hello!
it's been a while! grab a seat. grab a coffee. a lot of boxes have been checked on the endless to do list.
my darling german cousin posted on my timeline (which i'm still getting used to --- thanks mark z-something-long-last-name for shaking up my my facebook comfort zone) just yesterday: "11 weeks!" first of all -- YAY for trans-continental wedding visits! second of all -- OMG IS IT REALLY THAT CLOSE ALREADY??
okay....yes, it is saturday night. yes, i am blogging. no, i am not depressed by this fact in the slightest. this has been the first free weekend of 2012! cheers! my darling & i have had the most lovely weekend so far! we had our first popcorn and wine night of the year & watched 'moneyball' last night. the verdict is still out as to whether this is considered a 'joel movie' or a 'sarah movie'. it is CLEARLY not black & white, it is all about sports & nerdy math stuff & it is SOOOO a 'joel movie'. period. regardless of the fact that i totally enjoyed it.... :)
so what in the world have we been up to? holy moses...where to begin...
christmastime.
i had the engelbert christmas in omaha a couple weeks before christmas, but we actually spent the holiday in minnesota with joel's family (since i had my way for thanksgiving).
dad & sweet little lizzie --- she seriously hearts grandpa gerry:
one of my most fave presents was from my super incredible friend jen weber. i mean, seriously, how is this not the most fun thing ever??!!
my parents picked out a sweet sweatshirt for mister ethan robert:
annnnd harvey helped me bake. don't be fooled; he's not as angelic as he looks, & i don't think he was lurking all day just to critique my frosting skills.
before i knew it, december was gone-zo & we were already mid-january. this is when joel & i went to nebraska for a weekend of appointments. well....i had appointments. joel helped my dad change oil in my car & became immersed in ger-isms. i'd say he had the better end of the deal.
mom & i started with a floral appointment. first of all ---- flowers are stupidly expensive. and i don't normally call pretty things stupid. i have been utterly amazed throughout this process how MUCH things cost! holy cow! take heed, future brides....what you think REALLY matters....doesn't. nobody is going to notice the excess shallac'd oak in the schuyler ballroom after drink number whatever ---- so give up your dream of the complete elegant "coverage" and save yourself mucho mulah on hanging linens. okay, fine. that MIGHT have been what i had to pep talk to myself & will never pertain to anyone else in this world...but mind you, this was a breakthrough!
back to the flowers. after meeting with a local, small-shop, florist, we all came up with a plan that we think will knock your socks off. i am veering far off the beaten peony path & going with a brand new approach. get excited, guests. or at least pray (for my sake) that it's not a complete disaster. :)
off to meet with the decorator. again. reality check. "no, sarah, you may not use the parachute idea you saw on pintrest. do you have any idea how low that ceiling in the oak ballroom is??!"
(pout with head hung low)
apparently not
(pout)
needless to say, we're throwing many a chip into the lace lantern basket. oh lace lanterns and the little brat in the pintrest picture....why must you torment me so?
roxanne (joel's mom) and i spent NINE hours last weekend doing balloon after balloon after 12th balloon. a snapshot of them drying (as i crossed my fingers).
prior to starting...oh...the 9th balloon, i decided i needed to also start this:
there is STILL so.much.lace.left. (which will ultimately come in handy because i will beat myself to the punch & let you know that only approximately half of the above jerks actually turned out. and yes, i did call the balloon/lace/glue concoctions jerks. because they are. and i'm not kidding.
HOWEVER, roxanne & her "astro-physicist" (verbatim) yoga friend have discovered the trick. you poke those suckers with a hole the size of a pin prick & wait for them to deflate. even if it takes two days. you wait. and they will turn out. now that i know this, perhaps the final 7 or so won't be too bad. note to my guests: even if you hate these lanterns, please tell me they are the most fabulous things you've ever seen. thank you in advance. :)
i think that's enough wedding talk for one day. no worries ---- PLENTY more to come. in parting, my mom came over to des moines for a few bridal fairs. we decided to sample the photo booth. if i had an endless budget, i would love to have one of these beauties at the reception. i'm keeping this strip forever.
Are those cookies from Rosie's recipe??? They look delicious. :)
ReplyDeleteWho wrote this that knows the infamous cookies made by grandma Rosie?? These were aunt Jeanie B's recipe...crisco AND butter. :) I still don't understand how grandma Rosie made so many cut-outs & lived to tell about it. I put these next to those blasted lace lanterns!
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, grandma rosie's cookie cutter WILL be making a guest appearance at the reception. :)