Merry Christmas Eve!

What are your plans for the next couple of days?  Today I start my day off to the RA doctor, I need to travel to Atlanta since I need a bone density scan today.  I need this done every couple of years because of the medications I have taken in the past years like prednisone.  I have some bone loss and it needs to be monitored.  Not the way I want to kick of the holiday season but there it is!

Mickey has been with us the last couple of days and she has been a big help with baking and making clove oranges.  So today again she will assist me in the kitchen to get ready for our dinner tonight.  

Erica and Tommy will join us this afternoon and after dinner we will go to church services and finish out our evening in our pj's playing our new family game.  

Every year I buy our family a new game the past few years it has been games that Mickey can play.  This year under the tree is Cooties?  I think that it what it is called.  

If the rain stops we will take a ride to a house that is fairly close by that decorates for Christmas big time.  We have gone there several times on Christmas Eve and each time it is just as amazing.

I hope everyone has a joyful Christmas and to take a moment from all the bustle to remember the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I leave you with some more random wedding pictures, this will be the last of them I will bore

share with you.

Hugs,

Tania

 The wedding party

 Erica with Bryan and Dustin (siblings by choice)

 Dani and Erica, cousins

 Dani with her uncle Tom

 Erica and her bestie Ashley...can you tell I asked Erica for her pics since I didn't take very many

 Erica and Britt

 Erica and Robyn

 Erika and Inga (Han's sisters)

 Our family by choice who have been with us through thick and thin.

 Han's family

 Snow globe in honor of those who have passed. 

 Jenna and Pastor Asa (Han's step sister and hubby)

 Jenna and Jess (Han's step sisters)

 Jon and Erica (cousins)

 Luke and Andie (friends and photographers)

 Mickey and Jon (cousins)

Pastor Mike and Jess (brother in law and who married the couple and Han's sister)

     The Wedding

 It's here!  After a long courtship of seven years they happy couple are getting married!

Candi is a beautiful, elegant bride.  I got to dress her and give her special things for her special day and I may have had a moment.

  She is off to take pictures with her groom.

 I am blessed with two more beautiful girls in my life.

 Mickey is checking herself out...I have several pictures like this but only posted one. -smiles-

 Once we arrived to the venue for our picture session Candi was busy putting more sugar snowflakes on the cake.  These snowflakes have glitter sugar on them and Jenn said to me I didn't have any snowflakes but some how she had glitter on her lips, funny girl.

 The dads-Tom and Jim

 The parents of the bride-me and Mr. Man

Two bridesmaids and a flower girl-Jenn, Erica and Mickey.

 The ceremony was given by Han's brother in law who is a pastor, both his brother in laws are pastors, who knew!  

Their vows were so appropriate to them and so funny!  

Mr and Mrs Flegle! 

The rings, Candi's set was Han's grandmother's ring she wore for over 50 years! I will have to check how long again.

The guests

The bridal table

Candi and Hans

Erica and Dave

Jenn and Bill

Mickey

Mr. Man giving his speech to Candi and Hans

He may or may not have choked up, wink,wink.

 What is going on at the bridal table?

Proof of Candi eating pasta, she doesn't like pasta but at the food tasting for the wedding she tried this dish and she loved it!

The cake cutting

Hans can't have gluten so Candi has his fork and her own and took a bite of both at the same time.  

 First dance was with her dad.

 The next dance was Hans and his mom Sandi

 Then the newlyweds first dance and Candi's cousin in law Ryan sang their song while they dance.

So in love

 The couple thanking all

 A game of how well they know each other, they had no idea the wedding host was planning this.

They didn't do a dollar dance which I was thankful for, it takes so long to do that but the host put out two jars one for Candi and one for Hans and guest could put money in either jar but the catch was who ever had the most money got to put a little whip cream pie in the "losers" face.  Everyone was having fun with it, then one of Han's friends walked up and put in a $100 bill so the bridesmaids had Mickey go up and put all of Han's money in Candi's jar then pick it up and run back to the table with it.  It was all in good fun.  Candi got to put a little cream on Hans lips and she kissed him but then he told her it was OK so she did a little pie cream in the face.

 Garter time!  Hans had fun with this!  Then the bouquet toss which Mickey caught dead on it was so funny!

Jenn says let the party begin!  

I hope you enjoyed a peek at Candi and Hans's wedding!

Hugs,

Tania

Soup Sunday-Chicken Vegetable Rice

 I'm slipping in my soup Sunday before I put up wedding pictures.

Saturday night I made baked chicken and rice for dinner so Sunday I made soup with the leftovers.

 The broth is my own homemade chicken broth and I added frozen soup vegetables.

We also used our Christmas bowls, which always makes soup taste better!

Hugs,
Tania

Mr. and Mrs. Hans Flegle

They're married!  What a fun, busy time we had last weekend!

We arrived Thursday evening to the hotel and welcomed with a little gift. (filled with nuts and candy)

And later once the bride (our daughter) arrived we were also given a bottle of wine.

Friday we went to Chanhassen Dinner Theater where the couple are getting married, to set up the table decor.

 Instead of a bulletin Candi took a shutter with a black board and wrote who was who with pictures, what a great idea since people usually throw them away and if you wanted a keepsake you take a picture like I did but mine is too dark.

 There is also more seating upstairs

After setting up we went to get our nails done.

Then we got all dressed up for rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.

Dinner was at Axel's in Chanhassen, MN

The night wasn't over we then went back to the hotel which has a bar since it was karoke night.

They are singing Taylor Swifts Shake it off.

Like I said it was a fun, busy day.  I think I will make this into a couple of posts.

Stay tuned!

Hugs,
Tania