You know what's fun?/Day SEVENTY-TWO until the BIG day!

I started this blog a couple months ago as a little place to go and secretly post things about my life, and still, I have told no one about my blog. And you know, I kind of like it this way, but reading other people's blogs has got me wondering if and when I'll ever tell someone about it. And for someone who shares probably much to much with her future hubby, keeping this secret is quite difficult. 

I think the day I get a follower my head will explode with happiness. 

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Good news #1:

*drum roll*

I have a wedding dress! 

I actually got it two weeks ago, but somehow life has a way of becoming very busy, and I have a way of becoming quite lazy. But I'm here now! I'm here to catch you up on the exciting progress of my wedding plans! 

The dress is delightful, let me tell you! Although, right now I'm in that stage where I'm desperately hoping I still love the dress when I go back for my fitting. It's so different than what I thought I wanted - everything I never knew I wanted. Well, you'll see it in time.. in 72 days to be exact! (Where has the time gone!?)

Good news #2: 

This past weekend my Matthew and I took some handsome engagement pictures. My creative friend helped us out and captured some pretty sweet pictures. Want to see?? I thought so. Who wouldn't?

Just a few of my favorites. 

Good news #3:

I resurfaced my creativity, which tends to hide when other things in life become more pressing. I designed a simple, cute wedding invitation! I lurve it. Yes, you can get a sneak peak of that, too! 

[good little peak of a sneak, yes?]

Lots of other little details have begun to come together. I still can't believe I'm going to be a Mrs. soon!-Blows my mind!

Next: Apartment hunting in the Salt Lake Citay! Oh, how I cannot wait to move out of this little cinder-block apartment and into my own home with the most handsome roommate ever! 

xoxo.

Productively Unproductive Day/Wedding Planning: Day 87 Until the BIG day!

So today has been cool.

I was awake before I wanted to be, took my time getting ready, got to work where they told me I could leave because it had been a slow day, I bought milk, left work, went to the post office on campus, came home, organized the fridge for the second time this week (it's only Tuesday), swept the kitchen floor, vacuumed the apartment, attempted to study for a scary (but apparently not scary enough) statistics test, watched Glee, went through some boxes and my closet and bagged some things up to donate, snacked on some graham crackers, browsed men's wedding rings and apartments online, tried studying again, and now this.

Fun, huh?
I mean, I've been productive, right? Sooo maybe I haven't gotten done what I really needed to do today, but at least stuff has gotten done!

Also, I will never understand how the one person who cleans out the fridge just to have space for all 3 items is unable to purchase and put her items in the fridge before more food enters, thus again, leaving no room for said 3 items, calling for more careful organizing. I will also never understand certain people's tendency to buy large amounts of food that sit in the fridge/freezer until they expire or rot without hardly being touched or opened by the purchaser.

Onward - to more exciting business!

The wedding planning is moving along! Plates, cups, and utensils have been decided on and they're lovely! I also found delicious glass containers to house oodles of candy and other goodies for the candy/goodie bar. I've confirmed and reconfirmed to myself that I love my sparkly ring. I don't know why, but it happens often. He did good! :)

I've also started to wear my retainers to be more frequently. Yummy news, yes?
Next, I will conquer my ornery skin with a microdermabrasion home-kit, because, let's face it; I can't afford the real thing on this tiny budget/income. Fingers crossed that it actually works and doesn't leave my face in a red blustery mess. Nice visual, right?

Ohhhh, but the best news is.. [are you ready??]... the soon-to-be-mother-in-law is coming! COMING! Here! This weekend! Oh golly! Yes, when I first found out my stomach sunk a little and my face may have lost a little color. I felt bad; real bad. However, my stomach and face returned to their normal, weird selves and I am happy. Very happy, actually. Super duper excited, really! I'm going dress shopping dudes! And not alone! We already have two appointments set up because she's awesome like that.

With any luck, I will have made a very huge [monetary-wise and importance-wise] purchase by Saturday! I sure hope we're lucky. I'm not normally lucky. Not ever.

We've also scheduled out engagement picture session with a very lovely friend of mine, which means nothing else but.... an excuse to go shopping for awesomely cute outfits! Well, and I guess it also means we'll be sending out invitations soon!

I have also picked out Matt's ring! (Since he picked out my ring without any of my input, we agreed that I could choose his.)

[Take note that the shapes on his match the cut of the diamond on mine!]

I think I did pretty good.

Alright, ya'll. It's way too late to be awake right now.. It is a couple hours into Wednesday now, thus it is bed time. Goodnight lovies.

xoxo.

Ramblings of one stressed out bride!/ Wedding Planning: Day 93!

Now that the initial excitement of the engagement is wearing down, and considering that we have a mere 13 weeks left before the wedding, stress levels are rising and reality is setting in. 

What have I gotten myself into? 

How are we going to pull this off in time?

Dress!? What dress? Where do I even begin?

SIX groomsmen, you say?! I have barely settled on four! 

Ya, I'm stressed.

I think I'm thinking too much, or rather, I'm just thinking too much about a few things.

I need to try to remember that I have awesome people 750+ miles away helping plan my wedding, and that I'll be able to do everything one step at a time. 

Unfortunately, the biggest thing right now is finding a dress. I am not particularly fond of shopping, especially when it comes to clothes for myself. (Shopping for babies, on the other hand, is a breeze!) Ya, I am a girl who gets frustrated with shopping. This is mainly because I am not average sized, and apparently don't have average taste in clothing. Not to mention I am poor. Very poor. As such, I work 8 hours four days a week, and the days I'm not working, I am in class and/or doing homework. AND I'm planning a wedding? Yes. 

Anyway, my future parents-in-law (Is that a legitimate phrase? It sounds different. Meh.) kindly reminded me that I need to find my dress soon as it will probably need to be altered and ready in ample time before the wedding bells ring...(except there won't be any actual bells ringing. :[ ). Moving on! I've mentioned that I'm marrying into an almost incomprehensibly amazing family, right!? Welllll, tonight they suggested that Matt's mom, Letticia (they have refused to let me address them as Mr. or Mrs. EVER.) fly up to shop with me, since I am a sad lump that has yet to establish close enough of friendships here in Utah to comfortably accompany me to a bridal store. 

Part of me, the inner traditional, girly part, longs for the typical mother/sister/daughter wedding dress-shopping experience that I will not be able to experience with my own. That same part of me wants to scream "yes!" to their offer and tear up with overwhelming happiness. At the same time, I do not know how to comprehend such generosity, especially considering the times that they have paid for mine and Matt's plane tickets home for the holidays. The logical part of me tells me that the cost of her travels up here would be very costly, and I don't know that it would even be worth it if we are not even able to find a dress. And would I be considered unbearably selfish if I accept? Or would I be selfish to say no? She did make the point that she doesn't have any daughters of her own to do this with. How would my own mother react? Would she care? Would she want to be sharing the experience with me? I don't know. Am I thinking too much again? I think I am. I think I'm making too much of this. 

Would it be weird if I went by myself? I think I could get a lot accomplished. I tend to find the best things when I'm alone at a store rather than when I'm with someone because I feel rushed. I'd be fine, right? Yep, definitely thinking too much! 

I'm going to hit the hay, folks! Sorry for the rambling. 

I hope you didn't waste too much time reading this post! It's mostly an outlet for me to gather my thoughts, I suppose. 

Anywho, wish me luck! 

P.S. I got to go on a Sunday stroll this weekend, 

and we got to look at the tulips around campus and we took pictures!  

May the "fourth" be with you. ;]

xoxo.