Some wedding updates and girl's weekend

Wedding planning is coming along. I finished our invitations and they're waiting for November to be sent out! Don't tell anyone but I did them all (minus postage) for $40.50. You may have a different invite than your neighbor, but who's comparing? We are most excited (well, besides for the marriage) for our band. We booked The Dollys, a Minnesota folk band. You can check out their MySpace but there isn't much music on there. We went to see them play in Saint Paul this summer with my sisters and some friends and we had so much fun. My dress is really taking shape! It was my mothers wedding dress from the 1960s and she is so thrilled that I am wearing it. We'll have a picture of her in it at the wedding but you might not recognize with without sleeves, high neckline, and unfitted waistline. I'm told that I'm not allowed to let Matt see it so I'll post a little teaser here of my shoes.



Most of the tasks on my list will need to wait for Matt to get home. We're expecting that he'll get back Thanksgiving weekend which leaves just enough time for him to get one day of hunting in and still have Thanksgiving with our families. There will be a lot of last minute things we'll need to do after Christmas (like buy ALL of the decorations and candy on clearance) but that's what you gotta do to save money. I also plan on making my own flowers after seeing how easy it is on youtube. I'll probably be kicking myself for that idea as I'm scrambling to get all the boutonnieres bound the night before the wedding.

My sisters (and those I consider sisters) all came out to Wisconsin last weekend for girls' weekend. We had a nice time in the little towns on Lake Pepin. We went to some quirky shops, a wonderful bakery, and the Maiden Rock Cidery and Winery. Afterwards they came and stayed at my house. It was nice to catch up and get to know the newest additions to our family, Vincent, Madeline, and my brother's darling girlfriend, Jessica!




It's been rainy and dreary in Wisconsin for weeks. I can't wait for things to dry up so I can rake and prune and mow and get ready for a long winter!