...they should really call it red or pink or blue friday.
today, laing and i got out in the madness, not really to fight the crowds, but because tom went in at 5:30 this morning, and i didn't really feel like going to dickson just yet this morning when i left his parents' house.
shockingly (and pleasantly), the crowds were really NOT that bad! seriously!
pretty decent parking spots, great company, and saving $$$...fun times!
i haven't gotten back out on black friday since i quit working retail, and i still feel sorry for all the folks having to get up at the crack of dawn to serve the crazies that come out, but as far as the shopping goes, it was actually quite fun. AND...i got most of my christmas shopping done! yay! and i might have gotten a couple (or ten) things for myself. ha!
i was (hopefully) able to get all of the christmas lights for the wedding reception that i need too fm home depot today, so some of this is about wedding planning! ;)
i also bought our first ornament for our tree next year!! :)
happy holidays, everyone!
hope everyone had a great thanksgiving!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
new section...
ok, for the record, i am a nerd. a big one.
so i decided that i wanted to keep track of all of the books that i read fm now until, well, who knows. so i've added a section on the blog where i can keep up with it :)
i have a feeling that it'll be pretty sparce this year with the wedding and everything, but it's still something i've been wanting to do for a long time!
so i decided that i wanted to keep track of all of the books that i read fm now until, well, who knows. so i've added a section on the blog where i can keep up with it :)
i have a feeling that it'll be pretty sparce this year with the wedding and everything, but it's still something i've been wanting to do for a long time!
i know, i know...
i'm being lazy when it comes to the wedding planning...
hoping to get on the ball after thursday.
so, just give me ONE MORE WEEK, and then i'm back...i PROMISE! :)
hoping to get on the ball after thursday.
so, just give me ONE MORE WEEK, and then i'm back...i PROMISE! :)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
lucky...
so i realized this week/weekend how lucky i actually am...
i have the greatest fiance that a girl could ask for. do i take him for granted? yes, way more than i should...tom, if you end up reading this, know that i love you with all of my heart and i really truly can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. our 2 year anniversary is tomorrow, and to just imagine that someone could put up with me for that long (and beyond) is a mind bender!
second, i have the most diverse yet greatest group of friends EVER. friday i spent all day with some of my best friends up at christmas village in nashville followed by lunch at cheesecake factory and other random errands downtown. we had the greatest time! i had such a blast just spending time with them! :) and saturday we spent the evening in cookeville with jen & ryan doing dinner and a movie and it was a riot! i'm so glad that we met them at abigail's wedding! i'm not sure i quit laughing the entire time unless it was during that horendous movie - the box!
i haven't really done any wedding planning the past couple of days, so i have nothing more to include on that front. but more to come soon...or let's hope so! ahh!
so for the moment i continue to watch a bridezilla marathon while thinkin if tom shoves cake in my face at our reception, i might be a widow before we leave the park...ha! ;)
i have the greatest fiance that a girl could ask for. do i take him for granted? yes, way more than i should...tom, if you end up reading this, know that i love you with all of my heart and i really truly can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. our 2 year anniversary is tomorrow, and to just imagine that someone could put up with me for that long (and beyond) is a mind bender!
second, i have the most diverse yet greatest group of friends EVER. friday i spent all day with some of my best friends up at christmas village in nashville followed by lunch at cheesecake factory and other random errands downtown. we had the greatest time! i had such a blast just spending time with them! :) and saturday we spent the evening in cookeville with jen & ryan doing dinner and a movie and it was a riot! i'm so glad that we met them at abigail's wedding! i'm not sure i quit laughing the entire time unless it was during that horendous movie - the box!
i haven't really done any wedding planning the past couple of days, so i have nothing more to include on that front. but more to come soon...or let's hope so! ahh!
so for the moment i continue to watch a bridezilla marathon while thinkin if tom shoves cake in my face at our reception, i might be a widow before we leave the park...ha! ;)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
envelopes...
i got my envelopes in the mail...
see previous post if you need to but i know that it's a little early, but when you're hit with a good idea and you have MY memory...jump on it! so after laing found them online for me (thanks - LOVE YOU!) i ordered them a couple of days later and received them today. they are absolutely PERFECT...need me to say it again? P-E-R-F-E-C-T!! they match the darker yellow color on the invites perfectly! so now i have 500 envelopes sitting in the extra room dying to be used soon. :) (just to clarify, 250 for invites/extra and 250 for rsvps/extra - we are not having 500 people at our wedding!)
just a quick update...now to finish top chef and off to bed.
PS - i really want to see pirate radio when it comes out in a theatre near me. random though for the day. ;)
see previous post if you need to but i know that it's a little early, but when you're hit with a good idea and you have MY memory...jump on it! so after laing found them online for me (thanks - LOVE YOU!) i ordered them a couple of days later and received them today. they are absolutely PERFECT...need me to say it again? P-E-R-F-E-C-T!! they match the darker yellow color on the invites perfectly! so now i have 500 envelopes sitting in the extra room dying to be used soon. :) (just to clarify, 250 for invites/extra and 250 for rsvps/extra - we are not having 500 people at our wedding!)
just a quick update...now to finish top chef and off to bed.
PS - i really want to see pirate radio when it comes out in a theatre near me. random though for the day. ;)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
accomplishments...
so here's what i've accomplished this week:
- made awesome pecan pancakes! another item to add to my (very short!) list of cooking successes
- i now KNOW that i can survive without my phone for about 3 days. but no more than that!
- REcut 1/2 of my invitations...to make them bigger and they look awesome. i like them so much more than the others
- ordered my sunflower yellow envelopes (i know it's still early...but might as well do it now if i'm going to have to do it later, right?)
- realized how funny 'modern family' is...i've watched all the reruns online. LOVE IT!
- reconnected with some old DCHS crew at abigail's wedding which was an absolute blast...so beautiful! :)
- hopefully found the place where the rehearsal dinner will be held
- looked at silverware that's on clearance at macy's for our first shower gift
- realized how good my future husband looks in a sportcoat...
- i think that tom has convinced me that MAYBE i do need dance lessons due to the fact that he tried to spin me in the parking lot and i almost ate pavement.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
new week, new post...
ok, so it's wednesday, and i just realized that i haven't posted anything for a week...
i apologize, my friends...fm my previous post you can probably tell that i've been crazy busy lately!
halloween was chaotic but all in all the entire thing was a pretty big success! there was just SO many people and not enough people to wrangle the crowds! but you live and learn and hopefully next year will be WAY more organized! :) i had a great time spending time with jackie, beckie, and rachel along with some of the old park crew fm my days of working there...
so any progress in the past 7 days?
actually, YES!
i was able to cut all of the invitations on sunday night...nothing like some quiet time along with season 1 of desparate housewives and an industrial cutter to get the job done. i was done in about an hour and a half. so once the invites are done, we'll move on to the rsvp cards and the map/directions cards - but, for now, i'm happy that the invites are cut...
along with cutting ALL the invites, i've printed the wording on about 50-ish of them. and i must admit they look pretty darn good. i actually painted up one and brought it to work today to show some of my work bff's and gather some opinions - all postive! whoohoo! tom and his parents really liked it too, so that's always good!
one other thing accomplished was that i figured out/estimated the size of the tables in the dining hall at the park. 5' x 4.5' - so i've been thinking about making my own tablecloths (thanks, laing!) so i've got to go check out joann's with my 50% coupons that i get in my email every couple of days and see what i can figure out!
other than that, i've just been trying to keep up with work...it's been a little stressful the past couple of days and will just continue to get worse until march or april probably. fun fun.
until next time. :)
i apologize, my friends...fm my previous post you can probably tell that i've been crazy busy lately!
halloween was chaotic but all in all the entire thing was a pretty big success! there was just SO many people and not enough people to wrangle the crowds! but you live and learn and hopefully next year will be WAY more organized! :) i had a great time spending time with jackie, beckie, and rachel along with some of the old park crew fm my days of working there...
so any progress in the past 7 days?
actually, YES!
i was able to cut all of the invitations on sunday night...nothing like some quiet time along with season 1 of desparate housewives and an industrial cutter to get the job done. i was done in about an hour and a half. so once the invites are done, we'll move on to the rsvp cards and the map/directions cards - but, for now, i'm happy that the invites are cut...
along with cutting ALL the invites, i've printed the wording on about 50-ish of them. and i must admit they look pretty darn good. i actually painted up one and brought it to work today to show some of my work bff's and gather some opinions - all postive! whoohoo! tom and his parents really liked it too, so that's always good!
one other thing accomplished was that i figured out/estimated the size of the tables in the dining hall at the park. 5' x 4.5' - so i've been thinking about making my own tablecloths (thanks, laing!) so i've got to go check out joann's with my 50% coupons that i get in my email every couple of days and see what i can figure out!
other than that, i've just been trying to keep up with work...it's been a little stressful the past couple of days and will just continue to get worse until march or april probably. fun fun.
until next time. :)
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