Today was a blah day. Icky icky. I had some discreps at work (no my fault) that threw off the entire day. And I’m just in a “mood.” Good times.
I hope everyone else had better days! 52 days to go!!
Wedding
Hellllo out there!
This weekend was quite busy!
Friday: Went to visit with the wedding coordinator at the church. She had some great ideas that I hope to use for our wedding. We went through the lay-out of the church and hung out in the bridal room. That made me very excited about the wedding! Then I drove to DeKalb to see my friend Katy S who I love very dearly. We had lunch at Ruby Tuesdays and talked about everything we could think of. Then I drove back to Naperville to see the apartment, get a copy of our lease and make sure everything was in order for move-in. The apartment is a good size–2 bedrooms and it has a laundry room too! I made Frank dinner and then we went out with The Grelck’s. Good times. They have a nice apartment and a lovely dog named Giles who is getting neutered today–poor doggy!!
Saturday: Mom and I went down to Naperville and saw my sample bouquet!!! I LOVE IT SOOOO MUCH! They are deep purple cala lillies and they are sooo dramatic! I love them! Frank loved them too–which is always good. After that I went home and helped around the house, ran some errands and went up to Antioch for Frank’s nephew’s birthday. Luke turned 1 on the 25th and we all celebrated together. He was adorable when he was eating his cake. First he tentatively scooped some up, watching his mom to see if she would tell him “no.” When he realized that it was a free-for-all, he went nuts, plastering cake in part of his hair and getting all sugared up! After dinner, I met up with Frank (he worked Sat) and we saw Pirates of the Caribean. That was okay–funny in some parts, but the violence was a touch much in others.
Sunday: SHOWER DAY! What fun!! We ate good food, played a few games and opened presents. Frank was such a good sport 🙂 Afterwards, we were both tuckered out. I was moving some boxes around and he went to lie down for a minute. When I went to check on him, he was out cold. The spot on the bed next to him looked comfy, so I hopped in. Next thing I knew–it was an hour later!!
Anyway, today, Monday, I am back at work. Sigh. Only 53 days to the wedding!!!!!
Weekend…
Well, this weekend was mostly productive. We have a lot left to do before the wedding, though! Crazy times!! Frank is moving into the apartment August 1st and we still have to get the bed. I have the bed on the brain–I repeat it to him frequently like if I stop telling him we need a bed I might forget!
Our first shower is on Sunday. My MOH (also my sister) is throwing it. I think it will be a blast–yeehaw!
60 days to the wedding! And so much to do!!
What I've been up to…
Monday: Worked until 4:30 when my boss said, “Let’s go home!”–so we did. Had dinner with Andrea G–very good times. Had Jimmy Johns and talked about all things wedding, apartment and family related.
Tuesday: Came home at 7:30 and realized a couple of things. First, I gave my Future Mother-in-Law the wrong date for the bridal shower. I am a bad, bad Future Daughter-in-Law. Frank surprised me with a quick visit, which was fabulous. Actually, Frank is such a stud. Our leasing agent was going to put us in a one bedroom with a den on the 3rd floor without an elevator in the dog building. After Frank was done with him, we were in a two bedroom on the ground floor NOT in the dog building. YIPPY! FRANK ROCKS!!!!
Wednesday: Today we are going to meet with our pastor and go over a premarital test we took. It will identify our strengths and weaknesses, etc. And then that will help us work through differences and understand eachother. We are also going to go over our ceremony. YAY!
Thursday: We are meeting with our wedding captains at the reception hall. I have a great idea for a surprise for Frank–shhhh! it’s a secret!!!
Friday: Lounging at the lake ALL day with Erin B and her fiance, John D. I can’t wait!
Only 65 days to the wedding!
Wedding Updates:
Officially received our first RSVP! Andrea and Dave G gave me theirs last night! Yippy! When I tally up my family and FK’s family and the wedding party and the people I know for sure are coming, we already have 58–yeehaw!
Only 66 days to go–I can’t wait!
Wedding Updates:
Busy weekend! Mom, Cait and I finished up all the wedding invitations and sent those out. Mom got the last of them stamped last night–yippy! So now we just get to wait for reply cards, YAY!!!!
FK and I found our wedding bands. Mine is white gold with a thin band of diamonds. My big diamond has little diamond friends!!! FK’s is also white gold, but it’s a larger, more manly ring, and it has a subtle braid going through the center with a bevelled edge (sorta). They are beautiful rings. EEEK!
I also found our bedspread at Linens ‘n Things. I love it–it is red with a gold/green embroidered pattern on it. We are going to go back and get the rest soon.
Only 67 days to go!!
Other Updates:
In sadder news, George was injured today when he tried to take on my brother’s suburban. He lost a tail light and bent his bumper. The suburban’s chrome lining around the wheel well was pulled off. Both cars are will hopefully recover from their injuries in the next couple of weeks. Although, I can’t lie to you… George’s ego is hurt and I think he’s ready for another show down…
Down boy, down…
Long lost poem…
For about 4 years, John N and I have been searching for this poem we saw on the El. So anyway, the genious found it and I’m going to share it. It’s by John Dickson.
FAME
Of the twenty thousand leaves of the oak tree about twelve thousand were burned,
six thousand rotten on the ground,
two thousand disappeared in the river.
and one was pressed in a book,
pasted on paper,
hung on the kindergarten wall,
and considered by everyone to be
quite a marvelous thing.
Wedding Updates…
I went to try on my wedding dress yesterday and I put it on and it was 2 inches too short! Apparently the manufacturer neglected to add the extra length! The good news is that I caught it in time–they will be able to replace the gown with the correct one before my Aug 31st wedding (yes, I lied to the dress store and it’s a good thing too!).
And I can’t really be too upset about the whole dress thing, yesterday I think I found our wedding rings and bedspread. FK and I just need to check it out together to be srue and then we’re done with that….
Only 70 days to go!!
Sophie
I’m reading this book called Sophie and I am totally into it! It’s a psychological thriller–very intriguing.
Wedding Developments
Well, I believe we have our wedding favors taken care of!! YAY! We are doing pretzels dipped in caramel, nuts and chocolate–YUM!
Scary things you wondered about, but never thought would happen…
IE. Getting your shoe stuck in the elevator. Just in case you were wondering, it’s really not as scary as it is embarassing.
Updates
Wow, It’s been ages, it seems!
Wednesday: Frank and I went to meet the organist. Not as in livers, but rather as in music. It was amazing! He has 4,444 pipes in the organ and he can really rock!! Hearing the music that I am going to walk down the aisle to gave me chills–how awesome! Frank and I actually bought his CD (oh, okay, two CDs) and listened to them in the car for the rest of the night.
Thursday: Another invitation night. I’m not even going to tell you any more about the invitations because it’s not good for my mental health.
Friday: Girls Night Out!! We went to Famous Dave’s and had some dinner and then hung out and chilled for a while. Lots of fun! Love the girls!!
Saturday: Kimmie came over in the midst of the whole invitation thing part 4. Then we went to Container Store (I could buy EVERYTHING there… seriously…) and after that, Target. What a great time! It wa so great that it could only be followed up by one thing–OBERWEIS!! I love their ice cream so much–but not more than Frank.
Speaking of Frank, Saturday night we had our tasting at Beau Jolie. It was beautiful! Frank’s parents were pleasantly surprised by the hall and the food was fantabulous. We finalized a few things on the menu and ordered the wedding cake. I know this sounds bizarre, but we are having a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and white calla lilies. It should be interesting. I’m not sure how that’s going to look, honestly, but hey, I didn’t really get too caught up in the cake details.
After that we went to Trisha K’s house for some good times at her new pad. Well, it’s not necessarily new-new. It’s just new. She moved in February of this year and this was the first time I’d been there. It was definitely new in February, though, for those of you confused by my writing…
Sunday: Went to small group at church, followed it up with a few hours at IAA. I helped them organize a BBQ that raises funds for a youth aviation thing. No one has food poisoning (yet), so I declare that it was a complete success!!
Tonight Frank and I are going to hang out with our dear friend John N. He is going to throw together a slideshow type deal for our wedding reception. I am definitely looking forward to it! YIPPY!
That’s it, I guess…
Undies Day!
Yesterday my friend Ann and I had dinner at Baja Fresh at Deer Park Mall. Then we decided to check out the sales at GAP. I got a bunch of underwear (a little over $1/pair) and a tube top for $4.00 (this is so I can tan without getting a line for the wedding dress) and a new scent. YAY! We also had a good time going through her pictures from Blitz Build.
Ice Cream Day!
Monday, Kate and I had ice cream. That was yummy! We also had a nice time chatting about things–weddings, school, work, etc. Good times!
Being busy…
So yeah, I’m a busy chick. I have a lot going on with the wedding and moving and work, etc. But I really feel out of the loop. I miss all of my sorority sisters a lot and I don’t really get to do a lot of “hanging out” stuff with friends from home. There are only 86 days to the wedding, but when we are married, I’ll be in Naperville. So I feel like I need to make sure I do a lot of stuff now with friends on top of everything for the wedding. It seems that everyone else has a better schedule than I do, as well. I know this is a lot of whining, but I suppose I just needed to vent.
There. Done. (for now)
emmy kay and co. 