Monday, March 15, 2010

8/29/09 - going to the chapel

So then we made our way to the church and our room for final preparations.

Something borrowed, old & blue!

This ring belonged to my grandma (I affectionately called her Nana). When she passed away, my mom got most of her jewelry, and this ring was one of her favorites. So my mom let me borrow it :) I was so happy to have something of Nana's to carry down the aisle, I know she would have loved to be there in person. I was very, very close to her!

Ryan's mom gave me a beautiful handkerchief with my new initials. I wrapped it around my bouquet and carried it down the aisle as well! She wrote me a beautiful note that made me tear up and want to cry. I'm so blessed to be a part of the Duckworth family!


And the preparations are completed with something new...my dress!


I only had to use the bathroom once that day, thank goodness! It was a beast to get on & off and the bride's bathroom was the size of a refrigerator. Not easy to get in & out of even without a big dress on. Thank you Holly & Ashley for helping me out :) True friends!


Next post...the reveal!!

good news!

So in addition to our new addition Kumquat, we have some other good news! I got a promotion at TNT so I am now a Writer/Producer. Over the winter, I worked on The Closer and Leverage. Now I'm working on Saving Grace and a new show, Rizzoli & Isles. Good (& very busy) times ahead! I'll be leaving this week for work at the Leverage Con Con event in Portland, Oregon. I doubt I will have much free time, but if you have any suggestions of things to see or food to eat in the city, let me know!

It's been a year since Ryan got layed off at his old company. So we have really been counting our blessings in God's continual provision. Ryan is doing really well at his company and was the first "new guy" to get a bonus for sales in January. So proud of him!

Well that's our quick update...I'll share some more pics of our wedding day in just a few minutes :)

Monday, March 1, 2010

happy march!

Hello friends - can you believe a whole month has passed without an update? I can! One of our New Year's resolutions was to be less busy...and that hasn't really worked out for us yet! However, I was inspired to start (or finish) blogging again after going to a workshop by Elizabeth Schneider. She keeps up a blog called Wine for Normal People.

So although I won't be blogging about the wedding tonight...I will be giving you a quick update! Ryan & I welcomed an addition to our family this past weekend. No, I wasn't pregnant. We adopted a cat! We really wanted a dog, but decided it wasn't fair to have one in an apartment, esp when we both work 9+ hour days. Plus, we LOVE cats that are like dogs :) The kind that like to snuggle, play, listen to you, etc. Ryan made an instant connection with our cat and it was a done deal. Also, he's leash trained!!! How many cats do you know that are like that?

Anyway, here's his profile on Petfinder.

I really wanted to name him Kumquat since he's a cute little orange tabby. Ryan started calling him Champ. So we decided to call him Champion Kumquat! And here are some pictures of him: