The Countdown is On.

  

Until the final Viefhaus sister ties the knot.

Just 48 days until these lovebirds get married.

I cannot wait.
But, I really have to, because there is still so much left to do…

Here is the flower girl inspiration.
My girls all have their cowgirl boots and the most adorable sweater dresses.
Now, I just need to make their flower headbands.
(You all know I have already recruited Erin to assist me in this quest.)

 
My hair inspiration is the girl on the far right. 
Yay or Nay?

I just purchased these cute shoes to wear with my flowy green gown on the big day.

And, I will say, the search for shoes was my least favorite so far.
Wearing a 10.5/11 is always a challenge, which I’m well aware,  but I was so stunned to see that all the search results for size 11 were for men who liked to dress as women.  Weird. 
If I may, I’d like to remind the shoe industry that real women wear size 11 too.

As Maggie and Austin’s wedding inches closer and closer, everything will work out.
The to-do list items will get checked off.
It will be a perfect day.

However, the most important question is, will Maggie and Austin conduct a better “train” at their reception than Steve and I did circa 2002?

Only time will tell, but I seriously doubt it.

Happy Monday!

eight

 

Our first real date was in 2000.

Here is a similar pose this summer in 2010.

The day it all began.
A proposal on home plate at Busch Stadium.

October 12, 2002.

One of my favorite pictures from the night.
Not taken by a photographer, but one of my college softball teammates.

Today we still laugh.
And dance.

It’s just altered a bit to include an extra three pair of bare feet.

Thank you, Steve, for all the JOY you have brought to my life.
Eight years later we have more smiles and laughter than we could have ever imagined.

Happy Anniversary to my best friend.
I know that eight will be great.

Thirty-Three Years Ago

 

This professional baseball player….

married this adorable trampolinist…..

and began their life together.
They started a family,  had four daughters, and always put them first.

The end result.

The said four daughters with their husbands (one soon to be husband) have now all started their own journeys through life filling it with laughter, love, children and strong principles of family togetherness.

All thanks to these two.

Happy Anniversary to my Mom and Dad!