Still in Anniversary Mode

So, on this date last year the post name was "Wedding Dress Wednesday".



I picked up my dress today. All seems well with it and I think I'm liking it more and more. Apparently my nerves are hitting me, though, because I am having a beer at 2:00 in the afternoon. I feel better already. Good thing the wedding is only 3 days away or I might become an alcoholic. Like how I just snuck the wedding countdown in there and you didn't even notice?I really don't have much to do today which is why I thought I'd start drinking. I have to get some gifts together and work on some cards, but otherwise, I'm in good shape.



My Bean is coming up tomorrow. I can't WAIT for her to get here! I really can't believe the day after tomorrow will be the rehearsal where we're going to go over everything that's going to happen at the actual wedding. Unbelievable.



In the spirit of full disclosure, let me show you what I did last night:








In my defense, putting the dress on wasn't my idea (the goofy expressions were). I was supposed to be joined, via telephone, by a certain party partaking in the same "dress up" party, but this particular party pooped out on me so I did it by myself. Did I mention that Mr is out of town this week and a girl has to find something to do to occupy her time? At least I didn't put on the veil and tiara too!

One Year Ago Today--4 days and counting...

April 22, 2008

Yes, we are now 4 days from the big day. Today I am taking the dog to the vet to get her rabies shot and other shots that she is behind on so I can get her trimmed on Thursday. I have to be the only bride-to-be in history who is taking care of her dog and not wedding tasks the week of her wedding. It's called good planning, people. Just kidding. Anyway, it has to be done because the little girl has to have a haircut for the wedding, too!

Speaking of haircuts, tonight I have to give Mr. his haircut and I think boy child needs one, too. Having men in your life who like to have their hair buzzed is a blessing since you can do it yourself. I'm thinking of buzzing mine after the wedding--just kidding, folks. Although it would be so much easier to take care of.

By the way, the Reds lost last night, big time. We had fun at the game, though. I picked up the programs yesterday and they look really good. We are hand-signing the backs of each of them so that's also another to-do tonight. Still haven't gotten our marriage license. The timing just didn't work out yesterday. Mr. had to work in Dayton today but hopefully he'll be back in time to get it today. Time is ticking away so there's no time to waste.

Anniversary Week

Today is the "official" start of our anniversary week. I was talking to Mr last night and wondering what we were doing this day last year--only 6 days from our wedding day. This is where blogging comes in handy. I looked up my post from last year and here it is:

April 20, 2008

I love Sundays. I love to get up whenever I want, have a cup of coffee, sit out on the deck, do whatever I want. There really isn't anything better than Sundays to me. Saturday you feel like you have to do stuff--chores and then out on the town. Just because I "feel" like I should do stuff doesn't mean I actually do, but I don't like the pressure of Saturdays. When we are at the lake, Sundays are my least favorite day because it's "going home" day which means packing up, cleaning up, etc. It sucks and then Saturday becomes my fav. But for today, I love Sundays.

Got a lot done yesterday. The programs are done except I have to take them to Staples for scoring so we can fold them. The seating cards are done and alphabetized. The cupcake tree is finished. Life is good! I'm pretty much right on track for my scheduled peaceful week next week. Heard from the hair and the makeup girls and we're all confirmed on those. Like I said, Life is good!

Just for good measure, here are a few pictures from 2 years ago today--April 20, 2007:

One year ago today...

it was 1 month until our wedding day! Can you believe it's almost been a year?! I sure can't. Anyway, I dug back through the archives to re-post whatever I'd written on March 26, 2008, but looks like I didn't do a post that day. Instead, here is the post from March 27, 2008.



The good news is Mr. is better. He went to work yesterday; albeit for a short time, but to work nonetheless. He was doing stuff around the house last night so I think he is feeling much better. The bad news is the male child has it now. He's been locked in his room for 2 days straight, coming out only once last night to feed. He won't let anyone nurse him--just festers in his room. At least he's not complaining and whining around. Some men are such babies when they're sick--thankfully, the two I'm living with aren't. In the meantime, I have felt crappy and then better so I don't know if my system is trying to fight it or what. I'd rather go ahead and get it and get it over with before we get closer to the wedding.

Speaking of the wedding, it was 1 month exactly yesterday! I can't believe it's so close finally. I went for my dress fitting yesterday. The woman is so nice and very reasonable with pricing. The bustle is gorgeous--probably my favorite part of the dress now. I'm not picking it up until the Wed. before the wedding. That makes me nervous, but doesn't bother the seamstress. I didn't have to have major alterations so she's not worried. Waiting that late, I won't have to store the dress out of the bag for very long once I get it back here. I was thrilled that she didn't have to let it out. I was so worried that I'd gained more weight since I picked it up, but if I have, it's not showing in the dress. I so wanted to be back to my normal size for the wedding but I don't think there's any way I can lose 15 lbs. in 4 weeks!! If I did, the dress wouldn't fit then and then I would be really freaking out about new alterations. Guess there's an upside to everything!