Check, check, and check!

A day off of work during the week means that I run errands for the wedding. Today was no different. I figured that it would take me most of the day, but I was happy to find that it only took 3 hours.

The only reason that I got motivated this morning was because I had an appointment to get my eyebrows done at 10. After that I ran to Gordman's to return a sweater. Then to Shoe Carnival to return the shoes that I was going to wear for the wedding. They were the cutest shoes ever to wear for the wedding, but they made my feet hurt so bad. So back they went and I'll just wear flats. Oh well, I'm short anyways. I did end up getting a cute pair of black pointy shoes to wear for my b-pics. Those are two weeks from today!! All my lingerie has been ordered and I think I'm all set with everything.

Then I ran to David's Bridal to buy another color swatch since my mom lost the one that I already bought. I also found out that Sarah's dress is in. Woo hoo!!

Then, it was off to Rockford Rentals. I won a $50 gift certificate from a bridal expo that I went to. Nothing got accomplished there. Apparently some drunk loser drove his car through their display room wall and so they have no display room. Fantastic!! Now I've got to search around online.

Then I went to Kinko's to find out how much it would cost to print programs. To print them in color (which I'd like to do), it will be $.49 per side. I have two double sided pages. That's $1.96 per program. If I do 100, that's $196. Absolutely ridiculous!!! Black and white programs were significantly cheaper at about $40 all together. Bah, now what the heck do I do? Keep shopping around I guess.

And now, for the greatest news of all. I came home and finished the slideshow. I am so happy to have this done. It looks great and the music is pretty good. I'm happy. Now I just have to figure out how to burn the darn thing.

I'm off to work on names and addresses for my showers and bachelorette party.

Scantily Clad

I spend a good portion of my day at work Knotting on theknot.com. They have message boards that brides post and reply to. Well yesterday, one bride posted that Frederick's was having a 70% off sale on their website. I couldn't turn that down, especially with Drew's upcoming wedding present, so I meandered over to the site to take a look at what they had to offer. I picked out a super cute corset and a pair of stockings to go with it.

Total after tax and shipping came to about $50. Not to shabby. So, I grab my debit card and type the numbers in and hit "Send Order" and DECLINED comes back. Declined??? WTF???

I know, for a fact, that I have plenty enough money in my bank account to cover this purchase. They gave me a number to call, which I promptly did. Some fella immediately answers and my first thought is, "Crap, I don't want to order lingerie with a man". Well, whatever, I proceed to tell him what happened. He said that it wasn't a problem and that he could take my order on the phone. He then proceeds to tell me about a "phone-in special" that they have. Apparently, if you order a bra and panty, you get the matching garter belt for free. Free is one word that I hear for sure. So I give him my order that I originally wanted, and then started to wander around the site in search of something else that might pique my interest. Wouldn't you know, I certainly found something.

After all was said and done, my almost $50 order quickly became $120. Oh well, Drew will enjoy his gift.

Drew's pictures have been put into the slideshow!! Now, I just have to insert the music. Which I still haven't decided on. And I have to add a few more pictures of Drew and I together to make the end just a smidge longer. I am crossing my fingers that I can finish it tomorrow. Or Friday. Or at least by the end of the weekend.



I have the day off tomorrow. I have an appointment to get my eyebrows done at 10 and then I'm probably going to spend the rest of the day doing wedding errands.

94 days!!

Waiting, Sometimes Patiently

We keep chugging right along, getting closer and closer to the wedding. I'm still working on the slideshow. Drew's parents are working on pictures for me of him that I can add to it. My biggest hold up now is music. I have no idea what I want to use. I originally was going to do all of my pictures, then all of Drew's. But my mom suggested that I do a picture of me then a picture of Drew and alternate throughout the show. I like that idea a lot better, however that makes music a lot more difficult. Now I have to try to find something more gender neutral. I've got a couple of possibilities. I'm excited to reach the final product. Hopefully by the end of this week.

I ordered the cover paper for our programs yesterday. I believe that it should be getting shipped out today. It's coming from Minnesota so I should have it by early next week. I need to get some ribbon, which shouldn't be too hard. Then I have to decide how to print the insert pages. I'll probably simply go to Kinko's with the file and have them copy it. I need to call around for prices to find my best deal. I still need to make some tweaks to the actual material of the program before I get too excited about printing them. Right now, I have our first and second readings in there, and my mom is quite irritated that I don't have the Gospel. I told her to chill and it doesn't really matter that much. I could always add another page, but then I have to come up with three other pages of material, at which point our programs become small novels. We'll ask our priest and see what he has to say. I also want him to approve the programs before printing. With it being a Catholic ceremony (NOT MASS!!!), I don't want to mess up any of the wording. We meet with Father next Tuesday. At that point, we will have less than 3 months!!!

I actually received a call back from a resume that I submitted a couple weeks ago. At this point, just getting a call is exciting enough for me. He said that he was interested in scheduling an interview with me, but when I called him back, he was away from his calendar and told me that he would call back when he was in the office. Um, ya, no call, and it's almost 3:00 PM. And, I haven't heard from the guy here at the bank that I interviewed with two weeks, and he said I'd hear something last week. Sigh... I'm just destined to stay here.