The Gifts

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Posted by ann-a44   (86 ) on Feb-06-08 at 13:00:53 PST    
Eileen, the blanket and pillows are amazing! Y'all, she made me a rainbow-hued coverlet with two matching pillows, made of multicolored yarn with white ribbons running through it. On the pillows it says "His" on one and "Hers" on the other. This is just nicer than the bedding on my real beds! Oh, and a garter too. Eileen, you are too gifted for me! Thanks so much. I'll post pictures tonight.



Posted by nmsept   (810 ) on Feb-06-08 at 17:04:02 PST    
Ann - Glad you like the blanket. I was gonna do just sage and then I thought you might like the varigated cause it had cream and a little color. You can remove the ribbons to sape it to your bed. You can pull the ribbons on the pillows and they will shape into little rolls like a tootsie roll if you dont want standard shape. Enjoy E

Posted by ann-a44   (86 ) on Feb-07-08 at 18:09:26 PST    
E, I don't know if I've been on here the same time as you since yesterday, but I LOVE the coverlet and pillows! Jeanb has made plain bed pillows, so now I have sleeping pillows and decorative ones. You have a beautiful family, too. And the garter is just too much.

I told DD tonight, this thing has gotten completely out of hand! She said, ain't it fun?? She can hardly wait to get here Saturday and start making pictures.

Posted by ann-a44   (86 ) on Feb-08-08 at 06:41:52 PST    
Debg, my brain may be going, but did I say that my box of wedding goodies arrived yesterday? I am SO EXCITED!!! The cake is amazing -- even more so than the pictures. I couldn't imagine how you were going to make a wedding cake. And the monogrammed wine glasses -- where on earth do you find this stuff?? The album also -- I'm hoping I can print some of the pictures small enough to go in there.

As soon as I can, I'm going to put Todd in the hottie boxers and get a picture. He's going to look so cute! Since the wedding is next week, you might need to get started on the PG tummy! Everything in the box was beautiful, including the lovely dresses for my big baby. She's not here yet, but she's only coming from Alabama, so I hope it won't take long.
Posted by ann-a44   (86 ) on Feb-08-08 at 08:08:31 PST    
Elise's bouquet arrived from Ila! It is so beautiful -- burgundy roses, pearl accents, white tulle and white ribbons. Also a pearl necklace, and Valentines for the dollies to share. I have made wonderful friends on this board!
Thanks, Ila. Pictures will be posted soon.
Anne
Posted by ann-a44   (87 ) on Feb-11-08 at 10:52:24 PST    
I am, E, and tearing out what hair I have left! Oh, but there's good news too. No, I didn't save a bundle on my car insurance, but I got TWO PACKAGES TODAY!! Lisa, thanks for the Just Married sign, the bear, the picture frame, the Valentine, and anything else I forgot. It is all SO cute. And yes, I think I'm having more fun with this wedding than anyone else.
Posted by nmsept   (806 ) on Feb-11-08 at 11:16:30 PST    
I'm only bringing children and babies and the nannyof course. TOld them they were too young to catch the bouquest. You should put a name in the hat of all the eligible ladies and announce who cot the bouquet! By the way did the garter fit! E
Posted by ann-a44   (87 ) on Feb-11-08 at 11:20:24 PST    
That's a great idea about the bouquet, Eileen. Ila made the loveliest one you can imagine. Yes, the garter is a perfect fit. Ila also sent a tiny pearl necklace. Todd is going to present it Elise, and he'll tell her how Auntie Ila sent it and it belonged to his great-grandmother, to be given to the first doll in each generation to get married!
Posted by nmsept   (806 ) on Feb-11-08 at 11:21:33 PST    
That is so sweet about the necklace. Did you notice the garter has the touch of something blue! LOL E
Posted by ann-a44   (87 ) on Feb-12-08 at 07:09:17 PST    
Ila, did you see that Todd is going to present the pearl necklace to Elise and say it's from Auntie Ila and it belonged to his great-grandmother? Also, several suggested she toss the bouquet! But I have to chat about something else besides the wedding!
Posted by bbydoll   (894 ) on Feb-12-08 at 07:10:35 PST    
Oh, I'm so GLAD the necklace will work out! Did you find the "glass" slipper? Did the ties on the bouquet work out OK? ILA
Posted by ann-a44   (87 ) on Feb-12-08 at 07:11:36 PST    
Yes, I found the slipper. Todd may drink champagne out of it. Also the ties worked great. That bouquet is perfect.
Posted by nmsept   (806 ) on Feb-12-08 at 17:34:11 PST    
And the comforter looks too big but just wait until the happy couple gets under the covers! BBL E
Posted by ann-a44   (87 ) on Feb-12-08 at 18:07:47 PST    
BTW, E, the comforter is just right. Not too big at all. It just needs to go a little farther on the other side.
Posted by decokay721   (243 ) on Feb-13-08 at 17:42:03 PST    
HI All- Anne are you still here? Did my package come yet? Lisa
Posted by ann-a44   (87 ) on Feb-13-08 at 17:43:30 PST    
Lisa, oh my gosh, I thought I told you...yes, the package arrived Monday! Everything is SO CUTE. Love the "just married" sign.
Oh, and the B&G on the swing -- too cute. The tux bear will sit at the reception and make sure everyone sees the thank-you note. All just wonderful.
Posted by ann-a44   (87 ) on Feb-15-08 at 11:09:30 PST    



This is my lovely gift from Colleen -- the label says it's a picture of my dear mother and I should treasure her memory -- but I thought...oh well, I'll try to figure this out later. Meanwhile, isn't she a gorgeous thing? And I hope I can track down that ring, too. It's a stunner! Thanks, Hope, for helping me open it.




Just LOOK at all our gifts from Hope! A bottle of bubbles for the guests to blow as we leave the reception, a frame for our wedding picture, and a book of Shakespearean sonnets for us to read to each other. Let's see...here's No. CLVI: Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediment...
Oh, and here's the one Todd recited to me the night he proposed: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely, and more temperate..." He's such a romantic.

Posted by ann-a44   (88 ) on Feb-19-08 at 08:23:00 PST    
A wedding gift arrived today from Auntie Glenda. I opened it for the honeymooners, because I was nosy. It's a darling little silver serving dish! So cute. I'll post pictures later.
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Anne
Posted by ann-a44   (88 ) on Feb-20-08 at 12:40:23 PST    
Colleen is a nice person. I got all sorts of wedding stuff from California, Massachusetts, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa -- I know I'm forgetting some. Elise is writing thank-you notes, but she gets writer's cramp.



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