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All Gussied Up

October 13, 2008 by Elaine

Our next-door neighbors got married yesterday.
We met Nancy and her son A.J. when we moved here 4 years ago and last year Nancy met Scott. Yesterday they married in one of the sweetest ceremonies I’ve seen in a while. They exchanged vows and rings and then gave A.J. a family pendant. All three of them committed themselves to their new union. It was such a beautiful thing to witness.
Not to mention the cake was REALLY good!! I don’t know if I’ve ever proclaimed my love for GOOD wedding cake on here before, so let me just tell you now. I LOVE wedding cake. I think it’s the icing. It’s just so good and sweet. Now I wish I had more. Anyone getting married anytime soon?
Oh and there was an open bar.
And, just the hubs and I went.
And… (yes, there’s more…) I got to wear my new dress that I bought a couple of weeks ago! Woah people, hold yourself back from all the excitedment!! But really, it was so nice to dress up and feel feminine and “girly.” Sometimes we just need to do that to remind ourselves that we are! Honestly, I get tired of wearing that same “Mommy” outfit all the time. So thanks to Nancy and Scott for getting married so I could have a reason to get “all gussied up.” (that’s Southern for dressed up, in case you didn’t know…)
So let’s review, shall we?
Sweet wedding.
Awesome cake.
A little free wine.
Time alone with my man.
Wearing a dress and heels.
Yeah, life is good. : )

(photo courtesy of my MIL, aka “babysitter extraordinaire!”)

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elaine

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Comments

  1. Mandy says

    October 13, 2008 at 3:19 am

    Looove the dress! It’s so nice to get out w/out the kids every once in a while. Sigh…

  2. Susan says

    October 13, 2008 at 3:23 am

    Cute dress! It is SO nice to get out isn’t it? We went to a wine tasting party last night at a friend’s house. It was great! We hadn’t been out in awhile.

    One of my best friends is getting married in two weeks and I am singing in her wedding. I can’t wait. I love wedding cake and dressing up too!

  3. Kristen says

    October 13, 2008 at 3:29 am

    How fun!!

    Love the wedding cake. The chance to dance with the hubby again, and yes, a couple of free glasses of wine isn’t so bad either!!

    And you my dear look fab-u-lous!!!

    Glad to hear you had a great time!

  4. The Mom says

    October 13, 2008 at 3:32 am

    You two look fabulous! Glad you had fun!

  5. Jaimee says

    October 13, 2008 at 3:32 am

    GREAT dress!! You look great too! We have a wedding this weekend, hope the cake is good…I WILL be splurging on some cake! 🙂

  6. Brittany says

    October 13, 2008 at 3:44 am

    Ohhh love that dress! 🙂 Glad you got out a little!

  7. Threeboys1mommy says

    October 13, 2008 at 8:49 am

    Is that your brother 😉

    You guys look great, glad you had a good time.

  8. E and T says

    October 13, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Hi Elaine

    You look gorgeous in your new dress.

    I hear you when it comes to wedding cake, yummo. I am in luck as my sister-in-law is getting married this Sunday, so I’ll be indulging.

    I am so happy to hear that you had a wonderful time with your hubby.

    Lots of love
    Elise

  9. Lisa@verybusymomwith4 says

    October 13, 2008 at 11:24 am

    Look at that attractive couple! You’re right that dress is adorable 🙂

    Glad you had a great time 🙂

  10. Julie says

    October 13, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    You and hubs look great!

  11. Mrs. De Miranda says

    October 13, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    You two look great!! Cheers to having a good time!!

  12. Stephanie says

    October 13, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    WHat more could you ask for?!?!
    You looked great in that dress by the way! 🙂

  13. Christina says

    October 13, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    Don’t you lead the glam life!? That. is. awesome. And, you look terrific!

  14. amanda says

    October 13, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    isn’t it crazy how good you feel after a night like that??

    who knew getting all gussied up could make a mommy so giddy 🙂

  15. beth says

    October 13, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    What a beautiful picture!

    I know just how you feel- an adult night out every now and then is great for everyone, even the kids that get to party with the grandparents.

  16. My Goodness says

    October 13, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    What a lovely couple!
    Great dress!
    I’m glad you were able to ‘clean up’ and go to a sweet wedding with your man and no children…we ALL need DATES! 🙂

  17. jill jill bo bill says

    October 13, 2008 at 6:29 pm

    You look beautiful and y’all are so dang cute!!!!!!! Love the wine and cake and dancing…..Thinking about becoming a wedding crasher for those things alone.

  18. Burgh Baby says

    October 13, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    You look fantastic all gussied up! Of course, you look hawt in your Mom Uniform, too.

    I’m glad the cake was good, because there is NOTHING worse than bad wedding cake. Blach.

  19. Angella says

    October 13, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    You two look absolutely adorable!

  20. Shannon says

    October 13, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    What a garrr-jus picture – you guys look totally amazing! That dress is great and I’m so glad you had a blast at the wedding.

  21. nicole says

    October 14, 2008 at 12:09 am

    Y’all look great. Weddings are fun, especially when a bar is involved.

  22. Andrea says

    October 14, 2008 at 2:32 am

    Sounds like you enjoyed the outing…and that’s a great picture of you 2!!

  23. Rhea says

    October 14, 2008 at 2:50 am

    I like your dress. You two clean up well! I’m glad you got to go have fun and eat some yummy wedding cake. Your tweets about it had me laughing.

  24. Kami says

    October 16, 2008 at 4:07 am

    mmmm, cake.

    And that dress is so nice! Looking good girl!

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Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 15 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five kids: together, ages 19, 16, 16, 14 and 14 and crazy but lovely dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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