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Category Archives: Giraffe
Our honeymoon: Friday & Saturday
Friday was our last day in VA, and really, it was just a morning. We got up earlier than we had all week, packed up our stuff, straightened up the cabin and headed out. We were in search of breakfast, … Continue reading
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Our honeymoon: Wednesday & Thursday
Wednesday, our second full day in VA, the plan was to spend the day exploring Shenandoah National Park. The first thing that went wrong with this plan is that we couldn’t find our National Park pass before leaving home and … Continue reading
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Our honeymoon, Monday-Tuesday
Ahh the honeymoon. Let me just say this: take a honeymoon. Do it. No don’t argue with me, just do it. Mike and I didn’t do anything super special – we just rented a cabin and chilled. We made a … Continue reading
Wedding recap: photo session
Asking my friend Erica to photograph our wedding was one of the best decisions we made. She did a spectacular job and we love all the photos she captured. As I’ve said before, we bought her a ticket to Michigan … Continue reading
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Wedding recap: the reception v.3
By about 8ish, about a third of our guests had left already. The only survivor from Mike’s family was his mom, all of my grandparents and all but one of my aunts/uncles had left, as well as a few friends. … Continue reading
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Wedding recap: the reception, v.2
One thing I will always remember about our wedding was how EFFING HOT it was! I couldn’t be more grateful though because there was a threat of rain, and hot thick sticky air is better than rain any wedding day. … Continue reading
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Wedding recap: the reception, v.1
Immediately after the ceremony, we went into reception mode. The wedding was at 4, and the “reception-only” guests were invited to arrive at 5, so we had to hustle. Luckily we had a team of amazing people on our side. … Continue reading
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Wedding recap: the ceremony
While everyone got seated, Mike and I stayed inside the house. Through the windows we could see some chaos happening with the chairs – people were scrambling to find more and we weren’t sure why. A couple people came into … Continue reading
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Wedding recap: getting dressed
I’ve told the story of how I found and purchased my dress already. And I even mentioned that I was worried I wouldn’t actually fit into it the day of the wedding—I hadn’t tried it on in months, and I … Continue reading
Wedding recap: getting beautiful
Getting myself ready for this wedding was so much fun. As I’ve mentioned, my sister Andrea did my hair. She and I set up in the big bathroom – me on a stool, her poised behind me. And Photographer Erica … Continue reading
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Wedding recap: the morning of
The morning of our wedding, we woke up knowing we were getting married, but I can’t say it felt much different than any other day. Just a saturday, hanging out with the fam at dad’s, and oh yeah, we’re getting … Continue reading
RealSleep = No Sleep
About a month ago, a friend told me about something she heard on the radio. She knows I’m a terrible sleeper and how much I struggle with it, so she was quick to tell me about this sleep CD – … Continue reading
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Post nuptials
The wedding is over. I’m a married woman. And it was a smashing success! I’ve been neglecting this blog lately, but we’re trying to capture as much of the experience on our Shan & Mike blog. If you’re interested. I … Continue reading
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Fat feet
The whole time I was training for the 5K, ten weeks in all, I felt pretty good. I had a few strained muscles, but nothing that prevented me entirely from running. While I was running the actual 5K, I felt … Continue reading
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I’m busy and I can’t think of what else to call this post
So here’s what’s been going on for anyone still paying attention. My days and my nights are pretty much completely occupied with non-blog-related things, which is frustrating to me because I love my blog community and I miss it. But … Continue reading
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