Somewhere between wrapping up my teaching and planning responsibilities, the last-minute packing, the rental car return expedition, saying good-bye to friends, the 24 hour trip home, the jet-lag recovery, the pile of pre-wedding phone calls and arrangements, picking up the dress, picking up the flowers, putting the flowers together, seeing people for those few precious hours, getting married, trying to move, picking up and cleaning out a camper, packing for honeymoon, the 6,000 mile/4 week honeymoon with two weddings and four visits to friends, getting home again to try and move a few more things, starting job #1 at the Bluefin Bay Grille, getting hired for job #2 as a para-professional and (of all things) the Music teacher at Birch Grove Elementary School here in Tofte, changing my name on enough documents that I've lost track, preparing to teach an adult Sunday School class, trying to wrap up wedding and honeymoon payments, finding a little time on the side to just spend with my husband, and battling a sever lack in internet........ somewhere in all of that, my blog fell by the wayside. It didn't disappear, but it did take an extended vacation. Just in case you missed that fact. : )
For now, I will probably keep this post short and suffice it to say that I have been extremely blessed in the past few months, more than words can really express. I had friends and family, and even friends of my friends and family, pitch in and help out with the wedding in ways that I didn't expect, but which left my life much easier and richer for their help. Leslie came up a week early, bringing all the goods to make the beautiful favors we had, which we would not have had save for the hours that she, Kati and Kara spent putting them all together. They all also did a great job putting together their bridesmaid bouquets, as well as all of the boutonnieres and corsages. Brother Aaron was my go-to man on a number of random but necessary things, while brother-in-law Aaron spent a large chunk of time chaperoning the adorable ring-bearers. The former roommates were real troopers as well. All of them (plus Rachel's husband, Bryn, and 9 ish month old little girl, Noemi) flew in to either the Cities or Duluth on Friday night, then flew out again Sunday morning. I'm pretty thankful that the Martins (Rachel and co) were on a trip home from their current residence in Switzerland.
Mom and Dad were never far either, of course. Nor were a host of other people. But I suppose that's just for me to be thankful for and not necessarily to post here.
In the meantime, here are just a couple of pictures from the photographer. I'll have my later that my Aunt Beth graciously took, as well as some from our honeymoon (after I get them edited and resized).
Thanks for stopping back, and I promise to post again sooner than two months from now.
~Nikki
For now, I will probably keep this post short and suffice it to say that I have been extremely blessed in the past few months, more than words can really express. I had friends and family, and even friends of my friends and family, pitch in and help out with the wedding in ways that I didn't expect, but which left my life much easier and richer for their help. Leslie came up a week early, bringing all the goods to make the beautiful favors we had, which we would not have had save for the hours that she, Kati and Kara spent putting them all together. They all also did a great job putting together their bridesmaid bouquets, as well as all of the boutonnieres and corsages. Brother Aaron was my go-to man on a number of random but necessary things, while brother-in-law Aaron spent a large chunk of time chaperoning the adorable ring-bearers. The former roommates were real troopers as well. All of them (plus Rachel's husband, Bryn, and 9 ish month old little girl, Noemi) flew in to either the Cities or Duluth on Friday night, then flew out again Sunday morning. I'm pretty thankful that the Martins (Rachel and co) were on a trip home from their current residence in Switzerland.
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