Planning a wedding in seven weeks is definitely do-able. Exhausting? Yes. Exciting? Yes. Does it fly by? OH MY GOSH YES. We have been planning this wedding for 10 days and it feels like one. I cant believe we are just about down to five weeks. I feel like I’ve accomplished a good amount yesterday and today, so I figured… Keep Reading
my sandy baby
Family pets bring so much joy for hopefully many years, but losing them really, really hurts. Today the Olsen family lost our baby girl Sandy. She’s the little girl in the background behind our other dog, Charlie. This is the most recent picture I have of her besides the one I took of her today short before she went to… Keep Reading
Saturday, December 4th – SIX WEEKS TIL WEDDING BELLS =)
BUSY BUSY Saturday! Very productive though thanks to the help from two of my fantastic bridesmaids/best friends, Ashley and Amberlee. -I FINALLY finished registry stuff tonight. I thought I was done yesterday, but it was a mess. Now it is DONE.-Scoured two malls for department store bridesmaid dresses, which was a disaster. Finally found a great one online from Nordstorms…. Keep Reading
Friday, December 3rd – 43 days to go!
Today we… – booked THE house.– visited my wedding dress in Hartselle. We set up appointments with the alterations lady and a pick up date.– bought my beautiful veil and headpiece– got quotes on some great catering places– got quotes from a rental company for ceremony chairs, bistro tables, etc…– verbally committed to a DJ and received the finalizing paperwork… Keep Reading
45 days…
I updated my wedding registries yesterday. I watched the “days to go” counter go from 550 to 46. It was awesome. I don’t really feel like blogging right now, but I know I need to because my future self is going to want to read and remember the craziest seven weeks of my life – the planning of my beach… Keep Reading
giving thanks.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. This quote has been plastered up in my classroom all month long as part of my Thanksgiving/gratitude bulletin board. Beside the quote is a colorful fall tree created out of “leaves” that my students created. Each day during the first week of November they created… Keep Reading
favorite things
I used to be a huge Oprah fan. HUGE. I was actually a video guest on the show when I was a senior in high school. She used to have her “Oprah’s Favorite Things” show about once a season, and I always made sure to watch that episode because I loved all her occassionally bizarre findings. I’m no Oprah, but… Keep Reading
St. Jude’s
The following is an email from one of my 8th graders that I love dearly. Please consider supporting this young man! I received permission from Mrs. Lewis before sending this email to all my classmates and families. Many of you have been with me since November 13, 2007. Every minute of that day will forever be with me beginning at 10:30 am. … Keep Reading