A nice break from the topic at hand…

31 05 2009

 I found this fun survey on  my dear friend Robyn’s blog and so therefore I must copy. :)

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
I need to take a picture of myself at each ten pound interval so that I can realize how much weight I’ve lost. (38.6 so far!)

2. How much cash do you have on you?
 I think a buck plus change….

3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?
store

4. Favorite planet?
Earth………

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
Ironically, I don’t have caller ID

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?
whatever I have on there, I guess

7. What shirt are you wearing?
a brown one

8. Do you label yourself?
All the time. It’s a nasty, self-deprecating habit that I need to stop.

9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing?
I’m not wearing any.

10. Bright or dark room?
The brighter the better.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
I love her dearly. :)

12. What does your watch look like?
I don’t wear one.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Going to bed.

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
“Where r u? The dog wants to visit u. :)

15. Where is your nearest 7-11?
Down the street.

16. What’s a word that you say a lot?
Okay. Uh huh. Okay. Uh huh.

17. Who told you he/she loved you last?
Oh hell………….. I can’t remember. :)

18. Last furry thing you touched?
Honey Girl

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
3-all legit, I promise!

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed?
Now that I have a digital camera, I’m not doing that anymore.

21. Favorite age you have been
Hmmmmm…. 26 was good.

22. Your worst enemy?
Self-doubt. Past angst.

23. What is your current desktop picture?
A picture of Pumpkin Bobby, a snively little rotten Pomeranian that my parents tried adopting and later ended up taking back to the shelter because he was so evil, yet cute at the same time. He’s smiling in the picture with a ball at his feetsies.

24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
“Okay, bye.”

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be?
A million bucks. Hitting the ground on accident would be a bitch.

26. Do you like someone?
Yep.

27. The last song you listened to?
Some REO speedwagon song.

28. What time of day were you born?
12:45 PM

29. What’s your favorite number?
I don’t have one.

30. Where did you live in 1987?
La Habra, CA

31. Are you jealous of anyone?
People who haven’t been laid off……

32. Is anyone jealous of you?
I doubt it

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened?
 I was at home getting ready for work when a friend of my dad’s called (I was living with them then.) and said, “So what do you think of all this?” He sounded frightened as can be. I said hang on, that I’d get my dad on the phone since he was eating breakfast then. I laugh about this now, but my dad said, “Oh hell, why in the world is he calling me so early? Tell him I can’t talk.” I lied to my dad’s friend and said he was in bed. “WELL, WAKE HIM UP!” his friend screamed. It was then that he told me about the Pentagon being hit. I thought it was blown up from how my dad’s friend described it. I got off the phone and nervously told my parents to turn on the TV, that the Pentagon had just been bombed. No it hadn’t, but we all sat there in shock. I finally had to get started on my day.

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
Swear a little and get my money back.

35. Do you consider yourself kind?
Yes

36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be?
I think on my back.

37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?
Oh Spanish. Most definitely Spanish.

38. Would you move for the person you loved?
Depends on what stage the relationship is in. If it’s at the point where we’re engaged, definitely. If not there yet, I would have to do some serious praying.

39. Are you touchy feely?
Yep

40. What’s your life motto?
Keep trying.

41. Name three things that you have on you at all times.
purse, keys, cell phone

42. What’s your favorite town/city?
I like Laguna Beach

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
The shooting game I played this evening with Mike.

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
Oh heck. Forever ago.

45. Can you change the oil on a car?
 LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!

46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?
That there were like ten zillion people living in his step-father’s home when they went to visit someone else living there.

47. How far back do you know about your ancestry?
My dad has traced it back to the 1700s

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy?
 Define fancy

49. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
No. I’ve lost 38.6 pounds, so things are feeling better.

50. Have you been burned by love?
Yeah.





Where did all the sleeves go?

31 05 2009

 dippintiltedcrap

  These photos are from two weddings in 2007. One is strapless, the other with straps. One common factor exists among the dresses.

 No sleeves.

 I don’t care what bridal store’s Web site you look on to find dresses, you will not find a wedding gown with sleeves. Sleeved gowns do exist, but the sleeves are so miniscule that it’s ridiculous.

 Look here and here to see what I mean. What’s even more ridiculous is that the plus-sized gowns are also basically sleeveless here! My rant is this….what if you have hairy or scarred arms? I guess the styles now make you have to show them to the world!

 I know that you can get a shawl with a gown or have sleeves put on it, but good grief. Come on designers! Show some empathy to those who can’t handle a strapless, sleeveless gown!

 And let’s talk about those who are lacking in the chest department! Um, these gowns are not exactly the most flattering design for them…

 So flat chested, hairy armed and scarred armed women, I guess it’s time to make a style change in the fashion world and cover some stuff up. That is, if you want to….

 My rant for the day…..

 The next post will be discussing choosing attendants for your big day.





cake, cake, cake, cake, cake!!!!!

29 05 2009

                    cake

 Today’s subject is a fun one. It’s all about something we can consume at that blessed event otherwise known as weddings.  I’ll start off this post/rant :)  with some photos of cakes to give an idea of the variety that can be done with wedding cakes.

 The above photo was one that I took (k certain friend? ;) ) at a friend’s wedding in September. It’s two different kinds of cake-blueberry and chocolate-on different layers, of course. I had never had blueberry for a cake before!

lindajimmycake

 This photo was taken with incredibly bad lighting at my cousin’s wedding two years ago. (Boy did I have to Photoshop this photo to even get it to look decent!) This cake was simple yet elegant.

LeeJimmycake

 This was a cake that one of my neighbors had at her wedding. Since she teaches swing dancing, the cake had kind of a ’50s feel to it. It was cute!

 Wedding cakes are all for the same purpose but can look so different, as the above pictures show. They can even be cupcakes! I wonder if that is cheaper? I’d imagine not, but hey, you can dream! :)

 Wedding cake makers are also as different as their cakes. I went with my friend (who had the first cake above) to her first bakery, and they charged for the cake tasting. I hear that other places don’t. Of course, that makes sense, because if you feel like just getting a bunch of free cakes and really aren’t getting married (people do that!), you are wasting their time.

 What I can’t believe is how expensive cakes are! The more elaborate, the more expensive, of course. What I cannot believe is that a wedding cake can be $1,000 and up! Makes sense since most places charge by the slice. Five dollars per slice is a common charge, but I’d imagine that’s for folks going to a bakery in suburbia. Imagine how much bakeries in Beverly Hills must charge! I know that I would personally want to take leftover cake home with me if I had a cake that cost over $1,000!

 And so, since this is my blog, I will end this post with photos that I think are beautiful wedding cakes.

Wedding Cake

simple yet elegant

Topsy Turvy Wedding Cake Jack Danger Skellington

  Even though the cake topper is a bit creepy, it’s still friggin awesome.

 I like this too.

 I hope you have enjoyed my wedding cake rant. Tomorrow we will get into our princess mode and discuss wedding gowns. Yippeeeee!!! :)





Step 7: Location, location, location…

27 05 2009

 A divergence for just a moment…

 I found this little ditty  while sitting in my class this evening and wanted to share it. Who in their right mind would put an engagement ring in a milkshake?? Oh dear Lord!!!!

 Back to our regularly scheduled topic….

 

 Location, location, location is what people always say. This could not be more true for your special day. Whether it’s your first wedding, your second, or even your third (Stop at that point, okay?), you want the location to be memorable.

 I personally have always imagined my wedding in a church or barefoot on the beach. Now that my parents and half of my elderly relatives can’t move that well, that dream has now gone back to God’s house. I have never imagined my wedding in other locations except those two.

 Being that I live in North Orange County, CA, here are three locations in that area that I believe are pretty darned cool.

 There are other nice wedding sites in North Orange County, but those I believe are true gems of sites.

 Have fun looking at your wedding sites! Tomorrow we will be discussing cakes…..

Edited: I am so sorry! I have no idea why my links aren’t working!





Step 6: Setting the date and time for your special day

26 05 2009

  This step is obviously very important if you want people to show up at your wedding. If you don’t, well, quit reading right now. :)

 Setting the Date

 One of the first things I should say about this is if you aren’t Catholic (aren’t wedding masses over an hour long?) or another religion that has a super long ceremony, don’t get married in the morning. I remember my parents taking me to a wedding for a family friend on a Saturday morning! They got married at 10AM! On a Saturday morning! (Gasp!!!) Which means we had to leave the house around 9-ish! On a Saturday morning! (Louder gasp!!!) The pastor even joked that he was shocked that people even showed up. I think he was serious… It was early!!! (Don’t wake me up that early on the weekend…)

 Hopefully you pick a date that has meaning and that you both like. Here are some other considerations though:

 This article brings up bad dates to avoid getting married on. Some leave me befuddled, but others are a serious no brainer to not get married on. For example:

  • Who in the world would actually get married on the 13th of any month?? (I had to get a tooth pulled on a Friday the 13th which is why I’m leery of that date…) Celebrating an anniversary on Friday the 13th seems awfully creepy to me! It almost seems like a date like that would send chills down the guests spines! Who cares if the photographer is available then only? Get another one! ;)
  • September 11th. That date is in bad taste. However, as we get further away from the horrible events that happened that day, it will probably become more commonplace to see.
  • The date of any Super Bowl. I know that people get married on the date of the Super Bowl all the time, but how many people actually show up at your wedding? Don’t count on the football fans enjoying themselves, or count on them finding the nearest TV during the reception.
  • The World Series. Yeah… Don’t count on seeing any baseball fans at your wedding!

  Some other times to avoid getting married would be around Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, as evidence shows that the prices of flowers are heavily increased around those dates.

 Getting married during the week, such as on a Friday, can also cut down on costs. I understand also that dates are heavily dependent on whether the church or facility or vendor is available on that date. Choose wisely though.

 Setting the Time

 One thing I should mention is that if you do happen to get married during the week to set a decent time for the wedding, such as around 6 or 7 PM. A friend of mine got married six-plus months ago during the week at 5 PM. I can’t even begin to tell you how many people were late and literally ran up to the wedding site. I understand also that the facility may not be available at the time you want. Choose wisely though.

 And I know that there are etiquette considerations regarding formal wear also when considering times for weddings. And cost considerations. A friend in college got married at 2 PM on a Saturday because her mother thought that would mean that they wouldn’t have to feed people a sit down lunch. (They had food. :) )

 And so, have fun choosing a date and time. Whether it’s Friday the 13th or Christmas day, have fun!

 We’ll delve into locations in our next post….