Kirsten and Adam Tie the Knot!

Hi everyone....the wedding was a huge success and turned out beautiful! It went fairly smoothly, with only a few small glitches. (okay one BIG glitch....Kayla put her bridesmaid dress on and the zipper completely broke! We had to sew her into the dress just minutes before the ceremony!)

Kirsten and Adam are SO happy, and everyone seemed to have a really good time at the reception. Here are a few photos that I was able to take...we are anxiously awaiting proofs from the two photographers, and I'll let you know when they are up on the photographer's websites.
This was the ceremony site: (Carmel Mtn. Ranch Country Club)


The bride and groom

Mark walked Kirsten down the aisle, then officiated the ceremony. I caught him with his eyes almost closed here...he really wasn't sad or anything!

After the ceremony....Brandon, McKenna and Kirsten

The happy bride!

At the reception....the "wedding tree"...it's hard to see the crystal strand hanging from the branches...it was stunning!

The "candy buffet"....guests scooped out the candy and filled little boxes to take home as one of their party favors...it was really fun!

One of the centerpieces....we used the bridesmaid's bouquets on six of the tables at the reception.

The other six tables had these wire trees, with crystals hanging from them...those crystals are hard to see! The food at the reception was awesome, and the DJ was AMAZING! Everyone had a great time! (if anyone local ever needs a good DJ, I can totally recommend ours!)

The newlyweds and their first dance!

The cake!

Kirsten and McKenna (flower girl)

Cutting the cake

The happy couple

Leaving the reception under a canopy of sparklers!

Woohooo! We did it!

The lovebirds are now sitting on beach somewhere in the Dominican Republic, on their honeymoon, hopefully relaxing and getting some much-needed rest. They will be back on Friday.

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate this special day with us, and to everyone who helped out. We couldn't have done it without you!

Again, we'll let you know when we have more photos from the photographers to share! ( I definitely need more practice taking photos!)

Cindy

Life Is About to Get a Little Easier....

Hi everyone...I just had to share some exciting news....life here in little 'ole Menifee, SoCal., is just about to get a WHOLE lot easier....THIS is coming Oct. 12...in 4 more days....!!!!
Yes, that says "SUPER" Target...that means GROCERIES, in addition to all of the other wonderful "retail therapy" items that will be displayed on the shelves! Truly a one-stop shopping dream! AND, all of this retail therapy is only 1/2 mile from our house! 1/2 mile!! I can see if from my backyard! That means...no more driving to Temecula (15-20 min. drive) or Murrieta (10 min. drive...with no traffic...) to get my retail therapy! Heck, I could WALK to SuperTarget! Oh wait, that's going a bit too far....I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to carry all of those retail therapy bags back home...I guess I'll have to take the truck...(LOL!)

OH! And THIS is already open! Haven't been yet....but I'm sure we'll visit soon!

And THIS is now open, as well....boy, am I in trouble...

This is coming, too...

And this one.....(check out those GINORMOUS clay pots...they are all over the shopping center...kind of cool!)

And Mark is excited about THIS opening at the end of the month....

And I'm pretty excited that office supplies will be close by as well....

And.....need I say more??? Opening any day....

Still to come: Probably the thing I'm MOST excited about...WAMU! Yes, I now won't have to drive to Murrieta or Temecula to complete my banking transactions! (there was no sign up on WAMU yet, so I couldn't take a photo) YESSSSS! Ooopps....it's not WAMU anymore, it's now called JP Morgan....but I don't care....it's close by!

Also coming: Best Buy! Marshalls! Lane Bryant! Panda Express! Chipotle Mexican food! Maybe TGIFridays! Sports Chalet.. (okay, not so excited about that one ) and lots of other fun shops and restaurants.

OHHHH! And how could I forget....yes, my friends...the ultimate store that will be 1/2 mile from my house, and I won't have to drive to Temecula to visit....MICHAEL'S!! (crafts) Not till after the first of the year, or so they say, but it's coming and I'm one happy girl.

So, here's to retail therapy that is less than 1/2 mile from my house! LOL! I won't have to spend so much $$ on gas, so there will be more money to pay for that retail therapy!

Hope all is well with you!

Cindy