THE FLORIST
Well, I've learned again that to stay with the people who have served you well in the past is the way to go. On impulse, I stopped at the florist I've used for years - Angelo's Sunnyside Florist in Kenosha - and there I just happened to meet Jane Edward, who just happened to be in the shop for a moment, and who just happens to be a fanatic about The Tropics! What more could I ask for? (She says she has a volcano in her tropical yard - THAT I'd love to see!)
She immediately came up with some ideas that seemed just right to me; since the shirts are already pretty "loud", flowers would be lost as boutonnieres and I really don't care to carry a bouquet. So we have an appointment for 16 April at 10 a.m.; I will bring in the shirts and we will go on from there and see what she can come up with. Very exciting!
Ever since our announcement was in the newspaper, we have begun receiving mail from photographers and other wedding suppliers, just as we were told would happen. It is certainly a big business, isn't it? I'm glad we have most of our decisions made (still have to decide on the cake/s) so we aren't tempted by all the solicitations we're receiving.
The Guest List continues to grow; RSVPs have been received from . . .
Marilyn & Ken Oliak
Joyce Schnepf & Jim Visor
Marilyn & Bill Wade
Vince Tassotti, bringing Valerie Taylor
Ed Kaye
Sue & Bob Marcinkus
Diane & Beau Bosovich
Mary Brabender & John Hughes
Karen Anderson
Lynn Matteucci & Eric Smith
Denise Mecum & Kevin Maegaard
Becky McCarthy
Val & Gary Ludlow
Joan & Kurt Jorgenson
Barb Mousel
Lorri Skolak
Marcella Beni & Jeff Wade
Raelene & Dwayne Pinon
Barb & Joel Ewings
Camille Houle & Ruthann Schulz
Sharon Shelton
Alma Lindl, bringing Jean Nass
Wendy & Mike Stenholt
Debbie & John Wiersum
Charlotte Calhoun, bringing Robert Schlack
Kathy & Ron Kazin
Barb & Mike Pakan
Luci & Todd Baker
Margaret Skrenes & Guest
Debbie & David Kalish
Sharon & Tim Miller
Linda & Jerry Littiken
Jackie Smith
Ron Story
Jeanne Abrahamson
Tom Moss
Barb Bullock, bringing Joyce Muller
Beth Adelsen
Nancy Somdahl
Ned Harper
Jay Samec
Joe Berger
Jenny Krueger
Gail Murphy
Andy Murphy
Regrets have been received from . . .
Ken Abrahamson
Terry & Frank Hoffman
Sandy Armstrong & Nick Cetta
Jeri Findlay & Dee Simon
Mike McCarthy
Jim Selke
Joan & Robert Roehre
Russ & Carol Payne
Lois & Tim Fulton
Bob Smith
Lori Harper
Laura Griffiths
Matt Ronzone
Anita Lupi
Clarice Norman & Dan Swanson
(from Texas . . . a bit far to travel;
we'll see them this summer)
And we received two RSVPs with no names, no return addresses on them . . . which means I will have to call or email everyone on the list to see who sent them. Good thing I have spare time . . .
On the evening of 7 April, I did my last income tax returns as a single person; on the morning of 8 April appeared this cartoon - I swear there is a microphone somewhere in our house . . .
One of the things we asked VetteMan's Accountant about was the "marriage penalty" . . .
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