April 25th, 2010
I am so excited : ) My Boyfriend took me completely by surprise and proposed to me last Monday. Â We picked out my Ring on Thursday and OMG was that fun.
I promise I will write about both of these : ) But for now I need help!
His family lives out here in California, while my family lives in Michigan. He has about 30 people he would invite ( but really about 10 that he really wants there ) and I have close to 50 ( but again all I really want are my kids and my mom). But both our families would not be happy if we didn’t have a wedding.
I would love a wedding by the water, beach or lake. We both agree on wanting a small outdoor wedding. But as I look at costs for reception, omg any thought on trying to keep costs down goes out the window. We only want to spend around 4-5k at the most. We have costs of moving him out to Michigan to think about, and possibly another baby.
The only people we are sure we absolutely want at the wedding are my children, his sister and mom, and my mom. If we had something small with just them, it would be perfect. But how do you tactfully exclude so many other family members?
He is starting to suggest eloping, but Ive already got my heart set on my baby boy and girl being the flower girl and ring bearer, and my two older boys walking me down the aisle.
I tend to over complicate things, when there is usually a simpler answer. And thoughts.
Oh and of course, here is a picture of my ring,
If we go ahead and have a wedding with about 100 people, anyone have suggestions on keeping costs down? The reception seems to be what will costs the most.
Even keeping the costs of a venue for the ceremony down?
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April 19th, 2010
I needed to be alone and think, so I decided to be brave and drive around. Im not from here, so it’s a bit scary when I venture out on my own. I did take my GPS though so I could at least find my way home.
So I headed out as the sun was setting armed with my camera and my gps, with the big hills in my sites. Â You can see hills right outside our window, and a ” mountain”. They call it a mountain around here, but it just doesn’t seem big enough to me.
Anyhow, just me, my camera and the beautiful sunset.
I did manage to get up to a nice high point. The view was wonderful. Â I managed to get a couple of pictures, but it was getting dark pretty fast. I managed to get one photo I was fairly happy with. The rest are destined for Photoshop : )
I had to clear my head, my BF and I are at a turning point I guess you could say.
That however I will leave alone right now until I have sorted out everything for myself first.
But here is the picture, hope you enjoy it.
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April 18th, 2010
You are so upset, have so much to say, but there is so much, that you don’t even know where to begin.
I am in that spot right now. I have tons I want to let out, but don’t know how.
I can’t sleep right now even though I am extremely tired. Maybe I should do homework.
I honestly don’t want to think about things anymore.
I just don’t understand why I am the one who has to make all the hard choices. Im beginning to feel like the men in my life really don’t know how. They take the easy way.
Ugh.. ok thats the extent of my rant, because honestly if I were to go into it more, it would take a very long time to read.
Why do all the damn choices keep getting thrown on me, it’s as if Im the only one capable of making things happen. Frustrating.
Ok now Im seriously done.
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April 15th, 2010
Ava
I loved this picture of Ava, she has a mouth full of crackers and she s reaching for more : )
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April 14th, 2010
I have so many photo’s in raw format that I cannot do anything with. About a year ago my Mac’s hard drive decided to quit on me, and when it did, I lost Photoshop elements as well as Apeture. Now Photoshop elements isn’t too bad to replace, but Apeture is like 200.00 : (
I think my BF is going to buy me some software, so I don’t have so many photos stuck in limbo anymore.
I know everyone is gonna say, just reinstall them, but with my divorce a couple of years ago, things got lost. I don’t know where any of my disks ran off too. : (
This is why you should register your software when you get it instead of pushing the ” Register Never” button, lol.
On another note, I was thinking of possibly making jewelry again, once I am finished with school. I have been out of it for a few years, but lately I’ve been feeling the tug to get back into it. I also have a number of friends hoping I would get back into it : )
That is one of the more “artsy” pieces I did. I made some “artsy” pieces as well as some “everyday” pieces. This was a bracelet made of Rose Quartz and Chalcedony.
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If we go ahead and have a wedding with about 100 people, anyone have suggestions on keeping costs down? The reception seems to be what will costs the most.
