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Wholly Matrimony!

Wholly Matrimony! (Steal this button.) I haven’t been over here the past few days because I’ve been over there. Where? Wholly Matrimony!

Wholly Matrimony was started in 1998 by Robyn. As her life changed, the site lived a quiet existence. Her two sons, who are less than two years apart in age, took up all of her free time when she wasn’t busy taking fabulous baby photographs.

Meanwhile, my life changed too. I because immersed in the wedding industry. And I longed for the good old days, when WM! was alive and flourishing. (You know, when I wasn’t busy taking wedding photographs.)

Then, with a flash of brilliance, while I was visiting Florida in June, 2008 – I wrote to Robyn and asked her if I could take over WM! – and she said yes!

So now the static HTML site is moving over to a blog, with all of the content moving into place on the site. There is still a lot of work to do behind the scenes, but meantime – the blog itself is under way! Check it out!

If you like it, take the button and post it on your site with a link back over to whollymatrimony.com – and THANKS!

(Oh, and if you’re interested, submissions are being accepted for consideration. Let me know if you have something you want to share.)

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Finding The Perfect Gift…

Ok, I have to confess that sometimes, I really struggle to come up with the perfect gift. I am always overwhelmed by too much “stuff” and most of the time I would rather let someone just buy exactly what they want instead of coming up with something for them that they don’t really need.

I don’t mind receiving gift cards, but I don’t like giving them. I don’t mind using wishlists, but sometimes I like to surprise someone with the perfect gift they never even thought to wish for. Going off the grid is fun. This yeat I actually found something that is worth giving, these custom blacksmith knives are perfect for surprising anybody who loves collecting knifes.

And then there is the fact that Mike has been known to buy *exactly* what I plan on buying for him just weeks before a gift giving occasion, or he bursts my bubble and ruins my perfectly planned surprise by telling me that he has come up with the perfect idea — which was exactly what I had planned for weeks or even months to get him. Yes, this has happened several times. This year, he is banned from even suggesting gifts to me. This is his public notice.

So back to my original point … finding the perfect gift. It isn’t easy. But this morning, I found the Gifts.com Gift Finder and after playing with it a bit, I think it might make my gift giving this year a little bit easier. Hopefully it will help you out too.

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Refresh…

I needed a change. White and light. And so once again, the blog is sporting the a theme by Derek. Much more design work ahead this weekend with some big things to announce in the near future.

Oh, the suspense.

Bear Dog!

Bear Dog and his owners, Kate & John, have photos from their Houston engagement session over on the wedding photography blog. I’m heading out in an hour or so for their wedding – it is going to be gorgeous!

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Boom De Yada…

We downgraded our cable last week. No more HD cable, just extended basic only. I already miss HD cable (even though I only watched it a few hours a week), so we’ll see how long this lasts.

I caught this commercial while watching the latest show on Discovery Channel about NASA and the space program. I loved it so much, I had to call Mike into the room so he could watch it too. Thanks to my friend Laurie, I discovered that it is on YouTube, so I can watch it all the time now!

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A Public Thank You…

After reading When You Weren’t Looking, They Were Working [via Rebecca], I just have to take a moment to publicly thank some pretty important people:

My parents.

Thank you for all that you did to provide a wonderful, secure and happy life for me. I appreciate all that you have done for me throughout the years, not only in my youth but also in my adult life to help me out.

I would not be where I am today, the person that I am, without you.

Thank you for all of your hard work to make that life for me. I like to think that I was aware of it, but I am sure I have never said thank you enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart.