Chris returned to NY from Hong Kong/Australia on Monday to an incredible sunset and lots of green trees in queens. I was like - -are we near JFK? - I almost couldnt believe how nice it seemed (and I never thought I would say that). But we have reunited and have been enjoying the cool crisp nights and sunny days. we are learning to live together again. it's funny - we almost don't know what to do around each other we're so used to being alone (chris twiddled her thumbs at dinner last night). I get the feeling we are going to work this one out.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Back in Action!
Chris returned to NY from Hong Kong/Australia on Monday to an incredible sunset and lots of green trees in queens. I was like - -are we near JFK? - I almost couldnt believe how nice it seemed (and I never thought I would say that). But we have reunited and have been enjoying the cool crisp nights and sunny days. we are learning to live together again. it's funny - we almost don't know what to do around each other we're so used to being alone (chris twiddled her thumbs at dinner last night). I get the feeling we are going to work this one out.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
oh right, and love
We saw eachother for the first time in 3 months. Brenda came out to visit me in Hong Kong, and we took a fabulous side trip to Thailand. I'd forgotten how much fun she is, how athletic and how sweet. But I hadn't forgotten how much I love her. We went shopping for weddinggowns and/or suits, and came away with one pair of pants and 2 shirts between us, plus a bolt of fabric for me to make a skirt or pants whenever I decide on which. She's wearing white satin and gold - my Grandma Doris would have loved the combination! and I'm wearing black satin with hand-embroidered colorful flowers. Both have a chinese flair. Sorry, we're not sharing pictures yet! But I feel much more settled knowing that our attire is under control now.
Saw breath-taking decorations all over Thailand - beautiful bowls of floating vibrant flowers. Feeling inspired. Can't wait to say our vows and dance. Very happy that Brenda's the one for me.
Monday, March 10, 2008
I'm dreaming of an autumn wedding...
Looking forward to the autumn wedding! Here's a little photo that B & I took back in November. Well, really, we took it so long ago that it had a different date for the wedding and we photoshopped it to say Oct. 12th. Can't wait to play in the leaves in our wedding gowns (or tuxes or suits or whatever we end up wearing!)
Monday, March 3, 2008
Quiet on the Home Front
Wedding planning has been on a slight hiatus since January. With the exception of the invitations arriving!!!!! we haven't really decided or done anything.
Largely this is due to C being in Hong Kong for four months for work. But also we can kind of take it slow since we have 7 months, right?
I have friends who are getting married in April and May respectively and none of them have their invites yet. Are we just planners? Or anal? Excited is more like it. With the invitations in the mail it starts to feel all that more real.
Life is dealing both C & I a busy hand right now. I am training for the NYC Triathlon (or at least will start once I get rid of this blasted illness I caught). C is working on some crazy project she not only undertook, but suggested. It's all good though. Hopefully we will reunite in Asia in April for a sweet holiday and then in mid-May rendez vous in Northern Cali for my old frisbee pal's wedding (complete with white water rafting trip!!) Then we'll be back in Brooklyn. It will be spring - almost summer -- and life will be dandy.
Largely this is due to C being in Hong Kong for four months for work. But also we can kind of take it slow since we have 7 months, right?
I have friends who are getting married in April and May respectively and none of them have their invites yet. Are we just planners? Or anal? Excited is more like it. With the invitations in the mail it starts to feel all that more real.
Life is dealing both C & I a busy hand right now. I am training for the NYC Triathlon (or at least will start once I get rid of this blasted illness I caught). C is working on some crazy project she not only undertook, but suggested. It's all good though. Hopefully we will reunite in Asia in April for a sweet holiday and then in mid-May rendez vous in Northern Cali for my old frisbee pal's wedding (complete with white water rafting trip!!) Then we'll be back in Brooklyn. It will be spring - almost summer -- and life will be dandy.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Traveling Photographs
Perhaps the most important vendor at a wedding is the photographer. And here is why Melissa at Organic Photographs is the perfect photographer for us...
I accepted a temporary relocation to Hong Kong for work, and Brenda will visit in March. It turns out that Melissa has plans to visit Beijing around then, so hopefully we can all meet up for engagement photos on the great wall of china or some other exotic location!
Until I return home in May, B and I are virtually wedding-organizing. Our two biggest aids have been Skype for making free calls over the internet, and Google Spreadsheets for maintaining our wedding-organizing spreadsheets. I know it doesn't sound romantic, but I'm enjoying the cyber planning. It's not as sweet as holding Brenda's hand as we're talking, but with the skype videocams, I can at least look into her eyes and we can see eachother grinning and dancing about in joy at the idea of a China engagement photo session!
- She's an award-winning photojournalist specializing in weddings
- She shot some very fun pics of our friends Andrea & Dave having a leaf-fight in their wedding attire, so she's creative!
- She's traveling clear across the country from her homestate of California to be at our wedding
- Plus, she might be traveling half-way around the country to shoot our engagement photos in China!
I accepted a temporary relocation to Hong Kong for work, and Brenda will visit in March. It turns out that Melissa has plans to visit Beijing around then, so hopefully we can all meet up for engagement photos on the great wall of china or some other exotic location!
Until I return home in May, B and I are virtually wedding-organizing. Our two biggest aids have been Skype for making free calls over the internet, and Google Spreadsheets for maintaining our wedding-organizing spreadsheets. I know it doesn't sound romantic, but I'm enjoying the cyber planning. It's not as sweet as holding Brenda's hand as we're talking, but with the skype videocams, I can at least look into her eyes and we can see eachother grinning and dancing about in joy at the idea of a China engagement photo session!
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Size Matters
I'm so excited about our 3-day autumn wedding, I wish we could share the celebration with 500 people! If we could invite everyone, I'd have my first babysitter attending, college professors, our travel companions from Costa Rica and Mexico, our new friends from our new jobs, every one of Brenda's Frisbee teammates, and the list goes on and on.
But such is life. We're supposed to keep it down to 64 folks due to space limitations. This brings a new level of intimacy to the weekend. Our wedding is not going to be a grand festival. It will be more like a family vacation. Or a reunion. Or a sleep-away camp, I suppose.
I like that we're celebrating our union this way - focusing on what matters most and re-uniting with our community of loved ones across 4 generations. We'll be outdoors, dancing and hiking and enjoying a barbecue. We'll sit around the campfire at night, telling stories to the tune of its crackling. There will be games of pool, and drinking games, and freeze tag.
We may have fewer people, but I already feel the love in more abundance.
I love that being with Brenda allows me to share in this. She's perfect for me.
But such is life. We're supposed to keep it down to 64 folks due to space limitations. This brings a new level of intimacy to the weekend. Our wedding is not going to be a grand festival. It will be more like a family vacation. Or a reunion. Or a sleep-away camp, I suppose.
I like that we're celebrating our union this way - focusing on what matters most and re-uniting with our community of loved ones across 4 generations. We'll be outdoors, dancing and hiking and enjoying a barbecue. We'll sit around the campfire at night, telling stories to the tune of its crackling. There will be games of pool, and drinking games, and freeze tag.
We may have fewer people, but I already feel the love in more abundance.
I love that being with Brenda allows me to share in this. She's perfect for me.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
About Face
Lots doing and havent had but a moment to spare.
First things first -- big changes for some major details:
#1 we are now getting hitched at the beautiful Inn at Stone Ridge
#2 we moved the date to the one we wanted Sunday, October 12, 2008!
Its amazing when things just come together -- fate guiding the way perhaps it was meant to be.
Chris and I wanted to get married outside in outdoor surroundings with a fire going. Check.
We also wanted to get hitched on Columbus Day weekend at a place where our friends/family can stay on Saturday and Sunday night. Check.
Peak foliage is the following weekend -- allowing for breathtaking natural views. Check.
My family embraced Chris/my nuptials yesterday asking questions, getting excited, at my mom's 60th surprise birthday party. It felt real good and the way it should be. Makes me feel even more amped because its important they share in our joy.
Happy with where things are headed.....
First things first -- big changes for some major details:
#1 we are now getting hitched at the beautiful Inn at Stone Ridge
#2 we moved the date to the one we wanted Sunday, October 12, 2008!
Its amazing when things just come together -- fate guiding the way perhaps it was meant to be.
Chris and I wanted to get married outside in outdoor surroundings with a fire going. Check.
We also wanted to get hitched on Columbus Day weekend at a place where our friends/family can stay on Saturday and Sunday night. Check.
Peak foliage is the following weekend -- allowing for breathtaking natural views. Check.
My family embraced Chris/my nuptials yesterday asking questions, getting excited, at my mom's 60th surprise birthday party. It felt real good and the way it should be. Makes me feel even more amped because its important they share in our joy.
Happy with where things are headed.....
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