The wedding was a complete success. So now I have no use for this blog.
Luckily, the fun can continue. If you want to follow me over to another blog I've started, please feel free. So far I have done some wedding re-caps and have posted some pictures.
The blog is also just a regular blog where I talk about what's going on with Pat and I...regular blog type stuff. I haven't been great at keeping it up, but I'm going to work at it since it is so fun to stay in touch with friends and family across the country.
If you do follow me over, leave me a comment - I'd love to know who's reading!
http://underwood92708.blogspot.com/
(New blog link)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
TEN days!!!
How did we get here already? Time has both flown and dragged. Some days it seems like yesterday that Pat proposed and other days it feels like I've been planning this wedding forever. I am so excited to see how everything comes together next Saturday. Woah. NEXT Saturday!
Mostly? I can't wait to be Pat's wife. We have such a bright future ahead of us that I can't wait to see what is in store for us.
My big question now...what am I going to do with so much free time after the wedding? I'm kidding - I already have a million things lined up! Those of you that know me well would have guessed that.
My last day of work is next Tuesday and then we have a busy few days to prepare. It's going to be so much fun!
Mostly? I can't wait to be Pat's wife. We have such a bright future ahead of us that I can't wait to see what is in store for us.
My big question now...what am I going to do with so much free time after the wedding? I'm kidding - I already have a million things lined up! Those of you that know me well would have guessed that.
My last day of work is next Tuesday and then we have a busy few days to prepare. It's going to be so much fun!
Friday, September 5, 2008
First Fitting!
I have my first dress fitting in a little bit. I'm both nervous and excited! I haven't seen "my" dress yet, just the sample that I tried on. I hope I still love it!
The bridesmaid dresses are also in so I'll be picking those up as well. I am so excited to see everything in person! I hope the girls love their dresses.
We're down to the small details now. The seating chart, the place cards all that fun stuff. I am going to miss stalking my mailbox for the rsvp cards!
The next few weeks will be full of final meetings with vendors, dress fittings and hair trials I suspect. Not a lot of free time, but that's what the honeymoon is for, right?
Speaking of the honeymoon - we're going on a 7 night Caribbean cruise with Royal Caribbean. We're both really looking forward to it! We leave on October 5th, so we have about a week in between the wedding and the honeymoon to decompress!
Tomorrow is Pat's birthday, but we don't really have any plans. Well...I have a ton of wedding projects to do, but nothing exciting for him. I'm sure I'll figure something out.
Well, it's time for that fitting! I hope everyone is well!
22 more days!!
The bridesmaid dresses are also in so I'll be picking those up as well. I am so excited to see everything in person! I hope the girls love their dresses.
We're down to the small details now. The seating chart, the place cards all that fun stuff. I am going to miss stalking my mailbox for the rsvp cards!
The next few weeks will be full of final meetings with vendors, dress fittings and hair trials I suspect. Not a lot of free time, but that's what the honeymoon is for, right?
Speaking of the honeymoon - we're going on a 7 night Caribbean cruise with Royal Caribbean. We're both really looking forward to it! We leave on October 5th, so we have about a week in between the wedding and the honeymoon to decompress!
Tomorrow is Pat's birthday, but we don't really have any plans. Well...I have a ton of wedding projects to do, but nothing exciting for him. I'm sure I'll figure something out.
Well, it's time for that fitting! I hope everyone is well!
22 more days!!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Well the invitations went out to rave reviews. Most people didn't believe that I actually made them and that made me so happy. I am really proud of the way they turned out. It has been SO fun getting the RSVP's in the mail.
We've had a few bumps in the road with people being upset about it being adults only, but that was largely out of our hands. We've also had some sad "no's" but there's nothing I can do about that either.
My dress is in, although I haven't gone down to get fitted yet. Crossing my fingers that it fits! The bridesmaid dresses should be in within a few weeks. I hope they all fit as well!!
The guys went and got fitted for the tuxes last week, I was so happy with Pat taking the initiative on that! They're also going away for his bachelor party this week. I hope they have a really good time. One of the groomsmen has a camp on a lake so they'll be doing some boating and fishing. I know they'll have a great time. Pat deserves a little break, he works so hard!
I also acted as a day of coordinator (DOC) for a wedding yesterday. It was great to see it run "behind the scenes" so I can have some ideas on how to make our day run more smoothly. I had a great time and I hope I was able to help the bride out some. This may be something I consider getting into after the wedding.
We still haven't booked our honeymoon yet. We're pretty set on a cruise, but we're both being lazy about it.
I think that's it. Any questions for me? I haven't had any comments in a while. Is anyone still reading?
We've had a few bumps in the road with people being upset about it being adults only, but that was largely out of our hands. We've also had some sad "no's" but there's nothing I can do about that either.
My dress is in, although I haven't gone down to get fitted yet. Crossing my fingers that it fits! The bridesmaid dresses should be in within a few weeks. I hope they all fit as well!!
The guys went and got fitted for the tuxes last week, I was so happy with Pat taking the initiative on that! They're also going away for his bachelor party this week. I hope they have a really good time. One of the groomsmen has a camp on a lake so they'll be doing some boating and fishing. I know they'll have a great time. Pat deserves a little break, he works so hard!
I also acted as a day of coordinator (DOC) for a wedding yesterday. It was great to see it run "behind the scenes" so I can have some ideas on how to make our day run more smoothly. I had a great time and I hope I was able to help the bride out some. This may be something I consider getting into after the wedding.
We still haven't booked our honeymoon yet. We're pretty set on a cruise, but we're both being lazy about it.
I think that's it. Any questions for me? I haven't had any comments in a while. Is anyone still reading?
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Nightmares
All along through the planning I've had dreams about the wedding, but lately they're turning into nightmares. Not your scary vampire type, but more that anything that could go wrong, does. Last night's dream revolved around nothing being planned for the morning of the wedding. I didn't have a hair appointment, the photographers didn't know when to show up, I didn't even have my dress altered! The guests were hanging out in the hotel instead of going to the church, my bridesmaids couldn't find me, it was just a mess. I certainly hope the morning of the morning of the wedding is nothing like that dream!
So wedding related updates - the invitations are finished and will be going out this week. I am so excited for everyone to receive them and I can't wait to get the reply cards back!
This Sunday we have a family reunion with my Dad's side. I'm sure there will be a lot of talk about the wedding since the last time we all got together we had only been engaged for a couple of months and nothing was planned yet. I'm looking forward to it!
My bridal shower has been planned for the end of next month. My Dad's cousin Claudette was kind enough to offer her house to us, which was so nice of her. I hope we have a good time, although I get a little uncomfortable being the center of attention.
So that's the update! We have another meeting soon with the priest to plan our wedding liturgy, but that means Pat and I have to choose the readings first. We also have to figure out readers, Eucharistic ministers and someone for our music! Still so much to do for the ceremony!
So wedding related updates - the invitations are finished and will be going out this week. I am so excited for everyone to receive them and I can't wait to get the reply cards back!
This Sunday we have a family reunion with my Dad's side. I'm sure there will be a lot of talk about the wedding since the last time we all got together we had only been engaged for a couple of months and nothing was planned yet. I'm looking forward to it!
My bridal shower has been planned for the end of next month. My Dad's cousin Claudette was kind enough to offer her house to us, which was so nice of her. I hope we have a good time, although I get a little uncomfortable being the center of attention.
So that's the update! We have another meeting soon with the priest to plan our wedding liturgy, but that means Pat and I have to choose the readings first. We also have to figure out readers, Eucharistic ministers and someone for our music! Still so much to do for the ceremony!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Last night Pat and I met with Father Murray again to go over our FOCCUS test results. I'm pleased to report that our scores were exceptionally high! We need to set up another meeting with him in about a month to plan the wedding liturgy. We're still hoping that Father Bob can marry us, but he won't know until early August what his schedule looks like.
I am knee deep in invitation land these days. I love how they're turning out, I just have a few more kinks to figure out. I can't wait to send them out so everyone can see them!
There is so much I want to talk about here, but I don't want to give everything away just yet!
I am knee deep in invitation land these days. I love how they're turning out, I just have a few more kinks to figure out. I can't wait to send them out so everyone can see them!
There is so much I want to talk about here, but I don't want to give everything away just yet!
Friday, June 27, 2008
Three months!
Exactly three months from right now our ceremony will be ending and Pat and I will be married! We have so many exciting (and sometimes stressful) things going on!
I am in the middle of making our invitations. Yes, I said making them and yes, I am crazy. They're quite the labor of love, but I really do love them and I can't get enough craft projects.
All the major things are done and now we're down to the fun details. We have a meeting with our priest Monday night to plan the wedding liturgy and to talk about the logistics of it all. We also have to go over the results of our FOCCUS test that we took months ago!
So things are moving right along. We're having a lot of fun planning everything and I love that we're both on board with all that we're doing.
I know these next three months are going to FLY by, especially with everything we have going on. Not to mention summers usually go by too quickly anyway. I'm so anxious for 9/27!
I am in the middle of making our invitations. Yes, I said making them and yes, I am crazy. They're quite the labor of love, but I really do love them and I can't get enough craft projects.
All the major things are done and now we're down to the fun details. We have a meeting with our priest Monday night to plan the wedding liturgy and to talk about the logistics of it all. We also have to go over the results of our FOCCUS test that we took months ago!
So things are moving right along. We're having a lot of fun planning everything and I love that we're both on board with all that we're doing.
I know these next three months are going to FLY by, especially with everything we have going on. Not to mention summers usually go by too quickly anyway. I'm so anxious for 9/27!
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