tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24470307307616610872024-03-05T08:35:14.791-05:00Soundtrack to LifeWell I don't want the whole world the sun, the moon, and all their light I just want to be the only girl you love all your life.Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-54022931123196904912012-03-26T20:29:00.002-04:002012-03-26T20:36:21.931-04:00More Wedding Video Magic - slightly obsessed<div>For those of you who are interested (I don't expect everyone to be as obsessed as I am), our amazing photographers just sent me the extended video montage of our wedding back in October, 2011. It's 14 minutes long, but includes some really great moments throughout the whole day. I watch it everyday and see something new that melts my heart. It reminds me of just how lucky we are to have such amazing friends and family. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/illuxastudiohttp://">Illuxa</a> studios created this little gem. Based out of newport news, VA, I would highly recommend them for your event photography & cinematography.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://vimeo.com/38973901" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/38973901</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Password: lin1022</div>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-7550510208969909522012-03-05T11:43:00.002-05:002012-03-05T11:51:18.575-05:00So Proud of my husband and the 310th fighter squadron. Incredible flyover at PIR this weekend for the NASCAR Sprint Race<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAFFyozMAKcLhh3tNgAO3dViSq_4xA1sXe7OvZ80IyNPh0jDTXZJ1QsWvGpoV_Xdyy8ycsyI_6-NJPDwTNwg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-9099176257030063162012-02-14T16:49:00.004-05:002012-02-14T17:03:03.563-05:002 down, 3 to goThis weekend we celebrated Greg and Caitlin's wedding in Philadelphia. We had a blast, but I almost forgot that Philly is ice cold. We were perfectly happy to step off the plane back in Arizona to a breezy 70 degrees.<br /><br />Greg and Caitlin were the second in the Andreotta sibling clan to be married this year. Three more sibling weddings are yet to come over the next 16 months. Yippee for fun parties every few months. Highlights included Will staining his tux shirt with moisturizer from the professional shave shop, Joey's rehearsal dinner speech and Will and Mike joining the band to sing "Living on a Prayer." If Bon Jovi only knew how much that boy loved him.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsSf4dTMwmHZIfhs6CWF7xIzejLvNrSSjq0Vtx6SLDZAB2F26tFzM7zq_7QbT7uvZIULgd18bLRK4_Q97O8suQ4r8u4dv_RsSArEUlzJ_kejTKfWOefVqGFwXAtqpkAP8sOAL7NcZUio/s1600/IMG_0223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsSf4dTMwmHZIfhs6CWF7xIzejLvNrSSjq0Vtx6SLDZAB2F26tFzM7zq_7QbT7uvZIULgd18bLRK4_Q97O8suQ4r8u4dv_RsSArEUlzJ_kejTKfWOefVqGFwXAtqpkAP8sOAL7NcZUio/s400/IMG_0223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709114441416306402" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Groomsmen<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaoY5f7S5Q1cQDGjXjpceKOv0CZV6xMp4PHZMpw1zxegO9sVsv6H7ePRvI5jit3NxcdvqSpVhsQdTD22I-E1BgYwPfSoumvy3Zt3uqGzI2A6HG6g9S71rt9WTVO6qvI2jq-wPUfk7ynY/s1600/338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaoY5f7S5Q1cQDGjXjpceKOv0CZV6xMp4PHZMpw1zxegO9sVsv6H7ePRvI5jit3NxcdvqSpVhsQdTD22I-E1BgYwPfSoumvy3Zt3uqGzI2A6HG6g9S71rt9WTVO6qvI2jq-wPUfk7ynY/s400/338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709114421847340914" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not sure what Mr. Devlin thought about those Andreotta boys taking over the band, but they had the time of their lives.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rlxNhpTj7LB2Vbn97-ZykeoMwY8VNFZiuR5-pIn5sYP5ga64HJKz4QQTGGzQAYmV0Apcqblnfr4YUXreRzvqmlAHip5eX-na3x0I5J2o_DRju-oeK4bOiNuh_NR-45BNO281DVV0uhE/s1600/278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rlxNhpTj7LB2Vbn97-ZykeoMwY8VNFZiuR5-pIn5sYP5ga64HJKz4QQTGGzQAYmV0Apcqblnfr4YUXreRzvqmlAHip5eX-na3x0I5J2o_DRju-oeK4bOiNuh_NR-45BNO281DVV0uhE/s400/278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709114416392006354" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Groomsman and best Prayer of the Faithful reader ever<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ebh0efYGfFFJ9SdUgl31gsOB5rm9v3GWrdhVgZ7PwyWpcLpC0TFGH85cyHBRayhWUkiN2n_KyLuBCIQD4UBEQJPX7hXoTIMxX__zgwgEQJgQE3NVbyIhu7_NHDGBKwb7II8tuqFGQz8/s1600/301.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ebh0efYGfFFJ9SdUgl31gsOB5rm9v3GWrdhVgZ7PwyWpcLpC0TFGH85cyHBRayhWUkiN2n_KyLuBCIQD4UBEQJPX7hXoTIMxX__zgwgEQJgQE3NVbyIhu7_NHDGBKwb7II8tuqFGQz8/s400/301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709114413126117938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Caitlin and Greg<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcS0H9juO-ziNbfTxc2sZO1CFCJi_56XfRRx6cGD-80YNssWAlSYikubL1Y6gc-7Y-bPr4yOf3bE8yR-udQZ-3wxCBRN-p-TPa14CL6otjXH3FoFASsOTGdGkLkUoZWXh-04iaH-vswg/s1600/IMG_0335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcS0H9juO-ziNbfTxc2sZO1CFCJi_56XfRRx6cGD-80YNssWAlSYikubL1Y6gc-7Y-bPr4yOf3bE8yR-udQZ-3wxCBRN-p-TPa14CL6otjXH3FoFASsOTGdGkLkUoZWXh-04iaH-vswg/s400/IMG_0335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709114454356585922" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here Comes The Bride!<br /></div>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-65056067734384826822012-01-20T19:20:00.008-05:002012-01-21T15:05:54.052-05:00San FranciscoI got a fancy camera and we took it to San Francisco. Partly because I turned 30 and partly because it has been nearly three months since our Honeymoon and Will gets antsy when we don't travel. Even on football weekends. It was a gorgeous three days, all sunny. We like to think we brought a little Phoenix with us. The city is adorable and we had a blast walking up and down the steep streets. Highlight - dinner with one of my college roommates Amanda, her husband, and her 37 week old fetus. Quick note about China Town, well, all China Towns really - why would you come to America and choose to live right on top of each other just like in China? Seriously, six blocks bustling with small Asian people toting rolling suitcases full of dried fish and broccoli down the most crowded streets I've ever seen. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TatIo4RauIh8iSCk6Db9oPw1lGY4v-hJpN7xDLD10lCUuZJY1r0WsEPFcu1m9PvjqzOg023f1VDrP0czMcnGVhcawSJlLROWkdtNjuwOJbP4vwVuYvYG6tq82XvNq5KGVFfDMN5DVlE/s400/IMG_0199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700171493055895074" border="0" /></a>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-14969102523950625952012-01-04T15:18:00.004-05:002012-01-04T15:31:07.451-05:00On Christmas GatheringsIn and effort to see everyone in Virginia, Will and I scheduled every last minute of our Christmas vacation between houses. We were like nomads, never bringing anything to eat, always looking for a place to sleep. After working a night shift before our 9am flight to DC, I'm pretty sure I only imagined what happened the entire first day...and much of that which occurred thereafter. This sleep schedule has got to improve! But luckily we do have some photos to prove we were there...physically at least!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lotto Ticket Scratch Off<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCtfSKEj7Sv8RccFwB7K-GjNjawHdnQcphex-4vIZ7N7q_PhSO6B5bwYBhYJ6P0kOXeq3LiHEvUDw2drHSvEQ5hL5Sz56gbfJL1rnYJ7peoelp5z9cEezcShSFH62TkNHIBEknXZ6RMc/s1600/IMG_3016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCtfSKEj7Sv8RccFwB7K-GjNjawHdnQcphex-4vIZ7N7q_PhSO6B5bwYBhYJ6P0kOXeq3LiHEvUDw2drHSvEQ5hL5Sz56gbfJL1rnYJ7peoelp5z9cEezcShSFH62TkNHIBEknXZ6RMc/s400/IMG_3016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693876146300886530" border="0" /></a>Christmas Dinner at the Andreottas<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVI2D8dZ-RT3ObeJpu6HGqAIpClb5l-87nat2xgC3eq0ZdN2VxfNlR0SiuXjjH1mzd-uYsKv3xDb0G9LXwtvD5ruzmxnEgTEgBU-cfYDpR2nWHLAN5HU_MMvaOCwg9ShXQrdesa8tVZI/s1600/IMG_3018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVI2D8dZ-RT3ObeJpu6HGqAIpClb5l-87nat2xgC3eq0ZdN2VxfNlR0SiuXjjH1mzd-uYsKv3xDb0G9LXwtvD5ruzmxnEgTEgBU-cfYDpR2nWHLAN5HU_MMvaOCwg9ShXQrdesa8tVZI/s400/IMG_3018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693876146001721810" border="0" /></a>Newlywed Christms<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c72YpTinaH43RrghIl8aPmVqeto9nK1g5pDr_69-1YimYeAF3tgI3lZj6N1mwgDlE3TGzdb7tn6xLyXlLDptwWkC4uFGLJFN_d5-eddaMreaCqmR1cwSMFhJTL8Olht_JgoN7zukyv0/s1600/IMG_2994.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c72YpTinaH43RrghIl8aPmVqeto9nK1g5pDr_69-1YimYeAF3tgI3lZj6N1mwgDlE3TGzdb7tn6xLyXlLDptwWkC4uFGLJFN_d5-eddaMreaCqmR1cwSMFhJTL8Olht_JgoN7zukyv0/s400/IMG_2994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693876139443044498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnoBPLDYKzYAvDo5Jm8EHCuHnPMyVACiETZC1zakoaqmRQQt3CjyNXLyBagTRyj4-s5AAswzVxwYXlmpM1rhhmMrg569Chk98LhMwrg9HzpalGTAyhMwuiuDxMGLCX-JwtSMQF1iWEiI/s1600/photo-4.jpg">Dad receives meat in a cooler on Christmas morning</a><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI34uFpqZFVkY07YuzBeN8JFfynNAiAEyIdgUCaD-K0AQnHvwYL7xK2GiXV5kT12LnzUBMUjJsyW6tTOMmet0L7GLdUh79fbs9SjMeIWEeCCSmu56ya7SRMtCYbdjSfMUdrsK6ZaoOVg/s1600/IMG_3015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI34uFpqZFVkY07YuzBeN8JFfynNAiAEyIdgUCaD-K0AQnHvwYL7xK2GiXV5kT12LnzUBMUjJsyW6tTOMmet0L7GLdUh79fbs9SjMeIWEeCCSmu56ya7SRMtCYbdjSfMUdrsK6ZaoOVg/s400/IMG_3015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693876164248725522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJZouwNp8YHvguP37D7e4omyaBYebjFF1R5QhkgiZJbyoZFkLsGwwlNyg5eO85M43QleOT_tUag51P2WU7G-d0cYXhQAvrWCOCG2iwPgJRdgwFxNSNNoZReQq00Xe-n_Q7VCGEGLG0eI/s1600/photo-3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJZouwNp8YHvguP37D7e4omyaBYebjFF1R5QhkgiZJbyoZFkLsGwwlNyg5eO85M43QleOT_tUag51P2WU7G-d0cYXhQAvrWCOCG2iwPgJRdgwFxNSNNoZReQq00Xe-n_Q7VCGEGLG0eI/s400/photo-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693875538449836018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGWXAyt6FOH7ieCWSWTeF1c6uMsJL5PetR2TkhpPfmt5bYXUCicHdJ0w8uo5CSI8UZCGtn1UCKlSPj-gCogHTtz5FH5Hk9qLVH61pmGdMvSOcczeU5phCujsCPGanpnU18HvSN3oAio4/s1600/IMG_2998.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGWXAyt6FOH7ieCWSWTeF1c6uMsJL5PetR2TkhpPfmt5bYXUCicHdJ0w8uo5CSI8UZCGtn1UCKlSPj-gCogHTtz5FH5Hk9qLVH61pmGdMvSOcczeU5phCujsCPGanpnU18HvSN3oAio4/s400/IMG_2998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693875531693181650" border="0" /></a>Christmas Morning<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47DpUqv0ibeOZV4QaP3pHQDDOnHoW_DzytX9DKu8Aaur9olVu8LEcHno7mNfHYeyOqTa-ciQhqw8QbbdpVIX4YhNwlsYRvFSx5ok9m6LznWvDoAcHrQsCpCKVMHWSirJaaHNJh4GMF8w/s1600/IMG_3002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47DpUqv0ibeOZV4QaP3pHQDDOnHoW_DzytX9DKu8Aaur9olVu8LEcHno7mNfHYeyOqTa-ciQhqw8QbbdpVIX4YhNwlsYRvFSx5ok9m6LznWvDoAcHrQsCpCKVMHWSirJaaHNJh4GMF8w/s400/IMG_3002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693875527249173074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uFYZk_PjmCGx6E8wxldrwTRHypqq6-pxUscIJQ83LobAzZasKs8Wo_OPTChaU9ClDxA7Sdz1kFjCYIGLiKLE-UGf6ZRNC-UaXPQyfn0U7g3VoYiZkfPZaEueM7jcdY6QiJzctgDj2vs/s1600/IMG_2995.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uFYZk_PjmCGx6E8wxldrwTRHypqq6-pxUscIJQ83LobAzZasKs8Wo_OPTChaU9ClDxA7Sdz1kFjCYIGLiKLE-UGf6ZRNC-UaXPQyfn0U7g3VoYiZkfPZaEueM7jcdY6QiJzctgDj2vs/s400/IMG_2995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693875522817754034" border="0" /></a>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-11991786236906222702011-12-29T17:13:00.004-05:002011-12-29T17:29:42.120-05:00Wedding FavoritesWedding photos are in and we are meticulously combing through them to create a hard cover album. Our photographer sent us a CD of photos but no info on albums..A friend of mine suggested Somerset Albums, does anyone else have suggestions? In any event, here are some of our favorite snapshots. The rest can be viewed at <a href="http://proofs.nuvoria.com/enterEvent.php?id=525816" target="_blank">http://proofs.nuvoria.com/<wbr>enterEvent.php?id=525816</a> password <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">lin1022. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNky6lKTqN1yKfKVgqK6BtxyDIgTt-yfnGmkBTpmP3S-veHFHNDYGNrsx1nwilcB5yRaJPy1_RTW1AplQbjboS5b39JLzoaiWPrr2XW-BgVlCszDGx_TfeNG_eNixI-EXrFfP9hoBbaHg/s1600/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Reception-165.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNky6lKTqN1yKfKVgqK6BtxyDIgTt-yfnGmkBTpmP3S-veHFHNDYGNrsx1nwilcB5yRaJPy1_RTW1AplQbjboS5b39JLzoaiWPrr2XW-BgVlCszDGx_TfeNG_eNixI-EXrFfP9hoBbaHg/s400/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Reception-165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691679221763277506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAK9-rmoIyLPIo0bhguhF8cn0jL1T_QOWC3qF_Lhxc_nIfBr6fw9Olcw94Q1vfnpze0ioRnEb3Zx2Z3_HILRNZQIRG8H36CKOekVEwKeowtpX8xmmPIeW7mUs8Vehl7zCFZan9REYcAY/s1600/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Portraits-86.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAK9-rmoIyLPIo0bhguhF8cn0jL1T_QOWC3qF_Lhxc_nIfBr6fw9Olcw94Q1vfnpze0ioRnEb3Zx2Z3_HILRNZQIRG8H36CKOekVEwKeowtpX8xmmPIeW7mUs8Vehl7zCFZan9REYcAY/s400/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Portraits-86.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691679212547483874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArKXw213H8GN8MfD0bcKVs3qef3iFKgGE3AAoGRXKxMoyyLaan0djuq2ojf7zEAmFPvveG8CysghYFsgnCN-DA_EgX_TNDv3T88_7pj_adbuuZ_0TthQ_LKfkrFcjwOI51RdbMLgk4q4/s1600/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Portraits-90.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArKXw213H8GN8MfD0bcKVs3qef3iFKgGE3AAoGRXKxMoyyLaan0djuq2ojf7zEAmFPvveG8CysghYFsgnCN-DA_EgX_TNDv3T88_7pj_adbuuZ_0TthQ_LKfkrFcjwOI51RdbMLgk4q4/s400/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Portraits-90.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691679200478781538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61_nxcgCT7ZO9cLbUSqpLo4JQiSWKksSspo1B9nLn1bkzqq3jWZ2MmOrJZZkjl69AILb8wsRdEDYuNZVVBsEC2nhKZycuVboEAvOvkiFh4VZUs6Yub-bg49ScCrJHz_T7fyT9Ty2ZOFA/s1600/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Ceremony-130.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61_nxcgCT7ZO9cLbUSqpLo4JQiSWKksSspo1B9nLn1bkzqq3jWZ2MmOrJZZkjl69AILb8wsRdEDYuNZVVBsEC2nhKZycuVboEAvOvkiFh4VZUs6Yub-bg49ScCrJHz_T7fyT9Ty2ZOFA/s400/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Ceremony-130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691679194923602002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_xdNJ2QPsSGKUjCzSJPBzivf16AUbDEjQztW2JPqHvm_4jG-ikE1HYc_RcL74gVnqs4nek58gDXSRMyf2KcDnrJ7YNu-zdidPGWxgohYKpTzNNVFRMt4dmGonpM93-rGSXuLnuniTn4/s1600/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Ceremony-71.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_xdNJ2QPsSGKUjCzSJPBzivf16AUbDEjQztW2JPqHvm_4jG-ikE1HYc_RcL74gVnqs4nek58gDXSRMyf2KcDnrJ7YNu-zdidPGWxgohYKpTzNNVFRMt4dmGonpM93-rGSXuLnuniTn4/s400/Lindsey%252BWilliam+Ceremony-71.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691679187236809346" border="0" /></a>Photography by Nuvoria, LLC out of Norfolk, VA.<br /></div>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-84351258733857645082011-12-29T17:05:00.002-05:002011-12-29T17:12:20.504-05:00Next Year I'll be the WiserIn an effort to come home sane and without any pulled muscles next year, I wrote myself this note and tucked it in my wallet....for me to remember that no matter how glorious it still is to wake up to a Christmas tree piled with presents, lugging them all home 3/4 of the way across the country is painful and unnecessary. I'm too old. We don't need gifts. Or six dogs to 16 people in one house. So next year, let's pack the place full of family, bring them in from every corner of the world, but leave the furry friends out of the equation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJSJ_xNzCJ3wlOlEFGWl_bGxfgxh5OSRsCvZB6HhrgZTrZC6WEzzWsIR2p4t7nWXSP0ZnsvjbtaMOt61UFyec-RB8F_X1KeXPFEqIUbE82tCMpNxAtanjEqqEZe93-0-FtwmhhZdGUvw/s1600/photo-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJSJ_xNzCJ3wlOlEFGWl_bGxfgxh5OSRsCvZB6HhrgZTrZC6WEzzWsIR2p4t7nWXSP0ZnsvjbtaMOt61UFyec-RB8F_X1KeXPFEqIUbE82tCMpNxAtanjEqqEZe93-0-FtwmhhZdGUvw/s400/photo-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691676468348001170" border="0" /></a>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-72508235666819052392011-12-20T07:32:00.008-05:002011-12-20T08:13:11.177-05:00On Volunteering....<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Over the summer while I was knee deep in wedding planning, Will volunteered to plan and host his squadron Christmas party. At the time, the Boss mentioned that it should be someone with a wife to help with all of the logistics, decorating, invitations....you know, planning. A smile spread across his face as he said "I'll have a wife by then!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Either I made my dissatisfaction with his volunteer spirit evident, or he is just an incredibly thoughtful man, but Will actually took on most of the planning himself, leaving me only to choose a tacky sweater and enjoy the party.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />We snagged a DJ from the Christmas party we attended just the night before we hosted ours and Will MC'd the night with flare. He was a big hit with the crowd, and the bartender. Here's a pictorial summary of our evening, awkward family photos and all.....</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Whose baby is that?</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMg9P_4RDvWQ-2svuXm1FLxT0hgFGgJgGo9k0SYo7hWMstIAEIgGEnk0D-wmujtqONLNWKRIqHMgcXKhfSNy9wRkRj-3YbBYApozivUHOjWfi4wO8eEyxNUNgtycLmFaoaoaMBN8Eim0Q/s1600/IMG_2944.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMg9P_4RDvWQ-2svuXm1FLxT0hgFGgJgGo9k0SYo7hWMstIAEIgGEnk0D-wmujtqONLNWKRIqHMgcXKhfSNy9wRkRj-3YbBYApozivUHOjWfi4wO8eEyxNUNgtycLmFaoaoaMBN8Eim0Q/s320/IMG_2944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688191232022061730" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXrtVKSPeYhtIyF8l65LpWZ-Ki80ge_bePycAj6eenwciNm9G-EGB06XD3MvNgGNg0lEyJOb6ue__ZVWYQbt_m8n-YWKZvg8DoDsDOy0qzsdkuemcTqVT_PGM6_owVpfTu7sEQ0XXSGw/s1600/IMG_2954.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXrtVKSPeYhtIyF8l65LpWZ-Ki80ge_bePycAj6eenwciNm9G-EGB06XD3MvNgGNg0lEyJOb6ue__ZVWYQbt_m8n-YWKZvg8DoDsDOy0qzsdkuemcTqVT_PGM6_owVpfTu7sEQ0XXSGw/s320/IMG_2954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688189792599718402" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tHprzYynqMrIuBd8k5KG_vPZjXyF8mGeTtYglyaPU5ajqXy6OTUAcvUQEu0Gd7aUTapg-Zd81l_AfiXB-hEaHzNP-FUjitLnKhBs1OjJGkei7WzGcZjG5-G2SngsSAzTXdrexjVw8po/s1600/IMG_2949.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tHprzYynqMrIuBd8k5KG_vPZjXyF8mGeTtYglyaPU5ajqXy6OTUAcvUQEu0Gd7aUTapg-Zd81l_AfiXB-hEaHzNP-FUjitLnKhBs1OjJGkei7WzGcZjG5-G2SngsSAzTXdrexjVw8po/s320/IMG_2949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688189773270197938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These are the men that are defending our country....from the sky. Feeling safe?</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbjpwSTp-bk6RBhMhHkZD5083CeLPbW__TzSlmwB6rXBKUrrP9E33iA70CGIF1aItDObR_U23AAmGeXiEcpXVR40wvLCfhq6E4oLpFCc-jKs88B7DAiEFw7Gf5Pz8WjC1pMplg1wYYhE/s1600/IMG_2964.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbjpwSTp-bk6RBhMhHkZD5083CeLPbW__TzSlmwB6rXBKUrrP9E33iA70CGIF1aItDObR_U23AAmGeXiEcpXVR40wvLCfhq6E4oLpFCc-jKs88B7DAiEFw7Gf5Pz8WjC1pMplg1wYYhE/s320/IMG_2964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688197023152535938" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklxQRz1d0MPg_N3v6fMGIfUlLNk3WF2S8E-FkKagrIG7HaSdutGCsF4OUERUccpIWefTc0ditxaraBUGkqVicoXiCtn22xN_1pg8FyGYLZ60wGhFRX8dZW6WYXVlR0Qo7UWOukUnNVp4/s1600/xmas+2011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjklxQRz1d0MPg_N3v6fMGIfUlLNk3WF2S8E-FkKagrIG7HaSdutGCsF4OUERUccpIWefTc0ditxaraBUGkqVicoXiCtn22xN_1pg8FyGYLZ60wGhFRX8dZW6WYXVlR0Qo7UWOukUnNVp4/s320/xmas+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688191233171887234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Forced to fly fighter jets, all they really want to do are craft sweaters and throw gang signs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnO3mFjrsx3PuFsVc6XC-YoYS1QgoHmNxRAIr7HZxhuEHA5tG0IxHb2mbxOP2sBLbaC1soOjMjthlcvnNvDMyjzLJPKAJdWnFBeUDDrmvd7t841h-SgWpIMxkikjQXdrvPmy7hlPSlDM/s1600/IMG_2977.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnO3mFjrsx3PuFsVc6XC-YoYS1QgoHmNxRAIr7HZxhuEHA5tG0IxHb2mbxOP2sBLbaC1soOjMjthlcvnNvDMyjzLJPKAJdWnFBeUDDrmvd7t841h-SgWpIMxkikjQXdrvPmy7hlPSlDM/s320/IMG_2977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688189763771784274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span>Spinning </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjiA7W9tWo993TglFFZ2i0gtAXaL_eg9E5riJGuCju-lWQMBq5IdaGhIVGhyphenhyphenmMcnrmMFRepNMVMjMcTQw6vauU5991ZdvUX89UANSy7uaWg0JWkBad5YNis2_CHFMlFM2Dpimedxy3ps/s1600/IMG_2988.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjiA7W9tWo993TglFFZ2i0gtAXaL_eg9E5riJGuCju-lWQMBq5IdaGhIVGhyphenhyphenmMcnrmMFRepNMVMjMcTQw6vauU5991ZdvUX89UANSy7uaWg0JWkBad5YNis2_CHFMlFM2Dpimedxy3ps/s320/IMG_2988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688189743227327234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Watch out for this lethal hip thrust...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwiGlQ4l4nDfKmjsjOwMIygzfizhy0avemCmHTaQ6FtmcuIwcN3gIg38LrNBhdDWEZpld4Qq4igglGuTmgO2w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-27990395555880207452011-12-13T17:47:00.004-05:002011-12-13T17:53:40.218-05:00Way back before Thanksgiving, Will and I decked the halls for Christmas so that our house would look pretty for our Thanksgiving house guests. The stockings were hung on the fireplace, the prelit twirling tree was ornamented, but not twirling because apparently that is "tacky" - the tree is from Kmart - let the tackiness twirl. And of course, the hand-painted nativity set my mother in law made for us was set out on our new sofa table.<br /><br />When we told mom about the Nativity set over the phone, she instinctively knew something was wrong - without even seeing it. Can you tell where we made a mistake?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cS9adq4q4DLtIgqEYExPdhAG2MnRXsZFWbMTJB5yWxO-_JXOZAQItra9rXFKjb8C1us5gvnQc-v_OhvuJR_zTbIlLj37jWAXN644XjupKlS4ps-5bOJuvx06ahZYyugH9j2DIsxwImc/s1600/IMG_2935.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cS9adq4q4DLtIgqEYExPdhAG2MnRXsZFWbMTJB5yWxO-_JXOZAQItra9rXFKjb8C1us5gvnQc-v_OhvuJR_zTbIlLj37jWAXN644XjupKlS4ps-5bOJuvx06ahZYyugH9j2DIsxwImc/s320/IMG_2935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685749404231370002" border="0" /></a>Well, there it is, Baby Jesus laying on his manger ...... in the well. Not a platform to display the newborn king as we thought was obvious, it is indeed a well. Here's hoping the wise men and their camels can save the day little buddy.Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-76941022720599910702011-12-11T17:38:00.003-05:002011-12-11T17:49:54.116-05:00Our wedding cinematographers are amazing! Check out the video montage they created for us - it's like our own music video.<br /><br />When I named my blog "Soundtrack to Life," this is exactly what I envisioned - someone following me around with a camera putting my life to music, whatever song it was that was stuck in my head at the time. It started by walking through airports listening to my ipod, putting a soundtrack to the hustle and bustle of everyday life. And now my dream has come full circle. Or at least I have a soundtrack to my wedding day! If only I could get the geniuses at <a href="http://vimeo.com/illuxastudio">Illuxa Studio</a> to follow me around more often.....<br /><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/33381756">Lindsey+William // This Moment</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/illuxastudio">Illuxa Studio</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Cinematographers:<br />Jason Encarnacion<br />Milli Encarnacion<br />Joey Cunanan<br /><br />Photographers:<br />Kate Fowler<br />Lauren LyonLindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-32201220985273764212011-12-04T20:40:00.004-05:002011-12-04T20:51:37.636-05:00The InflatablesI've learned a few things about Arizona in the past six months.<br /><ul><li>While most of us have "desert landscaping" with a yard full of rocks, there are a few die-hards out there who fight for that 10x10 patch of grass in their front yard - and buy a lawnmower to keep it in check. </li><li>No one actually lives in Phoenix, it's a dump.When we say "Phoenix," we usually <span style="font-style: italic;">mean to say,</span> Scottsdale, Tempe, or the proper suburban neighborhood name. </li><li>There are empty shopping centers on almost every corner - remnants of the businesses that used to thrive - yet there are more nail salons than there are Starbucks in NYC and they are all wildly successful.</li><li>And now that it's Christmastime, my favorite Arizona tradition - inflatable lawn ornaments. Everyone has them, even the rich folk. It's as if there are small children in every home begging for the biggest Christmas decorations in the neighborhood when the majority of the residents here are actually retired senior citizens. Gone are the classy white lights and garland. We live in the land of tacky blow up dolls.</li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC8IBrVjiO1pCBMZyxrExXCF-qcZqScN9TvC8T6Xupk552K95NR64g8aa4dstLuw-07LmalGeKjMIqH0wLBtun4Xb9Uq52p4nbX24adeY9bwfL1wFUNGBrusDEIMVV7ZU26iNKhQ6Rrc/s1600/inflatable-snoopy-dog-house.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC8IBrVjiO1pCBMZyxrExXCF-qcZqScN9TvC8T6Xupk552K95NR64g8aa4dstLuw-07LmalGeKjMIqH0wLBtun4Xb9Uq52p4nbX24adeY9bwfL1wFUNGBrusDEIMVV7ZU26iNKhQ6Rrc/s320/inflatable-snoopy-dog-house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682455344849650098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUFIePo5kemVgHZpCkJfh4yoennKyjEObKuWgpu2kHkfUCaMnDv3uKvKmIMLDFoL6YRoS2JHZmI_dkBzLJmvucj723JZUhGzlDrs08PE11MdbBd331Z3dE5nNmk-svQlHfOpEWMghzd8/s1600/fat-inflatable-snowman-christmas-decorations.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUFIePo5kemVgHZpCkJfh4yoennKyjEObKuWgpu2kHkfUCaMnDv3uKvKmIMLDFoL6YRoS2JHZmI_dkBzLJmvucj723JZUhGzlDrs08PE11MdbBd331Z3dE5nNmk-svQlHfOpEWMghzd8/s320/fat-inflatable-snowman-christmas-decorations.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682455345927267362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83lSQPbnGB5O-EFOVLIyBGHkiIIDQFq9axQ1E_jM7me4dDuKC7kKMarqLOe7Yg-cMj8H-Ugf62SsOXmcIJZwliizeT_-hmSwDLLpwByxJ7BmuKd2XExSWMoGWzcw9-n-dedv-njZozXw/s1600/dyker_heights08.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83lSQPbnGB5O-EFOVLIyBGHkiIIDQFq9axQ1E_jM7me4dDuKC7kKMarqLOe7Yg-cMj8H-Ugf62SsOXmcIJZwliizeT_-hmSwDLLpwByxJ7BmuKd2XExSWMoGWzcw9-n-dedv-njZozXw/s320/dyker_heights08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682455338809210178" border="0" /></a>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-80142186094707872422011-11-29T20:09:00.006-05:002011-11-29T20:38:58.538-05:00How did Grandma Ever Do It Alone?Will and I hosted Thanksgiving in Phoenix this year. Our dear friends Katie and Steve from San Diego drove up for the weekend and we also got to catch up with an old high school friend and his family since they recently relocated to the area. The actual meal went off as planned but left us all in awe of how any one person could ever pull that off. About thirty minutes before meal time, both Naumans and both Andreottas were busy prepping the final details on all the dishes. Eight hands were barely enough. I'm thankful for so many things this year but on that day I was especially thankful for a husband who is an excellent cook and great friends who jumped right into our kitchen to whip up an amazing meal.<br /><br />Here's a recap of the weekend from the Nauman's fancy camera:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTn6kabqnJlCaURMDklnLCyWjoCj7NgPzVIFGG9pOSdZlpEJP2tDxvReeOGOEBCYMFqS1ikrGNHaVYu0YESiTrMhU7eMotBxjucwxAN8CwCp3Oa4ZI0nh8ywkZLw_sbKc1G0ghyQnLHw/s1600/Thanksgiving_008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTn6kabqnJlCaURMDklnLCyWjoCj7NgPzVIFGG9pOSdZlpEJP2tDxvReeOGOEBCYMFqS1ikrGNHaVYu0YESiTrMhU7eMotBxjucwxAN8CwCp3Oa4ZI0nh8ywkZLw_sbKc1G0ghyQnLHw/s400/Thanksgiving_008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680595004003136674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Stuffing the Turkey<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK-9gQZt8Fr4bi_Cpf4TGTktjbS4VZYu1S03Mgtkrc0Swz0EuuQ7duZ_FTBkDp7MxS_qgtLM6XATxe_lwORta4MAPBPTu-Sc0vaXN5-zrLETaDrVzuHV3bMb1xld6eQ0Gb-cInkw2PuE/s1600/Thanksgiving_014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK-9gQZt8Fr4bi_Cpf4TGTktjbS4VZYu1S03Mgtkrc0Swz0EuuQ7duZ_FTBkDp7MxS_qgtLM6XATxe_lwORta4MAPBPTu-Sc0vaXN5-zrLETaDrVzuHV3bMb1xld6eQ0Gb-cInkw2PuE/s400/Thanksgiving_014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594625962233922" border="0" /></a>Betty Crocker in my house<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnX_Fi8GJu9e2aE4sAybHRYQUch1XJcthtPpzU4pTo5QVOO-eaUGiFLsXJnJtwD8SIY9MW3OIuxbvb8b559Yi-vA0q0OnHImF6UV_EsAwb55PwCWbsE4-9NT7CjiWKHvuWKJ60DnA46U/s1600/Thanksgiving_017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnX_Fi8GJu9e2aE4sAybHRYQUch1XJcthtPpzU4pTo5QVOO-eaUGiFLsXJnJtwD8SIY9MW3OIuxbvb8b559Yi-vA0q0OnHImF6UV_EsAwb55PwCWbsE4-9NT7CjiWKHvuWKJ60DnA46U/s400/Thanksgiving_017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594611834665378" border="0" /></a>Carve that bird!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTo10j1AKTleMA6x88JFpXGAgHYvp19haT78RbBUudOF3J3O-9Q4fozkEk1mkHR6R9tald68PQEsXvxxP1WNXbPb2d1hMiPXCW3bccoog31S6tp2jnw6FqZSvNptZouu9B2xV6V3OYTc/s1600/Thanksgiving_021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTo10j1AKTleMA6x88JFpXGAgHYvp19haT78RbBUudOF3J3O-9Q4fozkEk1mkHR6R9tald68PQEsXvxxP1WNXbPb2d1hMiPXCW3bccoog31S6tp2jnw6FqZSvNptZouu9B2xV6V3OYTc/s400/Thanksgiving_021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594611839495970" border="0" /></a>The Spread is out<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7sg_KzSSzx7aC-RTgc9LPq049p7UhLduEjnoct9HUsZ6JXg0uRQBtpQhbcELlLJt_MZEIxHXsCv3ZJnBC-3rbWkBr3uKj_ZzEVnL64n0gxPdZKOnF0SyXfdnG3mMm8CKo8e65V0oc1A/s1600/Thanksgiving_026.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7sg_KzSSzx7aC-RTgc9LPq049p7UhLduEjnoct9HUsZ6JXg0uRQBtpQhbcELlLJt_MZEIxHXsCv3ZJnBC-3rbWkBr3uKj_ZzEVnL64n0gxPdZKOnF0SyXfdnG3mMm8CKo8e65V0oc1A/s400/Thanksgiving_026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594608067384018" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2QH02cItmA37ioX2TR4BxefJxcTZQ6TMLNIyROvGTH4OP_JDaf8MRXjIwAQXAXjaNm6j7vhHdHm0ZPCv3hsUC34Ejy3htboIyDEdcTAUKNDUg9Q-WtD3_yEdZSatk1VZY81PSrErZug/s1600/Thanksgiving_033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2QH02cItmA37ioX2TR4BxefJxcTZQ6TMLNIyROvGTH4OP_JDaf8MRXjIwAQXAXjaNm6j7vhHdHm0ZPCv3hsUC34Ejy3htboIyDEdcTAUKNDUg9Q-WtD3_yEdZSatk1VZY81PSrErZug/s400/Thanksgiving_033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594177593413362" border="0" /></a>Wish bone - Will won. Wonder what he wished for....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCr3TtDdeoWU6N2vaY7IGjJtmD5HBpBH70oAYJj2cXlfYt22lyuLU-lw_CVI39FJjotnbPiYnylsVAW7_jQTN68gsfY6oTpMDwUVxOP7H2NmVWQ8GvhJNCFukRmklMRwHWRoQ5nW_qsaM/s1600/Thanksgiving_037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCr3TtDdeoWU6N2vaY7IGjJtmD5HBpBH70oAYJj2cXlfYt22lyuLU-lw_CVI39FJjotnbPiYnylsVAW7_jQTN68gsfY6oTpMDwUVxOP7H2NmVWQ8GvhJNCFukRmklMRwHWRoQ5nW_qsaM/s400/Thanksgiving_037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594158396069778" border="0" /></a>Post dinner, the first to fall, but not the last.....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKz9ctTOqpg_hq6AVhjcbljqyfgOaLopH7XVAxjEG5Urm1K430jWZzuPJLsz5DyBeBxV_9uGD1Tnce_l79NeguXcUJxjKfkqqO39NQMFsKJmrfQu76dIDrtHlitFRDe0bmPMIAtMgUBLY/s1600/Thanksgiving_041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKz9ctTOqpg_hq6AVhjcbljqyfgOaLopH7XVAxjEG5Urm1K430jWZzuPJLsz5DyBeBxV_9uGD1Tnce_l79NeguXcUJxjKfkqqO39NQMFsKJmrfQu76dIDrtHlitFRDe0bmPMIAtMgUBLY/s400/Thanksgiving_041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594160376562546" border="0" /></a>Katie soon followed.........<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtFNud-ZiIdsbpn3hMyDHLx1XUHyoPD6VPT5D0RIA8AJWEvonQAmlG0_96H4sWSAN9utPI-Mgh8zJvDQ-ZGdgE1gTsaTy2HXfhcdSN7ZOn7U7wWpoFofpoI73BLYTE6sNx9gkmt8x36Q/s1600/Thanksgiving_045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtFNud-ZiIdsbpn3hMyDHLx1XUHyoPD6VPT5D0RIA8AJWEvonQAmlG0_96H4sWSAN9utPI-Mgh8zJvDQ-ZGdgE1gTsaTy2HXfhcdSN7ZOn7U7wWpoFofpoI73BLYTE6sNx9gkmt8x36Q/s400/Thanksgiving_045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594147831849234" border="0" /></a>And we didn't want our guests to feel awkward, so we joined them. The sign of a good Thanksgiving meal.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8otWKmqGTUL0rOuNNUEUVYhLUpWL_NeF2kK1OGu-0lXNbhTMTdLtkxnL_GJ6EpbCyaP2cFCOP4S3K24oPX3O4NjzZ_Geg1tDcayBMNu8QdQapXoYDmrSAdzeylNH4WLFbsSJivD4Nwc/s1600/Thanksgiving_043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8otWKmqGTUL0rOuNNUEUVYhLUpWL_NeF2kK1OGu-0lXNbhTMTdLtkxnL_GJ6EpbCyaP2cFCOP4S3K24oPX3O4NjzZ_Geg1tDcayBMNu8QdQapXoYDmrSAdzeylNH4WLFbsSJivD4Nwc/s400/Thanksgiving_043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680594150702734850" border="0" /></a>The whole gang<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx34OmM6B6zdfRy35zFEN68sNaZObddjmGiIVyXmGbMNL90TXzC24ePN2FnMQcLMzVzETHS0XJTi5uXpuUZ_C17D68zxan2uKJM3ci4BBNOBps7TWjRiKl7APPrUg-iWiFXVf9HPn2nY/s1600/Thanksgiving_051.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx34OmM6B6zdfRy35zFEN68sNaZObddjmGiIVyXmGbMNL90TXzC24ePN2FnMQcLMzVzETHS0XJTi5uXpuUZ_C17D68zxan2uKJM3ci4BBNOBps7TWjRiKl7APPrUg-iWiFXVf9HPn2nY/s400/Thanksgiving_051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680593618160506338" border="0" /></a>Post T-day hike. Clearly I'm not the iron woman in this group....<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhcDkFBX7pY1VNEjphWmWFbIUICWKJOmpB6XLHCFiUX3DtaJXfO6u7RjV8-LQCbyN39tOJv_yERrdzBuuOhtKH1GBztWOO7svBW2Y3brzd3WjZUzvCSNPo1g2sr8HQQooM9rcUY-fppQ/s1600/Thanksgiving_065.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhcDkFBX7pY1VNEjphWmWFbIUICWKJOmpB6XLHCFiUX3DtaJXfO6u7RjV8-LQCbyN39tOJv_yERrdzBuuOhtKH1GBztWOO7svBW2Y3brzd3WjZUzvCSNPo1g2sr8HQQooM9rcUY-fppQ/s400/Thanksgiving_065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680593613464515826" border="0" /></a>So glad to be on flat ground<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQSlCFPe-V-EjIS9KaG76JmGH1syTGn-evJbuDxdWagiRC5GJffGvdkeyv5-SWTojgdiVzkni-g7klqy605cMoZN9ngl0wVyfo5omTk0JobUgh-B_BfjMZYqnyvgGt1Z7Y1QzHgRiJ1w/s1600/Thanksgiving_066.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQSlCFPe-V-EjIS9KaG76JmGH1syTGn-evJbuDxdWagiRC5GJffGvdkeyv5-SWTojgdiVzkni-g7klqy605cMoZN9ngl0wVyfo5omTk0JobUgh-B_BfjMZYqnyvgGt1Z7Y1QzHgRiJ1w/s400/Thanksgiving_066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680593578215912098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlij_nzYTSn53OuSZTI_FCbiXraHrmm5Q0Brr7Au_XgToRyhfkRzJnMDGcMeNMt0ZPy7e_5NLxXQWjWkEUfUddJHBdKOoVFz51vS3g0iK_PozxDjCLUdvjWyYZY5nrxPuAEP6M-ylwLp0/s1600/Thanksgiving_082.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlij_nzYTSn53OuSZTI_FCbiXraHrmm5Q0Brr7Au_XgToRyhfkRzJnMDGcMeNMt0ZPy7e_5NLxXQWjWkEUfUddJHBdKOoVFz51vS3g0iK_PozxDjCLUdvjWyYZY5nrxPuAEP6M-ylwLp0/s400/Thanksgiving_082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680593580319060226" border="0" /></a>A marathon game of Trivial pursuit. Four hours later, after Will quit and went to bed, Katie answered the winning question.<br /></div>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-17610019615257197332011-11-29T19:30:00.003-05:002011-11-29T19:34:44.727-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyjCofcLPNOv-7RuBYc4PyQiOgIc-pgMohpu0zsxe0Hp8aFa-56ba5JmPHlZMs8ePBkHLpznAT35d4mRcQRH0ErZIJtPUlLZKb3XjUbjq_9Si8I67b5kqd0Bk7Bus-Xr7y-lJ1cEru4w/s1600/entrance+to+reception.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyjCofcLPNOv-7RuBYc4PyQiOgIc-pgMohpu0zsxe0Hp8aFa-56ba5JmPHlZMs8ePBkHLpznAT35d4mRcQRH0ErZIJtPUlLZKb3XjUbjq_9Si8I67b5kqd0Bk7Bus-Xr7y-lJ1cEru4w/s400/entrance+to+reception.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680580768289917394" border="0" /></a><br />Quick recap: We got married. We honeymooned. We went back to work. I'm not pregnant.<br /><br />Now that firefox recognizes my blogger dashboard, I'm back to blogging. Stay tuned.Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-80879907764858872592011-06-29T12:53:00.006-04:002011-06-29T13:22:25.171-04:00Back to Wedding Blogging..and we're Retreating<p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K1FNFfocmBmKC6NuLzGho3YnV45KbFyXve7mVN2KdkcG8BofgtvRYEXweEop23YMyFJoQ4U0LrLTv6NJmuPNczUyLTsDyWrTjPabtszBVsGMrcEwMsXt9AywYr4WAt_LfgmS2fMazzQ/s1600/EE_Logo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623692378785822034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K1FNFfocmBmKC6NuLzGho3YnV45KbFyXve7mVN2KdkcG8BofgtvRYEXweEop23YMyFJoQ4U0LrLTv6NJmuPNczUyLTsDyWrTjPabtszBVsGMrcEwMsXt9AywYr4WAt_LfgmS2fMazzQ/s400/EE_Logo.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p><br /><br />Getting married in the Catholic church is everything I imagined it would be. Nothing is left up to the bride and groom, there is a set list of music, liturgy and flowers. They tell you when to come, when to leave and what you cannot do during your wedding. I'm not sure we even have to show up and the mass will go on. Hey, that's not a bad idea............straight to the reception we go! It may be cookie cutter in it's design, but at the end of the day we'll be married and that's all we care about. On the way to blissful marriage, however, the Church requires engaged couples to attend a premarital retreat weekend called "Engaged Encounters." Aside from the air conditioned sleeping quarters, it's just like summer camp. A room full of 20 twin beds and two showers for the girls and an adjacent (but not adjoining) room for the guys. Lest you think that we were actually a step above summer camp with our air conditioning, the girls bunk also came complete with large cockroaches.<br /><br />We were a little apprehensive about having to stand up in front of a bunch of strangers and talk about our relationship, but to our relief, it was even more uncomfortable than that. We had to listen to a married couple talk about their relationship all weekend long. 24 hours of talks about problems they had and how they resolved them, renewing their vows and even how one of them is unable to "perform" they way he used to. Yep, are you squirming in your seat yet? One guy admitted that he almost left his bride at the alter, then failed to put her on his health insurance until she had a miscarriage and that their son's wife turned into a wifezilla who does not want to have kids so there goes the family name. AWK-WARD. After each revealing "talk" by the lead couple, the engaged couples were commissioned to answer questions on the topic individually and then discuss them together. Will and I took this time to make the most of the weekend by joking about everything. We played rousing games of tic-tac-toe, dots, hangman and wrote each other funny poems and stories. Actually, a weekend of laughing together was probably more therapeutic than what we were supposed to be doing.<br /><br />So for those of you who are engaged but aren't required to attend a pre-marital weekend, we highly suggest that you do anyway just for the fun of it. And if you're married and want to see how much fun it is you should go too.<br /><br />Here is an excerpt from one of the letters Will wrote me:<br /><br />"You are the apple of my eye- although I like the Red Delicious apples and you do not. Your one true shortcoming - being a Redskins fan - but it shows your loyalty, which is good for me since you have no problem rooting for a person or team that shows moments of brilliance followed by hours of stupidity.....What we are about to embark on is a dynasty similar to the ones of the 90's Dallas Cowboys, our team will always win, especially when we play the Redskins. You are my heart and soul, but not literally since I need those to live. You bring light into my life - mostly because you leave all the lights on in the house. You are my one and only, I can't afford another woman in my life." </p><br /><p><br />And then it gets sweet and gushy. </p>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-105302765986547132011-06-06T19:21:00.003-04:002011-06-06T19:33:12.603-04:00They're HeeeeereLook - Bon Jovi's tour bus is at our house....errr actually it's my in-laws to-be. But everyone in the neighborhood thought "Renegade 1" was something famous. And we think so too. Packed up in the trailer were all of my boxes and my car which were all safely delivered as promised. And right on time. We had a great weekend riding motorcycles, smoking chickens and laughing about almost everything inbetween. I'm so luck to be joining the Andreotta clan. They are really good people.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjwbrKzkV-0SPCRpVnTLy-gLcB1S879cH1HcmcF0CIe6cLC_lTGHb4n43NLuZp6plv4b4_R0zKcjtUdeGHeN7gwgukjzwKOn52S7SAyGb37s3hGGqzQsG_JOgz_5Ov_oSDknESzA82vo/s1600/075.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615251745508306738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjwbrKzkV-0SPCRpVnTLy-gLcB1S879cH1HcmcF0CIe6cLC_lTGHb4n43NLuZp6plv4b4_R0zKcjtUdeGHeN7gwgukjzwKOn52S7SAyGb37s3hGGqzQsG_JOgz_5Ov_oSDknESzA82vo/s400/075.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNc6ZMWzFgOJH9M6u0q8jeMQ9rTC3NEswfbIjILTuE1PlPwKSK96OGrbHuz8gVT5mANMzgrYZfeQxKk-wFEcKopEmiXehSNb0elINvJUfySK_B8hrfYTWXcre1bxHRrjBZnV9N5kRuWE/s1600/093.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615251753771855970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNc6ZMWzFgOJH9M6u0q8jeMQ9rTC3NEswfbIjILTuE1PlPwKSK96OGrbHuz8gVT5mANMzgrYZfeQxKk-wFEcKopEmiXehSNb0elINvJUfySK_B8hrfYTWXcre1bxHRrjBZnV9N5kRuWE/s400/093.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL0ST88SAYrXgrpEdJHlKtu8t8HbMpOY3vJCwKalAlga8GFlHfv56qzq_HfAshr6Ab58gO_U87Oz3Pl7JrgslpSZ5-6wpA4khMySfUeTkfLMYStektD7MtF8kzvcHIGVqVsNZuW1LxKo/s1600/136.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615251777155066130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL0ST88SAYrXgrpEdJHlKtu8t8HbMpOY3vJCwKalAlga8GFlHfv56qzq_HfAshr6Ab58gO_U87Oz3Pl7JrgslpSZ5-6wpA4khMySfUeTkfLMYStektD7MtF8kzvcHIGVqVsNZuW1LxKo/s400/136.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsn99dQS9GFyEywsopky8veObZm2CDCh04QkRTa2nv4z6j-844HFx_36DtNlhoqT3vADRTM0yINV2rW3gVMa59onjxE_1PprxXz7sV8NL8i3oh9qigpaVD-oD3KKQ2j1yUcpFqYxYb2AE/s1600/106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615251764835651602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsn99dQS9GFyEywsopky8veObZm2CDCh04QkRTa2nv4z6j-844HFx_36DtNlhoqT3vADRTM0yINV2rW3gVMa59onjxE_1PprxXz7sV8NL8i3oh9qigpaVD-oD3KKQ2j1yUcpFqYxYb2AE/s400/106.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQsHTL8ZAZKeEBGUbUutE9-5XY180-ege2TWwTYUB1gjNt6BIn2er6ZLFZzpwc3g4uWow14zh25tno_nKX6mKV5p4pKVbMPa_PPtqX0TrL36EsU-a3HbfRzCpIogFdZ_80YhyFCVH6Qs/s1600/143.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615251783628706962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQsHTL8ZAZKeEBGUbUutE9-5XY180-ege2TWwTYUB1gjNt6BIn2er6ZLFZzpwc3g4uWow14zh25tno_nKX6mKV5p4pKVbMPa_PPtqX0TrL36EsU-a3HbfRzCpIogFdZ_80YhyFCVH6Qs/s400/143.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-39296348942464241602011-06-03T18:05:00.003-04:002011-06-03T18:18:15.173-04:00Moving Day<div align="left">I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of Will's parents who have driven across the country in their RV with all of my belongings in the back of the trailer. Will is still at work so his parents and I will start unloading everything as soon as they get here. They are my personal moving company. What a dream come true. In preparation for their stay with us, we had to get the guest room in order. The Italian bed fit perfectly but we had to go on the hunt for nightstands, new bedding and a theme. We settled on solid colors and a sports theme...currently exemplified only by Will's golf ball collection. More to come, but in the mean time we hope it will be acceptable to our first guests!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBEbmGWT4kb33lH1jDSDzUszHVNdhkxthsg29yn4ht7Iy_ZxOsE2RCyDxY7V2sUE8tbXSQfiSYPVyNaOUWyGjMXM2DwHRJflNXacsJEnzfoTDRBZpat5iiIjsKxM5rlZheclTW6VbHUI/s1600/070.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614120231314534706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBEbmGWT4kb33lH1jDSDzUszHVNdhkxthsg29yn4ht7Iy_ZxOsE2RCyDxY7V2sUE8tbXSQfiSYPVyNaOUWyGjMXM2DwHRJflNXacsJEnzfoTDRBZpat5iiIjsKxM5rlZheclTW6VbHUI/s400/070.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"></a><br />The Handy Man hard at work<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBprykRP65mpYz2m68bXrpri39bahEuNlp9rRs2YyamP7RWWMW2DPexgQ_OR6HdlkWi-dP0G4HXKiIIwxvEYwJ496TvnMFoKwalnqd_TSMo-HiZN10XSJDn0T8KvS3J_go4wgfC81sQ4/s1600/071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614120236969347538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBprykRP65mpYz2m68bXrpri39bahEuNlp9rRs2YyamP7RWWMW2DPexgQ_OR6HdlkWi-dP0G4HXKiIIwxvEYwJ496TvnMFoKwalnqd_TSMo-HiZN10XSJDn0T8KvS3J_go4wgfC81sQ4/s400/071.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"></a><br />Ta-da! Job well done<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVMEF4huvf3ri9u7XfaOHHIWNat5c6v47JIiNVYhaKX9hZvVsTZcFmoAkQxmZOo21qhJmcDcSzqiphNf7fJ36H6_XT-zyGh4FRrk0gg6ZsOBabCMLXvHEljQDVJCdBN2ETuzWgawk9Cs/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614120248738216626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVMEF4huvf3ri9u7XfaOHHIWNat5c6v47JIiNVYhaKX9hZvVsTZcFmoAkQxmZOo21qhJmcDcSzqiphNf7fJ36H6_XT-zyGh4FRrk0gg6ZsOBabCMLXvHEljQDVJCdBN2ETuzWgawk9Cs/s400/073.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX3-MCrFyGvW3zND4SiaA8jKzEXzbY9mO0CnF39qZObyHQMkRHiz3Mp-P4u2ZU3tiV5xzExnEv3N5K9BkF2OK-Mgb9qB3dwku8Igml30oju0n_wvpg0kV3oH1fTUGEqYhWGvMNc-aBsc/s1600/074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614120257490527538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX3-MCrFyGvW3zND4SiaA8jKzEXzbY9mO0CnF39qZObyHQMkRHiz3Mp-P4u2ZU3tiV5xzExnEv3N5K9BkF2OK-Mgb9qB3dwku8Igml30oju0n_wvpg0kV3oH1fTUGEqYhWGvMNc-aBsc/s400/074.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"></a><br />Ready for our guests to arrive!</p>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-21893542930472771882011-05-09T08:27:00.002-04:002011-05-09T08:39:20.354-04:00It seems I have a pre-programmed time limit for living in the same place. No more than four years. Four years in college, three years in Denver, four years in Charlottesville and now off to Phoenix for no more than three years. Becoming a military wife with frequent hops to new cities should fit me pretty well. <br /><br />This is my last week in Charlottesville. Although I'm pretty sure I won't miss being woken up at 2am every night or sharing my home with 24 roommates as a sorority house mom, there are things that I will think of fondly when remembering this place like:<br /><br />Catered meals<br />Not paying rent<br />Arch's frozen yogurt<br />Always knowing what's in style because all the girls are wearing it<br />Walking to work<br /><br />These last few days in this bustling city of undergrads will be nostalgic. Everything will be the "last." I just made my last drive down route 29. Today will be my last GNO with Sarah and Courtney (Girls night out, not get naked outside like Mike says), it's my last day on call at UVA (and I got called in), I'll get my last pedicure with Suzi at CK nails this week and take care of my last labor patient on Friday. You've been good to me Cville. Maybe we'll see you at someone's graduation some day, because God knows we are not coming down for Foxfields!Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-32188761498655325722011-04-09T20:17:00.007-04:002011-04-10T17:11:48.974-04:00The All Important PhotographerForget the iphone, wedding photography is single handedly taking over the universe. Everyone with a digital camera who knows where to find the zoom button thinks they can photograph your wedding. The thing is, anyone with a shutter button could probably do a decent job but they all think they can charge you more than college tuition to capture the big day. I know pictures will be a part of our wedding day that will last forever but several thousand dollars for a few hours work? Homie don't play that game (I can hear Frank from <em>Father of the Bride</em> saying "welcome to the nineties Mr. Banks). I'm frugal. Sometimes even downright cheap. But when there are thousands of "professional wedding photographers" on craigslist, I'll take the chipper chicken. When the search for a wedding photographer began, I came across a friend's engagement photos on a public website. I thought if she liked this girl, I'll give her a shot. Big mistake. I called said photographer and was immediately bombarded with what I thought were irrelevant questions. One after the next without coming up for air. I've never endured water torture but I imagine it is something like this. <br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Photographer:</span> What's the most important thing about your wedding day? <br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">Me:</span> That the groom and I show up at the same place, at the same time and end up married. <br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><span style="color:#009900;"></span><span style="color:#009900;"></span><span style="color:#009900;">Photographer:</span> Oh. Well what's the most important thing about your photographer? <br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">Me.</span> That they show up at the right place, at the right time and don't cut anyone's head off in the pictures. <br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><span style="color:#009900;">Photographer:</span> Oh. Have you ever been in weddings before? <br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">Me:</span> Yes.<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><span style="color:#009900;">Photographer:</span> And what did you like or not about the way they did their pictures? <br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">Me:</span> I don't really remember. <br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><span style="color:#009900;">Photographer.</span> Oh. Well let me tell you about why I'm the <em>best</em> photographer to shoot your wedding. I think a wedding is all about telling a story and not just taking pictures. Instead of posing for a shot, I would have you stand on some stairs and have Will stand a few feet away and have you walk towards each other and then when you get to each other you kiss and he dips you. Do you see how photographing that story is so much better than just taking pictures. Squeak. I'm the <em>best</em>! Oh and you can expect to pay $3,000-$4,000 for a really good story. More if you want photo books for your parents...which are essential to living happily ever after. Squeak. So, where would you like to meet in person so that I can <em>physically coerce</em> you into signing a contract? <br /><br />I should have hung up right then and there, but I felt compelled to schedule a meeting with her. Maybe I'm really a good Catholic after all and have instinctual guilt. But it was a short lived appointment. I finally called her back and told her that her prices were really far beyond my budget and I didn't want to waste her time, or mine. After a five minute lecture on the importance of story telling, she let me hang up. <br /><br />And so the search continued. I ended up meeting these amazingly talented people who do photography and videography from Va Beach. They travel for free and charge a fraction of the price of Washington D.C. area wedding vendors. They are providing two photographers for twice the amount of time as that pushy woman for far less money and hassle. Check one more thing off the list.Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-38483856904847113292011-03-31T20:08:00.006-04:002011-03-31T20:29:08.329-04:00RegistrationWouldn't it be amazing if weddings were like college orientation weekend where you step up to the registration table, sign in, receive your room key and you're done? Maybe play a few "get to know you games" like <em>trainwreck </em>or <em>never have I ever</em> or <em>Quarters</em> with unfamiliar relatives? Our next wedding might just be a bonfire on the beach. But in the mean time, we submit to the wedding gods, er, moms and plan the most fabulous affair they can imagine. <br /><br />There is one part Will and I have total control over though...Registration. I mean, the registries. Whatever. You know, you get the scanner gun and go traipsing through the store aiming at everything your little heart has ever desired. Real, non-generic zip lock bags - scan. Charmin toilet paper - scan. Yankee candle - scan. Will finally reigned me in when I hit the cleaning aisle and went straight for the swiffer. "Hon, I was thinking we should register for things that we wouldn't normally buy for ourselves and I fully intend on buying a swiffer before the wedding in October." So I gave him complete control over the scanner. It worked out much better that way. <br /><br />Will strategically mapped out our path through each store so we wouldn't miss an aisle and I just pointed at things I thought maybe we could use over the next, you know, lifetime. Somehow we still ended up with a few questionable items. Like the grill press. Will was mesmerized by this grill press at Williams-Sonoma. I asked what it was for and he said, "you put it on your steak while it's on the grill so it holds it down." My mistake, I thought that's what gravity was for, but I must have misunderstood. Whatever, it's for the grill, which I am completely aware is none of my business. On with the grill press. Plus Will says our registries are like a dream wish list so why hold back? Kinda makes me wish I put that swiffer on there....Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-70968472959820620962011-03-29T09:19:00.002-04:002011-04-04T18:00:29.800-04:00Engagement Pictures Updated!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK95MHT25MJuOOKadMojxwAsPQRvUhE6FrtxKe-olQNi4aNVFf5f-k7Jxos6ohw7hP_uEMK2F63DvjSb0fpWX-qT6hyCjKB6c6dpnl2cVu2gNpmi_E6my7ItqWG01LqODLHelq00ahIc/s1600/347.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591851416273544754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK95MHT25MJuOOKadMojxwAsPQRvUhE6FrtxKe-olQNi4aNVFf5f-k7Jxos6ohw7hP_uEMK2F63DvjSb0fpWX-qT6hyCjKB6c6dpnl2cVu2gNpmi_E6my7ItqWG01LqODLHelq00ahIc/s400/347.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoE06uYsMq_CKOjRyhMNdZZ8C4juORjHXOcGitU3y-79SBWTgSMfNgTcJqDCm-_KPxBw73dBkJJDljQ_ub7yM8e9_xv7I9ct5O2F_MMkuY9Xua7-Zs5U3Tk-vD_mmSdI22wuRSYmnLxo/s1600/400-bw.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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It's definitely filled with all the stress that everyone talks about and for a girl who hasn't had her wedding planned since she was six, I feel like I'm starting from scratch. But we've got some details nailed down and the way they are falling into place is making me laugh. The next few months may be devoted to wedding blogging since that occupies most of my free time outside of the hospital - plus, maybe someone with a talent will read it and laugh - or feel pity and offer to give us something for free, like photography, flowers, invitations or music. And preferably in that order. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hated it. What bride says that? Wait, that was weird. I just called myself a bride. That will take some getting used to. But I am a bride and a bride without a plan. I've never dreamed about my wedding dress. I haven't had it picked out since I was a little girl. I don't even wear that much white for fear it will make my arms look like marshmallows. So walking into a bridal salon - wait - first making an appointment to try on gowns - was odd. I never have to make an appointment at Ross Dress for Less and they gladly let me try on as much crap as I want. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I went by myself the first time. I know. Sacrilege. Not going with my own mother. But I was flooded with uncertainty and didn't want to bring her along to influence an opinion I hadn't even formed yet. There were so many things to consider - shape, neckline, fabric - apparently all of which must appropriately match the time and location of your wedding, which was yet to be determined. Everyone wants to know what you want to look like on your wedding day which is another loaded question that I always answered much more sarcastically in my head. Something like a bride maybe? I don't know...maybe something in the white family? I think I've seen some brides wear white before. What kind of question is that? Do people actually answer that question with anything less pathetic than "like a princess?" Blah. This isn't Halloween and I won't be carrying a wand or wearing wings. If only Disney had a line for girls who want to look like a <em>normal bride</em> on their wedding day. So I was stumped. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Unlike the Kleinfeld consultants on Say Yes to the Dress who pick dresses for you, all my consultants made me wade through piles of satin to select things I thought I would like. At first this idea appealed to me. I will be wearing it, and I pick out all the rest of my clothes like a big girl, so why shouldn't I pick out my own wedding dress? Clearly no one knew how dangerous I could be. I became a spitfire of criticism right off the bat. I knew what I did not want, but had no idea what I did want. Rouching and satin were out from the beginning. Whoever convinced an entire species of women that gathering up extra fabric and bunching it around your waist would make you look skinnier was a genius. Turns out I'm on to you. I know your trick and I raise you. Rouching makes everyone look thicker and wider. But the rouching seamstresses have saturated the market and are in cahoots with the satin fairies so asking for something that is NOT satin and that does NOT have rouching is like asking for ice water in hell. People look at you like you are a lost puppy who needs to find her way back to the yellow brick road that leads to rouching and satin. Listen - it's not that I hate satin of everyone. I just hate it on me. It stems from a traumatic experience during college when I was large and in charge in a purple satin dress for some sorority formal. No one had the nerve to tell me that fruit of the loom was not invited to the party and when I look back at those pictures (in my memory - the actuals have been destroyed) I get sick to my stomach. Satin and I have never made amends and I doubt we ever will. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I finally manged to find some gowns in reasonable fabrics that I liked. I just liked them though. There were no tears, no skips around the room, no squeals. I was starting to get the idea. Pick a few dresses. "Dive" into them. Sort in order of preference. Repeat. I narrowed the shape down to two and selected an ideal neck line. I was ready to bring my mom along. The other thing that everyone wants to know as soon as you walk in the door is your budget. You're never supposed to try on dresses outside of your budget because if you fall in love and can't afford it, the heartbreak is unbearable....supposedly. I made up an arbitrary budget based on what I have seen on Say Yes to the Dress and told the saleslady. It was a modest budget compared to the show, but definitely reasonable to find a dress to wear on my wedding day. I also mentioned that there was a dress in a magazine that I loved and wished to try on. She promptly informed me that it was about a thousand dollars beyond my budget and I quickly responded "Oh, okay I don't need to try it on then." But my mom said "oh try it on! If it is the dress of your dreams price is no object!" I said Lady, I love you a lot but you are really bad at this. You have to stick to the budget or the bride sharks will eat you alive. TRUST ME. I watch way too much reality tv. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was starting to become discouraged as if I would never have that "ah-ha this is my dress" moment. Until we walked into Jeanette's in Manassas. We were met by this rickety English woman who looked a little perturbed to be missing her Sunday afternoon knitting club. No, she was nice. At first. We found a few dresses on the rack and when I tried them on, one really stood out. I loved it more than any of the other dresses I had tried on previously. My mom said "oh that's it! I love it." Which was immediately followed by "but put the one from the magazine on just to compare." The dress outside of my budget. Why keep looking when you've found the one? I didn't do that to Will. I wasn't like 'yes I'll marry you, but I'd like to keep dating around for awhile just to make sure." That's kind of rude I think. But we've never done this before so I kept trying on dresses. Ultimately we returned to Jeanettes to purchase the dress from Old Mother Hubbard. She did a good job after all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Whew. It's over. I'll never have to sift through hundreds of ugly..I mean really ugly dresses trying to find something suitable to wear in front of 200 people ever again. Now watch me turn into that mother of the bride who begs her daughter to wear her wedding dress 30 years from now!</span>Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-20068956670375281142011-03-13T11:58:00.000-04:002011-03-13T11:58:12.523-04:00The Competition is ONCrate & Barrel is holding a competition for an ultimate dream wedding - for which they would pay. We are contestants in this competition and we are bound and determined to win something - if not the grand prize. I thought Will was excited to use the scanner to register at Crate & Barrel, but after we entered the comeptition, his game face really came out. He is all about winning, simply because it is a game, not really because of the prize and I'm in it for him too so let's get the vote out!<br />
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Please log into crate and barrel (you can do this with your facebook account) and vote for us! Thank you!Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447030730761661087.post-7122839678986508172011-02-18T06:35:00.002-05:002011-02-18T16:35:07.273-05:00The much searched for, always anticipated wedding website...a work in progress. Oh and the date is not set, but I had to put something, so don't pay any attention to that!<br />
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Yes, I think that's what she said around 0:25. Sit back, turn up the volume and burn some calories busting a gut. Is she the next Antoine Dodson?Lindsey Andreottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733172878557696232noreply@blogger.com1