Bridesmaid #1!

Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:37 PM

I did it.  I broke the rules and told my best friend for 1,000 years, Cortney, that she is going to be in the wedding, even though we have nothing set yet.  I had to do it!  It was building up inside me and I thought I was going to burst if I didn't tell her!  lol!

We have been friends FOREVER because we used to ride horses at the same barn when we were about 10 years old.  I actually kind of disliked her at first because she was coveting my pony, and she disliked me because I wouldn't sell him to her, haha.  But we bonded and have been friends ever since.

Reason it came up was because we're going to have a little bonding trip back to the barn, and I didn't want to have it come up there in front of another friend who I am opting not to have in the wedding party.  I love her to death as well but we haven't really stayed in contact as much as Cortney and I.

I'm actually relieved, because I didn't think anyone would be as excited as she ended up being.  I was afraid she was just going to be like, "Oh, yeah, okay."  But I can tell she is genuinely happy and that makes me happy as well!

Hooray for little bits of progress!

Kansas City!

Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 8:13 AM

So I am in the airport going back to New Orleans... alone.  :(  FI is staying behind as I mentioned in an earlier post.  We are definitely going to be moving here. 

It was a good trip and I tried to relax as much as possible.  But now I have to go back to work and decide when I need to quit my job in NOLA.  I know I'm going to feel terrible because my boss has really been trying to make a sucky situation work, but its just not.  I can't stay someplace where I'm just treading water and remaining unhappy.

While in KC we visited Boulevard Brewing, a local beer brewery.  Turns out they have reception space!  I met the event coordinator and he emailed me the info about the room.  The only reservations I have are about the area... its sort of a warehouse district, not very pretty.  But the room is great!  I'll have to think about it and bring my parents by to see what they think.  I just think its a perfect idea for FI and I, especially since we just recently brewed our first batch of homebrewed beer!  :D

Engagement Photos

Posted Sunday, April 05, 2009 1:39 PM

We have a lot of friends getting engaged/married, so we've seen a couple sets of engagement photos lately.  A lot of the time fiance and I are on the same wave-length when it comes to things we think are uneccesary or silly... except on this.  He is outright against engagement photos and thinks they are a waste of money.  Me, I think they are a nice way to remember your time as fiances... Something to look at when you are older and remember how young and starry-eyed you were. 

 I will have to talk to my mom when I see her at the end of this week.  If I can get her on board and if she says she'd really like them, he's going to have little choice! ;D

Kansas City here we come!

Posted Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:58 PM

Fiance didn't get the job.  :(

But all is not lost.  We are going to Kansas City the week after next to check it out, and fiance may stay there.  I want to keep working for a bit longer while he looks for a job and a place for us to live up there.

I'm a bit sad about the fact that I will no longer be having a New Orleans wedding.  I was really stoked about the possibilities that the city brings in terms of venues and culture.  But I'm sure we'll figure something great out where ever we are.

Save the date ideas

Posted Monday, March 23, 2009 6:40 PM

We got FMIL's save-the-date in the mail yesterday!  A cutsey little magnet with sort of a mod design on it.  Very her!  Can't wait until her wedding.  I'm one of her bridesmaids and fiance is walking her down the aisle.  I think it will be great and a lot of fun.  :D  Some people had attitudes when I said I was going to be one of my FMIL's BM's, because at the time fiance and I were not yet engaged.  We'd only be dating for FOUR YEARS!  Her son and I were in Europe together for the entire summer when she asked me, for crisp's sake! 

I was surfing peoples' blogs and came across this idea for a save-the-date photo strip and fell in love!!  I can't wait to make our own!  I'm really just posting it here so I don't lose the link to this one that I absolutely love.  When it comes time I'm going to show this one to fiance because I like how they did the black and white with the splash of color, and I'm not completely sure I'd tell him that the right way... I think its called saturated, but I'm not sure.  Fiance is a graphic designer so he'd know these things.  ;)

 http://www.cheapwaysto.com/2007/04/cheap_ways_to_save_the_date.html

 The only problem I am thinking is how to put them in an envelope without it just floating in there.  Also, I'm thinking it'd be nice to make it into a magnet but I'm not sure how I'd do that.  Anyone reading this have a suggestion?

Sibling Rivalry

Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:56 PM

My sister was about to get her butt kicked yesterday, by me and my family.

Her boyfriend and her were in town, along with the rest of my family, when my fiance asked me to marry him.  I knew from her reaction when we told everyone the next day that she was jealous.  And I'm not just saying it because I'm one of those girls who thinks everyone is jealous of her, but she was seriously on edge about it.  Happy, but envious, you could tell.

Anyway, I'm on the phone with my dad yesterday because the fiance and I are thinking of moving up to Kansas City and renting/buying a house with him and my mom.  Basically, I want to go back to school, we want to get out of this city, fiance needs a better job market, and my mom and I can have our horses together up there.  But that's not the story of this post...

Apparently, my sister told my mom not to tell my dad whom she did tell anyway and who then told me not to tell anyone (shesh!) that my sister's boyfriend was going to call my dad that day to ask his permission to get married!!!   Now, this wouldn't be a problem if everyone thought it was legit...  but they wanted to go to the courthouse, with no family involved, and didn't think my dad was going to completely FREAK OUT about it.  Not to mention I felt like she was rushing into it to beat me to the alter.

So my mom talked my sister out of it, because there was no way in hell my dad was going to let that happen.  He wants to at least have the family there and get dressed up and all that.  So when my sister's boyfriend called the next day it was to ask if they could get married sometime in the fall with just the family around.  I think they are planning to do a cruise or something with just us.

Then my mom calls me today to say that she was really upset with my sister not wanting to do anything big, so I need to prepare to have a really fancy wedding, haha!  She says she's been secretly watching wedding planning shows and keeping her eye on bridal store sales!!  She is really excited about this and I didn't even know, hahah!

She also said don't worry about money! :X  Fiance and I were planning on doing a 33%/33%/33% split between us and the two sets of parents, and I was thinking about $15k should do it.  But my parents are apparently set on paying for most of it and making sure it is done right.  SWEET!  And now that my sister is doing the small time thing they want at least one of their daughters to have a huge party - and guess what?!  That means me!  ;D

Another Blog at Work

Posted Monday, March 09, 2009 7:18 PM

So... date drama. FI is hesitating on even setting a date, and I am eager to get SOMETHING done.  I can understand where he's coming from.. we're not settled and he still doesn't have a job.  But come on!  Give me something to look forward to!  :(

 We were laying in bed the other night discussing it.  I am careful not to discuss any of my ideas too much, just because its not the right time.  However, this is something that I feel is not really all that stressful... I mean, its just the date.  It doesn't cost anything to set, and it gives me a better idea of how to save our money.  ANYWAY...

So I think I have the perfect date.  I want a fall wedding, and initially was thinking Novemeber.  However, I've been reading a lot about how to save money, and a Sunday wedding sounds fine to me, especially if it is a Monday holiday weekend.  PERFECT!  Save money and people still have the next day to get home and recover.

Columbus day in 2010 is an October Monday holiday.  PERFECT!  NO - WRONG!  Its 10/10/10.  :(  I'd have to be booking things now to get a decent price/selection, and we just can't do that.

 Back to square 1!