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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
We're Back!
The Leopold's are back from Hawaii!
We just wanted to let everyone know that the blog will be continuing, but it will be getting a face lift and possibly a new name. We'll keep everyone posted on the details and look forward to sharing all of the fun stories and details of being husband and wife.
Stay tuned!
We just wanted to let everyone know that the blog will be continuing, but it will be getting a face lift and possibly a new name. We'll keep everyone posted on the details and look forward to sharing all of the fun stories and details of being husband and wife.
Stay tuned!
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
It's Here....
Well, it's finally here! Our wedding day is in three days - and we are ready! We are heading to Wisconsin in just a few hours.
Reflecting on the last nine months, I'd say it has been an adventure. All of the planning and preparing for this day has been pretty incredible.
We're going to take a blog break for awhile. We'll be busy getting married and honeymoon-ing in Hawaii!!
Love ya!
Laurie and Dan
Reflecting on the last nine months, I'd say it has been an adventure. All of the planning and preparing for this day has been pretty incredible.
We're going to take a blog break for awhile. We'll be busy getting married and honeymoon-ing in Hawaii!!
Love ya!
Laurie and Dan
Friday, August 31, 2007
Hint, Hint
Yesterday I got to work and in my email inbox I saw that Dan had forwarded me an article titled, "Boyfriends Do More Housework than Husbands." Hmm...is this a hint? Does he feel overworked in terms of amount of housework he is doing?
While Dan may have his own motives for sending me this article, it was rather interesting. It's based on the findings from an international survey, and one of the researcher says that the institution of marriage has a "traditionalizing effect" on couples - even those who see men and women as equals.
According to the study, men spent about 9 hours a week on housework where women spent more than 20. But the kicker was that live-in boyfriends did more housework than their live-in counterparts. Very interesting. Maybe men think they can "slack off" once they've tied the knot? Or maybe that traditionalizing effect will work its magic on me after we get back from the honeymoon!
While Dan may have his own motives for sending me this article, it was rather interesting. It's based on the findings from an international survey, and one of the researcher says that the institution of marriage has a "traditionalizing effect" on couples - even those who see men and women as equals.
According to the study, men spent about 9 hours a week on housework where women spent more than 20. But the kicker was that live-in boyfriends did more housework than their live-in counterparts. Very interesting. Maybe men think they can "slack off" once they've tied the knot? Or maybe that traditionalizing effect will work its magic on me after we get back from the honeymoon!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Out of our systems
Don’t let the headline mislead you...Dan and I aren’t interested in “sewing wild oats” or doing anything crazy while we’re still “single.” But we do want to get any illnesses or beauty blunders (i.e. pimples) out of the way before the big day.
Now that we’re approaching the two-week mark, I’m starting to obsess about things. Well, more than usual anyway. Take the weather, for example. I have no control over it, but once I can see our wedding day on the 10-day forecast I will officially begin to obsess and check it compulsively. And I’m sure the forecast will change many times, and I bet at least one of those changes will call for rain.
But even more important than the weather is our health. There’s no room for colds or coughs or blemishes – but that’s an issue I’m taking up with my face wash.
I somehow managed to get sick last week. Luckily it only lasted a few days. But now Dan has whatever I had and is now home sick. If it is in fact what I had, then he should be in tip-top shape for the weekend. But it still won’t stop me from worrying about our health. This particular virus we had was one that gave us a major headache, chills/hot flashes and body aches. Ughh. See why I’m worrying?!
I’ll do my best to curb the worrying...but there better not be any rain in the forecast!
Now that we’re approaching the two-week mark, I’m starting to obsess about things. Well, more than usual anyway. Take the weather, for example. I have no control over it, but once I can see our wedding day on the 10-day forecast I will officially begin to obsess and check it compulsively. And I’m sure the forecast will change many times, and I bet at least one of those changes will call for rain.
But even more important than the weather is our health. There’s no room for colds or coughs or blemishes – but that’s an issue I’m taking up with my face wash.
I somehow managed to get sick last week. Luckily it only lasted a few days. But now Dan has whatever I had and is now home sick. If it is in fact what I had, then he should be in tip-top shape for the weekend. But it still won’t stop me from worrying about our health. This particular virus we had was one that gave us a major headache, chills/hot flashes and body aches. Ughh. See why I’m worrying?!
I’ll do my best to curb the worrying...but there better not be any rain in the forecast!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Bridal Trivia
I’m a sucker for tradition. And for the most part, Dan and I are having a very traditional wedding. We wouldn’t have it any other way. And most of the preparation and the wedding day itself involves tradition – even though half the time I have no idea where the tradition stems from.
For example, at my wedding shower I had a bit of trouble getting a ribbon off of one of my gifts. Of course, I grabbed a pair of scissors and solved that problem. And then my cousin Jenny cautioned me against doing that again because the number of ribbons separated would be how many children I would have. Or something like that. And then there’s the classic ribbon bouquet my bridesmaid Jen made for me with the adornments that came from my gifts.
The traditions go on and on. And one of the most obvious traditions is having a wedding party – the bridesmaids and groomsmen. I never even thought about where that stemmed from. I always assumed they were there to support the bride and groom. While I think that is the most practical interpretation, there is a bit of tradition and folklore behind it.
According to tradition and folklore, a bridesmaid’s purpose is to “confuse evil spirits so they wouldn’t know which one was the bride.”
For example, at my wedding shower I had a bit of trouble getting a ribbon off of one of my gifts. Of course, I grabbed a pair of scissors and solved that problem. And then my cousin Jenny cautioned me against doing that again because the number of ribbons separated would be how many children I would have. Or something like that. And then there’s the classic ribbon bouquet my bridesmaid Jen made for me with the adornments that came from my gifts.
The traditions go on and on. And one of the most obvious traditions is having a wedding party – the bridesmaids and groomsmen. I never even thought about where that stemmed from. I always assumed they were there to support the bride and groom. While I think that is the most practical interpretation, there is a bit of tradition and folklore behind it.
According to tradition and folklore, a bridesmaid’s purpose is to “confuse evil spirits so they wouldn’t know which one was the bride.”
What do you think – can you tell which one is me in this photo???
I've learned not to question tradition. I'm just trying to enjoy every last bit of the wedding planning and our engagement!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
The Name Change...Again!
My office is moving to a new building next week - which means we all need new business cards to reflect the new address. And because it is so close to our wedding, it is no use ordering new cards with my current last name.
So I had my name printed on my cards as Laurie A. Leopold and I proofed it and looked it over several times before giving the ok on my order.
But the one thing I looked over was my email address. It was still printed as lmurphy@...
Oops!
Luckily someone pointed that out and changed it before the order was placed - but this is going to be so hard! I know I've said this before, but it really is going to be. Our IT people have already changed my email address to lleopold, but it will still allow for emails sent to lmurphy to come through.
The display name, however, has not changed to read Laurie Leopold yet. I'm a Murphy for three more weeks, and I'm going to revel in it!
So I had my name printed on my cards as Laurie A. Leopold and I proofed it and looked it over several times before giving the ok on my order.
But the one thing I looked over was my email address. It was still printed as lmurphy@...
Oops!
Luckily someone pointed that out and changed it before the order was placed - but this is going to be so hard! I know I've said this before, but it really is going to be. Our IT people have already changed my email address to lleopold, but it will still allow for emails sent to lmurphy to come through.
The display name, however, has not changed to read Laurie Leopold yet. I'm a Murphy for three more weeks, and I'm going to revel in it!
Thursday, August 9, 2007
One Month
Today is 8-9-07 - we are getting that much closer to 9-8-07!
We have a lot planned for this weekend too. Dan and I are actually heading to Kenosha this evening - hoping that the storms don't delay us. I suppose traveling in August is always a risk - given that it always so stormy, but we're holding out for a break from Mother Nature.
Tomorrow morning we are going to the County Courthouse to get our marriage license, which means five days after that we''ll technically, but unofficially, be married! Wisconsin requirements for getting a marriage license are fairly simple, but I've quadruple-checked the forms to make sure we have everything. I think we're at the stage where if something seems easy, there must be a reason why.
We are also meeting with the baker to finalize our cake order - yummy. Maybe they'll give us more samples? And then we're off to meet with Deacon Terry who will be officiating our ceremony. He is such a nice man and we couldn't be happier that he is the one doing it. We're pretty confident that all of our guest will feel the same way.
And that's our short list for this weekend. It's going to be a busy one....
We have a lot planned for this weekend too. Dan and I are actually heading to Kenosha this evening - hoping that the storms don't delay us. I suppose traveling in August is always a risk - given that it always so stormy, but we're holding out for a break from Mother Nature.
Tomorrow morning we are going to the County Courthouse to get our marriage license, which means five days after that we''ll technically, but unofficially, be married! Wisconsin requirements for getting a marriage license are fairly simple, but I've quadruple-checked the forms to make sure we have everything. I think we're at the stage where if something seems easy, there must be a reason why.
We are also meeting with the baker to finalize our cake order - yummy. Maybe they'll give us more samples? And then we're off to meet with Deacon Terry who will be officiating our ceremony. He is such a nice man and we couldn't be happier that he is the one doing it. We're pretty confident that all of our guest will feel the same way.
And that's our short list for this weekend. It's going to be a busy one....
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