The Dress...

I had yesterday off of work since it was the day after the BIG DEADLINE!! Thank goodness that is over...now the wedding planning can resume again! Well I didn't waste anytime! My mom came up yesterday and we spent the whole day doing wedding things. I found the guy that I am going to use to do my cake...he's affordable and his cake tastes OH.SO.YUM!!! I don't really care that much about the cake so it only won a small bit of my budget. I just wanted something simple with some fresh flowers on it. D.U.N!!!

Now on to the important things...I met with my dress maker yesterday and we designed my wedding dress!!!! SOOOO EXCITING!! I picked out the fabric..( I didn't realize HOW MANY there were to choose from.) I was so overwhelmed... Funny thing is that I picked the second one I looked at!!! She even gave me my own swatch to take home so I can look at it. Then we got down to business and actually designed the thing. I am so excited with what we came up with and I can't wait for the final product. I'm not going into too much detail cuz I don't want the future hubby to get even an inkling of an idea of what its gonna look like!! All that needs to be said is that I'm very happy and excited with it!!!!

I'll give y'all a hint with a picture of what it looks similar too......

Isn't that just DARLING?!?!??!

To Shred?

So lately I've been hearing people buzz about the "30 Day Shred" by Jillian from the Biggest Loser. It seems like everybody I talk to is doing it!

Now I am starting to wonder, since I am trying to get in shape for the wedding, if I should jump on the Shred wagon. It is a 30 day program where you work out for 20 minutes each day and then you are supposed to see these fabulous results. Here is my concern - I don't think my body understands the concept of losing weight; it only knows how to pack on the pounds. Think I'm crazy? Well, I'm convinced. I worked my butt off at the gym and really watched what I ate and did I lose anything? NO. Pretty depressing if you ask me. Guess it has to do with the fact that I sit on my butt at a computer all day and do tax returns. How does the 'professional world' not weigh 300lbs? I feel like that is where I am headed. So should I try to put the brakes on this outta control fat mobile I am on and dive into the 30 day shred? Have any of you heard of this or tried it yourself? Let me know if you got results or if you know any tricks!!

This is what I want to look like...think it's gonna take more than a 30 day program!!

Guestbook Giveaway!

How fun is this?! If you want to try to win a free guestbook, go to this blog and enter.

http://withthisringwedding.blogspot.com/2009/04/guest-book-giveaway.html

By the way, this is my friend Jenn's blog and it is great! She is currently planning her wedding and posts tons of awesome DIY projects! (Do-It-Yourself) I definitely recommend checking her blog out often.

No hope

Ok so that didn't work....it was his parents' house and they haven't talked to him in like 6 months. I knew more about him than they did!

Current mood - DEPRESSED

Operation Andie Pandie

Ok so this has to be quick because I am about to being "The Operation" however, I am ohhh sooo excited! I am going to be getting my dog Andie back. She was stolen from me by my neighbor. Ok well there is more to the story...he was temporarily watching her for me while I was in my apt (along with my lawn mower) Well, somehow he moved out of his house like in the middle of the night and vanished off the face of the earth with my dog. His phone was disconnected as well. I sent him letter after letter (certified) asking for him to please contact me and give me my dog back. Well he never responded and I was getting frantic, thinking my dog was gone forever! Come to find out (after much amazing detective work... if i do say so myself) I was able to contact the leasing agent of his house and they told me animal control came and picked up the dogs. I called animal control and they said some guy came and picked the dogs up the same day they came in. They couldn't give me his info but said I could file an Open Records request at city hall and they might be able to help. Well...dun dun dun!! I got the results back today and I now have his new address!! I am leaving (right now actually) to go to his house and demand my dog back. Wish me luck!!!

My baby girl...

Puff the Magic Dragon

Ok this has gotta be quick cuz I have an oh.so.lovely tax return calling my name....but you know what I found out this weekend? My dog actually DOES know how to bark! This Studly Man, Cooper....

is deathly afraid of...you will never guess it...KITES!

Todd was grilling in the backyard this weekend and there were some kids flying a kite in the field behind us. It was this purple, freaky looking dragon that made this horrible wooshing noise as it was flying.

The thing that makes this so funny is that you have to know Cooper. We jokingly say that he is our "Stoner Dog" because he is soooo laid back! He acts like he is always high and never really makes a sound. I have never heard this dog bark since we've had him!

Well, he must have laid down his smoke for a few hours this weekend cuz boy was he on fire!!! He went CRAZY! He was running around the back yard, with his hair on his back/butt standing straight up, and barking like mad! Apparently he is terrified of purple dragons. I hated to break it to him that he would never be able to reach it...although he probably thought he could fly up there with his huge ears. Oh well..at least I saw that he knows how to bark!

By the way, my man made the best burgers I've ever had...

Blog Neglect

Oops! I have been so bad about writing stuff lately! The funny thing is that I have had SO MUCH to blog about too! All I can say is that I definitely make sure my life isn't boring!

So I'm gonna blame this blog neglect on Busy Season ( in actuality, a lot stems from laziness...but that's beside the point)

Operation White Dress (getting in shape for the wedding) has come to a screeching halt...I work too much and have too little energy to work out. UGH and I was doing so well too!! Even my "drinking a gallon of water a day" plan isn't going so well. The half full gallon of water sits in the corner of my cube, staring me down, reminding me of my failing operation.

On good news...I have booked my venue! WHAT A RELIEF!! So the official date of the wedding is ...dun dun duuuuun...JANUARY 16,2010. That is the day I will become Mrs. (not MISS) Q! How crazy is that? I feel like such a grown up.

Next on the to -do list: Survive busy season (without ending up looking like this lady or gaining 20 lbs) and find a church for the ceremony. Anyone know of any beautiful churches in Arlington?