We are wedding-ed out!

October has been a very hectic month so far. I know that it's been forever since I posted, so I apologize for my temporary leave of absence.

Joey and I had 2 weddings right off the bat this month, one of which we were actually involved in. For pretty much the entire end of September and beginning of October, my entire free time was devoted to helping my lovely cousin Lisa get the finishing touches done for her wedding.

I designed, printed and assembled her program, timeline and reception place cards.... with her and Kirstie's help of course!! I could not have have gotten them all finished in time without these amazing ladies.

It was so much fun browsing Pinterest and taking ideas from here and there, along with visions I already had in my head and turning them into finished products! The program took the longest to make. The hardest parts were definitely getting everything aligned, picking the right shade of lavender and getting everyone's names spelled correctly! I think they turned out pretty awesome though.

I also found a wedding timeline on Pinterest and decided to make my own version. It's pretty similar to the one I found, I have to admit, but it still gave me the satisfaction of doing it myself. It was a big hit with everyone and it really seemed to limit the annoying questions of "Where do we go next?" and "How long of a wait til the reception?", which some people really think are appropriate questions to bother the Bride and Groom with. I am a firm believer that every wedding should implement these cards.

The reception place cards were due to the fact that the reception was a sit-down dinner and not a buffet. The colored backing helped the staff identify who ordered salmon (lavender) and who ordered chicken (black). It really helped and was a clever idea since it wasn't overly obvious!

The following pictures are a couple snapshots from the night before the wedding and during. I didn't get many pictures because I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off all day. Seriously......... I didn't sit down once all day, except for the actual wedding itself and dinner. But I loved every second of it!

 

Kirstie wearing all of our wedding rings... luckily she is a great friend and didn't run off with thousands of dollars on her hand.

Brandon playing the crap out of that cello.

My wedding day GPOY when I had a second to myself in the hotel bathroom. Sigh.

My lovely husband and I at the reception. We were both sweaty and tired by this point.

The next weekend was Casey and Amanda's wedding! We spent the entire day in downtown St. Louis with our friends Dustin and Brandon. It was such an awesome day.... I just totally forgot to take pictures. Ummmm, whoops!

We spent the time between the wedding and the reception at this pretty sweet bar/restaurant/hipster hangout called Plush. We ate weird food, I had a cider beer, and about 3 coffees. Guys, the napkins were tye-dye and cloth. TOTAL HIPSTER HANGOUT.

The upstairs of Plush was a huge open loft area with ping pong tables, a pool table and tons of mismatched seating areas and a bean bag pit. It had huge open windows and exposed brick walls.

I just love this guy.

The centerpieces! I love me a good mason jar craft. These battery operated lights were an awesome touch, as there was only dim lighting at the reception. Made a very romantic atmosphere!

Us and the groom. YAY WEDDINGS!!!

So yes, it's safe to say that Joey and I are officially wedding-ed out for 2012. We are going to rest and prepare for the Wedding season 2013... we're looking at you Roadie/Carrie and Brian/Kirstie!!!! We can't wait...... but are SUPER relieved you aren't getting married this year. ;)

Lately...

6 am last Friday. Way too early, but the sky was super pretty. I love wispy clouds!

My super friend Mary bought me a coffee on said Friday. Did I mention she was a super friend?

Coconut Milk mint chocolate chip ice cream. Sounds crazy, tastes delicious. I was lactose intolerant for 8 years.... thinking about going back.

Shower invites I made for my cousin's Bridal Shower.

Keep on the lookout for a DIY soon! ;)

Comfy awesome slippers, even in the heat of August.

I made a new wreath and I'm in love! Check out the DIY here if you want to make your own.

I have a couple more DIY's up my sleeve, including the doily wedding dress above. Keep an eye out! :)

Moving Day!

Today was moving day for the hubs and me. We moved out of our tiny 1 bed, 1 bath apartment in the city into my in-laws basement in the suburbs. Not bad really, we have the same amount of space as we had in the apartment, and most of our stuff is actually in storage, so it's not too terribly cramped down here.

We are still waiting to hear back from the bank on if our offer on this amazing house we found got accepted. The sellers accepted our offer, but since it's a short sale we have to get the bank's approval as well. Our realtor is calling on the 8th for an update, but we probably won't hear back until late June or early July. I have never been a patient person, so this is EXCRUCIATING. My sister said it best when she asked, "Why is it called a short sale if it takes so long?!" Amen, sister. Amen.

Luckily today went well. We had beeeeautiful weather for the move this morning and plenty of friends and family willing to help. Then we had a fun, relaxing afternoon with Lisa and Chris, Joey's cousin (and my friend) and her fiance. We got snocones (cool things in huts!) and the boys played xbox on Chris' enormous TV.

We've spent tonight unpacking our clothes and getting our computers in order (priorities!). The TV is already turned on ESPN as well, but Joey is quick to point out that it's only in standard definition.

This is going to be a long 2 months. ;)

 

  

 

 

 

teehee ^^

Snapshots

 
 
 
So far this weekend has been pretty good to us.

Actually, Friday at work was TERRIBLE for me. Not anything in particular, just in the nature of my job, holidays are added stress to an already stressful job. Let's just say I worked HARD for my Monday off. Hence, the white peach sangria. Yum.... I could have had a LOT more where that came from, just not at $8 a pop.

Today Joey and I, with the help of our friend Roadie, moved all of the boxes we had packed last week into our storage unit. Moving when it's 94 degrees outside is the worst form of torture, so I really am thankful that the boys did all the heavy lifting. While I was moving boxes in the house for them to take to the truck, I came across a box full of Joey's old toys. As I was rummaging through them, I couldn't help but notice how grotesque boys toys are. I mean, me and my sister grew up with Barbies and dollhouses... and sure I had some trolls too, but they had jewels for belly buttons and bright purple hair... not camo pants and missing teeth! Then out of nowhere I found this Snow White figurine that TOTALLY didn't go with the rest of the toys. She was my fave.

We also stopped by Target tonight, which is essentially my crack. Who needs hard drugs when you can have super trendy home decor and reasonably priced dresses?! I picked up my new cell phone case (obsessed over here!!) as well as a pair of capris, a skirt, some tank tops and the dress above. I am going to wear it to our friend's wedding in 2 weeks. It's hard to tell there, but it's a pretty pattern of purples, oranges and pinks. I love it... and it's perfect for work too.

The last picture up there is just of some boxes we found near the dumpster... SCORE FREE BOXES! And my iMac box... this was not found near the dumpster. ha. We have a long week ahead of us with work and packing and more packing and cleaning. Bah. It would be a lot more fun if we were moving into our brand new house, not into my in-laws guest room. Oh well! The time will come.... hopefully sooner than later!

Recently...

I have been a little AWOL recently.. it's been quite an eventful week and a half.

Joey and I put an offer down on a condo, and it was accepted! Only..... the condo association wasn't FHA approved. So even though we were pre approved and the seller accepted our offer, we couldn't get the condo without getting a conventional loan. It was a big let down, but now we are looking at bigger and better things! We have a list of houses that we are super interested in, and our realtor is taking us to see them on Saturday! I am excited... so here's hoping things work out!

In other news, my father is in the hospital. We found he had a heart attack last week and since then, he has been under doctor's care while his body is reacting to the heart attack. I am not going to get into details, but your thoughts are appreciated.

I have taken a few pictures during the week, so I thought I would share them with you below. Enjoy!




Left: Starbucks on our anniversary :) // Right: Chinese food for dinner

Left: The first warm day of the year // Right: Ethyl's for a friend's birthday.. I love this picture!

Left: Girl scout cookie time. YES! // Right: Adorable spring time wreath my sister in law made!

Left: Awesome nail color.. so bright! // Right: Apparently I'm confused about the weather. ha!

[photoaday] Days 20, 21 & 23

Day 20. Handwriting

People say my handwriting is awesome.

I would agree with them, because I sort of* love myself.

*=completely

In all seriousness, I don't think my handwriting is that great. Now, in high school and college, my handwriting was completely beautiful. I wrote all the time, so I perfected every letter and made a point of taking my time to write. I was told a lot that my handwriting could be a font.

Now that I do all of my work and fun on a computer, my handwriting has suffered. But I still think it's fun, and write any chance I get.

Day 21. A Fave Photo of Me

This is a picture of me getting glammed up before my wedding. My friend Jonny (J Miller Photography) took this picture, and as I mentioned before, he did my entire wedding and is incredibly talented. Go to his website. Book him. Love him.

Back to the picture. Of me. (see above)

I love the focus on my face while the rest is blurry, the way I don't look like Bridezilla (which is how I felt) and just how mostly peaceful the entire setting is (when my insides were jumping).

Also, my hair is FABULOUS. *ahem*

My makeup artist was my amazing, beautiful, talented, hilarious and close friend Cayse. She and I have been friends since high school. As girls and relationships go, things haven't always been smooth between us, and there was those 2 years that I lived 3 hours away, but she and I have gotten close again and I am so grateful. 

She is one of the only people I can really talk to. Not just speak, but talk. I treasure our friendship a lot. <3

She is an Esthetician at a local salon/spa and I think this profession totally suits her. When I got engaged, I knew immediately that I did not trust anyone else with my face besides her. Plus, she knows me and my beauty habits. Read: I have none. I trusted her to make me look hot without making me look like Jersey Shore. She did an amazing job and I love her!

Day 23. My Shoes

I know you're probably thinking, "UM HELLO. You totally forgot #22 and I have been keeping up with this and am really upset that you missed a day and are totally trying to just pass it off like you didn't and now I'm never reading your blog again."

Let me take the time to say I'm sorry for offending you. But come on, you'll be back for more. You love me. Remember? I'm awesome (see above).

I didn't want to take a picture of my work. Mainly, it's just a building. It has windows and a front door that you need an ID to get in. There is no signage on my building. There is no foliage. It really has quite the depressing curb appeal. So I skipped that day. Sue me! (But really don't because I'm low on funds.)

So for day 23, I took a picture of my new pretty Toms. I have wanted a new pair since I got my first ones last fall (the gray classics). These are black and burlap and sexy. My brother calls them hospital slippers. So I guess that makes these sexy hospital slippers? I should market that...

I really do encourage you to go buy a pair of Toms. Or at least read up on the charity. Basically, for every pair bought, they donate a pair of shoes to a child in need. It's a really neat organization and I am happy to do my part, and get a pair of totally sweet shoes in the process.

Keep coming back every day this month to see my #photoaday grow!

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[photoaday] Days 18 & 19

Day 18. Drink

This is a pretty boring picture. But on Saturday, Joey and I were running errands and stopped by Subway for lunch. Yum!

Right now, any regular footlong is $5, so I got a sweet onion chicken teriyaki on wheat bread with tons of veggies. Joey of course got his Italian BMT on monterey cheddar bread with little to no veggies. ;)

Next month, their special $5 footlong is Jalapeno Tuna. Really? Yuck.

Day 19. Something I Hate to Do

I hhhhhaaaaaaaate most household chores. Cleaning the bathroom. Dishes. Laundry. Well, no actually I like laundry. I just hate my personal habit of doing a million loads and then waiting to hang them all up at once. It's daunting and I kind of just don't and then wear slightly wrinkled clothes. True fact.

But I hate making my bed. This comforter is HEAVY. It's a king size for our queen sized bed, but it's just made of industrial material or something. Annoying. But it's so pretty! I snagged it on clearance awhile back from Target; it was from their Missoni collection. The colors are pretty muted instead of vibrant (which I normally go for), but the underside is a gorgeous purple color that I couldn't pass up!

I adore it.

But I hate making it!

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[photoaday] Day 17: Time

Day 17. Time

Again, I love my desktop. Pretty pretty.

This is my sweet screensaver. I think it's so graphically pleasing to look at. I don't remember where I got it, but it was some download that made me nervous to load into my computer. In the end, it was worth it because I adore how it looks!

This was right before Joey and I went out to dinner. I love date nights! <3

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[photoaday] Days 13, 14 & 15

This week has been hectic...... to say the least.

I am not going to divulge why this week has been hectic, as it is incredibly personal to me and my family. But if you are friends with me on Facebook and have been following my statuses, feel free to drop me a message and I will fill you in as best I can.

But alas, this week has caused me to be behind on my Photo a Day challenge. This week I kind of cheated. 2 of my 3 photos were old photos that I decided to upload to Instagram to serve their purposes.

 

Day 13. Blue

This is my pretty Kitchen Aid. It is super duper pretty. 

I was never a baker growing up, heck I didn't spend more time in the kitchen than it took to set the table, eat, and clean my dishes. Once I became married and had my own kitchen, with my brand spankin' new kitchen tools and gadgets, I turned into this gigantic Godzilla-esque monster who only would stop injuring innocent civilians if I was bought a Kitchen Aid - and STAT.

I registered for one when we got married, but was so glad that I wasn't given it as a gift. Most Kitchen Aid's in stores come in red, white or black. My kitchen has all red counter appliances (as you can see by the toaster peeking around the corner there), but I didn't want a red stand mixer. I also didn't want a white or black, because even though it's practical because they go with EVERYTHING, I didn't want to have the same stand mixer as everyone else. (ridiculous, but really, can you blame me?)

Joey let me do some research on prices and colors and stores that carried them, all the while telling me that it probably wasn't in the cards. I finally found an amazing price on the Artisan Series stand mixer at Best Buy. One look (and I think the promise of MLB.TV for him...) and he was butter.

I had to order it, obviously, but it was worth the wait. The official color is Ice. Yum! I love her, she is gorgeous, my favorite color and just so completely perfect with my apple red appliances.

(this picture is old, from the day I unpacked it, in my old apartment. see? I've been busy.)

 

Day 14. Heart

This picture obviously isn't old. This was Joey's Valentine's day gift to me on Tuesday. After having such a terrible start to a terrible week, I completely forgot that Tuesday was Valentine's day... but my ever-wonderful and loving husband did not.

I woke up, after he had gone to work, to find this on the coffee table in our living room. I was just waking up from a pretty steady 16-hour sleep marathon (I told you I was having a hectic week!) and stumbled into the dark, looking for the light switch. This caught my eye immediately! I have been wanting this book since it came out, because a) the title just speaks to me and b) she is hilarious! I haven't started reading it yet, but I can't wait to start. Maybe tomorrow!

The candy is also good because what is better for a diabetic than a HUGE HEART SHAPED BOX OF ASSORTED CANDY! YAY!!! ;) just kidding - love you!

(for anyone that asks, I got him a $25 iTunes gift card for apps, books, whatever. So shush.)

Day 15. Phone

This photo is old in that I took this picture of my iPhone cover the night I bought it, like 2 weeks ago. But as you know I love, love, love my new iPhone 4S and am incredibly happy with everything I now get to experience as a true Mac junkie. I am super in to wood grain right now as well, so I jumped on this plastic, wood grain iPhone cover the second I saw it at Target (of course). It probably looks better with a black iPhone, but I am pleased. :)

Keep coming back every day this month to see my #photoaday grow!

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