Pictures?

Our fabulous photographer, Don, took over 400 pictures, and did quite a bit of photoshopping to them - all in less than a week. What a man! Friends and family added a bunch more in. Would love to see if more people are willing to share photos - may have to send some sort of evite or something... Anyhoo, we have a lot of deciding to do. I want to get pictures printed for albums, and for family...but some just aren't worth printing. Like, the picture my sister took of just my ear when I was getting my hair done before the wedding. LOL.

I downloaded a free software to create photo books. I'm pretty excited about this! I need to organize the pictures that I want to use for them (once Brian and I go through them together), put them in some sort of chronological order, and get the books made. These will make nice gifts for the parents and grandparents. I will print a lot of the pictures and put them in an album. Fun to look at and remember the day.

So, anyone who reads the blog - if you haven't already sent me a link for uploaded pictures, please do. I love getting everyone else's camera perspectives.

And, I love being married to Brian. As my dad told me during our father-daughter dance, "I always knew Brian was the one for you. I'm so happy for you two." Man, I couldn't put it any better. Ups and downs, inside outs. I love him.

We made it!

Friday, September 12, 2008, was a beautiful, sunshiney, perfect day. It was my wedding day. Oh my, I'll never forget it! Were there moments of stress in the day? Definitely. For instance, taking the pickup into town to get our hair done - would it get us to town...or run out of gas? It's 3:55 PM, and the priest is nowhere to be found... We found him at his house, having a rest...he thought the ceremony should be at 5:00. :) The limo didn't show up - thank God for a family of mini vans.

The day was beautiful. It was the best day of my life.

Who can tell me all the things I need to do to officially change my name now? Do I have to wait for our certified document to do it all, or can I start now? Any help would be great!

It's strange to think my name is different now. Denise Nohner. That's me. I'm a wife. OMG!

Suddenly - serious rambling - sorry. :)

Have you ever just gone along in life, and all of a sudden, something just really hits you? Like, maybe you're driving to work, and you suddenly realize that you are behind the same car every day of the week, but never paid attention. Or, suddenly one day, your age really hits you - like how did I get to be over 30?! This is how I'm feeling today...how did my wedding day suddenly get to be only three days away?!?! Three days. Not much time in the big picture of life. But, suddenly, these three days are full of "what should I get done today" questions. I have this really great list of things I need to do each day, and have been crossing them off since last week. Last night, I went to Sam's club to get the ribs for the rehearsal dinner, and now I can't find my list. I know it sounds dumb...but I feel lost without my list! Do I know what to do today? Yes...for the most part. I just hope I don't forget something. That's my biggest heart attack factor today - what if I forget something?!?!?!?

Carol and Heidi are hitting the road today (and, of course, Jay). They are taking time from work, their families, and just their own lives, for Brian and me. It's such an overwhelming thought, and it makes my heart pound. Actually, as soon as I wake up in the morning, my heart starts to thud, and my brain starts to just buzz with "what to do". It's maddening. :) I am looking forward to the rest of this week so much - have for a very long time. But, I also can't wait for it to be over and done with. So much has gone into preparing for these few days...time, money, laughter, tears. OMG - I swear I tear up at the dumbest things right now! Of course, this is just a natural occurrence for me - I'm just like my mother.

Ok, all I'm doing is rambling. Can you see how horribly bad my mind is today? I better just cut this off, and get back to work.

I do say a prayer today for all those traveling to Minnesota for this wonderful wedding. I pray for Terry and Maggie on the road up somewhere in Cananda - I hope they hit the lower 48 soon! I pray for those who are having a hard day, a good day, a big day, a small day. God, give me serenity, courage, and wisdom. Thank you God, for blessing me in so many ways.

Love to you all