It's OK Thursday

It's OK...

* That I sleepily verbally asked the dogs for 5 more minutes when they woke me up this morning wanting to go out. They totally understood.

*  I'm SO OVER cold weather, but am also concerned that I have nothingtowear for spring. (I think this every year. It's totally not true. I realize this.)

* I'm thrilled that March is TOMORROW! It's no secret that my least favorite month is February. I know I share that with many of you. It's been alright this year. Coming out on the other side pretty much unscathed. But, still...ready for March. :)

* I'm kind of addicted to my online wedding registries. I get on them, edit them, delete things, add things... It's getting ridiculous. I haven't even published them anywhere yet.

* I kind of freaked out the other day realizing our save the dates need to go out in April. Time is FLYING.

* I eat Cheerios for pretty much every meal when Eric is out of town. #lazy

* I stole Eric's hand moisturizer from his work bag (without telling him) b/c it's the only thing that really helps my super dry skin! (Seriously...it's awesome. Jack Black's industrial strength hand healer. Ulta has it.).

* I've gotten the "your mailbox is almost full" message at work approximately 8 times this week. Stuff's been busy!

* I saw this image on a friend's fbook and stole it immediately. Love it. Leaving you with it.

Happy Thursday, friends!

Weekend Recap!

Feet up. Oscars on tv. Dogs conked out beside Eric and me. Blogging. :)

Weekend was good! We've had some crazy Oklahoma weather lately. The last time I blogged, it was snowing. Today, it was 65 degrees. Tomorrow= prediction of snow and "blizzard like conditions" in some places. Random. 

Anyhoo, Thursday, Brooke, Ashley, Jenny, Sarah and I got together for sushi and (lots of) wine. Please note my extra full wine glass. That place doesn't mess around with wine. I dig it. That said, thanks to those full wine glasses, I'm pretty sure we'd all decided to get owl tattoos (We're all Chi Os :) ) before the night was over. Thankfully there are no tattoo places next to the sushi restaurant we were eating and my body remains tattoo-free. 

Friday night, a few of us got together to celebrate Candice's (center) birthday! A bevy of blondes with our fabulous friend and stylist in the center. :)

Speaking of hair, I'm trying to grow mine. No idea what I'm doing with it for the wedding, but I want it to grow. Just bought biotin today and am hoping it helps a little. My other friend has some other vitamins she recommended that I need to get. Other tips are welcome, long haired friends! :) 

Saturday was Roman's 1st birthday! I feel like we were just at Kristy's shower; time is FLYING! He was so great with his cake, the singing, everything. :) I wanted a photo with him and he was starting to get a little fussy. Three girls started doing hilarious things to try to get him to smile. Needless to say it worked...for us both. 

Look at how great Winston is doing on the leash! Eric and I took the pups for a walk today since we're expecting craptacular weather the rest of the week. Friday is little miss Gracie's 6th birthday and I hope the weather's better by then b/c she always gets a super long birthday walk. The long birthday walk may or may not be to make up for whatever I make her do (wear hats, pose for photos, sit still while I sing) on her birthday...haha...

 Saturday, Eric and I took our first stab at registering. I know you can do most of it online, but I really wanted the experience. I mean...getting to zap things with that little gun...fun, right?! Have to admit, it was fun, but also kind of exhausting. I ended up coming home, completely editing the list online and registering at two more places...completely online. And the lists are definitely not final.

Things I learned while registering:
* I have no idea how many place settings to get. Blowing.my.mind. 8? 10? Same for china and for every day dishes? Ihavenoidea. I haven't registered for either china or everyday stuff yet b/c all the options made my head hurt.
* Speaking of everyday dishes, did you know that Pottery Barn dishes measure too large for some dishwashers and cabinets?! So glad a friend told me that b/c they measure too large for our cabinets! Blerg.
* I want stemless wine glasses AND stemmed wine glasses. Excessive? Eric thinks so. Me? Not so much.
* Dude. Dysons are EXPENSIVE. I mean... I knew they were cost prohibitive for me to just randomly buy on a trip to the store, but I'd never really priced one out. I went ahead and put it on the darn registry b/c I know we won't get it, but I figure I can use any gift cards towards it since it's the number one item I want. (When did I get old and really want a vacuum?!) Currently, Eric and I have two vacuums..one better for attachments (mine) and one better for floors (his). Getting two out every few days is super fun and all, but yeah. But putting something that pricey on the registry felt awkward. Is that awkward?
* I have no idea what 1/4 of the cooking/kitchen items at BBB and Williams-Sonoma actually do.

Hope you gals had a fantastic last weekend in February! Bring on March!!

A little midweek recapping

Hey ya! I was off work Monday for President's Day, so I kinda skipped the whole weekend recap thing on Sunday night. Thought I'd hop to it now...

Friday, Eric and I went to Lucky's to have a nice, slow-paced dinner and celebrate the day of luuuurve. This isn't a great photo, but hey.. it's the one we've got so I'm posting it. :)

Oh and let me back up.. Some of you saw on Instagram/Facebook but lookie what greeted me at my desk at work on Valentine's Day morning! We really don't do anything big to celebrate Valentines Day other than cards and maybe a little dinner or something, so I was FLOORED. He gets major props for surprising me and for even knowing I loved this bag b/c I didn't ever really even mention it...outside my random blog post last week that is. But by that time, the bag was likely hiding somewhere in our house and I had no idea! haha!

 Anyhoo, Friday night, Eric, my new bag and I went to Lucky's for dinner and then went to see Safe Haven. :) Per usual, the book was better than the movie in my opinion. They changed quite a bit, I thought. It was still good, but I just preferred the book.

Saturday night, Eric and I went to a dessert party at a friend's house called "Champagne and Sweets." How fun is that?! They have it every year, but this was our first time to attend. It's a cocktail-type event and his wife makes tables and tables full of desserts. They have bartenders on site offering awesome champagne concoctions. My favorite: the bacon waffle. :)

Sunday night, I had a little girls time with some friends since we were off on Monday. :) And then Monday, I went back to a local bridal boutique with my mom....

....TO BUY MY WEDDING DRESS!

That's right! Sara, Beth and I went on Saturday to re-visit my top three (at three different places) and at the final place, Facchianos, I saw a different dress I hadn't tried on before. Randomly decided to try it on even though I wasn't sure the style was what I wanted. Put it on...and fell in love. I walked out and Sara and Beth gasped. (Always a good sign, right?) After parading around in it and totally not wanting to take it off, I was confident I'd found "the one." 

Ignore my haphazard scarf. I'd just come out of the dressing room...

So I took my mom back on Monday to try it on again (she loved it!) and make it official. :) So excited and so random that it was just some dress I hadn't even been considering! I didn't really understand that whole "the one" thing b/c I liked a lot of dresses, but yeah... I get it now. This one is just miles above the rest in my opinion. And while I got excellent service everywhere, I just adore the ladies at Facchianos. They really make the experience so special. Highly recommend them.

Absolutely thrilled!

Next wedding step: Registering! We're going this weekend to Bed, Bath and Beyond to get started. :) Thank GOSH for The Knot with all the little reminder emails: "You have 8 months til you're wedding. You should be starting to register." If you have any registry tips, must-haves, etc, feel free to forward my way! :)

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I'll leave you with a quick pic from this morning. Yesterday, I was in a jacket and today, it's snowing...a lot. The pups were fascinated by the large white flakes falling before I left for work today. :)



What I'm Loving Wednesday

What I'm loving today...

1. This movie comes out tomorrow! Loved the book. Can't wait to see the movie! Kinda hoping I can convince Eric that this would be a great Vday present to see this weekend...haha.. I'll let ya know how that works out for me.

2. This bag needs no explanation. *sigh*

Michael Kors Selma Large Top Zip Satchel

 3. The makeup blogger I love (Tiffany D in my side links) talks about Sigma brushes all the time. I added two to my Christmas list and Eric...er...Santa...put them in my stocking. Love love love them, especially this one. Flawless bronzer application that really contours my cheekbones if I want. I got this and went "ooh..that's what it means to contour..." haha...

Sigma f20 large powder brush

4. Honeymoon researching. Have I bought a dress yet? Nope. Is it royally stressing me out? Yup. What calms me? Honeymoon research...

Who knows where we'll end up, but doesn't this photo of Moorea make you sigh? Yeah, me too. 

Weekend Recap!

Hiya! 

So if we're friends on Instagram, you know I was in Houston last week at the winter NAPE meeting. I rarely travel for work these days...which is totally fine... but it was a nice break in the daily grind to get out of the office. Plus, I learned a LOT! 

My friend and coworker, Nicky, and me at our company's reception in Houston. 

Eric and I were both in Houston most of the week, returning on Friday evening. Saturday was rainy which provided the perfect excuse to be lazy bums with our two furballs. :)

While we were busy planting our asses on our sofas, we discovered the Netflix original show, House of Cards. Not gonna lie.. kind of obsessed. I threw a bit of a hissy and almost turned it off after the opening scene. For fellow pup lovers out there, the show opens with a dog dying. That doesn't ruin anything for you and it gives you more warning than I had. After Eric convinced me, I finally gave in and watched the whole first ep. On episode 9 and so far, no more animal issues. Phew. 

Saturday night, some friends were headed to Kid Rock while Lauren and I headed to see Bill Maher. Our groups merged for a little dinner festiveness at Mi Cocina. Mambo taxis? Yes please. :) 

I dunno if I've mentioned but poor little Winston has issues with leashes, cords, anything that looks like a cord... It makes me sad. I kind of think he was tied up at one point. Anyway, it's really hard to walk Gracie and him alone b/c Gracie LOVES walks, so when Win sits down and braces his little body on the sidewalk, things get a little crazy while she pulls on my other arm. (It's entertaining in my head. Reality? Not so much...haha). And he won't go unless Gracie is going. So, Eric and I teamed up today. It started with Win running to my car and then crawling under it and hiding. Poor guy. After a little coaxing, some carrying, and some treats, he ended up loving his walk by the end. :) 

Oh and while Eric and I were packing to head back to Tulsa, tickets to the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival went on sale...featuring Mumford and Sons! Guthrie, OK (easy drive from Tulsa), is one of their ONLY stops this year, so tickets were a hot commodity. Thanks to Eric's parents working both their laptops, we got tix! I'm not even that obsessed with the band- just think it'd be fun!

And that's it, folks! Hope you had a great weekend!

Weekend Recap!

You guys are freaking awesome. Thank you so much for your comments on my last post. While I'm sorry to hear that so many of you have encountered similar situations, it's also comforting that I'm not some horribly rude bridezilla. Thank you for sharing your situations and for making me feel more justified in the whole thing. As a couple of you commented, I'm actually glad it went down this far before the wedding...plenty of time for feelings to subside and everything to normalize.

The weekend
Eric was on an annual ski trip this weekend so I had the casa to myself til today. This weekend started off a little bumpy but righted itself and turned out pretty solid. :) Why did it start out bumpy? Below you'll find the weekend in photos, clockwise order...

1. Thursday night work reception thing. (If I do something on Thurs evening, I always include it in the "weekend" in my head). Picture it. EXTREMELY windy downtown. No...you're not thinking windy enough. More wind. Okay...you're there now. Wind + your clumsy friend Jackie= epic clumsiness. I was leaving a reception (in a dress), wind blew a hotel door back into me as I was pushing it to leave, I got off balance and hit the pavement. Casualties: my thumb (just badly jammed I think b/c it's better today), my palm, my (very scraped) knees, a toe, my pride (since the dress flew up)...and my iPhone screen. Lame.sauce. So glad it wasn't worse.  Lesson: I'm not only clumsy on stairs (the breaking back incident of 2008), but also in windy doorways. Cool.

2. Friday, things got way better. :) Some friends and I went to a totally random bar (complete with mardi gras decor) to hear a potential band for the wedding! Love them for coming with me. Cocktails + dive bar + friends + good music = voluntary memory loss about the tumble taken on Thurs night. :) All of us voted in favor of the band, so I just need to make it official this week! So excited!

3. Saturday morning, participated in The Focus Group's photo workshop themed around Valentines Day. Got to wear an adorable white pants romper from my friend's new spring line. I think I smelled faintly of smoke and dive bar from the night before, but it certainly doesn't look like it in the photo above taken by my very talented friend, graphic designer and photographer, Sherman! He's such a rockstar. :) The Focus Group is such a cool org with great people and I'm really lucky I've gotten to join them in some of their projects.

4. Got home from the shoot and two adorable (and very LARGE) dogs wandered up to me. Obviously someone's pets, the pups looked lost and thirsty. I opened my back gate and they went right on in like they owned the place. :) We have a local lost and found Fbook page in Tulsa, so I posted info there. Within 2 hours, the owner had seen the fbook post (thanks to others' shares!) and was coming to get his dogs! So happy they're home!  Definitely a top feel-good moment of the week.

5. Fun couples shower for Ryan and Jessica! They're getting married on a Caribbean cruise next month! (They're huge OSU fans..hence the orange and black). I could totally use a cruise right now, couldn't you?

6. Finished Saturday with a fabulous little wine and cheese party thrown for April's birthday. I'd never paired wines and cheeses (at least the way they're supposed to be paired), so it was fun AND educational. I think the wine may have wiped out the ability to retain the education I gained about the right cheeses for certain wines, though...haha...

Not pictured** Today, I may have vacuumed a sock into the attachment hose and spent 30 minutes trying to use large sticks from the yard to poke down into the hose to dislodge said sock. Now there's a broken stick AND a sock lodged in the hose. Just call me Susie Homemaker.

Audacity and awkwardness: wedding edition

I don't understand people sometimes. 

So... I am lucky, blessed, fortunate, and a zillion other synonyms....for so many amazing, supportive fantastic friends and family. We've had so many people so excited for us, for our wedding, for our lives together.

So then.. why does it take one sour grape to kind of ruin my day?

Don't you hate that? It's like a zillion people could tell you they love your outfit/hair/shoes whatever... and then if ONE person says something mean, it just hits harder. Even if you don't really let it bother you, it haunts your brain a little bit.

Anyway, I've started to realize that weddings certainly bring out the emotions in people.

I got a call from someone on the day of our engagement party. I haven't seen her in 6+ years, so she's never even been on the blog. Anyway...I was in an amazing mood... I'd had my makeup done, just booked the makeup artist for the day of the wedding, and was on a total high! I was headed home practically whistling to myself to change into my awesome RTR dress when I got that phone call. I almost didn't answer it, but I did...

We started talking wedding stuff and I asked her to help with some stuff for the wedding. She replied with "um...maybe" and after a long pause where I was trying to process that she'd just said "maybe," she said " I don't want to ruin your engagement party tonight, but..." I sighed heavily with that statement...She finished with "...I'm really hurt that I'm not a bridesmaid."

I couldn't help it. I got mad. And defensive. I'm usually a people-pleaser and take the path of least resistance b/c really... who the hell cares about a little compromise... But, no. Not for my wedding. Sure compromises are going to take place for the wedding, but not on something like this. I was just angered.  I probably didn't react well.

I came out swinging a little bit. I was just so frustrated. I know it was obvious in my tone...I feel badly about that. I was like a bridal bulldog for a second... talking about how she'd never met Eric and how I hadn't seen her in over 6 years...or talked to her more than 15 times during those years. I wanted her to be included, but what I wanted wasn't good enough...

I ended the conversation abruptly. I didn't really know how else to end it. It makes me sad that this is likely going to impact my relationship with part of my family now. I love her. I want her to be included even though she wanted a bigger role than I'd intended. But I don't think I should have to compromise on who gets to be up there with me on the day I get married. But then I'm also sad to have hurt someone's feelings and glad she had the guts to tell me about it. It's just a difficult situation.

Wedding planning is amazing, fun, fabulous... but I also feel like I'm going to offend someone at every turn and not even mean to. And if I spend the entirety of this planning process worrying about offending everyone, I'm going to lose my mind. But I also don't want to be some crazy bridezilla that's like "my way or the highway..." So it's hard where to draw a line on compromising. And I hate feeling like I hurt someone's feelings just by planning our wedding day. There are things I'll forget, things I meant to say, do, people I meant to invite to things, etc... That doesn't mean I'm intentionally being mean or exclusive. It just means I have a zillion things going through my brain and sometimes things get left off my mental list. *sigh*

I want to write that person back...or call her... But I don't really know what to say. We obviously have a difference of opinion and I'm still hurt and offended, especially knowing I was headed out to celebrate that night when she called. But I'm sure she's hurt and offended, too and it probably took guts to decide to call me and talk about it, regardless whether I was headed to an engagement party. So we're kind of at a stalemate in some ways.

This was a rant. Just kind of wanted to vent it out. Thanks for listening, friends...Sorry I got all heavy on ya. Now go read the much more lighthearted and fun post below... :)

Engagement Party + Rent the Runway review

Hi friends! Happy rainy Sunday from Tulsa! This weekend, Eric and I were so honored to have an engagement party thrown for us by some of our closest friends. :)

I mentioned that I rented a dress from Rent the Runway in my last post and I'll go into more detail in a moment, but I just couldn't be more impressed with the quality, service, everything...

I also was excited to visit a makeup artist in town that was in the running for my wedding makeup! I'd never had airbrush makeup, but wanted to have a trial just to see how I liked it. Engagement party seemed like the perfect fit! Lemme just tell you... After she did my makeup, I looked in the mirror and immediately booked her for the day of the wedding. I felt so glam and pretty, but not overdone. And the airbrush makeup lasted until 2 a.m. (Yes, we stayed out til 2 a.m- That never happens! Love it!) If you're in the Tulsa area and want to have makeup done for an event, I highly recommend her- Destry Davis. 

One of our only photos from the night. :) The party was held at Beth's beautiful casa and they have the most amazing man-cave basement complete with full bar, ping pong, big TV... Needless to say, Eric and the guys spent a lot of time down there... Cute stuff. :)  

Beth, our gorgeous hostess, with her adorable baby bump! It's officially out there on the 'book of the face,' so I am thrilled to post this photo of her belly with TWINS! Seriously, could she be any more adorable?! 

 Love these ladies so much! We're less like friends and more like family. :)

The decor was so fabulous down to the smallest details! The theme was "winter sparkle!" :)

One of the gifts from the girls in the group photo above! I LOVE it! When I find THE dress, it will hang on this on our wedding day! Eeeeeee!

An absolutely fantastic celebration and Eric and I are so humbled to have been the guests of honor at such a thoughtful and fabulous event!

Okay, and now for a review of Rent the Runway! I'd heard of it (SATC movie when she rented the handbags.. Remember?) But I'd never used it or even been on it. My good friend used it last year for an amazing dress for a wedding she attended. Perked my interest then b/c she had such a great experience... Then, one of my best friends (and one of my bridesmaids!!), Ashley, talked about it again recently and had a great experience. I had driven ALL over this freaking town and scoured the interwebs and yes...I had stuff to wear...but I really wanted something special b/c I'm a girl and that's what we do. I could give a rip about designer names and all that. I just wanted a cute dress. That said, it's cool to say I wore Badgley Mischka to my engagement party! ha!

The site is just so awesome and user-friendly. I logged in, wrote what date I needed the dress (reserve a day or so before your event), entered my size, and boom! 15 pages of cocktail dresses appeared! You can search by price, color, etc, too! And this was on Tuesday for my SATURDAY event! So there were still 15 pages of things in my size available! No telling how many options I would have had if I'd reserved it a few weeks out or more. (I think they let you reserve up to 6 mos..not sure). The best part... They had over 300 photos of other girls wearing this dress that they'd uploaded themselves! PLUS those girls wrote their height, size, bust, and a review of the dress' overall fit. So I immediately knew how it would probably fit my body. Gets better... They let you order a second size...FOR FREE. So, since they said the dress runs big, I ordered my normal size and a smaller size just in case.

Since I was a first-time renter, they had some special going on for $25 off first time rental. Even if they weren't running the promotion, if you sign up through a friend's invitation, you get $20 off and so does she when you rent! (If you want me to email you and invite you so we can both get $20 off, you just let me know...happy to oblige! ha!). :)

When you're done, you just put the dress(es) in a pre-stamped envelope and pop them in the mail. No dry cleaning, nothing. Hello easy! I got the dress for a 4-day rental (options are 4 days and 8 days), so it arrived on Friday and I just have to get it in the mail by noon tomorrow. Easy peasy.

And finally (sorry this is turning into a novel), I wondered about the dress itself before it arrived. I mean.. it had sequins and stuff so was worried they wouldn't all be there or the dress would just look "worn." But it didn't! It arrived absolutely perfect- like a brand new dress! :)

My review: RTR= 5 stars. :) I'll definitely do it again.

Fabulous dress. Fabulous weekend. Fabulous groom to share it with. :) (< -- I'm cheesy. You probably know this by now).

Friday Confessional

These are my confessions... (I hope that jam just started playing in your head like it did mine. I also just said "jam." Weird).

1. I obsessively drove all over town trying on anything remotely in my size tried to find a dress for Eric and my engagement party this weekend. I couldn't find one so I ended up renting the runway! So excited! Badgley Mischka? Yes, please. Hope it arrives in time! I'll try to be a better blogger and blog pics from the party. :)

2. I am SO bad at letting people do things for me. I am beyond grateful and appreciative, but it's strange for me to be on the receiving end of wedding parties and stuff because it's kind of unfamiliar territory. Well... I suppose it is for anyone getting married. It's not like people throw you a "hey you're awesome" shower for no reason. (Just tilted my head and realized that would be a cool shower though) It's so sweet and I have wonderful friends to want to celebrate with us. (<--even typing that gets me emotional). I told Eric I was nervous. He was like "For a party in our honor? You're weird." Thanks, Eric. :)

3. I smell like fritos. I've been applying self tanner lately and I think I kind of smell like it...which is a weird frito smell if you ask me. Sorry to all my coworkers.

4. I only wore heels once this week. Flats for the win!

5. Our shower is done (from the renovation I blogged about) but we have one more thing to fix so we can't shower yet. It's been bathtime fun for Jackie for the past week and a half. It feels kinda fun to take baths...It's not like I'm a dirty beast. But, um... taking baths in the morning takes a lot of freaking time! This is my way of saying I sometimes come to work dirty. So now I just admitted I smell like fritos and don't shower regularly lately. Wow.

6. Sometimes Winston (the new pup) pees on Gracie. It's pretty funny really. She's doing her business and then he walks over and lifts his leg b/c he wants to do his stuff where she's doing hers I think. Dunno what's up with that, but please have a good laugh picturing Eric and me trying to stop it from happening.

7. I'm making Eric take me to a nice steak dinner tonight b/c I really want steak. I said we can say we're celebrating a year of living together! (In reality I just want steak and a date night.. but celebrations work, too!)


That's all I've got. Happy Friday!

Lately

Knock knock...anyone there? Not me...at least recently. 

Can't say there's been anything bananas going on really... Sometimes I go through blogging breaks unintentionally b/c I just don't feel like I have anything to talk about...Silly really...especially b/c I really never say anything earth-shattering anyway...haha.. Whatevs. 

Anyhoo, lately...

* Eric went skiing for a bachelor party. Everyone survived. :) (He's in the blue/grey coat...front row kneeling down on left). 

 * I've become TOTALLY and completely addicted to this show!

Eric and I just finished season 1 and realized season 2 isn't on iTunes yet. WTH?! We don't have Showtime so this is a problem. Dear Showtime- please release season 2 soon before I go insane!

* Saw these movies...

Reviews: Zero Dark Thirty= slow at first, but then picks up. Probably more about the plot/backstory than some people care for, but I enjoyed it. I also really liked Jessica Chastain in it. 

This is 40= funny, but lots of foul language. I heard it made some older friends uncomfortable. I love Paul Rudd, so I was totally amused even if there were a few gratuitous f bombs. :) 

* Wedding dress shopping! Went dress shopping this weekend for the first time! I found one I loved then went to another store and found another I loved. Then I got home, slept on it, and now think I love neither of those dresses enough for my "big day." (I'm really amused by the phrase "big day" for some reason.) I definitely have a better idea of what style I want though...which was really the point in this first go round anyway. And I quickly realized I could try on wedding dresses all day long every day! :) 

* Totally dropped my iPhone in the dog's water bowl. Seriously. I quickly googled and saw that putting it in a sealed baggie with rice will dry it out. It actually worked! It took around 24 hours (which is why I have no fun photos for you from this weekend), but it's saved! YAY!

Toss in a few happy hours and some Mexican food and that's what I've been up to lately. :) 

It's OK Thursday...

It's OK... ...that Eric and I went to Bieber last night and had a blast! Eric even danced. (See below). As he said... "When in Rome.." haha..

   

...that the "Bieber fever" is more like a Bieber hangover for me today. Too much wine. Too many screaming tweens.

...that our bathroom looks like this right now...or somewhat close to this (see below). Long story short, the first contractor Eric used years ago didn't install a good moisture barrier in the wall, so water leaked through it annnnd the wall behind the tile started disintegrating. Cool stuff. It's getting fixed this week, but we only have one bathroom, so I'm getting major use out of my gym's showers this week. I'm thankful to be a member of the gym in my office building. :)

... I've been intentionally avoiding a couple of wedding vendors who are now STALKING me after the wedding show last weekend. I think they all must trade information after the show.

... I just realized I let my car tag expire...like WAY expire by MONTHS. *head hung in shame* They tack on fines for every day it's late, soooooo...oops. :(

... I have over 8 lip glosses in my handbag right now. I counted.

... I don't understand the multiple wedding dress thing. If you did it, that's awesome and I don't mean offense b/c lots of friends do it and I think it's great! But the way I see it is if I find a dress I LOVE, I want to wear that dress allfreakingnightlong! I mean...right? Maybe I'll change my tune since I haven't even tried on a dress yet, but just saying. *shrugs*

Happy almost weekend! 

Weekend Recap!

Wanna know what's awesome? When people ask me when I'm getting married and I'm able to say "this October.." b/c now it's THIS YEAR! But seriously I have no idea how the heck we're a week into 2013 already...crazy!

Friday

Went to dinner donning my crimson to support the Sooners and celebrate Sara's birthday with friends. Since I went to TU, I kind of think we're the Switzerland of Oklahoma football and really just support the home team regardless whether it's OSU or OU...unless they'playing us...duh. 

Saturday

My mom has wanted to be "included" (I put it in quotes b/c she keeps saying that word) in the wedding planning process, but there hasn't been a whole lot to be included in so far really. Anyhoo, the wedding show was this weekend and I decided it was the perfect way to include her in some festivities. The parking lot was like a drivers ed simulator of random people walking all over like wedding planning zombies on speed, cars coming out of everywhere, etc. I kind of remember it as everyone having a crazed look in their eyes and wearing veils, but I don't think that's what was going on in reality. :) Whatever. Anyway, we opted to avoid the insanity after I cursed loudly at someone who almost hit me and totally freaked out my mother and parked at the nearby Target and hiked toward the hotel where the show was taking place. 

That show was... whoa. Have you been to one of those suckers? I mean.. in a way, it's great for people like me who have certain things they love researching  on their own, but aren't as good at planning certain other things. It also kind of forces you to check out options where you're completely lost and have no idea what to do (ie flowers). But good grief there was so much going on! And so.many.people. I'm also seriously regretting signing up for information from a few booths b/c I think my email is going to be forever spammed. *le sigh* Oh well. Anyhoo, I have to admit I've always wanted to go to the wedding show, so it was fun. :) It was good times with my mom, too. We had a few laughs at some of the random things at booths...and we tasted a lot of cake. A lot. It also got me jumpstarted with planning again. 

Speaking of, I got home from the wedding show and booked two appointments to go try on dresses in a couple of weeks! Eee! I haven't gone yet, so I'm really excited! All my friends keep telling me to have an open mind, even if there's a dress style I think I'll love the most.

...night

Saturday night, Eric and I headed to Abuelos, where they serve very large drinks (see below) and then to see Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise's new flick). Gotta admit.. Tom might be a little cray cray, but you forget all about it in his movies. I'm also semi convinced he's an alien b/c he seriously doesn't look any older.

Sunday

All the Christmas decor came down. I loved being festive and looking at our pretty tree, but it's also really nice to have the space back again. Eric and I may or may not have eaten Mexican food again tonight. Whatever. I'm pretty sure our babies someday will prefer salsa to milk.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!