My lengthy weekend to-do list

I finally caved the other night and made my to-do list for the next 7 weeks till our wedding.  When it became 1 1/2 pages in size 12 font with no double spaces and a 0.5 inch margin, I wanted to throw up.  I'm really hoping that I can get a lot done this weekend.

Tonight and Saturday night I'm doing the photography for our church festival.  This is another event I've been helping plan all year that I was not expecting to happen so quickly!  Thankfully my whole family volunteers at the festival so its more of a fun little job.

Here are the other things I need to get done this weekend/possibly next weekend:

• Pick up Andrews wedding band.  Check to make sure my band doesn't need re-sized.
• Find someone to do my hair and makeup (I've got several places to call).
• Book our hotel room for the wedding night.
• Make tissue paper pom-poms to hang around the tent.
• Make the mailbox for the cards.
• Set up a time to meet with the girls from my mom's work who have volunteered to serve food, alcohol and keep the day moving along without a hitch!
• Make sure that my dad books the dance floor.
• Purchase my undergarments and shoes
• Make my three batches of cookies for the reception cookie table.
• Get all of the items needed to make the favor bags.
• Check on the progress of the bridesmaid dresses and flower girl dresses (all of them are being made by a family friend and my mom).
• Adjust the date for the bachelorette party if possible!

Looking at this list again makes me a little nervous, but I am hoping that I can really get my booty in gear this weekend and get a lot done.  Most of the major things are thankfully out of the way, we got our marriage license and we don't need to meet with the priest again unless something comes up in the mean time.

How are all of you other soon to be married ladies getting things accomplished?  What are/were your secrets?

So What Wednesday!

 

That I got my first wedding present in the mail yesterday and I had no idea if I was supposed to open it, but how could I just let it sit there unopened?! (It was a coffee pot)

If I have had to take Advil PM the last two nights because I haven't been sleeping through the night.

If said Advil PM makes me act a little crazy in my sleep and I was apparently patting my fiance on the back half the night as if I was burping a baby....whoops!

If I'm behind on my wedding to do list, I know it will all get done.

If I jumped up and down when I saw my first heirloom tomato starting to turn red last night. They take forever to become ripe and I just want to eat one so bad.

I went through a two week bout where I was a terrible cook, I'm going to blame it on stress.  My last two dinners have turned out really well.

That I'm having my rehearsal dinner at a pizza place, it was so hard to find a place close to the church with a room to accommodate our bridal party/family.  Our wedding isn't fancy, so the rehearsal doesn't need to be fancy either.

What are YOU saying So What to this week?  Link up over here!

Weekend Review

My three day weekend didn't really feel like an extended weekend at all!  Friday we went down to the courthouse to get our marriage certificate and came back home to hang out for the afternoon.  It was hot and neither one of us wanted to do much of anything. We went out to dinner that night at Tumbleweed and came home to watch the Olympics (which we've been doing A LOT).
Saturday morning we decided to go to an auction at the last minute but didn't stick around long, again because of the heat.  I did manage to score two boxes of bottles and old jars for the wedding for $4 each as well as some kids glass milk bottles and a nice platter for my mom.  I was proud of myself for not spending a ton of money, its hard to resist the temptation.  We came home and took a nap (rare for both of us) and spent another lame night at home drinking and watching the Olympics......we are 90 in case you didn't know.  I also FINALLY got to use my Kitchenade that I got for a shower gift and made a chocolate zucchini cake to take to work.

Sunday I made my traditional huge breakfast complete with some way too salty bacon (yuck), pancakes and scrambled eggs.  I ran errands while Andrew did his manly things in the garage for most of the morning/afternoon.  We eventually made it to one of our favorite fairs later in the afternoon.  I was proud of myself for resisting most of the fried food but did treat myself to a coke ICEE and some french fries (no salt, only ketchup).  We stuck around for the figure 8 truck and bus races which were a blast and enjoyed a pretty summer drive home with the windows down.  Thankfully a cold front came through and it wasn't super hot.

Before the start of the race, I've never seen anything like this!



This guy flipped over just a few laps into the race.  Don't worry, he was okay!

The jerk in this red car was trying to run everyone off their spot on the track and he got smashed to pieces!

Love this fair!

49 days

Till this piece of paper is official!!!!

We headed down to the courthouse this morning to get our marriage license since we both had the day off work.  My cousin and her husband were supposed to come visit this weekend but unfortunately she's really sick and they couldn't come.  We're still planning to enjoy our long weekend together and have a lot planned.

Tomorrow is the last big tractor pull of the summer and Sunday is the start of one of our favorite small town fairs.  Though I know we need the rain, I hope it doesn't affect our plans.

So What Wednesday

It's time for "So What Wednesday" again and here is what I'm saying "So What" to this week!

So what.....

That I just realized I am 52 days away from my wedding and there is so much to be done!

That all I can think about is cutting off my hair that's taken me a year to grow past my shoulders. I love it but man is it so much work!

If I still haven't put all the gifts away from my bridal shower, I've been so unmotivated.

That after organizing my basement about three weeks ago,it's a hot mess again.  I needed a place to store all of this wedding stuff and it will only be down there for a few more months.

If I haven't weeded my flower bed or garden in a few weeks.  Andrew's going to take care of that for me :)

That I am obsessed with my new pots and pans, I get so excited to cook dinner because my pans are so much easier to clean!  I will never buy non-stick again!

That I am ready for fall so I can cook in the crockpot all the time, watch football with my dad, freeze apples and corn and make all things pumpkin!

That I am unmotivated to workout at night because I'd rather be watching the Olympics and Andrew hasn't hooked up cable to the TV by my treadmill in the basement.  I think its a pretty legit excuse!

So what are YOU saying to what to this week?  Link up over at www.lifeafteridew.com!