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{yellow balloons + recap of 1st wedding anny (06.07.09)}

June 3, 2010 · 23 Comments
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I’m not sure what it is about balloons…

But lately they are making me so happy!

Balloons are so carefree & fun…

They are so happy and full of celebratory-ness.

And here at Gussy has a lot to say {and sew}, we sure like to celebrate! :]

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The week has gone by fast.

{What did I expect with Monday off?}

And now it’s Thursday… our 2nd anniversary is Monday (June 7). And, we have no clue what we are doing to celebrate! We wanted to go to a B&B. But then I quit my day-job. And Tuesday night we *finally* made a decision & bought a MacBook for my biz. Our life has changed oh-so much these last few weeks. All positive things, of course! Maybe we’ll just go back to Lake Calhoun both days this weekend and find a cheap place for breakfast? Would that work, you think?

PS. there is a HUGE box here from my parents and it’s sooooooooooo hard to not open it! :]

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Last year we were celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary, and that brings back a lot of emotions. Zack and I were at month #5 (of 7) of unemployment when we celebrated.

Since we didn’t have ANY spending money we went to my parents cottage for the weekend. It was so sweet of them to offer a weekend alone at the cottage. Ironically, Friday evening, when we were leaving for our trip, Zack came home from work and said, I lost my job. Again.

He was working at a landscaping company after losing his “career” job in January. Sigh… But we took those lemons and turned them into lemonade. Since Zack didn’t have to be back to work on Monday we stayed an extra day at the cottage.

How perfect, right? God always knows exactly what we need. And even though the weekend was mostly rainy, we had a blast. We watched a half dozen of movies, ate lots of popcorn, slept-in every morning, had campfires each night, played lots of Monopoly {the same set my mom used as a kid!}. It was perfect.

So now I feel like I’m really looking forward to having an inexpensive weekend. It’s crazy to look at our life a whole year later — all the things we’ve gone through, the bonding Zack and I have done, yes, the heartache over missing our families, but also in the celebration that we have a God that will always take care of us.

{wipes tears.}

Happy {almost} year #2 babes!

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TOPIC CHANGE! :]

I have some new sponsors in my sidebar to the right.

And, Jaime with Fine Prints is offering a 20% discount to Gussy readers during the month of June on any existing invitation or birth announcement design in her shop. How fun! So go on now, see if you need anything…

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What are your plans today? I’ll be finishing up some Damask laptop bags, some idance polka dot clutches, and prepping for more new items!

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  1. Lindsay-Girl says

    June 3, 2010 at 6:40 am

    Happy 2 years and blessings of many many many more.
    There have been several anniversaries where we couldn’t afford to do something extravagant… we celebrated nonetheless :)
    Your plans to do something local and inexpensive sound perfect and romantic. It’s not where you are but who you are with, right?

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  2. DrayaAnn says

    June 3, 2010 at 6:48 am

    You two are so sweet together! Happy almost 2 year anny! I think inexpensive celebrations are the best.
    Hubs and I are headed to Iowa to help my mother in law with her garage sale. Wish me luck the sunburn stays far FAR away!

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  3. desiree says

    June 3, 2010 at 6:58 am

    loving the balloons. happy anniversary. :)

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  4. Kacia @ Coconut Robot says

    June 3, 2010 at 7:28 am

    I love Lake Calhoun!! + I’m scheming some inexpensive anniversary plans too…hmmm – still working on it!

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  5. Katie says

    June 3, 2010 at 7:31 am

    Happy 2 years! Isn’t it funny how much can change in just a year? Wishing you and Zack a lifetime of happiness!

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  6. Jacky {The Sweetest Petunia} says

    June 3, 2010 at 7:45 am

    You two are adorable – I think an inexpensive celebration like that sounds perfect! Happy 2 years to you. ;)

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  7. hiyaluv says

    June 3, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Happy 2 Year Anniversary! Lake Calhoun looked gorgeous and you both had such a great time there that I say it is definitely time to go back! Perhaps you could take a picnic with you and have it by the secret door? or somewhere else really nice? I think that the best time spent is when you aren’t spending money-like one of my favorite things to do with D is to take a nice long walk at dusk with our doggie.

    Whatever you both end up doing, I am sure you will have a glorious time! Be sure to take pictures!!
    smiles & blessings,
    gina

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    • Gussy says

      June 3, 2010 at 9:06 am

      a picnic would be so fun! we’ve always talked about going on one but so far haven’t…

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  8. Valerie says

    June 3, 2010 at 8:25 am

    We had planned for a big trip for our anniversary too. Remember we have the same anniversary? But, we decided to save some money and we’re going to Galveston for the weekend – the town where we got married.

    It’s crazy all that’s happened in 2 years, right?

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  9. Melissa says

    June 3, 2010 at 8:44 am

    Happy 2 Years! Something that we started with our first anniversary was to give each other a traditional gift for each anniversary…it has been a lot of fun trying to figure out that perfect gift that has to go with the traditional theme.

    Just an idea. Enjoy the weekend!

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  10. Teri says

    June 3, 2010 at 9:09 am

    Happy anniversary!

    Not sure if you follow Oh, Hello Friend but she posted pictures of balloons as well! Thought you might enjoy!!!
    http://ohhellofriend.blogspot.com/2010/06/collections-balloons.html

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  11. Sandy a la Mode says

    June 3, 2010 at 9:27 am

    congrats on your 2 year anniversary girl!! i am sooo proud that you had lemons and turned them into lemonade!!! it was great to hear your rags to riches story which is very inspirational!!! hope you have a fabulous celebration filled with balloons hehe!!

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  12. Megan Lane says

    June 3, 2010 at 9:48 am

    happy almost second anniversary maggie!! hope you have a blissful weekend with Zack! i’m kind of wishing we had a cheaper celebration.. Canada is much more expensive than we realized! oh well, we made some fun memories :)

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  13. The Gosfam says

    June 3, 2010 at 10:06 am

    Happy Anniversary–we are celebrating our 8th on that same day :)

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  14. kim says

    June 3, 2010 at 10:43 am

    happy two years, pretty! we’ll be overseas on our 2 year, so nothing fancy for ours either. i think our first we decided just to go out to dinner. its about quality time, not going to a cool place thats really extravagant! :) hope its wonderful, full of reminiscing, and thanking the Lord for His endless provision.

    ps i envy your blonde curly hair! you are so beautiful, gus!

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  15. HunDuddle Hussy says

    June 3, 2010 at 11:31 am

    i think ur adorable. love this story.

    i also think u should gimme a free sexy gussy sumthin or other because i named my youngest son gussy. well…august to be exact. but nonetheless…he’s gussy to everyone.

    if thats not good enuf, i’d love to give one away on my bloggity to my fabulous fans. i know every single ONE of them loves you.

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  16. Amy Priddy says

    June 3, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    Happy Early Anniversary! June 7 is my son’s and husband’s birthdays. So we will be celebrating as well! :D Hope yall have a great one!

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  17. school grants says

    June 3, 2010 at 9:33 pm

    My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!

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  18. Jaime says

    June 4, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    Happy, happy anniversary Gussy!! :) Thanks for mentioning my little sale!!

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  19. Marfa (Crafting Marfa) says

    June 4, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    Hi Gussy: I think that some of the most romantic things are either really cheap or free. How about taking a short road trip to some cool place, finding a mom and pop type of restaurant (they usually have the best food anyway), having a meal, taking walk and for flowers, you can give HIM some flowers out of your own backyard. Many Sunday mornings my bf picks out the pretties flowers in my yard and makes two bouquets. He puts one in my bedroom and one in the living room. Some people might look at them and think “cheap”, I look at them and think “awww he wants me to look at my pretty flowers even when I’m indoors.” I love inexpensive little adventures. They are fun and easy on the wallet.

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  20. Brittany Kaye says

    June 4, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    Your balloons make me happy too! Happy 2nd Anniversary. I agree, it goes by so fast… and is so wonderful.

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  21. Pepe says

    March 19, 2014 at 12:14 am

    Holy Toedol, so glad I clicked on this site first!

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