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SPOILED AT GRANNIE AND POPS!

Today Pete and I went to Rockwood to help finish the "Cabin" (playhouse). It has been a project for quite some time now. Mom, Pete and I went to Lowe's for Grannie to buy the supplies somewhat early this morning. Pete and Daddy worked on the cabin while Mom and I picked out wedding pictures. They built rails on the front porch, framed the windows, put up a mailbox, built steps and lined up the front door to make it funtion better. All that we need to do now is paint. We are going to paint the inside a neutral color and Mom ordered chalk board paint today for one of the walls. We also have to paint the framing around the windows and the front of the cabin. Pops bought a futon for it, so hopefully there will be many sleep overs and they have miniature chairs that will look adorable on the front porch. It is ready for lots of kids! SPOILED, SPOILED, SPOILED. Connor, Kaitlyn, Paisley and Jacalyn will love it (as well as future granchildren)!
Now, question is.... Where was Brad and my "CABIN"? We had a 2x4 wedged between two tree limbs to sit on. I can remember Brad and myself doing this when Daddy would have extra wood. It worked... but man, it would have been nice to have a whole house! Ha ha. I am very happy though that the grandkids get one at Grannie and Pops because we won't have to have one! :) Enjoy the pictures!

HONEYMOON!

Well, we are back! We got home at about 12:30 am this Sunday.
We had an absolute blast. For those of you who do not know... We were in St. Lucia, W.I. for 12 days. Man, am I spoiled! Pete treats me so well. I don't think I deserve it.
So, we did a lot. We stayed at the Sandals Grande for the first 7 days, then at the Windjammer for the last 5 days. Both were amazing in their own ways. At Sandals we had a very nice honeymoon suite and at Windjammer we had our own villa. I can't explain how nice it was. Pics to follow...
At Sandals, we had a candlelight dinner on the beach with white glove service (Pete also asked me to dance on the beach - precious), we also had a cabana for a day with lunch and champagne served to us. As far as excursions go, we went deep sea fishing and caught nothing, went ziplining in the canopy of the rainforest which was fantastic, we then went to the market in Castries (the Capitol of St. Lucia), then we went on a day cruise to the volcanos and gardens, and on a Sunset Cruise, we also went to a street jam - a local party they have in Gros Islet on friday nights with local food, music and drinks!
We met many locals and a lot of honeymooners but stayed to ourselves for the most part.
Wow, a perfect wedding, then a perfect honeymoon. When I get pics of the wedding, I will post them.
Everything was like a fantasy!
Back to reality now!

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Perfect Friends and Family!

I have 2 showers so far and one to go! The first was for family and was given to me and Pete by Tara and Benita (Lady). It was so much fun. There were probably 25 or 30 people there. Heather came in from Destin, FL and Pete's parents even came in from PA! The second shower was this last weekend. Jessica and Lynn threw this shower for me. Unfortunately, Lynn could not be here but, she will be in soon. It was held in Townsend at Ms. Lily's Cafe. It was a very nice shower and we had a very good time! Heather suprised me and showed up to the shower from Destin. I had so much fun. I have the best friends and family!

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... I know

OK. I know I have not been doing very well at this. It has been a blur! Just a quick rundown of the wedding so far. Wedding invites are out! Wedding rehearsal is at 5:30pm on Friday night May 29th. Dinner immediately following at the L&N Station. Saturday, May 30th is the wedding at Messiah Lutheran Church and the reception immediately following at the Knoxville Museum of Art.
All is going well. We are wore out! Pete and I both have worked very hard. I am so thankful for such a helpful fiancee'. I can't imagine any other male helping as much as he has. He has also dealt with my moods! I have been a bridezilla to an extent :) He likes to call me that.
Every Tuesday my girlfriends and sometimes guy friends have came over and worked on favors and centerpieces. I don't know what we would do without them! We finally finished tonight! That was a huge accomplishment. Tara made a lot of the centerpieces and she also came up with the idea! It is so nice to have such a creative sister! I could not ask for better friends and family. My Mom of course has been great and has made numerous trips to Knoxville to help. I don't know what I would do without her. She keeps me sane. She is always the first to know when I need a stress reliever.
I am so very excited. At this point, Pete and I both agree that we are just ready for it to get here. We have worked very hard and can't wait to see all of the benefits of our hard work. Most of all, we will be Mr. and Mrs. Reckard! Scary but exciting at the same time.
We finally had our engagement pics done and they will be posted soon! I hope all is well with everyone and we look forward to seeing you all in ONE MONTH!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

Mom's birthday was January 14th! She turned 85! (ha ha j/k - I won't disclose the age) Anyway, Pete and I were able to go down and spend her birthday evening with her and daddy at Ruby Tuesday's. We had a quick, but good visit. All of us then had her house cleaned for her and spent Friday and Saturday with her. Of course, I think her favorite part was spending time with Connor! Any who, Mom I hope you enjoyed your birthday! We are so blessed to have a Mom like you! We love you dearly.

MY BOYS AND THEIR TOYS!!!

Well here is a fun video for you! Pete got this helicopter when playing "Dirty Santa" with the Thompson family. He likes it so much that we have ordered a bigger one! Cadillac either really likes it or it drives him nuts. We can't decide... You tell us what you think. I also can't figure out why in this video he bites his bed?!?!