What a weekend! I blinked and it was gone. We had our At Home Reception last night and it was pretty great.
On Friday, Pauline and I left work early to go pack up the wedding decorations at my house. We met Mallory up at Remington Park and spent about 3 hours putting on chair covers, tying bows and setting up the candy buffet table.
On Saturday, Ryan came home from working a 30 hour shift and went to bed to sleep all day. I spent the morning running errands...I got my nails painted, picked up prescriptions and ran by the bank. Then I went to my hair appointment and to Crest to pick up pineapples for the centerpieces, and came home. Jenny was there and she got ready to come up to Remington early with me to finish decorating. Ryan was awake and said he would meet us out there.
We got there about 4:45 and Mallory met us up at the room. We finished setting up and some of the guests started arriving while I was still in my tank top and shorts, so we left to go to the bathroom to get ready and change. When I came back, the room was full of people and the party was on!
I tried so hard to talk to everyone right away. There were so many different groups, and I felt torn and anxious because I couldn't spend a good amount of time with everyone. I basically didn't spend any time at first with the friends I see on a regular basis (I did later when we started dancing). I barely saw Ryan too, haha!
The food was really good, it was a build your own fajita and nacho buffet with lots of fruits, cheeses, grilled and chilled veggies and cookies and brownies and lemon bars. The bar was open for beer, wine and the suites manager said he would buy me and Ryan drinks all night on him. We had a lot of Mai Tais! I think he felt guilty because the A/C wasn't turned on and they couldn't get it working so the room was HOT!
The candy buffet was a hit. We didn't have much left over, and people were talking about it all night. A line formed and I got some good pictures of the kids with their giant pixie sticks! I'm sure the parents hated us that night when they were all on sugar highs!
It seemed like just 10 minutes later that people started telling me they had to leave. I ran over to the DJ and told him to announce that we were cutting the cake because I didn't want to get stuck with tons to take home (it happened anyway!). Then I really wanted people to start dancing, so he dimmed the lights and started playing the dancing music. A lot of people got out there and yelled at me to join them. This is the part I regret the most, because when I was done dancing I looked around and two of the families that had come the farthest to see us had gone. And I barely saw or spoke to them (Stef and Tracie). :(
The rest of the night we spent dancing and drinking and saying goodbye to people as they trickled out. Daton, Ryan and Josh were being hilarious dancers and dancing crazy to every song. They were soaked in sweat, and Josh split his pants sliding on the floor at one point. Everyone was laughing at them.
It was a lot of fun, but it had to end.....when it was over, we had to throw everything in another room so they could lock it up for the night. Everyone pitched in and it didn't take long. Coming back, Jenny wanted to stop at Sonic for Cheddar Bites and then we were OUT.
I set the alarm for pretty early so we could get back to Remington Park and get everything home. When we got there, the security guard couldn't open the door to the room. We sat there forever, at least an hour before they finally let us in. Ryan and Jenny's parents met us up there, and Ryan took the chair covers and sashes back to the rental place while we all went to lunch.
I had fun, but I'm so glad it's over!!! Now we can box everything up and prepare to move. We have some great memories though, of our "wedding summer."
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Design Session
Our design session was a lot of fun! We spent 4 hours picking out everything from bricks to grout to tile to backsplash colors. When we were finished, I felt so giddy and impatient to see it all come together!
We picked purple accent walls and a medium shade of beige for the main walls. The kitchen backsplash is cool, it's a mix of purple, teal, yellow and brown. The vessel sink for the guest bathroom is going to be really cool, and I love the granite that we got for the island and countertops.
The granite and the wall trim were the only things Ryan and I disagreed on. He wanted this black and red swirly granite that I HATED. It would have been so dark, and masculine. We actually couldn't come up with a resolution because the only other granite I liked was pretty light and Ryan hated it. Then Jeff (our builder) called the granite company and found out this granite that had been discontinued could be ordered for our house...and he showed us the sample and it was perfect! It was a medium shade, not too light and not too dark and Ryan and I agreed on it. I let him do crown molding for the walls and trim, even though I think it looks way cooler without.
When we were done at the design session, we drove over to the house. The framework has been completed and you can walk through and picture what it's going to look like. So exciting! I can't wait for them to start putting up the walls and painting...we should be in by Halloween!!
We picked purple accent walls and a medium shade of beige for the main walls. The kitchen backsplash is cool, it's a mix of purple, teal, yellow and brown. The vessel sink for the guest bathroom is going to be really cool, and I love the granite that we got for the island and countertops.
The granite and the wall trim were the only things Ryan and I disagreed on. He wanted this black and red swirly granite that I HATED. It would have been so dark, and masculine. We actually couldn't come up with a resolution because the only other granite I liked was pretty light and Ryan hated it. Then Jeff (our builder) called the granite company and found out this granite that had been discontinued could be ordered for our house...and he showed us the sample and it was perfect! It was a medium shade, not too light and not too dark and Ryan and I agreed on it. I let him do crown molding for the walls and trim, even though I think it looks way cooler without.
When we were done at the design session, we drove over to the house. The framework has been completed and you can walk through and picture what it's going to look like. So exciting! I can't wait for them to start putting up the walls and painting...we should be in by Halloween!!
Monday, July 26, 2010
If These Walls Could Talk
If the walls in our new home could talk, I would want them to tell me what color to paint them. We have our design session on Wednesday and I have been having nightmares about what we're going to end up with if I help pick everything out.
So we are thinking about "eggplant" purple accent walls in the living room/kitchen. Maybe with tan or taupe or grey for the rest of the room. I'm having a hard time picturing the types of furniture and accent pieces that would look good with that.
Maybe seeing a few pictures in one place will give me an idea.
The color we are thinking about is dark, like the shade in this last picture. I guess I could work with some greys, yellows and reds. I need to hire an interior designer, lol.
So we are thinking about "eggplant" purple accent walls in the living room/kitchen. Maybe with tan or taupe or grey for the rest of the room. I'm having a hard time picturing the types of furniture and accent pieces that would look good with that.
Maybe seeing a few pictures in one place will give me an idea.
The color we are thinking about is dark, like the shade in this last picture. I guess I could work with some greys, yellows and reds. I need to hire an interior designer, lol.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Weekend Review
I didn't do a whole lot this weekend, but it was nice.
Friday night, I came home from work with 2 Redbox movies- Avatar and Precious. Ryan made spaghetti and we watched Precious. It was good...a bit slow, but good. After the movie was over, Ryan needed to go to bed early so he could get up at 3:30am and go to work. I decided to turn in early too, and I'm glad I did because I woke up on my own at 7am the next day and felt great!
I decided to start working out again, since it's been more than a month since I last did anything. I ran 3 miles (and by ran, I mean mostly walked). Then I ate breakfast and took Bella to the vet. I was starting chores and Ryan called because he was on the way home and wanted to know what I wanted for lunch. We had no groceries in the fridge, so he picked up Jersey Mikes. Yum! We decided to go to the grocery store later that day. I left the house to go run some errands. I went to Hobby Lobby to find some fuschia material to put on the candy buffet table at the reception. I also searched for the perfect shade of ribbon for the cake and didn't find any. I'm not sure what I'm going to do...the bakery needs the ribbon ASAP but all of the ribbon I've seen is too pink! I want it to look like the picture I found:
After I was done at Hobby Lobby, I headed over to Mustang to do a secret shop at At The Beach. The girl working asked me way too many questions and I totally blew it. I was stuttering and pausing and didn't know what my name was (you have to use an alias). She either totally knew I was a secret shopper, or she thought I was completely weird. When I came home, we went to the grocery store. It was nice to go together for once. We love the new Crest store that opened last month. It's so big and clean and cheap! And it has all kinds of weird food. Like when you are looking through the recipe books and you need pine nuts or a strange kind of cheese....chances are Crest is going to have it. I wish we had one by our new house!
Today was pretty much the same. I woke up, worked out, then Ryan came home and we had lunch. I decided to go to the mall after I finished watching Avatar, to take some clothes back and exchange them for different ones. I found some good stuff, and then I window-shopped in Pottery Barn. I needed inspiration! Our house design session is on Wednesday, when we are supposed to pick out everything like wall colors, fixtures, cabinets, etc. It stresses me out. I'm not good at that kind of stuff!
Now we're just relaxing before bed. We watched Without A Paddle and I cooked tacos for dinner. Sad to be going back to work in the morning.
Friday night, I came home from work with 2 Redbox movies- Avatar and Precious. Ryan made spaghetti and we watched Precious. It was good...a bit slow, but good. After the movie was over, Ryan needed to go to bed early so he could get up at 3:30am and go to work. I decided to turn in early too, and I'm glad I did because I woke up on my own at 7am the next day and felt great!
I decided to start working out again, since it's been more than a month since I last did anything. I ran 3 miles (and by ran, I mean mostly walked). Then I ate breakfast and took Bella to the vet. I was starting chores and Ryan called because he was on the way home and wanted to know what I wanted for lunch. We had no groceries in the fridge, so he picked up Jersey Mikes. Yum! We decided to go to the grocery store later that day. I left the house to go run some errands. I went to Hobby Lobby to find some fuschia material to put on the candy buffet table at the reception. I also searched for the perfect shade of ribbon for the cake and didn't find any. I'm not sure what I'm going to do...the bakery needs the ribbon ASAP but all of the ribbon I've seen is too pink! I want it to look like the picture I found:
After I was done at Hobby Lobby, I headed over to Mustang to do a secret shop at At The Beach. The girl working asked me way too many questions and I totally blew it. I was stuttering and pausing and didn't know what my name was (you have to use an alias). She either totally knew I was a secret shopper, or she thought I was completely weird. When I came home, we went to the grocery store. It was nice to go together for once. We love the new Crest store that opened last month. It's so big and clean and cheap! And it has all kinds of weird food. Like when you are looking through the recipe books and you need pine nuts or a strange kind of cheese....chances are Crest is going to have it. I wish we had one by our new house!
Today was pretty much the same. I woke up, worked out, then Ryan came home and we had lunch. I decided to go to the mall after I finished watching Avatar, to take some clothes back and exchange them for different ones. I found some good stuff, and then I window-shopped in Pottery Barn. I needed inspiration! Our house design session is on Wednesday, when we are supposed to pick out everything like wall colors, fixtures, cabinets, etc. It stresses me out. I'm not good at that kind of stuff!
Now we're just relaxing before bed. We watched Without A Paddle and I cooked tacos for dinner. Sad to be going back to work in the morning.
Friday, July 23, 2010
TGIF, again.
I thought that life would be easier once we got back from Hawaii, but things have not slowed down for me at all. Thank goodness our reception next weekend is the end to all of the wedding chaos.
I'm applying for PT work on the evenings/weekends at a few boutique hotels and nice restaurants so I can pay off some of our debt and build up a nest egg (I like that phrase).
So far, Red Prime and The Sheraton are not hiring. I put in an application to the Colcord Hotel, cross your fingers!
I'm applying for PT work on the evenings/weekends at a few boutique hotels and nice restaurants so I can pay off some of our debt and build up a nest egg (I like that phrase).
So far, Red Prime and The Sheraton are not hiring. I put in an application to the Colcord Hotel, cross your fingers!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
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