of weddings and showers

this weekend marked our official entry into wedding season, 2007! last night, we attended mark's cousin, elizabeth's wedding - the first of a few that we'll get to enjoy this year - and this afternoon, i attended ann-marie's lovely bridal shower.

and so in true wedding fashion, i'd like to propose a toast to this season of love and marriage....a toast to all this old, new, borrowed and blue!

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packnett/burzynski wedding

yesterday, mark, leslie and i hopped into the car for my second road trip of the week (see note below) to elizabeth and joe's wedding in madison, wisconsin. the ceremony was intimate and lovely, and the reception overlooked lake mendota, on the university campus where the bride and groom met.

the whole experience was enjoyable - it was a wonderful time of reconnecting with family, of enjoying each other's company, and of reuniting.

the family together

burton and mark could be brothers, don't you think?

kim and audrey

dancing to "at last" by etta james (not dinah washington:)

the lovely bride...

...and groom in their first dance as husband and wife.

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amo's shower

i absolutely loved ann-marie's coffeehouse-themed bridal shower, and had a great time this afternoon. the whole thing was so well coordinated - from the coffee and espresso - to the scones (which i must add, were served with an AMAZING raspberry butter), biscotti and mini-muffins - to the coffee mug shower favors!

congratulations ann-marie and david! i'm looking forward to your wedding, too!

the brunch club celebrating ann-marie!

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here's my note on the other road trip of the week, taken on wednesday to the vera bradley outlet sale. since melissa so accurately described our adventure, i'll just point you here for the photos and full story:)

i will, however, comment that i found myself fully immersed in crazyville, and had my own bout of craziness during which i decided that it was absolutely appropriate for me to purchase a baby bag for myself. crazy because i have no baby, nor is there is one on the way. crazy because i wanted this bag so badly that i actually stopped in front of a couple debating whether or not they wanted to purchase it, politely waited for them to decide, and then grabbed it an nearly ran when they said i could take it. crazy because i'm giddy just thinking about the day when i'll be able to sport this sleek bag on one shoulder, with baby malone in tow (or "in tote" - whichever you prefer:)!

at least the other purchases for myself were items that i can actually put to good use at this point in my life. in fact, here's how i've used each of them this week!

microfiber wristlet: debuted at elizabeth and joe's wedding

miller bag and matching travel pouch: accompanied me to the gym

tote and matching zip id case: carried shopping, and to amo's shower