The Final Countdown!

30 Days!

I said 30 Days!

That is how long I have until the wedding. As I look at my current "To-Do List", which is 4 pages long, I begin to wonder what have I been doing since November 27th? Even though I know that I have done a lot since then, I feel like I have so much more to go!

There are a few things that I have recently crossed off the "To-Do List."

On Saturday, we had a meeting with our officiant, who we lovingly refer to as our "fake priest". He is a gentle, funny man that used to be a catholic priest and left the church. He is very vague as to why he left the church, in fact, he doesn't say anything about why he left. When we met with him this weekend we quickly learned, or saw, why he left. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by our "fake priest" and his very lovely Mrs. "Fake Nun"! Yup! There was even a cute double picture frame that had one picture of him when he was a priest and one of her when she was a nun! After chatting with them you could very clearly see that they were a warm and loving couple that made the right decision.

As we talked and went through the ceremony logistics, it began to hit me that this is it! We are almost there! I found myself start to tear up as our fake priest did a run through of the vows. I was just imaging us standing up there in front of family and friends "repeating after me"! I now realize that I'm going to be cryer on the day of my wedding! I make fun of people for this, but I know I will be joining the ranks. And I can't wait!

On Monday I had my final fitting, which went great! The seamstress did a great job! My dress has been transformed and has allowed my vision to become my reality. As I was praticing my cat walk at the salon I received a delivery! A flower delivery! It was a vase of hydrangas from my soon-t0-be! With a card that read ...

"I Bet You Look Beatiful!"

And I did!

I'll Be There ...

I am a Libra.

I don't do well with decisions.

With that being said, you can imagine how torturous this wedding planning is for me!

My subject of torture this week ... The honeymoon!

The possibilities are endless ... which is very dangerous for a Libra! So I began to weed out the places that were not options for us. Every place that was over a 6 hour plane ride (we only have 6 days!). Every place that required airfare more than $1500 per person (we do have a budget!). A place that neither of us have been (hard for me, not so hard for him!).

I decided I wanted a caribbean honeymoon. Jim decided he wanted an Irish honeymoon. Could you find two places that are so fundamentally different?

Jim then made a surprise move by announcing that he would just show up at the airport and go where ever I told him to go. Little did he know this would just stress me out even more!

Last week I made a decision. The caribbean was too hot, it was prone to hurricanes ... etc! We were going to Napa Valley and then a brief tour of the coast! Done! Decided! Hotel almost booked.

This week ... a new decision ... we are going to the Caribbean! I realized that I do this with most of my decisions. I know where I want to go, I then talk myself out of it thinking there is is something better out there only to stress myself out. So I am going with my original decision!

So I'm actually excited now for the honeymoon! A week at a beachy resort with all the drinks and food I can consume!! Someone to wait on me hand and foot!!

Jim will be so excited when he gets to the airport!

I'll Be There is from the Jackson 5 Ultimate Collection

Just Because You Are Old ...

I'm sure by now you have heard about or seen the video of the 72 year old grandmother being tazered by a cop after she was acting beligerant, combative and rude during a traffic stop. I'll save my opinion about whether or not she deserved it, but rather I'll talk about old people doing things just because they are old.

On Valentines Day weekend we went to a famous pizza place in Fishtown, where they only serve pizza and soda. It is a BYOB. My grandmother must have misread and thought it was BYOF! Because she bought a container of swedish meatballs she had left over from a party she had and served them right there at the table.



Fast forward to last week ...

Event: My Mother's 60th Birthday
Location: The Macaroni Grill

My grandmother thought it would be appropriate to bring Sparkling Cider for the birthday toast, a homemade cake AND a big ol' knife to cut it with! (I could understand her thinking they might not have sparkling cider but did she really think they wouldn't have knives??)


Note to grandma ... it's not a BYOB or BYOBC or BYOSC! It's a full service restaurant!


The best is that the bigger deal I made of this the more she would smirk and say "so what?!" She even justified that it was okay by saying "they asked if I wanted them to put in the fridge to keep cold" I said "yes Mom-Mom ... they were going to take it and NOT bring it back!"

So, as I contemplate these two scenarios I think to myself, should I loosen up and not care what others think? Should I learn from my grandmother's experiences in life and admire her for her new found courage? Should I just show my true feelings in every situation regardless of the outcome?


Then I think ... that must be what the tazered grandma must have been thinking ... and then I just close my mouth and just eat what is on the menu!

And So It Begins ...

My blog. I was never really interested in blogs ... until I found one that I could relate to. I read it once and thought "that's cute!" And then I went back again ... and again ... and again! It was a friend of a friend! Now I read hers, her friend's blog and her friend's friend's blog! Thanks Jen for creating yet another addiction I must maintain!

I researched how to blog! What a dork! It told me to have a goal and stick to it! You need a goal to blog? I then decided that my goal was to have a place to give a 5 minute dialogue every so often! Kind of like Letterman or my new fav ... Gayle King on XM radio! She always starts with what happened yesterday or that morning and it often has me laughing out loud! And I think to myself ... those things happen to me too! I need my own opening dialogue ... thus ... my blog!

So my blog will give you a glance into my world which includes: my soon-to-be husband and our dog Maggie (she gives me enough material for a whole blog in itself!), my job, my friends and my crazy ol' family! There will be plenty of references to my favorite TV shows (which are too many to name!) or just what's going on in the news!

I can't wait to get started!