Landons Surgery

We are up at the crack of dawn and headed to the hospital for Landons surgery. Please pray everything goes smoothly, no complications, for Landon. I'll let you know how he is!

xo
The Mrs.

Wedding Week!!!! The Reception!

" My reception, MY reception..." Oh I feel like Shelby from Steel Magnolias! Except mine was not done in blush and bashful which, I may remind you are "two totally different shades of pink!"

We had our reception overlooking the ocean. It was so gorgeous with the sun setting.






We had a great band that played Earth Wind and Fire, Motown everything and a little Michael Mcdonald too!

Hubby changed into the white jacket and looked amazing!!!!

When my guests were looking for their tables they found their picture next to the table name!







Each table was decorated with a different flower arrangement and named with a theme. This table was done to honor my Grandmother. Purple of course!



Then menu was filet, grilled asparagus and garlic mashed potatos. We also had many pitchers of Mojitos served!!

I'm tagging always organizing , diapers to designs, Self Confessed Lamp Tramp, Kikibee, and Keeks and Brie! Show us your receptions!!!

Wedding Week!!!! My Ceremony

Since so many bloggers (Like Pretty in Pink and Green & ettiquettely correct are getting married soon, or planning their weddings I thought I'd do a few posts on mine! I still think of my wedding because it was so wonderful!!!

Hubby and I were married in Malibu at the Adamson house. We had our ceremony under a giant tree.




My dress was strapless and chosen in a very cute way which I will post about later this week. My bouquet was purple to represent my grandmother (remember her purple couch I now have!)

My bridesmaids wore ocean blue dresses that they themselves found at Loehmans when we were out shopping together. They were $39 and there were enough of them in a variety of sizes! So meant to be! They even found the gorgeous beaded thong high heels there too! They cost more than the dress (but not much more!) My bridesman wore a gorgeous Khaki suit!

I had a different bouquet made for each bridesmaid based on their personality. One of them was from Georgia, so she had Georgia Peach roses.



Hubby wore a black suit but changed to a white jacket for the ceremony. It was very James Bond!







Hubby chose a reading by EE. Cummings for the ceremony:

who knows if the moon's
a balloon,coming out of a keen city
in the sky--filled with pretty people?
(and if you and i should)

get into it,if they
should take me and take you into their balloon,
why then
we'd go up higher with all the pretty people

than houses and steeples and clouds:
go sailing
away and away sailing into a keen
city which nobody's ever visited,where

always
it's
Spring)and everyone's
in love and flowers pick themselves


Wonderful!!!

I chose a Kenny Loggins songs lyric "Sweet Reunion":

In the moment I first saw you,
I could swear that we had met,
The look in your eye,
Was so familiar,
Where and when, I forget.

How many lifetimes have I loved you,
How many times have you loved me,
The sound of your voice is in my memory,
Like the wind, on the sea.

The glow of your heart has been my lighthouse,
I've followed it in from distant shores,
Now I won't be afraid to love anymore.

So we meet again, my long lost friend
Once again, we get to start anew,
And it feels like a thousand years,
I've been loving you.

If you've you been waiting here, for someone near,
Searchin' the world for a friend,
Come on in, I've been expecting you.
Sweet Reunion. Welcome home again.

I just loved the way it explained how I felt about meeting hubby and incorporated the ocean back drop!

My friend sung "You're the best thing that ever happened to me" by Gladys Knight as I walked down the aisle.

This was my surprise for hubby. He had no idea what would walk down the aisle to. I chose this song because I felt so grateful and it mentioned writing my life story (hello I am a writer!) Here are the lyrics:

I've had my share of life's ups and downs
But fate's been kind, the downs have been few
I guess you could say that I've been lucky
Well, I guess you could say that it's all because of you

If anyone should ever write my life story
For whatever reason there might be
Ooo, you'll be there between each line of pain and glory
'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened to me
Ah, you're the best thing that ever happened to me

Oh, there have been times when times were hard
But always somehow I made it, I made it through
'Cause for every moment that I've spent hurting
There was a moment that I spent, ah, just loving you

If anyone should ever write my life story
For whatever reason there might be
Oh, you'll be there between each line of pain and glory
'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened to me
Oh, you're the best thing that ever happened to me
I know, you're the best thing, oh, that ever happened to me

Let me just tell you if you if you don't know Gladys you are missin' out!


When we exchanged rings here's what we said to each other as vows:
From this day forward, you will not walk alone.

My heart will be your shelter and my arms shall be your home.

May you feel deeply loved for indeed you are.

I feel so blessed to share my life with you.

I feel so honored to call you mine.

Dear God may we be blessed this way forever.

Tomorrow the reception! Until then I am tagging Biscuits are Never Boring, View From the Beach, somelikeitsouthern, Europa Fox and Magnolia Mama to show us their wedding dress and bouquet.

Did you Watch the opening ceremony in Bejing? What did you think?

I watched with hubby and I have to say it was pretty spectacular!!!
Highlights?

1) The giant LED screen in the shape of a scroll with ever changing pictures.
2) The printing press moving up and down by people!
3) The painters painting with their feet and hands as they danced on the floor.

and

4) The USA team coming out looking so dapper in Ralph Lauren! GO USA!!!!

A Nod To The Land Of Nod! Fabulous Kid finds!

I just have to say The Land of Nod consistently impresses me with their products. I have the activity table (which can be adjusted to different heights (hello brilliant) and these little bean bag seats for Landon to do his drawing and playdough.



They have the cutest bedding too!








And these place mats are sooooo cute! Have you bought anything from them?

Preppy Paper Swap!

I had never done a swap before, I didn't really know how they worked! But when Mom x 2 said she was doing a preppy paper swap I jumped right in! Boy am I glad I did! Mom x 2 picked me as her partner and she really outdid herself! Look at all the lovely things she sent me!!!



These note cards for Landon are so adorable!!!! Also in there are swim party invites, cocktail invites, pink and green cocktail napkins, and personalized note cards!!!

I can only hope she feels I did HALF as well as she did! Thank you Mom x 2!!!!




Remember we are doing a bloggy baby shower (which is sorta like a swap!) for all our pregnant bloggy girls! Let's treat them right! Sign up!!! xoxoxo The Mrs.

Money Week Continues! Go Landon! And Yes I am a TIGGER!

Landon is learning first hand from me, about compound interest.
Here we are opening an account for him with some of his birthday money. Check out the bank employee. It's not your money! LOL!
Even my cute bloggy friends are getting involved! Bringing their kids to the bank and everything! Displaced Southern Preps Posts about her daughter wanting to go to Florida are the funniest things ever!!!


Yesterday I took Landon to his pre-op surgery visit.

He is going to have another surgery on his arm. Possibly two this month. He has been through a lot but he is such a sweetheart. He sailed through his appointments.

I just think, like Randy Pauch (who I cannot stop thinking about), I am a Tigger. I am happy. Landon is too. We aren't going to let this get us down!






Are you a Tigger? or An Eyeore.


I am not going to be sad about our surgery coming this Wednesday. I am living in hopeful expectation that this will only make his arm and ultimately his life, better.

Fabulous Project- Nursery Update

As you can see stuff is sort of everywhere. We are getting built in shelves made for below and around the sides of the windows. That can hold all the books and stuff laying around. Those pictures on the wall are of us on safari and the baby animals we saw.



Do I keep the Safari theme? I guess getting rid of the ottoman and possibly the rocker could be next. His crib is also a big boy bed so once we change it we'll need more space.



Would love any suggestions you have! Have you transitioned a room to be toddler friendly? Tell me! I'll keep you posted for the after pictures.

I am so excited about the bloggy baby shower! If you haven't heard about it read yesterdays post!

Bloggy Baby Shower!!!!

My blog-cation was such a success I decided I want to throw an Bloggy Baby Shower for all bloggy girls who are pregnant!

Just like the swaps, I thought I would partner us to one of the pregnant bloggers and spoil them a little. I think it would be so fun!

Here's how it will work. I am setting the day of the shower to be in mid September. I will do the theme and decor on my blog. If you'd like to attend the baby shower (it will be like my blogcation, on line and fabulous), you can visit the blog that day and /or give a little gift to the pregnant moms. Just leave a comment to be included.

The gifts will be due to the pregnant moms so they can open their gifts and post what they got (let's set a limit of $20, be creative!)

If you are a pregnant blogger I don't know about yet let me know! I'll match everyone to a preggy blogger once I have all the names!

So far my pregnant blogger list is:

Somewhere Between Pinot and Pacifiers
I Love Pink
Memoirs Of The Shoe Obsessed
Midwest Prep
and
Magnolias Marriage and Manhattan

Let me know who I'm forgetting! I have MOM BRAIN!



How fun is this!!!

Friday Fabulous- The Best Money Movie Quote Ever

All this money talk has made me think of one of my favorite movies; Wall Street. Such a fabulous movie and when I think of the scenes of Michael Douglass at his Hamptons house or Charlie Sheen making Sushi for dinner with Daryl Hannah, I start to think spending a lot of money can't be bad! LOL!

My favorite line from the movie though, is one from Michael Douglas:

"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much."


Monday I will announce a little surprise for my preggy bloggy girls so don't miss it!