The Love Me Knot pump from J.Crew’s fall collection is gorgeous. I would wear these with everything from jeans on Friday night to a cocktail dress for a community event. Very versatile! It’s not always easy to find versatile AND pretty… and in my case AND in a size 5. Shoe jackpot. Now, which color?!?! I want them all!
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It’s been a while. I know. If I had a dime for every time someone asked me “what are you going to do now that the wedding is over?” I would be a millionaire (or at least a few thousand dollars richer)! We are busier now than we were before the wedding. It’s crazy. We are non-stop. Businesses, work, social responsibilities, community committees, eat, drink, sleep.
Over the weekend, I made a flying trip to Chicago to co-host Jenna’s Bachelorette Party with Andrea. I’m waiting for Jenna’s approval on the pictures. Don’t hold your breathe, I’m not sure we’ll ever get approval!
BUT listen to this. Long (really long) story short is that while trying to get on a train – mosh pit style, someone accidentally dropped Jenna’s purse. After about 20 minutes of looking on the train and then deciding it was gone and moving into what do we do next mode because her keys were in her purse, her fiance was 1.5 hours away AND everyone’s keys, credit cards, bags etc. were in Jenna’s condo… Jenna’s phone dings that she has a new email. Miraculously, Meah had taken Jenna’s phone away from her so she sees the email come through. Subject: Purse. Three young girls (maybe 23) had found Jenna’s purse on the train tracks while waiting for the second train to arrive and head back into the city. The only items in her purse were her ID, camera, lip gloss and $100 cash. Here’s where it gets even better. The girls instantly get on Facebook via their phones and search to find Jenna in order to find a way to return her purse to her. WHAT!?! I’m not sure Facebook would have been my first thought. [Insert how old I feel] They find her email address via Facebook. Email her knowing the chances of her having email on her phone is pretty great. Plus they also knew someone had to have her phone because it was not in her purse which they were holding! Within 2 hours of losing her purse, Jenna had her purse back with not ONE thing missing! Yes, you read correctly. Not ONE thing missing. We tried to pay the girls as a thank you but they wouldn’t take a dime, just a hug! And if you know me, they weren’t getting away without one of those 
I really wanted to take their picture so I could post it online and praise them for being such wonderful people but it was almost midnight when Meah, Liz and I finally met up with them and I thought I might seem a bit creepy if I pulled out my new giant Nikon camera and snapped a shot of them!
I truly believe situations like this happen to remind us there really are good people in the World! It’s not all bad.
Speaking of really good people. It was my mother’s birthday on Sunday! We love our Kiks so much it’s not even funny. We love to celebrate her and celebrate with her. She wanted to have all the family over and spend the day in the pool so that’s exactly what we did. As you can see we had a lot of fun & red velvet cake too!
Happy Tuesday to all! Hey, did you hear I finally got an iPhone!?!?!
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
Not many people have the privilege of saying they were married in a Basilica. Especially the Basilica that holds the second most mosaics to the Vatican. We are so unbelievably blessed. We became man and wife in the presence of our family and friends and most importantly, God. With the foundation of our faith and God’s love, we are excited to finally start our life as one.
A few pieces of our ceremony, Full Mass at 1:30 p.m.
PROCESSIONAL
Canon in D. J. Pachelbel
Trumpet Voluntary H. Purcell
FIRST READING
Genesis 2: 18-24
The LORD God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.” So the Lord God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the man called each of them would be its name. The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of the air, and all wild animals; but none proved to be the suitable partner for the man.
So the Lord God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. The Lord God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man.
When he brought her to the man, the man said: “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of ‘her man’ this one has been taken.”
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM 128
“May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives.”
SECOND READING
Colossians 3: 12-17
Brothers and sisters:
Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,
heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another,
if one has a grievance against another;
as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
And over all these put on love,
that is, the bond of perfection.
And let the peace of Christ control your hearts,
the peace into which you were also called in one Body.
And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly,
as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another,
singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs
with gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, in word or in deed,
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God the Father through him.
GOSPEL
John 15: 9-12
Jesus said to his disciples:
“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
and remain in his love.
“I have told you this so that my joy might be in you
and your joy might be complete.
This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.”
RECESSIONAL
Hornpipe G.F. Handel
*Once I have the professional photos, I will do a post on the Catholic traditions and explain the ceremony in more detail. I do not have enough pictures to do so at this point.
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