pearls & such: January 2009

1.31.2009

Hey, look what I won!

I started off my day like I do any other: sippin' my cup of coffee while I feed my wedding addiction. It had been a couple of days since I'd visited The Brides Cafe so that was my first stop for the day. I caught up on the posts I'd missed when I saw, "And the winner is...Mireya" Wha?! AM I READING THIS RIGHT? I never win anything! I reread it over and over again, my name becoming unrecognizable and I still couldn't believe it, but I won this lovely handmade, Miss Erma:

Chelsea from Oh! My Deer! did such a beautiful job! I have had it for a few months now, sitting in the pretty packaging she sent it in, in anticipation for the big day. I managed to sneak it into a few pictures during our e-session! Thanks Janie and Chelsea! I can't wait to wear it at our reception!

The proposal

I knew he had the ring, and for over a month, a LONG month, I waited in anticipation for the special moment he was going to pop the question. Would he send me an email? Take me out to dinner? Send me on a scavenger hunt? One day when I came home from work, I was on the phone with a girlfriend explaining to her the daily routine I'd recently developed in anticipation of his proposal: "I hang my keys up, check the counter, check the dinner table, check the coffee table, check the.....WAIT...CHECK THE COFFEE TABLE?!?!??! OMG, OMG, CHECK THE COFFEE TABLE!!!" My sweetie proposed by surprising me with flowers which, I was so impressed because he arranged them himself, and wrote me one of those make-you-cringe-it's-so-sweet notes for me to find (if you know my guy, mushy-gushy stuff is out of character for him, which made it that much more special!). Here's a picture of the beautiful ring he gave me!! We're so, so excited; 2008 was a big year for us!

photo by me

Love you Percy!

1.30.2009

friday lists

Today is Friday, my day off! Which means I dedicate it to getting something done. Some days it's cleaning the house. Hmmm, not today (although, I should probably get around to picking up those empty coffee mugs before I don't have anything to drink out of here shortly). Today, I'm going to do wedding things. I'm a lists girl, so I've put together a list of things for the agenda.

1. Stop at Starbucks - I'm obsessed with their new teas! It's always a toss up between the London Fog and the Vanilla Rooibos. Yummy!
2. Find bridesmaid dresses. There are some concerns with the dress I chose for them. I want everyone to be happy, so alas, I am at least going to *try* to find another dress.
3. One of my BMs (we'll call her Texas ;) has been kind enough to make our bouts. She is so crafty, I couldn't think of anyone better to do it! So, I'm going to swing by the craft store to see what kind of stuff I can find!
4. Look for GMs' outfits! Gah, I don't even know where to start.
5. Start a rough draft of our ceremony. Hmm, speaking of ceremony, I should probably get an officiator on board, eh?
6. Lastly, bake a cake for my sweetie pie. His bday was this week, but he wanted to wait until today to celebrate! His favorite is confetti cake, nom, nom, nom.

On another note, our photographer, Jenny Jimenez, flew out last week for our e-session and she was AWESOME! We are so happy we chose her! She sent us a few teasers to hold us over, and I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures :) Since we are having our wedding on a family friend's property who have horses and such, I wonder if I could ask Jenny if we could do something like this:

all photos from here

Have a great weekend!

1.29.2009

25 random things

1. My parents forgot to give me a middle name. Probably because my first name is hard enough to pronounce.
2. My toe nails are almost always painted red.
3. I haven't been on a bike in over 14 years.
4. When I was younger, I used to make my sister lie on the floor, pile the sofa cushions on top of her and then sit on top of the pile of cushions. She was three years old and I was ten.
5. I don’t like to peel oranges, so I just don’t eat them.
6. I love polaroids.
7. I recently started wine tasting and Syrah is my fave.
8. My favorite birthday cake is chocolate cake with white frosting.
9. I’ve only had one boyfriend. I’m marrying him in June.
10. I have never been sledding because of Casper the friendly ghost. He died sledding. Don't believe me? Watch the movie.
11. I drink my coffee with Coconut Creme every morning.
12. Regarding #11, I usually leave that empty coffee mug in random places like my bathroom or the closet.
13. I have never seen any of the following: Indiana Jones, James Bond, Star Wars.
14. When I was ten, my cousins and I pretended we were Power Rangers.
15. I drive a big girl truck.
16. I like to sing along to Disney movies. My top two are Aladdin and Enchanted. I also like to sing along to infomercials.
17. I have three scars across my right hand where I put my hand against an electric heater when I was one. I used to tell people I had the scars because I was attacked by a tiger since that sounded more exciting. No one believed me.
18. I saw 98 degrees live.
19. When I was 7, I was mad at my mom so I packed a bag with clothes and grabbed my umbrella and ran away. I made it to the end of the block before I realized she wasn’t coming after me, so I returned home.
20. I'm usually always cold at work.
21. I could eat ice cream for every meal.
22. I never learned how to swim.
23. I met Barney when I was 9 and have a picture to prove it.
24. All my girl cousin’s (my mom’s side) names end in the letter ‘a’. Monica, Vanessa, Blanca, Yolanda, Rebecca, Jessica, Dalia, Sonia,….
25. My sister and I shared a room until I was 17.

the down low

I finished up my degree in construction management this past spring; I thought the day would never come! I accepted a great job with an awesome company, but as you can imagine, I work around (what they've deemed themselves as) "crusty old men" all day long. At work, they call me a sassy and feisty young lady; it's not an easy task keeping these guys in line, ya know! Don't get me wrong, I love what I do but these days, wedding blogs are one of my favorite escapes where I can swoon over all things wedding-related.

Well, that and Edward. Yep, I have a crush on a vampire. I'm almost done with the final Twilight book. Then I might start the saga over. Or go back to wedding planning :) Other tidbits about myself: I am engaged to my college sweetheart, purchased my first home nine months ago, I have two beautiful dogs and a cat, I heart Polaroids, love to do yoga and wine-tasting, and can make a pretty tasty batch of white chocolate chip cookies. Also, I thought you should know, I can recite every line to The Sandlot.

And here are some pretty pretty pictures to hold you over for the work day!