Wedding and Honeymoon

Now that the wedding hoopla is over, we can take a collective deep breath and hope that life returns to semi-normal. Here is a photo of us at the Queechee Balloon Festival. The balloons were just amazing! There were only about 15 going up so I cannot fathom how spectacular the event is in New Mexico! Guess we'll have to save our pennies to make a trip west some time!

After a short honeymoon trip to Vermont, Chaz and I are starting to meld two households. We're looking at some kind of shelf along the kitchen wall and if he gets his way, we'll also have a bookcase right here where my desk is now located (I moved out here because I was feeling way too isolated in the bedroom doing homework and now am right in the middle of things).

Wedding Album

This is our Wedding Album

My Wedding Cake

Just freshly decorated, here is our wedding cake. It is the night before our wedding and I am sitting here just staring at it. Yes, I know there's no topper but we've both agreed that it looks just beautiful without one.

The cake is comprised as follows: the bottom layer is pound cake with strawberry filling; the next 10" layer is spice cake with a cream cheese filling; the 8" layer is a lemon cake with a lemon curd filling and the final top 6" layer is chocolate with mixed berry filling. I started baking on Tuesday and just now finished (well about an hour ago). The roses are all gum paste and completely edible! The only thing that isn't edible is the sprigs of baby's breath. Otherwise, it is a completely edible cake. Not too shabby for my first (yes, my FIRST) really big cake!!!!

Everyone...in one place...for a change!

Here's the entire clan! My parents, my brother and I ... and our respective children and spouses (current and ex) Of course the Man of the Hour is in the middle, sporting an official Graduation t-shirt in bright purple!

HE DID IT!!!

My second baby graduated yesterday! Here we are just moments after the ceremony. Doesn't he look proud of himself?!

I tell you, it was hard to not burst into tears (heck, it's hard now just to write about it without getting teary!) He has worked so hard to get to this point - he's reached his goal and now is standing on the thresh-hold of a totally new life.

I hosted a very nice party for him and it was great to see so many family and friends turn out for it. The burgers ran out, just slightly after the hot dogs!