Posts tagged Wedding planning

Helloooooooooooo.

August 16, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , ,

Hello Blog-land. Sorry for deserting you again. :-/

I thought I would do an update about how my wedding planning is going. :-D

I recently went to Alfred Angelo and found my perfect wedding dress. I knew when I tried it on at Becker’s Bridal in Fowler, MI that I definitely loved it, but it was the only one I tried on so I needed to give some other dresses a chance too. There was one that I liked, but it made me feel really warm and had tulle against my legs which was itchy so it had to be vetoed. Then I tried on my dress. I walked out of the dressing room feeling like a pretty, pretty princess. It got approval from my dress adventure friends (Erica, Susan, and Ben) and I definitely definitely loved it more than any of the other dresses. I was flouncing around and posing all silly-like. Then Susan and Jamie (the best wedding dress sales person lady) were like “You need a veil!” and “I know where the perfect one is”. So she brought out the veil.

I was facing Susan and Erica (and not the mirrors) when she put it on and Erica’s lip began to quiver and she looked like she was going to cry. Erica DOES NOT CRY unless it is an extreme situation so I was like “What?” and turned to look at myself and immediately, tears sprung to my eyes. ((On a side note, we had told Jamie that we were the crazy fun type of wedding dress shopping people, NOT the crying type. So she was like “I have to get the tissues for Non-crying people?? It was kind of hilarious.)) That was when I knew that I had found my dress! It is beautiful and I love it and I want to wear it forever and a day.

Then we decided to look at bridesmaid dresses for the girls. They tried on the ones I had liked in the catalog and a few random ones, including one that I didn’t like on the hanger but they had in close enough sizes for Erica and Susan to try them on. When Erica came out in the dress, I knew that it was going to be the dress she was going to wear, but I was originally planning on having them wear different dresses. Then Susan tried it on and it looked great on BOTH of them!! So, the bridesmaid dress was chosen too!! AND, it was only $99, with $25 off because I bought my dress there too… so it ends up only being $75 for them! :-D And it is actually cute enough that they could wear them again (which I know is a cliche thing that brides say, but it is true in this case… and Erica said it first. :-P )

So two of the big wedding planning things that I was kind of worried about have been taken care of!

Wedding Dress and Bridesmaid Dresses!

Now I just need to take Robyn to Alfred Angelo to try on the dress and for me to give them Pamz’s measurements so we can start the ordering process for her dress. :-)

Also, we went to the Ren Faire yesterday and other than it just being an AMAZING day of awesome, we also ordered the necklaces for me and the bridesmaids! :-D :-D :-D !

I am so glad to have so much done for the wedding. I mean, there is still a LOT of work to do, but I feel accomplished right now. :-)

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An update.

June 23, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , ,

Joel and I have decided to put our house-hunting on hold, because we need to save more money for a down payment and there isn’t much around in our price range that we both can agree on. Also, we feel like wedding planning/paying for should be more of a focus for now.

Speaking of wedding planning- it’s driving me a little crazy, because I feel like there is so much we need to do, but we’re at a kind of limbo at the moment. We probably need to have another meeting with Joel, myself, Jim and Jan, and my Dad about trimming the guest list and other various things. We’ve found a photographer that we might be using, which is kind of exciting. We’re meeting with him on Wednesday to discuss stuff and pricing.

Also, speaking of weddings, apparently Joel’s brother Josh got engaged to his girlfriend (now fiancee) Targol… which is great and all, but seems a little sudden. Josh is my brother’s age and has rushed into engagement before, so we’re a little worried. We all prefer Targol to the previous fiancee, but still… it seems rather soon. Also, Jen is going to be pissed that Josh and Targol got engaged before Jeremiah and her. She and Jeremiah have been together for 5-6 years and living together for a while, and there’s no ring. Jere’s in trouble.

No hope on the job front. I’m going to be continuing to sub at Fairport and work at Wegmans in the Floral department… and maybe eventually something will come up? It’s frustrating, but there’s not much I can do about it right now when there aren’t job openings to apply for.

I always start blog posts thinking I have a lot to talk about and then about half way through I forget everything I was planning on saying. Boo.

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Long time no see…

April 19, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Hello blog. I have been neglecting you. It’s been almost a month and a half since I last wrote. Weeeeeeird.

I’ve been subbing like mad whoa… I’ve subbed 15 days at Fairport since March 6th. It’s been pretty awesome. I’ve been having fun being a different type of teacher every day… math, Spanish, English, reading lab/student learning center, math lab, etc etc etc. I’ve been enjoying it a lot!

I finished my Capstone and presentation. I’m so glad it’s done! Except now I’m having the worst time focusing on the little bit of homework that I have left to do for coaching. Hence the update. LoL.

My graduation is May 9th, and then I won’t be a student anymore which will probably be the strangest thing ever… I’ve been a student since I was what? 5? 4, if you count play-school and preschool… It’s going to be surreal not being a student. I can’t wait to have time to get through the books that I want to read instead of ones I have to. Although the list of have to still exists, because people keep suggesting/lending books to me… so yeah, I guess it’s still kind of assigned reading.

I’ve been engulfed by wedding planning. T minus 13 months. :-) I thought I had figured out my flowers, but now I’m not sure… I was thinking of just doing roses (orange and pink) for the bouquets, but I’m back to liking the idea of mixed flowers… roses and alstroemeria and maybe gerbs… I dunno. I’m so indecisive.

We have a reception venue, Burgundy Basin Inn in Fairport. It’s closer to the church and has a special with a local hotel with a shuttle and everything. Yay.

Okay, I probably have more to talk about… but I have to actually get this homework done. Last homework ever!! (that I’ll be doing… not assigning).

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I shouldn’t be complaining…

February 28, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Things are going pretty well…

-I will have my Master’s Degree in 10 weeks.

-I have a fiance who loves me madly and whom I love madly.

-I have a job.

-I’m relatively financially secure… not super-secure, but good for now.

-I have friends and family who care about me.

And yet tonight, I’m having one of my random sinking depressions.

I’m overwhelmed by the amount of school work I have left to do this semester. I’m overwhelmed by how expensive weddings are and how I want it to be a beautiful fairy-tale like party even though logically, I know we should just get eloped to save money and time and effort. I’m not happy as a part time grocery store employee and sometimes substitute teacher, but I don’t think I can get a full time job. I have a little bit of money, but not enough to be independent. My family and friends care about me and I care about them, but sometimes people just get on my nerves.

Sometimes I just want to run around screaming at the top of my lungs. Just to see if anyone would notice. I’m on an emotional rollercoaster that I just can’t deal with. Instead of actually getting anything done today, I made to do lists of the stuff I need to do. I planned for the cleaning craziness that will be happening once I graduate in May… and looked at houses online because Joel wants to get a house when his lease is up… except he keeps lowering the amount he would be willing/able to spend, but not changing the requirements that he has for said house. And we can’t afford the wedding we want, so how can he be looking for houses? Gah. I’ve got too much to worry about right now and I don’t feel like I can get anything done or calm down about anything and blargledeegoop.

And I miss my Mum and this Sunday would be her birthday if she were alive and it sucks that she’s dead and it still hurts and I hate that she’s not around. I hate that she won’t be here for my graduation from Grad School this May. She never graduated from college, so I’m sure she would be so fucking proud of me, but she’s not here to see it. FUCK. I don’t want to deal with this. I think that’s probably where a lot of these negative sinking depressive feelings are coming from, but I don’t want to deal with it because I don’t have time to deal with it… I have too much other stuff to do… I can’t afford to break down right now. I can’t afford to cry and let it out and deal with my emotions. Gah dammit. Crying now. Don’t have time. Need to stop. Gotta stop writing and go work on homework.

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BloggityBlogBlog, BloggityBlogBlog, Look at Suzi go…

February 5, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , ,

Hi! I’m blooooooogging. That totally looks like it should be pronounced bloogging instead of blogging… blaaaaaaaaaaaahgging? Blagging? (which means robbing in British) Bliggity Bloggity Bloo?

Sorry about that… just writing what my brain is saying to me, sometimes not the best of ideas.

So, new exciting stuff… well, first new and not so exciting stuff, I can’t decide on a blog appearance skin thingy that I actually like. I finally was like “Ooo, pretty” and then went to read Prof H’s blog and realized that it was the same one and I didn’t feel like stealing it from her (as she had it first) so then I found this green and orange one which is okay for now, but I don’t really like it that much… and this only causes me aggravation when I am ON wordpress and therefore I’ve been avoiding wordpress, that and I don’t know what to write… but I should know what to write, so I’m writing.

Last week, I subbed for the first time! Woohoo. It was for an 11th grade US History class… and all I was doing was handing out tests, getting the kids to work quietly and taking attendance. Woohoo? Not so exciting. And I totally agreed with the kids complaining/grumbling/whining because they had taken the history Regents exam the day before… and then they came to class an their teacher gave them another test?? Oh, and he called it a “reading check” even though it was 3 pages long and included multiple choice, short answer, AND ESSAYS! WTF? Oh well. They seeemed to realized that although I sympathized with them in their test-taking woe, there was nothing I could do about it, so they worked rather well.

It reminded me that I really do like being in the classroom and bantering with the kids… example conversation:

Kid: Mr Teacherface* told us we could work with partners on this.

Me: Oh did he? Strange how you didn’t know about the quiz/test/check then…

Kid: We knew, we were just hoping you didn’t.

Me: Mmmhmm, well, Mr Teacherface* didn’t say that you could work with partners, so I’m going to have to go with No on that.

Kid: Well, we wouldn’t tell him.

Me: Ahh, but what about the 2 other classes that had to take the test without partners?

Kid: We could talk to the FBI and get a mind erasey thing so that they wouldn’t know… and you wouldn’t know.

Me: As much as I appreciate your creativity, FBI, mind erasing and everything… No partners, no books, no notes.

Apparently the FBI can erase people’s minds… kinda makes sense. *shrug* It was fun though and I jumped on the opportunity to sub again on Tuesday… for an ENGLISH CLASS!! Woohoo! I was all excited that I’d get to teach English and stuff and yay, and then I got there and found out that the teacher I was subbing for had a student teacher. So… I spent the whole day sitting there doing nothing, which hey, I got paid $65 to play games, do homework, and work on wedding plans… but I was actually looking forward to teaching. Also, I thought I’d only use my laptop during lunch, so I didn’t bring my power-cord… had I known I was going to be sitting there doing nothing, the power-cord would’ve come with me and I could’ve played the Sims 2 all day… instead of just the 3 hours of battery that I had.

I felt bad for the student teacher because it was her first time actually being in control of the kids… and she had no control. The kids were definitely testing their boundaries and found them to be super-pliable… I wanted to be like “Hey kids, sit down, be quiet and listen to your teacher” but I couldn’t because then that would’ve taken what little authority that she had away from her and put it on me… so in the upcoming weeks as she is their full-time teacher, they would know that she can’t stand up for herself and walk all over her. *sigh* I’m sure she was just nervous and jittery because it was the first time she was teaching them, but still… oh well.

I’m subbing again on the 13th and then working at Wegmans in the evening because it’s the day before Valentine’s Day (oh, and I’ll be subbing for a teacher with a student teacher, so needless to say, my power-cord, it will be coming with me). Here’s what my day will look like on the 13th.

5:30 am- Wake up.

6:20 am- Leave for subbing.

7:20 am- Arrive at school for subbing.

8:00 am-2:45 pm- Subbing.

2:45 pm- 3:45 pm- Drive home.

4:30 pm-MIDNIGHT- go to work at Wegs.

Argh, it’s going to be a long and strenuous day… but oh well, what can I do about it? Nothing.

Tomorrow (well, later today), Joel and I are going to his church to talk to Sister Joan (a nun) about what we need to do to get married there… that’s going to be a fun conversation— Joel informed me today that Sister Joan doesn’t know I’m not Catholic, or Christian, or anything… so yay for awkward meetings with nuns? I’ll let you know how that goes.

And now I’m going to go to sleeeeeeeep. Bye!

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

January 21, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , , ,

So… the semester has officially started again and I’m a little bit overwhelmed.

I thought this semester was going to be kind of easy because I just have to finish my thesis and do my coaching practicum, little did I know the coaching practicum was going to be more work than Jesus. Gah. Oh well, it should be fun anyway.

I’m going to be subbing for the first time next week!! They called me super-in-advance (today) about next Thursday. I will be subbing in Perry for 11th grade History classes… which is American History, so it shouldn’t be too hard, but I’m still kinda nervous because it’s my first time subbing and NOT in my content area. Eep. Oh well, I’ll have to suck it up and deal. I need the experience and the extra money won’t be too horrible either. It’s only $65 before taxes, but whatevs.

We’re having a “conversation” with Joel, myself, my Dad, and the future-in-laws on Sunday afternoon/evening to discuss finances for the wedding… that should be interesting, considering I have no idea who is going to offer to pay for what. Traditionally the bride’s family pays for the majority of stuff and the groom’s family just pays for the rehearsal dinner, I don’t think if that’s what we’ll do or something else… I guess that’s what the conversation will decide.

To Do:

-Create questionnaires/consent forms to send to Prof H to distribute to her students.

-Create mini-workshop about writing rubrics.

-Find 2-3 articles about something literacy related and interesting to me to give to people in coaching.

-Read articles that my prof gave us and “reflect” on them.

-Look into stuff about topics of the Professional Developments and Resource Centers we have to put together.

-Clean my room?

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Ceremoniously…

January 9, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , ,

Okay, I really need to stop having bad puns as my blog post titles…

Anyway, Joel and I are going to be getting married at the Church of the Resurrection in Fairport, NY. Woot woot. This is the church that Joel has been going to for his entire life, so even though he was like “I don’t care where we have it”, I think it should make him happy. AND we found out that Non-Catholics can get married there. *does a happy dance* Although we have to take pre-marital counseling classes, which is kind of scary and intimidating… but Joel has to talk to Sister Joan to find out when we’d need to arrange those for. So, YAY Ceremony site! :-D

In other, also exciting, news, I lost 2.6 pounds this week at Weight Watchers, after not going to meetings or following the program for 4 weeks!!! So I’ve FINALLY lost 20 pounds!!! well, 20.5 if we’re being technical… but YAY!!!! 20 pounds has been one of my major goals and has been looming evilly just out of reach for a while, so now I feel all successful and stuff!! Once my plague goes away, I will be going to the Perinton Rec Center to work out, to facilitate the weight loss process.

So, YAY Ceremony site and YAY weight loss!!! :-D

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