We got a very large package from Alex today, with more prints of our wedding than we could have ever hoped for, and a very lovely card, too. I miss him. I think even Simon misses him too, well, in a way. Like the "good ol' days" of last year, even though arthritis aside, this is the best year of my life. But he asked if we'd meet him for dinner ( Read more... )

Right before lunch, Ellie had made more progress with their serious moutain of mail and started in on the packages. One in particular caught her eye with its impeccable writing on the label and careful wrapping. Intrigued, she carefully opened it to reveal the champagne nestled carefully with the two lotus cups. Though she wasn't quite the ( Read more... )

While at the office this morning and inbetween phone calls, Ellie had been opening their bills and mail. They'd amassed quite the pile in a little over two weeks, and it'd probably take her most of the afternoon to finish opening and sorting it all. One very elegant envelope demanded opening right after the bills, and when she drew the card from ( Read more... )

Their second ceremony tonight had been a much grander affair, attended by three hundred guests this time: friends, family, and friends of their parents. Even then, his parents had had to pare down their list several times when the original tally nearly reached five hundred. And though she'd already had practice, it was still nerve-wracking to be ( Read more... )

( They have each other and all the time in the world )

The afternoon had seemed to fly by, and there'd been several times where she'd worried about being late for her own wedding. Beginning at breakfast and up until these last few moments before the ceremony began, she'd had deeply heartfelt conversations with Meredith, Michael's grandmother, Anne, and her mom. It was a shame that each seemed to be ( Read more... )

Sooooo sleepy this morning! I tossed and turned most of last night I think. I'm having "Lunch with the Ladies" in a moment, and then it's off to the salon for hair and nails and makeup before coming back to get dressed (this should be interesting to say the least!). We have limo service all day, which is nice and should keep us from getting too ( Read more... )

Mom and dad's flight is scheduled to land shortly, and we're picking them up and going over to Michael's parents' house for a late lunch. My dresses are there too, and mom and Mrs. Anders will be driving me (and the dresses!) to the suite at the Ritz before the church rehearsal, which is at six o'clock tonight. The rehearsal dinner is at seven, ( Read more... )

Next week tomorrow, we'll be married -- for the first of three ceremonies, at any rate! A week from tonight is the rehearsal dinner at Spiaggia, and then the two Chicago receptions will be there too ( Read more... )

I've been doing some cleaning and arranging of photo albums and the like, and found some really fun ones I've never seen before. There's one of Meredith with Michael and Dennis one Easter, each of the boys with a big basket full of toys and candy; Michael and Dennis making a big mess in the mud in one of Meredith's gardens; and one that I am just ( Read more... )