Playing Dress Up!

Grandma's Dress!

Shortly after THE engagement  Lacey and 

I were talking about wedding dresses.

It was special mom and daughter chit chat 

about what her "dream dress" would look like.

Our discussion made me think about my own wedding,

(way back in 1982!)

My mom was not a shopper!

My mom would avoid shopping at all costs!

So

When it came time for me to look for my wedding dress

my mom gave me the credit card and said, 

"I trust your judgement".

Instead of my mom,

my sister in law went with me.

(I still remember how sweet Patti was to me!)

We went to JCP in Crossroads Mall

and

I bought the one and only dress I tried on...

 mainly because it fit!

There was no hoopla...no dreaming about the perfect dress,

no shopping trips to NYC or Dallas,

no champagne,

and NO MOM standing by my side to say

how "beautiful" I looked.

I was kind of mad at my mom for missing out 

on what I thought was a special day.

Now that I am a mom of a daughter getting married...

I realize that it was truly hard for my mom.

(She loved Larry...it wasn't that.)

It was just very hard for her to watch her oldest daughter

grow up and get married.

Years later...

Shortly before my mother passed away,

she called me into her bedroom and told me to get her

wedding gown out of her closet.

She wanted me to have it!

I considered the gift an extraordinary honor considering I have three sisters.

(I think my mom regretted not being with me when I bought my dress.)

The reason I am talking about all this sentimental stuff is...

Here's Lacey in my mom's wedding dress.

I love and cherish these pictures with all my heart.

(Lacey was very excited to play "dress ups" with me.)

Lacey loved my mom's dress and considered wearing it for her wedding

but I really encouraged Lacey to get her very own "Dream Dress".

By the way,

here is my mom, Lacey's  Grandmother on her wedding day!

My mom lived Happily Ever After, with my dad for 39 years!

I think Lacey and Jarrod will Live Happily Ever After as well!

The Ring!

The Engagement Ring!

Here it is!

Lacey's engagement ring!

It's beautiful.

It's perfect!

It's the ring Jarrod chose, 

all by himself

to propose to Lacey with.

He did a GREAT job.

Lacey loves it!

We love it!

This is the ring Lacey will wear forever!

They are going to live 

Happily Ever After!

The Garage Sale Goldmine

Garage Sale Fabulousness!

Today was perfect.

Today I scored BIG Time!

I got a lead...from a really good friend!

Some people may say I got insider information!

(Okay, so I got a text...while I was at work...)

But,

This was just too good to pass up!

The big news/text said:

BURLAP!

MASON JARS!

COOL BOTTLES!

Does my friend know me or what?

I nearly fainted.

My heart started racing!

I got all out of breath!

I had a little bit of a TIZZY!

I made sure nobody was following me

and raced on over to the secret location.

And...

BINGO!

There it was!

The first thing I spotted was two rolls of Burlap!

Are you kidding me right now!

Be STILL my palpitating heart!!

My eyes nearly popped out of my pounding head!

(Did you see the price?)

Yup! $3.00 bucks

Two rolls, 14 inches wide, 10 yards long of

 TABLE RUNNER PERFECTION!

I have hit the burlap lottery!

AND that's not all!

Check out these beauties!

Bottles ~ 18 of them to be precise!

Mason jars...all wired up and ready to hang from wedding heaven!

MORE and MORE jars for our Happily Ever After.

Are you with me?

Get ready...

25 cents, a piece!

Even the bottles.

(I felt like I was stealing!)

I didn't even try and haggle.

I actually contemplated giving them a tip.

And, that's not all.

Check this cool thingy out!

It's a shower curtain...or that's what SOME people might use it for.

I think we will use it for a backdrop for something, anything!

All I know is it's cool and it was $5.00.

And,

last but not least...

READ IT AND WEEP!

Two brand new Arthur Court serving trays.

 TEN BUCKS a piece.

I know!  I know!

Today I spent $50.00 of our wedding budget!

Hey, not bad!

My life if complete or at least the day is complete.

I have officially won the crown for Garage Sale Princess!

(The Queen Crown goes to my friend Jessica for the tip/text of the year!)

So, I will keep you posted on what I do with all these fabulous treasures for

Lacey and Jarrod's 

Happily Ever After!

PS ~  Spell check is going crazy on my 

made up words but I don't care!

I think fabulousness should be a real word!

Photo Guestbook

Photo Guestbook 

I spent the day making a photo guestbook

for Lacey and Jarrod's

Happily Ever After!

(I had to google guestbook to see if it is one word or two...

Evidently, it's fine either way!)

So I uploaded photos and went to work.

Lacey came over and helped choose what to put where.

(Great excuse to spend the day with my sweet girl.)

I had a Shutterfly coupon...so I used it.

This book cost a whopping $12.49

I will let you know if the book looks good, bad or PERFECT!

By the way...

Kelly Madole took some of these photos and 

she will be shooting the wedding.

She is amazing!!

I am looking forward to Lacey and Jarrod's
Happily Ever After!

Wedding Wands

The venue is booked!

It's very exciting to have a place booked!

It's also a huge relief!

We have a place to eat, dance and celebrate!

BUT

There are rules!  

Lots and lots of rules.

Lots of do's and don'ts.

So,

I am going to follow the rules...

(It's going to be really hard!)

One of the rules is...

NO BIRDSEED.

NO SPARKLERS.

NO ROSE PETALS.

What the heck?

I spent the weekend figuring out what to do instead.

We need to send the bride and groom off in style.

We need something fun, festive and NOT MESSY!

I decided to make Wedding Wands.

We will wave these when Lacey and Jarrod 

leave the venue for their honeymoon!

It will be PERFECT!

and...it doesn't break the rules!

I am off to a great start! 

Here's how to make wedding wands.

1.  You need tons of ribbon!

  Lots and lots of ribbon.

2.  You need bells...jingle bells!

3.  You also need dowel rods.

       Lots and lots of dowel rods!

Then you need patience.

Lots and lots of patience.

and time...

(It's 6:00 pm and I am still in my PJ's and haven't brushed my teeth YET!

When you are finished you will be so HAPPY!

I made about 60 of these and still have supplies to make 40 more.

I think they look pretty and I am so happy that I am following the rules!

It's really fun working on Lacey and Jarrod's 

HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

Burlap Heaven

I am in burlap heaven!

Who knew burlap could be this much fun?

This is just a little peek!

I know I need to keep secrets....

but,

I am a terrible secret keeper!

I am having so much fun

working on Lacey and Jarrod's

Happily Ever After.

The Wedding!

There is so much to do for The Wedding.

"The Tizzy" has officially begun.

You know what "The Tizzy" is don't you?

"The Tizzy" is the way THE mom acts before company comes over!

"The Tizzy" is what happens anytime THE mom gets stressed out.

I AM "The TIZZY" thrower! 

This is me.  I am THE MOM.  I am much calmer in this photo.

except...

(I look really chubby which is another reason why I am in a Tizzy.)

There....I said it!  I am owning it!

I will apologize later...in like 7 months.

so...this is what "The Tizzy" looked like this weekend.

I spent ALL DAY SATURDAY looking for burlap.

Not just ANY burlap.  I need WEDDING burlap.

I know...the people in ALL the stores gave me the same eye roll.

but...

wedding burlap is the core of my being right now.

Here's why I need burlap.

I am making burlap flowers...100's of burlap flowers.

Don't make the mistake of asking me what the flowers are for...

(Larry asked me what they were for.  I almost had a heart attack!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY ARE FOR?

Now you know what "The Tizzy" looks like.

You might want to steer clear of THE MOM for the next few months

because,

I am planning my daughter's

HAPPILY EVER AFTER!