Jeff is going to go buy our washer and dryer today!  We looked everywhere but finally picked out a Maytag top-load high efficiency washer with an agitator and a GE front-load dryer with a lint trap inside the door from Home Depot.  I don’t know the product numbers right off the top of my head.  We had been looking at the GE Profile HE without an agitator but when we mentioned that to the lady at the Home Depot she said No!  I refuse to sell those, we have had FIVE returned because they don’t get the clothes clean, and I refuse to sell anymore.  I’m getting two seperate brands because the maytag washer was the best but the matching dryer had the lint trap on the top.  Since my dryer is in my kitchen having the trap on top gets lint everywhere.  Best part is, all appliances are 10% off.  So we ended up saving over $100 dollars.  Free delivery and take away, and they’ll install it for us!  Jeff and I looked EVERYWHERE and we think we’ve made the best choice.

I can’t believe I forgot someone!  That’s what I get for writing a post late at night while two people are trying to talk to me!

Bobby- For coming out of retirement to take my photos.  I can’t wait to get the cd with all of those pictures so I can fill up a photo album.

That reminds me, I need to find a photo album big enough to hold all of the good ones… Maybe a small one for pictures of my friends and a big one for me!

My cousin put all of her pictures from my wedding online-

livelongandprosper.shutterfly.com

Feel free to go have a look!  There are some that are really terrible (totally my fault) that I wouldn’t mind no one ever seeing.  I just spent $60 getting prints.  I can’t wait to see them.  I need to get a photo album to put them in.

The wedding was beautiful!  It was really hectic trying to get everything set up in the morning.  It made me run behind, which ultimately made the wedding run behind.  Whoops.  Other wise it went off pretty well.  The officiant mispronounced Jeff’s last name (Miles anyone?)  When we met with him I asked him not to do the whole present to you mr and mrs blahdy blah.  Because I was keeping my last name.  he assured me he didn’t do that, which is why there is a photo of me looking kind of annoyed as he announces us that way.  Otherwise it went great.  Everyone laughed when the Star Wars theme came on as our exiting song.  And Kiss the Girl worked great as my song to walk down the aisle too.   I hope everyone enjoyed the food, I only got a nibble off of a chicken salad sandwich, and a sip of punch and cider.

All in all it was a beautiful day to get married, even if it drizzled that morning.  By the end of it though Jeff and I were hungry and tired.  So we went to bed at like 8:30.  Sunday was nice because we slept as late as we wanted and hung out with my parents.  Mom made soup!  It was delicious.  Monday, we slept in again (glorious!) and went to the bank to deposit our money into a savings account to save up for a washer and dryer set.  We are pricing them now and hope to get one in the near future.

I would like to use this opportunity to thank a few people without whom the wedding could not have happened:

Laura - you are not related by blood nor were you forced to come, but nevertheless you showed up bright and early with bells on.  I firmly believe that with out your help the wedding would have completely failed.

Bebo and Cindy- you two helped keep things going when there was no one else to do it.

Cathy - For the beautiful and delicious cakes.

Tracey - for the beautiful pictures

Jessica - for holding up the black cloth so I could get dressed.

Becka - for handling the things I could not.

Mother - for being my boots on the ground as it were while planning this shindig

And last but not least Daniel and Kate - for driving all that way just to watch Jeff and I walk a few yards and talk.  That really meant a lot to me and made my day really special.

So thanks to you all.  I honestly don’t know where I’d be without you.

Tracey and Jessica -

Exit 14A from Interstate 565

·         Enter by gate 9 off of Research Park Blvd.

·         Go South on Rideout Rd 3.3 miles.

·         Turn left (east) on Martin Rd 2.3 miles.

·         Turn right (south) on Patton Rd 4.0.

·         (Pass a fire station on the right)

·         Cross Buxton Rd.  Go 0.7 miles and turn

·         Right (east) on Rayford Rd. travel 0.9 turn right on Beech ST.   Follow the signs.  If you miss the turn you will come to the boat ramp and ballfields.

Make sure you have a valid license, registration, and proof of insurance.  If you have a rental car you must be able to show your rental contract.

By the way, we aren’t kidding about that part.  Valid license, registration, and proof of insurance are REQUIREMENTS to get on post.  So please try your best to make sure that you have them with you.  Also please leave your illicit drugs and weapons behind.  MPs might search your car and they don’t like those things.

It seems like for the past three days all I’ve done is run errands.  Oh wait… that’s because I have!  Mom and I are at the fetch and carry stage of the wedding, which means all we’ve been doing is fetching and carrying.  We can’t start making the food because we feel that you guys don’t want to eat three day old bread.  Maybe that’s just us.  So we’ve been driving all over town in this MASSIVE car/truck/suv/small grade tank for the past couple of days so that we have enough room to cart everything around.  And I spent an hour gutting what had to be the hardest pumpkins ever.

Honestly though, things  are coming together.  We finally have a finalized menu.  We have most of the centerpeices, we have all of the flowers, we have most of the other decorations.  WE are actually ready for this.  Everytime someone finds out that my wedding is this weekend people ask me one of two questions “Are you nervous?” and “How are you so calm?”  Mom and I have a philosophy.  If it gets done GREAT! if not then clearly we didn’t need it anyway.  I refuse to get to stressed out over this.  It’s too late to say that I won’t stress out at all but I refuse to freak out and melt down.

Alright back to work I must get.  The next post after this will be the directions and map for any of you who might have lost yours.