5 months of pre-matrimony preparations…

Shan picked and I vased flowers for the shower
It has been a week and a half post Harty wedding day which is long enough for one to ponder how to post about it. Yet…I Have no idea how I want this post to go. I should start by saying that the actual day is a blur, if you have been the MOB you know this to be true. Or should I start by declaring that the process of up to the wedding day feels like it will be seared in my memory forever. Yeah right…this from a woman who cannot remember where she left her eye glasses.

Mrs Jandt helping with wedding favors
I can share a few here and now if you like:
I developed a love for extra sticky post-it notes


A love/hate relationship with Pinterest
A keen awareness that my inner child still has some growing up to do
The understanding that tea dying little muslin bags should not be followed by ironing them dry – the acid in the tea destroys the Teflon coating on the iron
Annoyance for our modern day social aversion to RSVPing



Vendors:  Monica’s Waterfront Bakery and The Cutting Garden




Lots more gray hairs thanks to -- administration/lists/delegation/hiring vendors/thinking through zillions of worst case scenarios. For example. if the wind gusts how shall we keep the table cloths on the tables?



I also developed a LOVE for the sweet memories of having something every single day for 5 months to converse about with both my daughters. I do not think there has been anything in my parenting process that has offered such a long stretch of united conversation time. Of course there were days that we all felt tired of thinking and planning towards the wedding for sure.  I will say though, of all the difficult things about planning one of the happiest events of our family’s history, the concentrated focus resulted in loads of pricelss memories!
 
Wedding day photos are yet to come – I am so excited to see how they turn out.



Before I publish this post I want to thank all of you who pitched in with encouragement and plain hard work, not to mention your patience as you watched me be constantly sucked away into the vortex of “I have so much to do today” --You’re the best!
  Tink~

Ninja Assignments...Covert and So Much Fun!!!

Last night I went swimming at 10:30 PM, yes it is dark by then. We swam by the moonlight in the Puget Sound salt water!! That statement has nothing to do with this blog but it is however a fact.

I am now a Mermaid Princess because of it.

Today I had a different sort of activity to accomplish.

This assignment is on account of a special scrap book and a page it can not be missing!!!

To tell you this story will take a while...so sit and do not rush this...there are lots of photos.

I need more than a moment from you please. :)

First supplies:

I would need my Ya Ya Bracelet...very very important

A fairly nice dress
An accomplice

And documenting skills...LETS GO!


We have arrived at our destination
Oops...we need to pee

Next we must scout out our territory

Looking for the best place to not be discovered...this bush will be great for when they start, but too risky for now...lets move out

No...not here...too open...we could be seen

This is much to far away...with all this effort we need a better view

Lets make camp here

Great...it is like a tree cave...perfect cam mo

With a window view

Oh crap....they are killing time...someone is late...they keep moving dangerously close to camp...

shhhh here she is finally!!!

Well...maybe not...false alarm

Our window view rawks

Zoom ninja zoom....dang the flash went off, hope they did not see us

This is sooooo much fun...that's my bff...she has no idea.

more waiting

I thought they were going to kiss...shh everyone is getting into place and so should we.

My accomplice leaves base camp to get these shots...well this one is very horrible

But I love this one

I told her not to get the garbage can in the shot...darn

Don't mind the crocked shots...I have the camera now and am shaking from fear of getting caught

Okay...not it is time to move to the formerly scouted bush so we can hear what is going on...

good thing we scouted

This butt shot of bff is accomplished by me sticking my arm out from behind the bush...crocked is the best I can do folks

This is my other arm out from behind the bush...wonder if there is beer in that little blue cooler

I heart this one. And jsyk, from my hiding spot I can even hear the vows...

I love this assignment!

Not so likin with this one

I wish you could see her sweet tears of joy

Kilts are hawt even when seen on a gentleman from behind..just sayin

Now you may kiss the bride!!!

Yes there was hootin and hollerin from the "large" crowd...but I did not make a sound. Time to exit stage left...oh gee they are all headed this way...run!

Lets go get something to eat...like pie!

Super Ninja successful spies...that's us

Washed out but in the shot...this cafe is historic...it opened in 1955

Don't we look exhausted and hungry

Delicious

Here's to you Mr and Mrs Daniel Jandt,

may your lives together be as sweet as this wonderful pie

~ Married Aug 1, 2009~