This month was EXCELLENT. We had our first gathering of folks to celebrate the big day and it really cemented in that this is happening! We are getting married! It's kinda a big deal!
That being said, this month was VERY productive along with being fun.
I noted our crafting successes in the prior month and these favors continued into month six. They are fun, very fun, but also a bit time consuming and spatially demanding. Happy to be through with them, come the time.
I bought more fabrics and crafts and fake flowers. I truly love sales.
We finally met our cake lady! Her name is Angela and her street name is Liberation Gluten Free Bakery. Badass. She specializes in allergies and baking goodies without fear for the consumer. Our first bite of what we decided to try, we three looked at one another (me, Tanner and his brother, Hunter...yes, his big, tall, former football brother, Hunter) and were SHOCKED at how good it was. If we weren't already sold on using her, that first bite would have sealed the deal right there! Ultimately we picked our main cake and one of the other little goodies and spent some time afterwards deciding on some others. Very delicious, very fun.
I mentioned his brother, right? Well, awesome big bro that he is, he flew in for our family party! Presence is truly a great present.
The party was fantastic. My dad and mom did an excellent job on the cake (sweet lemon pound cake!) and my sweet sister-in-law made homemade lemon petit fours and gluten free brownies (of which I got none because they were quite the hot commodity). The 1,000 pigs in a blanket that my aunt and uncle made were gone faster than the brownies, though I did at least get ONE of those. Suter parties...I swear...
My cousin's came in from Dallas and Fort Worth and several of my Uncles were there with Aunt's and local family. We were able to squeeze a few more people into the home and it was truly filled to the brim with love and laughter. I have always known how wonderful my family is and it was such a joy to spend the evening with them.
The alcohol haul was also very nice. Smart family members of mine chose great selections across the board of wine and spirits. Lots of Texas reppin' and we are so excited to break into all of these over the coming months and years (if they last!). So so so lucky and blessed for my family and friends every day. EVERY DAY!
The day after the party was Father's Day and we spent it with the family in the really terrible humidity. I tasked my mom and dad with a fun project and I look forward to the outcome! Hint: It's for the reception...dead giveaway, right?
Progress, progress, progress...running out of craft storage space in my home though. Could prove an issue.
UPDATE:
In the final week before this post went live much was accomplished. I reorganized ALL the crafts and got my dining table back. I determined I needed to do more painting before I got to the details. More people = more tables! AND, my good friend, Dahnya, gratefully assisted me in some paper crafting.
I stuffed all the envelopes and addressed the ones which needed it. I updated my to-do list and realized it's still pretty long...BUT, I've determined what cake topper I want and I think I know what cake serving knife set I like and I bounced ideas off my sister-in-law for the game night festivities. Productive, indeed! On to month seven!
