14 posts tagged “wedding”

As of yesterday, I have been married one month. It has already flown by! Dan and I have already gotten lost on our honeymoon, had our first fight and practically blown up the house. But other than that, we're still very happy to be newlyweds :)

Dan was accepted into the Physical Therapy Assistant program at a local medical school and starts classes on Sept. 8. I'm still working at the PR firm and am getting really into becoming fluent in Spanish and then learning French. Found a cool new website called EduFire. They do live video learning - via Adobe meeting or my tutor and I used Skype. I think it could be an affordable and convenient way to get tutoring for my new lanugage learning endeavors. My one-hour session cost me $12 via paypal. The tutor I found on Craigslist was going to charge $20 an hour, and I would have had to meet him somewhere. We'll see how it goes!

Work has been getting a little crazier lately...business seems to be trending up, so that is good.

I married my best friend on Saturday :) We had a perfect day, everything was wonderful, and we are so happy. A little tired and stressed because we're trying to move this week, but otherwise just happy :) We leave on Friday for our Meditteranean cruise honeymoon!! I can't wait for the honeymoon, and the rest of our lives together.

Sorry this post is cheeseball;  I can't stop smiling :)

So I had another very vivid wedding dream last night. Maybe because it's only TWO WEEKS AWAY!!! I don't know why I remember all this stuff...but it always seems so real.

The wedding began like normal, when my bridesmaids began walking down the aisle, their dresses became orange and a fan turned on and they began flowing in the wind. It all went downhill from there. The wedding turned into a cruise ship show. Like Vegas-style show. Natalie got on stage and began singin "It's In His Kiss" by Cher and then more musical numbers followed. Somewhere along the line a Little Mermaid number began, complete with inflatable whales and "under the sea" bubbles. My bridesmaids danced and sang through numerous costume changes and the next thing I knew I was supposed to step into a giant inflatable whale's mouth to be "swum" down the aisle. Then the whale deflated and I was standing with my dad in a black and white Vegas number ready to walk down the aisle. Don't ask why THIS was the point where I felt it got to be a little too much. Then Dan's mom walked out all pissed off. Then I woke up.

I don't know why I have weird dreams. And I don't know why I remember them. I think this one may be because the wedding is so close and it's starting to feel like a circus! Everything will work out fine. One day at a time!

I'm getting marrried in 39....wait....what!?!? 39 days!! That's. In. Sane. I'm so ready for everything to be over, though. I'm really excited for the big day, not so excited for all the little days leading up to it. I'm trying to take it one day at a time. Whew.

I'm probably more excited for Europe!!! in 46 days. SO ready to be back in the Mediterranean.

Dan and I get our new place on July 1st. There is a lot happening in the next couple of months!

Sidenote: I finished reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Holy moly twist ending! Waiting for the film to be released later this month. I'm now on to Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. This book is also being made into a movie. Meryl Streep as Julia Child, can't wait!!

So I rarely do this. But I'm doing it now because I need to vent a little bit.

I'm always taking care of people. And I love it! I love making sure everyone is happy, I love buying gifts. I'm the person who if I see something at the store that I know you would like, I would probably buy it for you, just because. I love planning parties, and if it's your birthday, you'd better believe we're gonna have a good time! I'm the peacemaker. And I'm not even the middle child, I always thought that was weird. Being the only child I've always been told that I'm spoiled and selfish even. I know that I'm spoiled...but that's not really my fault. My parents didn't have any other kids to spoil, so what am I supposed to do? They did a really great job making sure I wasn't a brat, though. I take care of my things and I know what a dollar is worth. I think I'm a pretty smart cookie when it comes to money and material things.

What I want to know is why it feels like no one ever does this for me. Why doesn't someone throw me a good party? Maybe because my bachelorette party is coming up in a couple months and I'm mentally sabotaging it because I see it ending up like my 21st birthday. I just feel like I'm always watching out for everyone else but nobody else is really watching out for me. Dan excluded of course, but it's expected of him :) I'm talking mainly about my friends.

This is a pity party because I'm planning this wedding and 3 out of 4 of my bridesmaids don't live anywhere near me. So it's hard to get excited about wedding stuff with no one to share it with. And my mom just turns it into a circus and I feel like I can't get out of the huge white wedding circus tent.

Everything will be ok. I just want the wedding to be over, for Dan and I to go on our AMAZING European honeymoon and finally be together. Life will be good.

Thanks for letting me get it out! Ok, pity party over :) Enjoy Wednesday!

I have a crazy busy week, so I may not be able to post again until later. Schedule is as follows (This exercise may be more for me than anything else):

Monday:
Take Marley to the vet to get more heartworm medication - 5:30
How I Met Your Mother - 7:30
Work out with Jillian Michaels - 8:00
The Hills - 9:00

Tuesday:
Hanser & Associates web site launch party - 5:00
Work out - 8:00

Wednesday:
Free night! (but still need to work out)

Thursday:
Work out - 6:00 a.m.
PRSA Institute Speaker/Sponsor Event - 5:00-7:00
The Color Purple at the Civic Center - 7:30

Friday:
Workout - 6:00 a.m.
PRSA Institute - 10:00  - 4:00
Work at Coach - 6:00 - 10:00
Amanda's Birthday - 10:30 - ??

Saturday:
Easter Vigil (help with set-up) - 8:30

Sometime this week I'd like to get some reading done AND some wedding planning things checked off my list. We'll see :) Less than 100 days until the big day !

I bought a Jillian Michaels (the kick-ass trainer from The Biggest Loser) DVD this weekend. Holy cow, that chick is kicking my butt. The DVD is a circuit training workout, with 7 circuits. I got through three the first time....without weights. I'm using weights now...but still taking it slow with three circuits at a time. I figure I'll get better at these and then gradually add more circuits. First wedding gown fitting is one month from Saturday!

Wedding planning...work...wedding planning...cleaning my house...wedding planning...work....this is my life. And I'm tired of it. I'm ready to go to Europe for the honeymoon and forget the wedding spectacle.

I spent some time with the lovely Rachel Sweerin last night and we got to talk about wedding invites! Her new business, Serene Design Studio, has some super cute stuff and I had fun talking about my wedding with her. She's so creative, and because I love my wedding colors (navy and fuschia) I think she'll be able to come up with some tres chic designs! Thanks for your help, Rach :)

This weekend my bridesmaids are coming to Des Moines for a dress fitting and a day of pampering :) Unfortunately Megan can't come, but I will still have fun with Rachel, SueAnn and Natalie! Dress fitting, then lunch, then pedicures. What a great day!