Only 99 days until our wedding! Last time I wrote, I promised some updates on what we've been up to lately, so I'll try to post more at some point this weekend.
Enjoy the weekend - and check back soon!
Our Wedding Date
Friday, October 28, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Invitations ordered!
I ordered our wedding invitations this evening! I had to order them a little early so that we could get them sent out to Franchesco's family in Brazil in time for their Visa interviews. The rest of you should see your invitations sometime in November or December.
We ended up going with a little bit of a unique design so that we could incorporate both English and Portuguese :) I don't want to give everything away, but they are going to look a little something like this:
In other news:
- We received the rest of our engagement photos from Brianna, so I'll be posting those soon!
- We bought a new car last night! We got a 2008 Toyota Camry a few weeks ago, and now it was time for our second car (since we don't live downtown anymore so we both have to drive to work). We got a new 2011 Jeep Compass. I'll share more details later!
- We are also getting more serious about our honeymoon plans, most likely going to do a cruise about 2 weeks after the wedding (Franchesco's family will be staying to visit with us in the weeks following the wedding, so we're going to do the honeymoon just a little bit later.)
- Last, but not least, we have about 2 weeks left until we have to submit more paperwork for Franchesco's green card. At the end of this month it will already be 90 days since Franchesco entered the country, so we've got another $1,000 and lots of paperwork to submit to the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services). Wish us luck with that process!
Goodnight :)
We ended up going with a little bit of a unique design so that we could incorporate both English and Portuguese :) I don't want to give everything away, but they are going to look a little something like this:
In other news:
- We received the rest of our engagement photos from Brianna, so I'll be posting those soon!
- We bought a new car last night! We got a 2008 Toyota Camry a few weeks ago, and now it was time for our second car (since we don't live downtown anymore so we both have to drive to work). We got a new 2011 Jeep Compass. I'll share more details later!
- We are also getting more serious about our honeymoon plans, most likely going to do a cruise about 2 weeks after the wedding (Franchesco's family will be staying to visit with us in the weeks following the wedding, so we're going to do the honeymoon just a little bit later.)
- Last, but not least, we have about 2 weeks left until we have to submit more paperwork for Franchesco's green card. At the end of this month it will already be 90 days since Franchesco entered the country, so we've got another $1,000 and lots of paperwork to submit to the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services). Wish us luck with that process!
Goodnight :)
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Website Updated!
Our wedding website has been updated to include registry and hotel information. Check it out!
www.theknot.com/ourwedding/JacquelineFarrell&FranchescoBorges
www.theknot.com/ourwedding/JacquelineFarrell&FranchescoBorges
Ceremony Plans
I had my first phone conversation last night with Pastor Dave Robinson (Mom's cousin-in-law), who has agreed to be the officiant for our wedding. Looking forward to planning out the ceremony over the next couple of months!
Special thanks to Dave and Niki for being a part of our special day :)
Special thanks to Dave and Niki for being a part of our special day :)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
WiFi Wedding
I'm sitting at Panera down the street from my hotel, nearly 2 hours after finishing my meal, using the free WiFi internet :)
It's amazing how many wedding planning tasks can be done online! I'm currently researching & emailing videographers, checking travel ideas for our honeymoon and checking flights to head back to PA for Thanksgiving and Christmas...not only to spend the holidays at home, but also to finalize wedding plans the last couple of times I will be home before February.
What would we do without the internet?!
It's amazing how many wedding planning tasks can be done online! I'm currently researching & emailing videographers, checking travel ideas for our honeymoon and checking flights to head back to PA for Thanksgiving and Christmas...not only to spend the holidays at home, but also to finalize wedding plans the last couple of times I will be home before February.
What would we do without the internet?!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
4 Months to go!
Only 4 months until the wedding, and I'm really hoping for October to be a great month!
I started my new job this week and I'm doing training in Orrville, OH until Friday. We've also been living in our new apartment for about a week now (I'll post pictures soon). Besides all of the new things in our lives right now, I'm really hoping to make a lot of progress on wedding planning this month before we get into the busy holiday season. Wish us luck!
Happy October :)
I started my new job this week and I'm doing training in Orrville, OH until Friday. We've also been living in our new apartment for about a week now (I'll post pictures soon). Besides all of the new things in our lives right now, I'm really hoping to make a lot of progress on wedding planning this month before we get into the busy holiday season. Wish us luck!
Happy October :)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Home
I was going to write a blog post on my birthday. And entitle it "26." And talk about all the exciting things that will be happening in my life over the next year; new apartment, new job, new husband, etc.
But then the events of today really shifted my mind to other things. Our family dog, Bailey, passed away this morning. He would've been 11 years old next month. After hearing the sad news, I spent some of the afternoon cleaning up my old apartment, where I lived for 2 years, and packing the last of my belongings in the car. I started to think about the concept of "home." These two events probably don't seem to be related just yet, but bear with me.
Many of us have lived in multiple houses, starting out living with our parents, then maybe living in several temporary dorms or apartments throughout college, and finally making it out on our own. To me, home has always seemed like a relative term, depending on where I am living at the time. But there is no doubt that there's a little bit of pain involved with saying goodbye to a place you've called "home," whether you lived there for a couple months, a couple years, or a lifetime. For the last couple of years, I have prided myself on my bravery in moving away from home and living in other places. It was difficult at first; moving away to college for the first time, studying abroad in Spain; but after the first couple times it has gotten easier. I moved to Minneapolis right after graduating college, and lived in 2 different apartments within the same year. I also picked up, left my job and moved to Brazil for a couple months this past summer. I guess you could say I've grown into the type of person who prefers to look forward and make plans and be excited about the future more than I like to look back and reflect on what I'm leaving behind.
Needless to say, I've been very excited about moving into my new apartment and have spent the last couple weeks packing, preparing and making mental maps of where I want my furniture to go in the new place. I was feeling very surprised at the fact that I wasn't feeling sad about leaving the old apartment, despite the great memories I have from my 2 years living there and starting a new life with Franchesco there after our return from Brazil.
I don't know if it was just because I was feeling sad about Bailey this morning, but as I went to clean out the old apartment I started feeling very sad and emotional about leaving my old home behind. Then it hit me...none of us are really ever at home on this earth. We are not living the life the God intended for us to live. We should be spending every moment in this life preparing ourselves to go home with God when it's all over. I know that not everyone will share my beliefs on this matter, but I truly do believe that there is something better waiting for us, and that animals are no exception.
Although seemingly wonderful at times, this is not the way that life was meant to be. So if you're sad...no wonder. Hang in there! If you're happy...just wait, it will only get better!
"In this world you will have trouble. But in me you will have peace." - John 16:33
"Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." - John 16:22
"I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord." - Psalm 27:13-14
But then the events of today really shifted my mind to other things. Our family dog, Bailey, passed away this morning. He would've been 11 years old next month. After hearing the sad news, I spent some of the afternoon cleaning up my old apartment, where I lived for 2 years, and packing the last of my belongings in the car. I started to think about the concept of "home." These two events probably don't seem to be related just yet, but bear with me.
Many of us have lived in multiple houses, starting out living with our parents, then maybe living in several temporary dorms or apartments throughout college, and finally making it out on our own. To me, home has always seemed like a relative term, depending on where I am living at the time. But there is no doubt that there's a little bit of pain involved with saying goodbye to a place you've called "home," whether you lived there for a couple months, a couple years, or a lifetime. For the last couple of years, I have prided myself on my bravery in moving away from home and living in other places. It was difficult at first; moving away to college for the first time, studying abroad in Spain; but after the first couple times it has gotten easier. I moved to Minneapolis right after graduating college, and lived in 2 different apartments within the same year. I also picked up, left my job and moved to Brazil for a couple months this past summer. I guess you could say I've grown into the type of person who prefers to look forward and make plans and be excited about the future more than I like to look back and reflect on what I'm leaving behind.
Needless to say, I've been very excited about moving into my new apartment and have spent the last couple weeks packing, preparing and making mental maps of where I want my furniture to go in the new place. I was feeling very surprised at the fact that I wasn't feeling sad about leaving the old apartment, despite the great memories I have from my 2 years living there and starting a new life with Franchesco there after our return from Brazil.
I don't know if it was just because I was feeling sad about Bailey this morning, but as I went to clean out the old apartment I started feeling very sad and emotional about leaving my old home behind. Then it hit me...none of us are really ever at home on this earth. We are not living the life the God intended for us to live. We should be spending every moment in this life preparing ourselves to go home with God when it's all over. I know that not everyone will share my beliefs on this matter, but I truly do believe that there is something better waiting for us, and that animals are no exception.
Although seemingly wonderful at times, this is not the way that life was meant to be. So if you're sad...no wonder. Hang in there! If you're happy...just wait, it will only get better!
"In this world you will have trouble. But in me you will have peace." - John 16:33
"Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." - John 16:22
"I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord." - Psalm 27:13-14
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| Dear Bailey, I hope your new home is better than the last! Love, Jacqueline |
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