measuring for a table

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

When the Bride made her decision on some of the seating, shall we say, “situations” for the wedding, we got to work on figuring out the appropriate size for certain tables.  I am a very visual-person and telling me dimensions means nothing.  My niece and Baby Girl were very kind and measured out various table … Read More

Working weekend

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

There wasn’t so much relaxing around The Cottage this weekend, but there was a LOT accomplished.  We have “working” weekends to go.  I’m actually starting to believe we will make our deadline~ Nate ran a couple errands for me over the weekend and came back with a red chair! (per my request). Mr. D worked … Read More

Minnesota Shower

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

Ladies who have known Cara for many years gathered together at a restaurant in downtown Rochester on Thursday night. They showered her with gifts and love We are so thankful to have all these amazing women in our lives. Some have known Cara for 19 years of her 25 years of life. All have known … Read More

hard at work

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

Mr. D has been working very hard around The Cottage lately getting the yard ship shape for the wedding.  He has been “walking” the yard and spraying weeds, fertilizing the yard, digging up sod, tilling the garden, planting the garden (with my help) and putting in new landscaping. We started a landscape project over Memorial … Read More

Showering

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

Being the jet-setter I am (not) I hopped a plane from Minneapolis to Cincinnati last Thursday to spend some time with Cara — attending a bridal shower given by her future sister-in-loves, shopping, and going for a wedding dress fitting. We’ll focus on the shower part of the trip for now. The shower was for … Read More

82 Days

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

82 days. 11 weekends. That’s how much time we have left to get The Cottage ship shape for the wedding on August 6th. We’ve been spraying weeds, scraping paint, painting, pulling weeds and sweeping the lawn. 82 days. 11 weekends. To: Finish the brick edging border Add landscaping to patio area (both begun last summer) Paint … Read More

Showering

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

We showered a bride with gifts this weekend. As a three year old, the bride loved dressing as a bride and pretending to be a bride. Time flew by and now that little girl bride is a real, honest to goodness bride-to-be attending her bridal shower. Not just any kind of shower, but a classy, … Read More

Rollin’ along

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

I’ve been doing wedding planning, thinking, talking, buying, trying, trading, borrowing, bartering, scheming, looking, dreaming, managing, searching, reserving, projecting, financing, hoping, dealing, calling, making, designing, and resigning all this week. and as I have done all those things Cara’s Aunties have been busy planning a bridal shower She has such sweet Aunties She is “family … Read More

Gettin’ busy …

CheriGENERAL, LIFESTYLE, WEDDINGS

Last Friday night there was a meeting of the minds.    2 Mother’s of the Bride + 1 recent Mother of the Groom =  Plenty to discuss, and plan, and prepare and whoa baaaaaybe…that’s what we did!  Three of us are working together on two weddings.  Talking details — the What-ifs?, How to?, Should we? … Read More