I feel there is a lack of information shared when you get married. I really had no idea how much different everything was going to be. I feel like when you get engaged they should show you the fine print and make you sign off on it so you know what your getting.
1. If you marry someone more than a foot taller than you, they will not understand why it is a problem to put the canned goods on the top shelf.
2. Boys eat WAY more food than you thought was possible. Logic tells you that your grocery bill will double. That my friend is not true. It will at least triple. Recipes for 2 just don't cut it. Cook for 4.
3. Laundry- see number 2. 1 person... 1 week.... 2 loads of laundry. 2 people... 1 week... 8 loads of laundry. The math doesn't add up!
4. Suddenly everyone becomes an expert on babies. Everyone feels the need to weigh in on exactly when you need to have them, how many, how to best raise them and other awkward things. 6 months ago the fact you didn't have kids was a glorious thing your parents were proud of. The day you say I do, it becomes a bad thing. The man you haven't seen since you were about 15 will give you his opinion. Count on it. Just go ahead a prepare a side stepping answer now. You will have to use it 567 times over holidays.
5. The first 6 months you have to discuss EVERYTHING.... Nothing is off limits. Things you never thought you would have a conversation about you will. What kind of laundry detergent do we use? Which side of the bed do we sleep on? All these are things you have to discuss.
6. You can't think anything is "common sense". Just because thats how your family has always done it, does not mean thats how his family does it.
7. Opposites attract, so if you are detail orientied and being late gives you an anxienty attack?You will marry the guy who starts getting ready at the time you need to leave. You will be 15-20 minutes late for everything moving forward. Get the anti anxiety pills ready now! Get a lifetime prescription.
8. If your the detail orientied person, I think you are destined to forever be the bad guy. The one who has to say no you can not install a flat screen tv in the bathtub. Or the one who says, no you can not fly to Arkansas all 4 weekends in May. I don't care who is having a batchelor party.
9. Going out to dinner is no longer a "date", it is a sign that you both had to work all week and no one went to the grocery store.
10. If your feelings get hurt easily, it will happen alot. You have to develop some thicker skin. Once you get married "You can come if you want..." is your invitiation. That's as a good as it gets.
11. Coming home to a clean apartment is the most romantic gesture in the world. When your working 10-12 hour days and your apartment is a nightmare and you come home and see your apartment has been cleaned the world is complete.
12. You will live in the same house, but you will still go days without seeing each other. He will be sleeping when you leave for work, he will be gone when you get home, and you will be asleep before he returns.
13. When you are asking if he wants you to go with him somewhere and he says "I don't care you can do what you want" He's probably not trying to tell you, I could care less if your with me or not. Apparently boys language is different then girls. Because that is what I would mean.
14. Football is more important than anything else. It can will dominate an entire day. So just don't make any plans that day even if its your birthday. And learn to mildly appreciate the game.
15. Even after the hurt feelings, annoyances and frustrations... you would still do it again tomorrow. Because thats what you do for people you love.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Highlights of Thanksgiving with my family...
1. Tonight, my 15 year old cousin explained how they kill turkeys. According to him, the food channel says that turkeys are drowned in the seasoning you are going to cook them in. It helps them keep the flavor. There is no telling what the food channel actually said. Because I am pretty sure you don't drown a turkey feathers and all in water with herbs and spices in it. It is a pretty fantastic visual though. This left me laughing hysterically, sent water shooting out my nose, and left me giggling the rest of the night.
2. Because both mom and my cousin have birthdays in November we also had a birthday cake and presents. My cousin picked out his own jeans. He was so excited because they had holes in them like all the cool kids.
What he didn't realize is that because my grandmother does not believe in ever sending her grand kids to school with holes in there clothes... she fixed them...
The end product.
The look on his face was fantastic. He went from excitement to sadness in 2.4 seconds. We all laughed hysterically of course. Poor kid.
3. My 91 year old diabetic aunt refused to have dinner tonight. She ate, 1 tiny slice of turkey, 1 tsp of candied yams, 1 tsp of mashed potatoes with gravy and 1 t tsp of dressing. She was saving for dessert. For dessert she knocked out a piece of chocolate cake, a piece of pecan pie, and a piece of mince meat pie. She sure didn't hold back on the sweets! I can't wait to be old!
My cousin and I are already planning our escape from the old folks home. I plan to give my kids hell!
2. Because both mom and my cousin have birthdays in November we also had a birthday cake and presents. My cousin picked out his own jeans. He was so excited because they had holes in them like all the cool kids.
What he didn't realize is that because my grandmother does not believe in ever sending her grand kids to school with holes in there clothes... she fixed them...
The end product.
The look on his face was fantastic. He went from excitement to sadness in 2.4 seconds. We all laughed hysterically of course. Poor kid.
3. My 91 year old diabetic aunt refused to have dinner tonight. She ate, 1 tiny slice of turkey, 1 tsp of candied yams, 1 tsp of mashed potatoes with gravy and 1 t tsp of dressing. She was saving for dessert. For dessert she knocked out a piece of chocolate cake, a piece of pecan pie, and a piece of mince meat pie. She sure didn't hold back on the sweets! I can't wait to be old!
My cousin and I are already planning our escape from the old folks home. I plan to give my kids hell!
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Ahh Thanksgiving.
A holiday dedicated to food!
But today I must say that I am super blessed.
Blessed with a husband who got up at 4 am to have my dear friend at the airport for a 6am flight so she could be with a family.
A dear friend who takes me to the airport, makes me go to the gym, and refuses to let me eat cupcakes when I want them.
A family so amazing that many kids in the world can't even imagine what this is like.
Friends that answer the phone no matter what time it is to talk to me.
A boss who makes my job worth going to every day, who cares about me as a person more than a "profit center".
And a God who blesses me every single days and gives me the wisdom to see his love in everyday life.
Life is good!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Some time God whispers, other times he hits you with a baseball bat...
Today God hit me over the head with a baseball bat. Occasionally in my life God has whispered to me, occasionally when He really wants my attention he taps me on the shoulder. But today He used a baseball bat to stop me in my tracks...
Let me explain.
I have a customer at work, who hates me. For whatever series of events or mishaps or hurt feelings she has decided not to like me. And as a result she lashes out at me in ways that are very painful. Sometimes I truly believe her goal is to see me cry, thus far she has not succeeded, but she definitely shakes me up.
I have let her attitude cause my outlook to change. I have developed a deep dislike for this individual. I despise dealing with her, and I think mean things whenever I am forced to encounter her. Tomorrow I will be in a meeting with her as well as several other people including my boss. So I am again going to be facing the dragon.
Last night, while talking to my mom, she pointed out I need to pray for her. She obviously is a hurt person. Well the "human" part of me doesn't want to. Why waste my time? She is the one who obviously has issues. She is the one that needs to talk to God. Obviously I'm the sane one in this equation. But last night, I sat down to try to pray for her. It was a very shallow prayer about making her nicer, make whatever burden she is caring easier because it will make my life easier.
But today I stumbled across a sermon on my ipod I hadn't listened to since 2005. Andy Stanley Breakaway Part 3 (just in case you need to look it up). Andy is digging into some huge basic truths we need to accept and use to have a breakaway life.
They are incredibly simple yet powerful...
The first was, God knows what is best for me better than I know what is best for me, another was God is up to something in my life.
The third one really spoke to me. EVERYONE you deal with is someone that is important to God. On the surface sure that makes sense (This was the whisper).... Imagine "Jesus loves the little children" going thru my head. This is basic stuff. But he continues talking about the people you encounter are so important that Jesus died to save them. Ok... Getting a little clearer. (this was probably the tap on my shoulder).
Finally... he went on to talk about how it was actually impossible to truly love God when you hate someone he loves. ***BASEBALL BAT***
I talk a good game. I felt like I even walk a pretty good walk. But in this area I have fallen flat on my face.
I realize this will be a hard one to overcome. But tomorrow when I walk into that meeting, I will try to look at her with the eye that God loves her.
I realize I won't like every person I encounter, its human nature. But that is a problem with me. I need to work on that.
She really isn't the problem in this equation. Its me.
Talk about having a headache...
Let me explain.
I have a customer at work, who hates me. For whatever series of events or mishaps or hurt feelings she has decided not to like me. And as a result she lashes out at me in ways that are very painful. Sometimes I truly believe her goal is to see me cry, thus far she has not succeeded, but she definitely shakes me up.
I have let her attitude cause my outlook to change. I have developed a deep dislike for this individual. I despise dealing with her, and I think mean things whenever I am forced to encounter her. Tomorrow I will be in a meeting with her as well as several other people including my boss. So I am again going to be facing the dragon.
Last night, while talking to my mom, she pointed out I need to pray for her. She obviously is a hurt person. Well the "human" part of me doesn't want to. Why waste my time? She is the one who obviously has issues. She is the one that needs to talk to God. Obviously I'm the sane one in this equation. But last night, I sat down to try to pray for her. It was a very shallow prayer about making her nicer, make whatever burden she is caring easier because it will make my life easier.
But today I stumbled across a sermon on my ipod I hadn't listened to since 2005. Andy Stanley Breakaway Part 3 (just in case you need to look it up). Andy is digging into some huge basic truths we need to accept and use to have a breakaway life.
They are incredibly simple yet powerful...
The first was, God knows what is best for me better than I know what is best for me, another was God is up to something in my life.
The third one really spoke to me. EVERYONE you deal with is someone that is important to God. On the surface sure that makes sense (This was the whisper).... Imagine "Jesus loves the little children" going thru my head. This is basic stuff. But he continues talking about the people you encounter are so important that Jesus died to save them. Ok... Getting a little clearer. (this was probably the tap on my shoulder).
Finally... he went on to talk about how it was actually impossible to truly love God when you hate someone he loves. ***BASEBALL BAT***
I talk a good game. I felt like I even walk a pretty good walk. But in this area I have fallen flat on my face.
I realize this will be a hard one to overcome. But tomorrow when I walk into that meeting, I will try to look at her with the eye that God loves her.
I realize I won't like every person I encounter, its human nature. But that is a problem with me. I need to work on that.
She really isn't the problem in this equation. Its me.
Talk about having a headache...
Saturday, September 25, 2010
There you go pulling me right back in...
Life Lesson 254: If you knock over a lamp while it is on, and the lightbulb breaks. The tiny shards of glass will melt into your carpet making them impossible to pick up. You and your husband will be forced to cut little holes in your bedroom carpet to keep from slicing your feet open every day!
We are obviously not doing very well with glass. Yesterday we broke a glass in the kitchen, not the lightbulb in the bedroom. Shoes are definately a must in our apartment now!
Sad day in our house, we were all pumped up for the Arkansas/Alabama game, and now are mildly depressed with the outcome. Good news though is that I have learned when D's team get beat, he doesn't want to watch sports anymore. So we have been just hanging out tonight. It has been really nice! I enjoy him. Shhh don't tell! It will go to his head.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
So I was asked by some of my far away family to write a little bit about the wedding since they couldn't attend. And as a reward for reading my rambling thoughts I will put some pictures at the end. :) So keep reading, you will be rewarded. PROMISE
So this is the day from my perspective.
Lets just start by saying if you are looking for a fairytale princess sort of day where nothing could go wrong, you need to keep looking because that just wouldn't be a Donald Stave/Jessa Lale event.
Setting: It was a beautiful cool August day, high of only 93!! Considering 2 days before and 2 days after it was over 100, it was perfect weather. We used the store as a backdrop. We stood on the porch while the guests were set up in chairs in front of the store.
Cast of Characters:
Jessa- That's me! The bride :)
Donald-The silly boy who agreed to marry me
Stephanie- Maid of Honor
Daniel- Best Man
Bridesmaids- Miranda,Nancy,Ali
Groomsmen-Kyle & Cory
The hours leading up to the wedding were insanely calm. I imagined that I would be a nervous wreck but I wasn't. I was calm and collected. I was amazed. We agreed to take all the wedding pictures before the ceremony so after we could spend more time with our families. But unfortunately this meant Donald would have already seen me. My amazing photographer agreed to stage a first look so we could still have that moment.
I can't really explain how excited I was for the wedding to start. The groomsmen walked down the aisle to "Free" by Zac Brown band. They each escorted one of our family members. Cory escorted my grandmother first, then Kyle escorted Donald's grandmother. Daniel (Donald's brother) escorted their mother down the aisle.
My bridesmaids walked down the aisle to "Forever Love" by Francesca Battistelli.
In any other wedding after all the groomsmen, bridesmaids have walked down the aisle and were waiting for the bride, everyone would stand up and watch her walk in. But that my friends is where you are incorrect. In our wedding, this is when the wedding begins. My maid of honor is standing next to Donald at the bottom of the stairs waiting to help me up the stairs in my dress. But the ceremony begins. So now my maid of honor is marrying my finance. I am of course standing in the staging area laughing hysterically that my wedding had actually started with out me!!!
Several of my friends in the audience are motioning to stop the wedding.. but yet it continues. Finally my Aunt Joy runs up on the stage and reminds him that Donald agreed to marry me not my best friend. So I finally get to come in to my own wedding!
I walked in to "God gave me you" by Dave Barnes. My mom and my dad both escorted me down the aisle, while 2 of Donald's younger cousins and 1 of my cousins carried my dress train.
And once I FINALLY made my grand entrance we restarted the wedding. We didn't use the typical dearly beloved cookie cutter wedding. Donald, my mom, his mom and I all worked on the ceremony for months. I actually put more work in the ceremony than I put into the decorations.
We included several things that I really liked. During the ceremony we asked each set of parents for their love and support, that was very special to both Donald and I. We are both very close with our families so their support is very important.
We had several readings by those that are closest to us:
Stephanie read 1 Corinthians 13: 1-8
Donald's Aunt Wendy read a section from The Velveteen Rabbit.
Donald's Brother Daniel read Ephesians 5:22-33
My Aunt Joy read the Baha'i Marriage Prayer.
It was so wonderful to have these amazing people to be such a big part of our day.
Donald and I had agreed to write our own wedding vows. I had found another couple who had given there vows a template. I loved that idea. So we did I love you because and because I love you.
My Vows:
Donald,
I love you because you always find a way to make me laugh. It doesn’t matter how bad my day has
been, how many customers have yelled at me, how many rude people have honked at me, or that
I fell in a mud puddle in public. You have a way of making me see the humor in these situations.
Because I love you I will make sure over our lifetime there are more smiles then tears. I will keep an
attitude of fun in our relationship. I will be your best friend. I will be your partner in crime. I will go
on adventures with you. I will stand in the freezing rain for hours to see your favorite band. I will do it
because I love you.
I love you because of the way you care for your family. When one of your siblings is in pain you feel it as
deeply as if it was happening to you. You will give your last 20 dollars to help them if they need it. I love
watching the smile on your face as you make fun of Miranda or how excited you get when you talk to
Daniel about who the Chiefs are going to take in the next draft.
Because I love you I will take care of you. When you are sick, I will make you soup. When you are sad,
I will cheer you up. I will run beside you as you are chasing your dreams. I will offer encouragement,
support and love. Because I love you I will make an effort to appreciate the things that are important to
you, and the things that you enjoy.
I love you because you challenge me intellectually. You challenge my ideas, my thoughts and my
opinion. Those around us may get very concerned at these heated exchanges, but they are my favorite
conversations. I know sometimes you take an opposite side just to provoke the debate, but it is always
done with respect and love.
Donald, because I love you I will treat you as the amazing person you are. I will continue to seek your
opinion, and I will value it above all others. I will respect you in the areas we disagree. And because I
love you, when I stumble and fail to live up to the promises I have made, I will apologize. I will admit I
was wrong, and I will learn from the mistake.
I love you because of your unbelievable faith. I have watched you in the past year go thru trials I
couldn’t even imagine. But it has never been too much for you. Even in your pain and stress you never
forget God is in control. You have become an amazing leader in that area, reminding me to stop picking
up the burdens.
Because I love you I will hold your hand as we jump into the unknown. While life comes with no
guarantees, I know it will be ok because we will experience it together. God has already blessed me
with more than I ever could have dreamed of. I have complete faith he will continue to bless and
protect us.
Donalds vows:
1. I love you because you are my best friend. The person I share everything with.
The first one I want to talk about things with. The first one I want to see. The person
I want to be with.
Because I love you I will always be there for you to share both the good times and
the bad. To try to make you happy when you are sad. I will try to do all that I can so
that you will want to share your good times with me.
2. I love you because you are so caring. Seeing people or animals suffer
genuinely hurts you and I love that about you and that you care so much.
Because I love you I promise to always be there to care for you. When you are sick.
When you are tired. When you are sick and tired at the same time. I will be there by
your side to help you, and take care of you.
3. I love you because of your sense of humor. I love you because you think I'm funny.
You think of funny things and can always make me laugh. Your sense of humor is
one of the best things about you in my eyes.
Because I love you I will continue to make hilariously funny jokes to keep that
beautiful smile that brightens up my day on your face.
4. I love you because you love me. You love my faults. You love my weaknesses.
With you I don’t have to be anything more than myself. You except me and love me.
Because I love you, I will commit my mind, body, and heart to you. To be the best
husband I can possibly be. To do my best to be the man you deserve. I love you
today, tomorrow and forever!
To me that was the best part of the wedding. Donald and I were both in tears, and I'm not 100% sure but from what I am told all 200 people in attendance were as well. It was amazing.
Finally it is official. We made it thru everything and are pronounced husband and wife. There might have been a kiss but I will spare you those details. As we are walking down the floor, my stupid high heels twist and I stumble. I nearly face plant but luckily Donald was paying attention and didn't let me face plant. I kicked off those horrible heels and left them on the aisle.
What I didn't think of was once I got to the end of the aisle, I would have NO shoes and it turned in to gravel. So Donald picked me up and carried me out.
And I will forever be Mrs Donald Stave.
There was so much amazing family and friends that I hadn't seen in so long it was wonderful. My mother had cooked bbq pork and bbq chicken for 200 people! And my grandmother made her FAMOUS grooms cake.
While it wouldn't go down in the history books as the "perfect" wedding. It was perfect for us. Donald and I are 2 people who really don't take ourselves that serious. We laugh alot. So the fact that so much went wrong and we were able to laugh it all of, was pretty normal.
All the pictures were taken by some of our friends and family, I didn't want to steal the photographers pictures. But here is a link to a few of her favorites on our blog. She is amazing!
So this is the day from my perspective.
Lets just start by saying if you are looking for a fairytale princess sort of day where nothing could go wrong, you need to keep looking because that just wouldn't be a Donald Stave/Jessa Lale event.
Setting: It was a beautiful cool August day, high of only 93!! Considering 2 days before and 2 days after it was over 100, it was perfect weather. We used the store as a backdrop. We stood on the porch while the guests were set up in chairs in front of the store.
Cast of Characters:
Jessa- That's me! The bride :)
Donald-The silly boy who agreed to marry me
Stephanie- Maid of Honor
Daniel- Best Man
Bridesmaids- Miranda,Nancy,Ali
Groomsmen-Kyle & Cory
The hours leading up to the wedding were insanely calm. I imagined that I would be a nervous wreck but I wasn't. I was calm and collected. I was amazed. We agreed to take all the wedding pictures before the ceremony so after we could spend more time with our families. But unfortunately this meant Donald would have already seen me. My amazing photographer agreed to stage a first look so we could still have that moment.
I can't really explain how excited I was for the wedding to start. The groomsmen walked down the aisle to "Free" by Zac Brown band. They each escorted one of our family members. Cory escorted my grandmother first, then Kyle escorted Donald's grandmother. Daniel (Donald's brother) escorted their mother down the aisle.
My bridesmaids walked down the aisle to "Forever Love" by Francesca Battistelli.
In any other wedding after all the groomsmen, bridesmaids have walked down the aisle and were waiting for the bride, everyone would stand up and watch her walk in. But that my friends is where you are incorrect. In our wedding, this is when the wedding begins. My maid of honor is standing next to Donald at the bottom of the stairs waiting to help me up the stairs in my dress. But the ceremony begins. So now my maid of honor is marrying my finance. I am of course standing in the staging area laughing hysterically that my wedding had actually started with out me!!!
Several of my friends in the audience are motioning to stop the wedding.. but yet it continues. Finally my Aunt Joy runs up on the stage and reminds him that Donald agreed to marry me not my best friend. So I finally get to come in to my own wedding!
I walked in to "God gave me you" by Dave Barnes. My mom and my dad both escorted me down the aisle, while 2 of Donald's younger cousins and 1 of my cousins carried my dress train.
And once I FINALLY made my grand entrance we restarted the wedding. We didn't use the typical dearly beloved cookie cutter wedding. Donald, my mom, his mom and I all worked on the ceremony for months. I actually put more work in the ceremony than I put into the decorations.
We included several things that I really liked. During the ceremony we asked each set of parents for their love and support, that was very special to both Donald and I. We are both very close with our families so their support is very important.
We had several readings by those that are closest to us:
Stephanie read 1 Corinthians 13: 1-8
Donald's Aunt Wendy read a section from The Velveteen Rabbit.
Donald's Brother Daniel read Ephesians 5:22-33
My Aunt Joy read the Baha'i Marriage Prayer.
It was so wonderful to have these amazing people to be such a big part of our day.
Donald and I had agreed to write our own wedding vows. I had found another couple who had given there vows a template. I loved that idea. So we did I love you because and because I love you.
My Vows:
Donald,
I love you because you always find a way to make me laugh. It doesn’t matter how bad my day has
been, how many customers have yelled at me, how many rude people have honked at me, or that
I fell in a mud puddle in public. You have a way of making me see the humor in these situations.
Because I love you I will make sure over our lifetime there are more smiles then tears. I will keep an
attitude of fun in our relationship. I will be your best friend. I will be your partner in crime. I will go
on adventures with you. I will stand in the freezing rain for hours to see your favorite band. I will do it
because I love you.
I love you because of the way you care for your family. When one of your siblings is in pain you feel it as
deeply as if it was happening to you. You will give your last 20 dollars to help them if they need it. I love
watching the smile on your face as you make fun of Miranda or how excited you get when you talk to
Daniel about who the Chiefs are going to take in the next draft.
Because I love you I will take care of you. When you are sick, I will make you soup. When you are sad,
I will cheer you up. I will run beside you as you are chasing your dreams. I will offer encouragement,
support and love. Because I love you I will make an effort to appreciate the things that are important to
you, and the things that you enjoy.
I love you because you challenge me intellectually. You challenge my ideas, my thoughts and my
opinion. Those around us may get very concerned at these heated exchanges, but they are my favorite
conversations. I know sometimes you take an opposite side just to provoke the debate, but it is always
done with respect and love.
Donald, because I love you I will treat you as the amazing person you are. I will continue to seek your
opinion, and I will value it above all others. I will respect you in the areas we disagree. And because I
love you, when I stumble and fail to live up to the promises I have made, I will apologize. I will admit I
was wrong, and I will learn from the mistake.
I love you because of your unbelievable faith. I have watched you in the past year go thru trials I
couldn’t even imagine. But it has never been too much for you. Even in your pain and stress you never
forget God is in control. You have become an amazing leader in that area, reminding me to stop picking
up the burdens.
Because I love you I will hold your hand as we jump into the unknown. While life comes with no
guarantees, I know it will be ok because we will experience it together. God has already blessed me
with more than I ever could have dreamed of. I have complete faith he will continue to bless and
protect us.
Donalds vows:
1. I love you because you are my best friend. The person I share everything with.
The first one I want to talk about things with. The first one I want to see. The person
I want to be with.
Because I love you I will always be there for you to share both the good times and
the bad. To try to make you happy when you are sad. I will try to do all that I can so
that you will want to share your good times with me.
2. I love you because you are so caring. Seeing people or animals suffer
genuinely hurts you and I love that about you and that you care so much.
Because I love you I promise to always be there to care for you. When you are sick.
When you are tired. When you are sick and tired at the same time. I will be there by
your side to help you, and take care of you.
3. I love you because of your sense of humor. I love you because you think I'm funny.
You think of funny things and can always make me laugh. Your sense of humor is
one of the best things about you in my eyes.
Because I love you I will continue to make hilariously funny jokes to keep that
beautiful smile that brightens up my day on your face.
4. I love you because you love me. You love my faults. You love my weaknesses.
With you I don’t have to be anything more than myself. You except me and love me.
Because I love you, I will commit my mind, body, and heart to you. To be the best
husband I can possibly be. To do my best to be the man you deserve. I love you
today, tomorrow and forever!
To me that was the best part of the wedding. Donald and I were both in tears, and I'm not 100% sure but from what I am told all 200 people in attendance were as well. It was amazing.
Finally it is official. We made it thru everything and are pronounced husband and wife. There might have been a kiss but I will spare you those details. As we are walking down the floor, my stupid high heels twist and I stumble. I nearly face plant but luckily Donald was paying attention and didn't let me face plant. I kicked off those horrible heels and left them on the aisle.
What I didn't think of was once I got to the end of the aisle, I would have NO shoes and it turned in to gravel. So Donald picked me up and carried me out.
And I will forever be Mrs Donald Stave.
There was so much amazing family and friends that I hadn't seen in so long it was wonderful. My mother had cooked bbq pork and bbq chicken for 200 people! And my grandmother made her FAMOUS grooms cake.
While it wouldn't go down in the history books as the "perfect" wedding. It was perfect for us. Donald and I are 2 people who really don't take ourselves that serious. We laugh alot. So the fact that so much went wrong and we were able to laugh it all of, was pretty normal.
All the pictures were taken by some of our friends and family, I didn't want to steal the photographers pictures. But here is a link to a few of her favorites on our blog. She is amazing!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Half of my heart is a shot gun wedding to a bride with a paper ring...
1. I think McDonald's should start giving me a portion of their profits. I am here more than I am home it seems. I never used to give in to their evil mind games with the goofy clown, and cheap food. But then they started offering free wireless. And whats a girl supposed to do? It also makes for some outstanding people watching.
2. I think after these first 2 points the rest of the blog will be wedding themed. I find so much about the experience to be very bizarre.
3. If one more person says "It's your day you can do anything you want." Seriously people? So just because I found someone willing to marry me I can now break every law, hurt every ones feeling and just behave in a way that is completely uncalled for and its all forgiven because "I'm getting married". Sweet. I would like the local bank to "loan" me millions of dollars, I would like to "borrow" a new car from the local Cadillac dealership. Oh and speed limits no longer apply to me. If I get stopped I will just tell Mr Policeman "I'm getting married, you can't give me a ticket".
4. When did the word Diva become a positive description? Listening to Beyonce she goes on and on about being a Diva. Newsflash... I think that being a diva kinda makes you a... not nice person. Maybe we shouldn't be so proud.
5. This family with 4 kids under the age of 4 just came into McDonald's. They saw an airplane out the window and the 2 year old just screamed out "What the F***" Good job mom and dad. Your lack of shock or scolding for that outburst makes me think that this is considered normal. I definitely see the future of our country in your kids. Future president right there.
6. I made the mistake of venturing through the "wedding" section of our local craft store the other day. The amount of stuff that a bride can purchase is amazing. A dog collar that says "My mommy is getting married" and my personal favorite matching bride and groom hats with rhinestones. Definitely a must have for any marriage, I think if you ask any couple on their 50th wedding anniversary they will say the secret to our happiness was the matching bride and groom t-shirts and hats we wore the day of the wedding.
7. The family in number 5 is screaming for milkshakes now. There is something about that high pitched demanding scream that is like nails on a chalk board. Is it less annoying when its your own kid? OH MY GOODNESS!!!! The 3 year old just recognized Brittney Spears on the radio screamed out "Granny its Womanizer" and is singing every single word. This just got fantastic!!!!!! Nothing like a 3 year old singing "Your a womanizer... woman...womanizer" Oh now they are discussing Lady Gaga. Come on kids its time for a new role model. New song... now 2 of them are singing "She wears high heels I wear sneakers" Best free entertainment ever! This kid knows every single word.
8. I read an article today about a grooms family who was suing to keep the brides family away from the wedding because they said she was marrying a loser. No matter how stressful my wedding seems I should just be glad his parents aren't trying to get a restraining order to keep my parents out of the wedding.
Back to the real world. Thanks for keeping me entertained for my lunch break!
2. I think after these first 2 points the rest of the blog will be wedding themed. I find so much about the experience to be very bizarre.
3. If one more person says "It's your day you can do anything you want." Seriously people? So just because I found someone willing to marry me I can now break every law, hurt every ones feeling and just behave in a way that is completely uncalled for and its all forgiven because "I'm getting married". Sweet. I would like the local bank to "loan" me millions of dollars, I would like to "borrow" a new car from the local Cadillac dealership. Oh and speed limits no longer apply to me. If I get stopped I will just tell Mr Policeman "I'm getting married, you can't give me a ticket".
4. When did the word Diva become a positive description? Listening to Beyonce she goes on and on about being a Diva. Newsflash... I think that being a diva kinda makes you a... not nice person. Maybe we shouldn't be so proud.
5. This family with 4 kids under the age of 4 just came into McDonald's. They saw an airplane out the window and the 2 year old just screamed out "What the F***" Good job mom and dad. Your lack of shock or scolding for that outburst makes me think that this is considered normal. I definitely see the future of our country in your kids. Future president right there.
6. I made the mistake of venturing through the "wedding" section of our local craft store the other day. The amount of stuff that a bride can purchase is amazing. A dog collar that says "My mommy is getting married" and my personal favorite matching bride and groom hats with rhinestones. Definitely a must have for any marriage, I think if you ask any couple on their 50th wedding anniversary they will say the secret to our happiness was the matching bride and groom t-shirts and hats we wore the day of the wedding.
7. The family in number 5 is screaming for milkshakes now. There is something about that high pitched demanding scream that is like nails on a chalk board. Is it less annoying when its your own kid? OH MY GOODNESS!!!! The 3 year old just recognized Brittney Spears on the radio screamed out "Granny its Womanizer" and is singing every single word. This just got fantastic!!!!!! Nothing like a 3 year old singing "Your a womanizer... woman...womanizer" Oh now they are discussing Lady Gaga. Come on kids its time for a new role model. New song... now 2 of them are singing "She wears high heels I wear sneakers" Best free entertainment ever! This kid knows every single word.
8. I read an article today about a grooms family who was suing to keep the brides family away from the wedding because they said she was marrying a loser. No matter how stressful my wedding seems I should just be glad his parents aren't trying to get a restraining order to keep my parents out of the wedding.
Back to the real world. Thanks for keeping me entertained for my lunch break!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Its Tricky to Rock a Rhyme...
1. I have decided to keep a blog. Why would I do this? No its not because I'm a loser and don't have any friends. Well actually that's exactly why! Moving 1500 miles away from your friends isn't so great on the social life. Those crazy Arkansas kids used to get to hear all my random thoughts, but now I must find a new way to express them. Lame I know.
2. Today I got honked at and flipped off for stopping at a red light. Seriously New England. You need to calm down. I realize I'm not in Arkansas anymore, but seriously in the south we actually stop at red lights. I guess we value our lives. But whatever I won't judge. Risk your own life.
3. Fun fact: The bridges in New York apparently have signs that say"Life is worth living." and goes on to suggest you call the suicide hot line. Here I may be, so depressed that I am considering jumping. But the only thing stopping me? Knowing that this bridge cares. It wants me to live. I don't know who thinks of these things but they deserve a medal. Brillant!!!!!!
4. Stop and Shop has a new system for weighing fruits and veggies. You put them on the scale and tell the computer what food it is, and it prints out a label with a bar code. I think they are a little too trusting on this one. It rang up my 2.5 lbs of asparagus for .21 cents. I would never purposely cheat them, but their own scale rang it up wrong. I can't be blamed for that.
5. I ate asparagus today. This is the first time in my life I have willingly eaten it. The 5 year old me is very disappointed in the 24 year old me. I swore I would live on nothing but ice cream and cookies. Epic Fail.
6. Finally, the state of Massachusetts attempted to assassinate me today. ( I love that word. Its makes me feel so much more important. You only assassinate important people). I pull up a red light, the road continues straight, or I can turn left. But the wonderful state of Massachusetts feels it is a good idea to put a sign up that says "Right turns are permitted" Turning right leads me straight into a rock wall. What kind of sick person thought that was a good idea?
2. Today I got honked at and flipped off for stopping at a red light. Seriously New England. You need to calm down. I realize I'm not in Arkansas anymore, but seriously in the south we actually stop at red lights. I guess we value our lives. But whatever I won't judge. Risk your own life.
3. Fun fact: The bridges in New York apparently have signs that say"Life is worth living." and goes on to suggest you call the suicide hot line. Here I may be, so depressed that I am considering jumping. But the only thing stopping me? Knowing that this bridge cares. It wants me to live. I don't know who thinks of these things but they deserve a medal. Brillant!!!!!!
4. Stop and Shop has a new system for weighing fruits and veggies. You put them on the scale and tell the computer what food it is, and it prints out a label with a bar code. I think they are a little too trusting on this one. It rang up my 2.5 lbs of asparagus for .21 cents. I would never purposely cheat them, but their own scale rang it up wrong. I can't be blamed for that.
5. I ate asparagus today. This is the first time in my life I have willingly eaten it. The 5 year old me is very disappointed in the 24 year old me. I swore I would live on nothing but ice cream and cookies. Epic Fail.
6. Finally, the state of Massachusetts attempted to assassinate me today. ( I love that word. Its makes me feel so much more important. You only assassinate important people). I pull up a red light, the road continues straight, or I can turn left. But the wonderful state of Massachusetts feels it is a good idea to put a sign up that says "Right turns are permitted" Turning right leads me straight into a rock wall. What kind of sick person thought that was a good idea?
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