IN MY MOM’S MINNESOTA GARDEN, JUNE 2010
Wow, where does the time go?? I have been so busy making jewelry and gardening, not to mention playing with Gracie and the girls, that the blog posts got a bit neglected. One thing that is nice about the Facebook widget in the right hand column though…..you can see my quickie updates which I post almost daily in there.
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AND WHAT IS A BLOG POST WITHOUT A GRACIE CAMEO??? HASN’T SHE GOTTEN SO BIG AND STILL GROWING LIKE A WEED!
I hope you all are having an incredible summer and keeping cool!! We have had a wonderful break the past few days with highs in the upper 70′s and sunny. PERFECT gardening weather!!! In my next blog post I will have some travel updates…YES we are starting to plan our next adventure!!!
I LEAVE YOU WITH A BIT OF MY OWN GARDEN FILMED AND EDITED WITH MUSIC… ENTIRELY ON MY NEW IPHONE4!!!
Ok guys…I’m first going to start you off with the sweetest shot I took from my sons wedding this past Sept 19th. It was a quick hello and goodbye as we left the day after the festivities to head for Egypt, but we made the very best of our time there. This photo really reflects the old fashioned charm of this outdoor wedding and of course Kates great taste in color…ORANGE!!!
When the official photos come in from the pro photographer, I’ll see if Bry and Kate will let me share them with you….but for now you get to see the wedding through the bizarre and sometimes twisted view of a blind photographer who loves candid shots!!
Here’s another one that is quite respectable if I do say so myself….I took this as they were walking over to the trees to get ready for the ceremony..nothing formal…just 2 beautiful people in love and both so nervous (in a good way) you could feel it through the grass
This is a great shot of the grandmas all lined up…I asked which one was “See No Evil”, “Hear no Evil” , and “Speak No Evil”………not sure if that went over very well but I had a good “inside my brain” belly laugh anyhow. They looked so cute all sitting in a row. Thats my mom in the middle, my ex’s mom to the left (so great to catch up with Barb) and to the right Kates grandma
Mom, I love this one of you!!! Wish the photo were larger
And this is usually how people see me so I decided we needed a respectable photo of the photographer who is Kates cousin
As you can see…….things start getting “candid” really fast
The vows have been taken and Bry is resting against a tree. I caught him in a deep reflective moment. If there were a thought bubble over his head it woudl say “WHERES THE BEER!!!” It was pretty darned toasty out for late September. A beautiful day in the lower 80′s but those suits get hot no matter what the temp when you are getting married
I do believe Steve was either warming up to sing the National Anthem (OH NO) or unplugging his ears from the plane ride
Ok..to keep our own marriage happy as a clam…I need to post a respectable photo of Steve….well a little extra BLING never hurt any photo!!
Of course Bryan couldn’t be left out of the moment so he put on his very best male model pose to showcase Bling Bling!!! That panda was tickled black and white to go to a wedding!!!
Self Portrait time!!!! Kates brother was having fun and taking lots of photos too
OMG …so much like her mom……This is a woman on a Mission. My daughter Liz was so much help to Kate and Bry that day. Her handsome guy Andy’s expression is priceless. He knows as well as I do this is one determined girl when she sets her sights on ANYTHING
My kids ROCK!!! I miss them both so much and photos like this make me miss them all the more. At the risk of publically embarassing both of them…….I Love you to bits~!!!
Left to right is Bryans uncle, “Tom”, Kate, Bryans dad..Jon, Liz,Brys grandma Barbara, and of course BRY!
Now we fast forward to the reception where Bryan and Kate set up a “Photo Booth” on the porch . What a blast!! Everyone got to go in and a camera was on a tripod with a remote control. This one of me and my kids turned out so cute!!! You all were asking about the hulking huge glass necklace I made for the wedding……..well here it is!!! I had to be careful not to bend over too fast for fear of getting a concussion from it before our trip!
More guests taking their turn and Bry and Kate!!
And finally…a super sweet shot that Liz took of Mama Sandra hugging her new daughter! It was a day we will never forget. As I said, I’ll get the links to the official wedding photos and the photobooth albums for you to see all the goodies. I videotaped the entire ceremony too and will post it when I get that uploaded.
Everyone have a super weekend!!! I’ll write more tomorrow and have an announcement to make too!
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Hi everyone!!! Well you probably know by now we are here in Cairo and have so much planned this week !!! Our first couple of days were just catch up on jet lag time and getting to know the city a bit. Now comes the fun of visiting the pyramids and sphinx!!
Today is Steves birthday and the “kids” wanted to do something special for him so they posed for this virtual greeting card in his honor. I’m not sure whether Meg or Lillian did the hack mummy wrap on Bling but I guess it’s the thought that counts! They really enjoyed the challenge an Bling just giggled because it tickled a lot!!
Becky , I hope all is well at home and the girls are behaving well. Give them a special treat for us today for Steves birthday!!
I’ll be posting photos later today so please make sure to stop back in and we love to get your comments!!!
Luv from Cairo
Sandra and Steve!!!
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Hello my friends!! Well my boy is hitched and the wedding went off without one as a matter of fact!!! Absolutely gorgeous 80 degree day with not a cloud in the sky. Bryan and Kate looked so awesome and it was quite the thrill seeing so many people I hadn’t in many many moon….as well as meeting Kates wonderful family for the first time…and I miss you to pieces already mom , Liz and Bry!!! It was too short of a visit but I’ll be back soon!!
Above….Kate and Bryan taking their vows
The reception went late into the morning hours but we left about 10:30 in hopes of avoiding any hangovers or sleep deprevation before our long journey
The newlyweds and immediate family
Nothing makes a mom happier than to see her son this happy too!!
The reception was awesome!! Kates mom made these table runners from yummy leaf print fabric!
I wanted to post more photos but only have a few Iphoto images you see above that will load to the blog..having a slight techincal difficulty but will fill you in more in about 12 hours when we arrive in Amsterdam.
We have an 8 hour layover there and access to the World Perks lounge (woo hoo) so will have WIFI up the wazoo to blog to my hearts content !!! Can’t wait to raid the cheese bar in the airport. My friend Jan in PDX knows only too well the extremely aged gouda we love to bring home ever time we pass through Amsterdam. Jan, get your water crackers ready. In less than a month we will pass through again and get all cheesed up for the flight home!
Till later…luv Sandra and Steve
My mom and her papillon Lulu
A beautiful porcelain bowl my mom made and gave me!! Thank you mom!!! I absoolutely love the new work she’s doing in her kiln
Hello my friends!! Well we are officially outta here!!! On the road to our adventure, with my son’s wedding enroute!!
ABOVE: Kate and her dad made this sign for the wedding which is going to be very down home and organic. Lots of recycled components are part of the festivities and old fashioned charm. I can’t wait!!! It will be all a surprise to this mother of the groom since I live so far away which is pretty much guaranteed to be a blast. I love surprises!!
ABOVE: The happy couple at their shower
Bryan and his fiance Kate are getting married this weekend in Minneapolis, and we are so excited for them we can hardly wait. We will stay to visit family for a couple of days then off again to head for Cairo Egypt as the first stop on our journey
Click the BLIP link or the PLAY link below to hear a favorite song of mine, I would love to dedicate to Bryan and Kate on their very special weekend
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Take note of the Facebook mini updates to your right in the column on the GRAFFITI GOSSIP homepage. Even non Facebook members can see them and is where I will post some Iphone pix of the wedding as it happens as well as the reception!!.
See you at the blog….commenting here is the same as always, and we hope you get the chance to comment often and say hello. We love to get news from home … all over the U.S. and beyone….. and remember the more you comment…the more chances you have to win in the big drawing at the end of the trip!!!!
A special THANK YOU to our full time house sitter who holds down the fort while we are gone, not to mention the chow sentries who don’t miss a single pin drop..lol We are so grateful to have someone we love and trust to watch over things. The dogs just think Becky is the bees knees!!!
Lotsa Love!!! Sandra and Steve
