HI GUYS!!!
I MADE A NEW WEBSITE. ONE THAT IS HOPEFULLY MORE INFORMATIVE FOR EVERYONE! ENJOY
http://caseyandgina.webs.com/
LOVE,
CASEY AND GINA
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Hotels for the Wedding
This is the email I sent out to our immediate family. Please just let me know where you book so that I can look into shuttles from some spots that are nearest to the hotel(s). I am ALL about saving some money, so I figured just giving the list will allow people to find the cheapest hotels/utilize whatever points you may have etc. Thanks!!
Hi Guys,
I priced out hotels (just by going online) for September 4-7. I know some people will be coming earlier, some staying later but figured this was a good range. I didn't try to block rooms because they really didn't give me THAT big of a discount at the 2 hotels I tried. I figured everyone has their own preferences, and possibly points so here's the comprehensive list! All of these hotels are about 20 minutes from The Point. (I wish there were closer hotels but there aren't as the Point is residential) They are about 30 minutes from our house, and the airport as well. (Just different directions) I know that Casey's Aunt Nancy got the Fairfield for 50something/nt. online - she may have used expedia or one of those "name your own" sites but I'm not sure.
Let me know where you guys decide on so that I can try to see how much a shuttle would be from the vacinity of the hotels to the point and back for the wedding.
Thanks!
love
gina
*Holiday Inn Express - 877-863-4780 - this is the ONLY hotel that will NOT give refunds if you don't choose to stay there. As soon as it's booked it's done.
1 King or 2 Queens $90.00
*Fairfield Inn & Suites - 704-663-6100. This is where Casey's Aunt Nancy is staying. They include breakfast. If you have Marriott points you can use them for this hotel.
1 King is $94.00 and 2 Queens are $99.00.
*Wingate Inn - 704-664-4900. They too include breakfast
1 King or 2 Double Beds $76.30
*Sleep Inn- 704-799-7070.
1 King is $89.99. 2 Queens $94.99
*Hampton Inn- 704-660-7700. You can use Hilton points for this hotel.
1 King $129.00 2 Queens $109.00
The above hotels are all grouped together by exit 36. That is where the target and walmart and shopping centers are.
The below hotels are nextdoor to each other off exit 33. They are on the "quieter" side of town. Both sides are nice, the differences being the shopping and dining options. There are more at exit 36 but you can just go up 3 miles and be there in a minute if you stay at 33. I know, I'm rambling but I want to give everyone the best options and ideas of town.
These two hotels are also brand new - they opened within the last year.
*Spring Hill Suites- 704-658-0053. You can use Marriott points here as well. I blocked some rooms here, the price was about $100/nt. When I looked online this is what I found:
1 King OR 2 Queens $169.00
*Hilton Garden Inn- 704-663-6468. You can use Hilton points here as well. I blocked some rooms here too, and the price was about $100/nt. as well. This is what I found online:
I King or 2 Queens $93.00.
There are also three hotels to avoid at any cost. Yes, they're cheaper but yo'ure getting what you pay for here.
Super 8 - 704-662-6188 - $57.38/ 2 queens/nt.
Ramada Inn- 704-664-6556 - $63.20/2 queens or 1 king/nt.
Days Inn- 704-664-6100 - $59.46/2 queens or 1 king/nt.
Let me know if you have any questions or anything!!!
Love,
gina & casey
Hi Guys,
I priced out hotels (just by going online) for September 4-7. I know some people will be coming earlier, some staying later but figured this was a good range. I didn't try to block rooms because they really didn't give me THAT big of a discount at the 2 hotels I tried. I figured everyone has their own preferences, and possibly points so here's the comprehensive list! All of these hotels are about 20 minutes from The Point. (I wish there were closer hotels but there aren't as the Point is residential) They are about 30 minutes from our house, and the airport as well. (Just different directions) I know that Casey's Aunt Nancy got the Fairfield for 50something/nt. online - she may have used expedia or one of those "name your own" sites but I'm not sure.
Let me know where you guys decide on so that I can try to see how much a shuttle would be from the vacinity of the hotels to the point and back for the wedding.
Thanks!
love
gina
*Holiday Inn Express - 877-863-4780 - this is the ONLY hotel that will NOT give refunds if you don't choose to stay there. As soon as it's booked it's done.
1 King or 2 Queens $90.00
*Fairfield Inn & Suites - 704-663-6100. This is where Casey's Aunt Nancy is staying. They include breakfast. If you have Marriott points you can use them for this hotel.
1 King is $94.00 and 2 Queens are $99.00.
*Wingate Inn - 704-664-4900. They too include breakfast
1 King or 2 Double Beds $76.30
*Sleep Inn- 704-799-7070.
1 King is $89.99. 2 Queens $94.99
*Hampton Inn- 704-660-7700. You can use Hilton points for this hotel.
1 King $129.00 2 Queens $109.00
The above hotels are all grouped together by exit 36. That is where the target and walmart and shopping centers are.
The below hotels are nextdoor to each other off exit 33. They are on the "quieter" side of town. Both sides are nice, the differences being the shopping and dining options. There are more at exit 36 but you can just go up 3 miles and be there in a minute if you stay at 33. I know, I'm rambling but I want to give everyone the best options and ideas of town.
These two hotels are also brand new - they opened within the last year.
*Spring Hill Suites- 704-658-0053. You can use Marriott points here as well. I blocked some rooms here, the price was about $100/nt. When I looked online this is what I found:
1 King OR 2 Queens $169.00
*Hilton Garden Inn- 704-663-6468. You can use Hilton points here as well. I blocked some rooms here too, and the price was about $100/nt. as well. This is what I found online:
I King or 2 Queens $93.00.
There are also three hotels to avoid at any cost. Yes, they're cheaper but yo'ure getting what you pay for here.
Super 8 - 704-662-6188 - $57.38/ 2 queens/nt.
Ramada Inn- 704-664-6556 - $63.20/2 queens or 1 king/nt.
Days Inn- 704-664-6100 - $59.46/2 queens or 1 king/nt.
Let me know if you have any questions or anything!!!
Love,
gina & casey
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
SNOW MUCH FUN!
So for many of you that live in the North East/Mid West and any of those "other" snowy areas, 6 inches of snow isn't much at all. BUT for those of us that live in the South - 6 inches of snow is cause for a celebration! The last time we had that much snow in Charlotte was about 5 years ago. Hell, we don't even have snow plows to deal with it and it cripples things, which is kind of a nice change of pace. Our snow storm actually started on Friday with all day rain which continued non-stop into Sunday. Sunday evening it turned into a light snow, which progressed and continued all night. We had so much fun!! Shelby is used to snow from going home to Maine for the holidays, but Izzy had never seen snow before. To make matters worse, we had her shaved down last week so the poor thing didn't have any fur to help keep her warm. (She's a golden doodle and while she doesn't shed she gets SERIOUSLY poofy. We shaved her once last year and decided to do it twice a year this year.) We (I) made a snow angel and then a snowman. We also wandered around town cause we couldn't get the cars out of the driveway. As I was telling my co-worker - even if we did have snow shovels you can't shovel a gravel driveway!
Needless to say, we had a fun snow day!
Oh! Well I guess since this is our wedding blog we should actually talk about the wedding! What's new since the last post? Oh! We went to The Point for their bridal show and got some great ideas and tasted some wonderful food! Now the decisions start! I also vetoed silk flowers. I was toying with the idea for the centerpieces because no one lives here. Our wedding won't be like most italian weddings where the older ladies grab the centerpieces and try to smuggle them home at the end of the night. We won't have that. SO I thought silk might be the way to go. Yeah, no. Mom and I went to a silk flower wearhouse and MAN were they tacky! They all look SO fake- which, well, I guess makes sense. I've also gotten the bridemaids presents nearly done and am very excited about that.
Needless to say, we had a fun snow day!
Oh! Well I guess since this is our wedding blog we should actually talk about the wedding! What's new since the last post? Oh! We went to The Point for their bridal show and got some great ideas and tasted some wonderful food! Now the decisions start! I also vetoed silk flowers. I was toying with the idea for the centerpieces because no one lives here. Our wedding won't be like most italian weddings where the older ladies grab the centerpieces and try to smuggle them home at the end of the night. We won't have that. SO I thought silk might be the way to go. Yeah, no. Mom and I went to a silk flower wearhouse and MAN were they tacky! They all look SO fake- which, well, I guess makes sense. I've also gotten the bridemaids presents nearly done and am very excited about that. I was putzing around the internet and found AMAZING deals on flights from www.usair.com - round trip AND nonstop from most locations was under $200.00!! Hurry hurry! :)
Casey and I also STARTED registering at Target. We got sidetracked looking at things, debating things, and then trying to remember if we registered for them at Macy's. Who knew Target would be that much more fun than Macy's - though I suppose I should have expected that - I could live in Target.
Whew! Ok that's it for now, I'll update more soon, I promise!!
JUST ABOUT SIX MONTHS!! AHH!!
More pictures are on my picasa site: http://picasaweb.google.com/hipechic55/JustSnow?feat=directlink
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Punta Cana
Wow! So we got back from Punta Cana on the 1st and MAN was it an awesome time! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! To Casey's parents (Jamie & Susie) for taking us on this fabulous trip and to Justin and Sarah for helping to make it memorable and amazing!
I have posted pictures up on my picasa site if you're curious. In the punta cana pics you can see our plantation shutters that we had put in not long ago. They were an early wedding present from Casey's parents. Here's the link to the album: http://picasaweb.google.com/hipechic55/PuntaCana109?feat=directlink
What's new with the wedding stuff? Not a whole lot right now. Audrey (flower girl) got her dress so I'm super excited about that! Sara and Katie have their dresses which is exciting as well. Samantha and Sarah need to get theirs as well - hopefully by the end of February. Olivia will be getting hers shortly and we're done with the girls! Yay! I hate stressing about the gowns. I know I shouldn't BUT I do, and I am.
Next up: Working on centerpieces and pricing of flowers. I'm still heavily debating real and real touch flowers (silk) so we'll have to see how the pricing goes.
Casey and I will be going to a wedding show in a few weekends at The Point for a tasting and a meeting with some vendors the point works with a lot.
OH! A girl on one of the boards I'm on found out that Converse All Stars will allow you to PERSONALIZE your OWN chucks! *sigh* I'm in heaven. Now to convince my Mom that it is OK to wear pink chucks personalized with "I Do" on the side as my shoes down the aisle. We'll see.........
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!
Love,
Casey & Gina
I have posted pictures up on my picasa site if you're curious. In the punta cana pics you can see our plantation shutters that we had put in not long ago. They were an early wedding present from Casey's parents. Here's the link to the album: http://picasaweb.google.com/hipechic55/PuntaCana109?feat=directlink
What's new with the wedding stuff? Not a whole lot right now. Audrey (flower girl) got her dress so I'm super excited about that! Sara and Katie have their dresses which is exciting as well. Samantha and Sarah need to get theirs as well - hopefully by the end of February. Olivia will be getting hers shortly and we're done with the girls! Yay! I hate stressing about the gowns. I know I shouldn't BUT I do, and I am.
Next up: Working on centerpieces and pricing of flowers. I'm still heavily debating real and real touch flowers (silk) so we'll have to see how the pricing goes.
Casey and I will be going to a wedding show in a few weekends at The Point for a tasting and a meeting with some vendors the point works with a lot.
OH! A girl on one of the boards I'm on found out that Converse All Stars will allow you to PERSONALIZE your OWN chucks! *sigh* I'm in heaven. Now to convince my Mom that it is OK to wear pink chucks personalized with "I Do" on the side as my shoes down the aisle. We'll see.........
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!
Love,
Casey & Gina
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Ok, so I'm a little slow on the posting. Sorry bout that! Maybe my resolution for 2009 should be to post more frequently? Though I'm sure in the next few months the posts will be quickly flowing.
The last month has been sheer craziness! We spent christmas eve at my Mom's in NC- we had a really nice night. We had an amazing dinner, and then opened up all of our presents. So much for everyone being on a budget! My step-dad got a wii Fit so we had fun playing with that. Casey got a Tom Brady jersey and was SO shocked - it was VERY cute! Casey got me all kinds of good clothes that I NEEDED badly. (I guess he's getting sick of me standing in the closet going "i have absolutely nothing to wear!" heehee)
We spent the night at my Mom's cause we had to be up and to the airport by the LATEST 6 a.m. and we made it! (Surprisingly) We flew to Maine, which went so smoothly it was insane. They didn't charge us for any bags, and upgraded us both to first class which was even better! I guess the flying every week perks are totally worth it. I'm also happy that Casey had some xanax to take for the flight. He HATES flying, and so it was very interesting when we hit turbulence and he looked at me and went "weee! that was fun!". Maine was SO much fun! We had christmas morning with Casey's parents, Justin and Sarah. Everyone went way overboard on presents there too!
Justin and Sarah took us up to Sugarloaf to Sarah's grandparent's condo for the weekend. Man, am I rusty at skiing!! I had fun trying to fall down the mountain though and enjoyed the cold weather and my brand new ski jacket.
We then ran all over town like nuts. Returning L.L. Bean stuff, searching for bathingsuits (yes, in MAINE in december), and visiting people.
Some of those people that we visited were Casey's Grandfather and Audrey. Grampa made us THE most gorgeous china hutch for our kitchen. I can't wait to have it home!! While at his workshop he had some other pieces that didn't have homes, so they're coming to live with us as well. I love love love that we have heirloom furniture that Grampa made for us. He also made us two rocking chairs and a table that are out on our front porch right now.
Justin and Sarah also got us all tickets to see Rustic Overtones for New Years eve which was very cool! I didn't really know the band other than the cd's that Casey has but it was a really cool show. Jamie and Susie also had a party before we left for the concert which was fun as well. We got to spend time with Casey's cousins. His youngest one is SO cute!! He agreed to be our Jr. Groomsman and we're so excited.
What else? I've gotten sick twice since I last posted. Ugh, I hate being sick. I had a sinus infection and a double ear infection two weeks ago. Last Sunday I had who knows what - even the ER docs had no idea. I think I lost 10 lbs. just from nothing staying down (either direction) which isn't entirely awful. The drugs they gave me were pretty good too :). I just wish we weren' there all night Sunday night/Monday morning. The only blessing was having Case hold my hair and my hand.
So, this Saturday we get to head to Punta Cana with Casey's parents and Justin and Sarah for a WEEK!!! I can't WAIT! It's going to be such an amazing trip. I can't wait to relax in the sun. The weather says it was 85 and feels like 91 today! yay!
Ok I better head to bed!
g'nite!
love,
casey and gina
p.s. go check out our pictures. i uploaded bunches :)
The last month has been sheer craziness! We spent christmas eve at my Mom's in NC- we had a really nice night. We had an amazing dinner, and then opened up all of our presents. So much for everyone being on a budget! My step-dad got a wii Fit so we had fun playing with that. Casey got a Tom Brady jersey and was SO shocked - it was VERY cute! Casey got me all kinds of good clothes that I NEEDED badly. (I guess he's getting sick of me standing in the closet going "i have absolutely nothing to wear!" heehee)
We spent the night at my Mom's cause we had to be up and to the airport by the LATEST 6 a.m. and we made it! (Surprisingly) We flew to Maine, which went so smoothly it was insane. They didn't charge us for any bags, and upgraded us both to first class which was even better! I guess the flying every week perks are totally worth it. I'm also happy that Casey had some xanax to take for the flight. He HATES flying, and so it was very interesting when we hit turbulence and he looked at me and went "weee! that was fun!". Maine was SO much fun! We had christmas morning with Casey's parents, Justin and Sarah. Everyone went way overboard on presents there too!
Justin and Sarah took us up to Sugarloaf to Sarah's grandparent's condo for the weekend. Man, am I rusty at skiing!! I had fun trying to fall down the mountain though and enjoyed the cold weather and my brand new ski jacket.
We then ran all over town like nuts. Returning L.L. Bean stuff, searching for bathingsuits (yes, in MAINE in december), and visiting people.
Some of those people that we visited were Casey's Grandfather and Audrey. Grampa made us THE most gorgeous china hutch for our kitchen. I can't wait to have it home!! While at his workshop he had some other pieces that didn't have homes, so they're coming to live with us as well. I love love love that we have heirloom furniture that Grampa made for us. He also made us two rocking chairs and a table that are out on our front porch right now.
Justin and Sarah also got us all tickets to see Rustic Overtones for New Years eve which was very cool! I didn't really know the band other than the cd's that Casey has but it was a really cool show. Jamie and Susie also had a party before we left for the concert which was fun as well. We got to spend time with Casey's cousins. His youngest one is SO cute!! He agreed to be our Jr. Groomsman and we're so excited.
What else? I've gotten sick twice since I last posted. Ugh, I hate being sick. I had a sinus infection and a double ear infection two weeks ago. Last Sunday I had who knows what - even the ER docs had no idea. I think I lost 10 lbs. just from nothing staying down (either direction) which isn't entirely awful. The drugs they gave me were pretty good too :). I just wish we weren' there all night Sunday night/Monday morning. The only blessing was having Case hold my hair and my hand.
So, this Saturday we get to head to Punta Cana with Casey's parents and Justin and Sarah for a WEEK!!! I can't WAIT! It's going to be such an amazing trip. I can't wait to relax in the sun. The weather says it was 85 and feels like 91 today! yay!
Ok I better head to bed!
g'nite!
love,
casey and gina
p.s. go check out our pictures. i uploaded bunches :)
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