Its been a winter wedding weekend! It started with the Rehearsal dinner in our 1812 room, with the snow coming down and the incredible Groom's cake from Jacques Pastry looking like a Pot of Chili with a Sam Adams beer, yes folks all edible.

Then the wedding on Saturday, when you walked into the ballroom it became a winter wonderland with the Blue and White lights, the white material over the snowflake lights and then the added touch of silver blue overlays and ties with crystals in them on the chair covers. Another wonderful Cake from Jacques for the wedding.

The bride Julie and Groom Adam were so very happy, everything was exactly as they wanted it for their Winter Wedding Weekend.

This morning when I came in they were up and happy, and it was again snowing this morning at their guests are leaving the Inn, it was a successful and fun weekend. Winter Weddings are so much fun, you and your guests are lucky to have something fun to do in the middle of all the snow and can take over most of the Inn for yourselves.

Here are some pictures I took of their special day.

I thought this little girl deserves every chance, so please pass this story on if you know anyone who can help.

Stonington - It happened over a span of just 10 days in December.
First, Theresa Pont, a kindergarten student at Deans Mill School, told her mother Kim she had a headache.
But it quickly went away, and Kim didn't think much of it. Then a few days later, Theresa felt nauseous. Kim thought she was coming down with something but didn't worry later in the day when Theresa felt better and ate dinner.
A few days later, though, Theresa's vision became blurry. A pediatrician said she might need glasses. That made sense to Kim because several family members already wear them.
But when she noticed Theresa's eye was drifting, she brought her back to the doctor, who found she had lost sight in that eye. On Jan. 3, Theresa was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Surgery was the next day. But three weeks later, the tumor had grown back, causing more vision problems.
Theresa is now undergoing 16 weeks of radiation and chemotherapy treatments at Yale-New Haven. She and her parents, Kim and Bob Pont, have been staying at the Ronald McDonald House in New Haven because the car trip back and forth from Stonington makes the little girl sick.
"She's doing the best she can. The radiation wipes her out. It's like a cloud over her," Kim said this week. "But when she feels good, she's like her old self, joking around and smiling. We relish those times when her old personality is back."
Theresa was diagnosed shortly after she and her family had moved to Stonington, where Bob Pont had grown up. For the past 18 years he had lived in Florida.
The Ponts, who also have two sons, are also struggling with financial problems. Bob Pont has not been able to find a job because of the time he needs to spend with his daughter.
Borough resident Wendy Cekala, a friend of Bob Pont's brother, heard of the family's plight and decided two weeks ago to organize a fundraiser for them with the help of about 40 other volunteers.
The benefit pasta dinner, which will include a raffle and live music, will be Friday night at the Portuguese Holy Ghost Society in the borough.
"We're doing this because this could be any one of our children," Cekala said. "They're a family in need who are in crisis both financially and with what is happening to their daughter."
Volunteers are spending this week preparing lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, sausage and peppers, desserts and other items.
Cekala said she hopes to raise a large sum of money for the family.
Kim Pont, a native of Staten Island, N.Y., said the outpouring of support from the people of Stonington, even though her husband has not lived here in almost two decades, has been overwhelming.
She said there have been calls, e-mails and a bake sale at St. Mary Church for the family.
She said either she or her husband plans to attend Friday's dinner to thank people. She hopes they both will attend, but that will depend on how Theresa is feeling.
"I can't believe how the community is trying to help us. It's just amazing," she said.
j.wojtas@theday.com

THERESA PONT BENEFIT DINNER
WHEN: FridayTIME: 6 to 9 p.m., dinner seatings at 6 and 7 p.m.WHERE: Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 26 Main St., Stonington Borough.ADMISSION: $20 for adults, $10 for children. Tickets can be purchased in advance by contacting Wendy Cekala via FaceBook or Jennifer Geary at 860-710-1821.CONTRIBUTIONS: Payable to "Theresa Pont Benefit" can also be sent to c/o Kate Careb, P.O. Box 202, Stonington, CT 06378.

He is a monster, how else would you describe what he and Steven Hayes did to the Hawke-Petit Family that day? His lawyer wants him to sit closer to the jury? Why so they can see what a pathetic piece of human flesh he really is, go ahead maybe then we can finally get to the point of death for him and Steven Hayes..

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- He's accused of one of the most heinous crimes in Connecticut history, a gruesome home invasion in which a mother and her two daughters were killed after a night of terror in their suburban home.

With Joshua Komisarjevsky heading to trial on capital murder charges next month, his attorneys are trying to lessen emotion in the case. They want to humanize their client, who was compared to the devil last year at the trial of his co-defendant, Steven Hayes, who was convicted and sentenced to death.

Among their many moves last week in New Haven Superior Court, defense attorneys argued that Komisarjevsky should be allowed to sit closer to the jury, where prosecutors traditionally sit. Todd Bussert, one of Komisarjevsky's attorneys, said there is a "perception that he is a monster."

"We want the opportunity to let them see him up close, to see that there is nothing to be afraid of," Bussert said. "He is a troubled young man. He made a mistake being there that night. He should not have gone into that house."

Judge Jon Blue said he would consider the request later in the proceedings and had Bussert take measurements of the distance between Komisarjevsky to jurors and between prosecutors and the jury box.

William Dow III, a prominent defense lawyer in New Haven, compared the challenges facing Komisarjevsky's attorneys to "trying to do an ice sculpture in the middle of hell."
"The defense is going to leave absolutely no stone unturned in trying to stop the execution of their client," Dow said.

Authorities say Komisarjevsky and Hayes killed Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 11-year-old Michaela and 17-year-old Hayley, in their Cheshire home in 2007. Dr. William Petit, the girl's father, was beaten with a baseball bat but survived.
Hayes was convicted of sexually assaulting and strangling Hawke-Petit and killing the girls. Authorities say he and Komisarjevsky tied the girls to their beds, poured gasoline on or around them and set fire to their Cheshire home, leading to their deaths from smoke inhalation.
Hayes and Komisarjevsky have blamed each other for escalating the crime, but prosecutors say both men were equally responsible. Jury selection for Komisarjevsky's trial is scheduled to start March 14.
During the first trial, Hayes' attorneys portrayed Komisarjevsky as the mastermind of the crime. They described him as a home invasion specialist who wore night-vision goggles as he broke into homes with children present and bragged about breaking into a state trooper's home.
By contrast, Hayes' attorneys portrayed their client as a petty thief who took pains to avoid confrontations and was so unsophisticated he would return to a crime scene to break into cars by smashing windows with rocks.
After the crime, Hayes was so remorseful he tried to kill himself, his attorneys said. They contrasted that with Komisarjevsky's journal writings that indicated he took pleasure from the crime. Komisarjevsky wrote that the deaths of the victims broke "the enchantment" and his "physiological control" over them.
"In life their fear and sorrow was a gift we now shared," he wrote. "My nirvana lived in their life their eyes, in their emotional pain."
Hayes' attorneys also called a witness who testified that Komisarjevsky looked like the devil, describing "completely dead eyes."
While Hayes stared blankly ahead or kept his head cast down in court, Komisarjevsky, 30, smiled at his father as he came into court. His hair was slicked back and small tattoos were visible near the back of his neck.
The defense wants the trial moved from New Haven to adjacent Fairfield County, arguing Komisarjevsky was so "demonized" during Hayes' trial that he could not get a fair trial in New Haven. A hearing will be held this week on the request to move the trial.
Bussert asked that marshals near Komisarjevsky be allowed to sit rather than stand. They also tried unsuccessfully to remove Blue, arguing he made improper statements that appealed to emotions surrounding the case. Another judge found no evidence of bias and left Blue on the case.
Prosecutors defended Blue, saying his comments were fair and based on the evidence. They said there was no need to move the trial.
Blue on Tuesday rejected a request by Komisarjevsky to ban the use of Twitter during his trial, rejecting a defense claim that a broadcasting ban in the case applies to Twitter. Komisarjevsky's attorneys say the sudden typing of tweets by reporters and spectators signaled to the jury during Hayes' trial what evidence the observers believed was significant.
Komisarjevsky's attorneys tried unsuccessfully to keep William Petit out of court during pretrial arguments and jury selection because he plans to testify again at the second trial. They also argued that Petit and other relatives and supporters of the victims should not be allowed to wear pins and other paraphernalia associated with the victims or charities in their memory, saying the items posed a threat to Komisarjevsky's right to a fair trial.
Some jurors met with Petit after the verdict, Komisarjevsky's attorneys noted.
"What we witnessed was mob mentality," Bussert said. "The jurors felt a bond to this family."
Blue said the victims could continue to wear the pins, describing them as small and discrete. He said there was no need to keep Petit out of court during pretrial motions and jury selection.
Komisarjevsky's attorneys are right to try to minimize the emotions of the case, said Arthur Patterson, senior vice president at DecisionQuest, a national jury consulting firm.
"In a community where a horrible event has occurred, it is difficult for jurors to separate their own emotions and their perception of their fellow community members' emotions from the task of listening to evidence impartially," Patterson said.
Komisarjevsky's lawyers made clear they would wage an aggressive effort.
"We're not simply going to roll over and let Mr. Komisarjevsky be killed by the state," Bussert said.

Happy Valentine's Day! Well, the husband does not believe in the day, he says it is a Hallmark holiday so he does not acknowledge it. He has been sick for the last 2 days it started yesterday, and I thought on Saturday he felt warm but now he has not stopped coughing, hacking and sniffling, he is sick... We went out for lunch to get out of the house, and then came home and hung out reading and sleeping the rest of the day.

He made dinner, and we opened the wine I bought him at Christmas, it is called " Smith & Hook Cabernet Sauvignon 1980. I bought it because our last name is Smith and he always wanted to be a pirate...

So, now watching CBS Monday line up, to see how bad Charlie Sheehan looks on Two and half men and also the new show Mad Love...I hope everyone is having a great valentine days

Well, this week, has been hard. First on Wednesday I get a call that my dad was rushed to the hospital and had lost alot of blood. I could not get down there until Thursday afternoon, then for the next two days waiting for a doctor to give us a diagnosis, finally we got one on Saturday morning. Now, what to do about treatment is the question. I did come home last night, and went in to work this morning to clear off my desk.

I am not happy at work right now, and I have no idea how to turn it around, I will definitely do what is asked of me, but going through the motions does not make me happy, what do I want to do? We do not want to move again, and the husband is so stressed out and tired from work, what am I suppose to do?

I am aggravated, upset and on edge, something is wrong at work, and I feel like we have no where to turn and nothing to do but stayed put for awhile longer. I have decided to start on my wedding book to keep me occupied and not think about work until I am at the job. When I am at home, I stress and worry about work, even when my dad was in the hospital I was concerned about work.

So, work has been crazy for my husband, it seems even when he is not at work, he is stressing about it, and then the phone rings. This past weekend, we did nothing really, I was trying to get him to relax. Well, yesterday, he had a huge meeting with all his supervisors and the big boss, and I could tell it did not go well.

He came home from work after 12 hours around 9pm, and looked exhausted, and defeated, he would not talk to me about it, one of his supervisors came to me and asked if he was ok.. I of course, called him immediately to find out how he was, today will be only a 10 hour day for him, easy right?

I have not been happy in my job for quite awhile, but willing to stay and make it work since he loves where we live and I admit it is fun, knowing your neighbors, walking to town and being part of the community, but I am so worried about the husband!! Sometimes it is so hard working together when I want him to stay to keep the load off of me, but the other part wants him happy! I told him, if he wants for us to look for other positions or other places to let me know, his response was I love this town. I understand that, but we are in the middle of nowhere, so there is no other work in this town.

I am so confused about what we should do, for me, I want my career to move forward, I have been stuck as a CSM for so long and want a director job and wouldn't feel right leaving for the same position I am in right now, because I would be in the same boat and struggling.. We have moved so much since we got married, this is the first time, we are working on 2 years, today it is 2 years since we moved and I started my job here.

For me the importance is my husand's well being, physical and mental, so if I have to move again I will, he just is trying to stick it out, and I feel guilty he originally took this job to make my job easier and it is so hard to watch things unfold here, this place is unique and harder than any other place I have ever worked. These are just my thoughts..

"Groundhog Day" 2011, or Storm 2.2.11, maybe play a lotto number in there. Anyway, this first image is from the front door of the Inn out toward the Lake and the Gazebo, 2nd is where do we put the snow? The 3rd is looking out toward the street. Snow, keeps coming and according to the weather, we are suppose to end up with about 14'-20' inches an another storm on Saturday is coming our way.

Seriously, where are we going to put the snow? This morning on the news I saw that the Groundhog in PA did not see his shadow which means we are to have an early spring, seriously has Punxsutawney Phil been drinking or something? How old is he anyway? From up here in NH spring can not come fast enough!!

Our car most likely will not be dug out until the weekend, luckily we went grocery shopping on Monday, and we live in Town and can walk anywhere we might need to go, walking to work this morning was not so easy, glad I was not driving, could not see anything, compeletely white and wet.

An "old" boyfriend about 15 years, loves that his birthday is on "Groundhog" Day never understood that, but wish him the best anyway..

I hope everyone is staying, safe and dry wherever you are spending this snowy day!!