Almost every time I tell someone that Kimmy is getting married they follow that with something like, "Do you approve of the guy?". So let me tell you a bit about Ian Lugg.
As I said earlier in the blog, they have been good friends for a long time, so there is not much that will surprise them in the future. They may have expectations of changing something about each other, but they certainly already know each other well.
Ian is a leader, in a quiet sort of a way- so the opposite of Kimmy. He is very contemplative, thinks a long time about his answers, doesn't need to be talking just to talk, works very hard, has a great reputation with those who know him a little and those who know him well and he loves the Lord and Kimmy. What more can a dad want than for his daughter to fall in love with a godly man who desired to follow God and let Him provide whatever may come?
When God made Kimmy He had Ian in mind for her and vice versa. He planned for our 2 families to go on vacations together, both with kids and just parents, He planned that they, and we, would be in ministry together so each one could see how the other responded in different circumstances and how they then dealt with their sin. He made Ian to be good at school and Kimmy to be good at other things.
Some families have the idea that when their kids get married they are losing a son or a daughter, but in this case we already have a daughter and we are adding another son to our other 3 sons.
So to answer the question for you- "Yes, I and we, are very much approve of our new son and Kimmy's future husband". There will be challenges for them but we are excited to see what God is going to do in and through their lives for His Kingdom.
Please pray that they would both have wisdom and discernment to know where the Lord is leading them and what He has planned for them to do from eternity past. These next few months and years will really shape their lives as a family and it is often difficult to know exactly what God is calling us to do- it is no different for Ian and Kimmy than it is for any of the rest of us.
Ian we love you!
Daddy's little girl is getting married- to a great guy- and we only get one shot at this, so we want to do it right. Here's what I'm thinking. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The Dress
I'm going to skip ahead a bit and I may or may not go back to fill in the time between these posts.
I would guess that one of the most special days in the life of a little girl is dreaming about and anticipating the day she picks out her wedding dress- I may be wrong but it does seem this is a pretty big deal. If you think about it it is kind of crazy that so much time and thought goes into something that only lasts a few hours or gets worn one day- but that's how we are with some many other things as well. I also understand that the wedding dress is something that will be seen in the wedding day pictures for the rest of their lives, so let's get it right.
So Kimmy's big day was the day after Christmas- in 2009 that landed on a Sat. There are not too many places to pick a dress and so the scheduling is not too difficult. One of our options was part of a bartering company that I belong to. I won't get into too much of the background on this except to say that I tried really intently to make sure that we had all the bases covered before entering this day because I didn't want any unnecessary drama because of me. The other stop was going to be a place where many brides go but is less "fancy"- probably not the best word but you get the idea.
The reason this day was chosen was because Kimmy wanted to have as many of the bridesmaids there as possible and some were in town for the Christmas break. So now we have a huge day for Kimmy and an audience to share it with.
I threw a little more wood in the gears by volunteering to do a talk show on the radio with a designer friend of mine. I told her that I needed to be on the first hour because I had been invited to go shopping with all the girls. I felt very privileged to be included knowing that most dads would not care a bit about what dress was picked as long as the price was right. But I guess- I know- I am not like most dads in this area. I actually care about the color and how it looks. In fact, the radio host said on the air that I was a "fashionistia"- meaning I like fashion. The girls got a good laugh at that as they listened on the way to the store.
So, as I was on the air the girls were all caravaning down to the first store- the one on my program. Kimmy apparently tried on 6-8 dresses before I arrived and had taken more than a few of those off the list- she had really like the very first dress she had tried on. I rolled in and went into the store to see my little girl in a wedding dress. I don't know that I was really prepared to see that- but she looked beautiful.
Of course some of the dresses were not right at all for her, but some were very nice. I hadn't seen the first one until later on in the morning and so I was using other dresses as a baseline for selection. Finally she decided to try the first one back on so I could see it. As soon as she came out I knew it was the one. Perfectly simple yet elegant- like Kimmy. I can't give more details because that would potentially wreck the surprise, but she looked amazing.
We then had the other girls/ladies try on a bunch of different dresses- all kinds of colors, shapes and sizes trying to imagine what they would look like in the wedding colors and trying to figure out which would best suit the style of the day and also the shapes and sizes of the "cast". If all the girls are size 2 and the same height and skin tone then there is no issue getting a dress that looks amazing on them all. But that is not often the case as is true with the guys. A suit that looks great on one guy might look bad on anther for all the same reasons- it's just that most of the time the guys don't really care what they look like, they just want to know how soon they can get out of their "get-up".
So with all that in consideration they tried many dresses on and then made what seemed to be a good decision. So- Kimmy's dress selection was her very first one and the others had picked one as well. I then asked the lady working there about doing this in our normal bartering fashion and she told me that they didn't use this company. So, after I had called to ensure that all was in order and Kimmy had made the appointment based on this info and then they had made all the selections were made they told us that this was not going to work. Kimmy was very disappointed and reasonably so, but it was Sat.- the day after Christmas- and I didn't know who to turn to.
We had another appointment at the other place and so Kimmy hopped in my truck, in tears, and we drove to the next place. I made a few phone calls and started the ball rolling to see if I could salvage the first stop, but there was certainly no guarantees at the point that this would indeed happen.
We went to lunch in between stops and I still didn't have a resolution completed before we started going to the next place. From the restaurant to the the store was literally only about 1 mile, but since it was the day after Christmas it took almost the entire 45 minutes that we were "early" to get there. Big surprise there. Then of course parking was a nightmare, but we were finally in the store. An added note- I hate going shopping on any of these kinds of days because it seems so inefficient.
As soon as we walked into the store I knew that we were not in the right place. I have never shopped for wedding dresses before and all I had to go on was the fabric and packaging in both stores- no dress had been tried on at the second location. I asked Teresa if it was my imagination or was the product as this place way less quality than the first- she confirmed my suspicion.
Kimmy and the girls tried quite a few on and some were fine, but at least for Kimmy there was no comparison in any at this store to the first one- not even close. In the mean time I had received a phone call stating that the other location just didn't know exactly how the program worked and that I had not talked to the right people the first time through and that we would be able to make it work if we wanted to go that direction.
So, at the end of the day we had just a bit of drama- not compared to what it could have been- a bunch of great looking dresses selected and a happy dad and bride.
On a similar note- it is difficult to know what to expect as the father of the bride. Even though I have watched the show and laughed at "George's" response it is hard to know what something like this is going to cost and how much time and dollars should be thrown at this event. We obviously want this day to be a celebration of what God has done in the lives of 2 great young people, but you can spend a fortune if you so choose.
Kimmy will often say, "what do you think the budget should be for this?". I really have no idea on most of it because I don't know who is even supposed to be paying for this, that and the other thing; do we really need that and is there a better way to do this for just a few dollars more, and the list of questions is unending. So, I am trying hard to not be "George" but at the same time enjoy the process and have this day be as special and inclusive as possible on all fronts.
So, to end this post- Kimmy, and the rest of the ladies, are going to look lovely and I can't believe I am the Father of this beautiful bride to be. It will be a fun and for sure a tear filled day for me. But for those of you who know me that is no surprise.
Kimmy- thanks for letting me share the "dress day" with you.
I would guess that one of the most special days in the life of a little girl is dreaming about and anticipating the day she picks out her wedding dress- I may be wrong but it does seem this is a pretty big deal. If you think about it it is kind of crazy that so much time and thought goes into something that only lasts a few hours or gets worn one day- but that's how we are with some many other things as well. I also understand that the wedding dress is something that will be seen in the wedding day pictures for the rest of their lives, so let's get it right.
So Kimmy's big day was the day after Christmas- in 2009 that landed on a Sat. There are not too many places to pick a dress and so the scheduling is not too difficult. One of our options was part of a bartering company that I belong to. I won't get into too much of the background on this except to say that I tried really intently to make sure that we had all the bases covered before entering this day because I didn't want any unnecessary drama because of me. The other stop was going to be a place where many brides go but is less "fancy"- probably not the best word but you get the idea.
The reason this day was chosen was because Kimmy wanted to have as many of the bridesmaids there as possible and some were in town for the Christmas break. So now we have a huge day for Kimmy and an audience to share it with.
I threw a little more wood in the gears by volunteering to do a talk show on the radio with a designer friend of mine. I told her that I needed to be on the first hour because I had been invited to go shopping with all the girls. I felt very privileged to be included knowing that most dads would not care a bit about what dress was picked as long as the price was right. But I guess- I know- I am not like most dads in this area. I actually care about the color and how it looks. In fact, the radio host said on the air that I was a "fashionistia"- meaning I like fashion. The girls got a good laugh at that as they listened on the way to the store.
So, as I was on the air the girls were all caravaning down to the first store- the one on my program. Kimmy apparently tried on 6-8 dresses before I arrived and had taken more than a few of those off the list- she had really like the very first dress she had tried on. I rolled in and went into the store to see my little girl in a wedding dress. I don't know that I was really prepared to see that- but she looked beautiful.
Of course some of the dresses were not right at all for her, but some were very nice. I hadn't seen the first one until later on in the morning and so I was using other dresses as a baseline for selection. Finally she decided to try the first one back on so I could see it. As soon as she came out I knew it was the one. Perfectly simple yet elegant- like Kimmy. I can't give more details because that would potentially wreck the surprise, but she looked amazing.
We then had the other girls/ladies try on a bunch of different dresses- all kinds of colors, shapes and sizes trying to imagine what they would look like in the wedding colors and trying to figure out which would best suit the style of the day and also the shapes and sizes of the "cast". If all the girls are size 2 and the same height and skin tone then there is no issue getting a dress that looks amazing on them all. But that is not often the case as is true with the guys. A suit that looks great on one guy might look bad on anther for all the same reasons- it's just that most of the time the guys don't really care what they look like, they just want to know how soon they can get out of their "get-up".
So with all that in consideration they tried many dresses on and then made what seemed to be a good decision. So- Kimmy's dress selection was her very first one and the others had picked one as well. I then asked the lady working there about doing this in our normal bartering fashion and she told me that they didn't use this company. So, after I had called to ensure that all was in order and Kimmy had made the appointment based on this info and then they had made all the selections were made they told us that this was not going to work. Kimmy was very disappointed and reasonably so, but it was Sat.- the day after Christmas- and I didn't know who to turn to.
We had another appointment at the other place and so Kimmy hopped in my truck, in tears, and we drove to the next place. I made a few phone calls and started the ball rolling to see if I could salvage the first stop, but there was certainly no guarantees at the point that this would indeed happen.
We went to lunch in between stops and I still didn't have a resolution completed before we started going to the next place. From the restaurant to the the store was literally only about 1 mile, but since it was the day after Christmas it took almost the entire 45 minutes that we were "early" to get there. Big surprise there. Then of course parking was a nightmare, but we were finally in the store. An added note- I hate going shopping on any of these kinds of days because it seems so inefficient.
As soon as we walked into the store I knew that we were not in the right place. I have never shopped for wedding dresses before and all I had to go on was the fabric and packaging in both stores- no dress had been tried on at the second location. I asked Teresa if it was my imagination or was the product as this place way less quality than the first- she confirmed my suspicion.
Kimmy and the girls tried quite a few on and some were fine, but at least for Kimmy there was no comparison in any at this store to the first one- not even close. In the mean time I had received a phone call stating that the other location just didn't know exactly how the program worked and that I had not talked to the right people the first time through and that we would be able to make it work if we wanted to go that direction.
So, at the end of the day we had just a bit of drama- not compared to what it could have been- a bunch of great looking dresses selected and a happy dad and bride.
On a similar note- it is difficult to know what to expect as the father of the bride. Even though I have watched the show and laughed at "George's" response it is hard to know what something like this is going to cost and how much time and dollars should be thrown at this event. We obviously want this day to be a celebration of what God has done in the lives of 2 great young people, but you can spend a fortune if you so choose.
Kimmy will often say, "what do you think the budget should be for this?". I really have no idea on most of it because I don't know who is even supposed to be paying for this, that and the other thing; do we really need that and is there a better way to do this for just a few dollars more, and the list of questions is unending. So, I am trying hard to not be "George" but at the same time enjoy the process and have this day be as special and inclusive as possible on all fronts.
So, to end this post- Kimmy, and the rest of the ladies, are going to look lovely and I can't believe I am the Father of this beautiful bride to be. It will be a fun and for sure a tear filled day for me. But for those of you who know me that is no surprise.
Kimmy- thanks for letting me share the "dress day" with you.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Will You Marry Me?
In January of 2008 Ian- Kimmy's now fiance- came to me during his Christmas break and asked if we could meet to talk. It was no surprise to me what was coming.
He asked if he could pursue our Kimmy with the goal of marriage. We talked for quite a while about what that might look like, with him being in California and her being here. What he thought about the timing of the engagement and ensuing wedding, employment and things like that. We decided together that it would probably not be best for them to get engaged in January of '08 and wait until he finished school- in May of '10- to get married.
I am not a fan of long engagements and neither was he- he just knew that she was the one and so we started to move forward. Keep in your mind that they have been very good friends since elementary school- so it is not like they don't know each other.
We made the decision not to tell Kimmy what was going on- which I knew would be hard- but if we let her in on the secret then they might as well get engaged. It was hard for her not knowing if Ian actually really cared for her, if he was going to find someone at college... and so we tied to encourage her along the way without telling her what had already taken place.
There were many tears on the cheeks as we talked on walks together and Teresa and I tried to assure her that Ian was not looking for someone else, without letting the cat out of the bag. This was hard to keep up, especially when he came home for the summer, but we managed to pull it off.
In early June of '09 Ian came to me again to try to figure out a plan for the engagement and plan a bit more of what the future might look like for them. Again, together we decided that he would ask her to marry him on July the 1st. He really wanted to ask her in front of the entire church, after a Sunday evening service, but that just didn't work out. Their whole mind set is that this marriage is a celebration of what God has done in 2 lives and to really celebrate that with their entire church family. So we made another plan.
On Wednesday, July 1st, after our youth ministry meeting, SKH (youth pastor), call them both into a "meeting" in his office. This was nothing more than a decoy. Here is what happened.
Kimmy had always thought that, for whatever reason, she would get engaged in our "romantic" driveway. 2 days before this we started to call some friends and tell them that Ian was going to ask Kimmy to marry him and that they wanted to share this night with many of our extended family. They were sworn to secrecy, for obvious reasons. It was actually comical on some of the calls that some did not know who the guy was. They had done a good job of not being exclusive I guess.
So we had 2 or 3 photographers, a violinist and about 50 people over to our house. The neighbors graciously allowed us to park all their cars in their driveways and so after the service they all came over, while Kimmy was in a meeting, and we hid them behind fence and little out building. We had candles lining the driveway and Ian stood in the center of a bunch of rose petals in the shape of a heart.
Kimmy drove into the driveway and noticed the candles and Ian standing there, but she waited to get out of the car. She was a little freaked out because she then knew something was up. I don't think she had any clue until that moment. She finally got out of the car and went to stand in the "heart" with Ian and he got down on one knee and told her that he wanted to spend the rest of his life serving her and asked if she would marry him.
Along the way I had told some of my friends what was happening- everyone coming over to watch- and some said, "what if she says no". I told them, "You don't understand. there is no one else on the list and this is the only man in the world she wants to marry". It's a good thing we were right.
We then stayed up until midnight partying with all our friends. Ian had made a sign that said "Ian loves Kimmy". This is significant because they had never really shared their feelings with each other before.
There were lots of hugs, from everyone- tears of joy, many words of encouragement and I think the night was a great success and brought glory to our Lord. BTW- they are intending on having their first kiss at "You may kiss the bride".
So none think that he asked in a gray t-shirt, he changed clothes because it was July 1st and it was rather warm. This is the night.
He asked if he could pursue our Kimmy with the goal of marriage. We talked for quite a while about what that might look like, with him being in California and her being here. What he thought about the timing of the engagement and ensuing wedding, employment and things like that. We decided together that it would probably not be best for them to get engaged in January of '08 and wait until he finished school- in May of '10- to get married.
I am not a fan of long engagements and neither was he- he just knew that she was the one and so we started to move forward. Keep in your mind that they have been very good friends since elementary school- so it is not like they don't know each other.
We made the decision not to tell Kimmy what was going on- which I knew would be hard- but if we let her in on the secret then they might as well get engaged. It was hard for her not knowing if Ian actually really cared for her, if he was going to find someone at college... and so we tied to encourage her along the way without telling her what had already taken place.
There were many tears on the cheeks as we talked on walks together and Teresa and I tried to assure her that Ian was not looking for someone else, without letting the cat out of the bag. This was hard to keep up, especially when he came home for the summer, but we managed to pull it off.
In early June of '09 Ian came to me again to try to figure out a plan for the engagement and plan a bit more of what the future might look like for them. Again, together we decided that he would ask her to marry him on July the 1st. He really wanted to ask her in front of the entire church, after a Sunday evening service, but that just didn't work out. Their whole mind set is that this marriage is a celebration of what God has done in 2 lives and to really celebrate that with their entire church family. So we made another plan.
On Wednesday, July 1st, after our youth ministry meeting, SKH (youth pastor), call them both into a "meeting" in his office. This was nothing more than a decoy. Here is what happened.
Kimmy had always thought that, for whatever reason, she would get engaged in our "romantic" driveway. 2 days before this we started to call some friends and tell them that Ian was going to ask Kimmy to marry him and that they wanted to share this night with many of our extended family. They were sworn to secrecy, for obvious reasons. It was actually comical on some of the calls that some did not know who the guy was. They had done a good job of not being exclusive I guess.
So we had 2 or 3 photographers, a violinist and about 50 people over to our house. The neighbors graciously allowed us to park all their cars in their driveways and so after the service they all came over, while Kimmy was in a meeting, and we hid them behind fence and little out building. We had candles lining the driveway and Ian stood in the center of a bunch of rose petals in the shape of a heart.
Kimmy drove into the driveway and noticed the candles and Ian standing there, but she waited to get out of the car. She was a little freaked out because she then knew something was up. I don't think she had any clue until that moment. She finally got out of the car and went to stand in the "heart" with Ian and he got down on one knee and told her that he wanted to spend the rest of his life serving her and asked if she would marry him.
Along the way I had told some of my friends what was happening- everyone coming over to watch- and some said, "what if she says no". I told them, "You don't understand. there is no one else on the list and this is the only man in the world she wants to marry". It's a good thing we were right.
We then stayed up until midnight partying with all our friends. Ian had made a sign that said "Ian loves Kimmy". This is significant because they had never really shared their feelings with each other before.
There were lots of hugs, from everyone- tears of joy, many words of encouragement and I think the night was a great success and brought glory to our Lord. BTW- they are intending on having their first kiss at "You may kiss the bride".
So none think that he asked in a gray t-shirt, he changed clothes because it was July 1st and it was rather warm. This is the night.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Growing up Fast
Kimmy had some challenges in her Jr. High years. I don't think that it was all her fault.
She was one who could be teased and be alright with it- at least at that moment. She often would be in tears when she came home, but she took the teasing well. She was often a leader in her circle and served many families in different ways.
When she was 12 she went to Berlin to stay with the Green family to help with child care and learn about being a mom. She flew over with Teresa and T stayed for a week. Then T came home and Kimmy stayed another week and flew home by herself. She was grown up enough that I knew it would be fine, but she admitted it was difficult since there was a language barrier and she was only 12.
The flight attendants were supposed to keep an eye on her, but she looked so mature that it took her crying before she actually got help. It was a great experience and started her on her way to being the woman she is now.
From there we go to high school and beyond.
In high school she also got to go the Berlin to be with the Greens but this was more for future home schooling and mothering. She spent multiple weeks there and benefited greatly from those times of bonding with the kids and learning from a mom with many kids and lots of ministry responsibilities. She has always wanted to be a wife and a mom and thought that she would be a pastor's wife. Well time will tell on those issues.
As a senior she was asked, more times than you can count, "what are you going to do after high school? What college are you going to?" This was difficult for her as I am not convinced that every student should go to college. This was a point of "conflict", not between us but from others, because many think that every student should immediately go to college. When you do something different than most others are doing there will generally be people who want to give their opinions.
Since her desire was to be a wife and a mom we discussed that she should try to spend time with young moms helping with child care, home schooling and doing all the things that moms are required to do, while being a wife. I believe this has been very beneficial for her and has been an encouragement to the families she has been with. She has bonded with many kids of these families and hopefully her impact on them will help in changing culture back to more of a Titus 2 idea. We'll see if that happens later as well.
She was one who could be teased and be alright with it- at least at that moment. She often would be in tears when she came home, but she took the teasing well. She was often a leader in her circle and served many families in different ways.
When she was 12 she went to Berlin to stay with the Green family to help with child care and learn about being a mom. She flew over with Teresa and T stayed for a week. Then T came home and Kimmy stayed another week and flew home by herself. She was grown up enough that I knew it would be fine, but she admitted it was difficult since there was a language barrier and she was only 12.
The flight attendants were supposed to keep an eye on her, but she looked so mature that it took her crying before she actually got help. It was a great experience and started her on her way to being the woman she is now.
From there we go to high school and beyond.
In high school she also got to go the Berlin to be with the Greens but this was more for future home schooling and mothering. She spent multiple weeks there and benefited greatly from those times of bonding with the kids and learning from a mom with many kids and lots of ministry responsibilities. She has always wanted to be a wife and a mom and thought that she would be a pastor's wife. Well time will tell on those issues.
As a senior she was asked, more times than you can count, "what are you going to do after high school? What college are you going to?" This was difficult for her as I am not convinced that every student should go to college. This was a point of "conflict", not between us but from others, because many think that every student should immediately go to college. When you do something different than most others are doing there will generally be people who want to give their opinions.
Since her desire was to be a wife and a mom we discussed that she should try to spend time with young moms helping with child care, home schooling and doing all the things that moms are required to do, while being a wife. I believe this has been very beneficial for her and has been an encouragement to the families she has been with. She has bonded with many kids of these families and hopefully her impact on them will help in changing culture back to more of a Titus 2 idea. We'll see if that happens later as well.
Early Years
Kimmy was an awesome first child. She was happy almost all the time, smiled constantly, loved other people, laughed easily and was easy to love on.
She was born in Tacoma, spent a couple of years in Hood River, Oregon. I was a Les Schwab Tire asst. manager when we lived in HR and I would bring home my change each night and put it on the counter. One day Teresa had a talk with Kimmy and prepped her for my coming home. Kimmy met me at the door with her hand out and said her first 2 words together; "Money Daddy".
After a couple of years in HR we moved to Arlington. When we move to Arlington we started to attend church at Grace about 6 months later. Also, when we moved to Arlington they were building a new school right next to our house and Kimmy thought they were actually building it for her. She went there for about 2 years and the teachers all loved her- she mothered every kid in the class- but we were concerned about her actually learning in the class. Many days before school she had to be spanked in order to actually get her to wear the clothes mom had picked out, because of some itchy thing or a tag she didn't like. She likes to be comfortable.
We moved her to Grace Academy in the the second grade but she had some learning challenges so we kept her back a year, which was not really an issue since she is a Sept. baby. It was because of this delay that she was in Ian's class. They didn't always see eye to eye on things, but they did have a good relationship even in the earlier years. They were pretty close friends, maybe best friends, even in the second grade.
She had to go against the flow often, as many were not interested in doing the right thing. She and Ian had many times when they were 2 of the few who were standing for righteousness.
She was born in Tacoma, spent a couple of years in Hood River, Oregon. I was a Les Schwab Tire asst. manager when we lived in HR and I would bring home my change each night and put it on the counter. One day Teresa had a talk with Kimmy and prepped her for my coming home. Kimmy met me at the door with her hand out and said her first 2 words together; "Money Daddy".
After a couple of years in HR we moved to Arlington. When we move to Arlington we started to attend church at Grace about 6 months later. Also, when we moved to Arlington they were building a new school right next to our house and Kimmy thought they were actually building it for her. She went there for about 2 years and the teachers all loved her- she mothered every kid in the class- but we were concerned about her actually learning in the class. Many days before school she had to be spanked in order to actually get her to wear the clothes mom had picked out, because of some itchy thing or a tag she didn't like. She likes to be comfortable.
We moved her to Grace Academy in the the second grade but she had some learning challenges so we kept her back a year, which was not really an issue since she is a Sept. baby. It was because of this delay that she was in Ian's class. They didn't always see eye to eye on things, but they did have a good relationship even in the earlier years. They were pretty close friends, maybe best friends, even in the second grade.
She had to go against the flow often, as many were not interested in doing the right thing. She and Ian had many times when they were 2 of the few who were standing for righteousness.
First Post
Here's the first post on the new blog. I hope to give it to you straight. I'm sure there will be times when I am frustrated with the entire process, as there already has been, but this is not as much about Kimmy having an issue as it probably is about my issues and uncertainty in the process.
I want to first say that Kimmy is an amazing daughter- she has impacted our lives and the lives of many others. We hope to allow that to continue even as we celebrate this day with her and Ian. She is not perfect and she is a girl, so there will always be emotions, but that is a small price to pay for such a great girl/woman.
Some things that are already decided or selected are the date, the location is close to locked up, the dresses and some wedding day fun things. I will not tell you all the things before hand as there should be some surprise to the day itself.
I will break some of these up into different posts to make it easier to read. I could not be more excited about the process, at least right now, but I am sure there will be some downs along the way as well.
Daughters and their dads should have a special relationship and at times it is hard to be balanced, affectionate, emotional and firm- we'll give it a shot.
I want to first say that Kimmy is an amazing daughter- she has impacted our lives and the lives of many others. We hope to allow that to continue even as we celebrate this day with her and Ian. She is not perfect and she is a girl, so there will always be emotions, but that is a small price to pay for such a great girl/woman.
Some things that are already decided or selected are the date, the location is close to locked up, the dresses and some wedding day fun things. I will not tell you all the things before hand as there should be some surprise to the day itself.
I will break some of these up into different posts to make it easier to read. I could not be more excited about the process, at least right now, but I am sure there will be some downs along the way as well.
Daughters and their dads should have a special relationship and at times it is hard to be balanced, affectionate, emotional and firm- we'll give it a shot.
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