Weekend at Home

Andy and I are looking forward to a relaxing weekend at home. Andy has been sick (but he is back at work now). We’re hoping he has some energy this weekend so we can get a few things done. We want to do a little shopping (as much as Andy can stand) and get a little more settled in our house. The living room in our house is stuffed with Andy’s stuff. It would be nice to get some more of his stuff put away, but the piles don’t really bother me. After all, I moved into the house a year and a few months ago and I had piles for at least a month in the same place where Andy’s piles are now. We also have spend some time finalizing our budget and paying bills.

Married life is nice. I love that I get to see Andy every day because we live in the same place, instead of 60 miles apart.

Missing a Hat?

Did any of you women leave a black and white hat with a little flower on it at our wedding? We’ll possibly take a picture of it and post it here so that we can get some help tracking down the owner. If it belongs to you, just leave us a comment or give us a call.

Well, Andy is still at home sick. This is the first time I’ve ever seen him sick. It’s hard to see him this way since I’m accustomed to seeing him much more lively. I hope he gets better soon!

In Sickness and in Health

Our wedding on January 1st was beautiful. We’ll post pictures soon. Many thanks to those of you who braved the weather and celebrated our union with us. The honeymoon at Gunflint Lodge in northern Minnesota was nice and relaxing. We did some dogsledding and snowmobiling. I’m back at work today, but Andy is sick at home. I hope he feels better soon because there is so much I want to talk to him about.

Wedding Dress

I had my wedding dress fitted for the first time a couple weeks ago. Today is a big day because I have to jump in my dress and see if it still fits after being altered and after I have chowed down on so much cookie dough and so many Christmas cookies. If the dress doesn’t fit perfectly, the seamstress will make some final alterations. Just 10 more days!

Andy’s Bachelor Party

Andy had his Bachelor Party last Saturday night. He and his friends, his brother and my brother went to the Mall of America to celebrate. They ate at Famous Dave’s, drove in a Nascar simulator, chilled out at a piano bar and went to Ocean’s 12. So far, no incriminating or compromising photos of Andy have emerged (not that I would have expected any). So, the wedding is still on. See you all in 12 days!

Birthday and Baking

Saturday, December 11th was my mom’s birthday. I will not say how old she is because of my respect for my elders. But, I will give one hint – she is at least 2 times older than me and I am 28. On my mom’s birthday, we baked Christmas cookies. Poor Andy doesn’t like peanut butter, mint or nuts so he basically didn’t like many of the kinds of cookies we made. Oh, by the way, just 19 days until our wedding!

Wedding Information

Here’s all the information our guests may need to know about our wedding:

Day & Time

  • Saturday, January 1, 2005
  • 4 p.m.

Location:

Nearby Hotels:

  • Holiday Inn Select Brooklyn Center
    UPDATE: When we first made reservations, this was a Hilton, now it is a Holiday Inn, but the block still applies.
    Call for Reservations to be sure to get in the block with the block rate
    2200 Freeway Boulevard
    Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
    Phone: 763.566.8000
    20 Rooms blocked off for December 31, 2004 and 35 Rooms blocked off for January 1, 2005. Single/Double and Triple/Quad rates are all $79/night. Call for reservations before Friday, December 10th, 2004. Ask for the Forbes/Olson Wedding Block Group rate.
  • AmericInn of
    Brooklyn Center, MN
    Call for reservations to get the Block rate, the website doesn’t offer the lower rate
    2050 Freeway Blvd.
    Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
    Phone: 763.566.7500
    20 Rooms blocked off for December 31, 2004 and for January 1, 2005.
    Rates are $79/night with the group rate.
  • Minneapolis-Brooklyn Center , MN Motel 6
    2741 Freeway Boulevard
    Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
    Phone: 763.560.9789
    No rooms blocked off
    Rates around $58/night

Gift Registries:

First Posted August 21, 2004

Ready or Not . . .

here it comes! Andy and I are getting married in just 25 days. One questions I get a lot is, “So, are you ready?” I usually respond, “Do you mean, am I ready for the marriage or for the wedding?” I think Andy and I are ready for marriage. Whether we are ready for the wedding is a totally different story. I don’t think we’re ready for the wedding. I’m so swamped at work that I’ve had very little time to devote to wedding planning. I’m just so thankful that Andy and others have really helped out. But, of course there is so much to do and I will not be at ease until it is all done.

Thanksgiving Day

Andy and I spent Thanksgiving Day in Coon Valley, Wisconsin with my the extended family on my mom’s side. It was lots of fun. In the evening, they had a shower for me and Andy. Andy’s parents even came to it. That’s where my relatives played a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad (but hilarious) trick on me. They asked everyone to bring a gift that cost no more than $1.00. Everyone was in on the trick except for me and Andy. We got gifts such as a used rap video, a bag of assorted soaps (including 1/2 used bars in plastic baggies), etc. I tried my best to be grateful. It was hard. My relatives (especially my mom) were laughing like crazy. I felt bad because people were laughing at the presents given by others. But, at one point, while holding up a gift, I had to use the gift as a shield while I laughed myself. At some point, I realized that the gifts were so disappointing so I asked Andy to open them. My sister leaned over to me after I had opened about half the presents and said, “These are awful.” I said, “Shhh. They’re fine.” I also heard a cousin say, “I feel bad for Jessi.” I thought I wasn’t being grateful enough, so I tried to pick it up. I just remember how relieved I was when my aunt said that those were not my real presents. I think I started laughing and crying at the same time.