College Boy and Irish Girl grew up with kitties in their homes, so soon after they were married and in their own home they wanted to get a kitten. College Boy searched online and found Loki in a shelter. It was love at first sight! At first Loki was too…
First off, this is not a post about Prince, his song just popped in my head when I was trying to think of a title. But don’t go away yet! I have a little something for Prince fans so you won’t be totally disappointed: I was a huge Prince fan…
OK, I lied – I’ll give you a little peek… As you probably know, we’re planning a wedding here. If you know anything about weddings you’ll know that one of the most important things – to the bride at least – is what she and the wedding party are going…
Princess knew exactly what kind of wedding veil she wanted. She wanted a simple veil in off-white or ivory to go with her ivory dress. Shoulder-length, with a plain cut edge; no lace, serging, or anything. Most of all, she wanted a tiara. The tiara was easy to find.…
When Teacher and I were married I ordered a unity candle from the local wedding shop. I don’t know why we didn’t make it ourselves; maybe we were too busy to think of it, or because back then handcrafted just “wasn’t done.” Times have changed, and not only is a…
After much searching and tasting we’ve discovered that Simple Simon Bakery is the bakery we want to create Princess and Cowboy’s wedding cake. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it sooner; when I was a kid my mom bought baked goods from Simple Simon regularly. In fact, when…
If you’re going to throw a party you have to invite people. Formal parties – like weddings – require honest-to-goodness paper invitations, not last-minute phone calls which are my usual MOA. When Teacher and I were married you had to get printed invitations; making your own just wasn’t done. I…
I never imagined how bittersweet it is to be a mom. When I was just eighteen I met the love of my life, Teacher. It was obvious we were meant to be together forever. Within six months of that first “hello” we were talking marriage and four months later we…
OK, I admit right off the bat that I’m a day late; College Boy’s birthday was yesterday. I have a good reason though: I couldn’t see. Honestly, I couldn’t see on account of my eyes were too watery. They were watery on account of the pictures. Let me start from…
Once upon a time a modern fairy tale began when a handsome and more-than-slightly smart-alecky College Boy married a beautiful and very smart Irish Girl. They were very happy together, but something was missing. “We need an apartment.” Irish Girl told College Boy. Wisely, College Boy agreed, so the happy…
