The Little Things

This weekend was fun. Saturday we ran errands all day and got so much done. Now...let me say that if I had not planned out our route, we would not have gotten half as much done. He's never gotten to experience errands in quite the way that he gets to now that he is married. I know that even though he would never admit it, he loves the new structure that has come into his life! Just ask him when you get a chance how much fun he has watching a Cowboy game with his new wife. He will tell you just how wonderful it is!

We made stops at Office Max, Kirklands (huge sale this weekend), his new office to put up some prints and decorate a little bit. However, when we got to Sports Clips we realized that he left his phone at Kirklands. So I left him there to get his hair cut and went to get the phone. When I went back to get him, I told him that would cost him because going back to one of our stops was not part of the route! We also stopped at Sam Moon. It was a mad house just like it is every Saturday. He was helping me pick out a purse, and there were three other women trying to get to the same purse. All 4 of us were talking at once about the purse and he was trying to listen to all of us. Finally he said, "now I know what it means to be on sensory overload." Of course he got a laugh out of all four of us. I think it was the equivalent to the 'Calgon...take me away' feeling. He also got a haircut, we worked out, and then ended our day by going out to eat to a new Italian place in Plano called Ferrari's Pizzeria! Our waitress there said that I looked like Heather Locklear. Now that's funny! I think we'll visit that restaurant more often.

We laughed a lot this weekend and are refreshed, restored and ready for a new week of work.

My Wordle

Settling in

I was trying to count back to see how many days Brad & I have been married. It was taking too long and then I remembered that I had a counter on my blog. It's been 18 days since my wedding. Anyway...that doesn't really matter. It just makes me realize how fast time passes by. It's been a good 18 days...a few challenging moments...but really good. My sweet nephew and his girlfriend gave us a book called Sacred Marriage and one thing it says that I have found to be very true in the last 18 days is...'being married forces you to face character issues you'd never have to face otherwise'. That statement alone was a huge eye opener to me as to why so many marriages fail...why so many people opt for divorce...because a lot of people don't ever face those character issues head on. It's way too hard to admit the junk about ourselves and way too easy to place blame. I hope that I've learned enough through some very dark valleys that I'm able to face my character issues...to take responsibility for them...to learn from them...and put into practice wise choices when those tests come my way. I heard a sermon one time on relationships and the biggest take away for me was his quote, "Wherever you go...there you are." It spoke volumes to me and really made me learn to evaluate how I view circumstances and my role in the way things turn out for me, and in doing so I've found a lot of freedom.

Gustav SUCKS! San Antonio ROCKS!

As we were tying up loose ends in Austin a few days before our wedding, we watched the weather channel closely...of course...because of the impending hurricane...Gustav. We were hopeful and gained more confidence with every update that said it would make landfall late Tuesday since we were planning on leaving on our cruise from Galveston on Monday, September 1st. We called the cruise line late Friday to see what the status was regarding debarkation and they gave us hope as well. They said that they might even leave a little early and notify passengers and those who could make it would get to sail and those who couldn't would receive a refund. They even said that the cruise might go to different ports than originally planned and to proceed as planned and if there were any changes they would notify all passengers 24 hours ahead. So we did. We were sooo excited! Sunday we stopped back by my sister's house to pick up a few things we had left at her house. While we were there, Brad got a phone call from a 1-800 number. Thinking it was the cruise line, he answered, and the automated message said..."This is the Carnival Cruise Line and we are calling to notify you that your cruise has been delayed." We are thinking...'ok...not a problem...it's just delayed'. The automated voice continued..."The cruise will leave on Wednesday, September 3rd at 4:00 to...NOWHERE!" They were going to set sail from the paradise isles of Galveston and cruise around the Gulf of Mexico! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! Who's honeymoon gets cancelled!!! I said, "That does not sound fun to me." So, we opted out of it, got a full refund, and drove to San Antonio...and here is a picture of us in the pool on top of the Hyatt in San Antonio, TX. But it's all good...1)because I married the most wonderful man in the world, and 2)we're going on our honeymoon during the week of Thanksgiving.

Hooters???

My dad is an ordained minister and of course was our first choice to perform our ceremony. The night before the wedding we all went out to eat and he was telling about one ceremony he performed a while back where a Dominoes pizza was delivered during the ring ceremony and the ring was inside the pizza box. As we laughed about how corny that was, my groom piped in and said, "I'm having Hooters deliver Deanna's ring." We laughed and enjoyed that funny little joke. My husband will do anything for a laugh, and I guess that's one thing that attracts me to him because he is just like my dad. During the ceremony, as my dad was waiting for the best man to give him my ring, he asked Brad, "Did you call Hooters?" He forgot that he was wearing a lapel microphone!

I Assumed You Moved On!

Those were the words I heard from the florist 3 days before my wedding! My sister and I went in to this flower shop back in June to secure a florist for the wedding; we really liked the guy and were confident he would do a beautiful job on flowers for my wedding. After all, I didn't want anything that was difficult...just roses...that's all. So, I emailed him the first week of July to tell him exactly what I wanted. I even sent him pictures. He emailed me back with a quote, and I replied immediately with a go ahead. I did not hear back from him. So...I emailed him again and asked for a confirmation and what the next steps would be. I did not hear back from him. So...I emailed him again and asked for a confirmation and what the next steps would be. Still...no response. Well...I let it go because by that time I was dealing with no air conditioner in my town home and all the moving fun was just occupying all my time. After that...I started back to work and let the florist issue fall through the cracks. Needless to say, when I arrived in Austin 3 days before the wedding, I felt the need to pay him a visit, and what I found was..."Well, I didn't hear back from you so I assumed you moved on." Those are not good things to say to a bride 3 days before her wedding! To make a long story short...we had some exchanges and I did not have to be a bridezilla. He came through and the flowers were gorgeous! This is a picture of my bouquet and my bridesmaids' bouquets.