We Have an Officiant!

[nikkiana]

Woohoo! I believe we have an officiant and he's a minister to boot so FMIL will be happy!

For those of you who might not have seen my story before UW crashed, the minister we had to originally do our ceremony was a friend from FL and he recently had two heart attacks so he designed it would be wise to back out... Totally understandable, but left me in a tough spot.... We'd been calling around and trying to find SOMEONE to officiate our wedding for the past few weeks and we FINALLY found someone!

I actually knew him from the kitchen store I used to work at because he sold Avon to my boss and some of the other girls who worked there, and when we were visiting one of my friends at the store, she suggsted we call him and see if he'd do it.. and he said, "Yes!" which is kinda lucky seeing as it's the same day as his town's old home day...

[*heather*]

That's great, Nikkiana! I'm glad you found someone. What is old home day?

[nikkiana]

That's great, Nikkiana! I'm glad you found someone. What is old home day?

Old Home Day is a tradition in most small towns in New Hampshire where the people of the town get together in the town park and have some sort of celebration of their town. Usually there's some sort of parade involved, fundraisers for town stuff like sports teams and the fire department, depending on the town there's some free food.... (In my town, it's a tradition to make bean hole beans).

[*meghan*]

:jump4joy:

I'm glad you found an officiant. :) I remember your story from UW, and I bet you were pretty frantic for a while!

[nikkiana]

:jump4joy:

I'm glad you found an officiant. :) I remember your story from UW, and I bet you were pretty frantic for a while!

Oh I definately was! I'm sooooooooo glad this is taken care of! We went and met with him tonight to go over the service and that went really well. :)

[*heather*]

(In my town, it's a tradition to make bean hole beans).
I'm sursly not trying to be a jerk by asking too many questions, but what are bean hole beans? :blush:

[mrs.g]

That's great you were able to find a new officiant!!! That must be a relief!

I was going to ask the same thing as Heather, what are bean hole beans?

[Mimzy]

Very happy to hear the news! I also was going to ask, what are bean hole beans?

[Maria 05]

Yippee that is great news:whoop: :woohoo: :bliss:

[Theresa]

Woohoo! That's awesome news!!

[nikkiana]

Bean hole beans are actually a traditional Maine recipe. Here's the directions as seen on this website: http://maindish.allrecipes.com/az/BnHlBns.asp


INGREDIENTS:

* 10 cups dried great Northern beans
* 1 pound salt pork
* 2 onions
* 2 1/2 cups molasses
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* 4 teaspoons dry hot mustard
* 1/2 cup butter

DIRECTIONS:

1. The bean hole should be 2 1/2 to 3 feet deep, depending on your pot. The hole should be big enough around to have a 6 inch space between the pot and the edge of the hole on all sides. To help hold heat, put some old tire chains or stones in the hole before starting the fire.

2. Start the fire and keep it filled with good dry hardwood. Let it burn for about 3 hours. The hole should be at least 3/4 full of hot coals. After the fire has been going for about an hour, place the beans in a large pot, on the stove with water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until skins roll back when you blow on them, about 45 minutes. Watch closely, because they will get mushy if left too long.

3. When the hole is ready, cut the salt pork in to 2 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick slices. Place them into the bottom of the bean pot. Peel and cut the onions in half; lay them on top of the pork. Pour the beans and their liquid into the pot, then mix in the molasses, black pepper and dry mustard. Slice butter and place on top. Add enough boiling water to cover the beans by one inch. Cover the top of the pot tightly with aluminum foil so that it goes down over the sides by at least 2 inches. Place lid onto bean pot.

4. Before putting the pot into the hole, remove about 1/3 of the coals using a shovel. Remove and discard any burning pieces of wood. Place the bean pot into the hole, and put the coals from the hole back in around the sides and over the top of the bean pot. Now start filling the hole in with the dirt, packing it down with your feet as you go. You should end up with about 2 feet of dirt covering the pot. Cover the place where the beans are buried with a tarp or piece of metal to keep out rain.

5. Let the beans stew overnight in their bean hole. Carefully dig them out the next day and enjoy!


Man have we gone astray in this topic! :D

[KathyandJer]

Congrats on finding an officiant - that's great news!!! (for FMIL too :lol:)