Had yet another wedding dream.
The dream I had last night was that I had someone do the planning for me and nothing turned out the way I wanted.
There was a bus waiting to take chris & me away, but then the guests got on it and there wasn't enough room for us so we had to wait until it came back empty.
While we were waiting we got attacked by this weird thing called a "latch". It was a glorified snake with lots of legs. This is hilarious-the thing starts moving toward us, I start screaming, put chris inbetween me and it, he grabs its tail, and chucks it at the ground. It riles in pain and bounces (exaggerated dream bouncing) from the impact of the road.
And then the diamond fell out of my ring, but Chris was okay with it because it was all a prank...he switched the rings and then purposely made it so that the diamond would fall out and freak me out.
Man I love dreams.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Never post a date until it's finalized
Ya know that earlier statement I made about having set the date for our wedding? I retract it! :-)
Friday, December 19, 2008
Ever since December 13th...
...sleep has been sporadic and when I do sleep, I dream of wedding stuff.
Please make it stop!
Please make it stop!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Breaking tradition
I wonder if my brothers would be staunchly opposed to standing on the bridesmaid's side instead of the groomsmen's. Hmmmm... I swear I wouldn't make them wear dresses.
The path less travelled...
To keep my last name or not to keep my last name??
The main reason I wouldn't want to is just to make waves through the family. Probably not a good reason. :o)
The main reason I wouldn't want to is just to make waves through the family. Probably not a good reason. :o)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
New weight-loss goal
Lose 1/2 lb per week (starting now, but more realistically at the start of the new year)
Some ideas...
We have decided to get married on November 7th, 2009. Geez! That date is something else...all odd numbers. I'd prefer even numbers (because I'm weird) but you take what you can get. :o)
That's also the date of my dad's and my great aunt's birthday. My mom said it's okay as long as I'm willing to share my anniversary with them.
We have an appointment on Saturday to take a tour of the "Castle Lady Hawke" as a possible wedding site. From their website it seems like just what we're looking for, but things are sometimes completely different in person. Chris just likes the pub and pool table downstairs. I like that we can get the place to ourselves for the entire day (8am - 12am). Not that we'd need it for that long, but it does take some stress away.
Here's a picture of "autumn at the Castle Lady Hawke" (it could be anywhere around here though):
Here's a picture of a pumpkin centerpiece I really like and might try to recreate. I also saw something where you can get small pumpkins, gut them (is that the appropriate term?), and put candles in them.
Another idea I have is to do a bouquet of asters (Chris' birth flower) and chrysanthemums (my birth flower). These are both classic autumn flowers, so that's fantastic!
Chris was so sweet last night...I was browsing online for honeymoon packages (not that we could afford it, but whatever--it doesn't hurt to look) and he said he'd like to plan it and make it a surprise. Whether we'll actually be able to take one is up in the air, but it's still sweet and I trust his decision making.
With this next subject, I'd like your opinion! For a bridal party, I think our best option is have just one maid of honor and one best man (and that's it). Chris has 5 friends he'd like in the wedding...I have two brothers...well, if my brothers are in it then his brothers will need to be in it (2 more)...so that's already 9 people. There's no way in hell I can come up with 9 bridesmaids. Even if we took 2 of his friends and put them as ushers instead, that's still 7 bridesmaids I'd have to come up with. Pretty much an impossibility. Most of the people I'd like to be in it are out-of-state and might not/probably won't be able to make it anyway.
So the questions I pose to you are: I've always thought the brides maids and groomsmen numbers need to match up...is this true? Do you think doing one each would be okay, or is it better/more fun to do more? Also, what's the criteria in choosing a maid of honor?? I don't have a "best" friend here, so I'm having a hard time figuring this out.
That's it for now :o)
That's also the date of my dad's and my great aunt's birthday. My mom said it's okay as long as I'm willing to share my anniversary with them.
We have an appointment on Saturday to take a tour of the "Castle Lady Hawke" as a possible wedding site. From their website it seems like just what we're looking for, but things are sometimes completely different in person. Chris just likes the pub and pool table downstairs. I like that we can get the place to ourselves for the entire day (8am - 12am). Not that we'd need it for that long, but it does take some stress away.
Here's a picture of "autumn at the Castle Lady Hawke" (it could be anywhere around here though):
Here's a picture of a pumpkin centerpiece I really like and might try to recreate. I also saw something where you can get small pumpkins, gut them (is that the appropriate term?), and put candles in them.
Another idea I have is to do a bouquet of asters (Chris' birth flower) and chrysanthemums (my birth flower). These are both classic autumn flowers, so that's fantastic!
Chris was so sweet last night...I was browsing online for honeymoon packages (not that we could afford it, but whatever--it doesn't hurt to look) and he said he'd like to plan it and make it a surprise. Whether we'll actually be able to take one is up in the air, but it's still sweet and I trust his decision making.
With this next subject, I'd like your opinion! For a bridal party, I think our best option is have just one maid of honor and one best man (and that's it). Chris has 5 friends he'd like in the wedding...I have two brothers...well, if my brothers are in it then his brothers will need to be in it (2 more)...so that's already 9 people. There's no way in hell I can come up with 9 bridesmaids. Even if we took 2 of his friends and put them as ushers instead, that's still 7 bridesmaids I'd have to come up with. Pretty much an impossibility. Most of the people I'd like to be in it are out-of-state and might not/probably won't be able to make it anyway.
So the questions I pose to you are: I've always thought the brides maids and groomsmen numbers need to match up...is this true? Do you think doing one each would be okay, or is it better/more fun to do more? Also, what's the criteria in choosing a maid of honor?? I don't have a "best" friend here, so I'm having a hard time figuring this out.
That's it for now :o)
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Picture tag
The object of the picture tag is to:
1) Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer
2) Select the 4th picture in the folder
3) Explain the picture
4) Tag 4 people to do the same
NO CHEATING! (cropping, editing, etc!)
I'm not sure what's going on here. This is a birthday party at my house for my friend. I think. There's really no telling.
2) Select the 4th picture in the folder
3) Explain the picture
4) Tag 4 people to do the same
NO CHEATING! (cropping, editing, etc!)
I'm not sure what's going on here. This is a birthday party at my house for my friend. I think. There's really no telling.
The first of many
I'm engaged! Can you believe it?? I knew it would happen eventually, but I didn't think it would be before the year's end. He drove down to Atlanta during Thanksgiving break and bought the ring from a friend's friend who owns a jewelry store. I was actually upset he wasn't spending Thanksgiving up here with me, but now knowing what I know, I forgive him.
How it happened: First we walked downtown Dillsboro to see the luminaries (luminarias if you're from NM) and peruse some stores. On the first two weekends in December, they set up luminarias and keep their stores open late for people. This year they even had fireworks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the luminaries.
From there we went to Restaurant 553 in downtown Sylva for a nice dinner. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a little annoying because of the people sitting behind us. Chris kept telling me, 'Just calm down...just chill out.' If we're going to spend $20 for an entree, I'd prefer not to hear every word of the next table's conversation. And when the conversation then expands to the bartender...well, you get the point. So we pay and start walking through the courtyard to go to the car. There's a big fountain in the middle and I decide to take the path on the right and Chris goes to the left and says, 'Where are you going?' Well, uh, to the car of course! How else are we getting home?? And that's when he pulled me over to the fountain and starts saying how much he loves me and that he wants to be with me for the rest of his life. And I swear...I got so confused. All that was going on in my head was: uh, yeah. I know this. What am I supposed to say? DUH!? lol But then he got down on one knee and popped the question and then it all made sense. :oD
Some funnies:
I invited my Aunt and Uncle to eat dinner with us that night & Chris about had a heartattack. How was I supposed to know??
He was going to do it during dinner, but didn't because of the aforementioned loud mouths.
We went to his office Christmas dinner the other night and one of his coworkers almost gave it away that he was going to ask. I looked at her just as she stopped pointing at her ring finger apparently.
When he brought the ring home from his office he had it in his jacket pocket while we were doing errands and I apparently kept going to the same side as the ring. He was really concerned I'd feel the box and kept moving me to his other side.
He hid the box in one of his puppets on his nightstand. Well, several Christmases ago my dad gave me an 8.5 x 11 framed picture of my face and I came across it the other day and thought it'd be funny to set it up on his nightstand. So he got home that day, laughed hysterically, and then wondered if I found the ring. He told me later that he figured if I had found it I would've said something.
That's it for now...don't be surprised if the majority of my posts are about wedding planning now.
How it happened: First we walked downtown Dillsboro to see the luminaries (luminarias if you're from NM) and peruse some stores. On the first two weekends in December, they set up luminarias and keep their stores open late for people. This year they even had fireworks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the luminaries.
From there we went to Restaurant 553 in downtown Sylva for a nice dinner. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a little annoying because of the people sitting behind us. Chris kept telling me, 'Just calm down...just chill out.' If we're going to spend $20 for an entree, I'd prefer not to hear every word of the next table's conversation. And when the conversation then expands to the bartender...well, you get the point. So we pay and start walking through the courtyard to go to the car. There's a big fountain in the middle and I decide to take the path on the right and Chris goes to the left and says, 'Where are you going?' Well, uh, to the car of course! How else are we getting home?? And that's when he pulled me over to the fountain and starts saying how much he loves me and that he wants to be with me for the rest of his life. And I swear...I got so confused. All that was going on in my head was: uh, yeah. I know this. What am I supposed to say? DUH!? lol But then he got down on one knee and popped the question and then it all made sense. :oD
Some funnies:
I invited my Aunt and Uncle to eat dinner with us that night & Chris about had a heartattack. How was I supposed to know??
He was going to do it during dinner, but didn't because of the aforementioned loud mouths.
We went to his office Christmas dinner the other night and one of his coworkers almost gave it away that he was going to ask. I looked at her just as she stopped pointing at her ring finger apparently.
When he brought the ring home from his office he had it in his jacket pocket while we were doing errands and I apparently kept going to the same side as the ring. He was really concerned I'd feel the box and kept moving me to his other side.
He hid the box in one of his puppets on his nightstand. Well, several Christmases ago my dad gave me an 8.5 x 11 framed picture of my face and I came across it the other day and thought it'd be funny to set it up on his nightstand. So he got home that day, laughed hysterically, and then wondered if I found the ring. He told me later that he figured if I had found it I would've said something.
That's it for now...don't be surprised if the majority of my posts are about wedding planning now.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Another favorite Christmas video
This is pretty popular so chances are you've seen it. But for those of you who might not have, here it is:
Being green
The things with which people come up! (An aside: that's such a goofy sentence, but you're not supposed to end sentences with a preposition.) At any rate: the Twist and Spout is a neat idea to reuse your soda and water bottles. I wouldn't benefit from it, however, since I don't ever have any plastic water or soda bottles. A neat idea nontheless!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Another post on the Christmas topic
I finally finished reading Cane River (not impressed) and started reading The Autobiography of Santa Claus as told to Jeff Guinn. I'm only two chapters in and I'm already in love. It's such a cute book (so far) and I guess you can read a chapter a day starting on December 1st and arrive at the end on Christmas day or maybe Christmas Eve...I'm not real sure. At any rate, that's pretty neat-o and I'm keeping it in mind if I ever have children.
P.S. I have a sneaking suspicion that this book is regarded as a classic. If so and you already knew that, I just demonstrated to you how little I know of literature.
Second Annual Holiday "Brew"haha
I apologize beforehand for a boring post. I don't know, maybe some of you will find the tedium of my life entertaining.
I'm definitely starting a fire in the fire pit out back the day of the party, I plan on keeping the back devoid of doggie pleasantries this week, and I bought a small fire pit last week for the patio at the side of the house (technically it's the front--living in the mountains complicates things); my house is only 960 sq ft, so I have to have other areas available for people to escape to. The fire pit on the patio is intended to draw people out there. The patio hasn't proven to be a popular spot in the past. I also need to make sure the house is free of pet hair. Easier said than done. It's actually not that bad but I go a little obsessive-compulsive when I have people over.
Today we strung lights around the roof which was a heck of a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. It actually took me longer to poop-scoop than my boyfriend to hang the lights.
I strung lights on two trees and also mowed. I know it's weird to mow when it's cold, but I needed to get the leaves mulched.
We picked up my big "party table" from my friend who was going to use it but never did. I moved my regular dining table out to the shed and set up the party table in its place.
I cleaned my vacuum (rinsed the filter and such) and realized I need a vacuum for my vacuum. Haha! I then vacuumed and my boyfriend Rug Doctored the carpets. It's awesome. Nothing makes me feel better than clean carpets. And my carpets were diiiiirteeee! We have that really awful red dirt here and the dogs track it in like crazy. I'm going to have a really hard time letting them back in the house. I'd never used a Rug Doctor before and I am thoroughly impressed. It only cost $27 to rent; well worth the price.
Let's see...we also dropped some items off at the thrift store, put the small fire pit together, and I even made a dinner of breaded pork chops, biscuits, and garlic sugar snap peas. I generally enjoy cooking dinner, but I haven't been in the mood these past couple of weeks so tonight's dinner was a special treat.
My to-do list for this week:
Clean (inside & out)
Figure out what the heck I can use in posole instead of frozen red chile!!!! (A major concern of mine right now.) If you can believe it, none of the stores here (even the two Mexican grocery stores in town) carry frozen red chile. :oP
Buy rum. Lots of it. Oh yeah. It's that kind of party.
Pray it doesn't rain or snow on Friday.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
It's the little things that count
A couple of days ago my boyfriend and I were watching (kind of...he was fixing dinner & I was crocheting) a program on the TV Guide channel about Christmas entertainment or something. They started talking about Christmas movies and I proceeded to tell the tv which ones I already had and which ones I wanted.
He comes home from work yesterday and (I'm sure you can see where this is going so I'll spare you the insignificant details) hands me two DVDs that I had said I wanted! Jack Frost (the old stop-motion one) and the box set of Christmas classics! I'm so excited. He's so sweet. I already have How the Grinch Stole Christmas (which is included in the box set), but I have it on VHS, so now I can get rid of that one and stick to the DVD version.
:oD
Thursday, December 4, 2008
In the spirit of the holidays
Here is my absolute favorite Christmas song. My boyfriend and I sing this year round!
Sink or Swim
First of all, I need to thank Cassandra for giving me the inspiration to attempt this.
I've held off blogging about this because it's so new, but I've since become comfortable enough with the idea to let people know what's swirling around in my head.
I have decided to start a small (very small) business selling my crocheted items. Because I've never done anything like this before and felt like I needed someone to partner up with, I contacted my sister and she has agreed (quite willingly I think) to be a part of the business. I plan to start small, selling online and possibly at craft fairs. This is still in the very beginning stages...as of right now I'm just doing research (reading craft business books) and bouncing ideas back and forth with my sister.
Believe me, I definitely have a realistic outlook on this. It can be hard to sell crocheted items and the economy definitely doesn't help. I plan on specializing in just a few items (instead of crocheted anything and everything under the sun) and using high quality yarn. If it turns out the business is successful and there's a demand for more items, I will definitely branch out and add more things. I have more ideas, but I won't divulge them here in fear someone might steal them. I don't have high hopes of selling enough to earn a living just from this business. It's more something to earn extra money while working elsewhere.
I started with Cassandra and so I'll end with Cassandra: I need tips on how to take really good pictures of the crocheted items!
I've held off blogging about this because it's so new, but I've since become comfortable enough with the idea to let people know what's swirling around in my head.
I have decided to start a small (very small) business selling my crocheted items. Because I've never done anything like this before and felt like I needed someone to partner up with, I contacted my sister and she has agreed (quite willingly I think) to be a part of the business. I plan to start small, selling online and possibly at craft fairs. This is still in the very beginning stages...as of right now I'm just doing research (reading craft business books) and bouncing ideas back and forth with my sister.
Believe me, I definitely have a realistic outlook on this. It can be hard to sell crocheted items and the economy definitely doesn't help. I plan on specializing in just a few items (instead of crocheted anything and everything under the sun) and using high quality yarn. If it turns out the business is successful and there's a demand for more items, I will definitely branch out and add more things. I have more ideas, but I won't divulge them here in fear someone might steal them. I don't have high hopes of selling enough to earn a living just from this business. It's more something to earn extra money while working elsewhere.
I started with Cassandra and so I'll end with Cassandra: I need tips on how to take really good pictures of the crocheted items!
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