So Hair’s the Thing!

So I have been thinking what to do with my hair now that the wedding is over. I have grown it out because I wanted it as long as possible for the wedding. I LOVED my wedding hair, nice and long and wavy! But now that it is over my hair just feels – ick. I need to get it cut and I thought some new hairstyle would be cute!

I have been debating on whether to go with a shorter/medium hair cut or just a new hairstyle keeping the length. I thought I would look in gossip magazines and on websites to find what the celebrities are doing – for I can not think for myself and need to be a sheep and follow what society tells me to do! But as I was looking in magazines and on-line I began to notice something – there are no hairstyles at the present moment. No signature “Jennifer Aniston” type style that everyone is copying!! I couldn’t even find one random option for just a cute new hairstyle for me! WHAT? It seems as though the “hairstyle” of choice is just what I call “there it is”. People just have their hair hanging down, no style, it is just there! (of course excluding special event hair) Why is this? It seems to me that I always remember many different fad hairstyle or at least different options from celebrities but now the fad is the…. I am too cool to have a style look. It is a mix of messy, just woke up hair strategically styled for hours to look like celebrities are just average Joes.

So now I am stuck, I don’t know what to do….do I cut it off leave it long – I am lost!!! How could Hollywood let me down? I needed them and they turned their way to cool for school backs on me. UGH - So I guess I have to live with my split ends and dull looking hair until some celebrities can step up and create hairstyles that will attract the masses! I am lost and need help! What do I do??? Maybe I am looking in the wrong place, any suggestions on hairstyles? I guess I will just google my hairstyles for now. (sigh)

Poop + Flush(2) = Courtesy

So please listen people.

IF you have to use a public restroom to make a number 2 (which I know happens) please, oh please remember the courtesy flush! This is where you flush the toilet at least one more additional time after your original flush to make sure everything made it down the drain. Please note: In extreme cases of illness or bad food multiple courtesy flushes may be required. This saves the rest of us from seeing remnants from the deuce you just dropped! Actually, this can be carried on even when at home, that means you too hubby! It is just a kind gesture that only takes a few minutes of your time. So to all out there – please do not forget the courtesy flush!

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I love my grill pan!

Last night I used for the first time our new Calphalon Grill Pan and I LOVED it! We made grilled ham and cheese sandwiches and this pan turned out a perfect sandwich (well it was perfect also because I am a fabulous cook!). It was perfectly grilled, crunchy on the outside cheesey on the inside and those cute grill lines all over - perfect! It is a non-stick pan which is awesome as well, ecspecially when making grilled cheese! And the pan is big (13") which made three sandwiches without a problem! I can't wait to use our new pan to make other things like fish, chicken, steak - who knows!!! I give this product two tongs way up! I think this is a must have for any kitchen!

Thanks mom, dad and K for this fabulous gift - we LOVE it!!!

A few other of my favorite must haves in my Kitchen:
(this is a very condensed list as kitchen products are one of my addictions!)

1. A spoon-u-la (I love these)
2. A large Dutch Oven - mine is in bright red! (these are great for soups)
3. Toaster oven
4. A giant cutting board
5. A great all around kitchen knife
6. We also got a professional waffle maker that we are SO anxious to try out (maybe not a neccessity but sure is fun!)
7. Next on our list to buy - our Kitchen-Aid Stand Mixer (oh my, I just peed a little I got so excited!)

Any kitchen products you love?

Too early for this!

So every morning around 7:35 a.m. (and sometimes again at 7:55 a.m.) I have the privilege to hear a commercial for a local “Gentleman’s Club”. Now, I have nothing against Gentleman’s clubs – whatever floats your boat – but what I do have a problem with is hearing about this club before I have had my morning cup of coffee.

So this particular club has a special themed night every Thursday. They promote the so-called event all week. Here are some of the themed events/contests they have had over the last couple months: Biggest breasts in the Midwest, best breasts in the Midwest (there is a difference between these two), barely legal contest (18 & 19 years old only), wet shirt contest, lesbian kiss contest (“lesbians” not the only ones who need apply), MILF contest, and the current one and my personal fav – pregnant, aka “MILF to be”, contest. WHAT?!?! Seriously – WHAT?!?! Now I guess they need some variety in their club, just not the same old pole dancing show – but seeing pregnant women in their bikinis and less – how is that attractive? Insert Personal Disclaimer - Now, if you are pregnant, I am not saying you are ugly by any means – I think pregnant people have a beautiful glow and are very attractive. However, I know from friends talking you get veins showing, maybe stretch marks and other body changing things happen that may not be as sexy to show off on a stage in heals in your skivvies in front of horney patrons. You will not look like a pregnant Demi or Britney on the cover of a magazine – we know they have been airbrushed A LOT!!

I know they need to advertise and get people in their place, but every morning this is what I hear on my way to work. Why the morning? Is it because it is the white collar business type that find their way to this club more so than any other group of people? Maybe they are advertising to all those men on their way to their boring upper-middle management jobs who just left a screaming kid and a wife at home and this commercial gives them something to fantasize about – who knows! All I know is this commercial makes me think, what women would do this and oh yeah…..why do you have to advertise before 8 a.m.?!?! I guess I really have nothing more to say, it is just interesting to me and thought I would share. Any insight to this world would be nice!

My New Favorite Show

So I watched the premier of the show Heroes on NBC last night and I must say I LOVE it! These are my favorite types of TV shows….sci-fi, drama with a little humor! The show totally got me hooked after the first episode; I can’t wait to see what happens! It is my new favorite show - well it is in my top 5!

I also have to say I thought the season premier of Desperate Housewives on Sunday was pretty good. It was reminiscent of the season 1 days! I wasn’t sure about this show this year because I though ¾ of last year sucked – but I was pleasantly surprised for season 3!

Coming up this week and next – Smallville, Dr. Who and Battlestar Gallactica! Frack’n A (ok, T & I are the only ones who will get that – oh well!). I know these shows will be good, but I am still excited for them to start already!

Hope your fall TV season is going as well as mine!

Locked, Loaded and Looking Fabulous!

So maybe it is just being a newlywed, or maybe I wasn’t feeling as “perky” but this weekend when T & I were at the mall in his home town I decided to go buy something I had never owned before – A Victoria’s Secret bra! Yes, yes, I have never owned a famous VS bras before. Usually it is because I have always felt that I can go get one just as nice for half the price, to me it really didn’t matter. My co-workers have talked about how nice these bras are and though I have been curious, to me a bra is a bra – or so I thought!!

So I went into the store and I actually decided to have them measure me. I thought I knew what I was but Oprah says that most women think they are certain size and then find out they aren’t – so if Oprah says get measured before buying a bra then so be it! Well to my surprise I was a whole cup size off – WHAT!?!?! I have been wearing an entire cup size too small for, well, a long time! So I was excited that I could finally upgrade to a new letter in the alphabet after many many years. The lady was SO nice. After she measured me she gave me a variety of bras in different styles to try on. I wanted bras I could wear everyday and she gave me suggestions to a few bras for me! I ended up leaving the store with 3 very lovely and extremely comfortable new VS bras! I purchased the Angels – Infinity Edge, another Angels Bra and a Body by Victoria bra! Today I have been in such a great mood and I 100% believe it is because my bosoms are properly lifted, fitted and looking fabulous!

I never thought a bra could make a difference, but I must say that I love my new bras and can’t wait to buy more!! I know for most of you this is nothing new or surprising – but for me I had a break through this weekend when it comes to my bosom coverage – VS all the way!

Click here for VS website!

Skinny is out!

So earlier this week I saw on the news that super skinny is out – well at least in Madrid. Apparently the Madrid fashion industry is banning super skinny models to be on the catwalk. What is super skinny, 5’9”, under 122 pounds and a certain BMI. Now let’s think about this, 5’9” and 122 pounds is STILL skinny but I am really glad to see that they are starting to pay attention to the modeling world, the models health and most importantly the health of the kids that they maybe influencing! I think this is a step in the right direction! I also like that the focus is on health. There are women out there who are just naturally skinny but what I don’t like seeing in magazines are the Nicole Ritchie’s and the Kate Bosworth’s who just look so sick!

I personally think fashion looks better on models who actually have boobs, hips and a butt. Look at Heidi Klum – she is beautiful! Not a super super thin model, she has curves and is fit and healthy! THAT is what we need to see more of! I doubt the US will ever put restrictions like this on modeling, who knows! But whether or not actual restrictions like that in Madrid are enforced I think the modeling world needs to focus on health. Women are beautiful in their many shapes and sizes and I know in this industry a “plus” size girl doesn’t “sell” clothes as easily as a skinny model (whatever) but I like to see steps being made to realize that there is a problem out there and our kids are the ones who are also affected. Yay Madrid!!
(Now if we can just get this passed in Hollywood!!)


Click here for an article on people here for MSN
Click here for a poll on too thin stars

Don't Hate Me!

(Sebastian and Belle cuddling/sleeping on the couch)


Poor Kitty!

So today I took our precious little 6 ½ month old kitten Belle in to get spayed this morning. She was so sad and crying this morning in her cage as I drove her to the vet. I strongly believe in getting your cats spayed or neutered (Thanks Bob Barker!) but I hate leaving my little girl at the vet to go through this! I hope it doesn’t take long for her to feel better.

On top of that, I also pissed my other cat off (Sebastian aka Fatty McFatty!) this morning. Belle couldn’t eat anything after 10 pm so I got rid of all their food last night. From 6 am till I left at 8 am this morning all I hear is fatty crying b/c he was hungry. I did give him his food back before I left, but he was not a happy cat! I hope both my cats don’t hate me – I feel sad and like a very bad “mom” today :(

I read that cats forget easily but I don’t know if I believe that – I think they just choose to ignore you. But today I hope they forget, especially Belle. She will be getting LOTS of love this weekend!

Maiden Name VS Married Name

So here it is – some questions with my name change:

How long do I wait before I start using my new married name at work? My email hasn’t changed yet, but I did change my signature on my email to read my new name. I haven’t changed my work voicemail and when people call me I still refer to myself as my maiden name. I have referred to myself in meetings with my new name. Do I wait to all the HR papers are finalized or do I start now….I don’t know what to do? How do I let people know I am the same person? I have been here for over 2 ½ years so I am unsure of making the transition to my new name! Also, I plan events and a majority of my contacts I only talk to on a yearly basis, should I send emails out to them letting them know of the change? And how about this – how long can I continue to use my maiden name before it just seems weird?

Any suggestions would be a great help!!

The Verdict is in!

About a year ago in the town I live we got a Qdoba Mexican Grill and about a year later we got a Chipotle. Now for those who may not know both these restaurants are fairly similar. They are both places that serve huge ass burritos. You go in and it is like the Subway of burritos and you basically pick what you want on these burritos.

Now I had never eaten at either of these places until they were moved to BG and it is somewhat strange that we would have both places in a small town like ours – but I won’t complain! I have heard that Chipotle is excellent but over the past year I had grown rather comfortable with Qdoba, but I am always ready to give a fair shot and see which place I enjoy more. So about a week ago I tried Chipotle for the first time. I thought it was good, the salsa I tried had a nice kick but I have to be honest, I didn’t think it was better than Qdoba. I don’t know if it is because of actual taste, just becoming familiar with a certain place, the atmosphere of Qdoba was a lot quieter than Chipotle, maybe I felt like I was cheating on my Qdoba, or maybe I just didn’t want to buy into the hype of Chipotle. I don’t know – but to me my heart is with Qdoba. Now I am not saying by any means that Chipotle was bad, I thought it was good infact I would eat there again! But I like the options, atmosphere and taste of Qdoba more so than that of Chipotle – just my personal preference! On the other hand, Belle prefers Chipotle (but I think it is because of the paper bags, hehehe)!

Have you ever eaten at either? Which do you prefer?

You can check out both the websites above, Chipotle’s is really fun!

YUM!

I had my first Hot Apple Cider from Starbucks of the season!

I am SO excited, I love hot apple cider - ecspecially on mornings like today when it was chilly! I splurged today, but on weekends I love buying cider from the store and heating it up and adding cinnimon and some honey - so good!

I LOVE fall!!!

On the Hunt for a Bed!

So T & I are looking at getting a new bed. My parents know of a place were we can get a great Amish made bed frame for VERY reasonable priced. We are looking to get a canopy bed, T loves them!

However, we think we want to upgrade from a queen to a King. Do you know of any good places in the T-Town, BG, and/or Findlay area that has good beds for a reasonable price? Or any places that have that "same as cash" till 2020 (or whatever it is)? We are not in a hurry, just browsing right now but as we are not home owners and have never bought furniture other than our entertainment center from Wal-Mart we need a little direction!! :-)

Excuse me?????

I DON'T LIKE SEEING THIS!!!!

I found this on Popsugar and this is Cindy Crawford’s 5 year old daughter and she is posing like this for pictures?!?!?! HELL NO!!! She is FIVE! Maybe I am a prude or something, but a 5 year old does not need to be posing like this. Click Here for the article and all the pictures. Not all the pictures are as bad, but I still have a problem with young children being put out in the public’s eye too early or just growing up too early. I mean we all played dress up and I am sure there are pictures of me dressed up and posing but I would have never known to or even thought to pose like this! But in today’s society sex and sexuality is out there more and more and kids are acting more grown up at a much much earlier age. It scares me because I would like to have kids someday and I don’t want to shelter them from the world but I don’t want them to be exposed to things that are way too old for them either – I just want them to grow up and have time to be kids!!! (UGH)

Ok back to the picture. I just think this is a sexually suggestive pose that no child should be doing. If you are 18 and over then whatever – other than that you are too young! I don’t care her mom is a super model and she posed like that – it is not appropriate. How are you teaching your kids to act and what kind of people are you exposing your children too?

What do you think?

Question of the Day?

Will you be a “Jackass” this weekend?

This weekend the second Jackass Movie will be released. I think people either hate these movies or love them! I am sorry to admit that I love them….I know – it’s a thing! I don’t know what it is – it can be very disgusting at times and everything they do is stupid, yet I am strangely drawn to watch! So I don’t know if I will go this weekend, but sometime in the next couple weeks I will be sitting in the comfy movie theater watching a bunch of grown men act like jackasses – it should be a good time!

What are your thoughts, will you see this movie?

P.S. Johnny is HOTT!!!

We're Married!!!!

Please welcome Mr. & Mrs. H.!!!!!



So I have been trying to figure out what to say all day on my blog about the wedding this weekend. I started writing and before you know it I have written over a page! I just can’t stop thinking about this weekend and I keep remembering other things that I loved about the past weekend!!! So basically it comes down to the following……I loved every moment of this entire weekend! I had a great time and I am so happy to finally be married to the man I love! I feel so blessed to have all our family and friends there with us as well as the many wishes we have received over the last week! It is amazing how much love I/we have felt recently! It is actually overwhelming and we appreciate it so much!!

The weekend itself couldn’t have gone better. Considering a lot of my bridesmaids didn’t know each other and didn’t know Terry’s groomsmen everyone got along so well! The whole weekend was just focused on being relaxed, having a great time with family and friends and just having the love of those around us! ….. Oh, I just feel so lucky!

The night before the ceremony everyone who was in town gathered together at the hotel Pub for drinks! This was such a great time! We drank (I got a little tipsy), talked, listen to music and just had a blast!!! It was so much fun! Of course I had to leave at 11:50 pm so I wouldn’t see T. on our “wedding” day!!!! But the night was a great kick-off to the weekend and gave everyone a chance to get to know each other a little more!

It was also so great to see Terry before the ceremony. We had a moment with just the two of us in the church were we got to just hold each other and breathe before everything began! I loved taking pictures before the ceremony because everyone was just relaxed and no one felt rushed! Even though we started later than we wanted b/c T & his men had to go play on the McDonalds train by the hotel….LOL!!! Everything ran smoothly and on time! The only thing that happened and the one thing I can’t remember was I couldn’t make it through my vows. I cried like a baby and now I can’t even remember what I said. It was “ I Jennifer, take you Terry, to be my lawful Husband……..cry cry cry cry….” I don’t even know if I said what the priest told me to say, LOL!!! My photographers better photoshop the snot and tears that were all over my face the rest of the ceremony! (P.S. I was surprised how short the ceremony was for a Catholic Church. We didn’t do the mass but it went a lot faster than we thought it would!!)

The reception was lovely and everything we wanted….I really hope everyone had a great time, I know I did! I hope people drank a lot too so I didn’t seem like I was acting too crazy - I didn’t drink because I was on an emotional high and sweating in my 20 pound dress but I still managed to act like I had thrown a few back :D I danced most of the night with my family and friends and tried to talk to everyone – P.S. again. that is the hardest part and what I feel the worst about, not being able to spend as much time with people as I would have liked :(

The food was great all weekend – in fact I felt like all we did was eat the entire weekend! I love food, but I can not even think about food anymore! Kylee, now I know how you felt when you came home before going to MX and you said all you did was eat – UGH!!!! But the food was great! We had a family style Amish meal at an Amish Restaurant back home. There was SO much food they kept passing to us. Chicken, ham, roastbeef, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, buttered noodles, corn, pie – oh we were all in a food coma!!!! At the reception we had chicken breast with a new orleans sauce on the side, shredded pork with two sauces, red beans and rice, red skin potatoes, ziti, green beans, corn bread and rolls, and of course YUMMY cake!!! (we have so much cake left!!!) The food was so delicious however my dress started getting tighter after the first two bites or so…..but it was worth it!!!

I just can’t get over the fact that it is over. There is a sense of relief now that we are married and the planning is done but also I would love to have that day last forever because it was wonderful!!! I feel like I experienced every moment to its fullest and couldn’t have asked for anything better!

I am so thankful to everyone but especially my parents. We couldn’t have had such a wonderful and perfect day without them! Words can never say how thankful and appreciative we are for EVERYTHING they have done! We love you SO much and are so grateful to have parents in my life who will support the decisions I make and be there by my side. I have said this so much but I feel so blessed to have parents and a sister who have taken Terry in with open arms and have showed him so much love and acceptance. In reverse I am also blessed to have a husband who loves my family so much and will be there for them whenever they need him. I am truly lucky to have the people I love and care about the most love and care for each other! Thank you thank you thank you….I love you SO much!!!

….Ok need to stop, could get more emotional…..

So I probably need to stop as I could sit here another 4 hours and find things to write about!!! This was the most condensed version of the wedding I could write, but no worries – I will be writing everything down in a journal so I will never forget this wonderful time!

Thanks again for the lovely wedding wishes and to those who came I hope you enjoyed yourself, it was so nice to have you take part in this weekend!

I will try to limit my wedding talk on my blogs now, but I am sure a few more blogs may pop up ;-)

By the way, I had the most gorgeous and kindest bridesmaids ever! I am truly blessed in my life!

I AM GETTING MARRIED!

So my blogging will be slightly limited this weekend as I am GETTING MARRIED!!!!

I am still going to keep you updated on the details of the weekend early next week (well not all the details!!!)

To anyone attending be careful if traveling!

I can't wait to make my first blog as a married women - I am so excited that I am marrying my best friend this weekend and so thankful that I have some one that makes me feel beautiful, content, excited and happy everyday!

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Before I say goodbye to the Blog for a few days here is the first story of the "weekend". T & I went to pick up his tuxedo at After Hours tonight after work. We got up there and they gave him his tux to try on - well he asked to try it on before we left and good thing! He put the tux on and the pants were a size 44!!!! T is a 36 - HAHAHAHAHA I couldn't help it, I was laughing so hard, his pants were half way down his thighs. Of course T didn't find this as amusing. Well they ended finding a 36 and with a quick, slightly too short hem, the pants were in our hands and heading back home! They will work for the day :D I called my parents and I guess my dad didn't have any better luck at his After Hours pick up! His coat was WAY too long, the sleeves were way past his hands and his pants were 3 inches too short!!! LOL!!! I can just see my dad - it is like a funny sketch comedy show! They will fix it and get them back to dad friday and all will be well. The rest of the groomsmen go in tomorrow to get their tuxedos - I guess we will see what happens with them!

I laugh because it doesn't take as much energy as getting pissed. But I must say that I have a slight disappointment with these mistakes. I understand mistakes will be made and I am happy they are fixing them, I don't understand how businesses like Davids Bridal and After Hours can make so many mistakes (we have had mistakes with davids as well) and yet their business is booming? It is crazy and interesting!




Ok, fair well my fellow bloggers! I will talk to you on the flip side :-)

Wedding Kit Items

So being an event coordinator I already have an "event" kit I take with me to most of my events. It has a sewing kit, scissors, pins, pens, tape, ect.... but more items for corporate type of event! For my wedding emergency kit I have also got things like a tide pen, pepto bismoth, tums, and a few other odds and ends. Do you have any suggestions for what should be included in this kit...any secret tid bits if you will? Just let me know if you can think of MUST HAVE items for the wedding kit!!!

My Brain is out of Space!

As I complete many of the forms and stuff I need to fill out to change my name, add T. to my policies and just become officially a married person I noticed how many numbers/passwords we are forced to memorize in our life! You have your basics being your social security number, your phone number (phones in most cases), phone numbers of family, your work numbers, addresses, date of birth, the date of birth of those important people around you, license number, license plate, your bank account/s. But then you run into the other passwords/numbers you have to remember: the three codes you need to get onto your work computer in the morning (that change every 4 months), your atm/debit codes, your personal email passwords, your work/personal phone voicemail passwords, online banking passwords, ebay…and do you shop online???? Well then you may have a bunch of store passwords to remember! I am also OCD and do things a certain amount of times (but I will never forget those numbers)!!!

Now some people use the same password for all their stuff and that’s cool, but since I am afraid of people taking all my shit I use variations of certain “root” passwords for everything. Safer, maybe…..more to remember – YES! I hope I never loose my memory or mind ….. no one will be able to get into any of my things!

With all these numbers/passwords in my memory no wonder I can’t remember to do the simplest of tasks – my brain is full!

Pop tarts - not convenient enough for some?!?!

I am confused! My sister and I were talking about a new product they have in stores that confuses us! Go-Tarts (click here ) They are slightly smaller versions of pop-tarts for people on the go…..what???? I thought pop tarts were pretty travel friendly being a single, easy to hold in one hand, pastry and all!!! I have never heard of someone fumbling around while eating their pop-tarts wishing they had something more manageable in their hands…nah HAND! What makes these go tarts so much more travel friendly? Please tell me as I am not getting it!

I think these are yet ANOTHER example of products going too far! They will charge more for less poptarts and they are basically the same thing - just cut in half and a little thicker! Besides, these go-tart things only come in 3 flavors unlike the many many flavors of pop tarts!

I will stick with my delicious pop tarts and try to manage eating my pop tarts and performing my daily tasks at the same time….(a couple shakes of the head, a roll of the eyes and a sigh)

Is there anything better?

This sunday T & I went to the Black Swamp to eat and look around! The whole weekend all I could think about was the delicious kettle corn! Once a year I start to get that undeniable craving for the sweet and salty deliciousness that is kettle corn! And I don't think anyone makes it better then the people at the black swamp!

So after T&I shared a philly steak, the cajun sampler and freshly squeezed lemonade we made our trek through the art on our way to what would end our journey - the kettle corn booth! We bought the largest bag we could and munched on it all the way to our car, and then in our car, and on our couch! We are barely a 1/3 of the way through our bag but I am not yet sick of this stuff! It was nice and warm yesterday (just out of the kettle) and the perfect blend of salt and sweet - OH YUM!!!! To me this once a year treat is wonderful! I feel like a bear who is about to hibernate. I eat and eat all this kettle corn once a year so that my body will be satisfied until the following year!

To me, there is nothing more divine then fresh kettle corn!!!!

The Weather this Weekend....

The weather outlook this weekend is looking PERFECT!!!

High 78
20% chance of rain
Fair skys
100% chance of love (hehehe)

Actually, it doesn't matter what the weather is like.....T & I are getting married so it will be BEAUTIFUL & PERFECT no matter what!!!!

YAY!!!
(5 more days!!!)

A Good Time at the Black Swamp!

Today kicks off on of my favorite weekends in BG – the Black Swamp Arts Festival!!! I love this festival! There is always good food (fair food but tons better). My favorite is the Cajun booth. I love to get the mix plate and T and I share it! It is red beans and rice, crawfish etouffe, gator bites – YUM!!! They also have a good philly sandwich and my favorite – kettle corn!!!!

A lot of local and not local arts vendors come in to display and sell their items over the weekend. There are a lot of beautiful things! Jewelry, paintings, pottery, everything!!! There is plenty to do with your kids and of course they always bring in a few, not so famous anymore, bands to play over the weekend! It is just an all around good time!

The weather this weekend looks pretty good! Beautiful tonight, mid 70’s in the evening, Saturday mid to low 70’s with a chance of a thunderstorm, Sunday cool with a few showers!! Overall, not too bad!

So hopefully some of you in the area will be able to make it down to my town for a very lovely weekend!!

Click here for more information on the Black Swamp Festival!

Wedding Update: Part 2

So, most of the stuff seems to be done - just a lot of little things right now!

We talked to the photographer this week! I am REALLY excited about them. They are a young husband and wife couple and they do a great job with pics! They are with us ALL day and they are professional, detailed and ON TIME as well as very fun! (That is why I love them. I love details and being on time and of course FUN)

We also talked to the DJ. Poor guy has to deal with our strange but fun style in music. I doubt he has ever played "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden or "Doctor’n the Tardis" from Dr. Who at a wedding before! We like to make it interesting for our guests LOL. (Don’t worry M & K, there will be plenty of dance music and singing in your chair music as well!)

I talked to the caterer yesterday as well and gave them our count. We invited apprx. 240 and about 115 are coming – WOW! Most of T’s family lives out of state, namely AZ & FL, so we knew most of them would not be attending. That is fine, I like the idea of a smaller wedding/reception – it is more along the lines of what we wanted! I also got a pleasant surprise when the Event Manager at the hall told us we could have the “BIG” room! It isn’t that much bigger then the room we had before, it is just laid out differently and it was the room I wanted from the beginning – but b/c we knew we would have under 200 guests we had to take the smaller room! It may be a little spread out, but it won’t look empty or anything – it is PERFECT!!!!

I also went this last weekend to pick up my dress! I LOVE my dress! It is very Cinderella like. I never thought I would want to wear anything like this dress as it is so beyond girly – but I fell in love with it from the moment I put it on! I have a very long and pretty train which means I have a huge bussel in the back of my dress – yes baby got back!!! I actually have 11 bussels. CRAZY!

My fabulous parents have also been doing a lot of projects at home! Stuffing the favor bags with tissue paper, printing menus, printing name cards, and random odd and end jobs they are helping with! They have been a HUGE help with this entire wedding and T & I are SO grateful!!! We couldn’t have done any of this with out them!!

This weekend my sis and I are making programs and doing any last minute shopping/projects that we may run across! It should be a good time!

Overall, even though this process has been emotional and time consuming I know it will all be worth it! We are so excited to have (almost) all our closest friends and family there to share in this wonderful time in T & my life! It is amazing!!!

I am sure there will be more to come....

Wedding Update: Part 1

So I was going to stay away from talking too much about our upcoming wedding b/c I didn’t want to bore people with the details and my random lovey dovey comments….but as the saying goes – I am the Bride and will do what I want (and it IS my blog)!!! Hehehe

So basically the wedding is 9 days away and I have been overwhelmed with a variety of emotions! I am SO happy, smiling ALL the time, giggling like a 13 year old girl with a crush for no reason at all, my stomach wants to throw up about 85% of the day, I feel like I could cry if anything goes wrong….just SO many emotions! AND I LOVE IT!!! I love these different feelings because not one of them is a feeling of doubt or concern; they are all feelings of excitement and of course a little anxiety! After six years together I know this is right and I can’t wait to be Mrs. H.!!!! I get worried about the details but I also remember at the end of the day NONE of this matters b/c I am marrying the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. (see, I told you random lovey dovey comments – I can’t help it!) T. on the other hand is as cool as an ice cream cake! He is excited but more ready for the day to be here so the planning can stop! He is not a planner at all, I am! So T's feelings right now are basically the same as any other day. I am the nut job!

I do think all of these feelings over the past 3 weeks have made me sick! Not figuratively but literally! Yesterday I woke up with a sore throat and today I woke up with a head cold and a sore throat…YUCK! I think it is my body telling me to calm down and to take it easy! So I am going to listen. I don’t want to be sick on our wedding day – not fun!!

So sleep and over the counter cold medicine – here I come!!

more updates to come.......

Question of the Day?

Question of the Day? What will be on your TV this fall?

I can’t hide it anymore, I am so excited for the coming months! This is my favorite time of the year! I love the season of fall, it is my favorite! It could stay fall all-year round and I would be happy! With fall comes cooler nights, sweatshirts, changing colors, snuggling and new TV programming!!!!

I can’t wait for the new TV line up, it is the best! (well it isn’t the BEST thing out there but it is pretty darn close) So this last Saturday we watched a sneak peak of the NBC Fall Line-up and besides all the previews for the new old and old shows premiering it also showed a lot of clips from one of the best shows out there – The Office! I just got more and more pumped as they previewed shows that I can’t wait to see and then made fun of the ones we know will tank!

Here are the returning shows I can’t wait to watch this season:
Smallville
The Office
My Name is Earl
Grey’s Anatomy
Desperate Housewives – Kinda. Last season wasn’t great so I am not overly excited this season, but will watch it
Dr. Who
Battlestar Galactica (It is a T. & I thing)
CSI – even though it is competing with Grey’s anatomy, I have DVR
Meerkat Manor
House
Law and Order - SVU
Supernatural
One Tree Hill - I know I know
ER – they are bringing in John Stamos. Every season I give it a try. Sometimes it looses my attention, sometimes we watch…who knows!

New Shows I am really excited to see:
Rachael Ray’s talk show
Till Death
Heros
Twenty Good Years
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – However, I do think this show is too hyped and may not be that great even with the fantastic cast. I will watch it but I am not sure about it.

I also think there are about 10 shows that will tank big time and not make it out of October – LOL! For a list of most of the new shows premiering this fall click here. Thursday's are by far our busiest night of TV. I don't even think DVR is going to be able to record everything we want to watch - oh well!!

So grap your remote, get your favorite blankets and cuddle up in the coming weeks as all the new shows premier - FALL IS HERE!

So once again, what are your favorite new and old shows that will be premiering this fall?

Have a Great Weekend!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend! My blogging may be limited Saturday and Sunday! My sister and I are heading home for our final dress fittings and to do some things for the wedding! We will be back Sunday night in an attempt to beat some of the holiday traveling that will take place on Monday.

I hope everyone has a great long weekend! Be VERY safe if you are traveling!

Reason #1,263

Reason #1,263 on why I love T. so VERY much! His choice of music!

Last night I had T. pick the music he wanted to hear played at the wedding. T. loves rock and metal music. I too am a huge fan, but the music is harder to dance too then lets say the music of the 80’s (what I want to hear)!!!! So we are both getting lists of our favorite songs to give to the DJ for him to play if he wants! I read T’s list this morning and here are just a few songs he wants played at the wedding:

Run to the Hills – Iron Maiden
Paradise City – GNR
Tiny Bubbles – Don Ho
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Purple Rain – Prince
Say you will be There – Spice Girls (his secret obsession)
Where it’s At – Beck
Sea of Love – The Honeydrippers
Breaking the Law – Judas Priest

(I love him!!)

Ok, so even if you don’t recognize all these songs, let me just say this…VERY DIVERSE MUSIC! This long haired, t-shirt wearing man I am marrying surprises me everyday, and I love it!!! Our DJ is going to be in for an interesting evening :-)

P.S. T. loves Pink Floyd and we will have a Pink Floyd song "Young Lust" played during the garter toss. The part of the lyrics being played during this part "Ooooo I need a dirty woman Ooooo I need a dirty girl." HAHAHA - I love him!

I Need a License

Today T & I get our marriage license! YAY! We are SO excited! I am leaving work a few hours early today so we can get the license on T’s lunch break. This sounds like it couldn’t be simpler. $40 cash, a valid driver’s license, fill out an application – SWEET! Also on the agenda this afternoon – go get the programs printed (thanks again K), make the final payment to the photographer, finalize the music list and get ready for our trip home this weekend! Oh, and a trip at some point to Starbucks to help with this being tired thing!

T.I.R.E.D.

(Sebastian and Belle - making their blog debut)


I am exhausted today! I am glad I am getting off early today (next blog). This is a summary of why I am so tired….

Overall, just tired. Not sleeping as much. Down to the final 15 days before the wedding. Went to bed at 10pm last night. Was sleeping like a baby. Then woke up at 12:45am because my legs were itching REALLY bad. Hate the Venus sensitive skin razor! Put powder on my legs and started to feel better. Now I can’t go back to sleep. Took a sinus infection pill in the evening, must be keeping me awake. Just laying in bed wide awake. Then the mind starts to think and wonder. UGH!! Finally fell asleep sometime after 3:30 am. Woke up to the alarm at 6:30 am. Now I am tired. Good thing it is Friday!