Happy New Year!

I hope you had a wonderful New Years! Michael and I rang in the new year with my brother, his wife and baby, a few friends, and a yummy dinner. It was wonderful! I have been quite the bad blogger lately, but I promise to start posting more regularly. I have lots of pictures of our updated house to share, but for now, I'll share a couple of my Christmas presents!

iPhone (AMAZING):

A beautiful long coat from J.Crew:

But my favorite gift is the new countertops we had installed a few weeks ago. I absolutely LOVE them! I'll be sharing picture soon, not to worry. Have a great New Year's Day!

What I DON'T want for Christmas...

I absolutely LOVE Christmas. Everything about it! But before I get into the things that I am most excited about, let me share with you a few Christmas items that are just not my style (to put it nicely)...

These creepy Santa dolls. I mean these things are seriously expensive too!

The Chipmunks Christmas music...like nails on a chalkboard:

Creepy Christmas Caroler Dolls:

Yard blow-ups. Seriously? And my least favorite of all...the Christmas Village:
I think this is because I despise clutter so much. I seriously can't stand these! This is just my own humble, personal opinion. Any that you would like to share?

Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner

I normally do not care about celebrity deaths, but I am SO sad about Patrick Swayze passing away yesterday. Dirty Dancing is my absolute FAVORITE movie. I mean, the title of this post is probably the best movie quote of all time :) He just seemed like such a nice guy. He'd been married to the same woman for 34 years and he just seemed like a class act. I will be watching Dirty Dancing in honor of Patrick very soon.

Also, I'm so sorry I have been such a terrible blogger lately. I really am having a hard time coming up with ideas...I guess my life is just really boring lately! I'll be back soon with some good posts. Have a great Tuesday!

No more wisdom tooth!

That's right, I no longer have my wisdom tooth! I only had one to begin with and I had it removed this morning. I'll be laying on the couch with some movies the rest of the afternoon! I've never had any dental work, I've never even had a cavity, so this was my first dental surgery experience. I'm here to tell you that wisdom teeth removal was easy as pie!

Have a great Thursday!

Relaxing Weekend

We had a wonderfully, relaxing weekend! It was so nice not to have anything specific to do and just enjoy the weekend. Friday night, two of our college friends came into town (Will and Amanda) and spent the night at our house. We went to dinner at the Boathouse restaurant, then to a cool restaurant downtown for a drink, then finally back home for some board games (we LOVE board games).

Amanda and I...the only picture from Friday night:Saturday morning, Michael cooked everyone homemade French toast for breakfast before our friends left. The rest of Saturday consisted of movies, a long walk with our dog, re-finishing a chair for our guest room, and cooking dinner at home.

Sunday, we went to church for the first time since we got back from our honeymoon. It was a great service and lots of young people in the congregation. Last night, some of our newly married friends cooked dinner for us...it was delicious! They started with a calamari appetizer, before a dinner of red fish, zucchini, and mashed potatoes. We had apple crisp with ice cream for dessert...it was amazing.

Also, we got a new piece of furniture in last week, finally! We are in desperate need of storage, so we ordered this console table from Wal-mart...YES, that Wal-mart. It is AWESOME and just what we wanted. The quality is really nice and it was really easy to put together. What do you think?

We have a buffet for our dining room coming this week, so hopefully we can finally unpack our crystal and the rest of our wine glasses. I will post updated pictures of our house later this week...have a great Monday!

Busy Weekend Ahead!

Michael and I are moving our furniture into our house this weekend! I'm so excited to start decorating our new home. Michael will be staying there for the next month untill I move in after the wedding (you better keep it clean, honey)! Tomorrow and Saturday will be entirely devoted to moving and unpacking. Hopefully we'll get a lot done and at least get the furniture arranged.

I cannot wait for Easter! It is definitely one of my favorite holidays. Sometimes it's easy to forget the true meaning of the holiday, but I will definitely be thanking the Lord for His sacrifice on Sunday. We're having some family over for an Easter lunch, so it will be wonderful as always to spend some time with our close family.

On another note, tomorrow marks one week away from my last day at work. I will be moving to Chattanooga with Michael after the wedding, and unfortunately, I cannot work for my current company there. I have loved my time at my current employer - I've been there since I graduated from college! It has been a wonderful learning experience and I will definitely miss my co-workers. If anyone knows about any sort of job opportunities in the Chattanooga area, I would LOVE to hear about them. I work as a Marketing Analyst currently, but I am open to whatever is out there. I appreciate anyone's help...job searching really is the worst!

Have a great Friday!

Long Weekend

I am excited on this Thursday evening - I have tomorrow off from work! I had some days leftover vacation days I needed to use, so I'm using tomorrow to take care of some wedding errands. Here are some of the items on my agenda for tomorrow:

• Early morning workout
• Looking at more wedding ring options (always a good time :)
• Catering tasting for lunch!
• Manicure/pedicure with my Mom
• Picking up a few gifts for people
  

Tonight! I'm going to a 5-course dinner with wine pairings tonight. I'm so excited; my parents and I do one of these wine dinners every few months and it is always so much fun. I love learning about wines and eating all the delicious food!

I have a wedding shower Saturday morning, thrown by my a few of my mother's fun friends. It should be a good time! Lots of mimosas and yummy food - and good company. Have a great Thursday night!

Productive Sunday

I've had a great Sunday! Although I do hate losing an hour in the day, I love how it gets dark so much later. It makes it feel like Spring already, especially with the 75 degree and sunny weather we've had all weekend!

I spent all day with Michael yesterday. Nothing too exciting - we did go out to a celebratory dinner last night for his new job and our new house! It was a wonderful, relaxing Saturday.

Today, I've been on a productive kick! I worked out early, then my Mom and I went to Michael's to look for some craft supplies for wedding projects. I'll share them once they're finished. Another HUGE check off my to-do list was stuffing all of our wedding invitations! That may not sound like a lot, but when you have about 6 pieces that go into each invitation, it's quite an accomplishment! Also, my sister-in-law's mother, Sue, did all our calligraphy for our invitations. She is so talented; they look absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to send them out and start mailbox stalking :)

I've spent the rest of the afternoon watching Anne of Green Gables, with my Mom, and working on our wedding book (basically a scrapbook/journal of our whole wedding journey). Does anyone else LOVE Anne of Green Gables? I've loved it since I was a little girl, but I finally got the DVD box set (all 3 movies) for Christmas this year. It's a wonderful gift! I love the books and the movies...they're such classics!

Have a great week!

Day off tomorrow!

I have the day off from work tomorrow, so that I can get some wedding related stuff done. I'm so excited...nothing is better than a random day off work! :) Here is what's on the schedule:

• Sleep in (one of my favorite past-times)
  
• Work out
  
• Take my car to get washed (it's been MONTHS, people!)
  
• Go out to lunch with my Mom at my favorite restaurant, Le Cafe Crepe
• Wedding cake tasting/consultation!!
• Look at possible program design options for the wedding ceremony
• Stop by Michael's (the store, not my fiance) to pick up some crafting supplies

I'm so excited to have a day to get some things accomplished! Have I mentioned I love lists?

P.S.: I completely cleaned out the rest of my room (including closet) yesterday. I'm talking cleaned and completely organized my closet, desk, bedside table, and dressers. It feels so good to have everything all organized when I open my closet!

Thursday = Survivor

I've mentioned before that I'm a huge reality TV loser...Survivor is my favorite though! I'm so glad it's back. This season is in the Brazilian Highlands. It's pretty good so far! I've secretly always wanted to be on Survivor, but I'd probably pass out from the lack of food after one day. Does anyone else watch Survivor? I don't really have any favorites yet, but it still is early.


I'm so glad tomorrow starts the weekend! I have a very relaxing weekend of nothing planned. Maybe a little cleaning out of my closet...maybe going to see Twilight again at the dollar theater (don't judge)...probably cooking some yummy food/drinking vino. Definitely getting some good sleep!

I also need to work on a few of my projects for the wedding. I need to finish our card box, look for candy buffet scoops, work on other paper projects, etc, etc. I also am planning on sending out my wedding invitations in a couple weeks, so I need to start assembling them!

Have a great night!

Random Thoughts

Here's what's going on with me today!

• Michael got offered a great new job today! It's just what we've been hoping for, although he'll be very sad to leave his current position. It's such a blessing for him to find this perfect job during this economy!
• I got my hair done tonight - not quite as exciting as Michael's job, but good nonetheless. Just a trim and highlight touch-ups. I'm growing my hair out for the wedding!
• My personalized napkins arrived from For Your Party. They are so CUTE! I want to order more, just because it was so fun (even though I don't need more personalized napkins).
• I found super cute and affordable bridesmaid's shoes today (we're talking under $30 here people)...I ordered a pair to see how they look in person. Fingers crossed!
• My friend, Mrs. Southern Belle, has gotten me interested in One Tree Hill. The last thing I need is another TV show!!
• I'm going for my wedding cake tasting/consultation on Tuesday and I can't WAIT!
• I need some good ideas for hostess gifts for my next shower in a few weeks. Any ideas?
  
• I really want a new handbag.

Sorry, that's all I got tonight! Have a great Wednesday night!

25 Random Things About Me

1. I'm getting married to the most wonderful man on May 16!
2. I have 2 brothers, I'm right in the middle. My older brother is married and I love his wife!
3. My parents are wonderful and my mom is basically my best friend.
4. I love online shopping - especially J.Crew!
5. I love "my" dogs - Max and Bailey
6. Southern food is one of my weaknesses - especially fried okra and mac 'n' cheese.
7. I don't like working out AT ALL, but I do it probably 3-5 times a week anyways.
8. I am addicted to reality tv - especially the Bachelor and Survivor.
9. I love traveling - I really want to go to Greece and Ireland!
10. I have great friends - college and high school.
11. My favorite designers are Milly, Kate Spade, and Lilly Pulitzer.
12. I love to bake and cupcakes are my favorite.
13. I'm a GA Tech and Florida Gators fan!
14. My fiance thinks blogging is really strange.
15. I LOVE to eat. Seriously, I consider this one of my hobbies. I love trying new restaurants and trying new recipes.
16. On that note, I LOVE red wine.
17. I've become a little obsessed with my wedding planning...
18. I love reading decorating blogs and watching HGTV. I can't wait to have a house of our own to decorate.
19. I wear pearl earrings almost everyday.
20. Going to the lake in the summer is one of my favorite activities.
21. I'm a homebody.
22. I like country music, but truth be told I'd rather listen to talk radio any day than music.
23. I'm the only grand-daughter on both sides on my family.
24. I LOVE to sleep.
25. I'm super organized and love making lists.