***It is very difficult for me to blog today… I think it is because I am having a hard time completing full thoughts. My brain jumps around from making favors to taking back Lucy’s library books on time, to what do I make for dinner? To what do I all need from the store again? It is a crazy place in this head of mine right now.***
The other night Cary and I were little wedding favor elves and we cranked out all but 19 of them.. that is only about 15-20 minutes of work and they will be done! We would have had them finished, but we ran out of a couple of our supplies so a trip to Hobby Lobby and another free night and we will have them all done! It is so much easier for me to work on stuff when all my shows pretty much finished up last week and nothing is on tv.. I am holding off on getting any new shows until the wedding is over then I will have to scout out my On Demand and catch up on whatever I missed! Any suggestions on a good show to pick up post wedding?
Today was a pretty good day, I woke up early to go into work for a few hours and it was slow so I wrapped all my groom's men gifts. I got home around 1:15 so I decided to go for a run then I made a little lunch for Cary and myself and then cleaned the entire basement. I need to get the house in order since we'll be having guests Thursday and Friday night this coming week.. It's hard to believe that in one week from right now I will be married... It feels like it was so far away and now it is almost here and I am so excited! :) I am also getting very nervous and having a little touch of cold feet.. it's so weird because I love Cary so much and I know he loves me, but I have these little doubts that pop up that are so silly, such as: "I hope I am pretty enough for Cary" "I hope he is still attracted to me if I get pregnant" "I wonder if we'll get tired of each other" yadda yadda ya.. i think it's normal to have little hesitation and when I think deeper about them I know that I am going to love him forever that I probably wont look my best pregnant but he'll love me any way and that we all ready get tired of each other at times and it's fine! We have such a strong friendship that I know we can make it through anything and such a strong love that i know we WILL make it through anything. He's my best friend and even though we haven't known each other that long he knows the real me better than anyone and he accepts me for the person that I am and I fully accept and love him for who he is. Ok so this paragraph turned into a little pregame pep talk, but it worked and I am feeling amped up for the big day and am ready to walk down that aisle!
I promise there will be more posts to come, but like I said my brain is swamped today!
-Lexi
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Day 12***that's only an egg carton left of days!
***Weird that when I counted my days I have left the first thing I thought of was eggs! ***
I am officially in grind mode! Cary and I have a very detailed lay out of days ahead of us that outlines exactly what needs done! I honestly have not worked on the favors in quite some time and have a lot left and I SWEAR to all of you who read my blog and to God above that TONIGHT is THE NIGHT that we actually work on them and get a bunch done! We finally got all of our engagement pictures back and now have to choose what to print.. I am not ordering much because I don’t know how many pictures of just the two of us we really need to have.. I am making a small album(which I need to buy) with 4x5s of our favorites, which is ironically 12 prints! I guess that is just the number for today! We picked those out last night so my friend is printing them tonight and I will album them as soon as I can find an album I like for the guest book table(I also need a guest book..) so lets make a list:
1. Things to BUY
-Guestbook
-4x5 photo album
-Unity candle or sand holder and sand
2. Remind Cary that he said he would figure out the party bus..
3. Finish Party Favors
4. Modify floor plan and email to room coordinator
5. Table assignments
6. Wrap presents for bridesmaids and groomsmen
7. Pick up thank yous
8. Print programs
9. Make schedule for bridal party
10. Hydrate for this weekend out with my family!
Today it is starting to hit me how close I am to this day and it gives me butterflies.. not scary butterflies, but the type that you would get before the biggest race of your life! The wedding will race by and in a blink it’ll all be over, but the best part is that it will only be the beginning of my forever with Cary. I do feel stressed about getting stuff done, but I know it will all come together and I really want to enjoy the rest of my countdown so I am going to be very wedding minded, focus on completing tasks and not let myself get to anal about things I can’t control. The worse thing I could do is let all the stress leave me with bags under my eyes, zitty, and frown lined!!
-Lexi
I am officially in grind mode! Cary and I have a very detailed lay out of days ahead of us that outlines exactly what needs done! I honestly have not worked on the favors in quite some time and have a lot left and I SWEAR to all of you who read my blog and to God above that TONIGHT is THE NIGHT that we actually work on them and get a bunch done! We finally got all of our engagement pictures back and now have to choose what to print.. I am not ordering much because I don’t know how many pictures of just the two of us we really need to have.. I am making a small album(which I need to buy) with 4x5s of our favorites, which is ironically 12 prints! I guess that is just the number for today! We picked those out last night so my friend is printing them tonight and I will album them as soon as I can find an album I like for the guest book table(I also need a guest book..) so lets make a list:
1. Things to BUY
-Guestbook
-4x5 photo album
-Unity candle or sand holder and sand
2. Remind Cary that he said he would figure out the party bus..
3. Finish Party Favors
4. Modify floor plan and email to room coordinator
5. Table assignments
6. Wrap presents for bridesmaids and groomsmen
7. Pick up thank yous
8. Print programs
9. Make schedule for bridal party
10. Hydrate for this weekend out with my family!
Today it is starting to hit me how close I am to this day and it gives me butterflies.. not scary butterflies, but the type that you would get before the biggest race of your life! The wedding will race by and in a blink it’ll all be over, but the best part is that it will only be the beginning of my forever with Cary. I do feel stressed about getting stuff done, but I know it will all come together and I really want to enjoy the rest of my countdown so I am going to be very wedding minded, focus on completing tasks and not let myself get to anal about things I can’t control. The worse thing I could do is let all the stress leave me with bags under my eyes, zitty, and frown lined!!
-Lexi
Friday, May 20, 2011
***owwweeee!!!*** Day 16!!
Wednesday was a very productive day for me wedding wise! I tackled a bunch of different tasks and I am feeling good about what was accomplished! The reception hall is paid for and ready to go! Lay out has been looked at and I am planning to make minor adjustments, but it should be easy to fix. I also got some big news yesterday! A magazine editor/designer was talking with my wedding decorator and LOVES my colors and style of wedding and wants to photograph it for their magazine!! I don't really know what that will all entail, but I gave my permission and am excited to see what comes of it! Our wedding is going to be so beautiful and I cannot wait for everyone to see all the hard work that has gone into it!
With the reception hall ready (except for the seating assignments), I feel like I have a ton of weight off of my shoulders and it allowed me to really get some other things done yesterday.. I followed up with men's warehouse and made sure all the tux have been ordered (all had except for 2), called a videographer and received pricing information, finished up my wedding shower thank yous, and I rearranged my cupboards while drinking a glass of wine(that is when the water bottle incident took place). I have a little problem though… I thought I had a party bus lined up, but now I don’t so I am back to square one on that! I think I can get something figured out though!
Tonight I am very pumped because my in-laws are coming for dinner and they are so much fun to hang out with! We are grilling steak and having a giant salad and cheesy tortillas! Should be a GREAT meal! My future mother-in-law and I are back to normal and it is so wonderful! She is one of my favorite people on the planet and I was missing her! I feel so lucky in life because I have pretty much always had a great relationship with my mom and I don’t think that will every change and now I have Cindy in my life and between the two of them I always have someone that supports and loves me and I am very grateful for that!
So, for something a little different I asked Cary to write me up a little passage about his view on the wedding preparations etc, so I am going to insert that below:
***Well, I am actually one of the lucky grooms-to-be that hasn’t had to do a lot. Guess you could say that I have a great Fiance. What I have helped with has actually been fun. I have helped with favors. Helped make some, albeit not many, decisions. Helped with some of the last details. Kept the mood rather light. Additionally, done all the tux stuff and grooms gifts no problem. But will say that it is always something. Always. One thing that I would say is that I have encountered a tremendous amount of stress indirectly. I have seen more days where something very minor has caused Lexi to stress a little bit. As a result, I guess a small portion of “bride-zilla” has come up. But for her…it is all worth it. I know that I will be surprised on the Wedding Day, but know that often times it seems way too much has gone into it…but again, she is worth it.***
I know all you women out there are officially jealous of the awesome guy I somehow got to fall in love with me.. trust me, I know I am lucky and I thank God for him every single day! I asked him to write something for me and he didn’t even protest he said ”sure, I can do that” and I had it with in a half hour J I didn’t like reading that I have had bride-zilla moments.. but it’s probably true.. weddings are stressful! They are also a ton of fun and I can’t wait for it to be here, but will be sad when it’s over!
-Lexi
Monday, May 16, 2011
***WEDDINGITIS*** Day 20 of the COUNTDOWN TO MRS. COCHRAN
***I have a horrible case of WEDDINGITIS!! it comes from the same type of illness as the more commonly diagnosed SENIORITIS, but the procrastination is just as serious..***
Time sure is flying and it is bad because I am getting to the point where I don't feel like doing anything wedding and then when the last week is here I am going to be a mess trying to get stuff done! Maybe actually admitting that to myself will get me motivated to work on some things.. I guess we'll see.
This past weekend(while not very productive wedding wise), was VERY productive cake pop wise.. I made a ton of adorable little tasty cake pops that took forever! I am so proud though because I am not much of a baker or decorator, but I think they turned out well and I am excited to take on a second attempt in the near future!
Aside from making cake pops, Cary and I had a nice, low key weekend. On Friday night we went on a little date that consisted of eating at Hy-Vee and then we went to Sam's Club and bought in bulk! it was fun and I wont need yogurt or toilet paper for a few months! After Sam's club, we watched a little TV and then headed to bed early because we both had to work Saturday morning. Saturday we worked and then went shopping! I found a bikini for our honeymoon (thank you future Aunt Carolyn for the gift card!) and some black golf shoes! It was a productive shopping trip because I need new irons and so Cary had me try out a few different types so he would know what to order for me(the new irons were shipped out this morning so I should have them later this week!). Golfing is definitely Cary’s favorite hobby and I will admit that I like it a lot too.. Anyone who is reading this that is a golfer or has a husband that is a golfer probably knows it is rare for a husband and wife to golf together because it can be so frustrating! I am wondering if that will change with Cary and I when we are married, but so far we love to golf together! Some of our best couple memories have been while playing! I think the key to our golfing together success is that neither of us take ourselves too serious and just have fun. We are competitive so sometimes we get frustrated if we have a bad shot, but usually we can get the other person too laugh or at least smile if we get down about something as silly as a golf shot! Back to the weekend! So Saturday after shopping I went for a run and Cary biked with me and then we just hung out and he watched sports while I made cake pops! Sunday was another low key day and we ended up running to Nebraska Furniture Mart to look at a couple things and then I bought a new Wii game! Soooo fun! Just Dance 2! I tell you what, I played it yesterday afternoon and I was a sweaty hip hopping mess! It is hard, but ridiculously fun and even Cary played a little! (HE’S GOT MOVES) I think we’ll bust out some of our newly learned moves at the wedding! I guess that is what we did wedding related this weekend, we practiced dancing!
I think the very best thing about being with Cary is how much fun we have together. This last weekend we didn’t do anything really, but we had a blast! I didn’t think I could meet my match when it comes to being goofy and silly, but Cary is the biggest goofball around and I love it!
-Lexi
Time sure is flying and it is bad because I am getting to the point where I don't feel like doing anything wedding and then when the last week is here I am going to be a mess trying to get stuff done! Maybe actually admitting that to myself will get me motivated to work on some things.. I guess we'll see.
This past weekend(while not very productive wedding wise), was VERY productive cake pop wise.. I made a ton of adorable little tasty cake pops that took forever! I am so proud though because I am not much of a baker or decorator, but I think they turned out well and I am excited to take on a second attempt in the near future!
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| Starting the CAKE POPS!! |
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| mixing! |
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| Preparing the cake balls + sticks! |
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| First Round of Kitties Pops! |
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| 2nd Round of Pink Kittie Pops and Sparkly Pops! Why Cats? I figured out how to make ears so that was the only animal that made sense.. after brainstorming and some mis-shaped cats I decided my next animal will be an owl! |
Aside from making cake pops, Cary and I had a nice, low key weekend. On Friday night we went on a little date that consisted of eating at Hy-Vee and then we went to Sam's Club and bought in bulk! it was fun and I wont need yogurt or toilet paper for a few months! After Sam's club, we watched a little TV and then headed to bed early because we both had to work Saturday morning. Saturday we worked and then went shopping! I found a bikini for our honeymoon (thank you future Aunt Carolyn for the gift card!) and some black golf shoes! It was a productive shopping trip because I need new irons and so Cary had me try out a few different types so he would know what to order for me(the new irons were shipped out this morning so I should have them later this week!). Golfing is definitely Cary’s favorite hobby and I will admit that I like it a lot too.. Anyone who is reading this that is a golfer or has a husband that is a golfer probably knows it is rare for a husband and wife to golf together because it can be so frustrating! I am wondering if that will change with Cary and I when we are married, but so far we love to golf together! Some of our best couple memories have been while playing! I think the key to our golfing together success is that neither of us take ourselves too serious and just have fun. We are competitive so sometimes we get frustrated if we have a bad shot, but usually we can get the other person too laugh or at least smile if we get down about something as silly as a golf shot! Back to the weekend! So Saturday after shopping I went for a run and Cary biked with me and then we just hung out and he watched sports while I made cake pops! Sunday was another low key day and we ended up running to Nebraska Furniture Mart to look at a couple things and then I bought a new Wii game! Soooo fun! Just Dance 2! I tell you what, I played it yesterday afternoon and I was a sweaty hip hopping mess! It is hard, but ridiculously fun and even Cary played a little! (HE’S GOT MOVES) I think we’ll bust out some of our newly learned moves at the wedding! I guess that is what we did wedding related this weekend, we practiced dancing!
I think the very best thing about being with Cary is how much fun we have together. This last weekend we didn’t do anything really, but we had a blast! I didn’t think I could meet my match when it comes to being goofy and silly, but Cary is the biggest goofball around and I love it!
-Lexi
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day 25***Purple chair sashes?? My colors are Pool Blue and Red!
***My Reception Coordinator insists I asked her to order me purple chair sashes, but I actually asked her for turquoise organza table overlays! Funny that she doesn’t believe that is what I told her, but the real question is, Who is the poor bride that needs purple chair sashes?!***
I am finally feeling back to normal after a rough day and a half with the flu bug… I think part of what cured me was having my wonderful family(Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, etc) on my mom’s side surprise me with an early wedding gift! Patio Furniture! It was so exciting because we love being out on the deck, but didn’t want to just sit out there pretzel style on the floor! Anyway, nothing gives a person their appetite back like an excuse to grill and eat outside! So Thank You so much to all involved in the beautiful gift!
Wedding stuff… Cary and I are going to work hard on the favors tonight since the weather is suspect we won’t make excuses to get outside instead of working on them. We have been terrible about
procrastinating on those and I am so ready to have them over with! I love how they are turning out because I think they are cute and fun, but am not sure people will love them as much as I do because not everyone is as corny! I am also having a hard time choosing music for the reception for the special dances because I don’t want to be too cliche, but also want something that is appropriate and it seems like some of the songs I really love don’t give off the right light in all the verses and I want it to really make sense and maybe that is asking too much.. maybe I should just write a song and sing it?? JUST KIDDING!! All that know me know that would be a horrible idea!
So, I had a fun pre-wedding project for Cary and I and I asked him the other night if he would do it and he wasn't really thrilled about it, but agreed to it anyway... I think it is a beautiful thing all couples should do before they get married if they are not writing their own vows. Basically what we did was we went through each sentence of our vows and then talked about what we were really saying to each other when we say those generic words at the ceremony. Here are the vows we will be saying to each other and a snippet of the meanings we discussed :)
I know Cary wasn't excited about doing this, but I know we both enjoyed it.. we giggled some and even got a little teary at parts(or at least I did). It was so meaningful because I know that on our wedding day when we are repeating those words back to each other we will hear so much more. He is such a great guy and 25 days will go quick and I am very happy about that! Wedding Day here we come!
-Lexi
I am finally feeling back to normal after a rough day and a half with the flu bug… I think part of what cured me was having my wonderful family(Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, etc) on my mom’s side surprise me with an early wedding gift! Patio Furniture! It was so exciting because we love being out on the deck, but didn’t want to just sit out there pretzel style on the floor! Anyway, nothing gives a person their appetite back like an excuse to grill and eat outside! So Thank You so much to all involved in the beautiful gift!
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| ^ Patio Set from my family! ^ |
Wedding stuff… Cary and I are going to work hard on the favors tonight since the weather is suspect we won’t make excuses to get outside instead of working on them. We have been terrible about
procrastinating on those and I am so ready to have them over with! I love how they are turning out because I think they are cute and fun, but am not sure people will love them as much as I do because not everyone is as corny! I am also having a hard time choosing music for the reception for the special dances because I don’t want to be too cliche, but also want something that is appropriate and it seems like some of the songs I really love don’t give off the right light in all the verses and I want it to really make sense and maybe that is asking too much.. maybe I should just write a song and sing it?? JUST KIDDING!! All that know me know that would be a horrible idea!
So, I had a fun pre-wedding project for Cary and I and I asked him the other night if he would do it and he wasn't really thrilled about it, but agreed to it anyway... I think it is a beautiful thing all couples should do before they get married if they are not writing their own vows. Basically what we did was we went through each sentence of our vows and then talked about what we were really saying to each other when we say those generic words at the ceremony. Here are the vows we will be saying to each other and a snippet of the meanings we discussed :)
- I, N., take you, N., to be my wife/husband.
** I promise to take you for who you are and fully accept YOU as my better half.**
- I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.
** I will love you no matter what obstacles our future holds, through any peaks or valleys I will stand by your side.**
- I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.
**I will always speak highly of you and give you honor whether we're alone or in a crowd or if we're together or apart. I will love you most and make you a top priority in my life.**
I know Cary wasn't excited about doing this, but I know we both enjoyed it.. we giggled some and even got a little teary at parts(or at least I did). It was so meaningful because I know that on our wedding day when we are repeating those words back to each other we will hear so much more. He is such a great guy and 25 days will go quick and I am very happy about that! Wedding Day here we come!
-Lexi
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day 27***Off from work, but not for a day of enjoyment
I think I either have food poisoning or the flu, either way today has been a yucky day!
Today started off with me waking up at my usual time with an awful stomach ache! I got up anyway and changed into my work out clothes and headed to the gym. Little did I know I would be losing weight double time today! I literally lost everything I think I ate all weekend long and anything I have had since doesn’t stick with me for long. I am sure you don’t want to know about that because it is disgusting, but lets just say I’m not feeling well at all. After my work out I tanned and showered and headed to work where I lasted til about 11:00AM, I knew I shouldn’t have even came in, but I hate missing work so I was trying to tough it out. Fortunately I have a half day this week so I just used it today instead of for fun on another day this week.
Even though I was not feeling my best today I decided to try to get some work done since I was home. I worked on my program and have a very good draft done and also got the rest of my supplies to finish up my party favors so one of these nights Cary and I will bust through the rest of those while watching TV. So, lets see where I am with my list:
1. Make reservation for Cary and I the night of our wedding2. Finish up the party favors
3. Get floor plan for reception hall and email to florist/decorator
4. Start working on seat assignments
5.Confirm reservations for the party bus6. Find jewelry to go with my dress
7. Wrap up my presents for my brides maids and Cary’s groomsmen
8.Figure out my wardrobe for my bridal shower and the rehearsal dinner
9. Pick up thank you notes
10. Type Readings and email them to lectors.*just halfway done with that one*
11.Write out the programs
There are a few things on the list that are really frustrating me because I want to get them finished, but am waiting on someone else.. for instance, the lady from my reception hall still has not sent me the floor plan so i can't mark that off or figure out how to do my seating chart.. One plus is that most people have sent their RSVPs back in so i could start putting people into groups I suppose.. On a whole things have been a lot more relaxed lately. I have things patched up with my Future Mom-in-law and having Cary back from his golf weekend just makes me feel whole again. He loved looking through all the shower stuff and was surprised at all the unique/fun gifts we got. I didn't know if people would be curious about them or not, but if you want some awesome gift ideas I have many now that my shower is over! After I finish up with my post I think i will get to work on some of my favors and try to get them finished up this week. Once those are done I think it'll be a huge relief.
Oh, one thing i hadn't told you all about yet was the night Cary and i exchanged our wedding gifts to each other.. most are probably wondering why we all ready did that.. well, the gift i got Cary came in a GIANT box that i was storing at my work until we started some remodeling and i was concerned that it would get broken or damaged so I thought the easiest thing would be to take it home.. one problem.. where do i hide a GIANT box without him seeing it.. pretty tough. So we decided to just go ahead and exchange gifts. It was so cute because my box for him was enormous and his for me was tiny(which are the type of boxes I like to get). So what was in the GIANT box? It was a neon sign that looks like this:
And his gift to me looks like this: 
I better get to work on those favors!
-Lexi
Today started off with me waking up at my usual time with an awful stomach ache! I got up anyway and changed into my work out clothes and headed to the gym. Little did I know I would be losing weight double time today! I literally lost everything I think I ate all weekend long and anything I have had since doesn’t stick with me for long. I am sure you don’t want to know about that because it is disgusting, but lets just say I’m not feeling well at all. After my work out I tanned and showered and headed to work where I lasted til about 11:00AM, I knew I shouldn’t have even came in, but I hate missing work so I was trying to tough it out. Fortunately I have a half day this week so I just used it today instead of for fun on another day this week.
Even though I was not feeling my best today I decided to try to get some work done since I was home. I worked on my program and have a very good draft done and also got the rest of my supplies to finish up my party favors so one of these nights Cary and I will bust through the rest of those while watching TV. So, lets see where I am with my list:
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3. Get floor plan for reception hall and email to florist/decorator
4. Start working on seat assignments
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7. Wrap up my presents for my brides maids and Cary’s groomsmen
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9. Pick up thank you notes
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There are a few things on the list that are really frustrating me because I want to get them finished, but am waiting on someone else.. for instance, the lady from my reception hall still has not sent me the floor plan so i can't mark that off or figure out how to do my seating chart.. One plus is that most people have sent their RSVPs back in so i could start putting people into groups I suppose.. On a whole things have been a lot more relaxed lately. I have things patched up with my Future Mom-in-law and having Cary back from his golf weekend just makes me feel whole again. He loved looking through all the shower stuff and was surprised at all the unique/fun gifts we got. I didn't know if people would be curious about them or not, but if you want some awesome gift ideas I have many now that my shower is over! After I finish up with my post I think i will get to work on some of my favors and try to get them finished up this week. Once those are done I think it'll be a huge relief.
Oh, one thing i hadn't told you all about yet was the night Cary and i exchanged our wedding gifts to each other.. most are probably wondering why we all ready did that.. well, the gift i got Cary came in a GIANT box that i was storing at my work until we started some remodeling and i was concerned that it would get broken or damaged so I thought the easiest thing would be to take it home.. one problem.. where do i hide a GIANT box without him seeing it.. pretty tough. So we decided to just go ahead and exchange gifts. It was so cute because my box for him was enormous and his for me was tiny(which are the type of boxes I like to get). So what was in the GIANT box? It was a neon sign that looks like this:
I better get to work on those favors!
-Lexi
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 28 ~ Cinco De Mayo, Kissing Good Bye, Shower, and Mother's Day!
~It was a nice and very busy weekend and while I had a ton of fun I am happy to be sitting in my recliner typing this post in the comfort of my own basement~
What a weekend! It has been a few days since I last posted because Cary and I were busy sipping on margarita's Thursday night and then the weekend hit fast and next thing I knew it was Sunday so here I am, catching up on what has been going down.. SO back to Thursday.. On Thursday my mom and I met with our reception coordinator and got some things planned out which felt good.. I am starting to really be able to visualize the day and it is so exciting! Watch out William and Kate! this wedding is going to be gorgeous!
On Friday Cary cooked me the most amazing dinner, steak, baked potatoes, and veggies with red wine :) see how lucky i am! and we just relaxed on the deck til dark and had a couple drinks. It was a farewell evening because Cary headed out of town at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning to go on a golf weekend with one of his friends. We haven't spent much time apart ever so I of course missed him like crazy, but he had a great time and I had a busy weekend ahead of me so it was a good opportunity for him to go. So my Saturday consisted of a hectic morning of getting Lucy and my two dogs ready to head to my hometown for my shower! It was a great shower and I received so many awesome gifts! Thank you to everyone who came, it was a wonderful day :) I felt so loved and fortunate to have so many great friends and family show up! (I also got to snuggle my new nephew Holden(mentioned in prev. post) and that was one of the highlights of my day)
After the shower I had some good bonding time with my sister Alyssa who is also my maid of honor but I don't get to hang out with her enough so she biked with me while I ran and then we took the dogs for a long walk. After that we went out to dinner with some other family members and then just relaxed at my parents the rest of the night with Angee. Any weekend that consists of sister time is the way I like to spend them!
After a long day Saturday I finally got to bed late with my little Lucy who insisted that I rub her leg all night and when I would finally think she was asleep she'd say "Mom? why you stop rubbing my leg?" so then I would start again and when we were both finally asleep it felt like only a minute and sunshine was coming through the window and Lucy was up for the day! Oh well though, she is the best cuddler and I haven't slept with her forever so it was nice to wake up next to her beaming smile :) We got all cleaned up for the day and went to church and then ate a mother's day lunch at my parents and then headed back home. Lucy passed out in the car and slept til after 6 PM and by then my Cary was finally home! I missed him so much and it was exciting showing him all the fun gifts we got from the shower! He loved everything of course especially the rope lights! (thanks Dani!)
The weekend is almost over now and I have got to get my hiney in gear this next week on my list! I have soo many party favors to finish and my program needs written so if you all don't see a list with some lines through it this week please get on me! Sorry for the short post, I promise to get back on task tomorrow!
-Lexi
What a weekend! It has been a few days since I last posted because Cary and I were busy sipping on margarita's Thursday night and then the weekend hit fast and next thing I knew it was Sunday so here I am, catching up on what has been going down.. SO back to Thursday.. On Thursday my mom and I met with our reception coordinator and got some things planned out which felt good.. I am starting to really be able to visualize the day and it is so exciting! Watch out William and Kate! this wedding is going to be gorgeous!
On Friday Cary cooked me the most amazing dinner, steak, baked potatoes, and veggies with red wine :) see how lucky i am! and we just relaxed on the deck til dark and had a couple drinks. It was a farewell evening because Cary headed out of town at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning to go on a golf weekend with one of his friends. We haven't spent much time apart ever so I of course missed him like crazy, but he had a great time and I had a busy weekend ahead of me so it was a good opportunity for him to go. So my Saturday consisted of a hectic morning of getting Lucy and my two dogs ready to head to my hometown for my shower! It was a great shower and I received so many awesome gifts! Thank you to everyone who came, it was a wonderful day :) I felt so loved and fortunate to have so many great friends and family show up! (I also got to snuggle my new nephew Holden(mentioned in prev. post) and that was one of the highlights of my day)
After the shower I had some good bonding time with my sister Alyssa who is also my maid of honor but I don't get to hang out with her enough so she biked with me while I ran and then we took the dogs for a long walk. After that we went out to dinner with some other family members and then just relaxed at my parents the rest of the night with Angee. Any weekend that consists of sister time is the way I like to spend them!
After a long day Saturday I finally got to bed late with my little Lucy who insisted that I rub her leg all night and when I would finally think she was asleep she'd say "Mom? why you stop rubbing my leg?" so then I would start again and when we were both finally asleep it felt like only a minute and sunshine was coming through the window and Lucy was up for the day! Oh well though, she is the best cuddler and I haven't slept with her forever so it was nice to wake up next to her beaming smile :) We got all cleaned up for the day and went to church and then ate a mother's day lunch at my parents and then headed back home. Lucy passed out in the car and slept til after 6 PM and by then my Cary was finally home! I missed him so much and it was exciting showing him all the fun gifts we got from the shower! He loved everything of course especially the rope lights! (thanks Dani!)
The weekend is almost over now and I have got to get my hiney in gear this next week on my list! I have soo many party favors to finish and my program needs written so if you all don't see a list with some lines through it this week please get on me! Sorry for the short post, I promise to get back on task tomorrow!
-Lexi
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 32--Little Done = Little to say..
Today I did not really do anything wedding. I brought some stuff to work that I thought I would work on if the office was slow, but it wasn’t so I didn’t and I am ok with that. I did get to meet Cary for lunch today which was wonderful (we try to do that at least once a week). We went to chipotle and I am still stuffed! I love our weekly lunch dates because we don’t get a lot of one on one time during the week and I get to see him all shirt and tie style for work and I think he looks smokin’ hot in his business gear.
Tomorrow I have my details meeting at our reception hall so that should be fun because we’ll be able to iron out the stuff that is unclear and solidify our menu etc. I am looking forward to getting into the hall again because I can’t really remember what it is like all set up with tables and that makes it hard to start the seating chart. I have never been to a wedding with a seating arrangement before so I am kind of curious about how people feel about it? I think it’ll be nice because then people don’t have to worry about finding a seat, but I’d hate to put people together that would prefer not to be.. I suppose it is just for eating though and once the dance begins hopefully people won’t be sitting! I am not even going to bother posting my to do list for today since I didn’t make any changes since yesterday.
Tonight Lucy and I will be heading to the library to return our checked out books and movies and get new stuff! I love library day because I get soooo tired of reading the same books over and over so library day is always a refreshing day because we get a few new books to read over and over for the next two weeks! Lucy has officially fallen in LOVE with Fancy Nancy books and it is extra funny because she thinks fancy is a word to describe boys or something gross? For instance if you tell her that her dress is fancy she’ll respond, “I’m not fancy, I’m a girl!”. And Cary teases her all the time if she picks her nose or spits that she is being fancy, which to her is very offensive. Well now that she is into Fancy Nancy books she is starting to change her feelings on the word fancy.. silly what kids come up with. I could probably just start a blog on the crazy/funny things Lucy says.. maybe that’s to come.
Now that I am officially rambling I think I will wrap this up. 32 days away!!! One calendar month from now I will be a married woman! Can’t wait!
~Lexi~
Tomorrow I have my details meeting at our reception hall so that should be fun because we’ll be able to iron out the stuff that is unclear and solidify our menu etc. I am looking forward to getting into the hall again because I can’t really remember what it is like all set up with tables and that makes it hard to start the seating chart. I have never been to a wedding with a seating arrangement before so I am kind of curious about how people feel about it? I think it’ll be nice because then people don’t have to worry about finding a seat, but I’d hate to put people together that would prefer not to be.. I suppose it is just for eating though and once the dance begins hopefully people won’t be sitting! I am not even going to bother posting my to do list for today since I didn’t make any changes since yesterday.
Tonight Lucy and I will be heading to the library to return our checked out books and movies and get new stuff! I love library day because I get soooo tired of reading the same books over and over so library day is always a refreshing day because we get a few new books to read over and over for the next two weeks! Lucy has officially fallen in LOVE with Fancy Nancy books and it is extra funny because she thinks fancy is a word to describe boys or something gross? For instance if you tell her that her dress is fancy she’ll respond, “I’m not fancy, I’m a girl!”. And Cary teases her all the time if she picks her nose or spits that she is being fancy, which to her is very offensive. Well now that she is into Fancy Nancy books she is starting to change her feelings on the word fancy.. silly what kids come up with. I could probably just start a blog on the crazy/funny things Lucy says.. maybe that’s to come.
Now that I am officially rambling I think I will wrap this up. 32 days away!!! One calendar month from now I will be a married woman! Can’t wait!
~Lexi~
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 33-The wedding march is too Protestant?
I was informed by my music coordinator at the church that i can't use the wedding march in my ceremony because it is used too often in protestant weddings? I find that weird, but i found something else to "march" to!
So yesterday I felt like I got a lot of stuff done! I picked out a couple dresses for my shower and rehearsal dinner, they are so cute and I got a great deal! Younkers is having an awesome sale on all their dresses if anyone is looking for something to wear to events this summer!
Today has been a great day so far, I woke up at 5:15 and headed to my boot camp. I work out with Forged Fit camp 4 days a week in Omaha and it is wonderful! I like to describe it as P90x on crack because it is so intense! The guys that teach the class are awesome and extremely motivating and make it easy to be there early in the morning! After working out I head over to Gold’s Gym and I tan.. it is so glorious because it allows me a little cat nap before having to shower and get ready for work. I have a nice morning routine that is only possible because I have THE BEST fiancé ever that allows me to go do this in the morning while he plays mister mom. Every morning that I am gone he gets Lucy up, gets her ready for the day, feeds her breakfast, takes care of the dogs, and then while he on his way to drop Lucy off at school they usually give me a call and tell me they love me and to have a good day I am truly lucky with how great of a guy I have because he doesn’t even mind doing those things at all and he has even attempted a few pony tails at Lucy’s request..soo cute!
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| A Cary Original! His first ever attempt at a pony tail! I received this picture text at 7 in the morning a month or so ago! |
Like I mentioned before, I felt like I got some good tasks off of my
list and will hopefully wipe out a few more today.. here is the update:
list and will hopefully wipe out a few more today.. here is the update:
recommend buying something because it really didn’t save much money making them myself
and I am guessing my guest wouldn’t care if they were homemade)
3. Get floor plan for reception hall and email to florist/decorator
4. Start working on seat assignments5. Confirm reservations for the party bus6. Find jewelry to go with my dress
7. Wrap up my presents for my brides maids and Cary’s groomsmen8. Figure out my wardrobe for my bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner and the gift opening9. Pick up thank you notes
10. Write out the programs and have them ready to print
and I am guessing my guest wouldn’t care if they were homemade)
3. Get floor plan for reception hall and email to florist/decorator
4. Start working on seat assignments
7. Wrap up my presents for my brides maids and Cary’s groomsmen
10. Write out the programs and have them ready to print
I am in high spirits today because after reading my blog from yesterday I realized that I was kind of whining.. not a good way to start a blog.. I did a little self-reflecting and honestly, I have it pretty darn good!
I am so excited for my bridal shower this weekend because I feel like it will mark the beginning of the truly fun wedding stuff! I get to see people that I haven’t seen in a while and I’ll hopefully get to hold my new little nephew again because that little squirt is getting cuter and cuter every day that passes and it’s killing me that I haven’t seen him for a couple weeks!! So the shower should be wonderful, my sisters are the best for putting it on for me and I know most of it has fallen on Angee because Aimee has a new baby and Alyssa has finals, but they are all helping out and I really love having such awesome sisters!
So 33 days to go.. today is one of those days that makes me feel like that number is too big and that day is too far away..
Monday, May 2, 2011
Day 34***Putting the DING in WEDDING!
**the timer is about to go off**
Some of you ladies out there probably know what goes into a wedding and have maybe even experienced it and for those of you that do or have probably know that now is crunch time! This marathon I’ve been running since the day of our engagement (May 14th 2010) is now in its final stretch and the adrenaline is pumping! For those of you who have never been married or planned for a wedding due to whatever reason ie: being young, perpetually single, etc.. go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief that you are not currently 34 days out from your wedding! Don’t get me wrong, I cannot wait to be married to Cary, but it is a little nerve wrecking when you consider everything that goes into a wedding like the one we are going to have and it only lasts one day! Today I decided I would do a little countdown for the remaining days and just provide a snapshot of my sanity for anyone who is interested.
My wedding planning has been pretty typical I think and most brides probably experience around the same if not more stress than I have, but I have encountered a strange occurrence that I don't think other brides have to deal with. BEWARE OF FALSE REGISTRIES! Cary and I have only registered at one place and that is Target.. when we went to start our registry there we were surprised to find that a registry already existed under our names and whoever started it registered for a few weird and very expensive items(one of those items being a $500 pet vacuum). We spent about an hour on the phone with Target trying to convince them that it was impossible that there was another Cary and Lexi getting married on the same day in my hometown.. Finally Target deleted the registry when Cary threatened that we'd cancel our real registry and just tell our guest we weren't registered anywhere. It was a pretty frustrating thing, but we moved on with our lives(so we thought) until last Friday when Cary received a text form his mom asking about a registry we had at Bed Bath & Beyond with some ridiculously expensive items on it($130 sugar bowl, $1800 sterling!).. another fake registry that we did not create! Again, we registered at ONE place, Target. After a littler further investigation we found that we were also registered at 3 other places and so I spent all day figuring out how to hack into those registries and delete them. I am leaving out some creepy details about this whole incident, but am positive someone did this as a mean joke.. Good one! You really ticked us both off, but we kept a decent sense of humor and if any of you stumble upon one of the fake registries you'll see what I mean.
Today I am feeling a little extra stressed than usual and it’s weird because the source is in some way 100% the wedding and in other ways 100% not.. So, we are to the point in the planning where we are ironing out minor details the specific detail I am currently working out is what time is it appropriate to start our gift opening the morning after the wedding. To be honest with you all I don’t care what time we have it.. my schedule is pretty wide open that day. Well, some of our guests are flying out at noon, 1PM etc.. and so we would like to at least be able to tell them good bye before they head to the airport.. My side of the family are faithful Catholic people and they will have church to attend that morning so I need to pick a time that accommodates people leaving early and also people that have church.. I am just going to guess, but if I haven’t lost your interest already you are probably wondering “why is this such a dilemma?” .. I have no idea why it is, but the problem occurred last night when I was discussing this with Cary’s mom because I am not sure what I said, but I could tell I said something wrong so now I am all concerned that I have an upset soon to be mother in law.. I LOVE Cary’s mom and think she is the best and have a wonderful relationship with her so don’t think I am throwing her under the bus here. She has done a lot of the work for the wedding which is why I have kept my sanity for as long as I have, but I think she is getting spread a little thin with the wedding plus all the other million things she does on a daily basis (she is superwoman I swear)! So, I have been replaying our conversation over and over and over in my head trying to figure out where it went south.. still not sure on it, but very sick to my stomach thinking about the outcome. Chances are I am over thinking things and worrying too much, but as most who know me would agree, I’m sensitive and hate conflict.
Today I made a list of things that have to get done in the next couple weeks and some of those things are already off my list:
1. Make reservation for Cary and I the night of our wedding
2. Finish up the party favors (I made/designed them myself and it has been a lot of work, I recommend buying something because it really didn’t save much money making them myself and I am guessing my guest wouldn’t care if they were homemade)
3. Get floor plan for reception hall and email to florist/decorator
4. Start working on seat assignments
5. Confirm reservations for the party bus
6. Find jewelry to go with my dress
7. Wrap up my presents for my brides maids and Cary’s groomsmen
8. Figure out my wardrobe for my bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner and the gift opening
9. Pick up thank you notes
10. Write out the programs and have them ready to print
There is bound to be other things I think of, but this is my list for now. 34 days and I will be walking down the aisle to my best friend and soul mate and that will make the day perfect no matter what else happens or gets done.
~LEXI~
Some of you ladies out there probably know what goes into a wedding and have maybe even experienced it and for those of you that do or have probably know that now is crunch time! This marathon I’ve been running since the day of our engagement (May 14th 2010) is now in its final stretch and the adrenaline is pumping! For those of you who have never been married or planned for a wedding due to whatever reason ie: being young, perpetually single, etc.. go ahead and breathe a sigh of relief that you are not currently 34 days out from your wedding! Don’t get me wrong, I cannot wait to be married to Cary, but it is a little nerve wrecking when you consider everything that goes into a wedding like the one we are going to have and it only lasts one day! Today I decided I would do a little countdown for the remaining days and just provide a snapshot of my sanity for anyone who is interested.
My wedding planning has been pretty typical I think and most brides probably experience around the same if not more stress than I have, but I have encountered a strange occurrence that I don't think other brides have to deal with. BEWARE OF FALSE REGISTRIES! Cary and I have only registered at one place and that is Target.. when we went to start our registry there we were surprised to find that a registry already existed under our names and whoever started it registered for a few weird and very expensive items(one of those items being a $500 pet vacuum). We spent about an hour on the phone with Target trying to convince them that it was impossible that there was another Cary and Lexi getting married on the same day in my hometown.. Finally Target deleted the registry when Cary threatened that we'd cancel our real registry and just tell our guest we weren't registered anywhere. It was a pretty frustrating thing, but we moved on with our lives(so we thought) until last Friday when Cary received a text form his mom asking about a registry we had at Bed Bath & Beyond with some ridiculously expensive items on it($130 sugar bowl, $1800 sterling!).. another fake registry that we did not create! Again, we registered at ONE place, Target. After a littler further investigation we found that we were also registered at 3 other places and so I spent all day figuring out how to hack into those registries and delete them. I am leaving out some creepy details about this whole incident, but am positive someone did this as a mean joke.. Good one! You really ticked us both off, but we kept a decent sense of humor and if any of you stumble upon one of the fake registries you'll see what I mean.
Today I am feeling a little extra stressed than usual and it’s weird because the source is in some way 100% the wedding and in other ways 100% not.. So, we are to the point in the planning where we are ironing out minor details the specific detail I am currently working out is what time is it appropriate to start our gift opening the morning after the wedding. To be honest with you all I don’t care what time we have it.. my schedule is pretty wide open that day. Well, some of our guests are flying out at noon, 1PM etc.. and so we would like to at least be able to tell them good bye before they head to the airport.. My side of the family are faithful Catholic people and they will have church to attend that morning so I need to pick a time that accommodates people leaving early and also people that have church.. I am just going to guess, but if I haven’t lost your interest already you are probably wondering “why is this such a dilemma?” .. I have no idea why it is, but the problem occurred last night when I was discussing this with Cary’s mom because I am not sure what I said, but I could tell I said something wrong so now I am all concerned that I have an upset soon to be mother in law.. I LOVE Cary’s mom and think she is the best and have a wonderful relationship with her so don’t think I am throwing her under the bus here. She has done a lot of the work for the wedding which is why I have kept my sanity for as long as I have, but I think she is getting spread a little thin with the wedding plus all the other million things she does on a daily basis (she is superwoman I swear)! So, I have been replaying our conversation over and over and over in my head trying to figure out where it went south.. still not sure on it, but very sick to my stomach thinking about the outcome. Chances are I am over thinking things and worrying too much, but as most who know me would agree, I’m sensitive and hate conflict.
Today I made a list of things that have to get done in the next couple weeks and some of those things are already off my list:
1. Make reservation for Cary and I the night of our wedding
2. Finish up the party favors (I made/designed them myself and it has been a lot of work, I recommend buying something because it really didn’t save much money making them myself and I am guessing my guest wouldn’t care if they were homemade)
3. Get floor plan for reception hall and email to florist/decorator
4. Start working on seat assignments
5. Confirm reservations for the party bus
6. Find jewelry to go with my dress
7. Wrap up my presents for my brides maids and Cary’s groomsmen
8. Figure out my wardrobe for my bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner and the gift opening
9. Pick up thank you notes
10. Write out the programs and have them ready to print
There is bound to be other things I think of, but this is my list for now. 34 days and I will be walking down the aisle to my best friend and soul mate and that will make the day perfect no matter what else happens or gets done.
~LEXI~
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