The Plans Have Changed

This whole wedding thing has proven to be quite stressful - even with only 50-60 people I have found that you still have to do all the same stuff - the church, the ceremony, the music, the program, the reception, the food, the $$$$$$, - even a small cheap wedding is NOT CHEAP!!

So, Mike and I have made a decision . . . we are going to have a VERY small wedding (25 people including the 7 of us!!) - basically our immediate family. We would love so much for more of you to share in our day as we love you very much, however, with renovating our place, and me having carpal tunnel surgery on May 1 (right wrist) and June 5(left wrist) which puts me out of commission for about 8 weeks total, the kids and I moving, etc, etc, etc - it all seems to be overwhelming AND, I REALLY want NEW FLOORING :-) Gotta have priorities!

We will have a small ceremony and more of a dinner party style at my parents house. It actually feels really good and like the right thing for us . . . and DOESNT mean that we dont TOTALLY love all of you . . . we will be on holidays for a couple weeks following the wedding and would love for you to come over for games and food - well, give us a day or two of ALONE TIME please!!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE, Vaness

Valentine's 2007

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chicken and salad . . .

. . . chicken and salad, chicken and salad, is there more to life than chicken and salad . . . oh diet . . . why do you hate me so!!!

13 Pounds gone Baby!

Ok, with so much to lose 13 is but a drop in the bucket - BUT, it is 13lbs - yippee and 1/2 way to my 25lbs wedding goal!!! I think I might be able to do this dumb diet thing afterall!

And if you are trying to read those numbers on the scale - GOOD LUCK and it's not even me anyways!! (hehe)

The Realities

So, all this engagement stuff is really exciting and fun as so it should be . . . yet, there is a very real side to all of this too. We are blending 2 very different families and we will have 5 children all within 3 years of each other - how many teenagers :-) !!!!!! I have asked myself many many times if this is really ok or if i am living in a fantasy or something - and there is this voice (not a soft voice - more of a screaming voice) that tells me that 5 children is no fantasy and that being down this road once already and it didnt work out is really not fantasy!!

So, I guess that means that I have spent alot of time praying and alot of time talking and alot of time reading and the conclusion that I came up with was . . . I would rather do this journey with Mike and his family, than without them.

I have decided to share my prayer list with you so that you can pray for me (us) if we come to your mind . . .

a) the kids and their transitions
b) me in learning to understand Mike's children better and vice versa
c) our marriage counselling classes (we have already done our inventory test for 2nd marriage with children - very interesting)
d) the stresses of planning a wedding, planning a garage sale, rennovating our duplex, moving me out of my place, bringing 2 households into one and just all the rest that come with everyday life
e) that I will be open to listen, to learn, and to learn from my past mistakes . . . there is alot at stake here
f) and to win the lottery :-) of course i will share!

Love you all, thanks for allowing me to download.

Vaness