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ger

05-31-2007, 10:08 PM

I'm home ladies, and as soon as I can I will fill you all in on our wedding. It sure wasn't ANYTHING like I had planned. At the end of the day, the only thing that happened that was supposed to happen was that we were married. I am working on uploading some pics to Photobucket, then I'll share some with you.

We had a super fantastic time on our honeymoon, but the weather didn't particularly cooperate for that either. Even so...we had so much fun. Unfortunately, I have to go back to work tomorrow, so this whole thing may take some time...sorry!!!

I hope everyone has been well on here. I haven't had time to catch up yet, but will.

Thank you all for all your well wishes. I had tears in my eyes as I was reading them. You ladies are all so sweet. I so appreciate all your prayers.

mariaandmanish

05-31-2007, 10:10 PM

Welcome back!! And congratulations again!!! I really can't wait to hear about it all!! And see all of the wonderful pictures that you're going to post!!! YAY!!

ger

05-31-2007, 10:18 PM

Oops, sorry, I just noticed I put this in the wrong place. If one of you nice mods wants to move it, I won't be surprised. Thank you.

ger

05-31-2007, 10:25 PM

First of all, all of my family arrived on Thursday. Amanda and her Jeremy and Racelee got here about 5:30 AM. Then Tabitha and her little boy, Alec, along with my sisters in law, Melinda and Kay got here about 6AM. They all came from Ks.

In the afternoon, my Jeremy and his gf, Kaiti got here. We didn't get to see them until the next day because we had to take Kaelie (my granddaughter) to the ER because she has strep.

All of the above except Jeremy and Kaiti went to my parents house for Mexican food supper. Amanda and Tabitha have always liked Grandma's Mexican food (it's what she used to always cook for Christmas dinner) so that was a request. My Dad had to take a truck to the field, so was a little late.

After supper, we decided we had better take Kaelie to Pierre. She was never feeling better, and was actually doing some grunting with breathing.

As Darcy is registering her in the ER, my cousin's daughter comes out of the back. I asked why she was there and she said they had to bring her Mom in by ambulance. She had an allergic reaction to something in the hottub and had passed out. It was all rather exciting.

We got home that evening and went out for a couple of drinks. I came home early to get some more stuff done!!

ger

05-31-2007, 10:51 PM

On Friday, Bruce and I go to Pierre in the morning. Amanda, Tabitha, Melinda, Kay and all the kids go to hang out with Steve (my ex...their Dad, grandpa, and brother). Amanda throws a little temper tantrum...but all in all things don't go too bad.

Until we get to Pierre and I discover that I have forgotten the perscriptions that we all were given the night before. The Dr. thought it would be a good idea to treat Bruce, Darcy, and me because we had been taking care of Kaelie when she was sick.

So, I call the Dr. that is in the ER, explain the situation, and he calls us new scripts in.

I go to tan and Bruce runs a couple of errands. We meet up with the Best Man (Greg) who wants our help finding him something to wear. So we do a little shopping with him.

Then we go to Walmart to finish getting stuff for the cook out we have planned for the evening, and help Tabitha find something to wear. We also decided we needed warmer clothes for the little ones because it's supposed to be somewhat chilly on Sat. When I go to get the meds that the Dr. called in 3 hours previous, the only one ready is Darcy's. I tell them I am in a hurry and will pick up the rest later. WELLLL, 20 minutes later, they finally let me have Darcy's and we go get in line to check out. They told me I needed counseling to pickup Amoxicillian. I said, I don't need counseling, I'm a Resp. Therapist. The lady was quite rude and said I HAD to wait for the pharmacist. All he told me was to take 1 tablet 3 times per day by mouth. I was sooooo angry by then...I may never get another script at Walmart as long as I live.

On our way home, we call Bruce's brother that is coming from ND, and he is closer to our house than we are, so we tell him to go on in and make themselves at home. Well, Tabitha, etc. got there before we did and without us telling her that we were getting more company. I guess when she came in, she was quite startled and asked who the heck they were. We all got a good giggle out of it later...but she was being quite protective.

We finished getting things ready for the cookout. I finished making Vicki's garter (that she didn't wear) and Kay finished making the Memorial page.

Bruce's daughter, Shelisha..her son, Brandon, and boyfriend, Brad arrived just in time for supper. Amanda's Jeremy did all the grilling for us. He is such a sweetie. We had lots of food, lots of people, and lots of fun. It rained on and off...but we have a big house...so it was in and out a lot!! We had grilled burgers, brats, brat burgers, mac salad, 7 layer salad, chips and dip. We had a lot of food leftover.

Then the kids went to the bar so they could see some of their friends. I don't think they got home until after 2AM!! I was sure glad I didn't go with them. LOL

KMS

06-01-2007, 01:38 AM

Family sure does have a way of making things verrry interesting, don't they?! Seems like you've kept your cool through it all...so far. Now let's hear your wedding day story and see if you stay that way! :D

NicksBride

06-01-2007, 07:43 AM

oh my goodness Ger, I am SOOO happy for you and Bruce to be married. I couldn't wait to hear about your day when you got back.
I am just shaking my head at all you had to go through you poor thing! You kept your cool better then I ever would. I am sorry it didn't work out excatly how you had planned it, but one thing is for certain YOU ARE MARRIED!!!!
I can't wait to see how beautiful you were on your day!:D

Goin2thechapel

06-01-2007, 07:48 AM

Wow!!! I'm exhausted just reading about the days leading to your wedding...Whew! Glad you survived:)

4424

06-01-2007, 09:13 AM

wow! i can't believe all that happened before your wedding!! i dont know how u made it through that all and i'm so happy that you're married!!

i suppose we can be patient for pictures :)

tiffany.marlene

06-01-2007, 09:22 AM

Congratulations, Ger! I am so happy for you and can't wait to see pictures!! :jp2:

BriansBride07

06-01-2007, 09:31 AM

Congrats again I am glad to hear at least the part of you getting married worked out and I am glad that you were composed through the days leading up to it.. I don't think I could do the same..

LOL What a couple of days before the wedding, I can't wait to hear about the big day and the honeymoon and see some pics.

shawnsgirl

06-01-2007, 12:31 PM

Congrats again Ger. I'm sorry that not everything went the way it was supposed and it was total craziness before the big day!

Congrats on being a MR and MRS now though and I am dying here waiting to see some pics!!!

hummingbird521

06-01-2007, 12:36 PM

congrats ger. i can't wait to read more and see those pics. it sounded as if you had quite an event filled few days before the wedding. lol

Emerald

06-01-2007, 01:19 PM

Ger!! You're finally back!.. And you're a married woman!! I'm so happy for you :grinhappy:

Congratulations!! Please don't keep us any longer in suspense and tell us the whole story!

ger

06-01-2007, 01:53 PM

Thank you so much ladies. If you think these 2 days were bad, wait until you hear about the day of the wedding. The only thing that went as planned was that at the end of the day we were married!!

Here is a teaser pic for you. It is of the girls, Racelee (my 14 mo. granddaughter) Sierra (my 10 y.o. niece) Amanda (the step-daughter that's Racelee's Mom), me, Kaelie is standing in front of me, the person in the dark dress is the photographer (she is so sweet and patient) Darcy (my daughter) is standing next to me, and Tabitha (my youngest step-daughter) is next to her. Oh, and the little guy in the light blue shirt is my grandson from my youngest sd, Alec.

We are trying to get the 3 grandkids to stand next to me for a pic. It didn't work!!! LOL

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0112.jpg

NicksBride

06-01-2007, 01:56 PM

aww from what I can see you look So nice in your dress! I wanna know what bruce said when he saw you walking down the aisle!

ger

06-01-2007, 01:57 PM

This is quite dark, but it is of the girls and me.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0113.jpg

Then here is the pic of the grandkids after I try to sit down with them. That didn't really work either!! LOL

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0130.jpg

Here is one of my daughter, Darcy and my son, Jeremy.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0129.jpg

ger

06-01-2007, 01:57 PM

I'm needing to go. I'll be back with more later. Enjoy.

NicksBride

06-01-2007, 01:59 PM

oh you looked sooo pretty! You and your flowers look amazing. So glad you decided to do that blue band. It really makes your dress stand out! Congratulations again!

ger

06-01-2007, 02:00 PM

aww from what I can see you look So nice in your dress! I wanna know what bruce said when he saw you walking down the aisle!

Actually, he had already seen me because he came to me to tie his tie. It was tooooo funny. I had already put on my fake nails...so there was no way I could tie a tie. So I had to send him to my brother to do it. We all got a giggle out of that.

He was so very handsome standing up there waiting for me. I promise more pics in an hour or so. I need to get.

allysa04

06-01-2007, 02:00 PM

Oh Ger, You look beautiful in all of your pics. I think I would have had a melt down if I would have had to deal with all you did before your wedding. Please tell us the rest of your wedding day story!!!

Can't wait to see more pictures!!! :)

ger

06-01-2007, 04:21 PM

Before I get into the whole sordid story, I'm going to show you some more pics. These were all taken by my ex's sister. She has been more of a sister to me than my own sister and I'm so glad she was here. She really helped with the stuff that was happening. She even cleaned our house before she left!!!

This one is with my daughter (MOH) I think the girls did a great job of picking out clothes. They all looked so pretty!!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0115.jpg

This is with my Mom and Dad

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0121.jpg

And this is with my Mom, Dad, and brother, Brian. (My sister committed suicide 9 years ago)
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0124.jpg

ger

06-01-2007, 04:27 PM

This is my FDIL, Kaiti...she is the one that made my jewelry.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0132.jpg

And here is my jewelry. She made me a necklace, ankle bracelet, and earrings. They were so very pretty. She is going to school for art...and loves to sell her jewelry. I'm so thankful that she made mine.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0269.jpg

And here is me with my HUSBAND!!! He was so fantastic the entire day. And if a person can get more loving and sweet, he has!!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0133.jpg

ger

06-01-2007, 04:33 PM

Here is one with Bruce and his BM, Greg.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0141.jpg

And one with all the guys. They too picked out what they wanted to wear. I think they did an excellent job. The guy to Bruce's left is his brother, Dave. The third person is a friend.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0144.jpg

We are trying to get a pic of all the attendents, but the little people weren't particularly cooperative!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0147.jpg

ger

06-01-2007, 04:39 PM

Here is one of my favorite pics. I can't wait to see the professional of it. This is all of our kids. Bruce's daughter, Shelisha...my oldest sd, Amanda...me...Bruce...my youngest sd, Tabitha...my daughter, Darcy, and my son, Jeremy. They are 29, 24, 22, 29, and almost 27.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0160.jpg

I wish the next one wasn't so dark. My honey is telling me that all is going to work out and life is great!! I just love that man so much!!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0165.jpg

ger

06-01-2007, 04:42 PM

Now I have a couple of just plain silly ones...then I'll quit for the day. This first one is my ex's sis trying to help me do something.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0173.jpg

And then look at this one of my granddaughter. She is soooo funny!! Even if she wasn't feeling good!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0175.jpg

allysa04

06-01-2007, 04:47 PM

That one of your ex's sister is just hilarious. I love all of your pictures! Can't wait to see more and hear the whole story!!! :)

4424

06-01-2007, 04:49 PM

wow!! you look amazing! i know i saw your dress pix before but seeing it all together just makes it more spectacular. congrats!!

mariaandmanish

06-01-2007, 04:53 PM

Wow, if the two days before the wedding are only the tip of the iceberg, I'm almost afraid to find out what happened on your wedding day!! LOL

But, you handled it so well, and you're absolutely glowing in all of your pictures. Your dress came out beautiful!! I just love all of the pictures so far!! LOL

tiffany.marlene

06-01-2007, 04:53 PM

I love the picture of you looking up at your new hubby! Beautiful! I thought you were getting married on a boat?

ger

06-01-2007, 04:56 PM

Both Bruce and I (and I think everyone that loves us) spent most of our night awake listening to the wind. It was blowing 40+ mph and was not being very nice!!

We were awake early and discussed what we were going to do about the boat situation. I called the Captain...but he wasn't home, so after awhile he called me back. He is the fiance of one of my co-workers, and would do anything for me. We talked about it and I said I would call him back and let him know.

Then I left for my hair appt. As you can see from the pics...she did a beautiful job. Amanda and Tabitha were supposed to be in Pierre (30 miles away) to get their hair done at 9:30 AM. When I got home at 9:40, they hadn't left yet. I was not impressed. When I asked what was going on, they told me that Amanda wasn't cooperating. She kept saying her bf was not being helpful and had a full fledged melt down. My ex's sis and Bruce both told her to knock it off and/or go to the bedroom...that she wasn't messing with my day anymore than it already was. Wellllll, because she pulled that little stunt...neither of them got their hair done. Lena (the ex's sis) did it for them and it looked great!! But, I'm still quite angry with her because she caused a huge scene and consequently EVERYONE was running late.

After I got home and got things rolling, Bruce and I left for Pierre. We decided on our way that we weren't going to do the boat. As I said, the wind was blowing 40+ mph and it was only 42 degress. We would have been miserable!!! So then I got to call everyone and let them know. I spent most of my morning crying...but Bruce was very understanding and very patient. Truth be told, he cried a couple of times himself!!

We got to the motel and I discovered I forgot my crinolin (sp). So I called home and had the girls bring it. I fixed my nails and makeup (I hardly ever wear any...so a little is a big difference!! LOL) Then Darcy and Kaelie picked me up and we went to the church.

The girls got there and Lena and Kay (my ex's other sis) helped me get dressed. We were running about 10 minutes behind, but our photographer was very calm and said we would be fine.

We went out into the church and started pictures. About 1/2 way thru mine, Bruce comes marching up the aisle and says...Honey, I CANNOT tie this tie...I need help. We all started laughing and I told him he was going to have to have my brother help. My fingernails were not going to allow me to tie any ties!!!

All but the little people were very cooperative and we got pictures taken in under an hour. Susie (the photographer) was excellent.

allysa04

06-01-2007, 05:07 PM

ger

06-01-2007, 05:09 PM

After we were done with pictures, the pastors, Dodie and MaryLee took Bruce and I into a room to have a prayer with us. After we were done with that, Bruce went to the bathroom and I was sitting on the couch.

All at once, I thought...OMG, I don't have Bruce's ring!!! About this same time Dodie asks me where the stuff for the sand ceremony is!?!?!?!? I had forgotten it at the motel...and thought I had left Bruce's ring there too. Ssssoooo, we send my son and his gf to the motel to get the stuff. They can't find the ring.

About then, my daughter dumps out her purse to get some change to get Kaelie a pop...and there is Bruce's ring. Some where along the way, I had put the ring in her purse...and to this MOMENT, do not remember doing it!!!

So, the ceremony was about 30 minutes late starting. It was a beautiful ceremony. I loved every second of the 15 minutes that it was. Bruce did a fantastic job with his vows...and I only teared up once. After both of us had said our vows, he pulls out a handkerchief, wipes his forhead and has a big sigh. It was toooo funny. Everyone giggled!!

We hadn't had a practice the night before because we thought we weren't going to have an aisle to walk down. Well, obviously that changed. My Dad got to walk me down the aisle. The girls and guys walked together and it all worked out fine. MaryLee played a song for us as we went in and out. It was very nice.

ger

06-01-2007, 05:10 PM

Awww..Im so sorry that you couldn't do the boat thing. Glad the Captain was super understanding though. Maybe you guys should do that as a get away or 2nd honeymoon :) Your husband cracks me up..I CANNOT TIE THIS TIE!! LOL...Im laughing hysterically right now :)

We were too. He is so funny.

Everyone says we are going to do it on our 1st anniversary. They all knew that I was terribly disappointed. I knew that it could happen. It's Memorial Day weekend in SD. The weather never cooperates!!!

allysa04

06-01-2007, 05:14 PM

I COMPLETELY understand about the weather!!! Growing up in WY, it was basically the same!!! Glad that everything turned out wonderful. Im so so so happy that it had a happy ending!!! You definitely have a story to tell about your wedding day, thats for sure!!!

ger

06-01-2007, 05:27 PM

Oh, yeah...I need to tell you another giggle.

When I ordered flowers, I wanted something different for Kaelie. So I ordered her, Racelee, and Alec little things with bells on them. They looked almost like the bridemaids flowers, but had bells on them.

Well, Miss Kaelie didn't like her "bell thing"!! She wanted flowers just like her Mom. Now, remember, she was not feeling good, running a fever and just diagnosed with strep. So we pretty much let her have what she wanted.

When the girls were taking pics, Lori told Darcy...you need someones flowers...even if it's Kaelie's. We laughed so hard. I'm not sure what anyone carried down the aisle. But it turned out nice.

Here is a pic of Darcy holding lots of flowers...I don't know who's besides mine. Kaelie was walking behind.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0197.jpg

Here is a pic of my flowers and the hankie that MY great grandma carried at her wedding. It was cool!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0181.jpg

And, our groomsmen have no flowers because the florist forgot to leave Bruce's flower. So instead of him being without, the groomsmen went without and he and the BM had flowers.

ger

06-01-2007, 05:29 PM

Here is another giggle picture for you.

Everyone is praying except for me. I don't know why!! But look at my face!!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0190.jpg

Are you tired of pics yet??

Well, I need to quit. I need to go get Kaelie. I'll write about the reception at another time. You'll love that story!!!

allysa04

06-01-2007, 05:32 PM

We could never get tired of pictures!! You crack me up, not praying, bells...ahhh..at least you are able to laugh about your wedding day! I guess the only thing that TRUELY went as you wanted was that you were married at the end of the day...and to BRUCE at that!! LOL!!!

hummingbird521

06-01-2007, 06:51 PM

the pictures are lovely. you made a beautiful bride and hubby (heehee) a handsome groom. i love the pic of you two looking into one another eyes.

Goin2thechapel

06-01-2007, 08:56 PM

Hoooray for some pictures!!! I do have to admit, that the blue strips made the dress that much spectacular. I also love the family photo! What a great (and large) family you have :) You should be soo proud!

KMS

06-01-2007, 10:34 PM

Wow sounds like a crazy crazy day. Not that any of us will forget our wedding, but you'll definitely never forget yours! I'm so sorry about the boat situation! I would have shed a few tears as well. You recovered and had a beautiful smile on your face though.

Dani

06-01-2007, 11:13 PM

You look great! Your dress is really beautiful and i just love the blue trim! Congrats!

KMS

06-02-2007, 02:18 AM

Or should I say blue-tiful? Ouch - Sorry that was BAD, but I just couldn't help myself. :bbrolleyes:

NicksBride

06-02-2007, 07:39 AM

Ger you looked sooooo pretty!!!!!!!!!
I am sorry about all the snags. But it sounds like you handled it sooo well.
The one where you are smiling and everyone is praying made me laugh so hard. It is sooo cute, you are just sooo excited. I love it!

ger

06-02-2007, 11:29 AM

Thank you so much ladies. I too am very glad I added the blue. I think it added so much to that dress. And it sure made it easier to stay tucked in and bend over to pick up the little ones!!! LOL

I'm not really sure I handled things so well. I cried almost all morning about the boat thing. And when Amanda had her fit...I actually went Bridzilla and screamed at her!!! I quickly calmed down though and with the backup of my family (something I never had when I was married to her Dad) we all told her to either get over it...or go to the room and stay there!!!

I will always giggle over the praying pic. Bruce has it hanging up so he can giggle at it a couple of times a day too. There is another picture of the sand ceremony that I'm looking away...I'm actually trying to get Kaelie to settle down...but it looks funny too!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0201.jpg

The sand ceremony turned out really neat. We have had a lot of compliments on it.

WendyNC

06-02-2007, 11:40 AM

I hope that your honeymoon was more relaxing than the wedding, even if the weather was not doing what it was supposed to do! Where did you go?

neebelung

06-02-2007, 11:48 AM

Oh my goodness!!! Yes, as the other ladies have said, family ceeeerrrrrtainly keeps things interesting!! Still, the end result is, you're married to your true love... Con gratulations to you both!!

ger

06-02-2007, 01:02 PM

We ended up having a really large reception. The place was certainly full. My cousin's ceremony only lasted 10 minutes, so the reception started early. I had to call my family that hadn't gone to her ceremony. Most of them were napping!!!

The food was fantastic. The girls did a wonderful job. I guess we ran out of punch, but I think that was the only thing we ran out of. We sure had a TON of buns left over!!

As you probably remember, we had cheesecakes for our cake. Oh, my...did that go over well!! There were lines to get cheesecake!! She made 12 different kinds. I only ate the chocolate mint, but it was to die for. We had MANY, MANY compliments on the cheesecakes.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0220.jpg

My poor cousin had a beautiful wedding cake and 3 sheetcakes, and I'll bet not 10 people ate wedding cake. I was told yesterday that for some reason the guests were told they couldn't eat the wedding cake. I sure don't know how that got passed around. There was plenty of it!!

After supper, we did our first dances. The DJ didn't have the song we wanted to dance to (the new Big & Rich song), so he picked something. I need to call and ask him what it was because I don't remember. I just remember being so happy dancing with Bruce!!! Our little grandchildren ended up coming out and dancing too. Their Mom's tried to get them to not...but we didn't mind. They were having fun!!!

Here's our first dance.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0227.jpg

and us looking down on Alec as he is dancing too!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0232.jpg

The other bridal couple left for over 2 hours, so we lost our crowd. We didn't do the dollar dance or the garter auction because we were waiting for them to come back. By the time they came back, everyone else was gone. Also, our BM took off and left. One of the groomsmen didn't even get to the reception...he and his wife decided they needed to get back to ND for a graduation. Bruce was pretty upset with the guys in his party!! And because the kids had stayed out the night before so late, they were tired and left early.

The dance was a lot of fun...just not what we expected!! Also, there had been a bad car accident, so several of my co-workers had to go back to work. It involved 2 people that work at the hospital...so everyone was quite worried. The guy is doing OK...but the girl is in really bad shape. She has a bad head injury. We don't know if she will ever be OK. It's really sad.

Anyway, here are a couple of pics of the reception.

Little people dancing. The little girl in yellow was kind of a bully. I don't even know who she is...some relation of the other groom. It was kind of funny!!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0231.jpg

ger

06-02-2007, 01:08 PM

This is the other bride and groom...Vicki and Terry.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0250.jpg

Here I'm trying to dance with Kaelie and Alec.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0241.jpg

I'm dancing with my Dad.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0243.jpg

And Bruce dancing with Mom.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0244.jpg

That's another story...My Mom tells me even before supper that her and Dad are leaving. I said..No you're not. She said, yes...we're tired. (Remember, she just got home from volunteering with the Red Cross at a flood). I was like...Mom, this day has not been the best...PLEASE don't be a pain!!! And Dad must have talked to her...because they did stay until we had a dance!!!

ger

06-02-2007, 01:09 PM

Here is one of me dancing with Racelee

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0248.jpg

And one with Brandon (he's Bruce's grandson that I met for the first time last weekend. He is a very sweet kid!!)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0246.jpg

Goin2thechapel

06-02-2007, 01:16 PM

I am loving all of these pictures! Keep em comming!

ger

06-02-2007, 01:17 PM

I think that's it for pics from the reception. The dance ended about 1AM and we helped clean up. As we are cleaning up, Vicki tells me she is glad she didn't get a big puffy dress like I had. I was having trouble walking because I had taken my shoes off and my dress was too big. I told her I loved my dress. I felt like a princess all day. I heard MANY times that I looked just like a princess too!!!

Then we went to the motel. As we are going into our room (which we hadn't seen yet because of all the busyness all day), Bruce is trying to find the lightswitch. I had already stepped into the room and was trying to get out of his way...and fell down the steps that I didn't know were there!!! I was so very glad I had that big poofy dress on. It broke my fall. I about gave Bruce a heart attack though. He hears me yell, and finally finds the light switch. He turns the light on to see me laying on the floor. After we figure out that I'm OK, we both sat on the floor and laughed!!!

It was a beautiful room. I teach the employees of this motel CPR, so I got the room for 2 nights for free. It is a bi-level. We sure were comfortable!!!!

Goin2thechapel

06-02-2007, 01:17 PM

PS...Happy one week anniversary :D

ger

06-02-2007, 01:31 PM

OK, I found a couple of other cute pics from the reception.

This is Bruce's brother, Dave, dancing with Darcy and Kaelie.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0259.jpg

And Tabitha helping Racelee and Alec

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0257.jpg

Our florist did a beautiful job of decorating.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0238.jpg

ger

06-02-2007, 01:32 PM

PS...Happy one week anniversary :D

Thank you. That's too funny because that is the first thing Bruce said to me this morning.

PNS777

06-02-2007, 01:49 PM

Aww!! CONGRATULATIONS!! You look so beautiful. Happy one week anniversarry!!! :D Sorry things didn't go the way you had planned, but at least you got the man of your dreams. :grinhappy:

July707Bride

06-02-2007, 07:56 PM

What a beautiful dress you had...the blue was definitely a good decision on your part. I love your pictures and the lights around and behind the head table are so pretty! Congratulations on your marriage and happy one week anniversary! You both look so happy together. :D

ger

06-03-2007, 11:30 AM

As I said in another post, we had the brunch thing on Sunday. We decided to do it at 11AM, because that was check-out time for everyone at the motel. Bruce & I stayed at a different motel because it was free...and beautiful. I teach CPR for the one where we stayed, so they gave us the honeymoon suite for 2 nights for free.

Anyway, we had lunch with the leftovers of the evening before. It helped us get rid of quite a bit of the food and we got to visit with our oot guests and family. I am so very glad we did it.

This is us being silly!!! (who, us???)

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0273.jpg

This is Kaelie helping Bruce open presents.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0271.jpg

and another of me being silly!!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/100_0276.jpg

ger

06-03-2007, 01:16 PM

Then we went over to the reception site and picked up the rest of our stuff. We sure had a lot of buns leftover!! Otherwise, we guess pretty well about food.

After that, we went home and took the stuff from the wedding. Some of the KS family that were staying another day were at our house. They even cleaned my house before they went home. And decorated!!! They had printed off a bunch of the pics and hung them around the house. It was cute to come home to!!!

Then we packed our bags, and headed back to the motel in Pierre. I'm so glad that we had decided to do that. It was so much more relaxing than trying to hurry off to the honeymoon!!!

KMS

06-03-2007, 01:48 PM

It seems like you have an amazing family. The brunch worked out perfectly for y'all. It's so sweet that they cleaned up and decorated the house with the pictures. How great.

ger

06-03-2007, 02:44 PM

Yep, this part of the KS family is so sweet!! It was the other part that managed to make life miserable while she was here. LOL The ones that stayed are so very sweet!

NicksBride

06-03-2007, 03:39 PM

awwww can I join your family? It looks like you guys have sooo much fun! It looks like you have such an awesome family and friends! I love your pictures. Thanks for sharing your special day with us.

allysa04

06-03-2007, 05:50 PM

You falling down the stairs..thats hilarious, Im sure it wasn't that funny at the time, but if you picture it, its hilarious. Im sure glad you are ok though!! Poofy dresses arent only good for making you look like a princess huh?? Your reception pics are beautiful!!

ger

06-04-2007, 10:19 AM

I found a few more pics that are kind of sweet. Hope you're not getting tired of pics!! LOL Also, notice how he has his hands in his pockets for almost all the pics. We have been giggling about that ever since.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007014-1.jpg
Look at the smile on his face...and he's been like that ever since. LOL

Bruce & his groomsmen.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007012-1.jpg

Another pic trying to catch the kids. LOL

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007002-1.jpg

ger

06-04-2007, 10:21 AM

This is a good pic of Kaiti (fdil), Jeremy, holding Kaelie, and Darcy

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007018.jpg

Then Jeremy, Kaelie, Darcy

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007017.jpg

Then Darcy & Kaelie

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007014.jpg

and then Darcy & Kaelie with me
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007013.jpg

4424

06-04-2007, 10:23 AM

i love your pictures, keep them coming :)

everything looks terrific!

ger

06-04-2007, 10:23 AM

Then here are some cute ones of Kaelie

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007007.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007008.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007009.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/KaelieDarcywedding2007004.jpg

ger

06-04-2007, 10:30 AM

Now, for the honeymoon.

We got up Monday morning and left for the Hills. It was fairly cold and windy when we left Pierre, and really windy when we stopped for gas at Vivian. But, by the time we stopped at the Badlands, it was hot.

Bruce had never been to the Badlands before, so we decided we would drive through them. They are always so cool looking. I always wonder what the first settlers thought when they first came upon them???

Bruce didn't know I was going to take this pic.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/100_0283.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/000_0012.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/100_0285.jpg

It's nice to see even the Badlands green. We have been in a 6 year drought, so all this rain is nice to see.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/100_0288.jpg

ger

06-04-2007, 10:56 AM

After we left the Badlands, we continued on our way to Rapid City. We stayed at Big Sky Lodge and it was so neat. They are fairly new owners and are doing a lot of remodeling, so was in kind of a mess. Our room was great though. And they were so sweet to us. Each morning they made us homemade muffins. They also had a bottle of wine, wine glasses and a cork screw for us.

The person that owns the place is a Neuro Dr. and works with the Drs. that do my sleep studies. He was amazed at that.

This was the view from our room. It's kind of dark because it rained almost the whole time we were in the Hills.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/ViewfromMotel2007.jpg

We just kind of messed around the rest of the day. Then we went to Applebee's for supper. The waitress was really neat...she was raised only about 30 miles from here. She brought us a brownie because we were on our honeymoon. While we were there, it stormed really bad. The wind blew about 75 mph and it rained over 2 inches. There was water running every where. We had just got seated when it started. And it was pretty much done by the time we were done eating!!!

NicksBride

06-04-2007, 11:04 AM

Oh ger! I love seeing your pictures. You have such a nice family. Kaelie is just a doll. That pouting face is just so precious. Great picture of Bruce as well at Badlands! Can't wait to see more!

PNS777

06-04-2007, 01:11 PM

I love all your pictures. You looked so beautiful!! :D

Goin2thechapel

06-04-2007, 02:37 PM

Where is the badlands...It looks like it's out in the middle of no where!

ger

06-04-2007, 03:52 PM

It is actually along interstate 90 in South Dakota, near Wall. Have you ever heard of Wall Drug?? It's about 15 miles from there? I think it's about an hour from the Black Hills. It really is out in the middle of nowhere...and nothing. And can be very desolate. That's why it's so neat to visit. They allow climbers to pretty much come and go as they please. They just have to clean up after themselves.

When Darcy was in college, she works some summers at Wall Drug. Those kids go to the Badlands to climb and hang out. She loved it.

NicksBride

06-04-2007, 04:25 PM

Its looks really neat though! Probably gets really hot as well!!!

ger

06-04-2007, 04:27 PM

It does. The day we were there, it was really hot with no wind. That's why we didn't get out more than a couple of times. Bruce thought he had sweat enough at the wedding!! LOL

NicksBride

06-04-2007, 04:30 PM

aww lol, thats cute.
It sounds like despite the rain you guys had a wonderful time on the honeymoon which I was hoping for you guys deserve it!

SaralovesMike

06-04-2007, 04:34 PM

OMG Ger!! I just caught up on your eventful wedding. Families are the best aren't they? :)

Everything looked wonderful and you were a beautiful bride!! Congratulations hun!

ger

06-04-2007, 05:11 PM

aww lol, thats cute.
It sounds like despite the rain you guys had a wonderful time on the honeymoon which I was hoping for you guys deserve it!

We had a super fantastic time. I'm so glad we decided to take the time to have a honeymoon. And actually, because it was raining at home, it made it easier for Bruce not to feel bad. Otherwise he would have been thinking he needed to be in the field!!

ger

06-04-2007, 05:13 PM

OMG Ger!! I just caught up on your eventful wedding. Families are the best aren't they? :)

Everything looked wonderful and you were a beautiful bride!! Congratulations hun!

Thank you so much! Yes, it seems that I would have had enough without the family!! But, of course, they make life interesting...so I guess I have to keep them!! LOL

Your turn is coming up really soon! I hope you have so much fun and everything goes just as you have planned it!! Have a good time!!!

ger

06-04-2007, 05:18 PM

On Tuesday morning, we got up and it was raining. And I do mean raining!! So, we were quite lazy for the morning. When I went to get some juice, the owner and manager had made homemade bran muffins for us.

Then we went and drove around the Hills. We saw a lot of places where they had wild fires last year. There were a lot of burn spots. It sure was sad to see.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/100_0294.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/100_0296.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/100_0301.jpg

This is what the Hills should look like.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/100_0302.jpg

ger

06-04-2007, 05:39 PM

We found a winery that is in the Hills, Prairie Berry Winery, www.prairieberry.com (http://www.prairieberry.com). They make all their wines from berries, grapes, etc. that are grown in SD. We had a tasting and decided to buy one that is called "Kick *** Rhubarb". It was fantastic. And it cost $18.00 per bottle. We didn't think that was too bad. We also bought 2 of their wine glasses for keepsakes.

We also ate at a small cafe in Hill City. It was great. The food was excellent and the service was even better. Gotta love those small town people! LOL

Then we just drove around. We ended up putting 250 miles on the pickup that day. It was nice and relaxing though.

Bruce had never been to Custer State park or the Needles Hwy, so I took him on both of those. Here are some pics from that.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/BlackHills.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/664054749108_0_ALB.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/NeedlesEye2007.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/BruceNeedlesHwy2007.jpg

ger

06-04-2007, 05:43 PM

Then the next day, Wednesday, it was a little nicer in the morning. Our motel owner and manager had made us blueberry muffins for breakfast on this day. This is also the day he gave us a bottle of wine with glasses and a cork screw. He was so sweet.

We went to "Bear Country" after we left the motel. They have lots of animals roaming free.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/577664749108_0_BG.jpg

If you look close in this one, you can see some bears in the back.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/467664749108_0_BG.jpg

There was one bear that would guard the entrance to his part of the park. It was hard to get by him. He didn't want to let people go out.

At the baby "petting" zoo, there were 7 baby cubs. They take the babies away for their safety because the male bears might kill them. Anyway, there were 7 cubs in a pen, and they were all up in one little tree. It was really cute. We forgot our camera for that part, so didn't get a pic.

KMS

06-04-2007, 07:06 PM

Your honeymoon seemed like it was so fantastic. I just love nature...it's so breathtaking and awe-inspiring. It sounds like you ran across a lot of really nice people on your honeymoon too. Love the pics!

ger

06-04-2007, 08:07 PM

After Bear Country, we went to Keystone. We had passes to ride the tramway and alpine slide. Oh, man, was that fun!!! I am such a chicken liver, that I didn't know if I would like it. But, it was a blast. We rode the tramway up and then had lunch at the top.

Here is a pic from the top.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/BruceAlpineSlide2007.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/KeystoneAlpineSlide.jpg

The brown building you can see in the backround...we thought was going to be another motel. But the owner of the slide told us that some guy with too much money thinks he is going to live there. Wish I had that kind of money!!!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/Keystoneview.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/GerriBlackHills2007.jpg

Goin2thechapel

06-04-2007, 09:32 PM

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/wedding%20day/honeymoon/BruceAlpineSlide2007.jpg

Look at that wedding band SHINE!!!

ger

06-04-2007, 09:35 PM

I know...isn't it great?? I'm always telling him how wonderful it looks on his finger. Sometimes I catch him just looking at it!! LOL

He wore it to work today.:bbcry: We had agreed that he wouldn't do that because he might get hurt. But, he has gotten so used to having it on, he forgot!!:D I sure don't want him to lose a finger though.

NicksBride

06-05-2007, 08:48 AM

Those pictures make we want to go there, that place is gorgeous. That is awful about the fires. It is always so sad to see. But all the other picutures look like so much fun. I love the animal pictures.

SaralovesMike

06-05-2007, 08:53 AM

Thank you so much! Yes, it seems that I would have had enough without the family!! But, of course, they make life interesting...so I guess I have to keep them!! LOL

Your turn is coming up really soon! I hope you have so much fun and everything goes just as you have planned it!! Have a good time!!!

Aww thanks- you're so sweet!

Yep, gotta keep the family nearby. Somethings would just be so um boring??
LOL

SaralovesMike

06-05-2007, 08:57 AM

I agree! How cool are those pictures- esp the animals.

Uh oh- you better make sure he leaves that ring at home. We don't want any accidents!

Doglover

06-05-2007, 09:08 AM

yay! aw you look so pretty and oh so happy!!!! Loveee the pics!

ger

06-05-2007, 03:04 PM

After the tramway and slide, we went up to Mt. Rushmore. They have sure done a lot of work since the last time I was there. I so enjoy Mt. Rushmore. We took some pictures (I'll put them on in a sec) and bought some T-shirts for Darcy & Kaelie. We also bought a shot glass from each place we stopped.

We asked a nice looking lady if she would take our picture. She did, then told us they were vacationing for their 25th anniversary. They were from California.

That reminds me...we kept track of all the different licenses that we saw...and we saw 32 states and 2 Canadian provinces. There was also one from another country, but we couldn't figure out which country. We thought maybe Germany!

Here is one I took as we were walking up to the viewing terrace.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/honeymoon/100_0341.jpg

And one I took of Bruce.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/honeymoon/100_0342.jpg

and 2 the nice lady took of both of us.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/honeymoon/100_0343.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r107/gerrc21/honeymoon/100_0345.jpg

Doglover

06-05-2007, 03:09 PM

whoa i forgot we had those! I have never seen them in real life. Awesome pics!!!

tiffany.marlene

06-05-2007, 03:46 PM

Very nice honeymoon pics, Ger!

Emerald

06-05-2007, 03:47 PM

You sure had a wedding full of surprises! I�m so sorry you�ve been crying in the morning about the boat thing. I can remember reading your journal a few days before your wedding day and praying for good weather lol. Bummer! But everything has a reason. No matter how well you plan things. There will always be something that�s going to happen that surprises you.

I like your expression in the prayer pic. Lol. Everything looks so great together. Those cakes made me hungry. You have such a lovely family. You have such a glow around you in every picture as if you have been touched by an angel. You�d never tell by the pictures that you have been crying!

I just hope that when I get married I will look as radiant, happy and filled with love as you did on your wedding day. You were a GAWJUS bride!! I�m just so happy for ya Ger!!:hug:

Panthers Bride

06-05-2007, 04:12 PM

You're just glowing in all your pics. I'm happy you're happy. Did you see how Crazy Horse was coming along?

SaralovesMike

06-05-2007, 04:57 PM

You do look so incredibly HAPPY in all your pictures. That's so awesome!

So when that lady told you guys she was celebrating her 25th, did you tell her you guys were on your honeymoon??

NicksBride

06-05-2007, 05:59 PM

PNS777

06-05-2007, 06:26 PM

Aww!! You 2 make such a beautiful couple

ger

06-05-2007, 07:14 PM

I LOVE that picture at mount rushmore, that is what I call a framer! haha. You guys look SO happy. I have ALWAYS wanted to see mt.rushmore! What an awesome sight!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing, that smile says it all! :)

It is an awesome sight. I was raised here, so get to see it whenever I go to the Hills. And I never tire of seeing it. You should come visit. There are soooo many things to do and see in the Black Hills. You would have a lot of fun!!!

ger

06-05-2007, 07:17 PM

You do look so incredibly HAPPY in all your pictures. That's so awesome!

So when that lady told you guys she was celebrating her 25th, did you tell her you guys were on your honeymoon??

It won't let me add to your reputation!!

Yes, we had told her when we asked her to take our picture. We should have asked more people. That is the only pic we have together, except the one that they took at the top of the Tramway!

I am so incredibly happy!! As I have said...if a man could become even more loving than he already was...mine has. He is such a honey!!!

ger

06-05-2007, 08:23 PM

After we were at Mt. Rushmore, it started to rain again, so we decided we would go for another drive...this time to the Northern Hills. We ended up going to Sturgis (which is where we found the cheapest gas, $3.15 per gal.) I showed Bruce where the Buffalo Chip (a campground that we stayed at during the rally) and Bear Butte were. We drove through town and saw all the sights from when they have their motorcycle rally.

Then we headed back and went by a couple of really pretty lakes. Their lakes are so low too because of no rain in several years. I guess we should have gotten married sooner!! LOL

We were planning to go to Crazy Horse and have supper and see their laser light show. We got to Crazy Horse, and the guy at the gate told us their place to eat had closed at 6PM. So we drove back into Hill City and ate supper. It wasn't bad...but not as good as we had been having. After that, we drove back to Crazy Horse.

I have never actually been to Crazy Horse, because they charge a lot to get in and the monument isn't even done yet. But we wanted to see the light show, so decided to pay the money!! Well, we go to the museum and it is really pretty. But it has the same exhibits all the other Native American museums have...so nothing special there. I know they had to have spent a pretty penny on getting it built though. It really is nice looking.

We go to the place to wait for the light show. There is a guy that is dragging a bench across the floor. Now this is a beautiful wooden floor...and there are several people that are telling him to stop...they would help him. Does he stop???? Oh, NO!!! There was one cowboy that I thought was going to drag HIM across the floor. Everyone was quite mad at him.

Anyway...we wait and wait and wait! There are only 3 benches...and probably 30 people...so no place to sit, unless you want to sit on the floor. There were a lot of elderly people there too!!

The light show was nice...but nothing I would pay that kind of money to see again. If we could have had supper and/or been comfortable during it...it would have been better.

NicksBride

06-06-2007, 08:10 AM

aww you guys are like as the movies say "A pottery barn catalogue" you fit so well together, I just love hearing you talk about your wedding!!!!

ger

06-06-2007, 10:31 AM

You are so sweet. I have never thought of us in that way!! I am so lucky after all these years to have found this man. He is so sweet and kind and loving!! My hope is that EVERYONE finds a man like him...and has the same love I do.

SaralovesMike

06-06-2007, 10:36 AM

I am so incredibly happy!! As I have said...if a man could become even more loving than he already was...mine has. He is such a honey!!!

Awww that's so sweet. You are a lucky lady to have such a wonderful man!
We all should be so lucky.

NicksBride

06-06-2007, 10:37 AM

Amen!!!! :D

Nik54545

06-06-2007, 10:38 AM

Everything looks like it turned out beautiful even with all the little issues you had...Congratulations!!!!! You must be thrilled!

Dereksbride

06-06-2007, 01:03 PM

Hey married woman...sorry things did not go as planned but the result is still pretty awesome, right? I've enjoyed viewing the pictures you've shared. The blues all mixed in together look really cool! Congratulations! :D

ger

06-06-2007, 01:09 PM

Thanks, Kristen. I am still amazed at how everything looked so pulled together. We were talking about that at work yesterday. The Best Man and one of the Brides' Maids didn't get their clothes until the day before. And they all looked so good.

And, yes...the end result is exactly what I've been looking for. I have such a fantastic HUSBAND!!! Isn't that fun to say!

Nekochanpurr

06-06-2007, 01:36 PM

Wow! Everything turned out great, i'm happy for you!! *^^* Your dress looked adroable, and you looked so happy!

ger

06-06-2007, 01:38 PM

Thank you. It turned out just fine. Nothing went the way we planned, but we are married and that is what counts. And, we are enjoying this married life!!

Dereksbride

06-06-2007, 01:55 PM

ger

06-06-2007, 01:58 PM

Yes Ger, I do agree. I love having my husband, and saying he's my husband. We didn't live together unitl this week so it's been such a joy to have him around each morning and night. We are such nerdy newlyweds...it's so funny.

It won't let me spread anymore love!!

I find nothing wrong with being nerdy newlyweds!!! Enjoy your nerdiness!! I'll bet you are enjoying your mornings and nights. That is so neat. Keep it up!

NicksBride

06-06-2007, 02:12 PM

Nerdy? Sweetie I have been a nerd all my life and I love it. I still walk down the with my hands on my purse straps so that I can show off my wedding rings to anyone walking down the street. I still get giddy looking at DH ring on his hand and we still hold hands like we are teenagers. Lets hope we never grow out of being nerdy newlyweds. :cloppy:

ger

06-06-2007, 03:36 PM

Sooo very true!!

ger

06-06-2007, 04:23 PM

The pro pics are up!! She took some amazing shots. Let's see if I can get this to work.

http://photostogopierre.morephotos.com/mp_client/pictures.asp?action=viewphotos&size=thumbnails&thumbpagenum=1&eventid=64852&eventstatus=0&categories=no&keywords2=no&groupid=0&bw=true&sep=true&ckw=false

If that doesn't work, go to www.photostogopierre.com (http://www.photostogopierre.com), then click on client photos at the top, then weddings, then Gerri McKinney (she spelled it wrong).

Let me know what you think.

ger

06-06-2007, 04:26 PM

The other wedding is the Vicki Rodness wedding. On the 6th page (I think) is the picture of the tractor cakes. They turned out great.

NicksBride

06-06-2007, 04:29 PM

OMG they look amazing!!!
I love the one with all your family. #0594 I think it was on page 5. What an amazing family. You looked beautiful! Thank you for allowing us to look. :)

ger

06-06-2007, 04:39 PM

Well, thank YOU for looking. I was sooooo excited. I just happen to go look to see if they were done...and there they were.

Panthers Bride

06-06-2007, 05:59 PM

Wow, everything looks wonderful. I didn't see any tractor cakes though????

ger

06-06-2007, 06:03 PM

After you click on weddings, you have to go to Vicki Rodness wedding and look on pg 5 or 6. They are at the top. It is one pic of the John Deere tractor and one pic of the International. She actually has a pic of Bruce and I kissing in with Vicki's pics too. We got a good giggle out of that!!

(Vicki is my cousin that got married the same day and we shared receptions...that's why they are together)

ger

06-06-2007, 06:13 PM

I'm going to finish our story of the honeymoon.

After we got done at Crazy Horse, we went back to the motel and had some wine. We really wanted to go to the Hottub, but it wasn't ready. Also, we were looking forward to having the place to ourselves..but when we got back, there were 3 other families there. They must have found some customers during the day. Yeah for them....boooo for us!!! So, we just stayed in our room instead of our under the stars (and there were even stars by this time!!)

The next morning we got all packed up and ready to head home. On our drive home we stopped at Wall Drug. Bruce has never been there before. That amazes me. It is one of my favorite places to go!! Then we came on home.

I was hoping to get Friday off from work...but no such luck. The girls at work thought we were going to be busy, so I went in. Turned out we weren't, so I went home early.

Well, that is our honeymoon. We had so much fun. I'm so very glad we decided to do something right away. Now, it's back to working and trying to get ahead!! LOL

I forgot to tell you a funny story. On Wednesday morning, I called Darcy. She said, "Mother, why are you calling me...you are supposed to be on vacation!" I said, "I want to know if it's raining?" She answered, "What difference does it make...you are on vacation!??!" I told her, "I'm married to a farmer, and he wants to know if he should be feeling guilty?" She said, Tell my darling Step-Dad that he should NEVER feel guilty about vacationing with my beautiful Mother....and yes, it's raining!!!"

I thought that was so cute. Bruce enjoyed it too. And then he didn't have to feel guilty. Matter of fact, he still hasn't got into the field. It's tsill too wet!