Clippings and postings by Neil and Jessica as they pursue their hobbies, live their dreams, and plan their future in incandescent happiness.
I’m already getting into fall mode, craving warm comfort foods like grilled sandwiches, soups and noodle dishes. Maybe it’s just food in general, ha! In any sense while perusing Steamy Kitchen today, I came across this delectable food porn image. What is it?
A Croque Monsieur is the French version of a grilled ham and cheese sammich. “Croque” means crispy. Its made various different ways, depending on the eater. NOM!
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Yep, we finally made it! A year’s worth of planning and it was seemingly over in minutes, a complete blur. We had a beautiful small ceremony and a rocking reception courtesy of our friend DJ Green T. There were wonderful toasts tons of dancing and most of all, beautiful memories with family and friends. Here are a few pics, courtesy of Samantha:
My dad and I during the father/daughter dance.
Wedding party table.
Neil going for the garter.
Wedding Programs
Anja’s Speech
The girls: Me, Rach, and Samantha
As I said, it was a complete whirlwind, and its taken us several days to catch our breath and dig back into our routine while planning for our honeymoon to Colorado in two weeks. I’ll post more pictures as they come about, and hopefully put together a list of all my vendors and resources that might be of use to anyone planning a wedding.
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As I’m persistently plagued by pre-wedding insomnia, I’ve had plenty of time to think of everything under the sun and as I’m beyond tired of having longer, no-shape hair, I’d like to get it cut/styled the week after the wedding to something a little more me, and something a little different. If you’ve known me long enough, you know I’ve had the same hairstyle since high school (albeit in varying colors I haven’t been graced with by nature). I’ve attempted to do different things but I always come back to my boring one-length bob. Boo. So I’m opening this up to ideas, picture suggestions or even horror stories of the worst cut you’ve ever had. I’ll start.
Worst haircut I’ve had: (sorry its not my own pic, mine are packed up).
Why this was a bad idea: I was Kate Gosselin before there was Kate Gosselin and it was far from feminine or flattering. I was treated like a boy or mistaken for one more than several times with this haircut, not to mention it was so short there was little I could do with it. I rocked this through most of high school.
Current Hairstyle: One-length Bob.
What works about this hairstyle: I’ve had it so long there are not surprises, and the bob is surprisingly easy to maintain at a slightly shorter length than what I currently have. I have to use very little product which I like because I’m not a fan of too many chemicals and it does not take an engineer to finesse it into a certain place or look.
What doesn’t work about this hairstyle: Overall it has been good to me, but its starting to feel dated, mopish and a bit matronly (this is my opinion). I feel my personality necessitates a look with a little more dynamic, a little edge. I’m only 27, why should I stop now right? The other downside is the amount of hair I have. Although individually, each strand of my hair is thinner than most people’s, I have TONS of it, and at longer lengths I’m realizing it is not only frustrating to fix, but it doesn’t stay in place and looks unkept and disheveled, and not in a good way. I have naturally wavy hair, and at the length I’ve grown it for the wedding, I’m realizing that I’m just going to be one of those unfortunate people who will never know the feeling of longer locks of hair, because mine will be more like a shrub.
I dig this a lot. Not only do I get to keep some of the length that Neil likes, but its a little more modern, includes bangs (which I haven’t had since elementary school) and has a nice shape that I think will flatter my face.
Suggestions?
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