Money, money, money, money!

We've got money coming and going so fast due tot his wedding it's insane. My next few posts will most likely contain a LOT of wedding talk since we are now, 31 days out! Crazy! We are still missing a lot of responses which I fully intend to track down by next week. I'm getting excited and stressed all at the same time which is leading to me breaking out. Yuck!

The good news is that Steve cashed out a CD today and we have plenty of money to pay off all of the vendors and get that out of the way before the big day! It's a big stress that I won't have to worry about.

I'm also going on my bachelorette party this weekend. I'm so excited to get out of here and I feel like I'll be so ready to come home on Monday night and see Steve. I'm hoping to at least get a tan.

More to come on the wedding details later. Hopefully, I sound as stress-free later in the game as I am now. Not that I am stress-free right now but it is at least bareable.

36 Days Left!

I am feeling the pressure. We have non-stop busy weekends mostly filled with wedding stuff, money coming in and out faster than we can keep track of, packages arriving at our door of stuff that we've been ordering for the wedding, etc... It's a lot to keep track of and I don't consider myself the most organized person or anywhere close. At least my entire outfit is complete and the deposits have been placed for my makeup and hair. I'm getting really excite dbut I think it still hasn't hit me yet. We are still missing tons of responses which I don't really understand that but oh well, I'll be cracking down by early next week to collect!

We just gathered pictures from baby to adult to put into a video montage of Steve and I and it's so fun to see how we've changed. Steve was the CUTEST little kid while I had a few cute moments but mostly was HUGE! I wish I had pictures to post on this computer but I don't at the moment.

I'm so happy that it's finally FRIDAY! Tonight, we are meeting with the ceremony musicians, tomorrow I'm taking Onyx to Dogtopia to have her evaluated so she can stay there while we are on our honeymoon, then going to my mom's house to look for more pictures and then going to our friends birthday party. Sunday, we are going to my dad's apartment around lunchtime to start putting together the slide show. I'm excited to see how it turns out but I'm nervous that it won't turn out as good as I'm hoping. Maybe I'll be able to post it on here.

T G I F!

8 Things...

8 Things I like a lot
1. Steve
2. Thursdays (Great tv and my pole dancing class)
3. Fridays
4. Onyx
5. Starting new projects
6. Being home
7. Cooking
8. Wine

8 Things I say Often
1. "Oh My Gosh"
2. "Wait...what??" (when I act like I heard what someone said and then realize that they actually asked me a question and are expecting a response)
3. "That's the worst"
4. "Definitely"
5. "Oh yeah"
6. "Is it 5 yet?"
7. "Soooo lame"
8. "Idiot"

8 Things I want Before I Die
1. A Family
2. To find a job I love and that makes me happy
3. To rescue a dog
4. To travel to another country (and not the Caribbean or Canada)
5. To live in my dream home
6. To become a really good cook
7. To feel like I've accomplished enough
8. To love and be loved as much as possible

8 Places I Would Like to Visit
1. Paris
2. Mexico (near a beach)
3. Italy
4. Bora Bora
5. Turks & Caicos (can you tell I love tropical areas mostly)
6. Alaskan Cruise
7. Australia
8. New Zealand

8 Things I Want & Need
1. MONEY
2. A personal assistant
3. A personal shopper
4. A personal trainer
5. A new house with a big kitchen and big bathrooms and lots of storage space
6. A pool (and I don't mean a public one)
7. A new body
8. A 7 day weekend...every week! (And, then I wouldn't need #2,3 and 4)

I survived...

Steve's bachelor party weekend. I'll admit that I'm not happy about what went on but I survived and in just 10 long days I'll be basking in my own bachelorette party glory. I've never understood the hype that goes with bachelor parties.....ever. Boys get crazy, do stupid things and potentially hurt the relationship that they are about to continue for the rest of their lives. We have had some much needed discussions because of this and there will definitely be more to come. I'm not happy about it and he is well aware. I'll blog more when I have something happy to talk about instead of complaining about this past weekend. I'd like to forget it.

Punta Cana, Here we Come!

We are officially booking our honeymoon today and I think it's going to be awesome! The pictures look beautiful and they are mostly guest pictures so you know they aren't doctored. I can't wait to sit by the pool or ocean with a drink in hand and do NOTHING. It'll be well needed by May 10th. That's right. We'll be leaving the next morning from our hotel to go on vacation! I'm sure I'll be exhausted but what am I going to want to do anyway besides relax with my new husband! Check out the pictures and be very, very jealous...

The overhead picture of the resort and it's sister hotel...


The pool which also has a pool bar



The jacuzzi in our room!


The beautiful beach

My first project!

I completed my first project on the sewing machine and I'm proud. This simple and small bag that I made last night. It probably took me about 2 hours but it was my first try. It looks a little rough but I feel like I can perfect it pretty soon. I think it's cute and I don't really care if no one else likes it. I lined the inside (which is solid brown) with iron-on vinyl and I dont' think I'd use it again cause it made it difficult to work with and when I turned the bag inside out to complete it, the vinyl got all wrinkly and old looking like it was a used bag.

I bought more fabric to do another one. This one will be a black and white damask bag on the outside with a pink fabric on the inside that has black polka dots. Sounds weird but I think it will be cute.

So...I didn't take my own advice...

I thought I would be motivated and update more often with pictures and fun stuff but I haven't yet. I did pick up my mom's old (but like new!) sewing machine so I'm intending on getting some cool patterns and making stuff soon. I just need to find a table to keep it on. Our house is jam packed in every room with "stuff" and I just can't seem to acquire any more new belongings since there is no where to put them.

I will be updating the blog with hopefully a tour of the new house that Steve just videotaped so we can have a record of it.

Adam is coming into town this weekend for Steve's bachelor party. I'm excited to see him and even more excited to get this dreaded weekend over with. And, then April10th through the 13th will be my bachelorette party which I'm super excited about. I'm starting to feel the heat about getting wedding tasks done since we are about a month away from the big day but it will get done. I've been knocking out some smaller things one by one but it's just so much money that's being spent on these things.

Anyway, pictures to come soon.