I know I totally meant to post a blog before now. It has been since July? Damn.
Ok, so August and September were totally wedding planning months. I planned my mind off. I kicked the original bride's maid out, she still doesn't know. Yea, she knew she was supposed to be one, but I haven't heard from her since April. Maybe she's dead. That's about the only thing I'll forgive her for at this point. We paid for everything ourselves, so if anyone needs pointers on how to do some serious DIYing, you came to the right person. I order a sketch book and made into the guest book, we made out own party favors out of mini watering cans and Jonathan made truffles.
I got a friend to do my hair and make-up, which she ended up being the new bride's maid. I owe her pretty much my right arm. About the only thing we didn't do/pay for ourselves was the cake. We paid for it though, just didn't make it. (One day I'll get the professional versions)
We also ordered flowers from Sam's club. It was worth it in the price and I got so much more than I thought I would be getting. I just wished I would have thought about the fact that they would be so fresh that they wouldn't be open. But we had about a day and a half to let them open and it worked out pretty well since we sat them in from of a huge window that gets a lot of light.
There they are unopened.
There are some I used in making the bouquets.
Man the bouquets and the center pieces. Holy-shit-god-damn. It's something that no matter what it has to be done at about the last minute. I guess if the flowers were open earlier I could have got them together and just put ribbon on the on the day before. But since they weren't I got up early and worked on them the morning of for hours while everyone was freaking out around me. Trying to get flowers to stand, wondering how I could run out of one and then wondering where the hell the others came from. Now it is an awesome memory, then it was complete hell. Jonathan's family get on my nerves a lot anyways, so when they kept doing extra crazy shit, I was ready to kill. So about 3 hours before the wedding we get there to unload flowers, oreo truffles, my dress, the brides maid's dresses, set up the flowers on the tables and outside, put the runner down on a windy day. But it all worked out the best that I could have ever imagined.
The cake was awesome, looks and taste. My brother did a great job as a DJ. My dad wasn't too annoying, but still was. Our food was great and I got to hang out with everyone that means anything to me. It was worth it.
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We went to San Diego for our Honeymoon. I have always wanted to go to California and since my mother isn't with me anymore, it was one of her dreams as well that I could live for her. I took a million pictures and even some video since Jonathan got me a super sweet video camera for my Birthday which is 2 days from now. Here are some:
Ok, so August and September were totally wedding planning months. I planned my mind off. I kicked the original bride's maid out, she still doesn't know. Yea, she knew she was supposed to be one, but I haven't heard from her since April. Maybe she's dead. That's about the only thing I'll forgive her for at this point. We paid for everything ourselves, so if anyone needs pointers on how to do some serious DIYing, you came to the right person. I order a sketch book and made into the guest book, we made out own party favors out of mini watering cans and Jonathan made truffles.
I got a friend to do my hair and make-up, which she ended up being the new bride's maid. I owe her pretty much my right arm. About the only thing we didn't do/pay for ourselves was the cake. We paid for it though, just didn't make it. (One day I'll get the professional versions)
We also ordered flowers from Sam's club. It was worth it in the price and I got so much more than I thought I would be getting. I just wished I would have thought about the fact that they would be so fresh that they wouldn't be open. But we had about a day and a half to let them open and it worked out pretty well since we sat them in from of a huge window that gets a lot of light.
There they are unopened.
There are some I used in making the bouquets.
Man the bouquets and the center pieces. Holy-shit-god-damn. It's something that no matter what it has to be done at about the last minute. I guess if the flowers were open earlier I could have got them together and just put ribbon on the on the day before. But since they weren't I got up early and worked on them the morning of for hours while everyone was freaking out around me. Trying to get flowers to stand, wondering how I could run out of one and then wondering where the hell the others came from. Now it is an awesome memory, then it was complete hell. Jonathan's family get on my nerves a lot anyways, so when they kept doing extra crazy shit, I was ready to kill. So about 3 hours before the wedding we get there to unload flowers, oreo truffles, my dress, the brides maid's dresses, set up the flowers on the tables and outside, put the runner down on a windy day. But it all worked out the best that I could have ever imagined.
The cake was awesome, looks and taste. My brother did a great job as a DJ. My dad wasn't too annoying, but still was. Our food was great and I got to hang out with everyone that means anything to me. It was worth it.
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We went to San Diego for our Honeymoon. I have always wanted to go to California and since my mother isn't with me anymore, it was one of her dreams as well that I could live for her. I took a million pictures and even some video since Jonathan got me a super sweet video camera for my Birthday which is 2 days from now. Here are some:
Bam!
Not really sure what this picture is about, but there it is.
It has been a while since I have updated. Before I was bored and didn't have a job. Now I have a crappy job, since I'm not bored. I also was complaining about not having friends. Well, I made some... for about a week or 2. Then I noticed I was the 3rd wheel in their already "sweet" friendship. It was one of those, even if you said something about hangin' first, well there is only room for 2, so my older friend gets dibs.. or some shit.
So I'm over friends again. I'm over working again. Money is stupid. And I can't get anyone to give a shit about my wedding or to want to do things with me that I need to do. Jonathan does as good as you think your husband-to-be should be.
Done with the bitching. Moving on. Working in retail can be... challenging? Greeneville, TN can be challenging. I'm not really close to being on the same page as these people. Plus I work with a lot of gossipy women, and find myself plotting the death of one about each day.
My next goals for the wedding are to tell the cake lady what we want exactly, get fitted in my dress which is next week, and tell this crazy officiant lady that we don't want any "add-ons.' I think the officiant lady thinks since we are going with a non-tradition thing she can add things on like a car sales man addes the sunroof idea to your car. She just needs to shut up, talk when needed, and sign some papers. Bam!
On another note. I managed to give Jonathan most of his birthday gifts... early. I always order early and end up giving them to him early. Hopefully I'll be able to give him something else that is ON his birthday.
Finally my cat did something she never has done in her 14 years of living (and I know other cats have... but fuck off).
She got in the sink and just laid down.
Not really sure what this picture is about, but there it is.
It has been a while since I have updated. Before I was bored and didn't have a job. Now I have a crappy job, since I'm not bored. I also was complaining about not having friends. Well, I made some... for about a week or 2. Then I noticed I was the 3rd wheel in their already "sweet" friendship. It was one of those, even if you said something about hangin' first, well there is only room for 2, so my older friend gets dibs.. or some shit.
So I'm over friends again. I'm over working again. Money is stupid. And I can't get anyone to give a shit about my wedding or to want to do things with me that I need to do. Jonathan does as good as you think your husband-to-be should be.
Done with the bitching. Moving on. Working in retail can be... challenging? Greeneville, TN can be challenging. I'm not really close to being on the same page as these people. Plus I work with a lot of gossipy women, and find myself plotting the death of one about each day.
My next goals for the wedding are to tell the cake lady what we want exactly, get fitted in my dress which is next week, and tell this crazy officiant lady that we don't want any "add-ons.' I think the officiant lady thinks since we are going with a non-tradition thing she can add things on like a car sales man addes the sunroof idea to your car. She just needs to shut up, talk when needed, and sign some papers. Bam!
On another note. I managed to give Jonathan most of his birthday gifts... early. I always order early and end up giving them to him early. Hopefully I'll be able to give him something else that is ON his birthday.
Finally my cat did something she never has done in her 14 years of living (and I know other cats have... but fuck off).
She got in the sink and just laid down.
My second blog of the night. Since the first one somehow disappeared after "clicking" on something.
Good things going on: We found a wedding cake place, paid them half and are set to go. I wanted to hug her. I'm sure she thought I was weird enough though.
Not as good: I'm alone a lot. Jonathan gets up at 3 or 4am every morning. I go to bed around 2am every morning. He goes to work. I sit here and wonder what I can do to make my day worth wild. I am a person that has to do something that makes me feel productive everyday. If I don't then I get depressed. If I do I feel good for a couple hours. I have noticed that everyday things like grocery shopping isn't enough. So the wedding cake thing was pretty sweet. But what now?
I got about half way though my last "blog," which is no longer with us, warning others if they did not want to read of my troubles then to move on. I even invited them to stop reading that way I am not wasting someones time. I went on about how I pretty much need friends and wished I could have done that before now. I don't like doing things on my own and hate sitting here all day.
I tried getting out and doing roller derby last year, the skates are in the closet. Just when you think you have grown out of the "I'm older and cooler that you" bullshit, these girls did it. They were far from welcoming. Funny seeing as they needed people and here I was. They also had the "look what I can do" mentality. Which again I was over that when I was 9. Maybe one day I'll try again. But that would be alone and I hate that.
I also mentioned that I still look for jobs everyday. It was more in order when I wrote it first. It was followed with the fact that I can go out and buy stuff, mostly stuff we need, but then I feel like I am out spending money I didn't make.
At the end of my last blog, grr one more time for losing it, I wanted to welcome anyone that does read this blog by asking themselves why they read the blog even after I pretty much told you not to. Which makes me wonder if I may end up with some friends after all?
I hate blogs with no pictures so here I am trying different makeup for the wedding seeing as I have no idea what I'm doing/going to do.
(this blog brought to you by Copy-Often "We keep it in our memory so you don't have to")
Good things going on: We found a wedding cake place, paid them half and are set to go. I wanted to hug her. I'm sure she thought I was weird enough though.
Not as good: I'm alone a lot. Jonathan gets up at 3 or 4am every morning. I go to bed around 2am every morning. He goes to work. I sit here and wonder what I can do to make my day worth wild. I am a person that has to do something that makes me feel productive everyday. If I don't then I get depressed. If I do I feel good for a couple hours. I have noticed that everyday things like grocery shopping isn't enough. So the wedding cake thing was pretty sweet. But what now?
I got about half way though my last "blog," which is no longer with us, warning others if they did not want to read of my troubles then to move on. I even invited them to stop reading that way I am not wasting someones time. I went on about how I pretty much need friends and wished I could have done that before now. I don't like doing things on my own and hate sitting here all day.
I tried getting out and doing roller derby last year, the skates are in the closet. Just when you think you have grown out of the "I'm older and cooler that you" bullshit, these girls did it. They were far from welcoming. Funny seeing as they needed people and here I was. They also had the "look what I can do" mentality. Which again I was over that when I was 9. Maybe one day I'll try again. But that would be alone and I hate that.
I also mentioned that I still look for jobs everyday. It was more in order when I wrote it first. It was followed with the fact that I can go out and buy stuff, mostly stuff we need, but then I feel like I am out spending money I didn't make.
At the end of my last blog, grr one more time for losing it, I wanted to welcome anyone that does read this blog by asking themselves why they read the blog even after I pretty much told you not to. Which makes me wonder if I may end up with some friends after all?
I hate blogs with no pictures so here I am trying different makeup for the wedding seeing as I have no idea what I'm doing/going to do.
(this blog brought to you by Copy-Often "We keep it in our memory so you don't have to")
Donkey Konga.
We just got a game cube today. It's pretty sweet so far. It came with the bongos and 9 games. We played Donkey Konga tonight and I'm pretty sure I found the best way to piss off the neighbors. Don't worry, it's my turn to piss them off.
It would have been a day to get the game cube and my wedding invitations in the mail, but since I wasn't home and the invitations came through UPS, I will have to get them tomorrow. However, I was at Sam's Club today, first time to buy stuff and only second time in there ever. I learned a lot. Butter comes in what looks like 4 sticks of butter is actually all one block, one pound. You have to put your bread and chips into another bag with a different barcode to get their deal. Lots of things come with a free item. They even sell clothes, dvd's and flowers. Flowers are why we looked into joining in the first place. (I say we since it is me and my fiance Jonathan, not because I have multiple personalities, thought I'd clear that up.) Apparently you can get flowers in bulk, which is awesome for weddings that you are going to make your own bouquets.
I made test table arrangements the other day with flowers and mini watering cans. I think they are pretty awesome. I meant to take a picture but haven't yet. I probably should before the flowers die.
What else can I ramble on about...? Still no job. I hang out and clean with my cat at my feet a lot while I'm at home. May have a couple cake places to chose from which would be cool instead of going with whoever wants to even talk to us.
I also worked on the honeymoon plan. Which we'll be going to San Diego since I've always wanted to go to Cali. We will be para-sailing, jet skiing, going on a safari, going to a play about the 80's and mix tapes, and of course going to some beaches. We will be staying in a hotel that has a big screen, driving in type, that is beside the pool. It should be funny to see what movie they will play. I'm really looking forward to it, even more since we have a lot of it paid for so I don't have to feel as bad about not having a job.
What will I do tomorrow? I really need to call my stupid dad, but that's something I would put off until I was dieing if I could. I don't guess you really need to know that. Maybe I'll try to sell some stuff on ebay. Or I need to try to come up with a time to see my brother and get him to be my DJ for my wedding, which isn't too big of a deal getting him to want to just getting him to actually do something related to it. Something else I don't guess you need to know. Ok, I'll stop now.
Another one of my cat.
We just got a game cube today. It's pretty sweet so far. It came with the bongos and 9 games. We played Donkey Konga tonight and I'm pretty sure I found the best way to piss off the neighbors. Don't worry, it's my turn to piss them off.
It would have been a day to get the game cube and my wedding invitations in the mail, but since I wasn't home and the invitations came through UPS, I will have to get them tomorrow. However, I was at Sam's Club today, first time to buy stuff and only second time in there ever. I learned a lot. Butter comes in what looks like 4 sticks of butter is actually all one block, one pound. You have to put your bread and chips into another bag with a different barcode to get their deal. Lots of things come with a free item. They even sell clothes, dvd's and flowers. Flowers are why we looked into joining in the first place. (I say we since it is me and my fiance Jonathan, not because I have multiple personalities, thought I'd clear that up.) Apparently you can get flowers in bulk, which is awesome for weddings that you are going to make your own bouquets.
I made test table arrangements the other day with flowers and mini watering cans. I think they are pretty awesome. I meant to take a picture but haven't yet. I probably should before the flowers die.
What else can I ramble on about...? Still no job. I hang out and clean with my cat at my feet a lot while I'm at home. May have a couple cake places to chose from which would be cool instead of going with whoever wants to even talk to us.
I also worked on the honeymoon plan. Which we'll be going to San Diego since I've always wanted to go to Cali. We will be para-sailing, jet skiing, going on a safari, going to a play about the 80's and mix tapes, and of course going to some beaches. We will be staying in a hotel that has a big screen, driving in type, that is beside the pool. It should be funny to see what movie they will play. I'm really looking forward to it, even more since we have a lot of it paid for so I don't have to feel as bad about not having a job.
What will I do tomorrow? I really need to call my stupid dad, but that's something I would put off until I was dieing if I could. I don't guess you really need to know that. Maybe I'll try to sell some stuff on ebay. Or I need to try to come up with a time to see my brother and get him to be my DJ for my wedding, which isn't too big of a deal getting him to want to just getting him to actually do something related to it. Something else I don't guess you need to know. Ok, I'll stop now.
Another one of my cat.
Blogs never have really been my thing. Why would someone want to read what I have to say anyways? But here is goes.
Most recent events: I quit my job a couple weeks ago. I worked for an inventory company, sucked balls. I had worked there before as a summer job and went back after graduation. Next thing I knew, I was there for a year. I didn't even want to be there for a week, but here I was there for a year. So one shitty thing led to another and I said fuck it. I've been looking for a job ever since. Oddly enough, I have had 4 interviews, 4. I still have no job. Makes me wonder if I'm better on paper. I hope I don't have to go back to my old job. I didn't tell my boss off, even though who wouldn't want to? But I did however write him a long resignation, explaining how he sucks and doesn't do his job.
Next event, I'm getting married in September. I've been engaged since April '09, so I have had time to plan this out. Needless to say, I have plenty time to plan it out now, too much maybe. I was on wedding websites all day while he was gone to work, which makes me think this may be the reason he finally convinced me to join this website. I put off joining this website because I was turned down a while back. I'm not one to just put myself out there, and then they didn't waste anytime telling me no. I may try again one day.
Back to the wedding... we got a place, I have my dress, shoes, brides maids shoes (if they all fit, no one really would help me out too much on that one), tiara and veil. We made our cake topper. Which that is a story in itself. It comes down to it, cake place wasn't as into our idea as I felt they should have been and didn't know about making the cake topper for us. So we made the motherfuckers, out of clay. Take that cake people! Next thing we knew they were going to "take a personal day" on that day. Now that's what I call professional. So we are looking for a new place and could have one my the end of the week. (hopefully)
Here is the cake topper...
Last wedding thing for now, we also made our invitations. We drew them up and I made it up on Photoshop (well, I use Paintshop.... sit on it!) It was a big pain trying to find a place to print them (not that the heads and hair falling off of the cake topper were easy either), but we did find an online place and I will plug them here since they were/are so awesome.
CatPrint <3
They also have cats just hanging around the office which is a great way to my <3.
Ok enough with that. Next... I graduated from college last year in Interior Design. So I'm always up for talking about that. I have a 14 year old calico that still acts like a kitten.
I love purple, shoes, socks, underwear, music... yea whatever.
On a sadder note, my mother died over 3 years ago and I miss the ever-loving-hell out of her.
I guess that's all for now.
Most recent events: I quit my job a couple weeks ago. I worked for an inventory company, sucked balls. I had worked there before as a summer job and went back after graduation. Next thing I knew, I was there for a year. I didn't even want to be there for a week, but here I was there for a year. So one shitty thing led to another and I said fuck it. I've been looking for a job ever since. Oddly enough, I have had 4 interviews, 4. I still have no job. Makes me wonder if I'm better on paper. I hope I don't have to go back to my old job. I didn't tell my boss off, even though who wouldn't want to? But I did however write him a long resignation, explaining how he sucks and doesn't do his job.
Next event, I'm getting married in September. I've been engaged since April '09, so I have had time to plan this out. Needless to say, I have plenty time to plan it out now, too much maybe. I was on wedding websites all day while he was gone to work, which makes me think this may be the reason he finally convinced me to join this website. I put off joining this website because I was turned down a while back. I'm not one to just put myself out there, and then they didn't waste anytime telling me no. I may try again one day.
Back to the wedding... we got a place, I have my dress, shoes, brides maids shoes (if they all fit, no one really would help me out too much on that one), tiara and veil. We made our cake topper. Which that is a story in itself. It comes down to it, cake place wasn't as into our idea as I felt they should have been and didn't know about making the cake topper for us. So we made the motherfuckers, out of clay. Take that cake people! Next thing we knew they were going to "take a personal day" on that day. Now that's what I call professional. So we are looking for a new place and could have one my the end of the week. (hopefully)
Here is the cake topper...
Last wedding thing for now, we also made our invitations. We drew them up and I made it up on Photoshop (well, I use Paintshop.... sit on it!) It was a big pain trying to find a place to print them (not that the heads and hair falling off of the cake topper were easy either), but we did find an online place and I will plug them here since they were/are so awesome.
CatPrint <3
They also have cats just hanging around the office which is a great way to my <3.
Ok enough with that. Next... I graduated from college last year in Interior Design. So I'm always up for talking about that. I have a 14 year old calico that still acts like a kitten.
I love purple, shoes, socks, underwear, music... yea whatever.
On a sadder note, my mother died over 3 years ago and I miss the ever-loving-hell out of her.
I guess that's all for now.
