Rowan's Journal

Ya know, it's a real shame when we're both too tired and too busy to properly celebrate but...

Today marks the first anniversary of thebruce's and my wedding.

It's been an "interesting" year in many ways, my love, but I don't regret a thing and I love you more than ever. We've come a long way, haven't we? Here's to many more years of living, learning and loving together!

PS: This doesn't get you off the hook for a proper anniversary celebration, ya know! But I'm patient...

[[[UPDATE: I just answered the doorbell to find a nice lady holding a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of flowers! Picture when I find the camera...

Yep, he's a good boy and I think I'll keep him!]]]

At long last...actually, what's been taking me so long is wading through and labeling all the images. That, and the need to actually work on stuff rather than spend all day on LiveJournal.

( DA OFFICIAL WEDDING POST..need I warn this'll be long? )

*whew* That took me long enough. I'm gonna stop right there for now and do the reception post later. But this needed to get done!

Thanks so all who contributed images for this, most particularly 5rings and fairyoffire!


And once again, many thanks to all the dear friends who made this amazing, unforgettable day possible. It was a more wonderful wedding and perfect day than I could ever have imagined. Thanks to Dear Star and dear John who conspired to make the service fun, memorable and exactly right. Thanks to our dear loved ones, AmberBob & Mark & Amber & Eric who were our attendants; to darling Jenny who came to the wedding afterall to our great delight. And thanks to our many friends and loved ones who wished us well even though they could not be there with us in person. Believe me, we felt the love throughout the whole weekend and even now still.

I'm the luckiest woman alive, truly I am.

EDIT: And for those who simply can't get enough, dearling billthetailor worked hard videotaping the whole thing, including reception. I know he and 5rings are going to incorporate some of the images into it, as well. I'll let him post about how that will eventually be made available. I can't WAIT to see it!

Here's one picture of the wedding...thanks to alrescate

Many more to come, once folk start sending them our way.

Oh yes, and a new icon...whilst opening a lovely surprise present, thanks to fairyoffire

Those who are local and coming to the wedding.

Just heard from wedding coordinator (waves!) and it is recommended that everyone who can bring a lawn chair to the wedding. Apparently we are beyond capacity for available seating; pretty much the benches from within the Chapel.

That is all...

Anybody who's going to be at KCRF this weekend know how to string pearls with a center medallion? I have all the beads, the crimp beads, the design I want them in, the clasp (either claw clasp or hook and eye) to end with and the accuwire. I even have a nice set of mini-pliers and tools to work with. What I don't have is the experience or expertise at tying the knots so that the beads cover the knots and look nice.

I'm spending too much time on this when I need to be stitching pleats in Bruce's kilt.

If not, I'll get by but I just thought I'd ask; under the principle of "ya don't get what ya don't ask for."

And on a SQUEEish note, just spoke with oldest Kidling but one. Looks like the two elder of Bruce's daughters will be coming to the wedding! I'm SO happy about this...didn't want them to have any reason to feel like I'm feeling about my family. But that's not the point; they understand how busy we've been and what horrible procrastinators we are and don't hold it against us!

*bouncebounce* I'm SO Happy!

(Are y'all getting tired of hearing about this wedding? Well, tough....I'm HAPPY!)

This is one of those random ideas that I haven't got time to work in, if anyone wishes to take it on and make it happen: anybody out there who has a good snapshot of QE holding Lady Val from this season of White Hart or one of these images would work well, too...






We're doing an option for wedding gifting to the Royal Gauntlet Birds of Prey, right? I'm thinking an image with appropriate blurb beneath about the Royal Gauntlet Birds & Bob on a nice presentation adhered to poster board. Have something like that on a nice easel with a basket beneath for gifts of cash or checks at the wedding and then moved to the reception.

I put it as an option on the gifting on the web-site but doesn't look as though anybody's done anything, so I thought this would give an additional option for gifts to happen. Everyone will see Lady Val fly in the rings during the wedding; that might inspire a few folk to donate; it'd be a lovely thing to have an convenient and easy way for them to do so.

If it doesn't happen, it's not a big deal but it's one of those "you don't get what you don't ask for" deals....and I know Bob would not ask to do something like this; this is my own idea and such a worthwhile cause.

Today's goal? Totally finishing the wedding dress. I'm within one yard of finishing stitching the lace around the hem.

Oh, and the van's back and repaired so I'm no longer car-less. Yay!

There is one detail that I simply do not know how I'm going to deal with. The broom.

Before the hand-fasting last year, I asked Wabi (the wonderful basket-maker and henna artist who is married to Clayton, the wonderful blacksmith at both OKRF and White Hart) if she would make me a broom. She did; it's handmade and lovingly woven with gemstones inlaid in the handle and she was very proud of it.

It got lost in the mail. We used Charles' and Di's broom that Di generously brought up for the hand-fasting, decorated with flowers.

Wabi got the broom back, it was delivered to her in April. It was broken. At OKRF she told me and said, "If you still want it, I'll see if I can repair it." I said, "OF COURSE, I still want it!" But she forgot to bring it to White Hart. *sigh* I said I'd come and see her to pick it up; believe they live near Muskogee somewhere.

I don't have time to go see her or to pick it up. It breaks my heart, but I just don't. I don't know quite how I'll get all this sewing done; when you accomplish miracles routinely, the people around you come to expect it and to think nothing of it and expect more. Yes, I've done this to myself.

Poo.

SO much to do and here I am tinkering around on Amazon.com setting up a wedding wish list and updating (or trying to) my gift list on Amazon. Put the link on my user info page, or at least I think I did. Damned thing won't let me re-prioritize! But when folk say, "what do you want for your birthday (Yule, Christmas, Hanuka, Wedding...insert event here)?" my mind goes completely blank. Hence an Amazon.com wish list.

Yes, I'm a Leo; means I love prezzies. I do. I'm also a disgustingly practical creature, being an Aquarius and a Scorpio so what do I want most? ...garden things and kitchen things and organizational things rather than clothes or jewelry or kitschy stuff. Pretty much stuff that I'd never buy for myself. What do I want most on the whole list? A cobalt blue KitchenAid mixer. Yep, I can get all horny over a kitchenaid, I can. Silly me. Ah well.... On the other hand, a simple rose or handful of wild flowers makes be deliriously happy, too.

Well, enough of that for now. Gotta go finish Jenny's bodice and wait for Bruce's kilt fabric to arrive today. Had to fax a form for the Homeland Security Department to FedEx before they can deliver it. Made me a tad nervous coming to the notice of Homeland Security, doncha know.

But it should arrive today; hopefully in time enough for me to prep the pleats to I can take it with me to sew on during the trip. Yep, I must...only 4 weeks until the wedding.

So you won't see me around here much in the next week. Ye gods, only 9 days before my birthday, too. Nervous about getting older? Naw, not really; don't feel it, act it or look it so why should it bother me? Oh yeah, and remifeminin is once more helping with the hot flashes...woo hoo.

Invitations are in full-production mode.

I've updated the web-site briefly cause this stuff has got to get done. We made the decision awhile back that we really don't need gifts; but we acknowledge that folk want to do this more often than not. So we decided to go with requesting charitable donations for the Royal Gauntlet Bird of Prey and Animal Rehabilitation Center.

It's a wonderful alternative to buying us more stuff. OTOH, we do need some things (what home-owner does not?) so for those who really want to gift us with something, I've also registered at Lowe's. Now, they don't have a computerized registration which really sucks. So gift certificates would be the way to go, hands down.

That's about all I'm doing; it's not like we don't already have a houseful of stuff. Sure, we need sheets and yes, I'll probably link the Amazon.com wishlist in there but right now, the invitations have GOT to get out today.

Four and a half weeks and I'm going to be gone all next week....ye gods!

Yes, I AM breathing.

...what sympathy, physical & tangible assistance, pats on the back and the support of friends will do for one's mood.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

OH, and the Brother just printed a receipt when I asked it to...I just about fainted! Yes, this means that the tartan has finally been ordered with express delivery so it should be here next week, I think.