Gabe & Donna's Wedding Day

Gabe and Donna got married on Saturday, May 21, 2011 on St. Augustine Beach.

Here's Gabe and Josh walking down to the ceremony site.

Katie and Aaron before the ceremony.

Jan and Mark seated after Isaac walked his mom down the aisle...he was so proud that he was chosen to walk Jan down...he loves his Mama!

Donna's Dad walking her down the aisle.

The ceremony begins...doesn't Donna look so sweet?

Layering of the sand ceremony...Donna and Gabe's moms added their layers of sand to symbolize Gabe and Donna's lives before...the jar ended up with 5 layers and they corked the container to have as a keepsake.

Giving and Receiving of Rings

The Kiss

It's official! Mr. & Mrs. Gabe Treesh! This is my favorite photo of the whole event!

Isaac and I after the ceremony.

Leah and Abby

Josh and Nikki

The Treesh Family

Mark & Jan with Donna & Gabe

Daniel and his crazy date Leah

Let the party begin! The reception was at The Reef restaurant.

I loved the cake!

The centerpieces were so pretty.

Donna's gorgeous bouquet.

Dancing the night away...

Congratulations to the happy couple!!!

Gabe & Donna's Rehearsal Dinner

Friday night, May 20th, we celebrated the last night of the single lives of Donna and Gabe (Treesh kid #3) at the Raintree Restaurant in St. Augustine, FL. Mark and Jan hosted a fabulous rehearsal dinner...this was their 4th one to host, so they are getting pretty good at this with only one more to go!

Josh (Treesh kid #1) and Nikki flew in from Okinawa, Japan to be there for Gabe's big day.

Mark (Dad Treesh) thanking everyone for coming to the dinner and roasting Gabe just a little bit.

Jan (Mom Treesh) giving Donna some advice on how to deal with Gabe's sense of adventure, general craziness, and fun-loving spirit.

Me and Isaac (Treesh kid #4)...we were recruiting more siblings to move to FL during dinner since it is just us and Gabe and Donna for now...

Sammy (Treesh kid #7) and Alyse in from Lexington, KY...soon-to-be married in December

Katie and Aaron (Treesh kid #6) in from Fairbanks, AK

Jonathan, Abby (Treesh kid #5), Daniel (one&only Treesh grandkid) in from Lexington, KY, and Leah (Treesh kid #2) in from Munich, Germany

Nikki and her sister Jenni who was visiting Nikki during one of her only days in the U.S. this year

Mark and Jan

Gabe and Donna aka Groom-to-be and Bride-t0-be who live in Jacksonville, FL

Daniel loved his train Gabe gave him for doing the honor of being Gabe and Donna's ring bearer.

Gabe and Donna listening to everyone's loving marriage advice and well wishes.

Treesh Family...yes, we are starting to rival the Duggars in size...just wait until we all have kids!

The 3 Week Closet Makeover

On April 11, I started cleaning out my clothes in our master closet. I was inspired to join the Master Closet Revolution with Project: Simplify. I had lost 31 pounds between August 2010 and February 2011, and it was time to get rid of my chubby clothes forever! Here's a few before photos...kind of embarrassing that our closet was such a mess...at least the rest of our house is in order, well, except for the closets, drawers, anything out-of-sight basically...but I'm working on that!

I started with the folding clothes first. I just pulled them all out of the closet and threw them on the bed and starting trying on. I tried on everything which took several hours, that's how it turned into a 3-week project. I separated the clothes into a keep pile and bags for eBay, to give away, and must be tossed immediately. Whatever doesn't sell on eBay I plan to give away...eBay is my next frontier.

Trying on clothes was a little depressing because clothes that I had hung onto in hopes of being able to fit in again are mostly now out-of-style. The last thing I want to happen is to end up on What Not to Wear because I'm reliving my high school (yes, I still had clothes from high school..and yes, I know that was 10 years ago!) and college years while I should be wearing young professional clothing. Shopping in NYC with Stacy and Clinton would be really fun though.

I finally got back into my jeans that I wore my freshman year of college...I did not drink in college like the majority of UK's campus nor did I eat meat from the cafeteria (couldn't trust it), only veggie plates, soup, baked potatoes, frozen yogurt, and on weekends, Belgian waffles (remember Saturday waffles, Kelly? Those were the days...), so I lost weight my freshman year instead of gaining the freshman 15. I was so excited that my jeans fit again that I showed Isaac proudly.

His comment with a hint of sarcasm: those are SO in-style, Kyle!

Me: I know that are not cool anymore, but they fit! I'm going to donate them.

Isaac: That's great idea! Donate your out-of-style clothes so someone else can be out-of-style too!

Me: Oh, my gosh, Isaac! Do you think it's bad that I donate these?

Isaac: No, someone who needs a pair of jeans will wear them...they aren't that out-of-style..hehe

I hope whoever ends of with my old, loved, cared-for jeans appreciates them:)

Here are the after pictures...I actually washed all of the hangers because they were so dusty...and we won't even discuss the dust on top of the closet organizer...let's just say, somebody has been cutting corners while doing his weekly dusting chore at our house...

Ahhh...I can actually see my choices now...

May 17th, I finally finished the project. I feel lighter and not so bogged down with stuff that adds nothing to my life. I'm hoping that my wallet will be fatter after my clothes meet eBay.