Category Archives: Wedding

Wedding Follies, Part 5

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

If you’ve missed the saga of our weddings (yes, more than one!) catch up with part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4. All dressed and ready for our second wedding, my husband and I and our families had … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 4

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

(Ed. Note:  I am feeling a bit disheartened and apprehensive about continuing to post these stories.  While a lot of you seem to enjoy them and the feedback has been very positive, this past week I discovered that a website … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 3

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

If you haven’t been following the story, read part 1 and part 2. After standing outside and welcoming our guests (which consisted of my husband chatting with them and introducing my family, then me saying “Ni hao,” and “xie xie,” … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 2

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

Read part 1 here to find out why I praised Chinese traffic jams like never before!  Now we continue… My husband had finally been let in to see me, and had asked if I would go with him.  The answer … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 1

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

After the brief hiatus that was “My 7 Links” last week, let’s get back to the wedding stories, shall we? Monday, May 30, 2011. Wake up call at 5:20am.  I’d had less than 6 hours of sleep but was relieved … Continue reading →

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A Chinese Man Actually Kidnapped My Dad!

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

For those of you who have read this blog with any regularity, you’ll recall that my family is apparently rather adept at being kidnapped here in China.  The only one who has been spared this experience is my brother, who … Continue reading →

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Say Cheese!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Hey, hey, it’s my triumphant return to blogging!  The wedding insanity has died down for the most part, and life is slowly returning to normal (I’m even making a dent in the mountain of laundry from while we were away).  … Continue reading →

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The Post Where I Make Excuses for Not Posting

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

I started off so well.  I got 4 months into this whole blogging thing without missing a post.  Alas, as you faithful readers (I’m going to go ahead and call you that…all four of you!) may have noticed, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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There’s an App for That

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

I love my husband.  I wouldn’t have married him if I didn’t.  And as many of you know already, one of the biggest reasons I love him is his ability to make me laugh and cheer me up (and sometimes … Continue reading →

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What Not to Wear

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

For those who aren’t familiar with the process, taking wedding photos in China is quite the adventure, and not for the faint of heart.  Wedding photos here are not taken the same day as the wedding; instead, an entire day … Continue reading →

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