Hongshi liuhs

 

photo by Andrew Wenger

 
photo by chotda

Enjoy these love lock photos from around the world. I'll tell you more about our magical day in posts to come.

Lessons from Lyrics #3

"Life is but a Dream"

"Life is but a dream" I've heard this lyric my whole life. 

Today I ask...What, if anything, should I take seriously?

Criminal Characters

Crime isn't funny, 

but computer generated sketches are. 

 Sketches released during the week of October 10, 2011 by the New Orleans Police Department for wanted criminals. If you recognize these people call CrimeStoppers at 504-822-1111.

Plums...Pass It On

 

photo by Shil Patel

Sometimes people come into your life that are going through exactly what you you've gone through in the past so that you can comfort them and they can remind you where you've been. I have a new friend like that. She forwarded me this blog post, and it reminded me......

how much I like plums.

READ THE BLOG POST HERE