brain overload

My brain has gone into overload lately with decisions and to-do lists....it just doesn't shut off.  At any given moment, I'm either thinking about pertinent wedding plans that need to be made to meet certain deadlines, or about our whole housing situation...finding renters, making home improvements, dealing with refinancing options.  And if not those two things, it's getting last minute things done for Katie's wedding next week (like shoes to wear with my bridesmaids dress, jewelry, and seeing if there's things she needs help with), and I still need to shop for a wedding gift for Greg's sister's wedding shower on Saturday.  And if THAT's not enough, I'm way behind on laundry at my house!  haha. I think I'm down to 1 clean bra.  Is that too much information?

I literally have had something going on every night since we got back into town from the 4th, and will continue to have something every night until after Katie's wedding next weekend. Whew. See why I'm going into overload?  I can't determine which task takes priority, cause they all seem very important!

So, for my own sanity...I'm making a list.  My life doesn't run smoothly without lists.  Organization keeps me sane :)  So, here's my To-Do list for the next 10 days...

• wedding gift for Callen
• shoes/jewelry for Katie's wedding
• speak with caterer about OUR wedding budget
• talk with mom about refinancing options and rental options
• shop Lowe's with Greg for bathroom paint, sink, and toilet options (that sounds fun, right?)
• shop Old Navy and Three Sheets in Homewood (my Groupons are close to expiring!)
• double dinner date Friday night with Greg's buddy and his wife
• Emily's swim meet on Tuesday night
• mani-pedi with mom, Emily and Katie Thurs. afternoon
• Wedding weekend (July 15th & 16th) - bridesmaids luncheon, rehearsal dinner, WEDDING DAY!

wedding attire

I'm so so excited that we have finally picked out our bridesmaids dresses and groomsmen attire :)  I've basically known what I wanted for a while now, I've just been so busy with...well, life...that I haven't really nailed down a choice until yesterday.  And I'm so tempted to show you the final decision, but I think I'll just show you my inspiration.

We are going with neutral attire for both the bridesmaids and groomsmen, and will use bright colorful flowers!  And, since it's in the fall, the dresses will be floor length, but very light and flowy.  And no, we won't have any trailers to stand in front of! haha. Although it does make for a cute pic, in an interesting sort of way.

Here's another look I'm going for. Kind of vintage, lots of lace, and again, the neutral bridesmaids dresses.  These dresses are actually a pale pink color, which ours are not, but I'm hoping to achieve that same streamline neutral color scheme.  And our flowers will be much more colorful... lots of deep reds, purples, pinks, and yellows.

And if anyone knows where I can find a bridal necklace like that, PLEASE NOTIFY ME IMMEDIATELY!  haha. I LOVE that necklace. It is so elegant and dainty :)

So there ya have it!  More wedding inspiration.  And we are 2 weeks away from Katie and Chuck's wedding weekend, so it's about to be full blown wedding time around here!  So much fun!!

girls just wanna have fun

Last night was Katie's lingerie shower and bachelorette party.  It was SO MUCH FUN!  We started the night out at Katie's town home for her lingerie shower.  I'm so sad I don't have pics from that cause they were all taken on Katie's camera, but I'll get them from her and post them soon.  We played the panty game where Katie had to guess who had bought her which panties. We also played the purse game, and she opened lots of gifts of cute PJs, bras, and even a cute robe.  Speaking of "cute," we played a game where everyone got a clothespin and if they said the word "cute," they got their clothespin stolen from them and whoever had the most clothespins in the end won a prize.

Here's my little gift for Katie (although I cropped the bra out for her sake!)

 Then after her shower a few girls went for a bite to eat at Jackson's and then we headed out for some karaoke. We had such a good time, and laughed all night long.  Katie of course led us in singing Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take the Wheel,"  which in case you are wondering, is not an easy song to sing! Thanks Katie.  All in all, the night was a success!  Bring on the wedding!!