Birthday Cake and Flowers :-)

I created most of the boutonnieres as well as my bridal bouquet last week. Mom says that I need to keep some things secret, *wink and a grin* so you just get to see a close-up of my flowers (they are done as a cascade bouquet) and none of the boutonnieres! I will tell you that I was able to add to my bouquet a lot of the pearl, rhinestone, and butterfly accent pieces that were in my Mother's bouquet! It is a blend of old and new.

My new "love" is the handy-dandy glue gun! But oohhhhh what a mess I'm making of my dining room area! That part of the house looks like the backroom of a florist shop. Yikes!

Ed and I traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and attended the annual Kakuk family reunion over the weekend. He got a chance to meet about 80 of my relatives in 2 short days. Way to go Ed! Saturday was Ed's birthday. Here is a picture of him showing off his birthday cake surprise from my Mom. It was designed and baked by my cousin, Cathy, who owns a cake business. The cake was a big hit at the reunion--YUMMY! We jokingly told people that they had to sing happy birthday or at least wish Ed a happy birthday before eating the cake. He received an overwhelming amount of birthday well wishes and quite a few renditions of the birthday song. *giggle*

Mom had the wedding invitations all set for us to take back to Illinois. Oh my, they look so elegant! We're really pleased at how nicely they turned out. With the help of my "editorial board" (Ed, his parents, and my mom) the inserts have been created for the invitations as well. Now we just need to start addressing envelopes and putting all the pieces together.

I "graduated" from a walking cast to a "surgical shoe"--HURRAY! Hopefully, I'll be back to normal shoes in two weeks. I'm happy the fracture in my foot is healing. We can't wait to get back on the dance floor!