One More Wedding Pic: Alan and Ang

Ben and I worked on this picture tonight.

Congrats on expecting your first baby, Alan and Angela! Very exciting!!

Sean & Yo's Wedding

Our friends, Sean and Yo, got married this weekend! Everything was beautiful and it was fun to hang out with our coworkers outside of work:).

Sean and Yo are HUGE Ohio State fans. So, the DJ played "Hang On Sloopy" and everybody (well..... all the Ohio State fans) spelled "O-H-I-O" during the chorus.

The Church

The Cake

The Wedding Party (Pete works with us at L3, too - the second guy on the left)

Sean and Yo's 1st Dance

My Hubby:)

I took my poor hubby on a "photo shoot" this afternoon. I thought it might be fun some day to take some nice pictures of my cousins, etc., and so I needed some practice. Ben was such a good sport.

We drove all around the countryside looking for a barn or some sort of cool backdrop for the pictures. (Ben figured it took about $7 worth of gas.) We kept running into "No Trespassing" signs and just didn't feel comfortable going up to someone's house and asking to borrow their barn.... So, we ended up at a little pull-off on the side of the road a couple of miles from our house. Go figure.... we could've biked there.

Here he is trying to pose, making good use of his surroundings:).

Our First Calla Lily!

Our first calla lily is blooming!!! We planted some on either side of the driveway, so hopefully, there will be many more to come!!

(Here's the picture before I "photoshopped" it.)

Our Favorite Couch

They just don't make 'em like they used to:) This couch is soooo comfy and soft - and with the lack of wear and tear, you'd have no idea it's as old as it is by looking at it (well, except for the brown floral pattern - but I'm sure it will be in style again soon:) )!

Before/After Photo

Before

After

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Grandpa turned 87 today!!!

Happy birthday, Grandpa! Your "little dolly" loves you!

Photoshop Fun

Tonight, I learned how to blacken the edges of photos.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has anyone noticed my excessive use of exclamation points on our blog?!!!!

Company for Dinner!

Ben and I had friends over for dinner! It was so much fun getting to hang out with them again!

We decorated the table with a patriotic theme. All the dishes were throw away - no clean up:)

Kyle and Heather

Matt and Marcia (playing Guitar Hero)

More Photoshop Fun

This was my project for the evening.

More Wedding Pictures!!

I had fun with my Photoshop program tonight tweaking some wedding photos.

Here's what I ended up with:

This is a "color select" photo with the blue balloons and streamers. (If you look closely, you'll see I forgot to "gray-out" Jeremy's sticker on the passenger's side.) Oops:).

Jeremy and Holly's Wedding!!!

Sorry this post is so long, but it's been a very busy weekend! Ben's brother, Jeremy, got married to his beautiful bride Holly!

On Friday, the reception hall was decorated.

Charlie risked his life hanging the tulle-and-light rope.

The boys had a little trouble making the arch.

But eventually, it came together.

Daniel and Terry tried it out to make sure it would be perfect for the REAL bride and groom.

It looks like it's ready for a party!!

The girls went to a nail salon and got our nails done! It was so much fun to relax and be pampered.

Watch it, Holly! Those look dangerous.

Much better!

Jeremy explained his groom's cake at the rehearsal dinner.

Holly was pampered as she did some pampering:).

The beautiful bride!!

The new Mr. and Mrs. Huckstep!

The family!

The bridal party!

The chicken dance! The DJ made EVERYONE get on the dance floor. It was so much fun!

Holly's grandpa let them drive his car to the reception.

The getaway car!

Fish Funeral

I remember when my dad used to flush my fish, I wouldn't use that toliet for weeks afterward!! It looks like this little girl is able to cope with her loss a little better than me:).

Which Tie?????

I got a new top to wear to Jeremy and Holly's rehearsal dinner on Friday. And of course I wanted my hubby to match! So, I went to Kohl's after work today (where something is ALWAYS on sale!) and scoured for shirts and ties in the aqua/teal/blue-ish category.



This is what I ended up with:



I'm leaning toward one of the ties on the right. I'll have to see what Ben thinks.

Prayer Request: Baby Cade

David and Bree Williams (from our young marrieds class) had a little boy on May 8th. He is precious! It looks like Big Bro Caleb and Big Sis Kylie are taking good care of him:).

Cade was born with 2 holes in his heart. It is possible that they could close on their own, but the doctors don't believe this will be likely. Therefore, he will need to undergo surgery to close the holes. Also, his heart is pumping so fast, he is losing weight (despite feeding him enriched formula). This may mean a feeding tube.

So, David, Bree, Caleb, Kylie, and Cade are in the midst of a lot of doctors' appointments and unknowns! And they covet everyone's prayers!

Their trust in the Lord during this time is so encouraging. Bree wrote in a recent email update, "Of course we know that God is the one in control and could close [the holes in Cade's heart] despite what the Dr's think. We also know that God sometimes takes us down the harder path, but yet gives us strength to make it through. So as parents we pray He will touch Cades heart and close the holes, but we trust His will even if it is not what we would choose. God gives us grace in the moment we need it and that is where we are resting....in His grace. Thanks for all the prayers."

So, please pray for this family. Pray for God to be glorified and His will to be accomplished. Pray for His grace to sustain and comfort them. Pray for our church family that we would serve, support, and encourage the Williams'. Pray for wisdom for the doctors and medical staff. Pray for baby Cade's little body and heart.

A Whole New Meaning to Wii Fit....

Is it possible to get in shape just by running all over town looking for the Wii Fit?!?!

Plant Update

Our plants continue to amaze us:).

Our pole beans.... we only planted them this past Saturday!

Before I saw this tiny marigold, I was convinced I would never start flowers from seeds again!!! Now, it (almost) all seems worth it:).

Beautiful yellow lillies!!!

Painting!

This is a piece of pottery I had painted earlier on a girls' night.... sort of on the theme of painting. One of the girls I lived with in college had a tradition in her home of an "I'm Special Today" plate. Her mom would let the child eat on it when something special happened - report card, birthday, etc. I thought it was a great idea, so here is the Hucksteps' "Special" plate:

Ben and I were "on vacation" last week, so.... we painted! (And my mom and dad helped over the weekend as well:) ). Only the stairwell and our bathroom to go:) !

Here is a "before" picture of our bedroom. Let's be honest. It doesn't exactly scream "romance".

And the "after":

The trickiest part of re-doing the bedroom was the removal of the dust-collecting elliptical trainer. We actually got it stuck in the stairwell!

My dad and Ben added another coat of red to the kitchen, and our entry, hallway, and living area are all taupe now. You can see the "Soft Tan" in the stairwell (left side of the below photo) that our whole house used to be:).