January 2013 Weddings

FFIL

So, For as many issues as I have with my FMIL, I adore my FFIL. He has his quirks, but he's pretty awesome.

Friday night, FI and I had our company Christmas party at a pretty swanky hotel here in town. It's a very beautiful old hotel that was built when the city was built around the time of the oil booms. Beautiful deco buildings. Just lovely. The whole night FI and I kept saying that we wished we could afford to have the reception there. It was just so pretty.

So as we're leaving, FI tells me to pull over into a Quik Trip (a local ((amazing)) gas station). He says "So I have this." and starts unfolding a piece of paper and hands it to me. The paper was confirmation for reservations for that hotel for the 3 days following our wedding.

FFIL feels bad that FI and I can't afford to go anywhere for our honeymoon or afford to take off time for it. He and FMIL had the same kind of deal and it took them 30 years to take their honeymoon, so he said that if we can't go anywhere, he at least wants us to stay in the best place in town. He sprung for all the extras, including valet parking, champagne and strawberries, penthouse suite, the works.

It still hasn't sunk in that he did that for us, but it was just too sweet. I'm still kinda at a loss. :) He may be Ex-Air Force, but he is a big softie when it comes to his family.

Re: FFIL

  • AW!W! Totally just got goosebumps. SO sweet!

    And QT is the most heavenly gas station on Earth! We have them here too :)
  • That is so so so sweet!!!  I love nice stories like that :) 
  • That is awesome! A very sweet and thoughtful gift!

     

  • LOVE this!!  : D  Congrats!  I have a story too about how part of our Honeymoon got paid for..but this is YOUR story...LOVE IT!
    God is Faithful!
  • I'd love to heard it WonderfulSavior. I told me story. :)
  • Awww you're so sweet!  : )  Thank you..

    Ok- I love to share about how God provides for me...for us..
    YAY!!  Hahaha...

    Here goes:  So, FI and I were talking about two months ago or so, about how we couldn't afford to go anywhere really for our Honeymoon.  We just didnt have it.  We had originally planned on going to Orlando (Universal Studio's), etc..he has never been there, so I was SOOO bummed when I found out that we couldnt go...so we talked about doing a long weekend somewhere in Upstate Ny (where we live) instead...
    WELL- the NEXT day, I stayed home from work...had some stuff to take care of.  My cell rings and its my Aunt from NC.  SHE HAD NO IDEA what we had talked about...no one did...
    she knew we wanted to go to Fla. but didnt know about Orlando...she goes, "I'm so sorry but Uncle Stance and I won't be able to make it to your wedding...BUT, we would like to offer you our timeshare in Orlando, if you would want that..we werent sure where in Fla, you were thinking."  My jaw DROPPED and I almost passed out!  LOL!!!!!
    I surely accepted and thanked her numerous times!  WE ARE GOING TO ORLANDO!!!!!  : D
    We are also staying in a REALLY gorgeous resort for a WEEK! 
    Everytime I tell this story, I am blown away over and over again and humbled.
    God knew our hearts and knew we wanted to go there...he made it happen!!
    SOOO...then!!  We needed money for our airfare...I told Fi on the day of my shower, "We need at least $600 to make this happen...."....Well, I saw gifts...lots of them...and some envelopes...didnt really think much of it...opened them and we got almost EXACTLY that much money!!!!  I booked our flights and we are good to go!!!!!  : D
    I LOVE IT...<3
    I am soooooooooooooooooooooo grateful to all those that sent us on our way!!!
    Neither of us have much money, so this was sooo nice that they did this for us....I feel like crying!  haha..

    Thanks for letting me share, Heroes...!! 
    God is Faithful!
  • PS- We also have had some of my family members stepping up to pitch in for this or that....one aunt and uncle are paying for our cake!!!  Another is paying for the flowers...
    We are so blessed.  We have to pay for the reception ourselves...so its def been tough financially...but everyting has fallen into place.  We just needed to trust that it would.
    God is Faithful!
  • That is awesome! So cool when things work out!
  • thank you!!  Yea, seriously...I thought I was dreaming for awhile...LOL

    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_january-2013-weddings_ffil?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:808dddd9-a33d-4d5f-8a47-f091dcd1c99fDiscussion:6dd4090d-5874-4773-83e5-00ab46d37cffPost:278718eb-1f2f-474d-9f16-92de72381e26">Re: FFIL</a>:
    [QUOTE]That is awesome! So cool when things work out!
    Posted by heroeswearbrown[/QUOTE]
    God is Faithful!
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