Carlisle's Diary

Yee-Haw! (Alice's POV)

Dear Diary:                                                                         
July 1, 2013

          So I had to take Carlisle's diary again because well it was wedding season and he just couldn't explain things properly. Anywho, after the Simply Green wedding in Alaska, we had gotten back home feeling content and I thought I would actually have some one on one time with Jasper. Thought wrong! It turns out that Charlotte and Ben, knowing that we were in Alaska for our "cousin's" wedding, started to really think about their own and didn't want to wait. As Charlotte told me, "I got lucky. My life was spared so I could live it to the fullest and I don't want to delay my life with Ben any longer."

          So with those words, I decided it was time to plan her wedding. What I was really amazed at was the fact that the happy couple had already done most of the thinking and planning; they knew their theme, colors, and so forth. So on a particular cloudy day, I invited them to our house where we had more than enough room on the porch to get down to business. They decided that they had wanted to get married here in NH as opposed to going to Texas because this was their home now. Ben is a native from NH though a different town. So when they arrived, I grabbed my wedding planning kit which basically was a notebook, pen, and my Intel Tablet and lead the way to the porch where we all got comfortable.

"Ok guys so what will it be?" I asked with a smile.

"Well for starters, thank you so much for doing this for us Alice, it really does mean a lot." Charlotte said touching my arm.

"Oh it's absolutely a pleasure to do for you both. You've been through so much this year that it's the very least I could do." It was true.

          Charlotte had arrived here in NH looking for a new opportunity and to start a new life, which she did but with a massive hiccup. That hiccup shall remain nameless but she nearly cost Charlotte her life. Speaking of the hiccup, Rogue told us the other day that a date for the execution had been set; for October 31st of this year. Of course the defense is appealing so it may drag out for who knows how many years. At least we know it's over with and we don't have to see her ever again. We are all moving on with our lives. A new nurse was hired in the hospital to take what's her face's place. This one was hired promptly because it turned out that she was related to Betsy's husband and their family had moved up here. So Betsy's got a relative in the hospital now. Everyone is happy; the woman is very capable and competent. But I got off track.....where was I? Oh yes on the porch planning Charlotte and Ben's wedding.

"So what do you guys want to do or do you want my help to pick out themes and such?" I asked while scribbling in my notebook.

"No we've actually done a lot of homework on our own. We want to have a Texas theme. I want to wear white cowgirl boots under my dress and I want my bridesmaids to have short coral dresses with coral cowgirl boots." Charlotte said with a smile.

"Oh neat! I can totally see that happening. Ooooooo and I totally know where we can have it!!" I squealed as I remembered.

"Where?" Ben was the one who asked.

"There's this massive old barn that belongs to Dartmouth but it's not on the actual campus. It has this really old fireplace and I think it was used during the Civil War or something. It would totally work for your theme."

"Oh wow. Can we go see it?"

"Oh for sure! I just have to call the landlord of it and ask it for the date you mentioned you wanted and then we can start planning."

"I'm getting really excited about this now! It's starting to seem real."

"Girl, it IS real! You're getting married. Now, let's go with who you want in the wedding party and who you want invited."