Mindless Ramblings

“My brain is giving me the silent treatment today.”

 
I saw this quote on someecards.com and it seemed quite fitting for me today. I have been sitting here staring at my computer screen, unable to form a complete sentence for this post. Luckily, I haven’t needed my brain too much today since I was using my creative side which comes more naturally. I have been busy playing with centerpiece ideas for a bride and getting my hands dirty playing with some succulents.
 

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Also, in just a short week I get to leave the country for a very special wedding to celebrate two very extraordinary people. I have been eagerly anticipating this wedding and I have been sewing my little fingers off in order to have my dress completed in time. Usually if I make a dress I start months in advance, but the past 8 months I have been busy designing and sewing a wedding dress for a friend who got married in May.
 

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I finished the dress late April and as always, I needed a short break from the needle and thread. Luckily, I have a friend who has been helping me string thousands of beads for my dress. Both of our eyes are going cross eyed, but the end is in sight.
 

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Happy Saturday.

Carrie and Jeff: A Year Ago…

… Two of the loveliest people I know got married on the shores of Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful wedding with an intimate guest list, a stunning panoramic view of the Great Lake Michigan, and full of gorgeous details thought out by Carrie and Jeff. Just a few days ago I was watching their wedding DVD that Dark Lake Video sent me and it brought back so many memories of this special day and this sweet couple. Happy Anniversary to my wonderful Windy City couple.
 

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For more pictures, check out the original post here. Also, below is their short video that Dark Lake Video produced.
 

Quite Contrary

You can either see a field of a hundred weeds or a hundred wishes.
 

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Quite Contrary

Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.
 

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Gratefulness, Gatsby and Growing Older

“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Hans Christian Anderson
 
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Yesterday was my birthday. As my mother put it so gently, you are now definitely in your late twenties. Lovely. Some days I feel like I am 2…8, most days I look like I am 12. I keep waiting for this to be a blessing but perhaps that will only come with more years. Yesterday the sun was shining, the birds were chirping and for once, I was excited to celebrate my birthday. I spent the day with my best friend who surrounded me with pretty blooms, took me to see The Great Gatsby and then got us much needed springtime pedicures. It was a wonderful Birthday and I am truly grateful for everything in my life.