tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31963786045359738822011-11-27T18:58:38.503-05:00Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-1732206576095344282010-11-17T15:13:00.000-05:002010-11-17T15:13:45.974-05:00

Dear Blog, Oh how I've missed posting to you.  Ideas have been swirling, but the motivation to pen them has been sadly lacking. The last time I visited you was way back in August.  On my birthday, to be exact.  So much has happened since then.  Summer turned into fall, we went on the rainiest honeymoon in history, daylight savings time came to an end, my office moved to another location after

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This song...I had no idea it was actually a real song until I googled it.  Crazy! Any-who why this crazy song?  Well, it was on this day in 1422 that Henry VI became King of England and the shallow age of just 9 MONTHS.  A little wet behind the ears to be crowned King, dontchya think? Here's an extremely brief history lesson for you:  (thanks to the Writer's Almanac) Henry the VI  "

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Spotted this on a lunchtime cruise-through of my local Anthropolgie store the other day: Boucle De Souffle Jacket by Ellevenses Wait, it's also available in a rich, chocolately brown: Boucle de Souffle Jacket by Elvenses It's a cotton/wool blend with a slightly nubby texture and would be the perfect addition to my fall wardrobe.  Don't be surprised when this Coffee Break

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So, I blogged about my dress here and I raved about my shoes here, but there were other fun little pieces of my ensemble that, while important to me, might have been overlooked, or unnoticed by others.  They deserve their own proverbial '15 minutes' too. Behold, my lovely jewelry.  It looks like a pair of earrings, but it's really a ring (right) and a pendant (center) with a bracelet that

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I found this song, recently, on another blog I read. (I can't remember which one, I just have the song title and artist scribbled down on a post-it that's stuck to my desk.) The xx- Islands I love the cool, almost brooding, melody that goes in and out of this song.  Not to mention the (weird) syncronized dancers remind me of the Fall 2009 Calvin Klein print campaign.  Take a

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Did everyone already know that 'Eep Op Ork Ah Ah' from the Jestons was sung by the Violent Femes?  I JUST found out.  How did that sneak past me? In light of my newly acquired cartoon knowledge, I give you this week's Tragic Tune, complete with George on the drums!   I love you Jet Screamer!!!  Eep

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Right after I settled on my dress, I decided that in no way, shape or form would I be wearing white shoes.  I know it's traditional for brides to wear all white, but let's be honest, it's not 1952 any more and weddings have come a long way. I understand that many brides chose to wear all white, but that just wasn't for me.  I wanted to wear a colored shoe.  Every outfit has to have that little

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Fitting # 2 - w/ BM, Amanda I shared a lot of my wedding details with you- nearly all of them, but the one thing I wanted to keep as a surprise for my guests (just in case they actually read this blog) was my dress.  Not talking about it here also helped keep it a secret from Keith.  He was adamant about not wanting to see it, or even a picture of it, until our wedding day and I didn't

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So, I missed last week's Tuesday post.  I'm rotten, I know, but tell me:  was it just me or was the entire week last week just so ultimately tragic?  Monday was bad, Tuesday was far worse and it was a snowballing rocket of disaster straight downhill from there.  I tried to soothe myself with dinner and drinks at one of our favorite neighborhood spots on Wednesday only to snap at the bartender and

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I'm still having a hard time finding the motivation to blog...at least using words...so here is a brief review of the weekend in photos.  As usual, it was hot.  We had a heat-index of 110 Saturday.  Can you say INSANE? ice cream, churning yum flip-flops sunflowers, light summer dinner of fruits and cheeses    brunch fruits table (and Murray) awaiting food placement

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Jeez.  Guess I'm slow on the blogging front lately.  It's just been so damn hot and that results in me being so UNMOTIVATED to do anything.  (Including wedding recaps.) I promise recaps are coming, soon-ish, complete with a special post on my fantastic yellow shoes! In the meantime, let's have a song. I overheard this week's selection walking past a storefront here in Center City.  Yeah, I

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I don't know about where you are, but for (at least) the last two weeks here in Philadelphia it's been well over 90 degrees.  Well over. Easily.  Do you know what that means?  Heatwave and all the grossness and terrible things that come with it. In honor of these horrible 90 degree days (that are usually coupled with 80% humidity) I give you one of my favorite summer-time songs:  Summer In the

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I'm waiting on our pictures from my professional photographer before I start recaps of our wedding.  It's been just a few days over 2 weeks, so I expect them any day now.  (Do I have to tell you how much I am looking forward to seeing them!?!?) In the meantime, I will tell you this:  It was an incredible experience.  The day, starting with the weather, and ending with cake, couldn't have been

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It's just the silliest of things, this little wicker cruiser pet bicycle basket. Yes, I just said wicker cruiser pet bicycle basket. LOOK! wicker cruiser pet bicycle basket from Calling All Dogs I could easily see little Murbs hanging out in here, his little puppy paws draped over the front of the basket just like the dog in the photo.  I know he would love it!  Plus, when he's not

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Finally back on schedule here with Tragic Tuesday Tunes!  It only took, what, like a month?? Anyway, my new HUSBAND and I were out enjoying dinner at one of our favorite neighborhood haunts, The Side Car the other night, when this song came on. I can't even remember the last time I heard this.  Sometime in the early 90's would be my best guess. And- from the "You Learn

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How cool is this? I want to know when we can all start shopping like this!!!

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Well, we did it.  Happy to say that it all went off without a hitch.  It was an incredible day.  I tried to savor every last second, and was pretty successful at doing so. There were a few very minor glitches- my brothers forgot to bring a copy of their reading- being just one of them, but everyone pulled together to make it work and seem oh-so flawless. I was lucky enough to have a

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Oh, programs.  How I struggled with your necessity and design from early on.  Are you really needed at a wedding ceremony?  Don't people automatically 'get' who the bridesmaids and groomsmen are?  Don't people know that at some point the couple is going to say vows and I-do's and kiss?  Argh.  But after rounds of polling and questioning I gave in and decided ceremony programs were yet another

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Thursday night before the big day Keith, Mom and I sat diligently at wedding central and banged out the finishing touches on our favors. 100 6" strips of apple green grosgrain ribbon 110 oval thank you stickers 110 oval 'candi and keith' stickers and countless pieces of double-sided tape all came together to look like this: (favors, set and ready to be transported, accompanied by the

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Some of my favorite photos from the day we picked up my wedding dress as taken by my Mother. The only interaction Keith has had with my dress to date: at the corner of 20th and 6th. Out the door and up the street, a traveling dress.   I swear it's not as giant as it looks in these photos. 2 more days and I can finally share it with you! 40 hours....

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How about a to-do list check in?  Come on, you know you're wondering.... To Do: Invitations          1.  Mail          2.  Await RSVP- 5/17 deadline Rings         1.   Buy/engrave Finalize Welcome Dinner       1.    Guest list       2.    Menu       3.    Invitations Finish ceremony "script" with Rev. Jill       1.    Vows       2.    Readings       3.    Music       4

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Long before I started the Coffee Break Craving feature, I had my eye on this Zina Eva hand bag. The picture doesn't do it justice, of course, and it's not the white one that I had my eye on, it was the purple one.  A nice fine calf skin leather that has been waxed to make it appear 'shiny'.  The inside is lined in a robins egg blue suede, the strap is adjustable and do you see those

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Thanks to my spectacular friend Sarah for sending this fun picutre my way today.  It definitely captures how scatter-brained and distracted I am.   It might not illustrate my exact thoughts but it sure demonstrates how little I am focused on anything BUT the wedding.  One full day left in the office. 3 full days until I wake up to be married!!!!

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Look!  I'm finally on time for a Tuesday tune! 4 days until the wedding and again, I thought I would drop another prominently featured song for the wedding day. The Good I Know You Know, from Hoots and Hellmouth.  It's not the best version or video, but c'est la vie. I've featured Hoots and Hellmouth once before on Tragic Tuesday Tunes.  To check out that post and a little

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Yup.  It's time to start stalking wedding weather!  I think it's close enough now (5 days, can you believe it?) that I can watch the forecast and feel fairly confident in what 'they' are saying.  Who am I kidding?  I actually started stalking it at the 10 day mark, but the forecast is so far out then that it's barely believable.  So, even though I've been looking at it for a few days now, I told

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This past weekend was the very last weekend prior to the wedding.  (Eek!) It started early Saturday morning loading 60 mason jars, one giant framed and matted photo, escort cards, photo cards, direction cards and ceremony programs into my Dad's car for transportation out of Philadelphia and into New Jersey to my parents dining room table which has now been dubbed 'wedding central'.  (that

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With barely more than a week to go, it's time for a check in of this nagging list of to-do's. You'll notice (or not...) that there are FINALLY a few things crossed off.  Welcome dinner menu, marriage license (phew, that one was stressful, remind me to tell you the story of  birth certificates and passports.) and deciding on favors have been crossed off, but with that there are a few new additions

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Since we're not technically rehearsing the night prior to the wedding, I thought it best to not lead anyone on by calling it a rehearsal dinner.  So, instead I've been calling it a welcome dinner.  Welcome to New Jersey (for our out of town wedding party peeps), welcome to the shore, welcome to our wedding weekend, you get the idea. Not that you're worried about it, but you could be thinking, "

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Sorry to be so MIA over the last week.  We're down to single digits in the count down to the wedding day, so there isn't a ton of time left over for blogging. I know I missed this week's installment of Tragic Tuesday Tunes, but I was having such a tragic Tuesday I just couldn't bring myself to post a song, much less turn on the computer. So, like last week, we'll just make a new edition to

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This four day work week has got me all flummoxed.  Tuesday was really like a Monday this week and I totally missed Tuesday's tune post.  Boooo on me.  So, a Wednesday edition is in order. Today's tune... Come To Me by Koop   I don't think I'd be surprised if you were saying "WHO?" Koops is comprised of two Swedish men, Oscar Simonsson & Magnus Zingmark. I guess you can consider

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Got to work yesterday, after a long, much-needed four day weekend, and flipped my calendar page to June.  First of all, can you believe it's already June?  I feel like it was just two weeks ago that I was complaining about having to trudge through three feet of snow on a daily basis.  Secondly, and more importantly, it's wedding month. Can you believe it? 16 days from today! Sunday, we

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Just a little sneak peek of one of the d.i.y. projects I was able to cross off The List this week. Details to follow next week.

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I almost forgot today was a Tragic Tuesday tunes day.  Eek.  So, I'm a little late in posting, but maybe this will break you out of your post-lunchtime coma. I had a meeting with our wedding DJ this Saturday and that got me to thinking about a lot of music I haven't listened to lately, as well as music I really liked that never actually made it into my collection. Today's song never

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Currently I'm really really wanting these 'Karolina' heels from Coach. What's not to love about these?  A stacked wood heel, the wrapped platform, python embossed leather, peep toe, the strappiness of the whole shoe.  Such a nice neutral shoe for summer.  I can even see wearing it into early fall - picture a high-waist trouser jean with a crisp white button up, possibly a gold belt and these

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I was cruising through the Martha Stewart Wedding blog again,  (I can't keep myself away.  There is so much gorgeous inspiration there.) and I came across a recent post from their Expert Advice series.  This one was a professional photographer answering some reader questions about wedding photography/photographers.  Naturally. One reader really tuned in and asked the RIGHT question. Q: What

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Last night, Future Hubs and I sat down to tackle our seating plan for the reception.  Well, actually, now that I think of it, we were both sitting on the sofa, but he was watching Jeopardy and I was working on the seating plan.  Such is life, right? (Or should I say "What is: such is life, Alex?") I've heard horror stories from other people's weddings about planning out tables, who sits with

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I'm still stuck on this Natalie Merchant kick. Here's another one from the same single release of Few and Far Between that I talked about last week. It's Natalie singing with David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) on the last track of the release called Let the Mystery Be. No great significance to this song, except that I really like their voices together. (and yes, the only video I was able

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Did you ever try to respond to an invitation for a social event/networking event or one those crazy 'opening parties' thrown by  P.R. firm?  You have?  Great, then you know what I'm talking about.  You know, where you procrastinated asked all of your friends and waited to see whomelse might be attending , and finally found a plus one?  Yes.  I know.  I'm friends with people like you!  Suddenly,

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In light of Mothers' Day being this past Sunday I thought I'd share this little ditty with you. This song always reminds me of my Mother- though I'm not sure if she even likes it or it means anything to her- but for whatever reason when I hear it, it's her I think of.  This version is sung by Natalie Merchant and Michael Stype but was originally sung by Lulu in the 60's as part of the

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Mia Bossi for the Gap. Suh-weet. (photo from gap.com)   This is actually a diaper bag.  Why am I looking at diaper bags you might wonder?  I'm really not.  It was brought to my attention by my beautifully pregnant friend and bridesmaid extraordinaire, Jennifer.   I love the cognac leather with the black and white dot and the saddle/messenger style.  It's about time

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The weather is perfect for a walk.  I was really looking forward to walking to work this morning.  Sadly, I left the house too late and wound up taking the bus.  A crowded bus.  Ewww.  I'm definitely walking every remaining day this week.  I swear. Here's today's tune- Fruit Bats- yayee!   There are only four whole lines in the entire song, but it works.  I think it would be really cute

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I sent our invites out about two weeks ago. At this point I believe they are safely in the hands of their new owners, so it's alright to share them with you in blog world. I started playing around with different ideas for these back in February, I think...   I researched, looked at what seemed like endless samples, sketched, fiddled with pattern after pattern in Illustrator, changed the

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Man, I tell ya, I am READY for summer to be here.  Summer is, by far, beyond the shadow of a doubt, hands down, my favorite season.   If it were up to me, it would be summer year-round.  It would be consistently around 85 degrees, super sunny, and smell deliciously of honeysuckle, strawberries and sea air.  Mmmm.  Nights would be deep blue, starry and filled with the sound of crickets

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-63577199904188890082010-04-27T10:28:00.003-04:002010-04-27T10:40:17.858-04:00

Had some wedding guest drama yesterday.  Seems to be solved.  Thank God.  Also, It appears to have stopped raining and the sun is coming out.  Good news since I am sans umbrella today. I have my first dress fitting this coming Friday, which I am so excited about.  I haven't seen my dress in over a year!  I can't wait to see what it looks like with my shoes...both pairs.  Friday's weather

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-19700975113147709382010-04-22T10:26:00.001-04:002010-04-22T10:27:40.131-04:00

Our invitations went out on Monday, and through the grapevine I heard that they have arrived at their new homes.  Yesterday, in our mailbox, I found our first response cards.  I didn't expect to be getting responses so quickly.  It was fun to find the cards in the mail and even more fun (I know, we're dorks.) to open them up and see who responded.  I gotta tell yah, these people are on top of

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-25975144113619102642010-04-20T10:38:00.000-04:002010-04-20T10:38:13.045-04:00

So far, this Tuesday is not as tragic as it could be, however the potential is growing.  In order to not jinx myself, I'll shut up now. Anyway, I reached way back, down deep to the archives of 1996 (well, maybe not THAT deep) for this one.    The beginning and end of the video are pretty stupid and can certainly be skipped, as you're really in it for the song. Maybe next week

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-65441812748870883962010-04-19T11:35:00.002-04:002010-04-19T14:45:57.948-04:00

Today's the day:  our wedding invitations go in the mail.  I spent last night sitting at the dining room table (which has now become wedding-central, see photo on left.) getting together the last  pieces of the few I had left to assemble that didn't make it into Friday night's assembly line.  There they are, in the photo, below right, sitting in a bag awaiting their trip to the post

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-37224957852625015662010-04-16T15:13:00.001-04:002010-04-19T14:47:58.289-04:00

This is my first attempt at blogging, live, from the road.  It's a little shaky and vomit-inducing, but that's nothing a little dramamine can't solve. My friend Amanda and I left Philadelphia accompanied by our other halves around 9:00 this morning.  We cruised up the NJ Turnpike and over the GWB and on to the the Henry Hudson Parkway, where we stopped moving.  Instantly.   Apparently there

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-81324611378747515852010-04-14T14:29:00.002-04:002010-04-14T14:35:42.103-04:00

This past Sunday I attended my bridal shower.  My SURPRISE bridal shower! I don't even know how to begin writing this post.  I'm still trying to nail down all the details.  It went so ridiculously fast and was all so surreal. It took place at the Lambertville Station Restaurant which is located right on the Delaware River in Lambertivlle (which is just across the bridge from New Hope, Pa.)

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-62815975804220948662010-04-13T10:23:00.000-04:002010-04-13T10:23:24.689-04:00

Feeling a bit under the weather today, hence the short post. This week's selection:  California Stars sung by Billy Bragg and Wilco. The lyrics to this song were written by Woody Guthrie shortly before he passed away in 1967.  They were finally put to music some 30 years later.   Had my bridal shower this past Sunday!  What a surprise...it was all so surreal. Stay tuned for a

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-39597586811938880622010-04-10T09:19:00.003-04:002010-04-12T11:21:39.227-04:00

(created via wordle.net) Ha. Funny little 'word cloud'. I got overwhelmed and tired of looking at my To Do List/Outline so I randomized it (really just part of it). I know, I know, crazy. I should spend my time trying to solve bigger, more important problems like who the next Supreme Court Justice should be.  The big stuff is done. The little stuff is almost starting to be a drag.

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-9262044780386949332010-04-06T09:20:00.002-04:002010-04-06T09:27:08.828-04:00

Damn it Tuesday. I ripped a contact lense, consequently now wearing glasses. Broken zipper on the skirt that I originally wanted to wear this morning.  Emergency outfit re-do. My hair dryer broke- not just that it stopped working, it starting smoking at the plug.  Half my head was dry resulting in a frizzy pony-tail. It's trash day which makes for a less than pleasing walk to work.

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-59465126033276783452010-04-05T09:36:00.002-04:002010-04-05T09:38:40.366-04:00

. . . or at least in a video shot by the videographer you hired right? Our engagement video arrived, much to my surprise, on my Facebook page this past Friday evening.  We were already late getting out the door to meet our friends, but I made Keith sit back down and watch it with me anyway.  He's such a good guy that he lovingly obliged. Candi & Keith: Philadelphia from

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-82071483619748769582010-04-01T11:30:00.002-04:002010-04-01T11:30:01.428-04:00

Such a lovely site to wake up with this morning. Fresh white blossoms on the tree outside my bedroom window.  What a great way to start the month of April. Here on the east coast we're supposed to have beautiful sunny weather with temperatures scooting up into the 80's this weekend.  After the 79 inches of snow we got this winter I can't imagine that anyone isn't looking forward

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-5465606749004310592010-03-30T10:16:00.004-04:002010-03-31T14:56:10.781-04:00

Welcome to the second official installation of Tragic Tuesday: Tunes.  I started this up last week and if you need a refresher or an introduction take a look here.  This week's tune:  Home In A Boxcar by local Philadelphia boys Hoots and Hellmouth. If you are looking for a foot-stomping, sing-out-loud show you can't pass these guys up, and their harmonies...oh so sweet.  Check 'em out in the

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-91732850464321756192010-03-29T15:12:00.001-04:002010-03-29T15:13:20.965-04:00

Here we are at the end of March.  Where DID the time go?  It feels like yesterday that I was just saying hello to the month of March, and here I am 29 days and the blink of an eye later.  Craziness. So, where did the time go?  To say March has been a quiet month would be a joke.  On the 16th the future-hubs and I watched as the the scrappiest, skinniest bunch of dudes from Mambo Movers

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-84979218484228925182010-03-23T11:22:00.002-04:002010-03-29T15:33:38.724-04:00

Tuesdays.  It doesn't get any worse around my office than Tuesdays.  Mondays are tolerable.  You wake up, you know it's Monday and you expect it to be just like a "Monday" so your expectations are already sub par.  However, Tuesday you wake up refreshed in the fact that it is no longer Monday and seemingly have a better outlook on the day...unless you sit in the corner of the office where I sit.

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-48181018233745357342010-03-15T13:53:00.001-04:002010-03-15T13:56:08.651-04:00

Here we are, March 15th.  The Ides of March.  This past weekend we all sprang our clocks forward in efforts to save an hour of day light.  Outside of the time warp that makes you loose an hour of sleep this is a very exciting thing.  It is a symbol of spring and summer.  Longer, warmer days are so close I can practically taste them! In honor of March being officially half over, daylight saving

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-56697891913249825352010-03-11T14:14:00.000-05:002010-03-11T14:14:54.023-05:00

That's right.  Just 100 days left until the big ole wedding and I've got to tell you, hallelujiah.  Why?  Because I'm done.  Done with the planning, done with the nit-picking, done with the politicking.  I am ready to put on my dress and walk down the aisle and get married.  That's what it's all about, right?  At the end of the day that's the goal- to walk out married to the person you love. 

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-86993009803614829592010-03-01T16:16:00.008-05:002010-03-01T16:36:32.090-05:00

I am so glad you're here.  I've been waiting for you to arrive and kick February off the calendar.  Why have you made me wait so long? I really hope you're ready to bestow upon me warmer temperatures (at least a few days in the 50's  but I'll take dailies of mid 40's), daffodils and crocuses.   February was so mean to me, giving me nearly one full day of snow a week.  How I cannot wait

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-47225415619141466382010-02-13T10:03:00.004-05:002010-02-13T10:12:21.397-05:00

Valentines Day?  St. Valentine?  The Feast of Valentines?  What does it even mean anyway? Didn't he drive the snakes out of Ireland? No, that was Saint Patrick. Does he bring presents to good little boys and girls overnight, one night in December? No, that's Saint Nick. So, who is this so-called Saint we mark a day on our calendars for every year?  Who is this guy that makes us hate this day,

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-46022452807040209142010-02-07T20:12:00.002-05:002010-02-07T20:21:36.893-05:00

Friday night- which turned out to be a bit of blur, no thanks to an entertaining bartender and great friends- it started snowing aroud 6 pm.  Saturday afternoon it stopped snowing around 3 pm.  When all was said and done, the Philadelphia region wound up with a deposit of nearly 30 inches of snow. After a full morning (and afternoon) of recovering from my night-out on Friday I pulled myself

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-24699280911663197752010-02-05T14:00:00.004-05:002010-02-05T14:00:01.715-05:00

Just when I thought I had made peace with the fact that it was still winter, I stumble across this weather map. Yes.  You are reading this correctly.  It says "disruptive snowfall'.  It says "paralyzing".  It says "difficult travel".  And in case you didn't see the big letters it also says "MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACT FRI-SAT". Fantastic. I can't wait to don my wellies, down-filled coat,

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-9525083949028329312010-02-05T09:57:00.010-05:002010-02-07T18:32:07.928-05:00

Well, here it is: February.  I swear, I don't know where this month came from.  I blinked and it was here.  But really, I wish it were June (or even May...I'll take May).  I just want to be done with winter already. I'm over it.  Over the cold.  Over the wind.  Over the snow.  Over waking up when it's dark. Over leaving work when it's dark. Over wearing layers and sweaters

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-7330932878553005912010-01-22T11:00:00.002-05:002010-01-22T11:48:05.695-05:00

My bridesmaids are sorta 'scattered' when it comes to location.  I've got one currently living near Boston, two in Central Jersey and two here in Philadelphia.  The physical distance between us sometimes makes it difficult for everyone to be in the same place at once. That isn't even counting in everyone's crazy schedule: grad school and thesis research/writing, running their own businesses,

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-55039965062014697582010-01-19T10:17:00.006-05:002010-01-19T10:31:16.340-05:00

There it was in my inbox this morning.  Waiting for me.  Looming.  An email from The Knot:  "5 Months To Go- Here's Your Wedding To-Do List".  I'll have to remember to unsubscribe from these emails before I delete the next one. Yikes.  If I ever forwarded this email to my groom (as suggested in the blurb in the email/photo above) I'm pretty sure my groom would kill me.  Okay, kill is kind

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-7858741818022501912010-01-15T11:15:00.007-05:002010-01-15T14:46:00.168-05:00

(Go here for part one of the weekend.) After we once again decided that we were not leaving the house due to extremely cold temperatures outside I decided that it was time to get to work.  Bite the bullet, buckle down, put my nose to the grindstone- call it what you will- it was time to refine our invitation.  I already had a few mock-ups and ideas floating around, but with 5 months to go and

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-80483047378362224742010-01-14T12:18:00.001-05:002010-01-14T12:21:18.823-05:00

This past weekend, here in the northeast (and apparently across the United States) it was frigid.  When I say frigid, I might be understating.  While taking in the Saturday morning local news the weather 'personality' chirped out that it would be a lovely day as long as it was enjoyed from indoors.  The average temperature was 23 degrees F, and after factoring in the windchill it was a mere 10

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-48175522112178958282010-01-05T11:35:00.014-05:002010-01-05T16:39:15.876-05:00

The future hubs and I were cruising through our registry on line the other day- mainly to refresh our memories as to what we registered for.  **Author's note: We set up our registry nearly a year ago, being overzealous about getting to walk around Williams-Sonoma with the scanner gun thingie.  (If you've ever done it before, you know what I mean.)** So, there we were on our registry,

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-15826083096574741222009-12-11T16:29:00.006-05:002010-02-05T10:13:06.291-05:00

I just discovered this site called Wordle.  You can create what they call 'word clouds' out of words of your choosing or you can enter a blog address (or any site that uses Atom or has an RSS feed) and it will randomize the words in the blog. I played around with a few using words of my own choice and the words were randomized in a pretty cool fashion, but none of them even came close to the

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-84918644703069686702009-12-08T12:03:00.001-05:002009-12-08T12:03:54.176-05:00

Thanks to all of you who wrote in with your opinions and advice on yesterday's post about bridesmaid dresses.  The overwhelming response from you was that it's my wedding and if I want matching bridesmaids then that's what I should have, and that they should be honored that they were asked to be such an important part of my day and my favorite one "you're the queen and they're your court-

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-53279206875606906642009-12-08T11:30:00.002-05:002009-12-07T16:36:04.945-05:00

. . . is no longer the question.  I did have it all figured out.  I selected the dresses.  Everyone liked them.  They were ordered, delivered and tried on and then it all went up in smoke. What's a girl to do?  I saw two options:  have a bridezilla moment and pull out the "it's-my-wedding-and-this-is-what-I-want" card or be human about it and come up with a solution that makes everyone

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-51480409992285071702009-11-25T11:00:00.001-05:002009-11-25T11:37:58.815-05:00

. . .the future hubs and I decided to announce our engagement. We invited our parents over for Thanksgiving dinner (which is a story in itself for another time) and decided that at the end of dinner, and right before dessert we would let them in on our little secret. For a few weeks I hemmed and hawed over how to let the cat out of the bag... because just telling people doesn't make

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-19669672691042739982009-11-11T12:20:00.002-05:002009-11-11T12:26:38.075-05:00

My engagement photos that is! I gave you a little teaser about them in this post, but am now ready to reveal them to you in all of their glory. We couldn't have asked for better weather, or a better looking October afternoon with all the colorful leaves and wonderful sunlight. We started off by taking a few photos in our living room so that 1. we could include our dog in some photos and

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-39864260836168944502009-11-10T09:39:00.015-05:002009-11-10T10:05:32.643-05:00

This weekend, on a short visit to see my family in New Jersey, I hired a florist. Phew.  No more stressing over bouquets or centerpieces.  No more sweating over chapel flowers or bar arrangements. Seriously. My mother, grandmother- who was visiting for the day, and I all piled into the car and drove the quick ten minutes to visit Marlene at Especially For You Florists in downtown

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-4439604088295323762009-11-03T16:30:00.001-05:002009-11-11T10:06:59.906-05:00

Well, after stressing out about the weather for our first scheduled date and then again on our second scheduled date, it was inevitable that on our third scheduled date a nor'easter would roll through town.  (even though we believe in the old adage 'third time is charm'.) Finally- a fourth date. As usual I stalked the weather like it was my job.  I'm pleased to let you know that Monday,

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-10759549749172169532009-10-28T16:48:00.003-04:002009-11-11T10:07:45.483-05:00

While cruising the blogosphere this weekend I happened across a post from The Brides's Guide, which is written by Darcy Miller the editor at Martha Stewart Weddings.  (I know,  I know...shush.) Anyhow... it's bridal market season (which is sort of like fashion week, but for wedding gowns etc.) and the girls at MSW cover it quite comprehensively, as one would expect. They have been posting

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-58763468417856786052009-10-07T13:46:00.007-04:002009-10-07T15:38:46.066-04:00

Hello readers! I want to make you aware of a fantastic contest that was just brought to my attention. This one is for all of you Philadelphia area brides! Philly.com along with Events at Independence Seaport Museum are giving away a wedding!  Yes, that's right, you heard me correctly.  A FREE wedding. The winner's wedding will take place in May at the Independence Seaport Musuem.  ISM will

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-28306189470527730102009-10-01T11:30:00.010-04:002009-10-05T14:09:17.211-04:00

Here we go again. Remember in this post when I wrote about taking our engagement photos? Well, that never happened. We were trumped by the weather. Rainy. Damp. Cold. Weather. I think stressing about the weather 3 weeks ago could be considered my first wedding melt-down. Yes, I let the weather beat me. It seems on that particular day I'd forgotten that I am just not that powerful. Not

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-53385635462806118742009-09-30T12:00:00.000-04:002009-09-30T12:00:02.157-04:00

This whole blogging community is so crazy...crazy in a whole tangled interweb kinda way. Yes, that's is a good thing.Here's why:Besides promoting your blog through Facebook, email blasts and the like, one of the best ways to gain readership is through reading other blogs and commenting on posts. In most cases, when commenting on a fellow blogger's post you enter your blog's web address and 9

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-34800050112445514882009-09-29T08:49:00.016-04:002009-09-29T17:33:21.774-04:00

Hello to you all!My apologies for my brief absence from the blogosphere. I decided to take a few steps back from planning to collect my thoughts and clear my head. For those of you who follow my blog and have planned a wedding, or are in the midst of planning- you know what I mean. For those of you who follow and haven't planned one yet- believe me when I tell you it does get overwhelming.I've

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-8634906260252831702009-08-25T11:35:00.033-04:002009-09-02T16:09:22.305-04:00

It's almost time! Our engagement pics are coming up! Needless to say, I’ve been cruising the blogosphere for some inspiration.I really want our pictures to portray who we are as a couple, so we will have them taken here in our "home" town of Philadelphia at some of the places that have significance to us. Engagement photos have come a long way from the posed portraits against a grey

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-22501634347636512092009-07-28T17:53:00.014-04:002009-07-30T11:59:21.642-04:00

It's been a while since I've been here, but that's because I took a planning hiatus. I'm a little ahead 0f the game, and I thought a break would be nice.The big day is just about 10 months away which I think is still A LOT of time, but I want to get as much out of the way now as I possibly can. I don't want to spend the final 2 months before our wedding running around picking out centerpieces

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-21630589188741670462009-06-22T14:31:00.012-04:002009-06-22T15:59:53.354-04:00

Friday morning, I log into my email too see this from The Knot:Thanks, The Knot...As if I didn't know that my own wedding is now 12 months away. As ridiculous as this email is, reading through it made me feel good about where I am in the planning process.According to The Knot's email this month I am supposed to be focusing on researching vendors, figuring out my 'wedding style' and and finalizing

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-33771431673522938382009-06-16T16:22:00.030-04:002009-06-25T10:42:06.893-04:00

My-Save-The-Dates that is. They are assembled, addressed, stuffed, sealed, stamped and out the door.This was definitely a labor of love. I started with a design concept back in February. (I hit the blogoshpere for some inspiration and boy did I find some. I found so much that I almost had decision paralysis! Magnets, CD's, photo cards, film strips, calendars, garland, chipboard, wood veneer..

Candihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123510478495595150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196378604535973882.post-85359897396234553802009-06-03T11:05:00.020-04:002009-06-03T16:06:27.553-04:00

This weekend Keith and I decided to take a break from all the wedding planning and head out into our lovely city and play tourist. We are surrounded by museums, beautiful architecture and statues ever day so we thought we should capture some of the finer points of our 'hood. I mean, no one would know if we were actually tourists or not. Right? They're all tourists too! No??This all came about

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Well, I did it. I broke down and booked a chapel for our ceremony.We aren't very religious people, Keith and I, so we thought that we would just have a nice civil ceremony on the deck over-looking the river at our reception venue. After hours, days, weeks, maybe even a whole month of conversations with my parents, our friends, people familiar with the venue and our very trusted videographer, we

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In my feeble attempt to achieve a fit "Bridal Body" I've engaged in a daily exercise routine.I wake up a half hour earlier (No kidding, 5:30 am is a bitch.) drink some water and plunge into some yoga to warm-up/wake-up. After about 10 minutes of yoga, I don my running shoes and after stretching, go for a jog.For nearly two weeks I was on a roll. No matter how dark, or how rainy, or how tired I

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It's so nice to reach into the mailbox and pull out something other than a handful of bills and junk-mail, which is exactly what happened to me the other day.I was delighted to receive this hand-written thank you note from my bridal consultant at Kleinfeld, Camille. (To read about my Kleinfeld experience check out this post.)It's not often these days that people take the time to hand-write a note

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Has anyone else had this problem?You think you've got it all figured out: who, how many, uniform dresses, or choose your own, all family, all friends, a mix? Then someone goes and throws a big ole monkey wrench in your gears.*cue screeching tire noise*So, I regrouped and refocused. For sure this time I've got it all figured out. Or not. The more I thought about my revised team of maids the

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I am thrilled to say that the much anticipated trip to Kleinfeld was a success!We, Mom and MOH Sarah, arrived for our appointment at 1:30. We sat in the waiting area taking pictures of each other and anticipating the greeting from my consultant. It quickly became more crowded with brides and their entourages. We were a party of 3, which was very small compared to some of the 'teams' that showed

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Let me start by saying that I am SO excited for tomorrow!Tomorrow is my trip to Kleinfeld in New York City. For those of you that don't know what Kleinfled is...well, it's simply the quintessential location for bridal gown shopping. If it's not at Kleinfeld it doesn't exist. I didn't think much about shopping for a wedding dress except that it would be daunting and that I wanted to be with my

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I finally got one. Long ebay searches, lost auctions, and a lot of hemming and hawing have finally led to one landing on my door step. It arrived from Japan last week and I can't wait to start using it. All of my supplies for assembling our save-the-dates have arrived the last of which is the Gocco. I guess it would be silly to NOT start that project this weekend!If you'd like to know more about

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It was a bright, sunny Saturday to go visiting to a few different reception venues.So, into the car we all piled. Keith's parents and us, all the way from Philadelphia, PA to Freehold, NJ to meet up with my parents. It was a beautiful, sunny day, however the temperatures in NJ that day were in the 20's and that was inland. All of our visits were at the shore where it was significantly

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Well, here is the beginning of the inspriration board for my wedding.I am fairly certain the color scheme for my wedding will focus around a main color of navy blue with accents of apple green, much like the green seen in the tie on the right.The mood of the event should be casual and relaxed while still maintaining the importance of the day itself. Birds and birds nests and maybe even bees will

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