shampoo is bettah!

I was watching Billy Madison earlier (only the greatest movie ever...cough...). The shampoo/conditioner/bathtub/swan interaction scene is pure genius.

Anywho, you'll all be happy to know that the to-do list is sort-of dwindling. The favor boxes have been filled (and I'm designing the label in another window in Photoshop). The labels are awaiting printing on the desk.

We've gotten a few more RSVPs, so I was going to go all crazy on those votives...but then I realized I'd probably need table assignments. Dang. So I'll review what we've got tomorrow and see if I can knock any of them out. We also got a cool rustic wicker box thing for our unity ceremony.

Andplusalso, my dress is currently sitting at the seamstress' shop, all lonely (*tear*). It is getting a bustle and taken in 4 inches total (holla!). I was so excited to put it on for 30 minutes while the lady measured me, and I made Chad wait in the car. Spousal abuse. I also made Chad walk around Hobby Lobby picking up odds and ends with me for an hour, so he had a hard day. or something. So I think altogether, that was a lot of checks taken care of in one day.

The main point of this post was that I thieved (is this a word? I seriously doubt it, yet love saying it...hmm) another "post random facts about yourself nobody cares about" thing, this time from Sirena.

Here's A to Z, all about me!

a. area code: reppin' the three oh three.

b. bed size: queen...although my parents have offered us an almost brand new king size bed that they've had in storage. it'd be nice, but...huge.

c. chore(s) you hate: cleaning the bathroom, hanging up laundry (i like doing laundry...just not hanging it up...)

d. dog's name: jazzmine, charlie, terra and molly. AKA grey ghost, little bean, red dog, and mowwywog.

e. essential "start of the day" item: toothpaste. then coffee. i would say OJ but we rarely have it for some reason.

f. favorite color: pink

g. gold or silver: GOOOOOLLLLDD. since I, y'know, do the whole gold mine thing.

h. height: 5'10"...I'm what you might call an "Amazon"

i. instruments you play: flute, piccolo, clarinet, sax (some), oboe, some guitar, and some piano.

j. job: I teach little undergraduate business majors who have to take a science credit.

k. kids: none yet.

l. living arrangements: working on a new apartment or condo ASAP

m. mom's name: donna jo! like DJ on full house.

n. nickname: jen/jenny/jen jen/mejenny/most awesome person ever

o. overnight hospital stay: about 400 surgeries when I was born...and that time I stuck a rock up my nose to get out of daycare. ahem.

p. pet peeve: bad drivers, SRSLY. I have horrible road rage. also, liars. cannot compute.

q. quote from movie: my life is pretty much anchorman and adam sandler movie quotes.

r. righty or lefty: both! I started out all lefty though, and my mom thought it would be a pain for me later on, so she made me do a lot with my right hand instead. so now I do both/switch a lot.

s. siblings: not a single one.

t. time you wake up: depends on the day. tuesdays/thursdays, 6AM. any other time, me + 9 AM = BFFs.

u. underwear: I have heard of it...99% of my underwear collection is free ones from VS. They send me those damn cards like 4 times a week.

v. vegetables you dislike: mushrooms. and cabbage. that's about it...love me some veggies!

w. ways or reasons you are late: because I live 65 miles from where I work? and parking sucks?

x. x-rays: teeth, chest, ankles, knees, wrists, fingers, arms, shoulders, hip, toes...I break things a lot.

y. yummy food you make: I am pretty much a pimp at baking. other than that, I make a mean spaghetti, homemade pizza, breakfast tacos/breakfast in general, etc.

z. zoo animals you like: I must say...I love elephants.

i am a thief.

I enjoy stealing bloggy-type surveys and other ways to avoid doing anything I'm supposed to be doing pass the time.

So I stole this preppy mafia thing from Vicki.

1. Who is your style icon?

I would like to have a witty and awesome answer to this, but honestly, I just drool over Anthropologie and J.Crew and pretend I don't shop at Old Navy/Gap/Kohl's and the clearance rack everywhere else. I like to call it "hobo chic."

don't be too jealous of my Spring 2008 Kohl's shirt and Fall 2009 Gap Jeans.

2. What is your favorite socialite book?

Is this even a question?


3. Favorite party theme?

Parties...with themes...? My favorite theme is "it is my birthday." You can dress however you want, but bring gifts and/or booze. OR ELSE.

But really, I don't throw parties with themes other than "AWESOME"...just show up, there will be good food and good drinks, and if you stay late enough, good breakfast/mimosas.

4. Go-to Halloween costume?

Once, I painted my face yellow with brown spots, and wore all green and a tutu from dance around my face. I was totally a homemade flower...and this adorable toddler came to the door and was all, "...you fl-ow-uh?" He was picking up what I was throwing down.

Another time, I was a pink monster, which pretty much involved wearing my awesome pink faux fur coat and big pink slippers and tights, along with some fake animal ears. My mom drew whiskers and a nose on my face. 1990 was a good year.

I think this number from my childhood dance classes should totally be my permanent 10/31 getup, though:



5. Extravagance you cannot live without?

Hmm. I thoroughly enjoy travelling. And I seriously enjoy going out to dinner. My iphone. My laptop.

6. Living person you admire?

I have to give mad props to Lance Armstrong. Plus, he seems like a pretty cool guy (via twitter, anyway). Also, it could just be that I'm in love/obsessed with Michael Phelps, but I'm pretty impressed with his Olympic dominance. I also would like to be friends with Tina Fey.

7. Greatest fear?

Dude. I am seriously terrified of spiders. And germs. And nuclear war. Losing someone I love is probably my second biggest fear, behind spiders.

8. Trait you dislike about yourself?

I am ridiculously impatient/irritable. RIDICULOUSLY. And stubborn, srsly. Sometimes I can stuff all or some of those characteristics deep down into my repression place, but, y'know, they come out sometimes. It is probably a miracle someone loves/wants to marry me.

Also, I instantly judge most people. I would feel really bad about that (and sometimes right after I do, I'm all, "that was probably premature." Then, usually pretty quickly, the person will do/say something, and I'm like..."nevermind."), but I think I've only been wrong about my initial reaction like, twice. But I still feel bad for doing it.

I worry incessantly.


9. Which talent would you most like to have?

I wish I had more of an eye for design...like interior decoration wise. I see lots of things I like in pictures, but I have deep love for so many different styles that don't go together in any imaginable way. A house should not be retro-modern-vintage-antiqued-indie-classic-country-chic. It just doesn't work.

10. Greatest achievement?

I'm kind of a big deal - where to start?

Fitting into a size 4 dress last weekend? (shut up, skinnys...this was a new low for me) I don't really know how to answer this question without sounding conceited, dumb, cheesy, or some combination. So I just won't! WIN!

wedding to-do's are sneaking up on me

I realized last night that I have a TON of crap to do in the next few weeks. I am on an 11 day weekend due to a geology conference my professors are gone to, so maybe I can make use?

1. favors

I have the boxes (for free! from a local knottie who didn't use them - sidenote for my Austin knotties: you guys are more awesome than the ones here. just saying.). I plan to buy the candy on Monday - after some debate, we are going to use Hershey kisses, with a personalized sticker on the bottom. The Easter-themed ones come in pale blue/green/pink, so we are going to buy them on clearance Monday and pick out the pink ones. ta-da. Kind of like this, without the crab, and with a cuter design:

{photo from weddingwindow/theknot}

2. placecard votives

I was thinking I could get this done next week, except for the part where we have only gotten 1 RSVP back so far. That makes it kind of hard. Granted, I could do a few of them since I know Chad and I will be there, our wedding party, parents, etc. So I have officially just re-inspired myself to work on these. I'm printing the names on vellum, and wrapping them around the votive holder. Then, they are going to have a sweet little rustic wreath thing around the bottom. Like so:

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{photos from my planning bio, but I think originally from the knot}

3. centerpieces

I finally got the tablecloths (sweet ebay deal, ~$6 each for 90 inch rounds!), and my mom is doing our centerpieces since she used to do interior decorating and is good at it. We need a couple more vases (using different, semi-matchy vintage ones we have found at antique stores), but we have the other supplies, so we just need to sit down and do it.

4. order the liquor

I think we can all agree this is the most important. It is not even complicated or all that time consuming, so I think I can get this done in the next 11 days. We are going to have to choose a cheap white wine though. And a champagne (for toasts). Suggestions?

5. get my dress altered

Luckily, all I need to do is get it taken in (it was 1 size too big when purchased, and I've lost weight.) and have some kind of puffy tulle nonsense sewn into the bottom so it flares out appropriately. I have an appointment for this next Friday, so I think I'm on my way to having this done. Wheeeeee!

6. make the cake stand(s).

I found where too order the wood slices from online for cheap, and my dad is going to get the wood for the base from coworkers/my grandparents' property. This should really be a pretty quick project, and honestly, my dad is the super handy woodworker, so he will be doing the hard work here.

{image from etsy's thestorque blog}

7. finish wedding party gift stuff

I have bought most of what I want to get for my peeps, Chad needs to decide and purchase his, and then it all needs to be packaged up. I'm in the process of thinking up some cute wrapping ideas, but that shouldn't take too long.

8. get stuff for unity ceremony

we are planning to do with wine/letters & box ceremony (google it, I hadn't heard of it before but came across it randomly and thought it was cool!), so we need to basically get a cool box from somewhere for that, and pick a wine to throw in there. and of course write the letters. so here is where I say again, suggestions? For wine and/or a cool box?

9. finish other stationery/table numbers/etc.

I don't see this taking long. Just need to come up with a design and figure out the display options. We aren't doing programs since my mom FREAKED OUT about them our wedding is pretty small. I also need to make menu cards for the buffet, etc.


there is a lot more stuff on my list...but this is a good starting point to bug you guys to recommend stuff to me. GO! haha :)