WOW! I haven't written in a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG Time! I know Nicki has mentioned it to me more than once, so here is a blog for anybody that is still following us...
Happy Spring!! Although the calendar has said it for a month, this weekend it is finally going to be SPRING here in New Hampshire, which is super exciting because then Fall is not too far away!!! :)
Our bridesmaids dresses have been ordered and should be in by August. Once I get the swatches, we will start looking for tuxes or suits....I'm not sure what Josh has decided on but I did buy each guy a pair of brown socks today, assuming that none of them own brown dress socks!!!
About a month ago I found a flower girl dress that I loved, but it was found at TJ Maxx. Any of you who shop there know how hard it is to find anything in the size you want and better yet, I needed 2 of these dresses. I had originally wanted polka dots, but when I saw this one I fell in love with it and of course the price was right!!! With A LOT of phone calls and an hour drive up to Maine I found my flower girl dresses. Skylar loved trying it on and wore it for about 20 minutes before we had to take it off of her! Sydney tried hers on, walked a little bit, slipped on the pearls on the bottom (hers is a little too big) and was fine with taking it off. I can't wait to see them all dressed up with their little flower purses walking down the aisle!
I have started looking for accessories to go with my dress, and have had some great offers from friends. I currently have 3 veils to look at, a petty coat, and some jewelry. It's great to have such great friends offering their accessories so I don't have to buy something that I'll wear once.
I've been on vacation this past week and my goal was to contact a photographer and do some wedding band shopping. I have successfully met my goal with 2 days left to spare. We have a meeting next week with a woman from Rochester (Gwen Pham) for photography. She is one of the most reasonably priced people I have found and is local too. Lets keep our fingers crossed that all goes well next week!
Today we went to Jared to look for wedding bands and we were not very successful in finding one to match my ring that was purchased there. They said they could custom make one, but then we would be paying A LOT more and what if I don't like it? I'm still up in the air on what to do, but we have some time to play with. Josh had looked at Jared last time we were in and was not eager to purchase any there, so we went to Hannoush to check rings out there. He really wanted Tungsten or Titanium but we have been told by all jewelers that it would get scratched up and wouldn't be able to be polished when this happened. He decided to go with a type of metal we had never heard of called Palladium. Palladium is a white gold that does not show it's scratches as easily, but can also be buffed and sized when needed. They took one out of the case and it fit Josh perfectly, it was meant to be...Who carries a ring sized 13 1/2? They were surprised that they had it there and said if we didn't scoop this one up, we would have to order it and it would be more money....So now we have Josh's ring and I can continue my search for the perfect band or consider having mine custom made....
We are continuing to work on centerpieces...Mom and I have had a few leads but they keep coming to an end...We got a lead today and hopefully it will continue with a "happy end" once we play with it...I was supposed to meet up with Josh's aunt this past month to work on the flowers, but the month has flown by--so hopefully I'll catch up with her next month!
Amidst all the busy wedding stuff, I have some other exciting news...
- I will be teaching 3rd grade in the Fall, this is a much needed change for me so I look forward to the challenge and the work of an awesome team to help me out (I'm slightly nervous about the change with the combination of the wedding, but I'm sure I can get through it)
- Jacelyn Doyle was born this month and she is adorable (I forgot to take pics when I went to visit yesterday). Sorry mom and Josh, holding her did not make me want my own...YET!
- I am coaching Tball starting tomorrow morning...4, 5, and 6 year olds running around a field...This could be very interesting!!! We are the light pink team titled, Tim's Kitchen of Farmington, NH...We are going to rock the Tball field!!! :)
It's now time to hit the hay to get geared up for our first TBall game....Hopefully I'll post again soon!!!
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