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Describing myself in high school. Oh boy. Heeeeere goes.
Then
Well, in high school, I was in the marching band, the drama club, the chorus, and the show choir, and I took AP classes. I mean, I assume you can draw your own conclusions about my social status from that.
Ninth grade semi-formal.
Really, though, although I was most definitely not made in the traditional “popular girl” mode, I was a happy kid, and I had a lot of friends.
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My wedding is in just over a month and I currently have really mixed feelings about it. My number one feeling is that I’m so excited to be marrying my favourite person and to be able to get to go around making references to “my husband.” However, that’s kind of boring to talk about, since I’m sure you all feel the same way too, so I’m moving on to my other feelings.
My next feeling is that I’d like it to be our wedding day already. I’ve been planning this wedding for over a year and I’m looking forward to just getting to enjoy the day. I’m actually a bit surprised that I got to this point because I’ve had such a great time planning. We’ve definitely had some stresses, like being told no one will have fun at our wedding because it’s during Advent and no one is allowed to have fun during Advent (yeah, we’d never hear that before either), but overall, it’s been a fun process. Now I’m ready for it to be the week before our wedding so I can just enjoy all the fun of that final week and, obviously, the actual wedding day already.
On the other hand, I’m freaking out (in a very minor way) that we only have one month left.
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“I’ll buy you a diamond ring, my friend, if it makes you feel alright.”
- The Beatles
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Sometimes, when I am knee deep in vendor emails and wedding to-do lists, I like to stop…take a break…and gaze at some pretty pictures…
I wasn’t sure I’d participate because I wasn’t sure what I’d choose, but I think it’s this post.
There are more emotional posts, I think, and more direct posts, but this one seems like a good choice because it might give some newbees a chance to read it, and know they’re not alone if they’re doubting.
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As you approach your wedding day, everyone asks you if you’re getting nervous. I wonder how they’d react if I said, “Yes, frankly, I’m scared shitless of the huge commitment I’m about to make. Not because of him — I love him and admire him — but because it’s me, and to be the kind of partner I want to be is something I’m not sure I can achieve. And sometimes I just don’t want to be a good partner. I want to stomp my feet and throw a tantrum and have someone save me.”
What if I don’t succeed this time? What if I can’t? What if I don’t want to? Bending myself to accommodate him/ us is tiring. Watching my words so that he doesn’t get hurt is tiring. Can I really do this? Do I really want to?
I often feel like I’m in this all alone… and by “this” I guess I mean life.
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Let me preface this post by saying that I find the pressure from the wedding industry to lose weight for one’s wedding day to be just ridiculous. I hate the fact that there exist countless books and websites dedicated to bridal weight loss. Don’t get me wrong—I agree that fitness and health are extremely important, especially with obesity becoming such a widespread problem in the U.S.—but I think that it’s wrong to try to get in shape to fit into a dress for one day, or to look skinny in our photos. We should try to get in shape because it’s healthy and we’ll live longer. It’s something we should be doing for the long term, not just for our wedding day. And the media pressure around it is just disgusting and manipulative.
Now I’m going to step off of my soapbox and tell you about my weight loss (and gain, and loss again) journey.
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When visiting other cities or countries, Mr. Hermit Crab and I are always interested in the Jewish culture and history in that place. We have visited synagogues and historic landmarks all over the world, and we are always learning new things. New York City has amazing Jewish resources and culture to explore, and I have put together a short list of the many opportunities there are here.
Just a disclaimer: I don’t work for any of these organizations/restaurants/etc. I just like them! Also, this is definitely not an exhaustive list—just some of my local faves! All of these places are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted.
Good Eats
Short of visiting Israel itself, New York City has some of the best kosher restaurants in the world. They range in price, cuisine and location, but there tons of options!
*Just a side note, for anyone traveling to NYC: A great resource for eating out in New York City is Menu Page. You can search for any restaurant by neighborhood, cuisine or other category.*
Anyway, here are some of our tried and true favorite kosher restaurants (you can get supervision information on most of their websites, if you are interested, as well as hours, menus and prices):
Murray’s Falafel (meat) 261 First Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets
In my opinion, some of the best falafel in the city, by far. Their shwarma and sides are also delicious (I have been told, since I am a vegetarian)
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
When you first get engaged it seems like everyone—from your mother, to your recently wedded friends, to the lady behind you in line at the post office—has some advice about what you must or must not do at your wedding. And let’s face it, a lot of it is probably irrelevant to the wedding you and your betrothed are planning. (“Your napkins need to be the same color as your dress!” “Make sure you have at least one harpist!” “If you serve cupcakes your marriage won’t be valid!”) But one of the things I’ve learned to do while planning this wedding is not to shut everyone out; sometimes you can learn from those who have been there before (as brides, grooms, MOHs, guests, vendors, etc…).
I’ve had two recently married friends insist that we hire a videographer.
claire1103 is selling a set of photobooth props. She’s asking $40.
Have a wedding item for sale? Post it with pictures in the Weddingbee Classifieds, and you might see it featured on the blog!
Other great items for sale:
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Our first anniversary is this Sunday, and while it doesn’t look like I’ll finish my recaps by then, I am close and I’m really happy my favorite part of the night is up next in the recaps. It’s been quite a year and I’m really glad to look back on this extremely fun half hour.
I have a feeling ’The Grand March’ changes itself up for various cultures around the globe, but Mr. Moonbeam is part Czech and it’s that part of his family that partakes in this fantastic tradition.
Mr. MB’s Aunt and Uncle led everybody throughout the dance.
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Recently I was burned on Etsy (as in never got my purchase), and let me tell you, it SUCKS! In an effort to help everyone else not get burned I thought I would write up a few guidelines about buying on Etsy. First, let’s start with the story of what happened so you can see where I went oh-so-wrong.
This summer I purchased a custom parasol from Michelle’s This and That on Etsy which was scheduled to be painted Mid-July. August came, and there was no parasol. I messaged the seller to find out where my parasol was and she told me she was just getting ready to start it. At this point my spidey senses were telling me there was danger ahead, but I brushed them aside.
September arrived and there was still no parasol. When I messaged her again I was assured she was sending it out right then and she sent me a delivery confirmation number. The package never got delivered no matter how many times I desperately clicked the refresh button on the USPS tracking page. When I inquired back to the seller she said it must have been “lost” in the mail. She then offered to make me a new one, and I once again ignored those darn spidey senses.
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I have this thing for pink, which is why we chose it to be one of our wedding colors.Our main color is green, because it’s my all-time favorite, but I hope to have lots of pops of pink.
I know I’m not alone in saying the details mean a lot, and I’d love for a lot of our details to be pink. Like this cutesy cabinet with pink fabric accents:
A vintage jug of pink lemonade and pink lollipops:
When I last left you, my long-beloved dream dress was “no longer available” at Kleinfeld. The design is part of “Alita Graham’s Kleinfeld Kollection.” I’m going to ignore how badly that second ’K’ makes me shudder, and simply say that it stands to reason that it would only be available at Kleinfeld. The line, as it turns out, is available in five places beyond the Manhattan flagship store. I made a little visual aid so you can see the quest that lay before me:
I might have considered flying to any of these places as well, but I worried about getting the dress back with me on a plane. Lightweight wedding dresses are few and far between, and I’ll be damned if I would let the airport security near the delicate beading and diamond white chiffon.
First email stop?
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Hola, hive! When Pengy asked for our favorite posts, I immediately knew which one to pick. Like many brides, I wanted to have “The Moment” when I found my dress. After all, my final dress appointment was at Kleinfeld—famous for creating The Moment for hundreds of brides, as seen on the show Say Yes To The Dress. Armed with a box of tissues, waterproof mascara, and four bridesmaids, I was ready. Moment, come find me! But it didn’t. And I ended up being frustrated and undecided. I walked away from the appointment empty-handed (but only the first time!). I picked this post as a reminder for the dress-hunting brides out there—not everyone gets that instant head-over-heels feeling for the dress. Sometimes, you need just one night to sleep on it!
When I originally wrote this post I didn’t reveal the “blankety blank” part of my dress…the one shoulder. Turns out they’re popular now (one shoulder, cap sleeve, and the like, and so many cute ones!). Anyway, I still love my dress and here she is in action!
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In my last post you saw part one of all our wedding day details (and if you missed it, go check out part one first). Now, here is the second half of one of my favorite posts I’ve put together, with lots of pretty picture overload!
Just like in part one, feel free to click on any of these for a larger view, and I’ve included the links to the original tutorial or inspiration posts at the bottom. Enjoy!
As much as I love Weddingbee for what it is (a wedding website), I also think it’s a relationship site, too. I mean, I wouldn’t be marrying Mr. Giraffe if I didn’t have a relationship with him, and many girls (some guys too?) on the boards are either waiting to be engaged or are already married.
I had a super wedding-y post planned for today, but instead I’m going to talk a little bit about Mr. Giraffe’s and my relationship.
You see, Mr. G is a music student teacher. He graduates in just a month (woo hoo, so proud!) and already has a screen for an interview this week (everyone cross your fingers for him). He called me to tell me about the screening and, of course, I’m super excited for him, and hope-hope-hope it goes well. In my mind, I believe it’ll go well because I believe in Mr. G, simple as that—it had nothing to do with my confidence (or lack thereof) in him as a teacher.
I spent a Saturday with Mr. G at an extracurricular event for the Jr. High School he student taught at and had a good time, but last night we did something a little bit different.
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