Weekends

Last weekend (4/19) Erin & Chad tied the knot. The weather was great (except for a bit of rain) and everything turned out nice. I have realized I am way too critical of wedding things now and I must of been a bridezilla because I had my day of planned out in 15-30 minute increments. And we stayed on track, besides the whole priest being late situation!

Here is a photo of the lovely bride and myself.


On another note: If you are a future bride, PLEASE PLEASE take this advice: LOVE your photographer. Don't just settle because of budget issues. These photos will be your memories you show and look at to remember your day. You don't want to be disappointed or think they are horrible.

This past weekend we had Mike and Rebecca come and visit. Saturday we attended the Yanks/Indians game, which of course the Tribe won :) Finally on track for the season, and sneaking up on the White Sox. Grady unfortunately sprained his ankle during the game, which made me sad. His streak for active games has come to an end after he was on the bench for Sunday's game.

Saturday night we tried Three Birds restaurant in Lakewood. It was delicious and had a great atmosphere! I look forward to trying it out again this summer so we can enjoy the patio they have. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a nice dinner out :)

I am just counting down the days until vacation at this point...I cannot wait to not have to worry about work or anything else for a few days.

real quick

I was the first of my close friend's to get married and it was hard to relate them on certain levels. Most of my friends don't care about home ownership, in-laws, etc...

There are people you meet in life that you just "click" with and are at the same place as you in life. It's funny, because you may never have met those people, or you may not see them often (I swear we're coming to IL Angela!). It's always nice to know they are out there and remind you that you're not going through it alone :)

Late night cleaning

The past few nights I have been getting this urge to vacuum at 10 pm. Brian thought I was nuts last night because I made him go bring up the vacuum so I could clean our bedroom carpet. I figure if I am thinking about it I should just do it!

I have to give props to my husband on being so great. When I came home from work on Monday there was a coach bag sitting on the kitchen table. I opened it up and waiting inside were the Coach sunglasses I have been going back and forth about if I should buy them or not. I am a hard woman to surprise, so I was genuinely shocked by them! Now I wonder how many Coach coupons he hides from me so I don't go and buy purses.

My new shades:

Everyone also should go see the movie 21. I have been on a Vegas kick for awhile now, and this movie made it even worse. I wish I was a high roller! Maybe one day....

Soft feet

Seriously my feet are so incredibly soft right now. I love getting pedicures.

Last night hit up the Tribe game for some dollar hot dogs. Randomly my good friend from OU drove up from C-bus to attend it, so I got to catch up with him for awhile. I wish I had time to plan a trip down there soon. Maybe this summer, life is so busy right now.

Erin's wedding is in 2 days, I'll have photos on Monday. I hope her dress fits & the weather stays nice :) I love wedding season and Saturday is the kick-off for me.

Baseball

Today I was reading one of my favorite blogs, Touch 'Em All, and realized that Alyssa Milano & I could be best friends based on our love for baseball. We agree on many things including:

1. Never leave the game early. I have left ONE game before it was over. It was freezing, I was not dress appropriately and left. I missed Grady hitting an inside the park home run. NEVER EVER will I do that again. I was upset for days with myself.
2. We both started our love for baseball watching it with our dad's.
3. The wave. I am a total cheeseball and LOVE doing the wave.
4. Nachos. But really, who doesn't love nachos at the ballpark?
5. The excitement of opening day. Everyone has a clean slate and the smell of being back in the stadium.

The next few months are going to fly by. Not that I'm complaining, because most of those weekends are filled visiting with friends we don't see very often. A lot of these plans also revolve around baseball, so that makes me a happy lady.

28 days until vacation...

Bad day.

I need a vacation. Is it May 11th yet??

Crackberry

Yes I've joined the club and officially am the proud owner of a PINK blackberry pearl. I've had it for a short hour now and have already wondered why it took me this long to give in and finally get one. Today Brian went and applied for the permit to build our deck. I wonder what he will talk about once our deck is actually built. Hopefully he does not start to babble about Fargo, North Dakota again like last month...seriously that was a rough time in our short marriage. I had other stuff to talk about today, but I must go learn to use my blackberry.

Student of the day:
Working in a financial aid office I run into a lot of dumb students. Today's student of the day came into my office to sign some paperwork. As he is leaving he asks if he can look at my wedding ring. He then explains to me that my ring is made of glass and most women cannot tell the difference between a glass ring and a diamond ring. In fact he tells me about a study he did with his friends to prove this. Where do people come up with this stuff? Be on the look out for many blogs about the competence of the average student I see.

Our story

We met back at OU Homecoming weekend, thanks to our dear friend Fallon. She took this lovely first picture of us that very morning. A shout out to Mary and Tess for the delicious jello shots that morning as well.

After doing the whole long distance thing for 9 months, Brian knew he couldn't be away from me any longer so he got a job in Cleveland.

4 months later, after a long weekend of moving into our first apartment together I got this rock:

We spent the next year and a half planning our wedding, which was (of course) the best day of our lives...so far...


Since October 6th we've been busy traveling, working on our house and enjoying the whole newlywed thing.