Update - October

So its been a while. I wasn't sure what direction to take this blog in. Should I rehash the last few years with all of its drama and trauma, or should I just move forward with the wedding planning and rather undramatic life I currently have (I like it this way)?

I'm just going to go forward and fill in historic details as needed following a short introduction.

I was born and raised in a small town in Washington. I lived with my mom and her husbands (she only had one husband at a time). I met my ex-husband when I was 14, I got pregnant and we got married when I was 18. We lived, I went to school, we had a second child, I went to law school, got a job, ex became an ex, I got the kids,

I entered a wonderful relationship with Mr. M. We are now planning a wedding for July 2009.

Coincidentally, Mr. M also grew up in the same small town I did. However, he is 2.5 years younger than me which means we never went to the same school. Apparently we were in the same karate class when I was 16, although I can't say I remember him, he says he remembers me. Neither one of us lives in this small town, nor do we live in Washington any more, so I am very thankful that we managed to find each other. He really is the best guy ever. He is wonderful with the kids and the dog and me. He cooks amazingly well which is great b/c I tended to prepare a very short list of dishes primarily focusing on carbohydrates and cheese.

I could go on forever about how wonderful he is but I thought I would catch up with the wedding planning progress.

photo from ebay

The dress (the photo above is the inspiration and all the info I gave to Mr. M's aunt. I really like the vintage look but I am not a tiny human, so I needed to get a dress made)- Mr. M's aunt came to our house to do a preliminary fitting of my dress. She is WONDERFUL (maybe it runs in the family). She was very patient with me since I know nothing about sewing or fabric or really wedding planning at all. She looked at all my inspiration boards (which was fun b/c although Mr. M will look at them, he doesn't have the right kind of enthusiasm), she managed to make a mock-up of my dress in muslin to take home with her, she revealed that she had a whole box of blue mason jars at home, she agreed to make our cakes (she was a baker for 12 years), she found the kind of fabric she wants to use for the dress and she found patterns for the kids' dresses.

I have gotten completely busy at work today so I will sign off for now. More updates soon and Hooray! I figured out how to get a picture in the blog.

Hello

So, I'm testing out this blogging thing. In addition to not being terribly artistic, I am also not terribly technologically savvy. I do have lots of good qualities; excelling in art and technology are not among them.
I need all the help I can get with this wedding planning.
This is my second wedding; but the first one doesn't really count because it was when I was 18 and knocked up. I didn't plan that wedding; it was planned by my folks. That marriage lasted ten years and produced two beautiful children but ended when the ex decided to ditch the wife and kids for a trampy co-worker. His choice turned out to be a wonderful development in my life (after the horror, misery and depression wore off).
I found a man that I love completely. He is wonderful in almost every way and I am thrilled that I get to spend the rest of my life with him.
This is going to be my last wedding and I thought I would try to make this wedding something special (really, all weddings should be).
I never thought I would be this happy and I'm excited that next year I get to share this happiness with my friends and family. I just don't know how to plan weddings, or parties for that matter. I have learned a lot from the wedding blog community and I thought I would toss my hat in the ring.
Lets see if this works....