Bachelorette party and stuff!

Exscuse me if this doesnt make any sense or if there are many-a typos, but I just popped 2 ambien and it hasn't kicked in fully.
Because Im lazy (And super tired) Im just going to copy this from The Knot..
I meant to come and tell everyone what a GREAT bachalorette party I had. No inflatable peni (plural for penis), no crazy veil, no strippers, etc. Seriously, I didn't want that. If you do, more power to you! I just wanted to go out with my girls and have a great time. And thats exactly what happened. They kept it a secret for over a week. They told me that we are going to be staying somewhere for the weekend, but wouldnt tell me if it was in town or out of town. Finally on Thursday they told me that we are going to San Antonio. Best idea ever. We stayed at the Valencia, which again, Best idea ever. It was soooo pretty and sooo beautifully decorated. We ate dinner at the restaurant belo the hotel and then went walking. We ended up at Tabu (?) I dont even know and Coyote Ugly and then a few little dives here and there. We got breakfast in bed and then shopped at the market afterwards. Super fun without being labor intensive, especially this close to the wedding. We wanted to hit up the Blue Hole in Wimberly on the way back but we were having a rough morning. Totally reccommend this to anyone.


That was my bachelorette party. Wooohoo! IT WAS SO FUN. I couldn't have asked for a better party. ever.

Heres a few pictures!

Tomorrow we are going to have my Bridals. I wasn't very excited at first, with my grandma passing, its been a hard few weeks for me..but Im pretty excited now. Mom and I went to buy some ribbon and then after work this evening we got my hydrengeas and roses for my bouquet. Im going pink for that bouquet, which Im pretty excited about, seeing as my bouquet for the wedding is white. Ill post pictures tomorrow of the outcome!

We are officially 2 weeks from the wedding, tonight. Wow. Where did this time go? Seriously, I remember getting on The Knot and I had 9 months and I thought it was an ETERNITY. Then it went to 6 months and I still thought it was too long. Now we are less than 14 days away and I could almost pee on myself Im so excited and anxious. More so anxious that everything will not fall together like I hope. We've had a lot of people that were definite yes-es that were supposed ot be at the wedding that conveniently are unavailable. It hurt my feelings for a second then I realized that the important people will be there. Kyle wanted to elope. If he had it his way, we would have gone to Europe or the Bahamas and come back married. Me, the fool, decided..noooo lets spend way too much money. Oh well. Its going to be the time of our lives. I think Im just being cinical because we're broke as a joke right now. Anyway, lets hope we have no more hiccups and in 2 weeks Ill be packing for the BAHAMAS AND MIAMI, BABY!!! Seriously, I cant wait. Best time of my life right here, suckas.

I got it!

So, I got my dress. While I was there, I figured I would order my veil. I go in there, and find the one I wanted. ... then another one. One had beading on the bottom and wasn't very full. The other had crystals sporatically placed and was definitely more full. I had decided I loved the full one but could not get it in diamond white. In the veil, there was not much of a difference. I stalled for a while and then the owner of the bridal shop told me she was trying to get rid of that certain designer because they didn't have diamond white and that she'd sell it to me for 50% off..

SOOOOOOOOLLLDD

are you kidding me?

What a great day.

Wow.

Last week was pretty much the worst week I've had in a LONG time. My grandma isn't doing well at all. Im very glad we made it to see her a couple of weeks ago. On top of that, my doctor had me come in to talk to her about some test results. I have some abnormal cells and have to go in for a biopsy. Wonderful. And then my mom who promised to pay for my dress, or the remainder of it, rather, said she could no longer do so. Great. Im not mad at her, along with everything else, its the situation I am frustrated with. :(

I woke up this morning hoping to have a relaxed weekend, since I've got to work tonight. We went to lunch with the in-laws and I get a call from my mom. She told me that she is able to help me after all. Seriously, I feel like 500 pounds has been lifted off my shoulders. Here we are 4 weeks from the wedding, I was not expecting to pay an extra $500 on something.

So ..
Wow. I was going to finish this, and my mom just pulled up. We're going to go get the dress today!!!!!!!!!! right now!!!!!!
wow
Im so excited!

Ill post pictures when I get back!

Busy few weeks

We bought our tickets to California. We're leaving on MAy 27th-31st. Im pretty excited. I even got a dress to wear there for the ceremony for my grandma. I've been working non-stop on finishing up my school crap and getting my stuff together for just about everything else in my life. Its pretty exciting having two weddings..one of which you have no say. Its kind of like being Kyle. hahahah! I kid, I kid. He doesn't want a say, thats why he doesn't get one. Anyway- I also bought my shoes for the wedding here.They are so comfy and cute. Im pretty excited. Especially since I wanted a shoe just like this. If I wear heels I will tower over Kyle..and I don't want that. I was trying to find a picture of my dress for California but I can't find one online. Super cute though. 50s inspired. Totally me.

Besides all that..I made a bio http://sites.google.com/site/shannonandkyleswedding
Nothing fancy, but Im glad I started it. I wanted to get everything down. Its actually a lot more helpful to me than to others I think.

The only wedding related drama this week is the postage change. Great. Thats USPS for doing that to me IN THE MONTH That I am sending my invitations out. Cool, I love you for that.

Besides that..all is well...

School is over by wednesday.

PRAISE THE LORD.

I am so ready for summer I can taste the snowcones.

Bridesmaids dresses are in

-Woohoo!
The Bridesmaids dresses are in....3 weeks early! I love it when that happens.

-I've been working on doing Pilates lately. I never understood the big excitement over it..until now. I love it! It seriously works me out and I definitely feel it but without getting frustrated.

-I can't wait for 2 more weeks. I have a LOT to get done for school but besides that, I will then be free to do whatever. Work out everyday. Tan everyday. ACTUALLY have a life again. Life will be great.

-I'm trying to figure out what to do with our invitations. Where to print them, etc.



Hows that for some random thoughts.


I was just talking to Kyle about WHERE HAS THIS TIME GONE!?!? Here we are ..2 months..2 weeks...3 days (almost 2 days) until D-DAY. Wow. I don't know where it went. Kyle is actually getting excited. He's just scared no one is going to show. Isnt that supposed to be my worry?

Pretty tough. Not really WR

I got a call last Wednesday that my grandma, who has been suffering with lung cancer, was admitted into the hospital. Not the best day ever. I freaked out a little, seeing as she is in San Francisco and I'm no where near here. I might as well be in Germany, I feel so far. At first no one really told me anything and then the next thing I heard is its just a 'kidney infection.' Okay, we can deal with that. She's in her late 70's and the put her on chemo but it was making her pretty weak, as it normally does, but they decided to switch her to a new 'formula'. Whatever that means. They test her (apparently they test your genes to see if you are able to take it) and she is approved. 3 weeks later shes in a freaking hospital bed? Wow. Anyway, then not-so-Good Friday I get a call from my dad and he tells me they are putting her on hospice. WTF. What?! What...are you kidding me? I just lost my Grandpa (Poppies) on my mom's side in May of last year, I am not ready to lose 2 in one year. I am absolutely not prepared. But can you really prepare for something like this? I can finish up my semester within a week and a half, but what if thats not long enough. I am going to fly out there in the next few weeks. I have to. There's so many things I want to ask her that I feel like I haven't been able to in the last 23 years. What should I name my children? Where is you favorite spot in the world? Whats your favorite recipe? and most of all, what is the one thing you're most proud of? I feel like making a questionaire, but I don't want to overwhelm her. I still remember, I promised to make my Poppies a strawberry creme pie the day he passed away. I just didn't. When I went to see him, he wasn't able to eat anything, but I still felt a little guilty. I don't want to feel that again.

Kyle has seen me cry a million time, but I'm so glad he's not home right now.

So all in all, not a great week or so. She's home and on pain meds, but ...I dont know.

To add onto my stress...I have my brother's girlfriend.

Let me lay the ground work for this story.
My brother met her around the same time Kyle and I started dating. They finally moved rather close August of last year. Shortly after that, they invited my mom to live with them, but she'd have to pay 1/3 of the bills. (Theres 4 people living there. Mom, brother, brothers girlfriend, and HER 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER)..ugh, thatll be saved for another blog. Anyway, the whole 1/3 of the bills pisses me off, but wahtever. His girlfriend is pushing 40 and acts ike a 12 year old. She has decided to declare war on us (being my mom, myself, and my sister) because we don't particularly care for her. I'm far from ugly to her, but I'm also not friendly. Read above, I dont have time to add people in my life that I know will only stab me in the back. When I went to visit my grandma for Thanksgiving she decided to blast my mom on her myspace status. WTF man, are we 16? I asked who that was about (being a little shit, because I knew perfectly well who it was about). I put something on mine in regards to my dad who is up there and she took it upon herself to think it was about her. Come the F on, lady. She proceeded to send me a hate filled comment about how I need to mind my own business, etc. Really pissed me off and burned her in my book seeing as I was dealing with my ailing grandma. We had a pretty good relationship prior, so why she went and did that was beyond me. That was Novemeber, its April, and I have yet to recieve an apology more than " I am sorry you took that the wrong way..."..ugh. Did I mention she hasn't had a job for the last year and has been riding unemployment this whole time? Well, until last week when it ran out SUCKER.

Shes pretty pissed off at my mom because she didn't pay her 1/3 of the rent (which ends up more because my mom buys food anyway)...she had to buy a car instead since she recently got into a car accident. My mom took her to get a pizza last night for everyone and my mom asked how a certain neighbor was and then the GF saw my mom got new floormats and she commented on them, whatever, it was conversation. My mom was just ruffling her feathers and told he that she thinking about quitting her job so she can look for one over here (they live in Spring and she works in Crosby. Ouch). That pissed her off. She goes and tells my brother, they come inside and yell at my mom like shes a child about how she needs to keep her own. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What about your almost 20 year old daughter in there who lives like a homeless person and doesn't pay for SHIT!? Whatever. My poor mom. And then she brought up Easter. How she thought I was mad at them. Im so proud of my mom. She told them "Jason, shes not mad at you. You're her brother and she loves you. She's still very hurt about that BULLSHIT that was done on myspace while she was in California with her dying grandma (nods at GF) And she still hasn't recieved an apology." AMEN, MoM! you're awesome.

So here we stand..with this waste of space.

We're having 3 round tables as our "head tables". They were designated to have Kyle and I with our parents at one. Another be Bridesmaids and dates. And the other Groomsmen and dates. I refuse to have her sitting at that table. Is that wrong of me to not let her sit at that table? Honestly I dont think I care if its rude or not. I'll pull my rank. Its my wedding, and she won't be sitting there. She's lucky she's even coming.

Holy Moly.

How did I pass my 100 day mark? We're at 97 days, officially, today.
There is so much to get done. It hasn't hit met until today, how much needs to be accomplished. Not to mention things I've got to do everyday..homework, dishes, laundry, etc. Anyway, I guess crunch time really hit me. I guess that bowl of frozen yogurt wont help, huh? Besides that work has been..work. School has been tearing me up. Why did I think it was a great idea to take a full-load this semester? Wow. Pretty tough with everything else going on. The in-laws are AWESOME to say the least. They're going to pay for our honeymoon. Thats great. I really don't think we could afforded one without them. Yay, for planning and paying for a wedding in a recession. Great time to fall in love, Kyle. :) I kid, I kid. Bridesmaids dresses should be coming in the middle of May. Thats prefect since the end of May we are having my Bridal Shower. I'm pretty excited to see how big my sisters belly gets by the time the wedding rolls around. I told her to order a size bigger!!! We signed up for that Texas Twogether program for May 30th. Im pretty excited, but Im not sure if Kyle is. Hes all about premarital counseling...except for the part of him having to go. I think we're starting to print invites next week. Wow. Seriously..where did all this time go?!?

Hows that for a quick update. :)