WOW. As you all know, I am now considered a "walker". I walk every day that I can. And yesterday I walked with dialated eyes. Yes, it's true, I did. No. I couldn't really see where I was going but fortunately knew the way. Sometimes I walk with friends (when they have time for me) but most of the time I walk alone. On my "alone" walks I have an hour and 15 minutes to think, pray, dream, wonder and even cry. Yesterday my eyes were watering, but not from crying this trip. But it was an amazing experience. It was so amazing I thought I was going to have to sit down on the side of the road just to regain my composure. It was one of those times when the presence of my God was so overwhelming, I could barely pick up my feet. It was like He was walking right beside me. I could feel His presence so strongly. WOW.
I started wondering if I was the only person who ever felt this way. I know I'm not and maybe other people feel God's presence more often. Maybe other people are more receptive to 'God's presence than I am. Someone told me tonight that God wants to bless us all the time. I know this is true. I know He blesses me every minute of every day. Even in the hard times. Praise be to God.
We had an amazing event at schol today for Quinlan. We had a spaghetti supper that went beyond my expectations. It was a lot of work but we all came toghether and it was over the top. Yesterday while walking I was thinking of all that had to be done and all that others, even stranges had done. I can not begin to list all the people who donated money, time and items for our supper. It was amazing. We had parents of other students go over the top with their help in donating items, running errands and helping us out tonight, Not to mention all the teachers and administrators that stayed after school ON A FIDAY to help. My teammates have all been brought to tears this week by the kindness of others. I think that is why I felt so blessed yesterday and knew my God was at the head of the endeavor. Thank you God.
Quinlan is doing great! He and his family were able to be with us tonight. His parents, his grandparents, his uncle and friends and neighbors joined us. We had kids on our team stay after school and help us with everything. We have some amazing kids on our team. In this day and time when the world seems to be in chaos, I am reminded that it ain't all bad!!! There is love in kids and they want to love others.
Quinlan goes back for round 2 of chemo in a little over a week. Please keep him in your prayers. I strongly believe he will beat this cancer and be a stronger person for it. Please continue to pray for his precious family as they deal with a sick child. I know what that's like and it is a horrible helpless feeling. Pray hard. Pray for the doctors and caregivers to know what to do to get this disase out of his precious body.
God is good. I pray He will make His presence known to me or better yet, that I will be more receptive of the constant presence I know is there.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Winnin' with Quinlan
To update:
Quinlan Scism is an 8th grade student in my WIN class and 4th block. Precious, quiet, humble, sweet kid.
He was recently diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. Stage 3B. He has areas in his knee, hip, shoulder and arm pit. He began treatment last Friday, February 15th and so far is doing great.
His road map for treatment indicated that after the first of the session, he should have a 20% reduction in the tumors. Yesterday's PET scan showed that the tumor in his knee had gone from a 6 to a 2 (I believe that's more than 20% :) ) and that the other areas were not as "bright" as they were a week ago. WOW. Praise be to God.
Quinlan's parents are amazing people and I am enjoying getting to know them. It must be so hard for them to watch their precious son go through this. Please pray for them. Pray for peace and guidance and patience and understanding.
We at KMMS have several events planned in the coming weeks to raise funds to help alleviate some of the financial burdens placed on a family at times like these. We are now selling wristbands that have our slogan "Winnin' With Quinlan" printed on them for $2.00. On Friday, March 8th, we are having a spaghetti supper at our school from 4:00 to 7:00. Tickets are $6.00 and include spaghetti, salad and bread. Deserts and drinks will be sold separately and you can eat-in our carry out. Also, we have two precious ladies that will be at the school giving haircuts for a donation.(Yes, the famous Catherine Logan Barker will be there with scissors in hand) And a student from the high school is doing a ZUMBA event as her senior project to help us out. I will have more details about that later.
Please consider helping us out. If anyone has contacts at the Dole plant in Bessemer City, I could really use your help getting lettuce donated. I hear they do this on occasion.
People have been so kind. At the grocery store today, a friend of mine (I won't mention her name) walked in as I did and we were talking about Quinlan. I told her I was picking up items to make a goodie bag to take over today. In a few minutes she found me and handed me a gift card and said that it was on her today. We both just hugged and cried. Amazing.
I had a great visit with Quinlan and his parents at Levine's this afternoon. What an amazing place.
I really believe that Quinlan IS going to win this battle. I have researched these crazy drugs and really don't see how they can't work. What amazing work has been done over the years in cancer research and discovery of these powerful chemicals used. I have really learned a lot.
My plea is for prayer. I do so believe in it's power and know God is at work in Quinlan's life.
My God is an awesome God.
Quinlan Scism is an 8th grade student in my WIN class and 4th block. Precious, quiet, humble, sweet kid.
He was recently diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. Stage 3B. He has areas in his knee, hip, shoulder and arm pit. He began treatment last Friday, February 15th and so far is doing great.
His road map for treatment indicated that after the first of the session, he should have a 20% reduction in the tumors. Yesterday's PET scan showed that the tumor in his knee had gone from a 6 to a 2 (I believe that's more than 20% :) ) and that the other areas were not as "bright" as they were a week ago. WOW. Praise be to God.
Quinlan's parents are amazing people and I am enjoying getting to know them. It must be so hard for them to watch their precious son go through this. Please pray for them. Pray for peace and guidance and patience and understanding.
We at KMMS have several events planned in the coming weeks to raise funds to help alleviate some of the financial burdens placed on a family at times like these. We are now selling wristbands that have our slogan "Winnin' With Quinlan" printed on them for $2.00. On Friday, March 8th, we are having a spaghetti supper at our school from 4:00 to 7:00. Tickets are $6.00 and include spaghetti, salad and bread. Deserts and drinks will be sold separately and you can eat-in our carry out. Also, we have two precious ladies that will be at the school giving haircuts for a donation.(Yes, the famous Catherine Logan Barker will be there with scissors in hand) And a student from the high school is doing a ZUMBA event as her senior project to help us out. I will have more details about that later.
Please consider helping us out. If anyone has contacts at the Dole plant in Bessemer City, I could really use your help getting lettuce donated. I hear they do this on occasion.
People have been so kind. At the grocery store today, a friend of mine (I won't mention her name) walked in as I did and we were talking about Quinlan. I told her I was picking up items to make a goodie bag to take over today. In a few minutes she found me and handed me a gift card and said that it was on her today. We both just hugged and cried. Amazing.
I had a great visit with Quinlan and his parents at Levine's this afternoon. What an amazing place.
I really believe that Quinlan IS going to win this battle. I have researched these crazy drugs and really don't see how they can't work. What amazing work has been done over the years in cancer research and discovery of these powerful chemicals used. I have really learned a lot.
My plea is for prayer. I do so believe in it's power and know God is at work in Quinlan's life.
My God is an awesome God.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Be Still
It is so very quiet in my house this Christmas morning. The only thing I hear is the soft twirl of my Christmas village lighthouse as it spins it's light around. "Be still and know I am God." This came at me like a bolt this early morning. Be still. No rushing, no panicking, just Be Still.
This is the first Christmas morning since our first year of marriage that we have been alone.
It will, however, get loud soon. I have 20 family and friends coming for lunch at 2:00. So, Be Still, I will for now and just bask in the presence of my Savior. My heart is full. Full to over flowing. How so blessed I am. My precious family, my precious friends, my precious husband. My list goes on but I will think of these for now.
Last night's church service was a message of God and His reason for the season. He sent His precious Son to me, for me. Me. Little ole me. Sometimes it is more than I can wrap my head around. So, I just wrap my heart around it and go with it. He loves me, He cares about me, and He will never leave me.
This has all made me realize that I need to be much more than I am. I need to be his representative. I need for others, everyone, to see Him through me. I want this so much.
Be Still. Be still and feel God and know He came to you and for you. He loves you that much.
So Merry Christmas. And my you all feel the presence of the Savior today and everyday to come.
This is the first Christmas morning since our first year of marriage that we have been alone.
It will, however, get loud soon. I have 20 family and friends coming for lunch at 2:00. So, Be Still, I will for now and just bask in the presence of my Savior. My heart is full. Full to over flowing. How so blessed I am. My precious family, my precious friends, my precious husband. My list goes on but I will think of these for now.
Last night's church service was a message of God and His reason for the season. He sent His precious Son to me, for me. Me. Little ole me. Sometimes it is more than I can wrap my head around. So, I just wrap my heart around it and go with it. He loves me, He cares about me, and He will never leave me.
This has all made me realize that I need to be much more than I am. I need to be his representative. I need for others, everyone, to see Him through me. I want this so much.
Be Still. Be still and feel God and know He came to you and for you. He loves you that much.
So Merry Christmas. And my you all feel the presence of the Savior today and everyday to come.
Monday, November 26, 2012
The Wedding
Well, it's over. The guests have left, the bride and groom are at Disney,(she has already sent me pictures of Pluto's house) the lodge is cleaned, the leftovers dealt with, the trash cleared and my house, somewhat, back to normal. I'm still in activity mode. What do I do now? Christmas? I guess.
I feel like I missed Thanksgiving. Was that last week? Oh, But I am so very thankful. Thankful for the success of the wedding, thankful for all the great people who helped me, thankful for my amazing husband who was the perfect father of the bride well, after I threatened him, thankful for my new son-in-law that truly loves my daughter and us, thankful for my 3 new grandchildren that I love and love us, thankful for how Elizabeth was the greatest bridal attendant ever for her sister, thankful for Catherine's new sister-in-law who was by her side all morning of the wedding just doing whatever needed to be done, thankful for "that little Herndon girl" as my dad calls Melanie Hayes, and Judy Herndon who has done stuff like this all her life, thankful for Sheila who did whatever needed to be done whenever I wanted it done and sometimes before, thankful to Pastor Jeff who honored all of Catherine's requests, even the odd ones, and did an amazing job at the ceremony, thankful for the 5 "black apron" ladies (I made them cute black aprons to wear), thankful for my parents who helped so much and were there the day after for cleaning detail, thankful for neighbors and friends who showed up Sunday morning to help out without even my asking.
The wedding was everything and so much more that I wanted for her. OK, and me too. I think Southern Living magazine should have been there to take pictures of the serving table at the reception. Melanie Hayes is amazingly talented. I just handed her what I wanted on the table and she had it beautiful in about 15 minutes. I cried. I couldn't take it down until last thing on Sunday. Then there was the "canteen". I had set it up for a coffee bar during the wedding and reception since we had to get the people out to set up. It was beautiful. I used vintage tablecloths from Mrs. Logan and my mom. Helen would have probably died at how I had them arranged, but I loved it. My mom says that was what I was most proud of. It was great.
Friday before the wedding was crazy. I had been to the lodge everyday last week, even Thanksgiving, taking things. I think I took 8 car loads before Friday. I was up very late every night and stayed busy.One night I was so tired I walked into the laundry room and hit my head. I wore a nice goose egg to the wedding but it was not noticed, thank goodness. On Thanksgiving night, my cousin Sheila and I baked 216 cupcakes of various flavors. The day before, I had baked a four layer wedding cake. (It was actually six but the first 2 layers went in the trash; they were not pretty and flat. I know I could have saved them, but .....) Anyway, on Friday, Melanie, Judy, Sheila, mom, my sister, Lane and I were there allllllll day. I made 6 very large broccoli casseroles, mom made a ton of marinated cole slaw, we cooked 23 very large eye of round roasts, and Melanie, Sheila, and I decorated all those cupcakes assembly line style. At about lunch time, I about lost it. I think I was just overwhelmed and tired. I ate a pop tart and recovered.
After the rehearsal dinner, which was very nice, and the rehearsal, which scared me, we all left. Well, the bridesmaid and the bride and the groom and the groomsmen stayed for the night in the cottages on the grounds. We left them with a blazing campfire. I told them I had locked the lodge and for them to STAY OUT,(I didn't really lock the lodge.) Well, that didn't work. Kathlene Miller, the bridesmaid I had left in charge, called me Saturday morning around 7 asking for gator aid and goody powder and then mentioned that they may have gone into the lodge and cooked some of the rolls intended for the reception. I told her that if I saw her even look at my rolls at the reception, I would hunt her down and yank it from her hands...:) We had more than plenty.
The day of the wedding, the "Black Apron" ladies and Sherri Ruffalo showed up and finished all the cooking and food prep. Theat gave me such great peace of mind and the time to be with the girls and get ready. It was great and even relaxing. We had a blast. The photographers followed us around and we had fun with that. Everyone was beautiful. All the dresses worked and hair was done and makeup perfected. It was fantastic.
I think we ended up with about 180 or so guests AND we didn't run out of food. That was one of my biggest fears. That and falling in my red high heel shoes. Yes, the mother of the bride wore red shoes and loved them.
Catherine called us early on Sunday morning, around 7:00, to tell us again how much she loved us and appreciated all our hard work. She was more than pleased and said it was everything she had ever dreamed of and so much more...whew..that was what we wanted for our baby girl.
All I can say is that everything was wonderful and perfect and couldn't have been any better. But I do miss the lodge. It had become my home away from home for the past 4 months. Even when I wasn't there I was thinking about it and what I had to do and wanted to do. But, it is finished...it was a huge success..and I will always remember it as one of the best times of my life and I know Catherine will too.
And a very special thanks and more hugs to everyone who helped us and made it so wonderful..I love you all!!!!!
I feel like I missed Thanksgiving. Was that last week? Oh, But I am so very thankful. Thankful for the success of the wedding, thankful for all the great people who helped me, thankful for my amazing husband who was the perfect father of the bride well, after I threatened him, thankful for my new son-in-law that truly loves my daughter and us, thankful for my 3 new grandchildren that I love and love us, thankful for how Elizabeth was the greatest bridal attendant ever for her sister, thankful for Catherine's new sister-in-law who was by her side all morning of the wedding just doing whatever needed to be done, thankful for "that little Herndon girl" as my dad calls Melanie Hayes, and Judy Herndon who has done stuff like this all her life, thankful for Sheila who did whatever needed to be done whenever I wanted it done and sometimes before, thankful to Pastor Jeff who honored all of Catherine's requests, even the odd ones, and did an amazing job at the ceremony, thankful for the 5 "black apron" ladies (I made them cute black aprons to wear), thankful for my parents who helped so much and were there the day after for cleaning detail, thankful for neighbors and friends who showed up Sunday morning to help out without even my asking.
The wedding was everything and so much more that I wanted for her. OK, and me too. I think Southern Living magazine should have been there to take pictures of the serving table at the reception. Melanie Hayes is amazingly talented. I just handed her what I wanted on the table and she had it beautiful in about 15 minutes. I cried. I couldn't take it down until last thing on Sunday. Then there was the "canteen". I had set it up for a coffee bar during the wedding and reception since we had to get the people out to set up. It was beautiful. I used vintage tablecloths from Mrs. Logan and my mom. Helen would have probably died at how I had them arranged, but I loved it. My mom says that was what I was most proud of. It was great.
Friday before the wedding was crazy. I had been to the lodge everyday last week, even Thanksgiving, taking things. I think I took 8 car loads before Friday. I was up very late every night and stayed busy.One night I was so tired I walked into the laundry room and hit my head. I wore a nice goose egg to the wedding but it was not noticed, thank goodness. On Thanksgiving night, my cousin Sheila and I baked 216 cupcakes of various flavors. The day before, I had baked a four layer wedding cake. (It was actually six but the first 2 layers went in the trash; they were not pretty and flat. I know I could have saved them, but .....) Anyway, on Friday, Melanie, Judy, Sheila, mom, my sister, Lane and I were there allllllll day. I made 6 very large broccoli casseroles, mom made a ton of marinated cole slaw, we cooked 23 very large eye of round roasts, and Melanie, Sheila, and I decorated all those cupcakes assembly line style. At about lunch time, I about lost it. I think I was just overwhelmed and tired. I ate a pop tart and recovered.
After the rehearsal dinner, which was very nice, and the rehearsal, which scared me, we all left. Well, the bridesmaid and the bride and the groom and the groomsmen stayed for the night in the cottages on the grounds. We left them with a blazing campfire. I told them I had locked the lodge and for them to STAY OUT,(I didn't really lock the lodge.) Well, that didn't work. Kathlene Miller, the bridesmaid I had left in charge, called me Saturday morning around 7 asking for gator aid and goody powder and then mentioned that they may have gone into the lodge and cooked some of the rolls intended for the reception. I told her that if I saw her even look at my rolls at the reception, I would hunt her down and yank it from her hands...:) We had more than plenty.
The day of the wedding, the "Black Apron" ladies and Sherri Ruffalo showed up and finished all the cooking and food prep. Theat gave me such great peace of mind and the time to be with the girls and get ready. It was great and even relaxing. We had a blast. The photographers followed us around and we had fun with that. Everyone was beautiful. All the dresses worked and hair was done and makeup perfected. It was fantastic.
I think we ended up with about 180 or so guests AND we didn't run out of food. That was one of my biggest fears. That and falling in my red high heel shoes. Yes, the mother of the bride wore red shoes and loved them.
Catherine called us early on Sunday morning, around 7:00, to tell us again how much she loved us and appreciated all our hard work. She was more than pleased and said it was everything she had ever dreamed of and so much more...whew..that was what we wanted for our baby girl.
All I can say is that everything was wonderful and perfect and couldn't have been any better. But I do miss the lodge. It had become my home away from home for the past 4 months. Even when I wasn't there I was thinking about it and what I had to do and wanted to do. But, it is finished...it was a huge success..and I will always remember it as one of the best times of my life and I know Catherine will too.
And a very special thanks and more hugs to everyone who helped us and made it so wonderful..I love you all!!!!!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Countdown to Wedding Day...Bring It
Ready or not, there's to be a wedding in my life in 15 days. And no, I really don't have time to blog, but here I sit.
I do have a dress. The Dress. Yes, the dress Catherine said made me look like a 51 year old mother-of-the-bride. That's OK. I still love it. Now to get shoes. I want red. Catherine wants the two of us to wear matching shoes so red probably won't do. I am going to Sumter this week-end for a shower at her church and to do our shoe shopping. This will be interesting. One of us will cry.
Things really seem to be falling into place. Had a little scare at the florist today. I had called her last week to order a corsage for a shower the bridesmaids were doing (umm, I forgot to go pick it up) and told her I would come by one day this week to discuss details. We had already met a couple times but need to finalize stuff. I didn't go so I stopped by today and her comment to me was, "I didn't really realize the wedding was the Saturday after Thanksgiving." I just stared at her then reminded her that that was the first thing I had told her to be sure she could handle it. She assured me she could but had just not realized when it was. Whew, anyway, I am going on Tuesday after school and finalize what we need.
It has been crazy. Altering the wedding dress has been amazing. She is wearing my wedding dress which has been butchered and rebuilt to modernize it. It is finished and beautiful. Catherine says it is everything she wanted it to be. Good. Don't know what we would have done at this late date if it had not been what she wanted. The flower girl dresses had to have a little work and a couple of the bridesmaid dresses had to have a few alterations. I did the bridesmaid dresses and they turned out great. I have also made 10 precious aprons for the ladies helping me at the wedding. I finished all the truffles and hope I never see another one. In the beginning I was eating one every now and then. I soon tired of the nasty things. Yuck. Hate truffles.
Thank God for family and friends who have helped me so much. Some things just get frustrating and somebody always steps up to the plate for me. Blessed beyond measure. Got all the bows made, all the jars wrapped with burlap, all my orders have arrived, and my freezers are full. Every spare inch in every room of my house is stacked with .....stuff. Hitting Sams again Tuesday night and finishing my duct tape water bottles. I am making gift bags for all my helpers and am spending a lot of time with those handmade projects. I love to give and receive handmade things. They are so special and I want these gifts to be special and personal.
I have done a lot of antique shopping. I spent the night in the mountains last Thursday and went to a thousand shops on Friday. I found this place deep in the woods where a lady was having a "Barn Sale". Oh my gosh. I feel in love with her. She opens her "barn" about 6 times a year. I sat on one of her beautiful antique sofas for about an hour and a half drinking cider and talking. I felt like I had known her forever. What an amazing day it was. I love days like that. My good friend calls those days "dumb days". Days where you do something totally unexpected and unplanned. Amazing.
Catherine has had 3 showers and another one in Sumter this week-end. My aunt, Ethel Lee Crocker, gave her a fabulous "Around the Clock" shower. It was indescribably amazing. The flowers, the decorations, the food....amazing. The bridesmaids, (with the help of Shearra Miller, my mom and me) gave her a "Months of the Year" shower and my cousin gave her a drop-in shower. So she has already been thoroughly "showered". I know this one in Sumter will be fabulous.
They are going to Disney on their honeymoon. How fun. They can only stay a few days because of work but I know it will be great.
I am feeling a lot less stress this week. Last week I thought I was going to explode. All this wedding stuff was about to get to me and then i broke my cat's leg. (another blog) But the love and words of a great friend helped ease my stress and I feel like everything is going OK. (even the cat is back to normal with her cast)
I am only working through next Friday. Ethel Lee and I are going to the mountains on Sunday night and having our nails done on Monday at our favorite place we discovered. The "barn" lady is opening for us that morning. She had a couple more things I need/want for the wedding.
Monday afternoon and Tuesday will be spent baking cupcakes and the wedding cake for the wedding and visiting the lodge to clean and start getting ready to decorate. Wednesday will be back to the lodge. Turkey day...Then back to the lodge very early on Friday for the beginning of the week-end festivities. whew..a lot going on but it is going to be great.
Well, I have things to do and my babies are here. So, until next time......
I do have a dress. The Dress. Yes, the dress Catherine said made me look like a 51 year old mother-of-the-bride. That's OK. I still love it. Now to get shoes. I want red. Catherine wants the two of us to wear matching shoes so red probably won't do. I am going to Sumter this week-end for a shower at her church and to do our shoe shopping. This will be interesting. One of us will cry.
Things really seem to be falling into place. Had a little scare at the florist today. I had called her last week to order a corsage for a shower the bridesmaids were doing (umm, I forgot to go pick it up) and told her I would come by one day this week to discuss details. We had already met a couple times but need to finalize stuff. I didn't go so I stopped by today and her comment to me was, "I didn't really realize the wedding was the Saturday after Thanksgiving." I just stared at her then reminded her that that was the first thing I had told her to be sure she could handle it. She assured me she could but had just not realized when it was. Whew, anyway, I am going on Tuesday after school and finalize what we need.
It has been crazy. Altering the wedding dress has been amazing. She is wearing my wedding dress which has been butchered and rebuilt to modernize it. It is finished and beautiful. Catherine says it is everything she wanted it to be. Good. Don't know what we would have done at this late date if it had not been what she wanted. The flower girl dresses had to have a little work and a couple of the bridesmaid dresses had to have a few alterations. I did the bridesmaid dresses and they turned out great. I have also made 10 precious aprons for the ladies helping me at the wedding. I finished all the truffles and hope I never see another one. In the beginning I was eating one every now and then. I soon tired of the nasty things. Yuck. Hate truffles.
Thank God for family and friends who have helped me so much. Some things just get frustrating and somebody always steps up to the plate for me. Blessed beyond measure. Got all the bows made, all the jars wrapped with burlap, all my orders have arrived, and my freezers are full. Every spare inch in every room of my house is stacked with .....stuff. Hitting Sams again Tuesday night and finishing my duct tape water bottles. I am making gift bags for all my helpers and am spending a lot of time with those handmade projects. I love to give and receive handmade things. They are so special and I want these gifts to be special and personal.
I have done a lot of antique shopping. I spent the night in the mountains last Thursday and went to a thousand shops on Friday. I found this place deep in the woods where a lady was having a "Barn Sale". Oh my gosh. I feel in love with her. She opens her "barn" about 6 times a year. I sat on one of her beautiful antique sofas for about an hour and a half drinking cider and talking. I felt like I had known her forever. What an amazing day it was. I love days like that. My good friend calls those days "dumb days". Days where you do something totally unexpected and unplanned. Amazing.
Catherine has had 3 showers and another one in Sumter this week-end. My aunt, Ethel Lee Crocker, gave her a fabulous "Around the Clock" shower. It was indescribably amazing. The flowers, the decorations, the food....amazing. The bridesmaids, (with the help of Shearra Miller, my mom and me) gave her a "Months of the Year" shower and my cousin gave her a drop-in shower. So she has already been thoroughly "showered". I know this one in Sumter will be fabulous.
They are going to Disney on their honeymoon. How fun. They can only stay a few days because of work but I know it will be great.
I am feeling a lot less stress this week. Last week I thought I was going to explode. All this wedding stuff was about to get to me and then i broke my cat's leg. (another blog) But the love and words of a great friend helped ease my stress and I feel like everything is going OK. (even the cat is back to normal with her cast)
I am only working through next Friday. Ethel Lee and I are going to the mountains on Sunday night and having our nails done on Monday at our favorite place we discovered. The "barn" lady is opening for us that morning. She had a couple more things I need/want for the wedding.
Monday afternoon and Tuesday will be spent baking cupcakes and the wedding cake for the wedding and visiting the lodge to clean and start getting ready to decorate. Wednesday will be back to the lodge. Turkey day...Then back to the lodge very early on Friday for the beginning of the week-end festivities. whew..a lot going on but it is going to be great.
Well, I have things to do and my babies are here. So, until next time......
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Wedding Planning Chaos
WOW. The wedding planning is well underway around here. My house is full of, well, stuff. Cups, wreaths, ribbon, lots of ribbon, tons of ribbon, more ribbon than that, truffles, lots of truffles, lots of burlap, more ribbon, mason jars, more ribbon, more fabric, cowgirl boots, bottles of water that need to be dressed up, dresses (except no dress for me) cute little place card holders to use on the reception table, sparkly stuff to hang on the rafters at the lodge, candles, lots of candles, deer antlers (don't ask), vintage table cloths for the breakfast buffet, toilet paper and paper towels for all the cabins. I also have a freezer full of food items that can be purchased this far ahead. I also have a store house of non-perishable food items in the guest room. There is even stuff here that I don't remember what it is for. Oh well, I am sure it will come to me.
And then there are the lists. Guest lists, bridal party lists, lists of food, lists of drinks, lists of things for me to do now, lists for the bride to do now, lists to do next week, lists to buy, lists to ask others to do. I have a list of things I have to get made and I also have a list of things that have been ordered; cups, napkins, flowers, signs, etc. You name it, I have a list for it. I even have a list for my lists..Seriously.
My mind is constantly on this wedding. Lane and I were in the mountains this week-end and I took truffles and wrapped them. Well, about a third of them. I also took 75 yards of tulle to make some of the bows for the wreaths but forget something I needed and didn't get to those.
I don't know what I would do without my dear friends who have helped me with things and who are coming over this week to help more. Sticking stamps on invitations and response cards is going to be loads of fun...yeah....and then sticking all that stuff in the envelops. fun, fun. This couldn't be more fun than the day Catherine and I sat up my kitchen as a print shop and printed all those invitations and response cards and return envelops only to discover three days later that we had left off one tiny bit of info on the invitations....THE TIME of the dang wedding. We were both all over those darn things allllll day. How did we miss that???? Fortunately, I was able to slip the invitations back through the printer and get it on there. Perfectly, I might add.
Now, I mentioned above that I have no dress. That's right, the mother of the bride has no dress. I have tried. Me, mom and my aunt went to a place in Shelby she had suggested. I forget the name of it but it is on 74 kinda across from the Wal-Mart area. Never knew it was there. Well, the minute we pulled into the parking lot, I slammed on the brakes and screamed. My dream dress was hanging in the window. I ran in the store and had the little lady yank it out of the window. Never mind that it was a size 2 or something stupid, I tried it on and LOVED it. There were only a few tiny problems. I am not a size 2 so it wouldn't zip and the color totally clashed with the brides maid dresses. They could order it for me but I refuse to order a dress. What if I don;t like it when I try it on??? Nope, not ordering a dress. The next day I was in Charlotte visiting with my precious babies and left early enough to go the Belk's at Southpark. The minute I walked into the formal ware area, I saw a dress that stopped me dead in my tracks. My first thought was that my mother would say, "Donna, that dress looks just like you". I took a picture of it and sent it to Catherine. She told me to put it on, go in the dressing room and take my picture in the mirror like a teenager would do. So, that is what I did. I then sent her the picture and her response???? "Mom, that dress is beautiful and looks great on you but you look like a 51 year old mother-of-the-bride." Hmmmmm. Somebody help me out here. Is that not what I am???
So, I didn't buy the dress but it is still on my mind. Who knows, I may go back and get it. It is beautiful but I have to keep reminding myself that this wedding is in the woods.
So, the planning and preparations continue. And the dress? It will happen. I hope.....
And then there are the lists. Guest lists, bridal party lists, lists of food, lists of drinks, lists of things for me to do now, lists for the bride to do now, lists to do next week, lists to buy, lists to ask others to do. I have a list of things I have to get made and I also have a list of things that have been ordered; cups, napkins, flowers, signs, etc. You name it, I have a list for it. I even have a list for my lists..Seriously.
My mind is constantly on this wedding. Lane and I were in the mountains this week-end and I took truffles and wrapped them. Well, about a third of them. I also took 75 yards of tulle to make some of the bows for the wreaths but forget something I needed and didn't get to those.
I don't know what I would do without my dear friends who have helped me with things and who are coming over this week to help more. Sticking stamps on invitations and response cards is going to be loads of fun...yeah....and then sticking all that stuff in the envelops. fun, fun. This couldn't be more fun than the day Catherine and I sat up my kitchen as a print shop and printed all those invitations and response cards and return envelops only to discover three days later that we had left off one tiny bit of info on the invitations....THE TIME of the dang wedding. We were both all over those darn things allllll day. How did we miss that???? Fortunately, I was able to slip the invitations back through the printer and get it on there. Perfectly, I might add.
Now, I mentioned above that I have no dress. That's right, the mother of the bride has no dress. I have tried. Me, mom and my aunt went to a place in Shelby she had suggested. I forget the name of it but it is on 74 kinda across from the Wal-Mart area. Never knew it was there. Well, the minute we pulled into the parking lot, I slammed on the brakes and screamed. My dream dress was hanging in the window. I ran in the store and had the little lady yank it out of the window. Never mind that it was a size 2 or something stupid, I tried it on and LOVED it. There were only a few tiny problems. I am not a size 2 so it wouldn't zip and the color totally clashed with the brides maid dresses. They could order it for me but I refuse to order a dress. What if I don;t like it when I try it on??? Nope, not ordering a dress. The next day I was in Charlotte visiting with my precious babies and left early enough to go the Belk's at Southpark. The minute I walked into the formal ware area, I saw a dress that stopped me dead in my tracks. My first thought was that my mother would say, "Donna, that dress looks just like you". I took a picture of it and sent it to Catherine. She told me to put it on, go in the dressing room and take my picture in the mirror like a teenager would do. So, that is what I did. I then sent her the picture and her response???? "Mom, that dress is beautiful and looks great on you but you look like a 51 year old mother-of-the-bride." Hmmmmm. Somebody help me out here. Is that not what I am???
So, I didn't buy the dress but it is still on my mind. Who knows, I may go back and get it. It is beautiful but I have to keep reminding myself that this wedding is in the woods.
So, the planning and preparations continue. And the dress? It will happen. I hope.....
Goodbye Amy Vanderbilt
WOW. The wedding planning is well underway around here. My house is full of, well, stuff. Cups, wreaths, ribbon, lots of ribbon, tons of ribbon, more ribbon than that, truffles, lots of truffles, lots of burlap, more ribbon, mason jars, more ribon, more fabric, cowgirl boots, bottles of water that need to be dressed up, dresses (except no dress for me) cute little place card holders to use on the reception table, sparkley stuff to hang on the rafters at the lodge, candles, lots of candles, deer antles (don't ask), vintage table cloths for the breakfast buffet, toilet paper and paper towels for all the cabins. I also have a freezer full of food items that can be purchased this far ahead. I also have a store house of non-perishable food items in the guest room. There is even stuff here that I don't remember what it is for. Oh well, I am sure it will come to me.
And then there are the lists. Guest lists, bridal party lists, lists of food, lists of drinks, lists of things for me to do now, lists for the bride to do now, lists to do next week, lists to buy, lists to ask others to do. I have a list of things I have to get made and I also have a list of things that have been ordered; cups, napkins, flowers, signs, etc. You name it, I have a list for it. I even hae a list for my lists..Seriously.
My mind is constantly on this wedding. Lane and I were in the mountains this week-end and I took truffles and wrapped them. Well, about a third of them. I also took 75 yards of toille to make some of the bows for the wreaths but forget something I needed and didn't get to those.
I don't know what I would do without my dear friends who have helped me with things and who are coming over this week to help more. Sticking stamps on invitations and response cards is going to be loads of fun...yeah....and then sticking all that stuff in the envelops. fun, fun. This couldn't be more fun than the day Catherine and I sat up my kitchen as a print shop and printed all those invitations and response cards and return envelops only to discover three days later that we had left off one tiny bit of info on the invitations....THE TIME of the dang wedding. We were both all over those darn things allllll day. How did we miss that???? Fortunately, I was able to slip the invitations back through the printer and get it on there. Perfectly, I might add.
Now, I mentioned above that I have no dress. That's right, the mother of the bride has no dress. I have tried. Me, mom and my aunt went to a place in Shelby she had suggested. I forget the name of it but it is on 74 kinda across from the Wal-Mart area. Never knew it was there. Well, the minute we pulled into the parking lot, I slammed on the brakes and screamed. My dream dress was hanging in the window. I ran in the store and had the little lady yank it out of the window. Never mind that it was a size 2 or something stupid, I tried it on and LOVED it. There were only a few tiny problems. I am not a size 2 so it wouldn't zip and the color totally clashed with the brides maid dresses. They could order it for me but I refuse to order a dress. What if I don;t like it when I try it on??? Nope, not ordering a dress. The next day I was in Charlotte visiting with my precious babies and left early enough to go th Belk's at Southpark. The minute I walked into the formal ware area, I saw a dress that stopped me dead in my tracks. My first thought was that my mother would say, "Donna, that dress looks just like you". I took a poicture of it and sent it to Catherine. She told me to put it on, go in the dressing room and take my picture in the mirror like a teenager would do. So, that is what I did. I then sent her the picture and her repsonse???? "Mom, that dress is beautiful and looks great on you but you look like a 51 year old mother-of-the-bride." Hmmmmm. Somebody help me out here. Is that not what I am???
So, I didn't buy the dress but it is still on my mind. Who knows, I may go back and get it. It is beautiful but I have to keep reminding myself that this wedding is in the woods.
So, the planning and preparations continue. And the dress? It will happen. I hope.....
And then there are the lists. Guest lists, bridal party lists, lists of food, lists of drinks, lists of things for me to do now, lists for the bride to do now, lists to do next week, lists to buy, lists to ask others to do. I have a list of things I have to get made and I also have a list of things that have been ordered; cups, napkins, flowers, signs, etc. You name it, I have a list for it. I even hae a list for my lists..Seriously.
My mind is constantly on this wedding. Lane and I were in the mountains this week-end and I took truffles and wrapped them. Well, about a third of them. I also took 75 yards of toille to make some of the bows for the wreaths but forget something I needed and didn't get to those.
I don't know what I would do without my dear friends who have helped me with things and who are coming over this week to help more. Sticking stamps on invitations and response cards is going to be loads of fun...yeah....and then sticking all that stuff in the envelops. fun, fun. This couldn't be more fun than the day Catherine and I sat up my kitchen as a print shop and printed all those invitations and response cards and return envelops only to discover three days later that we had left off one tiny bit of info on the invitations....THE TIME of the dang wedding. We were both all over those darn things allllll day. How did we miss that???? Fortunately, I was able to slip the invitations back through the printer and get it on there. Perfectly, I might add.
Now, I mentioned above that I have no dress. That's right, the mother of the bride has no dress. I have tried. Me, mom and my aunt went to a place in Shelby she had suggested. I forget the name of it but it is on 74 kinda across from the Wal-Mart area. Never knew it was there. Well, the minute we pulled into the parking lot, I slammed on the brakes and screamed. My dream dress was hanging in the window. I ran in the store and had the little lady yank it out of the window. Never mind that it was a size 2 or something stupid, I tried it on and LOVED it. There were only a few tiny problems. I am not a size 2 so it wouldn't zip and the color totally clashed with the brides maid dresses. They could order it for me but I refuse to order a dress. What if I don;t like it when I try it on??? Nope, not ordering a dress. The next day I was in Charlotte visiting with my precious babies and left early enough to go th Belk's at Southpark. The minute I walked into the formal ware area, I saw a dress that stopped me dead in my tracks. My first thought was that my mother would say, "Donna, that dress looks just like you". I took a poicture of it and sent it to Catherine. She told me to put it on, go in the dressing room and take my picture in the mirror like a teenager would do. So, that is what I did. I then sent her the picture and her repsonse???? "Mom, that dress is beautiful and looks great on you but you look like a 51 year old mother-of-the-bride." Hmmmmm. Somebody help me out here. Is that not what I am???
So, I didn't buy the dress but it is still on my mind. Who knows, I may go back and get it. It is beautiful but I have to keep reminding myself that this wedding is in the woods.
So, the planning and preparations continue. And the dress? It will happen. I hope.....
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