Wedding... Thursday?

So I missed Wedding Wednesday yesterday... mostly because when I started to think about what to post I had a little bit of a panic attack.

It all started with picking shower dates... One in the fall, one in January, and date in the beginning of February. The thing is, we are BIG Seminole fans. Every weekend in the fall is dedicated to tailgating and football, leaving hardly any time to spare for wedding planning! EVERY weekend until November is football filled, then the holiday season hits, then it’ll be January which is only ONE month before February which is THE month! Yeegads!!!

So I did what I always do when I’m feeling panicky. I made a list of things we need to accomplish soon:

Find the perfect wedding shoes (I know what they should look like in my head but I haven’t found them just yet)

Order the veil (can’t wait for ya’ll to see the one I chose!)

Pick out the tuxes (also officially ask the groomsmen!)

Get Mimi’s earrings adjusted (they’re like these old school kinda clipons and pinch my ears)

GET OUR PASSPORTS (this should be priority)

Book honeymoon (I can’t wait to be knee deep in the water somewhere with my husband!)

Reserve the car valet service (I can’t keep procrastinating on this... I just gotta bite the bullet and fork over the money)

Choose/book rehearsal dinner venue (Need to speak with my future MIL)

Confirm our officiant (And get him certified!)

Start gift registry (Maaaaybe I’ve already started this, I just need M.E.’s approval)

Obviously I have way more to do than what’s listed, but these are the things I feel need to be solidified fairly quickly. I can’t believe we have been engaged for 6 months already and we are almost under the 6 month mark to go! Where has time gone?? I'm just ready for ya'll to see my dress and to become M.E.'s wife. Oh, and to eat wedding cake & drink champagne.

5 on Friday & #Backthatazzup

I'm back again, two days in a row?? Impressed right?
1. Guess what M.E. did yesterday? He finished the toilet. Yeah, he's pretty much the best fiance ever, check it out.

2. Guess what I made for dinner last night? Mexican shells and they were deliciously fattening. Check out the recipe here (I made beans and rice to go with.)

3. Guess what Mama and I are doing tomorrow? Picking up my wedding dress! Yup it was delivered super duper early to the Bridal Shop and now its time to take home! And by home I mean my parent's house because I don't want M.E. accidently peaking!

4. Getting a new roof today lalalaaaaa.

5. Next week is a 3 day week with a 4 day weekend! WHAT? So excited. Go America go!

The last 4th of July!

MDW Recap

Happy TUESDAY bloggies! Yes, it feels so good to say Tuesday and not the M-word... That's why 3 day weekends are the best! I hope everyone had as fantabulous of a Memorial Day Weekend as we did! Ours was just perfect. Fun but not too crazy where we needed a vacation from our vacation.

 Saturday we woke up early and head to the beach, Bo dog tagged along for a ride to the kennel.

Happy Bo dog

All smiles, excited to meet new puppy friends

  First thing we did once we arrived to the beach out, beach gear & beers.

New beach pants from TJMaxx! (similar)

Perfection.

 Then it was time for some dogs.

This was my favorite spot of the whole house.

I could eat this every day for the rest of my life. *not pictured, oreos & coorslight for dessert*

 The boys went fishing and I took a nap by the pool before we headed back to the beach to explore the low tide.

It was beautiful!

Then it was back to the house for steaks, shot-gunning beer, boiled peanuts, and card games.

 

The next morning the boys were moving slow, so I went out to my favorite spot on the porch with a book and THE SOFTEST BLANKET EVER. I even took a picture of the tag so I can find one for myself.

Cloud blanket.

 We got back to home Saturday night to nap, shower and head downtown for the free Thompson Square concert. We had such a good time!!

 Yesterday was a lazy day with lots of 'Merican food (BBQ for lunch & burgers for dinner!) and a little laundry. We also got totally sucked into the tv show 'Falling Skies'... next weekend there is another marathon of Season 2, there goes my Saturday...

Wedding Wednesday: Engagment Pictures!

Oh happy happy day!

Shanna Stephens Photography sent me an email last night annoucing that she had posted a preview of our pictures! I moved so fast accross the room to grab my computer that M.E. thought I had seen a cockroach.

My initial reaction was, gosh dang I'm marrying one handsome man! My second thought was, gee I'm not so good at the 'serious face.'

But I love them so much, and I can't wait to see the rest! Of the 14 she posted last night, here are my favs:

 

Linking up!

Friday Letters

Dear Friday: Thanks for showing your face, I feel like you came early! This week flew by! 

To my dear friends: I am so very sorry for your loss, our loss. My insides continue to ache when I think of your little family having to go through this tragedy. I wish it wasn’t real life because it is unfair. No one deserves to lose a child, especially such a sweet, young, and innocent sweet girl. I want to say so many things but I am at a loss of words. I continue to send love and strength and prayers to you and your families. 

Dear Emeli Sandé: You have been singing to me via Spotify all week and I’m not sick of you yet! This song is my favorite. #backthatazzup

Dear Tallahassee’s Big Bed Coalition Fish Fry: I will be happy to attend tonight to eat your fishes and drink your drinks all while donating to our community. 

Dear Jonathon Adler: I was so excited to finally be able to afford some of your pieces on One Kings Lane today! But apparently so was everyone else on account of the website is not working. Phooey.

Dear engagement pictures: Can’t wait to see yoooooou!

Dear fiancé: I love you very much. I just can’t even tell you how much.

Linking up with Slick Whit!

Engagement Pictures: Sneak Peek!

Hello Bloggies! I hope you all had a fantabulous weekend! We sure did!

But do you ever have such a great weekend that afterwards you feel like you need a vacation from your vacation? That's how I'm feeling today, oh happy Monday.

This weekend M.E. & I drove over to St. Augustine to meet our photographer for our engagement pictures! The weather was wet, cold, and downright dreary but we still had a great time. I only have a couple sneak peeks of some of the photos we took that morning (none from the afternoon pictures post-wardrobe change) and I am DYING to see the finished results, I just know that Shanna Stephens did a wonderful job!

Deams of House Projects

Once we’re married, M.E. will have about 2 more years before he’s done with school and an FSU Alumni! Until then we are staying in the townhome his parent’s own to save money/we can’t afford to live anywhere else.

Well, I think know I’ve said this before: before I moved in, this house was a serious bachelor pad. He was happy with the way things were in there, good enough for a man and his dog. But M.E. has been pretty supportive lenient with my cleaning/decorating various parts of the house; although, in my opinion we’ve still got a LONG way to go.

I’ve got lists upon lists of what I would like to get done…

List #1 – the ASAP NEEDS TO GET DONE YESTERDAY List

• Roof (serious leaks and creatures living up in there… it can be terrifying sometimes, I’m not joking)
• Downstairs bathroom (because we are too embarrassed to let anyone in there)
• Stairs (the house is a townhome on stilts and the outside wooden stairs need to be replaced before one of us falls through)
• Clean out “carport”/under the house – aka haul away all the crap

List #2 – the Make-things-more-aesthetically-pleasing List

• Paint the exterior (I've been watching too many episodes of HGTV's Curb Appeal)
• Wood/laminate flooring in the living/dining area
• Re-paint the kitchen cabinets (for the 2^nd time, the 1^st time I surprised M.E. when he was out of town… his first taste of my decorating invasion... But it wasn't perfect so I'm gonna do it again!)
• Paint the living/dining area from tan to a light gray (because according to Pintereset, gray is the new tan for walls)

And my newest decorating obsession idea – whitewash the fireplace. I thought I had gotten permission from M.E. when I asked if we could have a white fireplace like our interior designer friend, Laura Bryant Designs, and he said “sure.” After talking about it a little more he realized I meant our fireplace current in our house (what other fireplace would I be speaking of?!) and he totally nixed the idea and crushed my dream. Plan B is just to stain the mantel to match our dark furniture.

I’m still holding out hope though… Maybe some pictures will convince him…


Our home now



Our fireplace to be?!



 

Wedding Wednesday - Dress Shopping

Hello my bloggies! Happy Wednesday!

Guess what I am doing this weekend! Its Dress Day!! My mom, future Mother-in-Law and my maids are all meeting at the ritzy bridal shop in town. We are all so excited! But I’m also like really nervous! Picking the gown is a big deal!

What if I love the first one I try on?

What if I love one that is too expensive?

What if I don’t love any of them?

What if my family loves one that I don’t?

What if I love all of them?

How will I know when to say yes to the dress??

I have ideas in my head of what I like and what I don’t like: I don’t like bling. I don’t like colored belts. I don’t like appliqués. I don’t like tight fitting. I don’t like feathers.

But then, according to all of my favorite TLC shows – you can think you don’t like something but you could change your mind once you try it on!

I think I like a-line and strapless. And I definitely want a veil.

Here are some options of dresses I will never be able to afford. But a girl can dream, right? And pray that they make a knockoff version?

ALSO, the other issue I keep worrying about is how in the heck am I not going to tell M.E. all about my dress?! He's my best friend and I share everything with him whether he cares to know or not, so HOW am I expected to keep such an important secret from him for so long??