beautiful day...

it's so beautiful that i think my evening will probably consist of sitting outside and listening to one of my MANY library books on my ipod while i paint invitations. i've already done 10 today, so maybe i can get at least that many done a little later during my 'field trip'.

i can't wait to have our own place where i can actually have space to paint! then maybe i'll get some of the ones that i'm dying to finish worked on! :)

and the pressure begins...

my friend amanda's shower on june 5th
baby shower with paintings in hand on june 6th
engagement pictures on june 9th
tom's getting a wisdom tooth out after june 10th
invitations to be done
registering at a couple of stores should begin soon
guest list to be finalized
rings to be looked at
tuxes to be chosen
amanda's bachlorette party on july 10th
amanda's wedding on july 24th
and at that point, we're only 2.5 months away...O.M.G.

i feel like jessie...

...from saved by the bell.
you know which episode i'm talking about.
the one where she's taking the pills and and starts screaming and crying to zach how there's NEVER any time...yeah, that's how i feel right about now.

invites need to be printed and painted.
my friend's wedding shower needs to be planned.
things need to be picked out.
michael's stores need to be scoured.
concrete steps need to be poured and created.
a room needs to be organized.
ahhhhhh!!!

help? ;)
it's all coming along - just not as well as it should.
although i'm staying quite calm under all the pressure! so, go me, right? ha!

wow.

i can't believe i haven't REALLY blogged in over a month - it's just not fair. life has taken a crazy turn, and it's all i can do to stay afloat. work is bananas (as i've said before), and i hope that i can make it until may. if i can make it til then, then maybe it'll all be ok. i look back now and i realize THANK GOODNESS that we didn't decide to get married in april - there'd be NO way i could get it done... so i'm glad that tom stepped and suggested that we wait a little longer in order to get some things in order.

just to give you a glimse into it all -
i haven't gotten home before 9 pm in i have no idea when (ok, maybe friday, but that's just because i had plans in dickson with my dc gals), but between working, working out at classes at the y, any other social plans, and trying to attempt to see tom every now and then, i'm exhausted.
i couldn't go to gatlinburg with my family this weekend because i have so much work to do - and i couldn't just go up there on saturday and come back sunday. but you'd better believe that i'm going to taking a mini-vacation fm work once busy season for me is over!
i haven't seen tom since last sunday (my birthday), and i won't until lunch tomorrow and i think i'm going over there to watch LOST on tuesday...i miss him.
in between all of this, i'm also helping my friend amanda, whose wedding is july 24th, plan her wedding and bridal shower/bachlorette party. so in a way i feel bad for trying to plan mine when hers comes first (in the calendar year).

i have got so much that needs to happen soon, that something's got to give, and i think it's going to be sleep! haha! less sleep means more stuff gets done, right?! haha!

i promise that i'll be better about updating even if i'm doing it on the weekends while i'm watching tv! i really want to keep a written journal of what i've got going on with this wedding planning process so that i can have it for myself later :)

omg!!!

i'm such a slacker...
blame it on work!!! ugh...it's driving me bananas currently.
i have no time...NO time!

long overdue update.

i haven't had a whole lot of time to update this thing, and i must say that i haven't really DONE a whole lot of wedding planning lately. sad, i know...

but the ball is back on track, and it's slowly coming together.

right now, i'm trying to create all of my documents for my invitation - invitation, rsvp, hotel list, directions...fun fun. ha! well i got the rsvp done - and i must say it is rather cute! i wanted it to be semi-formal while still being fun without offending anyone.

so on the check box reply part, it says:
____ is/are planning on celebrating, dancing, and having a great time with us!
____ is/are sorry to have to miss out on all the fun.

i must say that i was pretty proud of myself...i know it's not a completely NEW idea, but i think it's something that shows that it's a laid back kind of deal.

ok, i PROMISE to update more - i've got a ton of stuff going on today, so i thought i'd procrastinate a little more and update the blog with the latest... :)

wedding dress = ordered!!!!!

ahhhh!!! :)
enough said for this post...

want pictures - text/email me
why? because i have a craztastic fiance who will most definitely cheat and look on here if i happen to post anything....