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The Weather Channel online (www.weather.com) has this cool wedding day weather tool. Now, when I log in, it shows me my wedding day forecast!
It has changed!!
Wedding Day Forecast
Sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s.
Oh happiness.
On another note, Jill Clarke and I shared a scare and a nervous laugh this morning. I received an email from our rental company that they were good to go and we were their first delivery today! Uh…
I immediately called the rental company, and Jennifer assured me that everything was fine, she just made a mistake in the email.
It was right about that time that I received a call from Jill, on my work phone…because she called my cell 3 times and texted me but it was on vibrate, so she called a church friend that would have my work number…and informed me that the delivery boys had called her to let her know that they would be delivering all of our items within the next hour!
Everything is all straightened out now. I called Jennifer at the rental company and apparently there is a wedding in Murfreesboro tomorrow in which a different Matt & Lisa are getting married. Oh the odds 
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10
I think I’m going to post a blog a day. I feel like that is appropriate, seeing as how we’re counting down the final 10 days of unmarriedness.
I can not convey in words how excited I am.
I can convey in words that as of 4:30pm today, there is rain forecast for October 18th. I was talking with my friend Katrick today on the phone, and she said, “Lisa, honestly, if it’s going to rain at anyone’s wedding, let it rain at yours, because you can handle it. Most people would fall apart, but you, you can handle it.”
My goal is to be married at the end of the day. Not too much to ask for. I hope I feel the same in 10 days ) I’m sure I will.
I’m having dinner with Chandler tonight. Matt is having dinner with Stormy. It is quite amazing how everything is coming together. See you all in 10 days or less!!
11 Days
Less than two weeks. Almost two work weeks; a pay period. Someone asked me when it was that I was getting married and I said ‘Not this weekend; the next weekend.’ And I thought, that’s crazy when you think about it. Lisa and I have been looking at a little calendar square for almost a year now; counting down for what seems like an eternity. It’s hard to believe that it’s right around the corner, literally, figuratively, or however you want to categorize it. Lisa and I will be standing in front of our guests in 11 days, saying ‘I will’ and ‘I do.’
And then from there on out saying things like ‘I am’ and ‘we are.’
25 days…
Yep, it’s true. Only 25 days left. Unless you talk with my Aunt Susan. She has her own special method of counting days that brings it to, oh, lets see…22 days ).
We’re getting there…for reals. Ceremony music is sent. I have to make up my mind (quit being wishy washy) about flowers by next Tuesday! She orders the flowers on Wednesday ) I pick up my dress from alterations next Wednesday. We have our wedding bands. Everyone has been fitted for tuxes. Matt and I have selected the menu for the reception & the wines as well.
It is all coming together. It’s super exciting.
In other news, Stormy is TWO. Her birthday was yesterday (Sept. 22). We took her to the dog park, bought her a giant bone, bought her some cookies, and a greenie. She had a great time, we had a great time.
Matt and I are so excited to see our families in 3 weeks…soon to be family.
46 Days…
) )65 Days To Go
Well, according to The Knot, anyway. That helpful little website that keeps looming over me with their checklists, photos, ideas, hints, and deadlines.
This past month has been a bit of a whirlwind. We had a great shower in Sevierville, my wonderful Aunt Annie passed away so we had a funeral (BUT we countered some of the sadness with some serious party time in her honor, including visiting her favorite restaurants, drinking fine wines, and spending time with each other), we had a great shower/dinner party in Nashville (thank you Clarke family), I moved, Mikey moved, Mikey graduated (Mikey is my little brother, for those who don’t know), Mikey started his 1st real job teaching 3rd Grade, Matt gained full custody of Stormy, Matt began mowing the lawn on a regular basis, holy moly, what’s next! )
I have a meeting with a florist today, it should be interesting. We’re trying to get rentals nailed down this week, along with tuxes and some other things… )
Highlights for the upcoming month:
Most weekends will be spent in Nashville.
Bridal Show on August 24th.
Starting Membership classes at Christ Pres.
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I mostly just can’t wait to be married to Matt.
**DON’T FORGET TO RSVP!!*
Love to you all!!
Three Months
Hello People. It’s Matt. Long time no read.
Lisa and I have been together for one year as of last Saturday. A lot of things have happened to me over the course of that year; I moved twice. I was promoted at work. I saw the Smokey Mountains. I went to Knoxville. I watched and learned about Ultimate Frisbee. I went to Asheville. I saw the Biltmore. I ate at Rafferty’s for the first (and hopefully the last time) in my life. I started going to Christ Presbyterian Church. I met a LOT of people and made a lot of friends. I learned about weimaraners. I played with a weimaraner. I cleaned up after, yelled at, was bitten/scratched/tackled by, and danced around with a weimaraner.
I also learned a lot of things. I found a lot of love in my life that I hadn’t seen before.
It was, after all of that, a very humbling year. And every second of it was because of Lisa. I can’t imagine any other person that I would rather spend the rest of my life with. After her, and her family, and all of their generosity and love, and going to church with her, and spending nearly every waking moment of every day with her, I can honestly look back at the last year and feel overwhelmed with the anticipation of every moment of the next year, and the one after that.
Last night I wrestled with the sprinkler in the back yard, soaked my pantleg, sprayed the dog, assembled a spreader, and spread pesticide in the yard. I’m pretty close to being fully domesticated I think. Hopefully the yard will still be green and living when I get home from work today.
Two become One
The last two weeks have been quite the whirlwind, so I’ll start at the beginning.
The weekend of June 27th (following a week of packing and cleaning at Matt’s house), we flew up to Cleveland, OH. Both of our Dads came to the airport to pick us up in Matt’s dad’s new Monster (FJ Cruiser, I think, is it’s actual name). It was my parent’s first time visiting Berea, OH, and seeing where Matt’s family lives. There was much Wii playing, eating, chatting, churching, etc…, had by all.
The main purpose of this convergence of the Wohlgemuths on the Pusti’s Ohio home was the very first bridal shower for Matt and me. I met aunts, family friends, cousins, and neighbors. It was a girly get together that was both fun and a bit overwhelming. I loved meeting everyone, the generosity and kindness that they all greeted me with was incredible.
The following day I attended my first Catholic Mass with both of our families sharing a pew. Afterwards I got my bootie kicked by Jilly at Mario Kart, and we ate lunch at the restaurant where we’ll be having the Ohio Reception after the wedding!
It was a wonderful trip.
The next two days in Nashville were spent working and moving Matthew into our new “bungalow,” as my grandma calls it. E-X-H-A-U-S-T-I-N-G. But thanks to all of the church friends and college friends that came out and helped us move it all, and enjoyed some spaghetti afterwards!
On the third day….we flew to Philadelphia. My grandparents live there, it is where my father grew up. Matt had never been to Philly, so my parents and I showed him around the historic sites. We saw the Liberty Bell, toured Independence Hall & the Betsy Ross house, threw pennies on Ben Franklin’s grave site, sat in William Penn’s pew at Christ Church, etc… For lunch, we all got Philly cheese steaks in honor of Matt’s first taste of the Philly tradition. Matt and I went back downtown alone the next day and met up with his friend Laura. She is doing her residency at a few hospitals in town, so we had lunch with her and her friend. We then fought off hoards of people for some all-you-can-eat ice cream at Penn’s Landing. We paid $5 each. We just ate one small scoop of ice cream. The fight for that tiny little cup just wasn’t worth it. We split up from his friends and proceeded to walk towards center city. It is fun wandering around between the sky scrapers & tall buildings.
The following day Matt met the rest of my family, Uncle Ronnie & his girlfriend and Little (Cousin) Ronnie, his baby, Nicholas, and his girlfriend, Crystal.
We flew home at the crack of dawn on Sunday morning. John and Chandler picked us up from the airport. They were taking care of Stormy while we were gone. They’re the best!
So, all in all, we survived! We had a great time.
Back to wedding planning.
Great big check marks
Last Sunday, we had the opportunity to meet the couple that saved us from looming disaster. After hitting wall after brick wall for almost three months, this amazing family said they had a friend they could talk to who had a beautiful estate. This friend agreed to allow us to have our ceremony, basically, in their front lawn.
Meeting them finally was fantastic. Even more fantastic was learning the type of people they are, and learning that we’re going to get to have the exact ceremony that we’ve been hoping to have. They have even gone above and beyond in their generosity and openness with their property…
What a huge blessing.
) Let the planning continue!!!
Dancing Machines
My dear friend Chandler married her main man, John, last weekend in Pittman Center, TN. The whole weekend was filled with festivities and good friends. It really was a weekend to remember. I think we all got a little sunburned and bug bit. )
…and of course, take notes! This was the first wedding Matt & I had been to together, and the first in general for either of us in some time. Both of us spent most of the time super excited about our own wedding!
We have been diligently working away at invitations. They will go out by mid July. They should contain all the information the invitees need. If not, you know how to reach us!
Keep dancing! See you in 4 months )
