Yummy Mummy has invited me to play a game of tag and who doesn't like games so of of course I'm in!
The rules were go to your 4th photo folder on your comp.- upload the 4th photo in that folder and provide an explanation!
Well since I am at work, I did'nt have access to my personal comp photos so I went through my Facebook albums. Sure enough the 4th album down was filled with my engagement photos (no joke). Very fitting for this blog :)
The pic I uploaded is one of the million we had taken on Duxbury beach when we were first engaged. So now you all know what Boston Bride and the Fiance look like!
So the last rule of this game was to tag four others... so Cali-Ally, Legally Brunette, Grammatically Impaired and Irishlizzy
YOU'RE IT!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Good Mood :)
Today was a pretty good day- lots accomplished and tons to look forward to. All the wedding planning is finally in motion and I have a million things scheduled!
Tomorrow Night- Meeting with the "ring guy". This is the same man that made my engagement ring and the Fiance and I LOVE him. He is very precise and takes extreme pride in all his work. The Monday after we got engaged he demanded I meet him downtown so he could check the size and steam clean the diamond before showing it off to my parents.
So I'm very excited to see him again for two reasons- one, because he will clean my ring, and check the prongs (which I always worry about) two, I get to try on bands! Now, lets focus for a minute on the band- a very important (life long) decision. I already know what I want for the actually ring; I'm thinking something thin, simple, with diamonds across the top half. My engagement ring is the classic round solitaire, in the 6 prong setting- so I don't want the band to take away from the engagement diamond- just enough bing to give my left hand extra sparkle! BUT the big decision is what do I get engraved in Fiance's ring?!!? I want it to be original, special and meaningful. This is going to take some serious thinking.
Saturday Afternoon- ORDERING MY DRESS! I finally figured out the whole dilemma I posted about below. It turns out the sales woman in VA was lying to me, and the dress I tried on at her shop is the same one I found up in Mass, for a better price. So I'm getting measured at 1pm and will have completed the gown hunt, Whew!
Sunday Afternoon- Blocking rooms at the hotel, not terribly exciting. However, after we are done meeting with the hotel people we are going Boston neighborhood exploring. We are still searching for our next "home". Thus far we have liked Brookline, Somerville, Cambridge and Charlestown, all seem very cute and reasonable online.
Here's to a busy weekend.
Cheers!
XoXo
BB
Tomorrow Night- Meeting with the "ring guy". This is the same man that made my engagement ring and the Fiance and I LOVE him. He is very precise and takes extreme pride in all his work. The Monday after we got engaged he demanded I meet him downtown so he could check the size and steam clean the diamond before showing it off to my parents.
So I'm very excited to see him again for two reasons- one, because he will clean my ring, and check the prongs (which I always worry about) two, I get to try on bands! Now, lets focus for a minute on the band- a very important (life long) decision. I already know what I want for the actually ring; I'm thinking something thin, simple, with diamonds across the top half. My engagement ring is the classic round solitaire, in the 6 prong setting- so I don't want the band to take away from the engagement diamond- just enough bing to give my left hand extra sparkle! BUT the big decision is what do I get engraved in Fiance's ring?!!? I want it to be original, special and meaningful. This is going to take some serious thinking.
Saturday Afternoon- ORDERING MY DRESS! I finally figured out the whole dilemma I posted about below. It turns out the sales woman in VA was lying to me, and the dress I tried on at her shop is the same one I found up in Mass, for a better price. So I'm getting measured at 1pm and will have completed the gown hunt, Whew!
Sunday Afternoon- Blocking rooms at the hotel, not terribly exciting. However, after we are done meeting with the hotel people we are going Boston neighborhood exploring. We are still searching for our next "home". Thus far we have liked Brookline, Somerville, Cambridge and Charlestown, all seem very cute and reasonable online.
Here's to a busy weekend.
Cheers!
XoXo
BB
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Away On Business
I am currently in New York for a client meeting and won't be returning to Boston till later tonight. Thankfully this PR gig of mine doesn't require a TON of travel, but rather the occasionally trip here and there. While some people love the idea of traveling for work, I actually don't enjoy it that much, for a couple of reasons...
I HATE airports, so the this particular trip sucked. These meetings are not in glamorous Manhattan NY, they are located in "upstate" middle of no where NY; so not only did that mean an annoying switch in Phili, but also a ride in one of those tiny propeller planes (UGH).
Also, this may sound a little "not so modern, independent woman like", but I hate sleeping alone in a hotel room. Even for a night, I genuinely miss Fiance; a lot. It feels strange to sleep in an empty bed and not have his arm around me. I end up tossing and turning most of the night and waking up very sleepy.
One other hang up about business travel is the food. Don't get me wrong I love dinners out, but rich restaurant food for breakfast, lunch and dinner meetings just leaves me feeling sick and bloated.
So with that, I am excited to get back home :)
Updates later on the wedding and apt search!
I HATE airports, so the this particular trip sucked. These meetings are not in glamorous Manhattan NY, they are located in "upstate" middle of no where NY; so not only did that mean an annoying switch in Phili, but also a ride in one of those tiny propeller planes (UGH).
Also, this may sound a little "not so modern, independent woman like", but I hate sleeping alone in a hotel room. Even for a night, I genuinely miss Fiance; a lot. It feels strange to sleep in an empty bed and not have his arm around me. I end up tossing and turning most of the night and waking up very sleepy.
One other hang up about business travel is the food. Don't get me wrong I love dinners out, but rich restaurant food for breakfast, lunch and dinner meetings just leaves me feeling sick and bloated.
So with that, I am excited to get back home :)
Updates later on the wedding and apt search!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Need to Upgrade!
Our lease is up in May and I really, really want to move! This once, cozy little apartment just outside of Boston has quickly turned into a very cramped apartment in the crappy suburbs. It was a great first home, and I will never forget the millions of memories we have here, but its coming up on the two year mark, and its time for this bride to be to upgrade.
We have discussed possibly buying something, but honestly I want to put that idea on hold till after the wedding- one big stressful thing at a time! So right now we are searching for our next apartment, and the first home we will have as newlyweds.
Maybe I'm being picky- but thus far the search has been unsuccessful. I'm not too "set in stone" with a neighborhood; we both work in the Backbay, so some where with an easy commute would be nice. All we need is one bedroom, and somewhere to park our car.
I used to look at Craigslist everyday, just to see what was available, BUT- no more. I lost all faith in craigslist- just a couple weeks ago I was almost scammed by a shady post.
The Fiance and I were scanning the usual "for rent" section when we saw a fantastic condo in the backbay. It was two bed, two bath, two parking spots and was walking distance to both of our offices! We both knew it had to be too good to be true, but just for the hell of it we e-mailed the contact on the post . A day or two goes by and we get a response from "Julie", she explained to us that she had to move to England for a couple of years for work and wanted to rent out her condo. She attached additional pictures, and explained that utilities were included but the lease would be a max of five years. Sounds perfect huh?
After bouncing back and forth e-mails all week, she finally told us that a third party would involved (rent.com) so that we could take the keys and view the condo before paying rent. I was super excited, this condo sounded like a dream come true. I even called my current leasing office to see if I could get out of my lease early!
Here was the catch- in the last e-mail she mentioned a money order, that we would need to put on hold as a deposit. The transaction sounded very shady, so I shared e-mails with a co-worker of mine. She then told me that the whole story sounded VERY familiar, and sure enough it was a scam! A TOTAL SCAM!
When I googled various lines from the e-mails, exact copies came up, posted on fraud web sites. I was so sad, but grateful that people posted those e-mails so that other innocent people are warned.
So now we are back to the drawing board (sigh)...
If anyone hears of anything- let me know :)
XoXo
BB
We have discussed possibly buying something, but honestly I want to put that idea on hold till after the wedding- one big stressful thing at a time! So right now we are searching for our next apartment, and the first home we will have as newlyweds.
Maybe I'm being picky- but thus far the search has been unsuccessful. I'm not too "set in stone" with a neighborhood; we both work in the Backbay, so some where with an easy commute would be nice. All we need is one bedroom, and somewhere to park our car.
I used to look at Craigslist everyday, just to see what was available, BUT- no more. I lost all faith in craigslist- just a couple weeks ago I was almost scammed by a shady post.
The Fiance and I were scanning the usual "for rent" section when we saw a fantastic condo in the backbay. It was two bed, two bath, two parking spots and was walking distance to both of our offices! We both knew it had to be too good to be true, but just for the hell of it we e-mailed the contact on the post . A day or two goes by and we get a response from "Julie", she explained to us that she had to move to England for a couple of years for work and wanted to rent out her condo. She attached additional pictures, and explained that utilities were included but the lease would be a max of five years. Sounds perfect huh?
After bouncing back and forth e-mails all week, she finally told us that a third party would involved (rent.com) so that we could take the keys and view the condo before paying rent. I was super excited, this condo sounded like a dream come true. I even called my current leasing office to see if I could get out of my lease early!
Here was the catch- in the last e-mail she mentioned a money order, that we would need to put on hold as a deposit. The transaction sounded very shady, so I shared e-mails with a co-worker of mine. She then told me that the whole story sounded VERY familiar, and sure enough it was a scam! A TOTAL SCAM!
When I googled various lines from the e-mails, exact copies came up, posted on fraud web sites. I was so sad, but grateful that people posted those e-mails so that other innocent people are warned.
So now we are back to the drawing board (sigh)...
If anyone hears of anything- let me know :)
XoXo
BB
Friday, January 16, 2009
Dress = Stress
I have a dilemma and I am entirely open to suggestions, so please, let me know if you have ANY advice- here is the story..
Over the holidays the Fiancé and I went down to Virginia to spend Christmas with my family. The day after Christmas “the girls” decided to walk around the town and explore my parent’s new neighbored. My mom, sister and I found a dress shop opened so went in to try on some gowns. Well, it was there in that tiny country shop, that I fell in love with the most perfect wedding dress. After we all “ oo and ah-ed” I asked the sales woman how much? She originally gave me a price that was a little out of my budget, but said that she will check with the owner, because sometimes she will go lower. So we left the dress shop feeling pretty excited.
That night my sister and I jumped online and found a picture of the gown so I was able to circulate it to all my bridesmaids.
A couple of weeks go by and my mom finally hears back from the shop owner- she is willing to knock off a couple hundred making the dress “do-able”. While I was thrilled to hear the news, I still wanted to see if it was available for a better price, and some where a little closer. Remember- I’m a bride on a budget, so every penny counts.
More good news- I found the gown in MA for the perfect price! But they don’t have it in the store to try on, they would have to take my measurements and order it. I immediately called my Mom, she was trilled and said she would tell the VA shop to forget about the order.
Here is where trouble comes in; the VA shop tells my mom that the gown I fell in love with is from the designer’s private collection, therefore a better material, which is why it is marked at a higher price.
When mom calls to tell me this bit of information I get confused. I have been stalking the designer’s website for days, and the dress only comes in one material on the site and there is no “private collection”.
I proceed to call the MA shop where I found the bargain price and they agree with me- no private collection and the gown can only be ordered in one material!
Now I am worried, my mom and I are concerned because what if I have the wrong dress? I don’t want to order it, get it in six months and realize it’s the wrong dress, too late! Is the VA shop lady trying to scam me? Does the dress come in two material choices?
Here is the dress…. My Dress.
Designer is Maggie Sottero- gown name: Antonia Marie. Does anyone know if this gown also comes in silk? Or does anyone know where I can try it on again that is close to Boston!
I need to order soon!!!
Over the holidays the Fiancé and I went down to Virginia to spend Christmas with my family. The day after Christmas “the girls” decided to walk around the town and explore my parent’s new neighbored. My mom, sister and I found a dress shop opened so went in to try on some gowns. Well, it was there in that tiny country shop, that I fell in love with the most perfect wedding dress. After we all “ oo and ah-ed” I asked the sales woman how much? She originally gave me a price that was a little out of my budget, but said that she will check with the owner, because sometimes she will go lower. So we left the dress shop feeling pretty excited.
That night my sister and I jumped online and found a picture of the gown so I was able to circulate it to all my bridesmaids.
A couple of weeks go by and my mom finally hears back from the shop owner- she is willing to knock off a couple hundred making the dress “do-able”. While I was thrilled to hear the news, I still wanted to see if it was available for a better price, and some where a little closer. Remember- I’m a bride on a budget, so every penny counts.
More good news- I found the gown in MA for the perfect price! But they don’t have it in the store to try on, they would have to take my measurements and order it. I immediately called my Mom, she was trilled and said she would tell the VA shop to forget about the order.
Here is where trouble comes in; the VA shop tells my mom that the gown I fell in love with is from the designer’s private collection, therefore a better material, which is why it is marked at a higher price.
When mom calls to tell me this bit of information I get confused. I have been stalking the designer’s website for days, and the dress only comes in one material on the site and there is no “private collection”.
I proceed to call the MA shop where I found the bargain price and they agree with me- no private collection and the gown can only be ordered in one material!
Now I am worried, my mom and I are concerned because what if I have the wrong dress? I don’t want to order it, get it in six months and realize it’s the wrong dress, too late! Is the VA shop lady trying to scam me? Does the dress come in two material choices?
Here is the dress…. My Dress.
Designer is Maggie Sottero- gown name: Antonia Marie. Does anyone know if this gown also comes in silk? Or does anyone know where I can try it on again that is close to Boston!
I need to order soon!!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Jobs, Work, Career?
As you can see I haven't posted since the weekend! The neglect was not by choice... stupid work, at stupid job has kept me insanely busy. I've had reports due, long ass meetings in Cambridge and now I might be traveling to NY next week. Oy!
Since we are on the topic of work let me explain my career a little more.
To begin, I don't HATE my job but I certainly don't LOVE it. Some days I enjoy the work and actually feel like I'm using my skills, other days I feel like my cubical is a cage and I need to be let free!! Then I start with the whole " if I told myself five years ago I would be working in an office cube I would have laughed". But its true, this was not in the plan, but life doesn't always go according to plans.
In college I had an obsession with the "news". I majored in it, interned for it and then when senior year rolled around the news gave me my first real job, as an associated producer! Sounds all fine and dandy, but then a year later I moved to Boston and EVERYTHING changed.
Boston is a pretty big market for news, so when I was offered a job and one of their stations I was tickled pink! But nobody warned me that my cozy Hartford station was heaven compared to sweat shops in Boston. Bottom line- I hated it! I would work overnights, get criticized for EVERYTHING, and was on an hourly wage. And the real eye opener, was that NO ONE was happy. It seemed that there was a constant revolving door of writers, reporters and anchors.
This experience was educational to say the least! I always thought I would work in news, but after enduring hell on earth for six months I knew I needed a change. Because of the economy smaller stations were making cuts, and rumor had it all big market newsrooms were the same- so this Bride to Be made a "career change". Public Relations it is!
So here I am today,working for a mid size PR firm in the backbay. As I sad before, I don't HATE it... but I don't LOVE it. I'm in a rut. Working in news, i hated my life but I enjoyed the work. I could be creative, it was exciting and something new everyday! In PR the work is "sub-par", I get bored easily and I am not able to be creative; But I love my life. Money is good, I never work weekends, holidays off, and lots of vaca time. So I'm stuck.
I guess the real issue is, I don't know what I want to be when I grow up?
Since we are on the topic of work let me explain my career a little more.
To begin, I don't HATE my job but I certainly don't LOVE it. Some days I enjoy the work and actually feel like I'm using my skills, other days I feel like my cubical is a cage and I need to be let free!! Then I start with the whole " if I told myself five years ago I would be working in an office cube I would have laughed". But its true, this was not in the plan, but life doesn't always go according to plans.
In college I had an obsession with the "news". I majored in it, interned for it and then when senior year rolled around the news gave me my first real job, as an associated producer! Sounds all fine and dandy, but then a year later I moved to Boston and EVERYTHING changed.
Boston is a pretty big market for news, so when I was offered a job and one of their stations I was tickled pink! But nobody warned me that my cozy Hartford station was heaven compared to sweat shops in Boston. Bottom line- I hated it! I would work overnights, get criticized for EVERYTHING, and was on an hourly wage. And the real eye opener, was that NO ONE was happy. It seemed that there was a constant revolving door of writers, reporters and anchors.
This experience was educational to say the least! I always thought I would work in news, but after enduring hell on earth for six months I knew I needed a change. Because of the economy smaller stations were making cuts, and rumor had it all big market newsrooms were the same- so this Bride to Be made a "career change". Public Relations it is!
So here I am today,working for a mid size PR firm in the backbay. As I sad before, I don't HATE it... but I don't LOVE it. I'm in a rut. Working in news, i hated my life but I enjoyed the work. I could be creative, it was exciting and something new everyday! In PR the work is "sub-par", I get bored easily and I am not able to be creative; But I love my life. Money is good, I never work weekends, holidays off, and lots of vaca time. So I'm stuck.
I guess the real issue is, I don't know what I want to be when I grow up?
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Bad Bride
Soo I already broke one of my own rules. I was doing so good, this whole week I stayed on track..but it ended on a bad note.
Fiance and I both had a very long work week, so we decided to have a bum weekend. No traveling, no big night out just veg and relax.
On our way home on Friday night we picked up a bottle of wine and went home ready to clean out our DVR. So we plopped down on the couch and started to pour. Just as greys was coming to an end I began to realize the inevitable- this bride to be was drunk and about to make a very bad decision.
Through my fit of drunk giggles I turned to the Fiance and said "lets go get ice cream"! He happily agrees- my recent healthy habits have resulted in having no junk food or ice cream in the apartment. So when he saw the opportunity for a fatty forbidden dessert- he jumped at the chance.
Neither one of us was in the condition to drive, so we bundled up, head to toe in winter gear and stumbled across the street to Friendly's.
It was there, in that sticky plastic booth, I made the worst decision a bride to be could possibly make. The 13 year old waitress looked down and asked "have you decided yet?" and I looked right back at her, flashed her my goofy intoxicated smile and said "YUP! one brownie Oreo, Carmel fudge brownie sundae".
And I licked the dish clean, not one scrumptious drop of hot fudge left!
I told myself no more drunk eating, it only leads to bad decisions. And the Fiance does nothing to stop me.
Oh well! Can't look back now- all I can do is get off my bride butt, go to the gym and hope for the best in the future.
XoXo
BB
Fiance and I both had a very long work week, so we decided to have a bum weekend. No traveling, no big night out just veg and relax.
On our way home on Friday night we picked up a bottle of wine and went home ready to clean out our DVR. So we plopped down on the couch and started to pour. Just as greys was coming to an end I began to realize the inevitable- this bride to be was drunk and about to make a very bad decision.
Through my fit of drunk giggles I turned to the Fiance and said "lets go get ice cream"! He happily agrees- my recent healthy habits have resulted in having no junk food or ice cream in the apartment. So when he saw the opportunity for a fatty forbidden dessert- he jumped at the chance.
Neither one of us was in the condition to drive, so we bundled up, head to toe in winter gear and stumbled across the street to Friendly's.
It was there, in that sticky plastic booth, I made the worst decision a bride to be could possibly make. The 13 year old waitress looked down and asked "have you decided yet?" and I looked right back at her, flashed her my goofy intoxicated smile and said "YUP! one brownie Oreo, Carmel fudge brownie sundae".
And I licked the dish clean, not one scrumptious drop of hot fudge left!
I told myself no more drunk eating, it only leads to bad decisions. And the Fiance does nothing to stop me.
Oh well! Can't look back now- all I can do is get off my bride butt, go to the gym and hope for the best in the future.
XoXo
BB
Friday, January 9, 2009
Making Memories
After doing some mid afternoon blog reading I stumbled across a post from Yummy Mummy, who is celebrating her 5 year anniversary today, Mazel Tov! Anywho- her post was about how she has been called “child bride” because she was 24 when wed. Well, lone and behold that is the precise age I am, and will be on my wedding day.
Therefore I dedicate this post to the young and in love!
When the Fiancé and I first announced our engagement we received many comments similar to “you’re crazy to get married SO young”. Or the words of wisdom from many of Fiancé’s frat brothers “Dude, I’m not getting tied down till I’m 35, you’re nuts”.
First of all 24 is not “too young” or a “child bride”. Both of us completed college, received our degrees, have great jobs, a home to call our own and most importantly are head over heels, crazy in love with each other!
Fiancé is a couple years older, but we have known each other forever. Back in the day, we were the “greek power couple”, me being sorority president and Fiancé was his Frat’s VP, ahh those were the daysJ I would spend hours gushing to friends about the crush I had on the SigEp VP!
But being young and in love does come with some obstacles. In addition to being “a Boston bride” I am a bride on a budget- a very strict budget! Don’t get me wrong we have good jobs, but we are new in our industries. Also, we are paying for the wedding/honeymoon ourselves. Like my G-ma always says, it’s those memories you make when you’re far from rich that will last a lifetime and build a successful marriage (G-ma has been married to G-pa for 56 years).
Our first night in our first home we slept on Fiancé’s college futon, ate pizza on the floor and rolled change to afford additional furnishings. We continued to sleep on that futon for almost a year, so you can imagine how great it felt to buy our very own “real” bed with our tax refund money last year.
So yes, we are young, we are far from rich, but we couldn’t be happier and more in love!
XoXo
BB
Therefore I dedicate this post to the young and in love!
When the Fiancé and I first announced our engagement we received many comments similar to “you’re crazy to get married SO young”. Or the words of wisdom from many of Fiancé’s frat brothers “Dude, I’m not getting tied down till I’m 35, you’re nuts”.
First of all 24 is not “too young” or a “child bride”. Both of us completed college, received our degrees, have great jobs, a home to call our own and most importantly are head over heels, crazy in love with each other!
Fiancé is a couple years older, but we have known each other forever. Back in the day, we were the “greek power couple”, me being sorority president and Fiancé was his Frat’s VP, ahh those were the daysJ I would spend hours gushing to friends about the crush I had on the SigEp VP!
But being young and in love does come with some obstacles. In addition to being “a Boston bride” I am a bride on a budget- a very strict budget! Don’t get me wrong we have good jobs, but we are new in our industries. Also, we are paying for the wedding/honeymoon ourselves. Like my G-ma always says, it’s those memories you make when you’re far from rich that will last a lifetime and build a successful marriage (G-ma has been married to G-pa for 56 years).
Our first night in our first home we slept on Fiancé’s college futon, ate pizza on the floor and rolled change to afford additional furnishings. We continued to sleep on that futon for almost a year, so you can imagine how great it felt to buy our very own “real” bed with our tax refund money last year.
So yes, we are young, we are far from rich, but we couldn’t be happier and more in love!
XoXo
BB
Thursday, January 8, 2009
To hell with "the wedding dress diet" ..
I have a good amount of friends that are currently engaged, in fact this year alone I'll be attending 6 weddings! Not including my own. So when it comes to a girl talk, it usually turns into wedding chat- and the current hot topic; Diets!
Between everyone going on crazy diets as their "new years resolution" and my crazy bride to be gal pals counting every calorie- I am personally going out of my mind.
Don't get me wrong, I want to look AMAZING on my wedding day. But I don't think a diet would do the trick. See- I love food, love carbs, and LOVE dessert. Honestly diets are just meant to be broken! I have my own plan of action.
* Eat healthy- more fruits and veggies
* Still enjoy dessert, just smaller- one tiny dessert per day
* Fitness- walk everywhere if possible and try to make it to the gym as much as possible.
* Drink tons of water!
* No drunk eating. ( When your drunk calories don't count-right?)
* eat breakfast, bring lunch and make dinner. (also a great way to save money)
* No bagels! this is the one food I need to omit from diet, there is just no good in a bagel. If I'm craving bread in the AM, a whole wheat English muffin will do just fine.
* Eat all day. Constant healthy snacking will help me stay on track, and prevent blind binge eating when I'm famished.
My goal is not to fit into my wedding dress or lose 15 pounds, all I want is to look smokin in my honeymoon bikini :)
On that note, does anyone have some great work out tips to get a toned body. I want a flat tummy and Jennifer Aniston arms!
XoXo
BB
Between everyone going on crazy diets as their "new years resolution" and my crazy bride to be gal pals counting every calorie- I am personally going out of my mind.
Don't get me wrong, I want to look AMAZING on my wedding day. But I don't think a diet would do the trick. See- I love food, love carbs, and LOVE dessert. Honestly diets are just meant to be broken! I have my own plan of action.
* Eat healthy- more fruits and veggies
* Still enjoy dessert, just smaller- one tiny dessert per day
* Fitness- walk everywhere if possible and try to make it to the gym as much as possible.
* Drink tons of water!
* No drunk eating. ( When your drunk calories don't count-right?)
* eat breakfast, bring lunch and make dinner. (also a great way to save money)
* No bagels! this is the one food I need to omit from diet, there is just no good in a bagel. If I'm craving bread in the AM, a whole wheat English muffin will do just fine.
* Eat all day. Constant healthy snacking will help me stay on track, and prevent blind binge eating when I'm famished.
My goal is not to fit into my wedding dress or lose 15 pounds, all I want is to look smokin in my honeymoon bikini :)
On that note, does anyone have some great work out tips to get a toned body. I want a flat tummy and Jennifer Aniston arms!
XoXo
BB
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
A Story About Save-the-Dates...
First off- I got a call today saying that my Save the Date cards were ready to go and should go out this weekend! Yea :)
But it wasn't all smooth sailing-wedding crisis numeral uno involved my beautiful save the date cards. In order to fully grasp the horror of the story I am about to share- let me explain the importance of this stationary.
I believe that the save the card is essential, especially in my case- where 50% of our guests are traveling to Mass. for the event. It is the very first piece of stationary people will receive regarding the special day, and therefore sets the tone. This one- tiny, little piece of paper will be hanging on the refrigerator of all my guests for the next 8 months! People will view this work of art every time they go to get something to eat! Bottom line- I was very careful selecting my cards, and LOVED my original design, complete with ribbon I hand picked from AC Moore.
Now lets get to the story...
My save the dates cards were delivered to me just after Thanksgiving and were slated to be mailed right after the new year, therefore avoiding the Christmas card rush. They were perfect! wrapped in tissue paper and tied together with a baby blue ribbon. So I took them home and placed the box next to my mail/bills basket. Couple of weeks go by and the apartment has quickly transformed into Santa's workshop; wrapping paper everything, boxes stacked high and tape stuck to just about every surface.
It was the Monday before Christmas and the Fiance and I were traveling to my parents for the holiday. He decided it was time to clean up the disaster around the tree, so before he headed out for some last minute shopping, he collected everything in site. So with trash in hand I gave him a quick kiss good bye and started to pack for our trip, then I headed out for a holiday manicure. When I returned home I did a quick scan of the living room and realized the box of save the dates were moved. So I searched- bedroom? no.-kitchen? no.-closet? no.- They were gone. Frantically I call the Fiance demanding to know where he placed the cards... his response "uh oh, I wonder if they got mixed in with the trash".
I proceeded to sprint to the dumpster, only to find they it was already emptied. Then in a panic I ran to the leasing office, burst through the door and asked where the garbage goes to next! " hell, I don't care, I will dumper dive if I have to". But the answer was " sorry sweetie but they are long gone".
Heartbroken, and sad I did what any girl would do.... went home opened a container of ice cream and called my best friend.
Fast Forward through the holidays, the Fiance did good. He felt awful, returned home with flowers in hand and already called our invitation lady ( who is a SAINT). She agreed to reprint through the holidays and will address free of charge, She was even able to hunt down my ribbon. I now refer to her as my wedding angel <3>
XoXo
BB
But it wasn't all smooth sailing-wedding crisis numeral uno involved my beautiful save the date cards. In order to fully grasp the horror of the story I am about to share- let me explain the importance of this stationary.
I believe that the save the card is essential, especially in my case- where 50% of our guests are traveling to Mass. for the event. It is the very first piece of stationary people will receive regarding the special day, and therefore sets the tone. This one- tiny, little piece of paper will be hanging on the refrigerator of all my guests for the next 8 months! People will view this work of art every time they go to get something to eat! Bottom line- I was very careful selecting my cards, and LOVED my original design, complete with ribbon I hand picked from AC Moore.
Now lets get to the story...
My save the dates cards were delivered to me just after Thanksgiving and were slated to be mailed right after the new year, therefore avoiding the Christmas card rush. They were perfect! wrapped in tissue paper and tied together with a baby blue ribbon. So I took them home and placed the box next to my mail/bills basket. Couple of weeks go by and the apartment has quickly transformed into Santa's workshop; wrapping paper everything, boxes stacked high and tape stuck to just about every surface.
It was the Monday before Christmas and the Fiance and I were traveling to my parents for the holiday. He decided it was time to clean up the disaster around the tree, so before he headed out for some last minute shopping, he collected everything in site. So with trash in hand I gave him a quick kiss good bye and started to pack for our trip, then I headed out for a holiday manicure. When I returned home I did a quick scan of the living room and realized the box of save the dates were moved. So I searched- bedroom? no.-kitchen? no.-closet? no.- They were gone. Frantically I call the Fiance demanding to know where he placed the cards... his response "uh oh, I wonder if they got mixed in with the trash".
I proceeded to sprint to the dumpster, only to find they it was already emptied. Then in a panic I ran to the leasing office, burst through the door and asked where the garbage goes to next! " hell, I don't care, I will dumper dive if I have to". But the answer was " sorry sweetie but they are long gone".
Heartbroken, and sad I did what any girl would do.... went home opened a container of ice cream and called my best friend.
Fast Forward through the holidays, the Fiance did good. He felt awful, returned home with flowers in hand and already called our invitation lady ( who is a SAINT). She agreed to reprint through the holidays and will address free of charge, She was even able to hunt down my ribbon. I now refer to her as my wedding angel <3>
XoXo
BB
Welcome!
One of my new years resolutions is to start a blog ( in addition to about 5 others)- why you may ask..
Well- bottom line, I want a creative outlet. A place I can write freely without having to worry about pleasing anyone but myself. Also, as you can see from the title of this blog I am in fact a "Bride", planning my September wedding. I am hoping that by writing about my upcoming wedding I can receive some help/advice from readers. Being new to Boston and the whole wedding planning thing, I can seriously use all the help I can get!!!
So with that...more to come. Expect regular updates, venting and the occasional wedding crisis post.
xoxo
BB
Well- bottom line, I want a creative outlet. A place I can write freely without having to worry about pleasing anyone but myself. Also, as you can see from the title of this blog I am in fact a "Bride", planning my September wedding. I am hoping that by writing about my upcoming wedding I can receive some help/advice from readers. Being new to Boston and the whole wedding planning thing, I can seriously use all the help I can get!!!
So with that...more to come. Expect regular updates, venting and the occasional wedding crisis post.
xoxo
BB
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