Ohio888Bride
09-05-2008, 01:40 PM
I typed EVERYTHING then accidentally closed the window. Hiss! Boo!
Oh, well! Here we go - again...
I thought I'd share a little about Mel and me by creating a journal. We were married in Gatlinburg, TN on 08/08/08 and are doing it again on 8/8/9, but next time we're getting married in our home state in our church by one of our pastors. Our first wedding was an intimate affair: just us and the chapel staff. The next one will be a vow renewal and family gathering/reunion of sorts. ALL of my family is on the East Coast, so the two sides haven't met yet. His whole family is right here in the area where we live.
I'm taking a short break from planning next year's shindig, but not too long of a break, because I want to get my first choice in vendors - venue is already booked. Hmm, I've been so out of wedding mode and into back-to-school mode, we haven't ordered our professional pix yet. We have a ton of pix online and around the house, but those are the ones DH took when we got back to our cabin on the big day.
Here's the story of our proposal. As a joke, I wrote a note to DH (Mel) asking if he'd be my boyfriend. The note said "Will you be my boyfriend? Check 'yes', 'no', 'maybe'". Well, the night of the proposal, I knew something was up, because it was our 5-year dating and BFF anniversary AND he asked his grandma to keep our kids (I have three from my previous marriage and he has a daughter who lives with us). After dinner, he took me to my favorite park overlooking the Ohio River. We talked for a few minutes and then gave me the note that I'd previously given to him. He had crossed out "boyfriend" and written "wife".
I checked "yes", but just to be crystal clear, I wrote "hell yes" as well! I've scanned the note for my OW family to see. The "hell yes" isn't incredibly legible, since my pen poked a hole through the note - I was using my purse as a clipboard.
I will update my journal as time permits. All four kids are back in school and their activity schedules are in full effect, so "extra" time is scarce. *sigh*
Oh, well! Here we go - again...
I thought I'd share a little about Mel and me by creating a journal. We were married in Gatlinburg, TN on 08/08/08 and are doing it again on 8/8/9, but next time we're getting married in our home state in our church by one of our pastors. Our first wedding was an intimate affair: just us and the chapel staff. The next one will be a vow renewal and family gathering/reunion of sorts. ALL of my family is on the East Coast, so the two sides haven't met yet. His whole family is right here in the area where we live.
I'm taking a short break from planning next year's shindig, but not too long of a break, because I want to get my first choice in vendors - venue is already booked. Hmm, I've been so out of wedding mode and into back-to-school mode, we haven't ordered our professional pix yet. We have a ton of pix online and around the house, but those are the ones DH took when we got back to our cabin on the big day.
Here's the story of our proposal. As a joke, I wrote a note to DH (Mel) asking if he'd be my boyfriend. The note said "Will you be my boyfriend? Check 'yes', 'no', 'maybe'". Well, the night of the proposal, I knew something was up, because it was our 5-year dating and BFF anniversary AND he asked his grandma to keep our kids (I have three from my previous marriage and he has a daughter who lives with us). After dinner, he took me to my favorite park overlooking the Ohio River. We talked for a few minutes and then gave me the note that I'd previously given to him. He had crossed out "boyfriend" and written "wife".
I checked "yes", but just to be crystal clear, I wrote "hell yes" as well! I've scanned the note for my OW family to see. The "hell yes" isn't incredibly legible, since my pen poked a hole through the note - I was using my purse as a clipboard.
I will update my journal as time permits. All four kids are back in school and their activity schedules are in full effect, so "extra" time is scarce. *sigh*