Another random thought, but I LOVE this eye makeup for my bridesmaids. I think it would look lovely with purple bridesmaids dresses, what do you think?!
Our Wedding Date
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Message Boards
Today I discovered the Central Pennsylvania message boards on http://www.theknot.com/. I could REALLY spend a lot of time there! Everything from venue/vendor recommendations to items for sale from past weddings. So fun!
Another random thought, but I LOVE this eye makeup for my bridesmaids. I think it would look lovely with purple bridesmaids dresses, what do you think?!
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Another random thought, but I LOVE this eye makeup for my bridesmaids. I think it would look lovely with purple bridesmaids dresses, what do you think?!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
1 Month Left
Only 1 more month until we're back in Pennsylvania...
p.s. - Check out this picture of us from Valentine's Day that was posted on a local website here in Araxa:
http://www.agitoaraxa.com.br/coberturas/copa-bar-e-restaurante/1647
p.s. - Check out this picture of us from Valentine's Day that was posted on a local website here in Araxa:
http://www.agitoaraxa.com.br/coberturas/copa-bar-e-restaurante/1647
Monday, June 27, 2011
On my mind - Part II
Update on wedding plans...
Where to begin? Well, the past day or so I've been starting to stress a little bit about travel plans for Franchesco's family and friends in Brazil. We need to try to figure out who/how many people are coming, when they are coming, where they are visiting (Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota) and how long they are staying, etc. Not very easy stuff to figure out! Franchesco and I talked about it all yesterday and started looking at flights, so we're working on it but I'm sure it'll be a while until all the details are nailed down. As if wedding planning wasn't difficult enough, throw in international guests and long-distance planning from Minnesota! I'm confident we'll figure it all out eventually!
After we know when and where our guests will be traveling, we can start to figure out the dates and locations for other events like the bachelor/bachelorette parties and the rehearsal dinner. We also need to figure out invitations, but I think we've decided that we will get all the invitations printed in English, but include additional information with a translation and flight information for everyone in Brazil. Speaking of invitations -- I should be ready to order Save-the-Dates any day now, and I'll be sending them once we're back in the US :)
Another detail we're still working on is the ceremony location, but I'm definitely leaning toward doing both the ceremony and the reception at The Cork Factory Hotel. It just seems to make sense since we don't have a connection to a church in the area, and it's going to be winter and would be so nice if everyone could go inside and stay inside for the entire evening. I think it would be really beautiful if we lined the aisle with candles for the ceremony, perfect for a winter evening!
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I swear that I had more things on my mind earlier today, but I think I've forgotten some of them :) I'll leave you with this for now, but expect to see more updates soon!
Where to begin? Well, the past day or so I've been starting to stress a little bit about travel plans for Franchesco's family and friends in Brazil. We need to try to figure out who/how many people are coming, when they are coming, where they are visiting (Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota) and how long they are staying, etc. Not very easy stuff to figure out! Franchesco and I talked about it all yesterday and started looking at flights, so we're working on it but I'm sure it'll be a while until all the details are nailed down. As if wedding planning wasn't difficult enough, throw in international guests and long-distance planning from Minnesota! I'm confident we'll figure it all out eventually!
After we know when and where our guests will be traveling, we can start to figure out the dates and locations for other events like the bachelor/bachelorette parties and the rehearsal dinner. We also need to figure out invitations, but I think we've decided that we will get all the invitations printed in English, but include additional information with a translation and flight information for everyone in Brazil. Speaking of invitations -- I should be ready to order Save-the-Dates any day now, and I'll be sending them once we're back in the US :)
Another detail we're still working on is the ceremony location, but I'm definitely leaning toward doing both the ceremony and the reception at The Cork Factory Hotel. It just seems to make sense since we don't have a connection to a church in the area, and it's going to be winter and would be so nice if everyone could go inside and stay inside for the entire evening. I think it would be really beautiful if we lined the aisle with candles for the ceremony, perfect for a winter evening!
On my mind - Part I
I feel like I've had 1,727,526 things on my mind the past couple of days! I think it's a sign that I should keep up with my blog posts more often so that I can gets things out :)
What we've been up to...
I've been in Brazil about 7 weeks now, and I only have a month left. It's so hard to believe! I know it will be sad when we are leaving Brazil and saying goodbye to friends & family here, but I'm also very excited for Franchesco and I to begin our "new" life in the USA :) We'll be heading back to Pennsylvania on 7/27 and will be spending a couple of days there before we fly back to Minneapolis on 8/2. I'm so excited for my friends and family to meet and get to know Franchesco! I've also been feeling a lot of nostalgia for Hersheypark, so I hope that we're able to spend a day there too!
We will both need to find new jobs once we get back to Minneapolis, but we've got our living arrangements figured out already so that's great. We'll be going back to the same apartment I was living in before I left, and when the lease ends in September we'll be moving into a newer, remodeled apartment unit on the 29th floor of the same building. I'm so excited! We'll have an even better view of downtown Minneapolis than we do from my old apartment :)
I've been occupying my time by trying to do the things that I will have less time for once we get back to Minneapolis and start working. I've been working out, studying Portuguese, and studying to take the GMAT exam (needed to apply for an MBA program) at some point in the near future. I've also been teaching more English classes over the past week or so. Last week I taught 6 classes and I have 6 more this week. Franchesco is still taking jiu jitsu classes on Monday/Wednesday/Friday and Saturday, and he hopes that he can continue taking classes in the US or maybe even teach some classes. Outside of all that, this weekend we celebrated a holiday in Brazil called "Festa Junina." Among all the other decorations and festivities, we also performed a short play involving a wedding where Franchesco and I played the bride and groom. I had to recite some lines in Portuguese and I think everyone was very entertained :)
This blog post is beginning to get very long...I told you there's been a lot on my mind. I'll finish writing a "Part II" later to tell give you updates on wedding plans.
Tchau!
What we've been up to...
I've been in Brazil about 7 weeks now, and I only have a month left. It's so hard to believe! I know it will be sad when we are leaving Brazil and saying goodbye to friends & family here, but I'm also very excited for Franchesco and I to begin our "new" life in the USA :) We'll be heading back to Pennsylvania on 7/27 and will be spending a couple of days there before we fly back to Minneapolis on 8/2. I'm so excited for my friends and family to meet and get to know Franchesco! I've also been feeling a lot of nostalgia for Hersheypark, so I hope that we're able to spend a day there too!
We will both need to find new jobs once we get back to Minneapolis, but we've got our living arrangements figured out already so that's great. We'll be going back to the same apartment I was living in before I left, and when the lease ends in September we'll be moving into a newer, remodeled apartment unit on the 29th floor of the same building. I'm so excited! We'll have an even better view of downtown Minneapolis than we do from my old apartment :)
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| The Churchill - Minneapolis, MN |
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| Festa Junina |
This blog post is beginning to get very long...I told you there's been a lot on my mind. I'll finish writing a "Part II" later to tell give you updates on wedding plans.
Tchau!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Feliz Dia dos Namorados!
Today is Valentine's Day here in Brazil, so we celebrated by going out to dinner last night with Franchesco's sister (Francielle) & brother-in-law (Raphael), and 2 other couples. There was a band playing at the restaurant, and I found out that the lead singer will be one of my English students starting this week! I had a really good time, and I'm so glad that Franchesco and I were able to spend at least one Valentine's Day together this year :)
In addition to being "Dia dos Namorados," today was also Franchesco's big jiu-jitsu championship. I have to admit, I don't really enjoy watching...earlier this week he came home from jiu-jitsu class with a bloody lip, and today he has a nasty red/purple mark over his eye. Let's just say I'm glad it's over (along with his mom and his sister!)
I'm still studying Portuguese, in fact I finally finished Level 1 of my Rosetta Stone course. I bought all 3 levels, so I still have 2 more to go! I also will be teaching my first English class (I have 3 students) tomorrow evening from 7-9pm. Wish me luck!
Tonight, Franchesco and I are going to Francielle's house to have dinner and play cards. I volunteered to make dinner for everyone...I'm thinking something typical American or maybe I'll make something Italian. Please leave a comment if you have any good ideas of something I can make for them! I'm also planning to make chocolate chip cookies, which are not common here. I don't think they've ever had homemade chocolate chip cookies before! That's a crime!
Have a great evening everyone! Happy Valentine's Day :)
In addition to being "Dia dos Namorados," today was also Franchesco's big jiu-jitsu championship. I have to admit, I don't really enjoy watching...earlier this week he came home from jiu-jitsu class with a bloody lip, and today he has a nasty red/purple mark over his eye. Let's just say I'm glad it's over (along with his mom and his sister!)
I'm still studying Portuguese, in fact I finally finished Level 1 of my Rosetta Stone course. I bought all 3 levels, so I still have 2 more to go! I also will be teaching my first English class (I have 3 students) tomorrow evening from 7-9pm. Wish me luck!
Tonight, Franchesco and I are going to Francielle's house to have dinner and play cards. I volunteered to make dinner for everyone...I'm thinking something typical American or maybe I'll make something Italian. Please leave a comment if you have any good ideas of something I can make for them! I'm also planning to make chocolate chip cookies, which are not common here. I don't think they've ever had homemade chocolate chip cookies before! That's a crime!
Have a great evening everyone! Happy Valentine's Day :)
Thursday, June 9, 2011
O Tempo Esta Voando!
Wow...time really does fly! I've been in Brazil for one month now, and it really doesn't seem that long. I promised everyone I'd keep up with updates and emails, and I have to admit I've been very bad at that so far. I keep thinking "I can send postcards tomorrow" or "I'll send that email tomorrow" or "I'll update the blog tomorrow"....but before I know it, it's going to be time to come back home!
The next month will be busier than the first, because we've only got one month to get everything ready for the visa interview. We have lots of papers to fill out and information to gather, so I'm sure it will be a lot of work. Another thing that's going to occupy some of my time while I'm here in Brazil - I'm an English teacher :) I'm going to begin teaching a conversational English class or two at a language school called Park Idiomas here in Araxa. I'm also planning on spending the weekends in a nearby city living with a family (friends of Franchesco's family) that have 2 kids who are studying English. They want me to go with them places and take them shopping etc, all while speaking to them in English and reinforcing what they've been learning in school. I'm excited that I now have 2 jobs :)
Last, but not least, we've got less than 8 months now until the wedding! I'm still busy thinking about wedding plans on a regular basis, and yesterday I was lucky enough to come across a great deal on the invitations I've been wanting! I got an email from http://www.weddingchannel.com/ advertising a deal for $75 off a $150 purchase from http://www.minted.com/ (a website where I found invitations I love!) I was able to buy 2 of the coupons myself, and I had Franchesco order 2 as well, so that means we're going to save a total of $300 on our wedding stationery. That made my day :)
Now if I could only figure out where we are going to have our wedding ceremony... (thanks Iheart4th for the tip...I'll definitely check out the chapel you mentioned!)
The next month will be busier than the first, because we've only got one month to get everything ready for the visa interview. We have lots of papers to fill out and information to gather, so I'm sure it will be a lot of work. Another thing that's going to occupy some of my time while I'm here in Brazil - I'm an English teacher :) I'm going to begin teaching a conversational English class or two at a language school called Park Idiomas here in Araxa. I'm also planning on spending the weekends in a nearby city living with a family (friends of Franchesco's family) that have 2 kids who are studying English. They want me to go with them places and take them shopping etc, all while speaking to them in English and reinforcing what they've been learning in school. I'm excited that I now have 2 jobs :)
Last, but not least, we've got less than 8 months now until the wedding! I'm still busy thinking about wedding plans on a regular basis, and yesterday I was lucky enough to come across a great deal on the invitations I've been wanting! I got an email from http://www.weddingchannel.com/ advertising a deal for $75 off a $150 purchase from http://www.minted.com/ (a website where I found invitations I love!) I was able to buy 2 of the coupons myself, and I had Franchesco order 2 as well, so that means we're going to save a total of $300 on our wedding stationery. That made my day :)
Now if I could only figure out where we are going to have our wedding ceremony... (thanks Iheart4th for the tip...I'll definitely check out the chapel you mentioned!)
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