*stats*


the lily - kat
her field - national grid
dob - july 6, 1981
her husband - josh

email kat
visit my wedding page





*wedding*


bride - kathleen haggerty
groom - joshua reilly
date - june 7, 2003
ceremony location - first congregational church of hopkinton
reception location - rossi's restaurant
photographer - derek goodwin
d.j. - adam diliberto
florist - paul's flowers of millis
cake - the icing on the cake
honeymoon location - london, england

gift registries -
pampered chef
macy's



*my news*


today's (exciting) update -
I'M MARRIED!!!

spinning -
nothing

reading -
harry potter and the order of the pheonix by j.k. rowling



*blogs*


april
becky
chrissy
cozart
harry
heather
jeanie
john
megan
michaela
michelle
mike
random
russ
sayjay
sco
tyler
woods



*music*


caedmon's call [.net]
coldplay
jason harrod
norah jones
john mayer
sandra mccracken
bebo norman
u2
derek webb



*wishlists*


amazon
pampered chef
macy's



*miscellany*


boston red sox
grassroots music
homestar runner
new england patriots
paw printz
satellite news
t-rev's guitar tabs



*lily archives*







beloved
by derek webb

beloved these are dangerous times
because you are weightless like a leaf from the vine
and the wind has blown you all over town
because there is nothing holding you to the ground

so now you would rather be
a slave again than free from the law

beloved listen to me
don't believe all that you see
and don't you ever let anyone tell you
that there's anything that you need
but me

beloved these are perilous days
when your culture is so set in it's ways
that you will listen to salesmen and thieves
preaching other than the truth you've received

because they are telling lies
for they cannot circumcise your hearts

beloved there is nothing more
no more blessings and no more rewards
than the treasure of my body and blood
given freely to all daughters and sons



*quotes*


in my place, in my place, were lines that i couldn't change, i was lost, oh yeah.
- coldplay


come up to meet you, tell you i'm sorry, you don't know how lovely you are. i had to find you, tell you i need you, tell you i set you apart...
- coldplay


i wonder sometimes about the outcome of a still verdictless life...am i living it right?
- john mayer


would you want me when i'm not myself? wait it out while i am someone else? and i, in time, will come around. i always do, for you...
- john mayer


a desert's just a sea without a shore, and a lonely man at worst is still a man...
- andrew peterson


sleep, sleep tonight, and may your dreams be realized...
- u2


but if i must go, things i trust will be better off without me, but i don't want to know, life is better off a mystery...
- derek webb


i dreamt i saw your face tonight, it's funny the wars we choose to fight, like knowing something is not right, or knowing when it is...
- sandra mccracken


my heart is where it's always been, my head is somewhere in-between...
- u2


the truth is that we are all sinners. i always include myself in the 'we'. i'm not telling everybody that i have the answers. i'm trying to get across the difficulty that i have being what i am.
- paul "bono" hewson





* Monday, June 23, 2003 *

back in the states!
hello everyone! josh and i are back from our honeymoon in london and we had a lovely time. work prevents me from an extended entry at the moment, but keep checking back as i am planning to post a synopsis soon. yay!

(much thanks to peter wood for helping me fix my blog error!)

"a little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now..." -eponine from "les mis"

* Wednesday, June 11, 2003 *

june 7, 2003
i know i'm likely to get yelled at for writing a journal entry the night before my honeymoon while my husband is fast asleep, but i just can't fall asleep tonight. it's a combination of pre-flying nerves and not being used to sleeping in a different bed. at any rate, here i am and i wanted to give a summary of saturday for those of you who have been asking for it!

first of all, it poured all day long on saturday. all week the weather reports had hinted that some showers might come late at night, but we were not prepared for the steady and heavy rain we experienced from morning until night. luckily none of our wedding was outside so the only thing that was affected was where we took our formal photographs (we took pictures in the church sanctuary instead of outside on the common).

i got up when my alarm woke me at 9 am and took a really long shower. i packed my overnight bag and waited for my maid of honor (and best friend) ange to show up for our hair appointments! at noon we got our hair done (all up and curled with little curls framing our faces - very standard updos) and then went home to put our makeup on and get dressed. by 3 pm all the bridesmaids were dressed and at my house helping me get in the limo (imagine 2 girls holding my train and 3 girls and the limo driver holding umbrellas over me and my dress as i went from the front door to the car). we got to the church 40 minutes before the ceremony and i didn't feel nervous at all. it wasn't until it was my turn to walk down the aisle that i realized the organist hadn't shown up and the wedding music was being played over the speakers on a cd! our church organist apparently thought the wedding was at 5 pm instead of 4. at that point it didn't matter to me at all though, i was too happy and excited.

my favorite part of the whole day was when i began to walk down the aisle and saw my future husband's face light up. what an incredible feeling of joy! at that moment i just knew how wonderful the whole day was going to be. the ceremony went very smoothly with no problems, and neither of us cried! we grinned like idiots through the entire service. our good friend played guitar and sang "a page is turned" by bebo norman - he did a great job.

our reception was fun and the food was great, but we didn't get to eat much or dance at all because we had so many family members and friends to greet during the evening! by the time we left the reception and headed to boston for our wedding night we were completely wiped out and needed sleep desperately. we had a wonderful and romantic wedding night which was made even better when we ordered breakfast in bed and opened some of our wedding gifts.

the last few days we have spent cleaning our apartment (it is filled with boxes from me moving in and wedding gifts that are constantly arriving), doing laundry for london, packing, and doing last minute shopping for our trip. i am incredibly happy and can't wait to share more pictures with you and tell you how our honeymoon was! thank you so much for all of your kindess and happy messages you have sent me. i feel very very very special and very very very lucky.

now i feel more tired and able to go to sleep, i think. comments aren't working right now but hopefully they will be soon.

love, kathleen sarah reilly.

"a page is turned in this life, he's making her his wife, and there is no secret to the source of this much life..." -bebo norman

* Wednesday, June 04, 2003 *

3 days!
today is my last day of work before the wedding. i am getting nothing done, as might well be expected.

oooh... i just spilled coffee all over my atlas map book!

hm. my thoughts are disjointed. i'm getting married in 3 days!