Monday, August 6, 2007

We did it!

Lee and I were married on Saturday the fourth of August at two of the clock in the year two thousand and seven (formal enough for you?).

It rained for most of the day, but the downpour hit after everyone left. The area really did need it though. I told God the most important thing for me was that it was not above 80 degrees since my dress was pretty heavy. It must have been in the low 60's, because there were a few times I was a little chilly! And I told everyone to dress warm... Oops!

My thanks go out to everyone who was there and many many people who where not, but supported me anyway. I think the best part of the whole day were the musical contrubutions. Wow, Ryan... You are so very talented. Want to start a band?

We leave for Milwaukee this afternoon, and fly out of Mitchell tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. We are looking forward to a week of hassle-free vacation after a week of wedding planing at break-neck speed! Pictures are in the making, I will be posting some digital photo albums for everyone soon. But first...the honeymoon!

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Gift "Registry"

Lee and I haven't registered at any stores, but we would like to put out a list of ideas for folks who are looking. The mother of the bride has volunteered to keep track of what people have already purchased. If you would like to tell her what you have, or ask if an item has already been purchased, you can e-mail her at nnorcross@tds.net.

I will try to link this post so that it is always available right next to "Wedding Weather" and "Dreams Tulum." I will also try to update the post with items I think of later.

Gift Ideas

Standing Ironing Board
Hamper
Hangers
Laundry Basket
Vacuum Cleaner
Paper Shredder
Stepping Stool
Closet Light
Multi-drawer Organizer Units (space saving organizing items)
Video Game Chair
Cheese Grater
Pizza Oven
Pasta Maker
Full-sized Blender
Reading Pillow
Beanbag Chair
Lap Desk
Personal Weight Scale (no idea what these things are offically called)
Window Fan
Apple Slicer
Apple corer
Orange Peeler
Wall Clock

Monday, July 16, 2007

Driver's License

Hey y'all. Something interesting the life of Lee has happened today. After much work, I have finally gotten my driver's licence! Yeay!!

I have been working on this off and on for 12 years now, and it has finally happened.

Lee

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Wedding Weather Take-2

Alright, I think I've fixed the wedding weather link problem.
The way it is set up (I think), no one but Lee and I can view the other events.
In other words, if you'd like to see the weather forcast for the "other wedding events"
section, you'd need a password.

Check it out, tell me if you like what you see.
If you would like to view the wedding events, I
can always e-mail you the password. I highly doubt
my bank account will be emptied by an identity thief who
succeeded in hacking my wedding weather forecast.

On another note, the dress is almost done!!!




Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Technical Difficulties

Can I ask a favor of everyone?

Can you click on the wedding weather web site and tell me what happens and what you can and cannot see? I've tried clicking on it from different computers and on one I could get in fine and see everything, on another I couldn't get in at all because it said I needed to log in, and another I could see the wedding weather but not the events. I have no idea which is right or not, so tell me if it works for you. If no one can see it I'll have to figure out why.

Sorry!

Saturday, June 2, 2007

We Have a Honeymoon!

We have some exciting progress.
The honeymoon has been officially booked thanks to Mom! Speaking of the mother of the bride, there
we are in a picture of our first visit to Mexico after my college graduation. I loved the trip so much, Lee and I have decided to go to the same resort for our honeymoon. You can see more about the resort we'll be staying at through the "Dreams Tulum" link.

You'll notice on the far right that the honeymoon date has been added to the Calendar of Events.

You'll also notice that another link has appeared under the resort link. The "Wedding Weather" link will take you to weather.com where they have predicted the weather for not just the wedding, but for all the dates under our Calendar of Events. The wedding itself is the first page to open, all other dates are under the tab "Wedding Events."



The next date to be added should be a La Crosse area wedding shower.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Marriage Counseling

Caitlyn and I just had our first marriage counseling session with Pastor Jim Maness from Sand Lake Wesleyan Church. I thought that the session was very educational and enjoyable as well.

August 4 is approaching at break-neck speeds.

More to come later.

Lee

Tuesday, May 22, 2007




A little over two months...
Slightly over 11 weeks...
90 days...
Roughly 2155 hours...

Until the birth of a marriage.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Busy Busy Busy

Feel like there's too much hanging over your head?











May has been one of the busiest months of my life. When I decided to quit my job as a morning stocker, I expected to have three jobs for about a week or so...not three.

As soon as I started my new "full time" job, I realized it was going to be hard work, and I may have to give up my job at the library. But I was willing (albeit begrudgingly) if it meant paying the bills. So I had three part-time jobs for two weeks. When that was over I thought I could take it easy. But then another job opportunity happened to present itself at the library. I thought to myself, I really don't need it, but what the heck! I might as well try. And so I have three jobs again for a week and a half while I quit my full-time job (in which I never got the chance to get up to full-time) and am now working two positions at the library. One in Reference, and one playing video games with kids. I absolutely love it. I was overjoyed to be able to stay at the library. It is an absolutely wonderful place to work.


But then what about that part-time, full-time job? I felt a little sheepish for quiting after only a month of working there. I thought to myself, "God...why work somewhere for a month? Why give me the opportunity if you knew I would get this better job so soon after getting hired?" But then my mother reminded me of the Israelites in the desert lead by Moses in Exodus 16 and the food that God provided them. It was never too little or too much, and none of it was to be stored away except the day before the Sabbath. Perhaps that Hobby Lobby job was my manna? Enough of a paycheck to pay the bills until I received the position at the library? Regardless I am very thankful and very excited about what I can help accomplish at the library.


Things should be settling down now (knock on wood), and I will once again have the time to keep you all updated on wedding events.


Stay tuned for more of Caitlyn and Lee's wedding after this...

Another Ugliest Dress of the Week!


I think this woman might have taken the old gospel lyrics "on the wings of the snow white dove" a little too seriously.











Swan lake anyone?

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Prayer Request

If I may stray off the topic of our wedding for a moment, a friend of ours (JS) had to rush his mother to the hospital recently for an emergancy surgery. JS and his family (especially his mother) could use some prayer. The surgery went well, but the doctors warned that complications could arise during recovery. Please help me pray for them.

Thank you.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Ring, Room, and Risks

Well, Lee and I now have our set of rings in a little black box that is sitting on my TV table. Lately I've been bringing it everywhere I go just in case I spot another victim...er...person who hasn't seen them yet. I don't have a picture, but I will try to borrow a digital camera sometime soon. They are plain, thin, white gold bands. Simple yet elegant. What's more exciting is the prospect of wearing them in less than four months!

There's been a lot more going on these past couple of weeks than just ring jitters. We've also managed to secure a wonderful 2 bedroom apartment under my current landlord just across the hall from where I am now. The best thing about it is the washer and dryer in the small basement. I can finally stop collecting quarters. I will be moving in sometime next month (May), and Lee will join me in August.

But just after getting the apartment, my hours were cut at my second job making it incredibly difficult for me to continue putting money away for the wedding and cutting into my grocery budget. Yet I was determined to have faith that God will provide for me, even if His plans don't coincide with my own. And do you know what? God doesn't disappoint. I will be starting my new full time job at Hobby Lobby on Monday. The funny thing is, I called to ask if they were hiring. They weren't. I turned in an application anyway. The manager I talked to said they weren't hiring, but they'll keep it on file. Not even 24 hours later they called me for an interview. When I arrived, they asked when I could start. You see, the store manager decided to expand the home decor department with one additional full time position (there was only one full time person and a few part-timers). They decided not to advertise for the moment and give the next applicant a call. That would be me.

More about the new job coming soon...

Monday, April 2, 2007

One more step!

Yesterday Lee and I ordered our wedding rings. It was very exciting, and a lot less of a hassle than we had expected. When the commitment means much more than precious gems, its pretty simple to point at a pair of white gold bands and be perfectly happy bypassing the triple digit and even four digit price tags.

We'll be getting them in about two weeks, and in four months we'll get to use them.

*happy dance*

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Passport

In recent news, I got my passport in the mail this week. The excitement builds as the wedding gets closer and closer.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Ugliest Dress of the Week!


Its time for the Ugliest Dress of the Week contest! Today's winner is a model in Modern Bride Magazine.

Her groom decided he was no longer planning on wearing a tie or bow for the ceremony. Think she's trying to overcompensate a little?

Friday, March 23, 2007

Bachelor Party

Wow, I am actually doing this.

Something interesting to add after a recent coversation with my broth & best man, Larry, I have found out something interesting about my Bachelor Party. Apartently, Larry and our friend Tyler are going to take me to B&L Sporting Goods in Cataract for an all day archery shoot. Could be fun, if I could shoot a little better, that is.

Good to Go!

OK - I'm IN!!

I don't have much to contribute yet.
It took me 2 days to figure out how to get this far!
I look forward to contributing to the planning of the wedding.
I think this will be a great tool to help cover the distance gap.

TTFN (Ta-ta for now),
Nancy

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Dresses, dresses everywhere!


As some of you know, I am making my wedding dress. For those who do not know...well now you do. I have permission to take my mother's wedding dress (above), and my grandmother's wedding dress (below) and combine them into the dress I will wear at my own wedding. That's right, this will be a third generation dress with fabric as new as yesterday combined with fabric that is 47 years old at least.

Currently I have both dresses in pieces, and am in the process of playing the life sized paper doll game rearranging the components until I find a style I want to keep.

I want everything about my wedding to be meaningful or symbolic and the dress is no exception.
  • In asking permission to dismantle a garment they wore at their wedding, my "fore-mothers" allowed their creation to be molded into something new. Likewise they have given their blessing and permission to be taken from the family and joined in a union that will most certainly craft us into the people we will be 50 years from now.

  • The act of dissecting these dresses gave me time to analyze the person and marriage these dresses came from. If I start my own marriage from scratch without any other influences, I will surely fail. Thank God I have examples to mirror success and learn from mistakes.

  • The stage I am currently at is the building of the foundation. I have bare fabric that will be pinned with many different styles and pieces until I find what I want. If I just sewed my dress with the first style I made, I might never know the value of that decision, whether good or bad. The same goes for my life and commitment to my future husband. With Christ as our foundation, we will stand firm together no matter what life looks like. But marriage is about compromise (among many other things) and so it is only if we are both willing to change and adapt to fit each other's needs that our union becomes stronger. We learn which choices work, and which don't, which are strong, and which are weak.

It is only after testing these components that our marriage can begin to take form. Hopefully commitment with each other will turn out as beautiful as I hope my dress will. And may our families, values, and traditions remain as equally as entwined in our lives as the extensive history within my dress. I look forward to the results.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Construction season endith!

We are officially done making the basic changes on our Wedding blog. We will be releasing the site address to all our family and friends very shortly. Please feel free to comment about anything you'd like to see added. Afterall, this blog is for all of you to stay informed. If you'd like a date added to the calendar of events, or a web site to the links, comment or e-mail one of us and we will make the change.

The only link we have now, is the destination of our honeymoon which has yet to be officially booked. We hope to get a wishlist or gift registry link up soon.

Thank you!
~From the both of us.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

The Beginning

The walls are bare, the floor empty, and the journal turned to the first page. Of course things are going to be a little rocky in the beginning. I could never be diligent about diaries, let alone an online blog. But, I expect to learn as I go so bare with me and my lack of virtual knowledge.

My rough idea for this site/blog is to have regular entries about Lee and my progress in wedding plans. There are a few things I would like to provide for all our friends and relatives in an attempt to be kept updated. They are...
~A blog of progress
~Calendar of events
~Online photo albums
~Gift/honeymoon registry
~Links to relevant sites

At least those are my lofty ambitions at this point. Of course I want this to be a form of communication that anybody and everybody can be a part of, so feel free to comment.

With that said, let the beginning...well, begin.