More random stuff

I stole this from Heidi who stole it from Beth :)


Bon Appetit!

Appetizer: When was the last time you had your hair cut/trimmed?
Friday 8/8/08. My last haircut/color before the wedding. I'll try and get a picture of my new hair color to post on here shortly.

Soup: Name one thing you miss about being a child.
I really agree with what Heidi said: "The ability to be happy without money. Or to think that fifty cents is a lot. I miss that." I can remember walking up to the store with some change and coming back with a glass bottle of coke and some candy and change leftover.

I also miss the hours I'd lose playing with my Barbies.

Salad: Pick one: butter, margarine, olive oil.
Butter. Closely followed by Olive Oil. There's something about "real" butter on popcorn :)

Main Course: If you could learn another language, which one would you pick, and why?
Spaenish.

Dessert: Finish this sentence: In 5 years I expect to be…
Long gone from my current department at work!

Little bit about me

I got this from Brandi's blog. I don't have much to talk about right now.

1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER: Mamma Mia!

2. BOOK ARE YOU READING? Clan of the Cave Bear

3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Clue

4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Anything with scrapbook ideas or People

5. FAVORITE SMELLS? Vanilla, Yankee Candle Christmas Cookie, berries

6. FAVORITE FOODS? Anything that's not good for me!

7. FAVORITE SOUND? Silence when no one's in my cube talking to me.

8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Failure

9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP? Is it Friday yet?

10. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE? McDonalds (love the sweet tea!)

11. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? No idea

12. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY..."? it'd take away the paying for the wedding worries

13. DO YOU DRIVE FAST? On the highway, yes. Through town, no.

14. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No

15. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY? They are both, but I do love watching them when I can

16. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Yellow Datsun 210

17. FAVORITE DRINK? It's a 3 way tie. Cherry Coke, Mountain Dew, and Sugar Free Fruit Punch I get at WalMart

18. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME..." I would volunteer at the zoo

19. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI? This should actually be retitled "Do you even eat broccoli?!)

20. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE? I like the color I'm sporting right now.

21. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN: Tacoma WA, Kentwood MI, Birmingham AL, Middleville MI

22. NAME ALL THE STATES/COUNTRIES YOU HAVE VISITED: I've visited Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Alabama, Georgia, Utah, Oregon, Washington, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, Minnesota, and Arizona. I think I'm missing a few... I've also been to Mexico.

23. GLASS - HALF EMPTY OR FULL? Half Full

24. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Hockey and Baseball

25. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: She obviously wants to get to know me better.

26. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? Carpet and an Abbie because it was raining.

27. TOILET PAPER -OVER OR UNDER? Over

28. SEAT UP OR DOWN? Down

29. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL? NIGHT OWL!

28. OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP? Ugh. Eggs. Blech.

31. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX? A spa - which I'd LOVE right now. Beach is good, too.

32. FAVORITE PIE? Lemon meringue, key lime, or a mixed berry.

Proof

A couple months ago we bought kitty beds for Abbie and Willow. They are soft and kind of fuzzy like his favorite blanket. We figured he'd take right to them especially since I put his at the top of the stairs where he always sleeps.

Did he take right to them?

Nope.

For a couple weeks I never saw him in it. Then one morning I noticed some kitty hair.

Aha!

Still never saw him in it until one night I got up the middle of the night and saw him passed out in his bed.

A few nights later I caught him again in the middle of the night. Apparently it's a "you don't really see this. You don't have proof" kind of thing.

Until the other day.

This is what I found in the afternoon.




Cute isn't he?

Ribbons and Tulle, and Tins Oh My!

This past weekend Brandi came over for the weekend so we could go to GASC and she also offered to help with wedding favors.

We got tons done!

The centerpiece is just a prototype. I've got it figured out (and have floral tape that's not white!) I just need to get more of the colored pebble things.

Wedding Countdown: 1 month

Seriously. Where is the time going?!

Since last month I've accomplished:

- Picked up earrings
- Picked up a garter (one to keep, one to toss)
- Purchased a guest book and pen
- Purchased mints for favors
- Picked my hairstyle and had my trial run
- Mailed playlist and balance to DJ
- Picked rings
- Finalized guest list for rehearsal dinner
- Ordered and received invites for rehearsal dinner
- Mailed invites for rehearsal dinner
- Mailed/Delivered all wedding invitations
- Finalized registries
- Picked up my wedding dress
- Ordered and received part of the bridesmaid goodies

Brandi is coming over this weekend for GASC and to help with wedding stuff. Little does she know the work I have in store for her. Bwahahahaha

I'm in trouble now

I went to my first Stampin' Up! party tonight.

Hoo boy am I in trouble.

I love it all. I was inspired for the first time in ages.

I wanted to buy it all.

I did order a few things and I can't wait to really sit down and see what I can create.

Card making may be a new hobby.

The dress is in the house

Thursday I went to Becker's for my final fitting and to hopefully take the dress home. They got it out for me and I got to try it on again. The alterations were great and it just needed a touch more work up top.

They said that if I could hang out for a bit they'd try and get the final work done while I waited. No problems here. I had all day.

I did some shopping while waiting and picked up my earrings and garter. I'm now completely outfitted :)

About 30 or so minutes later they brought my dress back and asked me to try it on again. Like you need to ask twice. Got my dress back on and it's now perfect!

They pressed it again and put it in a garment bag for me and off I went.

It's now hanging in the closet waiting for the 23rd of August.

Altered lunchbox

Brandi made this for me and gave it to me last night at dinner. It's so darling and thoughtful I had to share it here and brag on her a bit. I will definitely be carrying it with me on my wedding day.

Thanks again Brandi!

Good friends and a glass of wine

or martini as the case may be.

Saturday I drove over to Novi, MI to meet up with some of my Scrapshare Sisters for dinner and dessert. It was worth every penny of the $4.19/gallon gas.

We met at Carraba's for dinner and had a great time chatting and eating. After dinner we stopped at Archiver's and did some shopping before heading to The Melting Pot for dessert.

We had some great dessert and an all around good time chatting. Brandi took these pictures so she's the only one missing in the shots.






Thanks again ladies for a great night!

Wedding Countdown: 2 months

Yikes! 2 months to go. Lots of things done, lots more to do.

It's been a pretty productive few weeks. Some of the things accomplished are:

- Cake flavors and basic design are picked
- Silk flowers are ordered (should be here Thursday)
- Linen tablecloths ordered and are sitting in my living room in a box
- Tuxes have been picked out and ordered. The Best Man just needs to go in and get fitted and order it.
- Hair appointments have been made for myself and the bridal party
- Postage has been purchased to start mailing invitations
- The menu has been decided
- Rehearsal dinner details (and menu) have been decided
- Everyone that needs a flight here has a flight
- All dresses have been ordered or have already arrived

My soon to be MIL and SIL are throwing me a shower in July. A wonderful surprise and something I wasn't expecting.

Adventures in the Backyard

We've let Abbie and Willow go out in the backyard now. It's too hard to try and keep them in when we're going in and out while grillng so we've decided to start letting them out.

They're only allowed out when we're in the kitchen or when we're outside. I couldn't resist snapping some pictures of them outside plus some other photos of neighborhood visitors :)













The other day this rabbit was about 2 feet away from Willow who was on the deck. They seemed to be having a staring contest.

I went in to grab my camera and when I came back the rabbit had moved further away. So far we've seen at least 3 rabbits at a time in the yard.

Hooray for Google

Once again Google has saved the day.

I've been looking for inexpensive, not disposable white tablecloths for the reception. Several searches proved that they were way too expensive. Tonight I dug deeper into Google and found a place that had a great deal on them.

I've been obsessing about tablecloths for a few weeks and am so glad that this is out of the way. I'll breath a big sigh of relief when they are delivered :)

Wedding stuff

I'm way late on the update to the countdown. Little over 2 months to go. Not much has been done this past month except for hiring a DJ, dress fitting, and Laura and Heidi booked their airline tickets :)

I was finally getting around to uploading pictures from the Kenny Chesney concert and came across this one. A little less blurry than the last.

Gotta love self portraits :)

Tigers game

Friday night we went to a Tiger's game. A friend of ours had a pair of extra tickets so we took them off her hands.

It was fun going again so soon since we had just gone a couple weeks before for my birthday.

They lost.

I'm starting to think that we're jinxing them. Normally we don't go to a game this early in the season.

Some photos from the game:



Just to give you an idea how far up we were in Section 336, Row 16.




One of the highlights was the Tiger's coach got kicked out







A bit blurry but here we are

A whole bunch of updates

It's been a busy, but fun, week. Lots of things going on and lots to update.

I don't have all the pictures uploaded yet so I'll probably post things out of order.

Today we did some shopping and picked up some deck/patio furniture.



Also discovered that one of the bushes near the fence to the backyard is a lilac bush that is starting to bloom: