Leo and Jen: A Blog

A family in Raleigh, NC and random things they do

  • One of them, I expected. The other was a surprise. And both were fun. I speak, belatedly, of my bridal showers. I went to Ohio in April for a surprise birthday party for my grandfather and got a surprise of…

  • So there I stood, scraping old candles out of 144 clear glass votive holders. As I felt the beginnings of a blister popping up on my index finger, I realized that I’m ready for this whole wedding production to go…

  • I walked up to the blue box with 111 wedding invitations. “If you want to get out, it’s now or never,” I said to Leo. He laughed. Together, we slid the piles of pages down the chute. It’s official! Just…

  • The Wrong Foot I had a bad feeling about it as Dad parked the car and we walked in. “I should have called to confirm,” I mumbled to myself. We arrived just a tad early for the dance lesson appointment…

  • By the end of the night, my feet were sore and my neck was stained pink. I’d danced with a 70+-year-old man, felt some guy’s biceps, consumed (some) alcohol and had a fabulous time. It was an amazing bachelorette party.…

  • Dum dum da dum … dum da dum dum. (That’s “Here Comes the Bride,” in case you can’t translate.) With all this party, er, wedding planning, the part that’s gets lost is the part where we actually say, “I do.”…