one9designs

My soon-to-be sister-in-law Kristin recently started making jewelry and has her own Etsy site, one9designs. This has all really happened in the last month or so. So she was really excited when she found out that her site would be featured on Etsy's blog.

If you're interested in jewelry for yourself or others, you should check it out. And this weekend, you will get 20% off!

Kristin also has a blog: idreamofcrafting.wordpress.com. In case you're interested in the creative genius behind the lovely jewelry. :)

















I'm actually wearing the necklace she made me for my most recent shower (see photo). Thanks Kristin!

Happy shopping!

My life in a (nutshell) word cloud

As of late, this is what has mostly occupied my life:















You can click on the image to see it bigger.

I heart wordle.net.

Poll: What do I wear to my 10-year reunion?

(Updated with pics below!)

• Sundress
• Jeans and a summery shirt
• White linen pants and no shirt (ha! I'd wear a shirt, too, silly...)
  
• Crop pants/long shorts
• Royal Pride t-shirt to represent WHS :)
  

I have a super cute dress I love and haven't gotten to wear yet (and I got it for $16 at TJ Maxx), but I think it might be a bit much for McGovern's (the bar where the reunion is being held). I don't want to look like I'm trying too hard, but I'd like to look cute.

If you want to share any opinions, please do! Perhaps I'll post pics later when I'm home of some options. Help, friends!

UPDATE: Here are the two dresses I'm thinking of. They are both jersey knit, so very comfy. Would either one be too much for the event? Share you thoughts!

Busy summer

This summer has been quite busy. With my internship, planning the wedding, going on fun weekend and week-long trips...I have neglected my blog. Sorry, dear readers (if any of you are out there...?).

Last week, I finished my internship at Children's Hospital. I really liked the hospital setting and working with kids again. There is so much variety to the SLP's schedules -- it would be awesome to work in a setting like that, at least for a bit. When I left, my supervisors were offering to write letters of recommendation and they said they'd keep me posted on any job openings in a year. So keep your fingers crossed! I would love to do my clinical fellowship year with them. We'll see...

So now, I'm just working 20 hours/week at the U and spending the rest of my time getting wedding things ready and hopefully cleaning our house. Things like dusting and sweeping and just de-junking really get pushed aside when life is busy.

Today was my first Monday off, and I spent it babysitting Finley this morning. (See the video in the previous post.) Then I met my aunt Katie for lunch -- she is due any day now and she is really ready to pop! I really hope Madison arrives early so she can attend our wedding! Then I came home to make some wedding-related phone calls and upload photos and relax. Tonight, there is talk of dinner with Ashlee, so life is good. I love this part-time work deal!

Most recent exciting wedding news:
- We booked our train tickets from Paris to Brive.
- We booked our rental car in Brive.
- We put our ceremony together and we are both very excited about it.

We still have lots of things on the "to do" list, but we are making progress every day.

Here are some pictures from lots of our summer adventures - click on the album below.

Summer09

Guaranteed to make you smile

I had the best start to my day today. Finley came over this morning from about 8-noon while Taylor and Stacy were at work. We had a nice little walk, we read some books, played with some toys, but best of all, Finley got some play time in with Indy. Watch this video below. It is why Stacy and Taylor must get a dog some day. Just watch and see how much Finley loves Indy. I have never heard cuter baby laughter in my life. :)

Dordogne

This is the cottage we will hopefully be staying in during part of our honeymoon in France!

I'm waiting to receive official booking forms, but the cottage is available and talks are underway!

We'll spend the first three days in Paris and then five days in this cute place in the Dordogne region in the southwest of France, about an hour from Bordeaux.

I don't think I can contain my excitement for another month and a half...

Boats, weddings & pies

Hello from the harbor in Grand Marais!

We spent the weekend on the north shore again -- this time with my mom and Eric's parents (and Indy too). We finalized more wedding plans -- wedding reception food/beverages, rehearsal dinner location and food/beverages, dessert from The Pie Place, flowers and fudge. Whew! It was a productive weekend.




















In between appointments with wedding vendors, we took time out to attend the wooden boat show. Eric's dad's new business venture is with Langford canoes (Fall River Trading is now the only company in the U.S. distributing Langford canoes). Check out these dedicated employees hanging out at the boat show.















Here's a cool boat I found. Maybe we can register for that?

Wedding website

We caved and finally created a wedding website. We're hoping it will help guests by giving them info about lodging, directions, etc. Check it out: http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/EricStone&HeidiGehrman

A little more wedding planning

This weekend, my dad and Beth came to visit and drove up north with Eric and me to scope out the resort, chat with the caterer and help us figure out other details. It was really fun to show them the resort and get their vote of confidence in our pick. And it was really reassuring to talk with the caterer (who seems to have a lot of experience with weddings and various events) and hear that everything will work out with the space we have available. I was a little worried before that it might be too small or something, but I think it will be lovely now. We still have some things to figure out, but this trip made me feel like everything's coming together.

Here's me and Eric on the deck overlooking Lake Superior. This is where the reception will take place.
















Here's me and Dad on the rocks along the shore. This is just a staircase away from the resort. If the weather cooperates, we should be able to have some wedding pics on this shoreline!
















Here are more pics from the weekend.

Down by the cool of the pool

Yesterday, Finley and Stacy were reading a story together. Finley really likes reading -- she's a smarty pants and already knows that each page says something and she needs to help turn the pages. :) Sometimes she tries to talk louder than Stacy. She's a feisty one.