Finishing Touches and Preparing for a Wedding

Friday
April 3, 2009

This is but One Reason Gina spends so much time in her Garden

It was so refreshing to wake up next to Gina this morning. She got up out of bed first and put coffee on and then I got up about 15 minutes later to enjoy a cup with her. We didn't waste any time before headed outside and started working in the Garden. It was mulch time for her and clean up time for me. Gina started laying the mulch in and around all her plants. I got started cleaning up all the plastic pots and leaves. Then I moved on to getting the pressure washer all connected and washed the carport and driveway. By 1 o’clock Thomas cut the grass and then got the weedeater out to finish up. My dad stopped by with the new air conditioner for my truck. We got it unloaded and started discussing how and where we would mount the two pieces. The outside unit will be easy but where I wanted to mount the inside unit wouldn’t work so now we are looking at another location. We will not install the ac until the 18th but there are some brackets that he will make so we will be able to mount it.

By this time Jack & Sue stopped by before their son and future daughter-in-law got to the house with all the tables, chairs, and decorations. After they were all unloaded they got started arranging tables and chairs and then moved on with the decorations. They finally finished up around 5 o’clock at which time they left. We had not eaten all day and we were very hungry so we ordered a Stromboli from a local pizza restaurant. We took a break to eat since Gina had run out of mulch. I went and borrowed my uncle’s truck to get some more mulch.

I said I would have pictures for you today but Gina wouldn’t let me take any until she had the mulch down but here are a few pictures of what she had completed so far. The biggest addition this year was adding a 35 foot flower bed along a section of fence. This year we will be making a flower bed along the all of the fence. This is just the first part and only 150 feet more to go.

Gina's new Addition

Gina's garden has been done in phases since it gets expensive and it takes so much time. However, when we sit in our swing, we get so relaxed and just soak up the beauty of it all. We eat outside a lot just to listen to the water coming out of the fall and rushing down the stream and into the pond. Gina jokes with me that she is going to make a recording of it so she can play it at night to drown out my snoring.

Nicole called us when we were leaving Home Depot with the mulch and asked where we were because she was at our house. We said, we would be right there. When we drove up she had all the tiki torches lit and was sitting outside. It was so beautiful driving up seeing the garden all lit up. I decided to walk to the back of our property and take a picture looking at the garden with all the tiki torches lit.

Night Time in the Garden

This picture doesn’t do it justice because the ambience and atmosphere with the glow from the torches is so romantic. Gina and I spend most days when we are here by ending our day sitting outside in each other’s arms relaxing the night away.

Gina had to water all the plants which she was doing while I was playing around taking pictures. Once she finished we walked around our property to see the different effects that the torches had on the garden. It was now 10 o’clock and we were both were tired and wanted to get cleaned up. I hoped in the shower while she relaxed in her Jacuzzi. After that we called it a day and got in bed. Today was a wonderful day. The weather could not have been more perfect and tomorrow is supposed to be the same. So tomorrow should be a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding. I’ll have pictures for ya’ll to enjoy.

Until tomorrow, Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed each one us with.