School Has Started...The Sun Keeps Shining

So I took a nice little drive in my car today in the country and it was great.
I'm hoping that they get that terrible fire contained in Washington and that there isn't any damage to people or property.
I was watching a lifetime movie about a dentist who rapes his patients while they are under anesthesia.
How scary is that.
I am so glad that I go to someone that I've know since I was little and trust.
Oh and I looked at the family watchdog sex offender information website and there are a lot of them out there.
Some are normal looking and some are not.
I think as women we have a sense about situation that are good and are not.
We really have to listen to them.
You know when the hair on your neck stands up and you have that uneasy feeling.
I've had it before, in a parking lot at Washington Square where a man followed me to my car and just as my phone rang he veered off towards his car in the opposite direction.
So scary.
Anyways now its time to roll up the sleeves and turn up the music and get back to some cleaning:)

Last Term

Today starts my last term of college.
Taking it one day at a time you never think that you will actually make it to the end.
But here I am.
For some funny reason I've been wanting to buy school supplies.
I loved getting new crayons and picking out a pencil box.
And getting a new bag to carry it all in was the best.
It's incredible to think how much I have grown in the past year.
Putting together a wedding and going to school and trying to keep everything else balanced has been a difficult task.
But I'm doing it, or at the very least doing the best I can.

In regards to the shower, I had so much fun.
The food was super yummy and I loved seeing everyone.
I wasn't sure I was going to be able to fit all of the presents in the car.
It got me thinking about transporting the presents from the weddding, but I don't have to worry about that.
I've been trying to not worry about things that I don't have to, that aren't my responsibility.
If someone takes responsibility, I am going to give it to them.
But enough about that.
I got all my thank you notes all written.
Some of them made my mom tear up.
I should start writing for hallmark.
So I'd like to send out a big thank you to everyone who attended and made it a very special day for me, especially my family who put the whole thing together for me.

It seems that no matter how much you clean things are never clean.
Or maybe its because I never actually finish the cleaning, I just make little dents in it.

So here I go to make some more dents

The Second Half of My Break

To be completely honest I only have a memory of going to one bridal shower and that was in high school.
I know that I went to some when I was little.
But I don't really remember those.
So I think it makes it a little bit more exciting for me.
Do some people dread coming to showers like some dread weddings? I don't know!

Today is the day that the hair is getting cut and colored.
I'm expecting that it will need a check up closer to the wedding.
But this will give me time to see if I like it.

I'm watching GetMarried right now on Lifetime and some of the weddings that they show are just awful.
Favor giving has gotten out of control.
And who said that you have to give everyone a twenty dollar favor anyways.
It seems to me like they are just trying to rub it in how much they've spent on the occasion rather than giving the guests something useful.
I am making little mint candies and purchasing some yummy m&m's.
Hopefully no one is dissapointed by not recieving a plastic shoe to take home with them.

I have to pack some clothes and such for the Lake Merwin one-nighter.
Then I need to pack for the Reno vacation.
But first I need to do some laundry.
I've been living in old, oversized T-shirts the past couple of days.
Now I've got to say goodbye to them and hello to clean, non-homeless looking clothes.

66 days to the wedding.
My biggest worry is where are we going to live.
Will I find a job?
It seems that jobs in my industry are few and far between.
I guess I'm just going to have to be agressive.


Here is a list of things that I am looking forward to:
Graduating
Being married
Getting a dog
Getting our first real Christmas tree
Everyday life
Going to a job that I enjoy
Getting a new car


A little note about the dog thing,
I am a little apprehensive about living without a dog.
I have always had a dog to comfort me and to take care of.
I think I need the stress reducing properties of a dog.

I can't believe the weekend is over

Wow this weekend was busy.
I was trying to take it slow so that I could rest a little and get rid of the last of this cold.
I went shopping with my mom and got some fun things
Sometimes you just need some quality time with your mom
Ryan was gone ...he was in the wilderness.
When he got back I asked him if they set anything on fire
his response,
"No...Chris wasn't there"

The wedding is so close now

I need to get my lazy butt off the couch and start enjoying this weather. Atleast we have these big windows at our house that allow me to feel like im outside.
Apparently there are some raccoons in our neightborhood but also:
Cranes
wolves
and there was a bear once
and the froggies that are always making noise

On a happy note I got my skates sharpened and am going skating on Thursday with my bestest buddy Joni

Ruthie is still in Greece and I miss her so much but I know that she is having a blast and enjoying her vacation/cultural experience

I need to make a list of wedding things that I must do asap:
so here goes:
1.Marriage license(Ryan)
2.Attendant gifts(both)
3.Throw away bouquet(me)
4. I need a hairstyle
So I need to go into this a little. Right now I am hating my hair. My hair is so long and heavy it is bringin me down. Well I thought that I wouldn't touch it before the wedding because I need a hairstyle that goes well with a veil. Well my mom and I had a talk and like always the voice of reason calmed me down and we decided that I'm not the veil wearing type. So now I need a hairstyle that will stand on its own. And possibly with a veil lol!


5. Wedding Programs(me)
6. Bustle dress(me)
7. Make placecards(me)
8. Make a memory board(me and ruthie)

I think that there is more. Mom took my list and wrote our grocery list on it so I need to find it lol

My Momma

Today is Mother's day and I have the most amazing momma in the world. I know that a lot of people probably say that but in truth she really is. Since the first day I was born we have in inseparable. She has helped me through every good and bad phase in my life. So here's to you momma, you're the best!

Summer

So hopefully based on the present weather, summer will soon be here to stay. It will be so excited to go to school this summer with the sun all shiny and people walking their doggies, eating ice cream and smackin their bratty kids. No joke people, what is with parents these days. Please be kind to your children. There is a serious lack of control, either they are hitting them and yelling or they are being hit by their children. I think I've been watching too much Nanny 911!

Ruthie and I are trying to come up with a good idea for our graduation. We have been working so hard and we first thought that we would have a graduation party. That's the first thing that really comes to mind. I mean when you spend four years working towards something it deserves a little recognition and I don't want it to get lost in the wedding planning/wedding itself. On Friday we talked about going on a trip somewhere, possibly with whoever could come. My mom and Ryan expressed interest in coming and if Ruthie's mom could go that would be so much fun. But we still have to plan things or even decide on what to plan.

Last wednesday I had my sr. collection midterm and it went very well. I have some minor things that I have to fix but I did my best. Right before I was about to go into my midterm, I was thinking that it would have been easier if I hadn't done my best because I could take criticism better than if I did work my very hardest and still was criticized. Thankfully I was able to go in their with some confidence in myself. Nonetheless, it is over! and here are some picture of my collection that don't do it justice because I have a crappy dress form that is not shaped like a human! Plus I didn't iron them before so they are a little wrinkle from their return back home.
This is my first dress that I am doing and it is fully lined with an invisible zipper in the back with self faced cap sleeves and a silk hem. The body fabric is a wool/lycra blend and the lining is rayon ambiance.

This is the overdress that is made from silk chiffon and a cotton/lycra blend. the top is interfaced with knit interfacing and the hem is a baby hem. This one has been a little booger!

Here is the second ensemble that I did. The pants are a wide leg pant that are a wool/lycra blend with a contoured waistband and pockets in the front, no pockets in the back for a smoother look and only a hook at the center front so that they pant lies smoother. The top is a knit cotton/lycra blend turtleneck with dolman sleeves, which essentially means there is no armscye, just a seam along to upper arm and then one along the lower arm going down the side. Its meant to drape gracefully on the arms, if the dress form had ARMS!


Next up I will be doing two more dresses, one a wool sheath dress with silk color blocking and the other a silk, pleated, sleeveless party dress!I have my work cut out for me but getting those first done was a big part. Just two more to go, thats what I keep telling myself.

Also I have begun making my wedding bouquets and here is a picture of my finished one, I still have to make my throw away bouquet.




Oh and something else. I was at dress barn and when we walked in there was a Mary Kay lady there with her little table set up. My mom has been searching for some makeup that won't break her out. We have very sensitive skin and with the new mineral makeup that they are coming out with and have had for the past couple of years now seemed like the right time so it was actually just a coincidence that we met that lady because we were planning a trip to Ulta later that day. Anyways we entered a contest for $25 of free makeup and she called me last night to tell me that I've won. We were going to do a makeup party anyways but this just makes the deal sweeter.