Shawna & Edward's January 4, 2011 Escape Wedding

[Disney-Chick]

Just an update as to what is going on.

We just found out the house that my parents are renting (6 bedrooms) has been sold. They now have to rent a 5 bedroom, which may not sound bad but this house also will be holding my Aunt/Uncle, Cousin/wife, Old sister/BIL/Niece/Nephew, my younger sister/my nephew, my parents and the odd day my daughter. So we are now short a room, but this house actually comes with a game room and we can put cots in there. Blah not reallly what we wanted to do but im sure it could be worse.

My Uncle (who is not attending the wedding) will be doing our favors for us. He is a chef and creates his own jellies/jams and other yummies. We did jams which has our name/date of wedding/location. We are also doing bigger jars for Rev. Jack and Tanis our wedding coordinator. I didn't know what to get them, and didn't want to spend money on something they will not use and end up selling at a flea market Plus, who doesn't love homemade jam!!! Especially from CANADA!!!

My mother also made me a garter belt. I wasn't going to bother with one, but since she made it, and it is so pretty I will wear it.

Now im not sure how weird this is, but my future MIL came for my DF's birthday today and asked to go shopping before picking up some lunch. As we were driving she mentioned that she wanted to buy me some "nightwear" for our wedding night. I was a bit put off by this but went along. We actually found this white nightie with a short silk housecoat. The total was $177 and I felt so guilty for having her pay this price Is it me, or was this normal? His mother is very down to earth and very laid back so this was nothing for her. I remember after first meeting in April that May she was buying me underwear and bra's etc. I am glad she likes me though!!! Guess I shouldn't complain, or feel out of sorts with it.

I also just finished going through all the stuff that needs to be brought and doing a list. This way it will be done and I know that we have everything. Is there anything that anyone forgot or didn't think of until getting to Disney? I am so nervous that I will forget something.

Well we only have 34 more days until we leave and until Christmas day!!! Or only 2 more pays before then, or 4 weekends!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

[Disney-Chick]

I hear ya. That was one of my must haves but it quickly became one of my I wish I could have. Your goal will come soon enough and before you know it you'll be in the single digits.

I think we may actually do a Portrait Session at Animal Kingdom Lodge. DF loves that location and we will be staying there from the 3rd until the 8th.

Once the 25th hits we only have 30 days. And the days seem to be going so quickly, faster on the weekends unfortunately

 

[Dreamin Disney]

I absolutely love the gown ... gorgeous! The necklaces is a wonderful touch for a Disney wedding! Have a wonderful Happily Ever After!

 

[Disney-Chick]

I absolutely love the gown ... gorgeous! The necklaces is a wonderful touch for a Disney wedding! Have a wonderful Happily Ever After!

Thank you so much for you compliments. I so many dresses that are so princess like and wondered if I made the wrong decision. But once I take a look at my dress I realize that I love it even more. I can't wait to pick it up this Thursday

 

[Disney-Chick]

25 days until Christmas!!! and 25 days until we leave for our trip!!!!!

I have received my dress that was hemmed, and it looks great.

We have also added a Resort (Animal Kingdom) portrait session to our photography package. DF loves the resort and I think it was a great buy.

I received the girls necklaces today. They are not the ones that I posted earlier as they had stopped selling them, then once I ordered the ones I have now, the original ones I wanted were back online.

I have started packing my wedding but will do all my packing on the 11th. Every weekend is busy up until we leave. That is bad, but also good as the time will go by fast.

I also had a co-worker go to Disney 2 weeks ago and she suprised me with the Disney Bridal Ears!! woohoo. Now we just have to get the groom ears. I had asked Tanis if she could purchase them once they come in and then just bill us, but all she said was that she would let me know once they were in. We also cc'ed Rosie on the email and she offered to buy the ears and have them shipped to our resort on Jan. 3rd. I will believe it once I see it.

I love Christmas time!!!

 

[FutureMrs.B]

OMG I'm so excited for you! It's coming up!! Also I would love to see your Animal Kingdom portraits. DF and I are doing the MK and another park. I was thinking of Animal Kingdom but I haven't seen any there so we ended up going with Epcot.

 

[neener3]

You're so close! Time's flying!

 

[Disney-Chick]

I am so excited....only 23 more days or only 13 1/2 more days of work.

I decided to make some shirts for the girls and will be picking them up today. I will take pics and post as soon as I get home. I am going at lunch time but have to come back to work Come on 11:30 so I can leave!!!!

This weekend is my birthday and my family is getting together to also celebrate my younger sisters b-day (her's is the 18th but I will not be in town that day to celebrate). We will discuss catering for our reception etc.

Every weekend leading up to our departure are busy and im trying to fit in Christmas Shopping!! I do mostly gift cards or cash since it's easier and then they can decide what they want. But there are a couple of kids (all under 3) that I will buy gifts for since that is the fun of presents!

The only problem I have leaving is my cat (A.J) will be by himself and DF's friend will come by every 2nd day to check on him, but he is a very lovable cat and needs attention. It's breaking my heart. A friend of mine did offer to take him to her house, but DF thinks that he would be better off at our place.

Alrighty, im going back to work only 15 minutes till my lunch!!!

 

[neener3]

We have the same problem with our cat! Too bad you're heading down in Feb. too, we could switch off lol.

We don't want to board Milton because he was a shelter cat and he has OCD (seriously, I couldn't make that up). So the vet says his OCD is from trauma and we don't want him to feel that way again. Usually when we go away DF's mom comes in and snuggles with him and talks to him. She's awesome. But obviously she'll be gone too

I just read that and realize how CRAZY I must seem to people. But we don't have kids yet and he's our baby.

Poor kitties

 

[Disney-Chick]

We have the same problem with our cat! Too bad you're heading down in Feb. too, we could switch off lol.

We don't want to board Milton because he was a shelter cat and he has OCD (seriously, I couldn't make that up). So the vet says his OCD is from trauma and we don't want him to feel that way again. Usually when we go away DF's mom comes in and snuggles with him and talks to him. She's awesome. But obviously she'll be gone too

I just read that and realize how CRAZY I must seem to people. But we don't have kids yet and he's our baby.

Poor kitties

It's to bad we couldn't do the switch. I just hope my poor kitty is fine on his own. Least he will be home where he is use to it. Just won't be able to go outside.

Im sorry to hear about Milton. It would be hard on him to go to a shelter with a bunch of other cats. I hope you are able to figure it all out. And you don't sound crazy at all. I am very protective of my cat. I even make him come in at a certain time and if he is out all night I am up the next morning early to call him in.

1 month today and I will be getting married!!!! Can't believe how quick it's coming. We leave in 21 days!!!

 

[Tinkershelly]

Hey Shawna! Did the pictures of the shirts come out? Are you packed yet? How's the weather forecast for the drive down?

I tried to convince DH to book the free dining package for September but he doesn't want to talk about travelling until after Christmas!!!! If it was up to me I'd have booked it already and just told our friends when it was happening if they wanted to come along. I'm sure there will be other promotions that will come out in the spring but still.....

I don't suppose I will see you before your trip and wedding so I will wish you the best right now. I hope you have a safe drive, no problems at the border, maybe a few happy surprises, good weather and a great wedding day. Take lots of pictures cause I'm feeling separation anxiety from WDW already!

 

[Disney-Chick]

Hey Michelle;

The pictures are alright. I tried posting them yesterday but I couldn't. I will try tonight when I get home.

As soon as the 26th rolls around I would be mentioning again about booking the trip It is after the holiday's! I always try discussing our next trip as soon as we get home but Edward is the same way. There are always deals that you will be able to use so that shouldn't be an issue.

I am at work right now but I think I may take the rest of Friday off. So I only have one day left!!! We are leaving around 9:30-10 Christmas day and we are now down to 1 week 6 days for the wedding. I am more excited about going but then I will be excited for the wedding. Just so much going on.

I will update my PJ before I leave and will have my laptop so hopefully be able to post pictures.

It looks like the weather is suppose to be nice when we leave. But crossing my fingers for what we may run into. Edward wants to make Jersey the first day but depends on how he is feeling since he does all the driving.

Well I should get back to work. I have to keep on top of everything.

Take care and I will chat with you more later.
Merry Christmas

 

[Tinkershelly]

Hey, Shawna, where are you now? Has the weather slowed you down any? Stay safe!

 

[Disney-Chick]

Hey, Shawna, where are you now? Has the weather slowed you down any? Stay safe!

Hey Michelle;

We are now in Disney!!!! We arrived this morning. We drove to New Jersey on the 25th and then we hit some snow in Virginia and drove out of it in South Carolina. We ended up staying in Florence and I even have a palm tree with snow on it. But it looks as though the temp will be going up with it hitting 23 on our wedding day!!!!

I still haven't posted the pics of the shirts but I will try to while im down here. We went to Hollywood Studios tonight and it was chilly and crowded so we left.

I will keep you posted with everything. Hope you and your family had a great Christmas. Chat with you soon

Shawna

 

[FutureMrs.B]

I'm sooo jealous you're in Disney right now. I'm sitting here snowed in. Good thing you went through Jersey on the 25th bc yesterday all hell broke loose with the snow. I hope you have a wonderful time in Disney..and remember to tell Mickey hi for me.

 

[Disney-Chick]

I'm sooo jealous you're in Disney right now. I'm sitting here snowed in. Good thing you went through Jersey on the 25th bc yesterday all hell broke loose with the snow. I hope you have a wonderful time in Disney..and remember to tell Mickey hi for me.

I love being here at Disney. We just ate breakfast and are going to Hollywood Studios again. It is a bit chilly but is going to warm up as the week goes on. 1 week from today I will be getting married and it's suppose to be 76 degrees on the big day!!!!

We watched the news and seen that you all were hit with a bad storm, and where im from had snow and then it turned to rain. I am so glad that we did leave Christmas day, but again we did hit some bad weather and traffic in Virginia. We wanted to do the drive in 2 days but ended up doing 3 days. Which is fine, I'd rather be safe than sorry.

I will post pictures ASAP! And I will tell Mickey you said hi!!!

Off to the parks

 

[Tinkershelly]

Yay, you made it! Have fun, take lots of pictures.

 

[CosmicLove]

Congratulations on your up coming wedding! We just booked our wedding for March 1st 2011 at Sea Breeze Point!

 

[Disney-Chick]

Congratulations on your up coming wedding! We just booked our wedding for March 1st 2011 at Sea Breeze Point!

Thanks for the congrats. It's getting even more exciting since my family flies into Florida today.

Congrats on your up coming wedding. Not that much longer!!!

 

[puente0629]

Yayyy!!! Your day is coming fast!!! Congrats!!! You must be excited...I'll be heading to Disney Jan. 7 and getting married on Jan. 11.