I'm addicted to this blog: http://www.regirlfriend.com/.
It details the life of SLC girl whose fiance died in a plane crash along with his brother and father a year ago.
Having started my volunteer experience with the Sharing Place this week, I'm so thankful to have found Kirsten's blog. She gives me a glimpse of the raw feelings associated with losing someone so close, so special, so key to your life.
I've read, and cried, and read some more. The power of Kirsten's words have given me a strong appreciation of the lot I have in life.
If you have a few minutes to read, check out her blog. You'll be forever changed. I promise!
-A
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Open House
So, I guess I'm not OVER and DONE after all.
My mother-in-law is throwing an Open House for us.
Date: November 6, 2010
Time: Evening
Location: Hooper City Civic Center
Sorry for all the confusion and flip flopping. This one is a go. I promise!
My mother-in-law is throwing an Open House for us.
Date: November 6, 2010
Time: Evening
Location: Hooper City Civic Center
Sorry for all the confusion and flip flopping. This one is a go. I promise!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Open House Cancelled
I know what you are probably thinking right now. Go ahead and roll your eyes about a hundred times because that's what Scott and I have been doing since yesterday.
It seems there is a bad luck something in the cosmos when it comes to wedding anything for us. So, we've cancelled the Open House, and this time we're not making any other plans for wedding get-together "fun". We've had planning up the yang and way too much disappointment to not take this hit personally. Yeah, we're officially done with trying to celebrate our marriage.
I'm not even sure what happened to cause this latest whatever. I'm pretty lost on the whole debacle. But, after everything that was said, Scott and I feel insulted. Apparently, from what we've heard, we overstepped my family's hospitality, required too much and didn't understand the financial toll our event would have on everyone.
However, here's the kicker. The idea to do any type of celebration was not our idea. Even when an Open House was first mentioned, Scott and I let the idea slide to see where it'd go. Then, the idea was brought up again. Everyone in my family wanted to help. Many people offered to bring this and that. It seemed, with everyone pitching in, things would work out. Finally, things seemed to be falling into place. Scott and I would use the things we spent months planning and deciding on for our Open House--the invitations I designed, the cake, my custom dress six months in the making.
My dad's family were the first coal in the fire. After pitching the Open House idea to my dad, he threw a man fit. Yes, a man fit. He told me he would not feel comfortable having the Open House at my uncle and aunt's house. He said we needed to find a central location to hold the event, or he and his family would not be attending.
I thought maybe he'd get over it if someone else pointed out the fact that he'd be interacting with the same people if the Open House were held at my uncle and aunt's or a central location. So, I sent Scott to test the waters with him. He threw another man fit.
Scott and I decided to continue with the event offered by my mom's family. We figured the Green's had made their decision, and we couldn't really force them to participate if they didn't want to.
We began making plans. We got the invitations redone. Then everything came to a crashing halt yesterday with a phone call. I was all of the sudden given an alternative idea to the Open House. I was pretty shocked by the call and that we needed an alternative. Two days prior, everything seemed set in stone. I really didn't know what to say, and I didn't have time to process what was really going on. However, a few minutes after getting off the phone, the wheels in my head started turning. Why would we need alternatives to the Open House unless the Open House was a no-go?
Well...no need to get into the nitty gritty except for what I said above. We overstepped ourselves and expected too much without even knowing that's what we were doing.
So, contrary to what my family said, there will not be no special day for us. Things are tight for everyone and throwing something like that is way too much of a burden even when food and decorations are split between tons of people who volunteered to help.
The best part of this whole thing is we now get the opportunity of telling everyone who wanted to celebrate with us that we've failed to pull together another event. I'm really looking forward to the chat I'll be having tomorrow with my mother-in-law, after I spent half a day on Saturday talking and planning details with her. And, I'm really happy that my dress I'll never get to use is ready for pick-up tomorrow.
Sorry for the snappy sarcasm here. This girl is OVER and DONE with anything and everything wedding.
-S&A
It seems there is a bad luck something in the cosmos when it comes to wedding anything for us. So, we've cancelled the Open House, and this time we're not making any other plans for wedding get-together "fun". We've had planning up the yang and way too much disappointment to not take this hit personally. Yeah, we're officially done with trying to celebrate our marriage.
I'm not even sure what happened to cause this latest whatever. I'm pretty lost on the whole debacle. But, after everything that was said, Scott and I feel insulted. Apparently, from what we've heard, we overstepped my family's hospitality, required too much and didn't understand the financial toll our event would have on everyone.
However, here's the kicker. The idea to do any type of celebration was not our idea. Even when an Open House was first mentioned, Scott and I let the idea slide to see where it'd go. Then, the idea was brought up again. Everyone in my family wanted to help. Many people offered to bring this and that. It seemed, with everyone pitching in, things would work out. Finally, things seemed to be falling into place. Scott and I would use the things we spent months planning and deciding on for our Open House--the invitations I designed, the cake, my custom dress six months in the making.
My dad's family were the first coal in the fire. After pitching the Open House idea to my dad, he threw a man fit. Yes, a man fit. He told me he would not feel comfortable having the Open House at my uncle and aunt's house. He said we needed to find a central location to hold the event, or he and his family would not be attending.
I thought maybe he'd get over it if someone else pointed out the fact that he'd be interacting with the same people if the Open House were held at my uncle and aunt's or a central location. So, I sent Scott to test the waters with him. He threw another man fit.
Scott and I decided to continue with the event offered by my mom's family. We figured the Green's had made their decision, and we couldn't really force them to participate if they didn't want to.
We began making plans. We got the invitations redone. Then everything came to a crashing halt yesterday with a phone call. I was all of the sudden given an alternative idea to the Open House. I was pretty shocked by the call and that we needed an alternative. Two days prior, everything seemed set in stone. I really didn't know what to say, and I didn't have time to process what was really going on. However, a few minutes after getting off the phone, the wheels in my head started turning. Why would we need alternatives to the Open House unless the Open House was a no-go?
Well...no need to get into the nitty gritty except for what I said above. We overstepped ourselves and expected too much without even knowing that's what we were doing.
So, contrary to what my family said, there will not be no special day for us. Things are tight for everyone and throwing something like that is way too much of a burden even when food and decorations are split between tons of people who volunteered to help.
The best part of this whole thing is we now get the opportunity of telling everyone who wanted to celebrate with us that we've failed to pull together another event. I'm really looking forward to the chat I'll be having tomorrow with my mother-in-law, after I spent half a day on Saturday talking and planning details with her. And, I'm really happy that my dress I'll never get to use is ready for pick-up tomorrow.
Sorry for the snappy sarcasm here. This girl is OVER and DONE with anything and everything wedding.
-S&A
Friday, September 3, 2010
Open House Update
We've picked a date.
October 16, 2010
We will be sending out invitations sometime in the next couple of weeks. So, mark your calendars!
October 16, 2010
We will be sending out invitations sometime in the next couple of weeks. So, mark your calendars!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
The Perfect Dress
I had my final dress fitting on Monday, and I was beyond overjoyed at how the alterations and custom work turned out.
Put simply, my dress is beautiful. At least I think so. :)
I was thinking I would be able to bring my dress home with me, but it turned out that we had to adjust a couple of things that weren't quite right. But, I get to pick it up on Tuesday.
Scott came with me for this fitting. I figured since we're married, it didn't really matter if he saw the dress. I really wish I could have captured the expression on his face. The way he looked at me made me feel gorgeous. Oh, I love that man.
Nothing else is really happening right now. I am trying to get in the swing of working 40 hours a week. I already miss school like mad. I want to go back, but then I don't. I'm really liking homework free nights and weekends, though.
The future is still unknown for Scott and me. We don't really know where were going, so we're trying to focus on the present. Guess we'll see how it turns out.
-A
Put simply, my dress is beautiful. At least I think so. :)
I was thinking I would be able to bring my dress home with me, but it turned out that we had to adjust a couple of things that weren't quite right. But, I get to pick it up on Tuesday.
Scott came with me for this fitting. I figured since we're married, it didn't really matter if he saw the dress. I really wish I could have captured the expression on his face. The way he looked at me made me feel gorgeous. Oh, I love that man.
Nothing else is really happening right now. I am trying to get in the swing of working 40 hours a week. I already miss school like mad. I want to go back, but then I don't. I'm really liking homework free nights and weekends, though.
The future is still unknown for Scott and me. We don't really know where were going, so we're trying to focus on the present. Guess we'll see how it turns out.
-A
Open House
Hey folks. We are definitely doing an Open House. We just haven't set a date yet. Stay tuned for more information!
-A
-A
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