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All About Cari
This is such a busy week. Today, Mom and I went out shopping. We went to Target first, then Kohl's, then Michael's and then Starbuck's and See's Candy. It took a total of 2 1/2 hours to get all of our errands taken care of. It's such a beautiful day so it was a lot of fun being outside in the breezy sunshine.
We did a little shopping for the Open House we are hosting on Saturday to celebrate Cari's college graduation. I got more dessert plates and napkins and picked up some candies and crackers to set out along with the buffet food we are going to serve.
Once she graduates, we will be in full swing getting ready for her March 21, 2009 wedding. I sent in the deposit check yesterday to hold the date at the site she has chosen. As we get closer, I will post some pictures of the place. We have been talking about all of the little details surrounding a lovely wedding and one of the things we thought about was a favor for each guest. I am thinking about a See's candy truffle in either chocolate/hazelnut, chocolate/chocolate mint cream, or coffee latte. The wedding theme is going to be on the Italian side so I thought the chocolate/hazelnut would be nice because it is such a popular flavor in Italy. The coffee latte would be along the Italian line, too. The chocolate mint would be nice because everyone enjoys a mint after dinner. I brought home one of each for her to try. She may hate this idea but it was a delicious experiment anyway. LOL
I'm finding that my ideas about her wedding are met with resistence and very little enthusiasm. She has very strong ideas about how she wants HER day to go and I totally respect that. I told her that I would be offering ideas and suggestions with no expectations attached. She has full right of refusal or acceptance. It's totally up to her and Sam to decide everything. My biggest challenge is to keep the teasing to a minimum. She is so literal and gets upset because she thinks I'm serious. As hard as it will be, because I love to joke and tease, I am going to try not to do it as far as the wedding goes. Lord help me.
Going backto Saturday, we are having around 30 people for an open house to celebrate Cari's graduation from California State University, Fullerton. We are so proud of her. We are extra proud that she has been hired full time by the company she has been interning for this past year. She is being hired as Office Manager and Account Manager for one of their most successful artists. She is thrilled. She is especially happy because they asked her before she had a chance to ask them if she could go full time. That was so great. They have been paying her for 4 months already because she has taken on so much responsibility. She is the only paid intern at the company and the only one hired full time. We are PROUD of her. She is doing what she always wanted to do - what she went to college to do. She is really fortunate. So many kids graduate from college and have a terrible time finding jobs in their field of study.
I will be posting pictures of her big day soon. Watch for them!
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Sounds like the Open House will be lovely. And how wonderful that she already has a job to go to. I went thru the same thing when my daughter got married. I could throw out ideas but that's all. She had in her mind how she wanted things to be. 90% of my ideas were ignored. Oh well...being mother of the groom is easier I think. Linda in Washington state http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1
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