Over-Due Update
Typed this up on Friday but had issues with it when I got it home. Gah.
So, its been a long time since I did an actual update. Guess now is as good of a time as any, seeing as the computer at work is still totally f’d up with some kind of virus and I can’t really surf and I’m caught up on actual work.
Dad is home and driving mom nuts, or is it the other way around? Anyway, as long as he follows doctors’ orders he should be good. Keep fingers crossed that he does! We have to keep both him and mom relatively healthy until after the wedding. I’m using all the tricks regarding guilt I’ve learned over the years!! ;)
Speaking of wedding, things are moving along. We got the hall, DJ, tuxedos, photographer and rings out of the way (actually we still have to meet the photographer but unless we really don’t “click” she’s our girl). I found all my paper things (invites, programs, etc.) and just ordered them yesterday, I need to work on the wordings of the invites and programs, so as soon as I can I can get them out of the way and waiting to be mailed. We’ve had 2 meetings with the priest already, go the marriage class this Saturday, yay, the day before my birthday (we opted for a 1 day thing and it looks like it’s really the way to go, 10:30 to 5pm and that includes a hour long mass and lunch break). I called to organist, we are penciled on her calendar, I have to call her back in August to set up an meeting in September to actually plan the music.. I have a plan for the centerpieces and favors, I started buying the items to assemble them (I figure buy a little at a time and get them made and in a few months all of that will be done and it won’t be too much on the pocketbook, by spreading it out over a few months). I think we will be going to look/try on dresses in May, hard to believe that’s less than 2 months away! I have the caterer narrowed down, just need to see about tastings with them and then make a decision. I have my cake design in my head and I have to call to set up an appointment with the shop, she does them 6 months out from the date so I’ll set that up for May some time. And of course my OCD is really coming in handy, the lists are insane! Hehehe . But that actually is a good thing, I won’t forget things or wait until the last minute to do things/find things/make call regarding things.
Other than wedding things other things have been going on…I’ll just hit a few things
The beginning of March we had the Annual Renn Stock. It’s always nice to get together with a bunch of rennies. It was held a new location and not at all hard to find, this year! With some of the unfortunate happenings amongst our rennie family it was nice to have such a great turn out. Good friends, good memories, good food/booze and good times…we had it all. We will get to the Harp for one of Terry’s shows…one of these days.
The following weekend was the St. Patrick’s day Parade!!! I was worried I had nothing to wear! We went in with Chuck and Kim and ended up finding Ray, Mindy and the girls hanging out where we always stand. It was not as cold as in the last few years, hell it wasn’t even cold enough for me to wear my kick ass green hat Katie made me at faire. I’m sure there will be other years to wear it. My green bead collection has once again grown in size, the fish bowl I have them all in might not hold this last batch…I have pictures I need to take off the camera and get uploaded…this weekend…maybe.
This weekend we have our marriage class on Saturday, my birthday and Joe’s parents’ anniversary on Sunday. Saturday I’ll grab “Twilight” on the way to the class so I can watch it later that evening. On Sunday we will stop by my parents’ house before going to dinner with Joe’s family. Looks to be a busy weekend…yet again.
Next Saturday we meet with one caterer to talk and try food in the afternoon then it’s off to Mullaney’s to celebrate my birthday. I think after this weekend things kinda slow down (kinda), we have to schedule dinner in April with Paul and Tiff (since they can’t make may b-day celebration, someone had to have a wedding on that day ;)…Becky) and we have Easter and Emily’s birthday…oh, and I’m having another candle party in April too, but that’s ok my lady is great and it gives me a chance to hang out with friends and family on a Friday evening….fingers are crossed because I know things are only going to get more busy as the time speeds rapidly towards October!