Kate, why do I love you so?

I'm on the quest for wedding dress shoes and, sadly, the only ones I am really liking are Kate Spade. I refuse to spend $300 on a pair of shoes I know I will likely wear only once (I just don't really need white heels). Where oh where can I get me some knockoff's or bargain Kates?!

sigh. double sigh.

Someone Shot the Cat

I heart him.

What I'm Eating (but totally shouldn't be).

Peanut M&M's, in Easter colors.

Sonic burger. And tots.

Chili's chips and salsa.

Snickerdoodles. Please note the plural.

all this is the past 48 hours. apparently i really don't want my dress to fit.

arghhhhh. motivation, where the heck are you?

Posting Once Every Month is Totally Okay...

1. Today my mom, aunt and I shopped for NINE hours. Nine. Hours. Straight. Ouch, my feet. They hurt. We were on a quest for a Mother of the Bride Dress. We had zero luck. We went to, in this order:

Stardust
Willow Bend (Neiman's, Saks, Ann Taylor Loft) (ok that last one was for me, not the MOB!)
Terry Costa
Lunch break at Chili's
Galleria (Neiman's, Saks, Macy's)
The store in Addison where I got my dress
BACK to Willow Bend for Macy's and Dillards
Michaels (for wedding crafty items)

Whew. We found NOTHING we liked. Not even one "maybe". It was disheartening and also exhausting!

2. Yesterday we got our very first wedding gift!! It showed up on Mark's doorstep, in all its Crate and Barrel glory.

3. So today I bought a big ol' stack of thank you cards.

4. Tomorrow we are crafting up some moss balls. Should be interesting!

5. The bridal diet is not going well. One great week is often followed up by 3 straight days or completely negating all that was good. Le sigh. Starting over tomorrow, again!

Listy, Version 3.0

Reading:
* Firefly Lane

Listening To:
* Touch My Hand, David Archuleta (love it.)
* Sweet and Low, Augustana (the acoustic version will melt your heart)
* Justin Bieber (yeah, I'm a thirteen year old girl on the inside)

Planning:
* My wedding invitations (yikes)
* Games for a friends' bette party in NOLA next month (new ideas, anyone out there?)
* Flights to St. Lucia (5 months and one week, not that I'm counting...)

Working On:
* Updating my school's Twitter account multiple times per day. How can anyone be creative that much?!
* Grandparent's Day (argh)

Overwhelmed By:
* Weddings. My own and all the others.

Looking Forward To:
* The Olympics! Weren't they just in Beijing like, yesterday??
* A belated Valentine's Day celebration
* Weddings. My own and all the others :)

All Dogs Go To Heaven

We lost a very special part of our family this weekend. Abby, my parents little border collie, was hit by a car yesterday. I am so heartbroken. She was a sweet girl and will be missed so much. Her brother Banjo, who has never spent a day without her by his side, is just as sad as we are and wondering where his best friend has gone.

It's so, so hard losing a pet.




We love you, Miss Abby.

Victory!

A whole basket of cookies arrived at work today and were just sitting there in the break room, staring at me with their little chocolate chip eyes.

And I did not eat one of them. I didn't even do my usual break-off-a-corner-just-for-one-bite routine.

Six months and counting!

PS. Yes, I know I've been seriously MIA recently. My excuses are coming soon.