Monthly Archives: April 2011

Seven Quick Takes

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1. I have been under the weather for the past 10 days, which is ridiculous. It started with a sore throat, turned into a sore, dry throat, and is now a dry throat with a ridiculous cough and a lost voice. It’s rough. I wake up in the morning, hack out my lungs, pop cold meds, continue my day feeling relatively OK, and then cough all night long. Poor Kyle has probably got as much sleep as I have, which isn’t much. He’s a trooper though; maybe I should marry him ;)

2. My wedding is a little less than two months away and I’m panicking just a little bit now! I went to the seamstress on Monday to have my dress shortened and I’m so nervous! Damn my shortness! It’ll turn out just fine, right? RIGHT! My aunt also emailed photos of a mock bouquet she made up for me … I love it! I can’t wait for my pretty flowers :)

3. My mom and I are heading to Kelowna tomorrow for some Spring/Summer/Wedding shopping! I’m pretty excited about it, despite my sickness. She wants to find something to wear to my wedding and I want to freshen up my work clothes wardrobe and find something to wear for the wedding rehearsal.

4. Rootbeer flavoured cupcakes from my favourite cupcake shop are AMAZING. Just sayin’.

5. Looking at the search terms that have brought people to my blog are funny and sometimes confusing. Today’s (Thursday) search terms are: strong arms, greek stombolopolous, put on 5 pounds in one day?, and fashion bridal hair jewlery 2011. Greek Stombolopolous? Weird …

6. I’m not so keen on the fact that there will be two, maybe three, elections this year. (Municipal, Federal, and possibly Provincial) Elections Canada called me up the other day to see if I wanted to work the polling station for the Federal Election day, but I passed. It’s on a Monday and I don’t want to take time off work since I’m taking a bunch off for the wedding and B’s wedding in August. Plus it’s a long, boring day, especially when you’re partnered with someone who’s equally boring. And a newbie. They seem to panic a lot. lol

7. Daphne seems to like to play and act crazy first thing in the morning when I wake up, pre-coffee. While I eat breakfast she squeaks her squeaky toy until I throw it for her. Not cool when my sinuses are pounding, but it’s a little cute. This is why I put up with it.

What’s your favourite cupcake flavour?
What weird search terms have brought people to your blog?
Anything exciting happing this weekend for you?

HAPPY FRIDAY!

WTW: The Guests

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What’s a wedding without guests, right? And if you don’t have guests, well, you may as well elope.

Figuring out our guest list had Kyle and I seriously consider eloping. It was a PAIN. Since we are absorbing the majority of the cost to have our wedding, keeping a tight grasp on the guest list was important, but at the same time, deciding who we wanted to come was a HUGE battle.

It was all a matter of where to draw the line. Stop after immediate family and their spouses? Invite cousins? What about distant relatives such as great aunts and uncles? The mailman? Okay, you get my point.

We really wanted to keep our guest list under 100 people and to do that we HAD to cut people out. Not everyone was so keen on the cuts we made, but it was all about cost, sadly.

The harding thing was going to be telling my family that they couldn’t bring their kids. I have a lot of younger cousins on my mom’s side of the family, and not all young kids are gung-ho when it comes to sitting through a wedding reception and behaving. Plus, I still have to pay the $20/head for their meals, and they would probably only eat 1/3 of what an adult would eat. Not so cool on my bank account. Our solution? Adult-only reception. Brilliant! One of my cousins is old enough to babysit, so after the ceremony my mom is turning her house into a child care center and all the kiddos will hang out there. Woo!

Another hard decision was inviting the “hard to deal with” relatives. There’s a lot of conflict between family members on either side of Kyle and I’s family, so deciding who to invite and who not to invite was again, hard. In the end, we decided to invite everyone who deserved an invitation. After all, it was OUR wedding, and if people can’t get along for one day then they don’t have to come. It should be interesting to see how this all plays out, but the “rules” have been made clear to all conflicting parties.

Figuring out who to invite was by far the most difficult part of the wedding planning process. I hate letting people down and leaving people out, but sometimes, you have to draw a line. It was hard to initially draw it, but really, I don’t think any feelings were hurt.

Where would you draw the line if you were paying for your own wedding?

Oh yeah – And if you didn’t notice- I went and made a snazzy button! I guess being sick hasn’t hindered all my creativity.

Ten on Tuesday

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1. What is your ideal best date?

Sheesh – I’ve been a relationship for so long that just bumming at home on the couch is a great date for me! But, I do enjoy going out for dinner and then to a movie, so I’ll say that.

2. How long does it take you to get ready to go on a date?

Not very – half and house tops? I’m pretty low maintenance that way :)

3. What would you wear on the date?

It would depend. Probably jeans and a nice shirt. Again – low maintenance.

4. If you are married, how often do you go on dates? If you are single, when was your last date?

I’ll consider myself married for this question ;) We go on dates when we have time, so maybe once a month? I think going out less makes the times you do go out more special, ya follow?

5. What was your worst date?

I’ve never had a bad date. See, when I was in high school, you just “became” boyfriend & girlfriend. There was no number-asking, “We should go out sometime”, or anything like that. So, I’ve never had a bad date because I just wouldn’t date someone I didn’t like.

6. Do you/Did you kiss on your first date?

Yeah, I’m a floozy that way, lol.

7. If married, how long before you knew he/she was the one? If single, how long before you know if the person is marriage material?

That’s a good question. I don’t think there was a certain “Ah ha” moment when I knew I was going to marry Kyle one day. I guess after two or three years of dating I kind of figured we were in it for the long haul.

8. Do you prefer day dates or night dates?

It doesn’t matter to me, as long as I get to spend time with Kyle. (Cheesy much? lol)

9. How old were you when you first were allowed to date?

I’ll say 16 because that seems like an age most parents would let their kids date. I did have boyfriends before that though. I don’t think I have ever told I “wasn’t” allow to date.

10. What is the most embarassing moment you have had on a date?

None! I’m a classy lady ;)