Tuesday, October 20, 2009

why halloween candy is tricky

HERE'S WHY:
the adorable cute bite-size packaging, with 2 milk duds per sweet little carton or 3 little swedish fish buddies.. you just pop a few while you're watching a show, or writing thank you cards, when all of the sudden you look down and BAM! You no longer fit in your wedding gown.

These things, dear friends, ought not be so.

Yesterday Harry picked me and a load of my possessions up, in an effort to move me over to the apartment little by little. On the counter was the sweetest card he's ever written (awww) along with CANDY.
Yes, the groom brought the bride candy, the night after they cut their eating plans at Smashburger and the movies. And what's better (or worse), it was the Halloween kind. Now I'm sitting lazily at my desk popping Halloween Hershey kisses filled with caramel.

Yes, my wedding dress, and other things,
must
actually
FIT
in


2 weeks, 3 days.

Friday, October 16, 2009

3 Weeks Out and OMG!

We have exactly three weeks to go until the BIG day, and my to-do list is growing arms and legs and following me around. This is the time in planning where for every 1 thing you cross off, 3 things are added on. On my agenda for today: postmarking and sending out rehearsal dinner invites, buying more red envelopes as I ran out 3/4 the way through addressing rehearsal dinner invites last night, taking pics of my ideal bridesmaid bouquets by our wonderful florist, working on the program layout, writing a bazillion more thank you notes, and it's a FRIDAY! sheesh. don't even ask about Saturday's list.

Last night was Harry's first "Wedding Task Night" to work on his list of things that he is solely responsible for. He realized how long each bullet point takes...

Gee, Who'da Thunk? Welcome to my world. :)

We keep saying, "What will we do when we actually have TIME to relax and do fun things??" Where to even begin? Don't worry, dear, I've kept quite a running list of movies I've not yet seen, restaurants I'd like to dine at, and trips I'd like to go on, and I'll gladly pass it over to you. Because we sure do have tons o' fun together.. (duh)

Anyway- 3 weeks left until we have all the time in the world, to do everything and nothing, on our own schedule. That. Sounds. Fabulous.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

brilliant breakfast idea

Harry's in for a REAL treat because I just found a meal i can't wait to make!
Chocolate Heart-Shaped Belgian Waffles!
Now, wouldn't waking up to those put an instant smile on your face?
It's like waking up to
"YOU'RE LOVED! EAT UP!"
which in my opinion is what I'd like to hear a little more in my life.

Onto my brilliant breakfast idea. What if there were all sorts of waffle molds a person could add right onto her waffler? And on all special days, there were special waffles to go with it?
Like, on your kids' first day of school, you could make their ABC's, or on your child's 16th birthday, you make all the waffles shaped like car keys? I think I'm onto something...


Noone steal this idea. I'm gonna make it happen. Now, my last piece of waffle-mania....
How bout waking up to a grand ol game of Tetris?

Video Games in BED?
I'm gonna be an EXCELLENT housewife.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

fall-la-la-la-la

Super super excited for 5 PM to get here, because 5 pm means it's time for fall pumpkin carving with our BFF's!! I've been googling a few ideas of what I want to make with mine...
and Come on, how cute are those owls?? I want to make those to put on my desk at work, so they can perch with me all day. Do they attract fruit flies?
So all of our friends are going over for punkins (the only REAL way to say it) and dinner, making the most of this wonderful time of year. I could live in fall year-round, with beach holidays of course.

Back on the homefront, Harry spent last night, ALL NIGHT, painting our sweet little abode, while my friends and I tackled more of our centerpieces. I can't tell you what they look like, because I don't want to spoil the surprise. But you can be SURE they'll blow your socks off. and hopefully they will give off the vibe that they each took hours to make, so that our labor was not in too much vain. Anyway, I woke up this morning excited to go see our newly painted walls.. when I was quickly informed I was not allowed to see them yet. My first thought was.. Oh no. Did he spill a gallon of Tiffany Blue paint on our NON-Tiffany BEIGE carpet? He said no. Which leaves me in major suspense, but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. Until tomorrow.

A few Fall Festive Images for you to Dwell on.
'til then.

Monday, October 12, 2009

just another manic monday...

Who am I kidding? Like there is a NON-manic day to be found, 3.5 weeks out from a wedding!

Just going over in my mind, the wildly eventful weekend the Mister and I had, and NO WONDER I need another cup of coffee this morning. I spent the first half of Saturday at my personal shower, thrown by my FAB bridesmaids. What is it like to have about 10 Best Friends who all have ridic style and happen to all be party planners in their own right? Ask me, and Maybe I'll write a whole post on it someday. For now, I'll just post a few pics from the grand affair.



The theme was Becoming a Housewife- and everyone wore adorable aprons, brought recipes (much needed, as the only cuisines currently in my cooking repertoire are spaghetti,... Ok. That's it, but it is GOOD)- and my genius friends had everyone sign an apron, and then they are stitching each person's message onto the apron for me! I mean really!

So I got all sorts of goodies, and had a lot of fun. Then, I went and met Harry and his moving team to make sure nothing was getting seriously damaged on its way into the apartment. Which by the way, our apartment is going to be DREAMY when we are done painting. I'll be sure and post pics when that takes place, hopefully this weekend. After everyone cleared out for the day, and all of our belongings were strewn about in complete disarray, we collapsed on our new couch with a big sigh and a huge satisfaction. We sat there and just kept saying, "We're really getting married! We really have a home! We get to live together. We get to start a life together!"

A surreal, very very happy moment for us. And then we made a to-do list of things we couldn't wait for, like building our first fire in the fireplace and carrying in our first groceries (which probably should be tonight, or else future-hubby will go hungry)...

very happy today.


Friday, October 9, 2009

martha martha martha!

Happy Friday Y'all, and a very happy one it will be for you if you read this whole post. Why? Because Martha Stewart's line at Macy's is an instant mood lifter, and I'd like to present these happy things to you too.

These adorable kitchen appliances and accessories could very well make me become a cook! (But don't quote me on that.) Now, if someone could please drop a (large) bug in Harry's ear, that I need one or two of each, I'd be Rawwwther grateful.

All in the name of being a good housewife.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

introducing: our new pad

So, my hubs to be and I are almost exactly a month out from our WEDDING! Excitement does not even begin to cover the way we feel about this... Mixed with Busy Busy Busy! I don't think one single groom in the history of grooms will ever fully understand how many decisions are made in order to pull off "The Big Day"- but alas, he is as excited as I am for it, and that's all that matters! To make it even better, we get to move all of our lovely furniture, gifts and odds & ends into our new apartment this weekend!

Things I am most excited about moving in: My (our) cakestand, My (our) new Tuscan vases and urns from Pottery Barn, and my (our) waffle maker, cake and cupcake pans, My (our) Teapot, the end.

Things I am not excited about moving in: Everything else.

I am NOT, I repeat, NOT a good mover, and I must admit I do not have a good attitude on moving day(s). To be sure, I LOVE everything we've received and purchased to make this place the perfect "first home".. I just hate loading, carrying, unpacking, re-hanging- ew. Thankfully, I am marrying someone who never complains about tasks like this- in fact, he LIKES them??? Anyway, so it's pretty much been decided that he is heading up the moving/painting team and I am the captain of directing the movers and providing delicious treats when they are finished. My tasks at hand: picking up all the paint, and making sure all upholstery and fabrics match the chosen colors.. Thank Heavens we have the same taste when it comes to decor, paint colors, furniture style- Phew!! I can see how those things could cause mucho problemos X 10 should husband and wife not find common ground on these things... But we do. and we have decided on a few rooms as our inspiration:



As you can see, our color scheme is centering around different greys and tiffany blue. I'll be sure to post after the painting takes place this weekend.. Wish me luck, and that I don't get any paint in almost-hubby's hair.

Cait