It has been 135 days since my last post - TIME FLIES!! I have made a new goal to start posting at least every other day with a mandatory photo!!!! I can't believe I let all of that time slip away from me without an entry.
This year has been so busy and I do not even know where the days has gone. Just this summer, I have been to OK twice, to Moody Gardens in Galveston for the 4th of July, to stay with Ryan's mom on the boat in Kemah, to Coushatta with the Lee family for a birthday celebration, we have worked at my mom's yard a few weekends and redone the landscaping at this house. Speaking of which, the photo above is of the yellow Cannes I brought back from Aunt Sis's house; she is my grandma's older sister. We stopped by her a house for a couple of hours last month and she gave me a few flowers out of her garden; they bloomed one month later (YIPPEE.) After redoing the yard I realized that I did not have transplants from a family member or friend's garden - this is so different from my upbringing as that was the only kind of flowers anyone had. I was so excited when she let me dig out some flowers to bring home. Although, I told her I would only take one type of flower each time so I would have a reason to go back and see her.
Flowers! Way over-rated and over-priced. Ryan and I have been trying to decide what kind of wedding we want and where we want to have it. We were dead set on Canada (Victoria or Vancouver) for the first six (6) months of this year; however, after searching for a place online we did not find anything that just tickled our fancy. Now, I am fairly certain it will be in Seattle, WA but where in that area I am unsure. I really want a place that is on the water (or you can at least see the water) and I would prefer to see boats! We are going to visit his grandparents in two (2) weeks and check out the different places we have found on the Internet that sparked our curiosity. The prices they want for everything are crazy...I saw on the web the other day that bridal bouquet usually start at $300. Seriously, that is such a waste and you can be certain that I will be making my own...I just can not imagine the profit they pull in on weddings! If I have to I will carry a potted plant down the isle before I pay that price!
2 comments:
Yeah, glad you're back! I'm with you on the price of flowers for weddings... completely ridiculous... and you carry them for what, maybe 30 minutes???
Anyway, Seattle is a beautiful city, I hope you find just what you're looking for!
Congratulations on your engagement! Hopefully you will have good luck with finding something in Seattle!! You should check on Elizabeth Anne Designs - they just started a Library that lists tons of vendors from across the country....
Yes, the high cost of EVERYTHING wedding-related is pretty ridiculous. This is why we're doing candles for our centerpieces!
I love the Canna! I have a few orange ones in my yard that were given to me at one time. I love the idea that they started out as one or two bulbs given to me from someone else. I've since given a few bulbs to others from that group.
Take care - and thanks for the pep talk and opinion on the bridesmaid dress issue. It's so sad that this has become such a big deal! But you can't control other people - you can only control your reaction to them. ;-)
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