Wedding Bells!!

Somehow among the 1,000 slides were the nearly sum total of wedding photos that we have.  You've seen some of them before.  And some not.

 

The quality is uneven, but they capture the event!

 

  You know, I still have that green Tupperware lettuce keeper!

The man in the foreground is a very young Joe Jensen!!

 

Maybe Mom or Donna or Joan recognizes some of these folks.  Jim is hugging their Aunt Marjorie!!

 

The "Wedding Party!!"

 

The story was not told to me for many years - but apparently at the reception, Charlie went around with a jar, collecting for the newlyweds.  My dad confiscated it from them - they were planning on it for themselves!!  They only got about $15 though - maybe that helped defray the costs!!

As candid as you can get here!!

 

I think that's Frances in the cream suit.

 

Remember the Merrills??

 

Ah, pretty in pink!!

 

Back in the "cake and punch" days!!

 

This could be a pretty cool shot if it wasn't blurry.

Oh well, the years have treated us well, even if we didn't have glossy, professional photos!!

A little time travel!

On our recent road trip, we hooked up with Joy and her husband Dan.  Joy and I have been friends since our teen years - and we were roommates in college - so it was fun to re-connect in person after a few years of not seeing each other.

She recently sent me these photos - from a bridal shower she gave me in 1967.  Many of the details - it was held in the apartment I shared with Alice and my other roommates - are somewhat "telling."

For starters, all the wall decor really "brings it all back!"  College students all think they have discovered art and celebrity.  And Moyne wearing a fur hat - we were young and silly and given to clowning.  And the short hair - definitely the 60's.  

The two scrapbooks we are holding in the top photo are the "souvenirs" from the shower.  The guests were asked to cut photos and word strips from magazines and predict life for Harry and Barbara.  I still have it of course - a true "blast from the past."

I hadn't seen these photos in many years - maybe I haven't seen them since they were taken!!  Time flies, life happens, we march ahead into the future.

But looking back is fun.

Wedding Bells Ring for Bernie

Dad and I went to Palmdale last night for Bernie's wedding to Nicole Gillins.

Bernie certainly seemed happy - and that is what counts!! If anyone wants his address to send congrats, let me know and I will email it to you.

Wedding Bells Are Ringing!!

I have a friend with a daughter getting married, and she asked me about finding wedding dresses with sleeves - especially three-quarter sleeves. I have sent out feelers to my sources, but I did a little sleuthing myself.

As I googled various and sundry iterations of "wedding dresses with sleeves, vintage dresses, retro wedding dresses" etc, I came across the above image.

I'm pretty sure my mom made this dress for someone - maybe not for a wedding or even a bridesmaid dress - I'm just pretty sure I've seen it before.

I love seeing old patterns I recognize!!

And if you have suggestions for my friend, as in specific stores or sites online, let me know!!

Always eager to help out a bride-to-be!!

Getting Into the Holiday Spirit

Getting into the holiday spirit with the Terrills involves weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays - as well as Christmas and New Year's Eve.

This shot from Eliza and Matt's reception of Esme with Bruce certainly makes me smile!!

Have a great Thursday!

"Be of good cheer."

There was a quote in the back of a woman's magazine I perused recently. It said, "Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen."


The speaker was American writer and philosopher James Russell Lowell. I don't remember much from that era of literature - I can remember my professor's face, but not his name!! Apparently the material we read was forgettable - I don't remember much of it anyway! And I'm afraid that was the year of Cliff Notes for me - probably why I don't remember much!

But I thought of how my mother used to always say, "Don't borrow trouble." And how I have a tendency to do just that!

I'm the one who says, "What if we encounter traffic?" "What if no one comes?" "What if it rains?" "What if the Internet is down?"

We've been stuck in traffic, sometimes not a whole lot of people have shown up, it has rained, and the Internet is down now and then. And we have survived - we are here to tell about it!

In spite of the traffic we've made it to wherever we were going and usually had a good time. Some of the best events are intimate gatherings. Rain keeps the grass green and my lilies blooming. And when the Internet is down, I seem to get a lot of other stuff done!

Especially with this big upcoming event, I'm trying hard not to borrow trouble. Trying hard to make lists of things to do that are doable. And committing to making lists of things to have other people do when they ask if there is something they can do to help!

And if it rains, I guess we will pack ourselves into the Cultural Hall!!