Monday, March 12, 2012

Our Wedding FAQ

Let me tell you – the expectations have been set very high for our wedding. So many have told me that they just know our wedding is going to be fun. My sister even had a dream and came to me with a vision of how our big day should be. And I’m just having anxiety over this – and we’ve not even started planning yet. All I could think was, let the craziness begin!

I think one thing I’ve been kind of surprised by is the number of questions we’ve gotten since we’ve gotten engaged. So inspired by my friend Liz, who wrote a new baby FAQ, here is my wedding FAQ.

Have you set the date yet? Have you started planning?
No, I haven’t even gotten over the fact that we’re engaged! We’ll probably think about it this summer.

Let me see the ring! Is it real? Where did you get it? How much did it cost?
Hard to take a picture of it, but yes, it’s real. We got it at Diamond’s Direct – and I highly recommend you go there. Cost – I’ll never tell, xoxo.

Where are you going to get married? Are you getting married here?
We haven’t decided where we’re getting married yet. I would be OK if it wasn’t in the Charlotte area, which means a lot of people will not be happy with us… but then again, others will be ecstatic.

How did he propose?
He made a slideshow of photos and asked me at the end. Arg. Not my ideal proposal but the story we unfortunately have to tell people.

Are you on Pinterest?
No, I haven’t quite gotten there yet… I’ve been eying the site, but I’ve heard so many get addicted! Besides, I’m online all day and when I get home, I don’t want to be online anymore. So, as of right now, no Pinterst.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Chores

Chores I seriously dislike:
  • Vacuuming.

  • Washing the dishes.

  • Yardwork.

  • Giving Sebastian a bath.

  • Cleaning the tub.

  • Making the bed.

  • Putting away clothes.

  • Mopping.
Chores I really don’t mind – if I had time:
  • Cooking.

  • Sweeping.

  • Clearing off the dinner table and wiping down the table.

  • Taking out the trash – and even putting at the street for pick-up.

  • Cleaning the rest of the bathroom.

  • Laundry.

  • Walking the dog.

  • Gardening (more of a hobby though, isn’t it?)

Monday, March 5, 2012

What do our dreams really tell us?

What do your dreams say about what you’re thinking? I had 10 long hours of sleep last night and man, I had some crazy dreams.

But the last one I had, and the one I remember most distinctly, was one about the boy. I dreamt that we had all of friends over at our house and I asked him to show the video he made for our proposal. He showed a slide show but it wasn’t the right one. So I asked him to play the right one.

He played another video – but this was the “make-up” video he made the next day after he proposed to try to make me feel better. I remember him distinctly saying that this was the video we could show friends so I would feel better the day he showed me. Wrong – it was the video he made because he is embarrassed by the first video. I remember saying that day that I wouldn’t show people the “make-up” video because he messed up and I want him to suffer in it!

Anyway, in my dream, he played the second video which apparently ticked me off enough that I decided to end the relationship by running away. In my dream, I “ran away” to Greensboro. You know how you will gaps in your dreams? Well, I had a gap and apparently, I was in some kind of accident. But I had tons of mac and cheese by my bed.

Ugh – then I woke up. I went to Tim’s room and curled up around him – almost crying and I told him about the dream.

Ugh, and thanks to the dream – I’m back to pouting, sad and disappointed about how he proposed.

Thin Mint Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

One of my surprises for the boy this weekend was cupcakes - thin mint chocolate cupcakes. Here's the recipe. Try it. So easy.

  • Buy thin mint Girl Scout cookies. If you don’t know any girl scouts selling cookies, use your smart phone cuz there’s an app for that. I used the Cookie locater app - for Androids or for IPhone users. It’s pretty cool – and was accurate. I found some Saturday evening at 5 p.m.! (And I kind of felt like a stalker afterwards.)


  • Crush one sleeve into your favorite batter of chocolate cake mix – or just chocolate box cake (which is what I did).


  • Bake for 15-17 minutes at 350 degrees.


  • Top with cream cheese icing – out of a can or make your own.
Want to try your own? Mix room temperature cream cheese (8 oz) and unsalted butter (6 tbsp). Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Then slowly add 1 cup of powder sugar (or less if you want it to be less sweet; I usually only add 3/4 cup).

Sprinkle cupcakes with more crushed cookies ~about 2-3.

Seriously. Delish.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

A lot of random thoughts tonight... or this morning

I just found some pictures of Tim and I when we first started dating. Wow, we have aged a LOT in under eight years.

I am having anxiety over our future wedding… and we’ve not even started planning it.

I've only had two types of dreams since we got engaged. I'm either being courted by other men even though I'm engaged or I'm freaking out to or about someone doing something for the wedding.

I really want to be swept off my feet.

I really want to be surprised – by one of the MANY ideas I suggest. Or a great idea that Tim actually puts thought into.

I’m still disappointed and sad about how we got engaged.

But I’m still an amazing girlfriend/fiancĂ©e/future wife to be. Today I mowed the lawn. And I really mowed it. I didn’t discover how to activate the self-pull until I had already mowed half the lawn! My 2-week-old garden boots look like they're old now.
And I baked thin mint chocolate cupcakes for him.

And I packed a pretty thoughtful care package for Tim’s trip.

It’s been two months since we got rid of the Christmas tree – and I’m still sweeping up needles.

It’s been five months since we saw Rocky Horror Picture Show – and I’m still sweeping up confetti.

He gets brownie points for buying me tulips.
I’m not used to wearing my engagement ring yet. I only wore it to the store today. The rest of the day, it was off.

I locked myself out of the house today. With no phone. The neighbors tried to help. Luckily, I found one tiny unlocked window and managed to get three panes of window opened (our windows are double paned – in addition to a screen). Arg.

I will always make sure this window is locked. Ugh.

It is so early in the morning that I can hear the birds already chirping.

Headed to bed. Good night or morning!