Wait until the loved one has gone downstairs and is engaged in some solitary pursuit – reading the newspaper, watching TV, or sitting at the kitchen table with his face buried in his hands, dreading another day at work, and entertaining thoughts of beginning life anew in an artists’ colony in the interior of Australia.
Go up to him softly, tenderly, and begin whispering in his ear. Begin whispering, I say, but build up to a great crescendo: crying, screaming, and maybe breaking his "Pobody's Nerfect" coffee cup.
Say to him the following words:
Have I ever told you that I love you?
Yes, it is true. I love you. I love you with all my heart. I love you with my soul. I love you for the man that you are, and I love you for the man that you dream of being, but who you can never – must never! – become. I love you for every sign of your innate goodness – signs that, try as you might to conceal them, are still as obvious as they would be if some dull blade had etched them into your brow in an ornate font. I love you for the better angels of your nature, and also for the worse devils – perhaps more for the devils! It is true! I love you for the magnificent and bloody crimes that you dream of in your innermost heart when all the world is asleep, and I love you for that rich elixir of sweetness that you can pour on men, women, and children with a single word – NAY! – with a single glance! I LOVE YOU ENOUGH TO CARVE A GREAT WOODEN MONUMENT TO YOU EVERY MORNING, WORSHIP IT BY THE LIGHT OF THE NOONDAY SUN, AND THEN BURN IT TO THE GROUND EVERY EVENING – ALL THE BETTER TO PROCLAIM, MY DEAR, YOUR GLORY TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE YET TO KNOW YOU, AND TO THE GODS WHO ALREADY ADORE YOU!
SO GREAT IS MY LOVE!
SO GREAT IS MY DEVOTION!
SO GREAT IS MY PASSION!
Is the coffee still on?
Sunday, July 17, 2011
vows
Our Vows
Matt and I finished our vows over a Beau Jo's pizza this evening. We decided to follow the following format: "I love you because..." followed by: "Because I love you..."
- Matt, I love you because you make me laugh out loud on a daily basis, like when you come up with alternate names for our dog, Hoss, such as Hoss-tage, Hoss of Pain, or Hoss-car Myer Weiner.
- I love you because you challenge me to be a better person, like when you made me promise to tell the Penske truck people that we scraped the moving van.
- I love you because we create adventures together, like Halloween scavenger hunts or road trips out West.
- I love you because you care so much for other people that you inspire all of us to be more caring. You do things like put toothpaste on my toothbrush and leave it out for me or come home on the worst day of winter with slippers and a Chia pet herb garden.
- I love you because I smile every time I wake up to you and when I come home to you. We play together, brainstorm together, create together, read together. Your hand always feels comfortable in mine.
- Matt, because I love you, I promise to treat you the way you want to be treated and with the respect you deserve. I promise to build trust with my words and actions. I will be your cheerleader, your nurse, your editor, your therapist, your teacher, your student, and your partner in adventure. I will deeply appreciate all of your positive qualities and not let the passage of time dull that appreciation. When life challenges us, I promise to focus on the resiliency of our love. And if I stumble and fail to live up to my promises, I will look you in the eyes, hold your hands, and apologize with sincerity. I will be my best for you.
bridesmaid dress
miss cherry blossom featured this dress on weddingbee. $46.50 for a gorgeouspurple and gold for the maids. absolutely.
Vases - beer glasses?
$6.99 for a 6-pack of...beer glasses.
is it just me or would these make great vases.
table numbers - notebook
DIY Table Number Love Notes
I absolutely adore this week’s project by the very talented, Laurie Cinotto. I love it when a project ends up achieving two purposes instead of one and these wonderful notebooks certainly accomplish that goal. Not only do the notebooks above function as table numbers, but they also provide guests with a place to record “love” notes for the bride and groom. I guess it is kinda a new twist on the traditional “wedding wish bowl”.
Supplies
3 ½ x 5 ½ inch Moleskine Notebooks (one for each table, they are sold in packs of 3)
Decorative paper (an assortment of coordinating colors, one half sheet per notebook)
Glue (appropriate for paper and ribbon)
Ribbon 1/8” wide ( 8.5” per notebook)
2” Gold sign makers “Stick-On” numbers ( enough for all your tables)
Double-stick tape
Tools:
Scissors
Make Your Own Rubber Stamp Kit (for type setting)
Bone folder
Moleskine Notebooks
Available at most art supply and stationary stores but the best prices are at the Moleskine online store. They offer quantity discounts. http://www.moleskines.com
Make Your Own Stamp Kit
Available at office supply stores and online at Fedex Kinkos
Paper:
Hambly Screen Prints
Available in their online shop
Shizen Design Decorative Paper
Available at Creative Papers
Stick on Numbers
Manufactured by Headline Sign
Available at Office Depot and other office supply stores
Directions:
These little the notebooks function as table numbers, but also provide your guests with a place to record “love” notes for the bride and groom.
Start by making a list of possible headings for the pages of your books.
A wish for the bride and groom.
A romantic city you have visited.
The best love story you have read.
Your favorite romantic comedy.
A secret to a long and loving life.
Your favorite love song.
A cozy place for a couple to dine.
Use your stamp kit to lay out the type, then stamp the headings in the pages of each of your notebooks. Allow the ink to dry before turning the pages. (see figure one and two)
Cut a length of ribbon approximately 3 inches longer than the height of the book.
Run a one inch line of glue along the spine, starting at the top of the notebook. Place ribbon on glue line, and allow to dry. (see figure three)
Open the notebook, lay it flat and measure the height and width of the open book.
Cut a sheet of paper that is the same height, and two inches wider than the open notebook.
Turn the paper over, so the printed side is down and lay the open notebook in the center, leaving an inch of paper on each side.
Fold the left hand edge of the paper over the left edge of the cover and use your bone folding tool to make a nice crease. (see figure four) Fold the book closed and make a crease on the spine, open the book and fold the right edge of the paper over the right edge of the cover. Use your bone folder again to make a crease.
Run a length of double-sided tape under the flaps you’ve created to secure the cover.
Close the book with your ribbon bookmark inside.
Stick a gold number on the front and back of each book. (see figure 5)
Display the notebook vertically on each table so the numbers clearly show. Be sure to place coordinating pens on the table so the guests can record their notes to you.
Budget:
(price per table number/notebook)
Moleskine notebook – $3
Ribbon $.25
Decorative paper $.50
Gold stick-on numbers $2
(for a pack large enough for 10 tables)
Total cost for materials – $5.75
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)