Wedding Album parts 1 and 2

I'm posting links to my facebook albums for you all that are not on facebook~

Stay tuned. Many, many more will come, but for now, pics from my camera and Tamekia's.

Album 1

Album 2

The Key~

A key opens many things~ doors, treasure chests, a chamber of secrets (no Harry Potter reference here), and a heart.

Two days before my wedding, my aunt presented me with this beautiful gift~
It's a Tiffany key from their Tiffany Key Collection. I had never owned and had never planned on owning anything from Tiffany because of the price~but I was so excited to see that Tiffany bag and box when my aunt showed it to me.

I had never heard of this key collection before. I tried to Google the meaning and symbolism of the key but came to my own conclusion~as stated above in the beginning of this post.

A very appropriate and warming gift~I was getting married, and my aunt bought me a symbol of the key to my heart. I love it.

April Came

(more blogs to follow cataloging the days before the wedding)


The title of my blog is April Can't Come Soon Enough.

And on Monday, April 19th, April finally came.

I walked down the aisle, married the best man I've ever met, and had a fabulous party after.

See?

i love you yesterday, today, and forever

This is one of my favorites of the whole night. It was absolutely amazing.

Welcome world, to Mr. and Mrs. Freestate.

Pre~Wedding Pics Are Mandatory

I am not a photographer (disclaimer since my new friends Mr. and Mrs. K are and they're now keeping up with my blog).

But I LOVE taking pictures. Of every significant/funny thing I can find.

I had a great camera, a nifty Kodak EasyShare z740. I bought it in 2005 and it has taken loads of awesome pictures, even with an amateur behind the shutter button.

Sunday I was in Chicago and pulled out my camera, only to find it DID NOT WORK. The lens would not come out of it at all, and I had to use a crappy disposable camera vs. my fabulous digital one. We decided then we were going to get a new camera. Tuesday David said we could get it before this weekend since this weekend is a big one and it would be nice to have before all our friends and family came in.

So the search began on Tuesday for a new camera, and I found one. But nobody had it in stock, even though tons of wal*marts had the display. Even Sony's website did not have it. I was sure I wouldn't get the one I wanted, and it would take forever to find another one I liked.

I called about 5 wal*marts today and the one in East Knoxville had it. Yay! My sister and I drove all the way over there and picked it up.

It's a Sony DSC~H20/b. It's more compact than my old one and seems to have more to offer.

I'm going to try to update the blog this weekend with pre~wedding pictures, because after all, they tell the story leading up to the BIG DAY. We'll see how that goes.

Wedding Weekend

Has officially commenced.

That is all.


BWAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
(FOR THOSE NEEDING TRANSLATION, THAT'S AN I'M~SO~EXCITED YELL)

The Chicago Family (the part I hadn't met yet)

David and I made an emergency trip to Chicago this past Saturday to visit his 92 year old grandfather. Grandpa has been so excited about the wedding and we've received letters from him stating such, but I had no idea when I was going to meet him (or the rest of David's family that lives up there.)

Thursday Grandpa went into the hospital and they weren't sure how well he was going to do. He did get out, but who knows how long he has left? So Saturday David and I started on our 9~hour~one~way trip to Chicago to visit.

We arrived at his aunt's and then headed over to Grandpa's assisted living. Lots of aunts and uncles, a couple of cousins, and Grandpa himself. There was an awesome dinner **Chicago pizza, yay~** complete with wine and champagne, and those people are fabulous. I think David and I must have been switched at birth~they are just like me **not quiet at all** and not like him **always quiet and taking it all in**.

I'm glad I got to meet them before joining their family, and I'm glad they like me (David says they do anyway~I think he's right). They rock.

:)

Rehearsal Dinner Wear

I have searched and searched for a one~shoulder dress to wear for the rehearsal dinner.

I have lots of pretty dresses that would be great for the rehearsal dinner. However, I really, REALLY wanted a one shoulder dress. After searching since last July (literally) I found one today at Dillard's. I rounded a corner proceeding to the escalator, turned my head to the right, and voila! There it was! The last one in the store of this kind, on the sale rack. Woot woot!


It looks so good on and it's so comfy. I have these gorgeous black shiny 3" heels I plan to wear with it, so as long as it's not raining. (I busted my arse once on a cruise on the wet pool deck in those same heels~I will not go anywhere near water in them).

I love being a girl!