Tuesday Ramblings

Well, looks like the Hilton is a no-go. The Event Director up there is NOT very accomodating, and basically is saying, "Hand us $xxxxx or we're not going to do this." WHAT KIND OF PERSON DOES THIS? They're so greedy! So we're continuing to look around. We have 3 more places we're contacting today for more information.

-The Radisson Oceanfront
-The Tides Waterfront Resort
-The King Center [HUGE deal down here]

Fingers crossed!

So I finally broke down and bought a candle warmer today! I had my eye on them for a few months, but never saw one "in action" until I saw that my mom bought one recently. It did a really good job of making her house smell good, so I gave it a shot too!



I got a little holder thing to go around it to make it more "attractive" to the eye too. We'll see how it goes!

Today, I am grateful for...

Today I am grateful for: CHAYCE


Of course the day had to come when I was going to do this one! And I'm not going to give some long spill about how much I adore him, and how wonderful my child is. Because honestly, I could go on for years... Yet the words would never be enough to express my love. If your a mother, you know that feeling. You know that kind of love that will never replace the love you have for your child. It's THAT kind of love. I just can't help but sit in awe of him, and be in amazement that I was so lucky to have a healthy, wonderful, outgoing little boy. Being a mother truly is the best blessing!

Ceremony Music

I've had sooo many of you guys ask me what songs are being played at our ceremony. So, here you go.


PRELUDE
"Spring"..............Vivaldi
"Rondeau".............Mouret
"Eidelweiss"..........Rodgers

SEATING OF FAMILIES
"Jesu, Joy of man's Desiring"

ATTENDANTS PROCESSIONAL
"Canon in D"

BRIDE PROCESSIONAL
"Bridal Chorus"

SPECIAL CEREMONY SONGS (performed by Melissa Haught)
"Take My Breath Away"
"I wanna love you Forever" [Jessica Simpson]
---3rd song undecided---

SLIDESHOW
"This is the Night".......Clay Aiken

Link, if you don't know the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VmdlyHL7ek

I'm sure most of you know "Take my breath away". It's an older song. But for those who haven't heard "I wanna love you forever" by Jessica Simpson. It's a breathtaking song, and one of my alltime favorites. My ceremony won't be complete without it! Here you go... You WILL get chills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MA1rDxaq88

Back to Normal

Chayce is home, the girls I babysit are here... Back to normal today! I actually am feeling great today, since I went to bed before 9pm last night.

I just have to share these pictures of Chayce playing Guitar Hero with Jon, he cracks me up. He's our little rockstar!









I won't ramble much about the wedding ceremony today. But we have narrowed things down, and it will be (as i've mentioned) mostly by candlelight [with some dim lights as well I'm sure]... And our inspirations are these 2 ideas.





It will look MOSTLY like the first photo (God willing!) but the aisle decorations should be the little lanterns in the 2nd photo. We both fell in love with this idea!

I sure do love Sundays...

The Pack vs. TB @ 1pm

NYJ vs. ARZ @ 1pm

DAL vs. WASH @ 4pm

Chayce is home! He had fun at Grandpa/Grandma's house. They took him to the Space Center [for his first time!] and it's all he's been talking about since he's been home. He's not happy that Jon had to go to work today though, it's his first day back and Jon won't be able to spend time with him until 6pm tonight. It's OK though, he'll be content watching football this afternoon. The child LOVES football. It's in his blood, LOL.

Chayce decided he wants to be Spiderman for Halloween. Oh joy! Atleast it's a popular character and won't be hard to find a costume.

Our 3 year anniversary is on Thursday. We both nearly forgot with all the hype of NEXT year! No one ever seems to remember though. We eloped on 10.2.05, and I don't think we've ever recieved a "Happy Anniversary" card or anything from anyone. Except for his parents. His mom always remembers, which is very thoughtful! It's just kinda pathetic. I go out of my way to wish everyone happy birthday, anniversary, whatever... Yet Jon and I always kinda go un-noticed. But if I happen to miss something I get the guilt-trip phone call, "Oh, nice of you to wish me happy birthday." or some crap. It's whatever though. I'm just generally a thoughtful person, I keep close track of special occassions. So since we never get so much as a "Happy Anniversary", I always try to plan something big for us. This year, not so much because of next year of course! It'll be worth it.

I never thought Jon would be so involved in the planning of all this. He wants to see everything, and approve of it with me. Last night we went to a candy store here in our mall. I'm guessing it's new as I've only noticed it the past month or so. We decided to go with the favor boxes [colors still undecided!] and now it's a decision to WHAT we'll fill the boxes with. At the candy store they had these AMAZING Raspberry/Chocolate Truffles. We're guessing about 3 of them will fit in each box. The manager/owner said she would even seperate them, 3 at a time, and wrap them in 3's so I can put them in the favor boxes! She was giving us so many good ideas. Like Chocolate Covered Cherries. That's a possibility too. We just know we want something rich and delicate. I don't just want to stuff it with M&M's (Jon's idea). So we've been leaning toward Hershey's Kisses, but may do something like the truffles, or cherry cordials. Decisions, Decisions! But we sure didn't mind taste-testing, LOL!

Enough of my endless ramblings for today. Gotta keep up with the games!

Rings, Rings, RINGS

I'm SO not used to having my son around. It was nice that my in-laws are keeping him. They took him Wednesday evening and we'll bring him home tomorrow after church. That's a long freakin' time!

We've been so busy though, we wouldn't have been able to get alot of things done with Chayce around, so it's been nice that we can get some things for the wedding taken care of.

Today I went to a local bridal shop called "Meredith's". I found a dress that's exactly what I want, the only difference is that it has a train. I really don't want a train, but when I put this gown on, everyone in the boutique were complimenting me on how it fit my body so well. The dress wouldn't even need alterations! They said that for only $10 they could alter the straps into a halter-style for me. AND she cut me an unbelievable deal [if I choose to accept it and buy that gown]. I'm so nervous about making this big of a decision! I'm scared to say, "Yes! This is what I want." Because what if I change my mind or stumble across something even BETTER?! I'm over-reacting, but still too scared to say "yes".

Jon and I went to the mall tonight. We looked at a few jewelry stores for our new bands, and looked at a few places for tuxes. But our main focus was on rings.

THIS is my ring. The one Jon proposed with. It's 3 princess cut stones, with baguette cut stones on the sides.



So, naturally, I want a band with the same cut diamonds [princess/baguette]. Here are a few that I like:





Tough decisions to make! Jon is simplistic. He just wants a band with diagonal diamonds on it, similar to this:



How I wish I was as easily satisfied as my dear husband, LOL. I picked my engagement ring. I LOVE baguette and princess cut diamonds, so we need a band that will compliment my ring well. You girls know what I mean! :)

Once I send out the save-the-date cards, I'm DEFINATELY taking a small break from the wedding planning for a few weeks. My head is starting to hurt. There's SO much to do!

October 11th we meet with the florist. Anyday now we'll hear back from the Hilton event planner. The next things to do are:

-Take a photo to send out with the Save the Date cards.
-Reserve Reception Location
-Downpayment on my dress
-Narrow down choices on rings

No wonder women are called "Bridezillas"! This stuff IS alot of work, but we deserve this... and we want it done OUR way. I'm glad to see it starting to fall into place. And we still have 12 months to go!

It's Friday!

Well, our meeting at the Hilton went very well last night. The man we spoke with was very nice and very flexible with us. He's going to check with the Executive Chef at the Hilton to get pricing on the food for our reception and will be contacting us sometime soon! Very exciting.

Last night we saw "My Best Friend's Girl". Dane Cook and Kate Hudson were the stars of the movie. My opinion? Don't waste your money. It was a cute movie, I guess... But not worth paying to see in theatres. I've come to a conclusion. I ADORE Dane Cook. Very funny guy, but not a great actor. He's hilarious as a comedian, I love his work... But acting isn't really his forte.

Tonight we're going to the Palm Bay High School football game. My sister is a cheerleader, and we told her we'd go to a game sometime, so we're going [Chayce too!] to tonight's game. I'm sure Chayce will love it.

Today www.coffeeshopmoms.com/forums IS up and running, so register and join the board! If you're not a mom or attempting to become a mom, spread the word to anyone you know that IS. We accept members that are trying to conceive all the way up to moms of teenagers.

I REALLY need to catch up on my reading. I'm halfway through the 2nd book of the "Twilight" Series "New Moon". I've been too busy lately with the website and wedding to keep reading, but sometime this weekend (fingers crossed!) I'll get to finish "New Moon".

What can I say? Thank God it's Friday!