Showers for brides and babies a plenty…
As I think I’ve mentioned something along these lines in previous posts, but 2007-2009 seem to be the “wedding years” for us. In 2007, we attended weddings of our friends that got married in February (Mary and Frank), May (Sabrina and Andrew), and November (Vanessa and Brian) - not to mention our own wedding our own wedding in August, and two other sets of friends that got married in March (Amy and Erik) and August (Amy and Steve). This year, we have weddings to attend in April (Ray and Donel), July (Valerie and Bill), and October (my cousin Jerilyn and Dave), and we already have weddings in June (Samantha and Davis) and July (Gwynn and Mark) of 2009 that I already know of. All this before my co-worker and friend Charlotte, with her fiance` Jeffrey, decided to elope this coming Monday, March 3rd, in Las Vegas! So we have and will be doing a lot of traveling and partying.
This year I’m much more involved. I’m already a bridesmaid in my cousin’s wedding in October, and I’ve been asked to be part of another friend’s wedding as well. I’ll be helping plan and attending bridal showers for Valerie (in April to coincide with when we’ll both be in NJ) and for Jerilyn (which will be in July when I’ll be in town again). I’ve already got outfits planned for all three weddings this year, and I just placed my order for my bridesmaid’s dress for Jerilyn’s wedding. I’m really excited because it looks like a really cute dress that I’ll be able to wear again - perhaps even to one of the weddings in 2009! (These pictures are all of the same dress she has chosen for us to wear, just different views. And the one that’s not black is the closest color I could find that would match the description of “cranberry.”)
I also found out that two people I know are pregnant and expecting their first child in August of this year (Marisa and Amanda). I want to wish everyone who’s planning their weddings and pregnant the best of luck with everything along the way. I’ll see you all soon!
