Saturday, May 17, 2008

the Sacred Promise

andrea and i have been together (in hearts and minds) for almost five years now. the actual time spent in physical proximity to one another is more like three years. regardless, we have decided to take the step so many people that love each other take; we are going into business for ourselves selling replica american classic cars and bald eagle statuettes. of course we will be able to get any and all unicorn schnick-schnacks your heart can dream of, so dont worry.

but really, we are getting married. and it is very, very, really exciting.

we hope to update this blog with information for our friends and relatives so that they can, in our words, enjoy what happens when two 'corns become one. yes, we are a UNIcorn. yes, its silly, and maybe even a little ironically dated, but we are having fun with each other. we only hope you can have some fun with us too.

what we have ready for ya'll so far is this:


the DATE & PLACE - July 19th, 7 pm (short Catholic service, no kneeling, i think) @ Christ the King Church (thats my parish!)

the RECEPTION (or what we like to call, the party after the storm) - right now we are weighing options of where to do this. we want to make it fun for all but want to be able to keep the celebration going past 11pm, which since i grew up in Indiana, is hard to do since everyone wants to go home and watch the news. my choice is near northside downtown, but andrea has a lead on another spot just south of downtown. it doesnt really matter, because it will be fun and the food will be yummy (no dinner folks, its too late for dinner, ok?) and the drinks will be cold and free. this portion of the equation MUST be decided before we send out invites.

INVITATIONS!!!! - ug. you would think my awesome ideas would just come to exist, but they dont. we are playing around with images and wording and want to make them unique but not break the bank. just look in your mailbox in a week or two, if you still use that thing. trust me, it wont look like another bill, i promise.

REGISTRATION - target, c&b, amazon.com - links will be provided later. and trust me, we took it easy on you.


are you ready for next semester? oh right! ANDREA GRADUATED!!! she now has a Master's in Sociology from IU Indianapolis (that means iupui, but lets just keep the rivalry going) and is working a LOT for AYS. i am keeping the money rolling in at WFYI and doing some painting,cussing, and writing on my own blog. we are two busy young people with two adorable cats. this is a big step we are very excited about and want to thank everyone involved NOW before this monster gets out of control. so thanks.

young people in love!

10 comments:

kks said...

OH INDEED IT IS MAGIC!!!! Ben, I am tranposed back in time to an afternoon in your littlehouse yard---probably over an outdoor smoke-- when you, Ben, were waxing eloquent (do you wax ANY other way) about Andrea. The magic continues. Andrea, I am certain you know how welcoming we are to all you "for'ners"--especially German speaking!

I am THRILLED for all of us who will share the magic with you. Love, Aunt Kathy.

kks said...

OOPS & UHOH & DUH--I ment to spell "transported" bakc in time...guess I was caught my own kind of magical mental fog. k.

Andy Traub said...

Bro...thanks for the update on the wedding plans. Sara and I are still working on a plan to get us all out there but no doubt I'll be there.

We're happy and glad that you two are taking this step. Love you very much. - Andy, Sara & Samuel

Anonymous said...

Oh, how unicorns make me smile. I'm so happy for you two. You mean a lot to our little family so obviously we're all smiles about your news. Hugs to both! -Jen

Jen said...

WOOOO HOOOO!!! I knew it a week ago, but putting in a blog DOES make it official. You crack me up. Hope you had fun registering yesterday. I remember it was fun for about 3 minutes and then I started feeling really greedy. ANYWAY, can't wait for the unicorn bash. LOVE you guys!
(the other Jen, your sister)

mamatwoboys said...

Hip Hip Horray! It will be quite a day! The Baker's will make an adventure of getting to your BIG event straight from TX. Can't wait. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist.

Anonymous said...

Congrats from Aunt Joan and Uncle Mike!! We are so happy for you and are excited to welcome Andrea into the family. Andrea, have Ben explain to you the old saying " ALL TRAUBS MARRY BETTER" then you will know that you have made a great choice. Many, many blessings!

mamatwoboys said...

Hey, you should add the wedding march or something as background music. Sorry, too much time to think about your blog. I should be packing. Love ya!

Anonymous said...

We're looking forward to seeing and hugging you magic couple. It's only a few weeks and getting more exciting with every day passing.
We like your blog.
Love and big kisses
Ulrike und Uwe

KP said...

hey ben,

congratulations!

yer cousin,
kevin