First let me declare a BIG THANK YOU!!! To the Super SHELLEY - for organizing everything; to the Awesome ELESHIA, for helping everywhere needed, and to the Irreplaceable KIM. Thanks also to everyone who brought something yummy to the shower. You all are so wonderful and such a sweet blessing to us. It was all delicious!
I know lots of folks too pictures. Shelley got me hers first, so send me more and I'll add them. Check back for more pics!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Hotel info
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Ceremony Info
Embassy Suites: Will Rodgers Airport
1815 South Meridian
To reserve via phone:(405) 682-6000
Mention the "Chambers Wedding Party" for the group rate.
To reserve via the web: Embassy Suites site
Group/Convention code: CWP
Be sure to book BEFORE FEBRUARY 22
After February 22, they may book the rooms for other people or the group rate may not be available.
About the hotel
The hotel is about 4 miles from Will Rogers Airport but 17 miles from the wedding site. See directions. There is some crazy conference that has all the rooms anywhere near the wedding site, but at least it's near the airport :-)
Most of the rooms are suites with a king size bed and a sleeper sofa in the living room. They have refrigerators and microwaves, high-speed internet, free breakfast, and free snacks in the evening. They have an indoor pool and we may be able to get a meeting room so that you all can visit on Saturday night while Joshua and I head off to the honeymoon ;-) More on that later...the meeting room, not the honeymoon. :-p
Take a peek at the hotel yourself: Embassy Suites OKC
1815 South Meridian
To reserve via phone:(405) 682-6000
Mention the "Chambers Wedding Party" for the group rate.
To reserve via the web: Embassy Suites site
Group/Convention code: CWP
Be sure to book BEFORE FEBRUARY 22
After February 22, they may book the rooms for other people or the group rate may not be available.
About the hotel
The hotel is about 4 miles from Will Rogers Airport but 17 miles from the wedding site. See directions. There is some crazy conference that has all the rooms anywhere near the wedding site, but at least it's near the airport :-)
Most of the rooms are suites with a king size bed and a sleeper sofa in the living room. They have refrigerators and microwaves, high-speed internet, free breakfast, and free snacks in the evening. They have an indoor pool and we may be able to get a meeting room so that you all can visit on Saturday night while Joshua and I head off to the honeymoon ;-) More on that later...the meeting room, not the honeymoon. :-p
Take a peek at the hotel yourself: Embassy Suites OKC
Monday, January 26, 2009
Directions to the Wedding
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Ceremony Info
So basically, I LOVE google maps. You can loock at the house where we're going to have the wedding as if you were standing right there and you can see the little clearing behind it where we're going to do the reception. It is A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
So here is the place:
View Larger Map
Here are directions
From the hotel: (see info about the hotel)
From Norman:
From Oklahoma City (downtown):
From Tulsa:
and from Dallas:
Surely one of those will be close to you, if not, plug in your address and google will whip up a map just for you :-)
PARKINGParking will be limited. We suggest carpooling if possible. Parking will be parallel along Noma Road, Lois Lane (to the west only), and Coburn Road. If the ground is dry, park with two tires in the grass, two on the asphalt. If wet, park with all four tires on asphalt.
View Larger Map
So here is the place:
View Larger Map
Here are directions
From the hotel: (see info about the hotel)
From Norman:
From Oklahoma City (downtown):
From Tulsa:
and from Dallas:
Surely one of those will be close to you, if not, plug in your address and google will whip up a map just for you :-)
PARKINGParking will be limited. We suggest carpooling if possible. Parking will be parallel along Noma Road, Lois Lane (to the west only), and Coburn Road. If the ground is dry, park with two tires in the grass, two on the asphalt. If wet, park with all four tires on asphalt.
View Larger Map
Saturday, January 24, 2009
THE MOST AMAZING BESTESS FRIEND EVER
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by Joshua,
Wedding Party
Kim. What can be said about her... from the very beginning of Erin and I Kim was there. It had been less than two weeks that I had known Erin and Kim came to Hastings to meet her and give her the quiz to end all quiz's. This was the question and answer time that brought Kim to the 85% that this would be the girl I marry. Kim said she hadn't finished her quiz, even now it is unfinished, she was confident about the relationship to be. Kim has been a constant supporter of us from giving words of wisdom to whatever else she could help with. She is my great protector, has been my great proposal coordinator, engagement photographer, and anything else you can imagine.Thanks Kim for all you do and we hope we can pass on the love you have blessed us with!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Reflection of my Spiritual Welfare
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by Joshua,
reflections
Joshua, an apostle of Christ Jesus,
To my friends and family in the world where we are Alien. May God bless and keep you safe as he has done for me throughout my life.
I write this letter for the sole purpose of evaluating where I am in my pursuit of faith in Christ and to allow all in to see. This letter is composed from the wonderful place in which I met my future bride at as well as many other friends, Hastings.
Looking at my spiritual welfare through mine own eyes I have been discouraged in the past because the worst critic I have is me, but this idea came to me through the urging of the spirit and in that light I will look and trust his eyes. It has occurred to me in the past year of my life that the life I lead lines up with that of Christ's expectations less than I would like. An example of this happened just today when out of frustration I was not slow to anger with a person close to me and in turn was not acting through the love of Christ Jesus. I ask myself about this incident and others like it to find the root of my walk because they are frequent. The conclusion I have reached is that I am not spending enough time with the Father to maintain an adequate relationship with him. After coming to this conclusion, the next step was to set aside time to spend with just him and time to spend with a group of guys to discuss God and the matters that are important to him.
I am often annoyed, frustrated, angered, weary, and quick to speak. These things not being of Christ brought me to the thought that my walk is not right. Listening to those around me though has brought about other things I can be; thoughtful, caring, patient, compassionate. Of recent, God has made it a point to encourage me with the insight of others to show me that it is not that I am not of him as my thoughts would imply, but that I am just off course a bit. I have not been in his Word or prayed or spent time in fellowship with other believers as much as I would have liked to. I let the fact that all of my friends have lives and my church that I attend get me down to think that meeting was not possible. For this I am asking forgiveness of God and others by whom this letter is read.
For accountability purpose, I am attending a group on Wednesday at 6:30 am at church and plan to have lunch or coffee with at least one friend a week. Also, I plan to read and/or meditate on scripture that I have read recently on a daily basis.
To finish this note, I have one positive thing that I thought of just now. I love to serve those around me in any way that God has given me the opportunity to. This is something that even in my stupidity Christ has continued to use me as a vessel through which He might impact the world.
To my friends and family in the world where we are Alien. May God bless and keep you safe as he has done for me throughout my life.
I write this letter for the sole purpose of evaluating where I am in my pursuit of faith in Christ and to allow all in to see. This letter is composed from the wonderful place in which I met my future bride at as well as many other friends, Hastings.
Looking at my spiritual welfare through mine own eyes I have been discouraged in the past because the worst critic I have is me, but this idea came to me through the urging of the spirit and in that light I will look and trust his eyes. It has occurred to me in the past year of my life that the life I lead lines up with that of Christ's expectations less than I would like. An example of this happened just today when out of frustration I was not slow to anger with a person close to me and in turn was not acting through the love of Christ Jesus. I ask myself about this incident and others like it to find the root of my walk because they are frequent. The conclusion I have reached is that I am not spending enough time with the Father to maintain an adequate relationship with him. After coming to this conclusion, the next step was to set aside time to spend with just him and time to spend with a group of guys to discuss God and the matters that are important to him.
I am often annoyed, frustrated, angered, weary, and quick to speak. These things not being of Christ brought me to the thought that my walk is not right. Listening to those around me though has brought about other things I can be; thoughtful, caring, patient, compassionate. Of recent, God has made it a point to encourage me with the insight of others to show me that it is not that I am not of him as my thoughts would imply, but that I am just off course a bit. I have not been in his Word or prayed or spent time in fellowship with other believers as much as I would have liked to. I let the fact that all of my friends have lives and my church that I attend get me down to think that meeting was not possible. For this I am asking forgiveness of God and others by whom this letter is read.
For accountability purpose, I am attending a group on Wednesday at 6:30 am at church and plan to have lunch or coffee with at least one friend a week. Also, I plan to read and/or meditate on scripture that I have read recently on a daily basis.
To finish this note, I have one positive thing that I thought of just now. I love to serve those around me in any way that God has given me the opportunity to. This is something that even in my stupidity Christ has continued to use me as a vessel through which He might impact the world.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Registries
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After lots of hard work and thinking, we've finally got the registries sorted out. No doubt we'll still add and subtract a few things as we go "hey, one of those would be nice!" but for the most part we're done!
So, we're registered at:
Some other ideas are
Finally, gifts are a blessing but not a requirement. The best blessing is your love and friendship toward us. So please don't feel at all required. Most of all, we're looking forward to sharing with you this wonderful moment as we begin our lives together.
So, we're registered at:
Some other ideas are
- Hastings gift cards (where we met and Joshua proposed. We still hang out there a lot.)
- Some of your favorite coffee beans
- A homemade but frozen dinner for us on the honeymoon (in a mountain cabin)
- A pull-down attic ladder (Target and BBB don't sell them :-/ but Home Depot does.)
- Star Wars IV, V, and VI and Star Wars I, II, and III on DVD (all we have are VHS, yes, we know we're old school)
- Season 8 of Red Dwarf
- Something meaningful from you!
Finally, gifts are a blessing but not a requirement. The best blessing is your love and friendship toward us. So please don't feel at all required. Most of all, we're looking forward to sharing with you this wonderful moment as we begin our lives together.
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