all done!

Brandon and I booked the photographers today, which means we are done with wedding planning. All we have to do is order invitations and finish all the little details that are still there. I am VERY happy to have all of it done.

little brandon is the best

I just remembered that I forgot to blog about how great my little Brandon is. This summer, I was in Mexico for 4 weeks. He picked me up from the airport after I got back. When he saw me come down the escalator, he was on the phone with his dad. He hung up on his dad right when he saw me (without saying bye) and jumped on me vicariously for Ashley. He waited with me for more than 1/2 hour for my bags, which we later found out had been off the carousel for some time, and we just didn't notice them because we were too busy looking at each other like dumb little lovers. I got into the car to find homemade pizza on my seat because he knew I would be hungry after flying all day. He also gave me 28 roses (one for every day I was gone) and had our favorite song playing in the car.

And he does things like that all the time, because he's the best.

yummy

I was looking at elegantcheesecakes.com today for wedding cakes and I came upon this. With a few changes, it could work.

a decision... for reals

I'd like to congratulate myself on being on a roll this week. I finally figured out what I want! This is the official color that everyone gets to wear. I even picked out the flowers, but no one can see those yet. If you get a skirt or shirt in this color, you can wear it with black or off-white. (I know brown would look cuter, but we're going with black.) If you can't find a dress in this color and you want a dress, too bad. You'll just have to wear a skirt like everyone else.

PS Ann Taylor has some shirts in this color. If you find any other stores with this color, let me know, please.

And then I bought something wonderful

I think Poodle's magentism towards good deals transferred to me today. I've looked at wedding dresses and been disappointed every time-- mostly because dresses in Happy Valley are really poofy, and they swallow all 62 inches of me. I considered getting a wedding dress custom made and it turns out that it would cost at least $900 for something really simple. In a last-ditch effort to find something affordable, I went dress shopping today. And I got one for $200. How do you get a wedding dress for $200, you might ask? Simple-- it was a prom dress. It was ivory, satin, and when you take off the ugly belt, gorgeous. And yes, you can make fun of me for buying a prom dress for a wedding dress.I also got these shoes to go with it for $30. Not a great deal, but cheaper than the almost identical ones at DSW.

We just discovered something wonderful

Yesterday, I came over as little Brandon was watching Fists of Fury. He had the movie on mute while his music played on his computer. Then we discovered pretty much the greatest thing ever:

Bruce Lee fight scene+ the song "You sexy thing"= REALLY FUNNY.

It's almost perfectly choreographed. The durations of the song and the scene align very precisely. If you time it exactly right, you even get Bruce Lee screaming along to the music. Being the nerds that we are, we watched it at least 3 times. Beautiful.

making rugs

I think that I should learn how to make rugs, because I really want this rug, but it is $600.
Luckily, I'm taking a ceramics class, so I actually can make these vases. Mine will definitely look better.

Recipes

Until I get paid, I have tomato sauce, potatoes, penne, and $3 to live on. Anyone have recipes with these 3 ingredients?

My days, these days

This winter semester is going to be much busier than the fall. Since I'm getting married, and I realized that getting married is really expensive, and I officially have $0 in my bank account, I now have to work every day as opposed to just a TTH shift. There are ups and downs to life right now, though.

Ups:
I only work for 3-4 hours at a time, which is great, considering my attention span.
My classes are fun, and Brandon tutors me on Geology.
Brandon, of course.

Downs:
I figured out today that the only furniture stores of any size in Utah are RC Willey and IKEA. Since Brandon used to work construction, he likes to point out all the reasons why their furniture is crappy.
I can clean the kitchen and it will magically be dirty again in a few hours.
My roommate left her curling iron on for 8 hours and left it by the computer, and I just put my hand on it.
I lost yet another cell phone. Brandon can attest to the fact that I only keep it in one of two places, so I'm not sure how this happened. Hopefully it turns up on Monday.