while i’m on the subject
Listen. I have to come completely clean with you. The wine stoppers? Those weren’t the only...
Read More
Month: May 2010
DIY hates me, and so can you
Far be it from me to turn this into a “DIY tutorial” blog but, um. That’s what I’m doing today....
Read Morepractice run
I just saw the last family member off this afternoon. The bridal shower weekend is officially over. So that’s, like, done. And stuff. You know, it occurred to me way back during the initial planning process that putting on a...
Read Morecan’t get no satisfaction
The voice. It comes every day, all day. You should go on a diet, it informs me. You should go on a diet before the wedding. Whatever. I’m fine the way I am. No, you’re not, it insists. This voice is a total jerk....
Read More
hey! i think i love you! but what am i so afraid of!
The going broke part, maybe? Perhaps that’s what I’m so afraid of? Allow me to back...
Read Moreprobably the cutest thing that’s happened all year*
I got something from my grandmother in the mail today. Upon tearing open the envelope I pulled out: A thank-you card. What? I hadn’t gotten her anything lately. Her birthday isn’t even until July. Then I read, in her...
Read Moremyth of magic
I fancy myself a rational person, but I’ve got my heart set on some wedding Magic. Yes, Magic. With a capital M. That’s what I’m after. The industry blogs and magazines may play up the cute favors and the clever centerpieces and...
Read Moreall i really need to know i learned from the hair lady
Ever since I met him, the beau didn’t like the way his hair was cut. They always hacked it too short, forcing his flowing curls into an unnatural box shape. For nearly five years, it went on like this. Finally I told him,...
Read Morepack it up, pack it in
You know, lately I just can’t seem to pull the blog posts together. I have a few of them simmering in my saved drafts folder, but each are about 30 million words long and seem to have entirely lost sight of their original...
Read More
our sexually transmitted diseases are in the mail!
NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION. We just took our save-the-dates to the post office today and as a...
Read Morethis is the part where the soundtrack of life goes DUN DUN DUN DUNNN
Oh my God. Oh, oh, OH MY GOD. I just realized something. My mother will be here in two weeks for my bridal shower. Guess who else will be here? The beau’s mom and dad. MY MOM IS GOING TO MEET THE BEAU’S PARENTS.*...
Read More