And many more...

I had my second bridal shower yesterday, and it was absolutely beautiful! Ellen and Ashley hosted a beautiful afternoon at Shenandoah, one of my all time favorite restaurants. Each table had this wish tree in the middle:

Each guest was given a piece of card stock on a ribbon. The idea is to have each guest write a wish for the couple and hang it from the tree.  Here are some of the beautiful things that people had to say:

"Love each other. Shut your mouth if it really doesn't matter. Kiss often."
"Never go to bed mad, and always end the day with 'I love you.'"
"Say 'I love you' to each other before you go to sleep. That's what kept us married 67 years."
"Rule #1: The wife is always right. Rule #2: If the wife is wrong, refer to Rule #1."
"Kisses, kisses, and more kisses."
"Compromise."
"Go on several dates and always give little gifts."
"Be VERY VERY patient."
"Love and happiness go hand in hand. Always stay 'best friends' and share life's special moments."

There are several more; some inappropriate for a blog (but obviously my favorites), some that reiterate things mentioned above, and some that were written by children way beyond their years in wisdom. As I read them to Cory, he told me that I am a selfish person, and that I need to work on that. Noted. I don't think I'm selfish at all in the work part of my life, but I guess it's fair to say that I tend to be a bit selfish with my personal time. I've never had anyone in my life before that wanted to spend so much time with me, so sometimes I mistake his wanting to spend time with me as wanting to tell me what I SHOULD be doing with my "free" time. And lately he has been telling me that I need to do laundry, wake up early on weekends, and do dishes. What kind of free time is that?! We always say "I love you" before we go to sleep. This week we've been yelling it down the hall since we're both sick and he's been snoring away in the guest room, but we've been saying it just the same. The best friends, love, and date parts are easy (for now); the compromising and shutting of the mouths will be a challenge.

Anyhow...I was so busy eating and unwrapping gifts, both of which I do in an extremely slow manner (is that correct grammar?), that I completely forgot to take pictures of the rest of the event. The food was wonderful, the gifts were generous, and the company was enchanting. Cory comes with such an amazing group of people, and I couldn't have asked for a more special afternoon.

I am excited about the wedding because, well, it's our wedding. But I am also triple excited to get to spend the day and evening with all of our people. This dance floor is NOT ready for what's about to come. Luckily, it's a leap year, so that gives us an extra day to plan out all of our wonderful details.

xoxo K