These cookies were done at the start of the whole decorating process. The ones that I did at 10:00 that night are a bit sloppy so I won't show those. :)Punkie wanted a special sprinkle cookie just for her so Mama and Punkie did it together. Of course I only did one and my cousin spotted it and was digging through the basket of cookies for another and was disappointed to find out that I did only one, special for Amelia. Mind you, my cousin is 32 years old. LOL.
My brother and sister in law had a beautiful day for their wedding. Warm and sunny but a cool breeze. Perfect. Worked out well because they were having an outdoor ceremony and reception. Amelia did a great job as a flower girl and sprinkling rose petals before the bride as she walked to the ceremony area. Here's a picture of Amelia in her party dress. She picked this dress because she could twirl around in it and it flaired out and she liked the little shrug it came with because it was soft like a teddy bear.
I'm so happy to have a sister!
Now it's time to be humble. I spoke to my brother on Friday, asking how the reception set up was going since I could not be there to help because I was up to my eyeballs in royal icing. He said it was going well and I asked what Charlotte (the bride to be) was doing. He told me that she was at the spa with a couple of her friends. I commented on how nice that was for her friends took her out for a day of pampering before the wedding. My brother corrected me and said that No, Charlotte took THEM out as a Thank You for helping with the wedding and just being there for her. I didn't say anything but I was very upset to not have been asked to join them. I would have declined because of the cookie prep but it would have been nice to have been asked.
Fast forward to Saturday afternoon... I got to my mom's house (that's where the wedding was happening) and I was chatting with my brother as to what needed to get done and Charlotte called me into the house. They slid a big box in my direction and told me to open it. THIS was inside...
They gave me the blanket basket from Longaberger as a Thank You for helping out with the wedding and taking the time to do the cookie favors. They felt that I would have enjoyed and appreciated more the basket than a couple hours at the spa. They were soooo right. They both know I'm crazy about the Longaberger baskets. I was so stunned and surprised at their gesture, I cried. I could not stop thanking them for the basket. As soon as I got home, I filled it with all my fabric. I just love, love, love it!That's it. Wedding is over and I can relax and try to get all the royal icing off my counters. That stuff sticks to anything like concrete once it's dry!
Jen :)
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