Straight Shooter

Time: 10:52pm
Mood: Tired
Song of the moment: Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Today I did it... I used "the gun"! Jimmy and I went downtown to start our wedding gift registry, and it was fun using the gun, but it was equally frustrating on deciding what to put on the registry.

We're only making this registry for our friends. As I was told firmly by some friends, they find it offensive and uncomfortable to give a monetary gift as opposed to a materialistic item - this way the person will know how much you've spent on them. I honestly prefer money as a gift to help me pay for my honeymoon and paying the wedding bill. Actually, I really don't care if I get a gift or not - I am not having a wedding to get gifts, I'm having a wedding to get married, and I am inviting people that I want there to celebrate a wonderful milestone in my and Jimmy's life.

I've heard some rumors that the place we decided to do the registry through tends to take a while to get the gifts to wedding couples - sometimes as far as 3 months after the wedding. Many things that people normally register for are basically things for the house. Our issue is this: Jimmy and I are planning to move into our house in May. Some things that I would normally put on a registry, I will have to buy anyway when I move in. Things like towels, cutlery, bedding, plates, glasses, pots/pans, etc. are things I cannot wait until 3 months after the wedding to get. My friend suggested a toaster - I'm not going to wait 5 months to eat toast! I did manage to put things on the registry, but we could only think of big-ticket items (like a Kitchen-Aide mixer - gotta have one of those!!). I felt guilty for putting these items on the registry though.

Another issue was deciding on colours to get for items that were colour specific, such as towels, table cloths, placemats, etc, because I obviously want it to match my home decor, but I still don't know how I'm going to decorate the house. I don't want all these things in the wrong colour! *sigh* so you can see why it was frustrating.

But like I said, it was fun! Here's me packing heat :)












And as for a house update - they've put the tile in! On the floors and in the bathroom! And we got a garage door! It's so close to completion.... I can't wait!!

The One You're Meant To Be With

Time: 3:22pm
Mood: sore (damn gym!)
Song of the moment: Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

Planning the wedding has officially taken over my life. 5 months to go and I'm in a frenzy trying to get everything done. I can no longer use the phrase "Oh, I have time!". This weekend alone, I had an appointment to get measured for my Chinese dress, and tomorrow Jimmy and I are heading to The Bay to put items on our registry. I'm actually quite excited about that one - I'll get to use the infamous gun :)

Since a coworker of mines is also getting married this year (actually in my department alone, 4 out of 9 of us are getting married this year), we talk about wedding stuff sometimes. So one day I asked him if he was getting nervous about getting married. Another coworker (an anti-marriage prick) overheard the question, and proceeded to ask him if he was nervous he wasn't marrying the right woman. Then he continued to pipe in, telling us reasons why he's not getting married and how people are not supposed to spend forever with each other, yadda yadda yadda. So I proceeded to tell him this (in a joking tone, but I was serious!): The person you will marry, that you're meant to be with, is essentially the person you can tolerate the most. If you think about it, it's true. I'm not going to be with someone that annoys the shit out of me - that just makes no sense. With saying that, I told him, there is no right women in hell that would be able to tolerate him, therefore even if he wanted to get married, he probably wouldn't - so in his eyes, he wins! Sure enough, that shut him up, and I continued my conversation with my coworker.

Hahah I know.. I can be such a bitch! :)

Happy Valentines!

Time: 10:44pm
Mood: Tired (sugar crash)
Song of the moment: Muse - Starlight

Happy Valentine's day everyone! And a very happy birthday to my dog Pepper :) He's 9 years old now (I guess it makes him 63 dog years old now.. oh my doggie's a senior! haha).

I gave Jimmy his gift today - it was his v-day/birthday present (his birthday is tomorrow.. he's turning 28! oh my hunny's old! haha! But I still love him to bits!). I bought him a set of cufflinks from Tiffany's (they were bloody expensive but they're sooo nice!!). Just something special he can wear on our wedding day :)

I finally got the dress I bought off ebay! Yippee!! I love it! But my mom thinks it's a bit too plain for a reception dress. Meh.. I like simple and plain :) I think it's the material that's a little off - it's linen. Maybe it would have looked a bit more reception-dress-like if it was made of satin or something. Hm... if it was made of satin it might end up looking like a slip or something. Ok scratch that! haha! I love it, and I'm going to wear it! :D

Ok I'm Officially Obsessed

Time: 10:28pm
Mood: Stressed!!
Song of the moment: Foo Fighters - Best Of You

This song has been in my head since I heard Prince play a cover of it during the Superbowl halftime show. I know... me watching football - hell has officially froze over! LoL

So I've been a little bit stressed lately. It's been partially because of work (I've been getting crazy busy lately), but mostly the wedding stuff. It all started when my parents came back from Morocco. My mom began to ask me about stuff I havn't even thought of yet, or stuff I was planning to think of later on. I want to focus on invitations now. I hope to get the draft to the printers by this weekend. Ahh! I just got to remember to breathe...

So it's official.... I'm an ebay addict! I've bought a total of 4 items over ebay so far - the most recent one was last night - I bought a dress for my wedding reception. The dress is 4 sizes too big for me, but it can be altered! Those seamstresses are geniuses! But it's such a pretty dress.. and I only paid $104CND for it (includes shipping!). It's retail for $425USD, so I got a deal! I'm so excited! Here are so pictures of my soon-to-be new dress:











So as it stands, I've received 1 ebay purchase, and waiting on 3. I'm getting a little nervous about 2 of the items I had ordered... I ordered them the same time as the item I got already. Hm.. still playing the waiting game...

House update: we got drywall up!! It looks like an actual house now! Pictures to follow! I'm so excited!

Genetically Made To Shop

Time: 12:34pm
Mood: Mentally exhausted
Song of the moment: The Killers - This River Is Wild

I've been feeling mentally exhausted over the past couple of days - and it's all because I've spent so much time driving, and working overtime.

I had to head to Detroit on Tuesday so I got a rental on Monday evening. Monday night, I had to drive to the airport to pick up my parents (freedom ends! haha). The very next morning at around 6:30am I headed out to Detroit. The plan was, I would drive to Detroit, meet my sister for dinner on the way back, then crash @ Laura's in Hamilton (Art's father passed away this past weekend and the funeral was on Wed. morning. The Mac gang wanted to attend the funeral to show our support for Art). As I reached Cambridge, I realized I had forgotten my laptop bag that contained not only my dayplanner w/ the customer's phone number, but documents that I was supposed to submit to the customer. *grr*! So that foiled my plans of staying over in Hamilton (I had to report at work by 1pm - there was no way I could drive from Hamtown back home to pick up my laptop, then drive to work).

I got to Detroit 1 1/2 hours early, so I decided to walk around the mall. Big mistake. I ended up buying stuff from VS, Bath and Body works, and a pair of black dressy shoes from DSW. Oh boy! haha! The mall is a dangerous place! I had my meetings and they ended early - so on my way home I took a new route. To my dismay, I realized 20min later I was going the wrong way. But here's the kicker - I realized I was going the wrong way when I saw a mall I bought my Coach purse from. So I went the wrong way, to find myself at a mall. I must have some internal GPS system mapping out where all the malls are. I didn't go in... I merely exited the highway and turned around. LoL!

I got back home at around 10:00pm Tuesday night after having dinner with Kathy. The next morning, I was headed to Hamtown at 7:30am. So much driving :S

The funeral was a beautiful service full of kind words and carefree stories. It was truely a celebration of his life. I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like to loose a parent. I was so heartbroken when I lost my grandma, but I think this is probably 10x worse. Art and his family will definitely be in my prayers.