Starting to Freak Out

So I'm starting to freak out. I have left waaaaay too much to the last minute. I'm all nervous and agitated about it. Blech. I don't like that feeling. We may not have wedding party favors... Would people be pissed?

We met with the JP last night and went over the words - it's gonna be 10 and done, I think. Don't blink or you'll miss it. Tomorrow I meet with the florist one more time. I've emailed back and forth with the Photog, but the DJ is MIA! I have emailed and faxed and tonight that guy gets a phone call! I don't care if I'm being the silly bride!

And thank you all for letting me talk about this all the time. =)

e.l.f. and other CHEAP crap

I LOVE CHEAP STUFF. I went to Old Navy this past weekend and raped the clearance rack - I bought Logan over a dozen shirts that should fit him next winter - at $0.97 a piece!! WHOO HOO!! (Remind me to tell you guys later about the woman with the screaming/whining kid!)

OK - now I have to tell you about my e.l.f. makeup! I ordered it on the 11th. It shipped on the 15th. And I received it all yesterday - the 20th. I was excited to hear about a website that sold their makeup for $1. But then - I was REALLY excited to see they had mineral makeup (it was a little more money at about $3 to $5 a piece - but still DIRT cheap compared to the other mineral stuff that's out there). So I tried it all out this morning...

I did buy $1 mascara - both the balck and the brown... It went on nice this morning, but I can tell after a couple of times opening the tube, it will be dry and clumpy. (I think I will be sticking with my trusty old maybeline lash curling stuff... they do still make that, right?) And my eyes are starting to drive me nuts after over eight hours of wearing it.

The $1 brushes I bought - so far I have only tried the eye show brush... I would say it was a good buy! Not GREAT, but good.

I accidentally bought (2) tubes of mineral lipstick in the same color (boo!) - I THINK I was trying to order two colors - oh well. When I first opened the tube - I was like "this doesn't look like PLUM!" It looked more brownish... (something I would not have purchased if I had been able to look at in person, first) but once I put it on, I realized that the color is PERFECT and I am glad that I have two tubes (It is SO HARD to find good oclors of listick!). It glides on really nice. It doesn't stay on any better than any other lipstick - but I was pleased that it did NOT get gooey or look funny as it wore off = it just sort of faded off (if that makes sense).

The eyeshadow and blush went on nicely - I feel like I am not wearing anything (although the color I picked to wear today may have been a little darker than I prefer - it would prolly be good for night time - I have two other colors to try which will probably be good day time colors). The blush was very suttle, which is what I was going for. (I HATE feeling like I am wearing clown makeup!)

Their free gift to me for giving them three email addresses was a tube of their lip gloss - cherry bomb flavor or some such crap. The color is fine - but the smell is disgusting. (glad it was free!)

SO, IN SUMMARY - the mineral stuff seems great! I am very pleased with my purchase, but I will probably be dumping the cheap mascara and the cherry ass flavored lip gloss!!

Home (aaahhhhhh.)

It felt so nice to be home last night. I love travelling, but it makes home so much more comforting. Frank and I unpacked everything last night, did lots of laundry, and started cleaning the house. Frank vacuumed the basement & kitchen. I mopped the kitchen and bath. All clothes are put away. We went over the type-up of our wedding ceremony and redlined what we didn't like and mailed that back to the JP. We are hoping to meet up with him again this weekend. I like being productive. I just wish I had more energy to do it!

-- Jeannine

Busy, busy, busy!!

That was my weekend!!
Friday night was awesome - Shawn and I got to go out and see a movie sans baby while Amy watched Logan! Star Trek was excellent - btw!! I look forward to doing it again!

Picnicing with the Kustan's was awesome! It stayed sunny enough that we were able to sit outside and enjoy the weather. My baked crab rangoons and oreo balls were a big hit!

Jay, Sarah and MaryKay came over to see Logan. Jay shared the wonderful new with us that he is buying a house in Stafford! He and Sarah will be living about 8.3 miles from us!!

Sunday I did a little shopping in Manchester before I went to see my Aunt. I bought a dozen or so shirts for Logan for next winter for 97 cents a piece at Old Navy!! (Yay! Clearance!) And I bought FOUR Rum Runner buckets at Xmas Tree Shop for $1.50 a piece!! (Yay! Clearance!!)

Then I had an awesome afternoon visiting with my aunt and my cousin and my grandad!

Now I am eagerly awaiting the end of the work day so that I can go home and crash out on my couch with my babycakes!

Weekends

How was everyone's weekend?

Mine started early - Friday at 4 am. Yes, 4 am. You know I'm not a morning person. Frank was worried about getting to MD before 4 pm and I didn't speak to him for the first hour. As it turns out, he was a good planner - it took us 8 hours to get down there. We stopped for several bathroom/stretch breaks and took an hour lunch. Plus we had to backtrack and navigate around a highway shut-down.

The wedding location was beautiful, rehearsal dinner was yum, and the actual wedding was lots of fun. I so enjoyed seeing Christine again - she hasn't changed - and was happy to be a part of it. I danced (my legs hurt) and Frank joined in for the slow ones. The rain held off till dinner (yay!) and we had a leisurely brunch on Sunday morning.

It has got me in full wedding mode, so I am eager to get the seating settled, create placecards, and list out some photos and songs...

-- Jeannine

HA!! HA HAHA!! I love this site

I love this web site:

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Here are my favs.:

Butterflies

I am going to try to feed butterflies in my garden this year... Wish me luck. The interenet says I can put out over ripe fruit for them...

First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage...

Then comes a very tired Sherri and Shawn. I can't wait until you guys are are tired as we are... hee hee hee...

Logan actually did very well last night - went to bed at 8, woke up at 2 for a bottle, then slept until 6:30! Halleluha!!

Erin, her mom, and her sister are coming over for a little picnic on Saturday... So I need to go shopping tonight to get some food and some booze. I then need to finish cleaning the house. Tomorrow is Random Thursday... So far it appears to be me, Amy, and Rachael. Friday night Amy is babysitting Logan while Shawn and I go to the movies to see Star Trek. After Erin and her fam are coming early in the afternoon - then later on Saturday, Jay, his step-mom and Sarah are coming over to see Logan. Sunday I am going to my Aunt's house - she hasn't seen Logan in a while. At some point I need to scrape loose paint off my house and dig in my yard some more.

Looks like I have a full calender!!

Wedding Hair

I had the dry run for wedding hair last night. It went really well. I'm not doing anything fancy or out of the oridinary - lots of curls piled on top of my head. The florist is going to have some fresh flowers to pin in my hair. Karen, Frank's sister, met me at the salon and figured out what she'll do for her hair. She was very shy when we first met, but she's really opened up and it's great.

-- jeannine

Pretty Flowers!!

Planning Bug is back

Welp, it's been a few weeks since I booked the wedding venue. I'm ready to do something ELSE for the wedding now. I talked to my hairdresser today about doing hair, but she can't even book it til NEXT May. Oh well.

I was planning on looking into the airbrush makeup for the wedding, but then I heard from a vendor from the Cromwell bridal show, and I won free wedding-day makeup! so...hmm...I need to call them back to get details about that. :)

I also want to reserve the hotel (Avon Old Farms) so that I can make sure I have transportation for everyone between the hotel and the wedding (usually the hotel can only handle one event a day...and I want to be sure it's mine!). But i also want a block of rooms for the night before, but I don't know if I need 4 rooms or 10 rooms. ~sigh~

I'm sure I'll figure it all out. Hope everyone's day is going peachy!

New DO!

A Good Day for Some Pictures

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loved the weekend

Hiya Girls,

I had a really fun Friday night with Aim & Sher. Lots of cheesy goodness, and some fried ice cream. (it was totally worth it)

I couldn't believe the weather yesterday for Mom's day. We had Frank's immediate family over plus my mom, and spent the afternoon on the deck. The back yard is so open now with the tree down and all the debris has finally been stacked. All we have to do is break down the small tinder. We grilled up some corn, had lots of salads, and feasted on lobsters. Both moms got to bring some tails and claws home too.

I hope you all had wonderful Mom's days - esp. Kate, Connie & Sherri!

-- jeannine

Private Practice

DO ANY OF YOU EVER WATCH PRIVATE PRACTICE!?!?!?! I have been "taping" it and watching it at my leisure. It is such a girly show, I love to relax and enjoy a glass of wine and watch it when Shawn isn't around. Last night, Shawn ran out to pick up Rick & Connie's power washer (we are borrowing that for this weekend... getting ready to paint the house and stain the deck). While he was gone, Logan feel asleep nice and early (6:20) so I was left alone to do as I pleased. I decided to catch up on my TV.

Well, I watched last weeks episode of PP and when it ended - I HAD to know when the next episode is, b/c I didn't think I could stand to wait to see it... DUH, then I realized - that was the season finale and I have to wait for MONTHS to see what happens.

While poking around online, I was reading what some people were saying on the forum for the show. Some people are so "offended" that they claim they will never watch it again... WHAT?!? I don't even understand how or why anyone would take "offense" to the plotline of a TV show. I mean jeez... don't be such a p^$$y.

I just don't think I can make it... I can't wait until the fall... it is TOO FAR AWAY.

Damn cliffhangers...

Brain = Mush

I am so looking forward to the weekend. I am so looking forward to tonight. Sigh. I need some free time but have none. I have been super busy at work, took on a new responsibility, and feel like I just can't focus on anything. Words are not coming out of my mouth in the order I expect. I am so scattered! I need to get wedding stuff settled. I can't wait for June!

-- Jeannine

Gravity is heaviest on Thursdays

YAY! One more month until Jeannine's wedding! It is getting very close, though I’m sure she doesn't need reminding. It will be a beautiful day. Sherri and I are here if you need a hand with favors, Jeannine!

I'm looking forward to a good weekend. Friday night will be very enjoyable and relaxing, hanging out with the bride-to-be, jibber jabbering and imbibing in libations. =D

Saturday I must be at Tire City in East Hartford at 7:15 to 7:30 to be first in line to get my summer tires bought and put on. Then I'd like to work out. Then I'd like to work on the outside of the condo with Eric, particularly getting the deck in shape for summertime. Then it's off to Trumbull Kitchen with Eric, Rachael, and Heather and Andy Brindisi for dinner before we head to the Bushnell to see the Phantom of the Opera. I saw it once when I was 14 and am really looking forward to seeing it again.
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Today is a bit gloomy and so I had a tough time getting out of bed, was about 30 minutes late to work, but didn't mind too much, because the boss is out today and tomorrow. Not to take advantage, but I'll take it where I can get it.

I also have a Dr's appointment at 1 today alll the way back in Vernon to get my Thyroid Nodule poked at. Fun fun. At least it will break up the day.

Hope the weather clears up so that I can randomly show up at sherri's for random thursday while eric goes and plays golf and THEN softball.

Okay, tah tah for now.

4:40am Torture, Prancing and Vanilla in my Coffee

I have been up since about 4:40 - give or take. To be awakened for the day at that god aweful hour is just plain torture. Logan woke up, ate a little and dozed off... which is what he usually does at about 4 - 4:40 am. But then, when I tried to put him back in his crib, he decided that what he really wanted was to get up and start his day. I tried to disagree with him... but in the end, he won.

Getting up that early does have it's advantages - I was able to get some stuff done. I picked up Logans room and made the bunk beds (something I have been meaning to do for three months now). It only made me realize that we are in desparate need of new twin sheets.

Then, as I was making my breakfast and gatehring my lunch and snacks together for the day, I caught some movement in our yard out of the corner of my eye. At first I thought there was a dog running around in our yard - but then I realized, it was a deer prancing by! She stopped dead in her tracks and looked up at me. Yes! She saw me from standing in the back yard looking up THROUGH my kitchen window. I don't know how she even noticed me (they must have some pretty amazing hearing).

I then finished getting ready for work and decided to try adding a few drops of vanilla to my coffee in addition to milk and a sprinkle of sugar... I thought it would taste really good - but I honestly don't notice a difference. I am a little bummed. Maybe I should try the rum flavoring I have?

Ok, that is all of my ramblings for now!

Tee hee hee...

Tree

Well, the tree is still in the backyard. A bunch of it went to the dump (little twigs & leaves) and some of it is cut and stacked along the back fenceline, but some big parts are still scattered about.

Saturday turned out really nice. Frank loaded up his dad's truck 3 times and we took the brush to the dump. Only 15 dollars to get rid of it all. One guy wanted $600 to take down the tree and dispose of the brush and small branches. The person we went with only wanted $280 to take the tree down but didn't do any disposal. We got rid of the same stuff for only $15. The big parts would have been left behind by both guys.

Sunday Frank went mountain biking with the neighbor across the street and then Jay came over with his chainsaw. Unfortunately both Frank's and Jay's chains were dull. They got through the small stuff, but couldn't get through it all. The local hardware stores had a replacement for Frank, but not for Jay. So, Jay was done for the day, but it was very cool of him to come by. Frank worked on some more tree and stacked what was cut. Frank's folks came over for a short visit, and I did house chores too.

I'm glad you guys had fun at the Pub Run. What happened at Rachael's? I broke down and logged back into Facebook. She mentioned stitches....

Pub Run Pics

First - we all warmed up with a light Yuengling.

Amy gave Logan a squeeze before we headed out.

This was our before picture!

This would be our after picture... I am pretty sure that I came in dead last. Oh well!

Nice picture of Eric and Theresa.

This is Cute Couple Number One.

And here is Cute Couple Number Two!

Weekend

So, interesting weekend. eric, Me, Sherri, Glenn, and Theresa all survived the pub run in one way or another :)

Yesterday, I nursed my hangover which wasn't too, too bad, and then went to see Wolverine. Very good movie. Hugh jackman = Tasty. As is Ryan Reynolds...though not so much at the end.

I Tivo'd X-men 3 because i've never seen that and will watch it tonight after i get some laundry and picking up done.

Jeannine, how was your weekend playing in the yard with trees?

I look at my condo and wonder when I'm EVER going to find the time and $ to work on it. After the wedding??? I guess??? I don't think I Can wait that long!

Okay, back to work. Talk soon!

Messing Around with Color and Font

I was playing around with the colors and the fonts on here... trying to get them just right! Actually, I am going to spend some time at home getting this blog layed out nice and I want to get some pictures of us along the bottom... I KNOW there has to be a way to get them side by side along the bottom.

Anywho... This has been such a long week and I am so glad it is finally Friday! I am both excited and nervous about the Pub Run tomorrow. (I am SO out of practice with both running and beer chugging!) I have to remember to bring my camera!!

Techno-addict

I love technology and the web. This is so cool. I love that we will now have our own little message board. (anyone remember those?) Great idea, Sher.

I had a great time at coffee last night. Thanks to you all for letting me blab so much. I had a good visit with the Doc, and am so looking forward to the weekend. We are doing tree cleanup and dump runs! Woo! Jay may come over on Sunday to play with his chainsaw and help us stack up the tree bits we are saving.

-- Jeannine

Yay!

Heading over to Connie's tonight for a beverage and to play with babies, yay!

Can't wait.

I have menstrual-related vertigo. It sucks.

Hope everyone enjoys the blog...I'm definitely going to stay tuned in.

ta- ta for now.