<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210068612751574449</id><updated>2011-07-28T10:13:09.765-07:00</updated><category term='Shawn Drake'/><category term='Help'/><category term='Marriage'/><category term='Donations'/><category term='Christa Baxter'/><title type='text'>Help us get married!!!</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://christaandshawnforever.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/210068612751574449/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://christaandshawnforever.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>sdrake</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08999650403134367687</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210068612751574449.post-5697254910208230657</id><published>2010-06-07T08:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-07T17:17:30.746-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marriage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Donations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shawn Drake'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Help'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christa Baxter'/><title type='text'>We Need Help!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_de6LROWDCHk/TA0eHl095tI/AAAAAAAAAAc/JyAbh69DyiM/s1600/31076_742179659029_17807570_40215164_2406354_n.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_de6LROWDCHk/TA0eHl095tI/AAAAAAAAAAc/JyAbh69DyiM/s320/31076_742179659029_17807570_40215164_2406354_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480069437341951698" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;" &gt;Main Entry: &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;mar·riage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;font-size:inherit;" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial,verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;" &gt;Pronunciation: &lt;span class="pr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;font-size:inherit;"  &gt;&lt;b&gt;\&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="unicode" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: normal;font-family:'lucida sans unicode';font-size:0.9em;"  &gt;&lt;b&gt;ˈ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;mer-ij, &lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="unicode" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: normal;font-family:'lucida sans unicode';font-size:0.9em;"  &gt;&lt;b&gt;ˈ&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;ma-rij\&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial,verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="pr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;font-size:inherit;" &gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;Function: &lt;em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"&gt;noun&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;Etymology: Middle English &lt;em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"&gt;mariage,&lt;/em&gt; from Anglo-French, from &lt;em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"&gt;marier&lt;/em&gt; to marry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;Date: 14th century&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;&lt;em class="sn" style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"&gt;1 a &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em class="su" style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: normal;"&gt;(1)&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law  &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;b&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; the mutual relation of married persons &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/wedlock" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(35, 80, 138); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; font-variant: small-caps;"&gt;wedlock&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;c&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected; &lt;em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"&gt;especially&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; the wedding ceremony and attendant &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial,verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div   style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline ! important;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial,verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline ! important;"&gt;festivities &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:arial,verdana,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline ! important;"&gt;or formalities &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',serif; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: black;"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt; an intimate or close union &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;Dear Reader,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;Our names are Christa and Shawn. We are both college students and completely and utterly in love with each other. We've decided to get married this coming August. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of money to fund our wedding. We're in need of some financial support and help. We don't want anything lavish or extravagant. We just want to have a simple ceremony and reception with a little left over to start our lives together. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;Thank you so much for your consideration and kindness,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;Christa&amp;amp;Shawn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"&gt;&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;input name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;input name="hosted_button_id" value="22JL523JESY6Y" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;input src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" type="image" border="0"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:'times new roman';"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/210068612751574449-5697254910208230657?l=christaandshawnforever.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://christaandshawnforever.blogspot.com/feeds/5697254910208230657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://christaandshawnforever.blogspot.com/2010/06/we-need-help.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/210068612751574449/posts/default/5697254910208230657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/210068612751574449/posts/default/5697254910208230657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://christaandshawnforever.blogspot.com/2010/06/we-need-help.html' title='We Need Help!'/><author><name>sdrake</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08999650403134367687</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_de6LROWDCHk/TA0eHl095tI/AAAAAAAAAAc/JyAbh69DyiM/s72-c/31076_742179659029_17807570_40215164_2406354_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
