Wedding Wednesday is here again!

Welcome to Wedding Wednesday! I'm so glad you stopped by because today's topic is the great tradition of "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue... and a sixpence in your shoe!"  My friend Georgina who is getting married in July did a post about the tradition, and you can read all about it [here].

I've already chose three of the "somethings" as you can see in the photo above.  My something old is my Grandma Sue's pearl necklace that I inherited when she passed away last year.  I love them and cherish the sentiments that they represent.  My something new is my engagement ring or my dress or my shoes... there are plenty of options.  My something blue is going to be the garter that my mom wore at her wedding.  We found it in a box with all her wedding momentos including her shoes, the guestbook (told you it gets put in the attic), and bouquet.  I hope to wear her veil too (if it goes with my dress that I haven't picked out yet).  As for something borrowed... any ideas?  I guess if I wear her veil that will be something borrowed, but if I don't... what should I do?  Sure the garter will be borrowed, but you can let one thing count for two somethings!  That's like cheating tradition! Ha!

I also need a sixpence for my shoe - does anyone know where I can get one?  My friend Katherine bought hers at a flea market, but I think I can get them at AVA Formals, a dress boutique in a nearby town.  Any other ideas?

Doesn't it give you warm fuzzies to think about the sentimental details?  No?  Ok, maybe that's just me.

Poll question for the week: Did you follow the "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" tradition?  I can't wait to see how "traditional" y'all are!!

Results from last weeks poll are as follows:

Formal china with 3 votes, Informal china with 8, and No china with 1.

Just curious, for those of you who think formal over informal china, what is your reasoning?  Help me make an informed decision!!!   :)

And finally, for your viewing pleasure a video clip I found on facebook!  Enjoy!

Holy Smolies! Look at that eye!

Weston was playing basketball this morning before school started.  He got hit in the eye by accident and two hours later it was as black as it could be!  He's proud of it, in fact he said, "I'm a man now!" HAHAHA  Don't worry, Mom took him to the doctor to make sure it was ok.  The doctor told her to expect it to get worse over the next two weeks! Whoa, can you imagine???

Wedding Wednesday - Registry

Welcome to Wedding Wednesday!  This week's topic - Registries!  Where to register? What to register for?  China or no china?  What items belong and what items do not.  Things are going to be a bit different this week as I hope to generate more discussion/advice... because I have NO clue where to start. :)

So I guess I'll start with a list (because I'm all about lists, remember?)

- Where do you think we should register?  Our options are: Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Target, Walmart, Belk, A Proper Setting... and thats about it.

- How many places should we register? (I know of people who registered at 1-2 places and people who registered at like 5... I think more than 2 is TOO much)

- What is something we MUST register for?  Something you use all the time, couldn't live without, so glad you have kind of thing.  (Mr. Coffee TeaMaker is my 2 cents, but luckily we already have one!)

- What is the craziest thing you've ever seen on a wedding registry?  (We had some friends who registered for a 32" flat screen... needless to say, it was still on the list when we bought their gift.  Haha!)

- And lastly, china or no china?  While I see us entertaining a lot, I don't know that it'll be formal entertaining...  BUT china is nice to have, right?  Another con is the size of our kitchen (tiny) is not conducive to holding unused items such as china.  Maybe we should do informal china??  What do you suggest?

Ok!  Thanks in advance! :) 

(You like how I just did a whole post asking for advice without really saying anything??? haha Maybe this post should be called "I need help on Wedding Wednesday!!!!")

And before I forget.... Drum roll please for last week's poll results on "What color bouquets?":

1st place - Blue (8 votes)

2nd place - Pink (6 votes)

3rd place - Purple (3 votes)

4th place - Peach (2 votes)

Can I just say this poll made my decision much harder!?!? Haha!  I might just have to rethink my plans for bouquets...  We might be revisiting this topic later.

This week's poll: China or no china?  Or informal china??  That is the question...

Mission Yard Sale: Failed.

This morning, Parker, my mom, and I got up before sunrise and implemented Mission Yard Sale.  It was such a failure.  First, we left the newspaper at home, so we had to rely on memory and luck (bad idea).  Not only that, but we left Josie Garmin (my GPS) at home too. (I had taken it out of my car when it got towed after my wreck).  The best yard sale was only one street away from my parents' house, but we didn't buy anything.  They had a nice mirror and lamp, but alas, I didn't buy either.  We were hoping to find a TV stand... no such luck.  We went home empty handed.

Moral of the story: Yard sales are NOT for me.  Too early on a Saturday morning.  I'll just stick with Craigslist thank you very much.

Apologies for no visual evidence in the form of pictures.  You can thank me later. :-)

Apparently...

... I went to Mexico over Spring Break with my sweet college friends.

They were so kind that they made sure I was tucked in tight at night.

And properly protected from the sun with a sombrero.  So appropriate for Mexico! :)

But I wonder why I didn't get to be in this picture:

Now that would've been suh-weet!

Oh man.  I wish.

Wedding Wednesday - Bouquets!!

Welcome to Wedding Wednesday where all things wedding are found, discussed, debated, and decided!

Thanks for the ideas about the reception decor - please let me know if you think of something in the next 14 months!  Still seems like forever doesn't it?

Anyways, this week's discussion is about bouquets!  I like peonies, hydrangeas, and roses. 

Problem is, what color flowers??  My roomate, Lauren, left me this message:

Laura you are awesome…just thought I would let you know…..and I think that you should have black flowers for your bouquet in addition to booger colored table clothes and I think that all your bridesmaids should or wear sequined bathing suits to save on money and you should have the wedding in a big swimming pool and instead of wearing a wedding dress you should get a white shell bikini and Parker should just wear a bow tie and a black speedo….. and for party favors you should give everyone a pair of swimmies. that is all :)

I don't think I'll take her advice on the black flowers... or well anything for that matter! Ha!  What color do you think?  Remember, we're having light blue bridesmaid dresses!  So the choices that I found likable are pink, peach, purple, and light blue/seige.  Take your pick on this week's poll!  There will also be an option for "other" so if you like a different color, leave a comment on your suggestion!

Can't wait to "hear" what you think!

Wreckage

Well I hope you had a wonderful Easter!  Mine was eventful to say the least!  I was on my way back to Chapel Hill from my parent's house yesterday evening, burning up Hwy 264 like always.... when an older red pick-up truck merged off of exit 63, totally oblivious to me.

I was in the right lane with a couple of cars in front of me and 3 cars in the left lane right beside me, so needless to say, I had no where to go in order to get out of this guy's way.  I honked my horn, slowed down, eased over as much as possible, but he came right on over.  At this time, I lost control, spun around, and ended up in the median.  The bunghole (as my dad would say) never stopped.

However, some other nice people saw it happen and pulled over immediately to make sure I was okay.  There were like 4-5 cars that pulled over. Three sweet people stayed with me until my parents, Parker, his mom, and the patrolman got there.  We were all shocked that no other cars were hit in the process, because like I said, there were a ton of cars cruising along in that area.  We did not get his license plate number unfortunately.

All I could say was "Oh God, Oh God, Oh God... please don't let me hit the median... Oh God Oh God Oh God... keep me safe keep me safe OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD"  The longest 30 seconds of my life!!  When I finally stopped, my windshield wipers were on (comic relief???), my sunglasses had flown across the car, and my mountain dew was spilled in my lap (not cool).  I was not hurt - in fact, I pushed my car door open, got out, and walked around.  I was pretty rattled, and I started crying when I called my dad and Parker while one of the witnesses called the cops.

Just a minor bruise and scratch, and some serious soreness today.  Oh yeah, and some red ant bites I got after stepping in an ant hill.  (Seriously, I know) I am so sad about my sweet little car :(  Last night, my dad flipped through the car ads and found another '98 Camry and I asked him if I could have it (it was just like mine, with like 2x the miles) and he said "Um, I think we'll get you something a little newer."

The irony of it all - my mom just got cleared to drive (first time since July) last week & my car just had an inspection and tire alignment done ON FRIDAY.  I'm driving her car back to Chapel Hill today, and my granddad brought my grandma's old car over this morning for my mom to drive temporarily.  My sweet little car is at the shop on the tow truck :(

OH, and the tow truck man asked matter-of-factly, "Did you fall asleep or were you on the phone?"  Rude.

Thankfully, I'm okay!