Day 11 ~ A Photo of You Recently

A Photo of You Recently


Well, I have photos of me that were recently taken at our Wedding on Catalina Island in April and a few that were taken at our Minnesota Reception in June.


This was walking thru the cruise ship down to the boat that would take us to Catalina Island.

Here I am, waiting for the elevator on the Carnival Elation.

This photo was taken in June at our Minnesota Reception.

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From this post forward, I will be counting down the days until we leave! I will still be counting down our “Mondays” as it is a tradition of sort on one of the Forums (Destination Wedding Board of theKnot).


TWENTY-SEVEN days before we leave for our WONDERFUL cruise! I am so very excited and cannot wait!



This vacation is much needed! I will be on vacation with ALL OF MY THREE KIDDO’s which is going to be a first time in YEARS! With the two older ones being ‘on their own’ per say, you know how it is when you’re in your early 20’s, you’re living life and doing your own thing. Vacationing with mom is the last thing on your agenda!

Brian and I have a TON of things to do before we leave, and I WILL BE working with lists. And lists for my lists!

Today we will be going to our good friends’ house and working in their backyard. We will be having our California reception there in May and am excited! We’ll be planting some beautiful flowers today and just sprucing things up.


Speaking of which… I have to share with you all!!

For the reception here in California, we were approached by an acquaintance of ours who recently started their own local brewery.

They will be donating not one, not two, but THREE Kegs of beer! SWEET! (Although I don’t drink beer.)



The Brewery is called “Sandude Brewery Company” and they’ve been Federally Licensed, and will be receiving their State License in about two weeks. They’ve landed about 4 local restaurants where they will have three of their brews on tap! How freaking exciting is that?!?



We attended an “Open House” type of Beer Tasting event at their brewery last night and Brian was totally impressed with their beer!

Right now they have a Lager, a Blonde and a Brown. We will be having all three at our reception!! Woo Hoo! That’s a HUGE check off our list, that’s for sure!!!

Have an amazing Sunday!!!

Candy Buffet

This is my Candy Buffet Inspriation Board!

I want to do a Candy Buffet at both of my AHR's. I think it's a wonderful idea and would be great as favors for our guests! I know for our California reception, we will have lots of kids attending so this will be fun for them.

Our Minnesota reception is adults only, however I think if I have "retro" candies, it may be fun.

I'm not sure what to use for the guest to take home their candies in, but I'm guessing it'll either be "take-out" boxes, or a decorated cellophane bag with a twist tie. Any suggestions?!?

For others who are thinking about doing this at their reception and/or party, here's a couple of articles I found that are very helpful for me with regard as to "how much candy" to buy.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Wedding-Candy-Buffet

http://www.favorideas.com/wedding-blog/candy-buffet-ideas/

Both of these articles contain tons of information that will be useful!!

These are the jars / bowls that I'm aiming for in my Candy Buffet:

I would prefer the majority of the bowls to not have the "stem" or "base" on them. I found the kind that I like back in Minnesota, however, I didn't get them. They were only $1.99 and I should have grabbed them while I was there, but I wasn't thinking!!

I'm hoping I'll be able to find them for that same cheap price again!!