i'll never be gwyneth paltrow

well i'm not 6 feet tall and i don't weigh 100 pounds. i love europe, but i'll be damned if i ever fake a british accent.  and while i enjoy eating healthy, delicious food - i don't have the luxury of being able to spend $200 on every homemade meal.

gwyneth paltrow and i, well, we both love chris martin...and that's about it. BUT i read an article that she just did for iron man 3 (anyone going to see it? i love that tony stark) and she talks about her marriage and advice she received from her dad. she asked him, "how did you and mom stay married for 33 years?" he said, "well, we never wanted to get divorced at the same time." and that might be the most real thing i've ever heard her say.

i love you patrick. thanks for never letting me break up with you. even if it meant standing in front of my car, with a goose island 312 in your hand, refusing to let me drive away, in 0 degree weather. bees knees, you are.

thanks!

photo c/o my boo, mary. xo.

thank you, thank you, for all of the wonderful compliments about our save the dates.

we are so happy with how they turned out and hope the invitations are as well received as these little beauts were. 

less than 6 months! 

wedding website

having a wedding website was at the absolute bottom of my "to do list" but when i realized that people would need to access information about hotels and accommodations (especially those flying in) i put something together very quickly.

http://patrickandannamaria.blogspot.com/

i'll continue to use this corner of the world wide web to share all things wedding/life related.

the two are becoming synonyms at this point. 

we are.

oh chicago, i love you so.

we are boston.

all of us who have ever been a part of a crowd.

or found safety in numbers.

or who in the midst of cheering  and celebrating the accomplishments of others, forgot how terribly cruel and evil this world can be.

we are boston. 

thoughts and prayers from this corner of the country to yours.

gatsby

the (soon to be) heckel household is counting down the days until the great gatsby hits the big screen.

cheers to you leo, CHEERS TO YOU! 

"you are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person i have ever known - and even that is an understatement."

-f. scott fitzgerald