Giving the kids something to talk about in therapy.
I'm back! And I'm married! 🙂 Our wedding day was on October 13, and we left for Costa Rica the very next day where we spent a full week in paradise before coming back to the real world. Now we're back at our jobs, dealing with school stuff, paying bills, and yet still basking in... Continue Reading →
This article also prints in the Find It section of the Press Democrat on Friday, October 19. by Crissi Langwell My boss came up to me a couple weeks ago and congratulated me on a full six years working for The Press Democrat, mentioning all the departments I’ve worked in on my way to where... Continue Reading →
It's 4 in the morning on the day before my wedding, and I am awake. Mr. W got up a little while ago unable to sleep, probably so much going through his mind as we prepare for the big day, and accidentally woke me up in the process. Despite taking a Melatonin and trying to... Continue Reading →
"You're changing your name?" This was the big question today at our newspaper's features meeting when I announced that any future stories I wrote would be under my new last name. "I wouldn't do that, " one of the gals said, noting all the work I had done under my current last name. She mentioned... Continue Reading →
This weekend I took DQ with me to the salon where we both could get our last haircut before the wedding. I love my new hairdresser. She remembers details told to her at previous appointments - like the fact the DQ has a new baby brother on her dad's side and that she was preparing... Continue Reading →
Despite the fact that I have written a few award winning blog entries, complete with gorgeous photo spreads and witty banter, in my mind... I have not been able to actually get them onto this blog for all of you to ooh and aah over. Besides, something always happens between the thought process and the... Continue Reading →
This weekend I had my bridal shower. It was all kinds of lovely, as my very detail-oriented sister/maid of honor, with the help of my mom and youngest sister, put bits of charm and whimsy into every single facet. From the hand-crafted (by my sister) umbrellas, to the old-fashioned striped straws, to the way the... Continue Reading →
I've been playing around with ideas for table settings and table arrangements for the wedding. I've gone from idea to idea until I recently settled on using repurposed jars as the vases on the tables. Not only is this option cost efficient, but it is entirely non-wasteful since I'm not buying a ton of vases... Continue Reading →
Yesterday we had our third premarital counseling session in which we went over personality traits I possess based on a test I took. The test was eerily right on, indicating to my pastor that I had undergone trauma in my life (abuse, stillbirth) and still possessed a few inner scars from that. There wasn't much... Continue Reading →
I mean, could there be a better combination? First off, I received two very exciting packages this week. There were two different pairs of shoes that I fell in love with on the David's Bridal website. The first pair you already saw. These ones I ordered quickly while I waited for Taz to finish up... Continue Reading →
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