Honeymoooon

Well, things are going so far so great.  We were able to check in to our hotel super early since we were in town and I never want to leave this hotel.  We have a one bedroom suite with a full kitchen, washer and dryer, screened in patio off our bedroom, and a jacuzzi tub so big we could sub-let it to Chinese immigrants for some extra walking around money.  I dig this place.  The pool is huge too with a bar next to it.  We went to Universal Islands of Adventure yesterday and got talked into doing some things I wouldn’t normally do, like ride scary rides.  I pussed out on the Hulk coaster three times and don’t really regret it.  I rode Dr Doom’s Fear Fall though and shook for an hour afterwards.  It shoots you up 150 ft super fast and drops you back down just as fast.  I hate most rides, being terrified isn’t really fun for me, and this ride was no exception.  It sucked.  There were a few rides there I really liked though, mostly the water rides even though I got totally soaked on the Popeye raft ride.  Today we went to Universal Studios and it rained allllll freaking day.  It was okay though, everything we did was inside.  Nate made me go on the Mummy coaster, which made me scream (and he’s made fun of me all day for it) but it was fun enough to ride again.  We also rode the Simpsons ride twice, which was AWESOME.  It was one of those things where you just sit in a cart and it tilts you around and shows a movie that makes you look like you’re on a roller coaster (or being thrown around by giant Maggie).  Men In Black was fun and so was Jaws except I got SOAKED.  I sat on the end and everytime the boat would get tossed around the rain water trapped on top of the boat would fall on top of me.  LAME.  I loved Universal though, it was way more fun than Disney was when I went several years ago.

Oh, I forgot the best part.  Our first night here we drove 45 mins out to Cocoa Beach so I could see the ocean for the first time.  It was amazing.  It was so crazy that you could stare out into this water and know it wasn’t ending anytime soon.  We walked up and down the shore, chased each other, walked out as far as we could without getting drenched, and then walked back to our car.  BUT on the way to our car we saw this huge black shape out in front of us (it was dark so we couldn’t tell what it was).  We walked up to it and it made a noise.  It was the biggest freaking sea turtle I’ve ever seen!  It was so cool, definitely the highlight of our trip.  We were the only ones around to see it, so we just hung out with the thing for a while.  I talked to it, Nate touched it, then called whoever would answer the phone to tell them.  It was awesome.  My camera battery wasn’t charged when we found it so we ran back to the car to plug it in but by the time we got back it was gone so we took pictures of the tracks it made for evidence.

Tomorrow I think we’re going to SeaWorld.  It should be a pretty chill day as long as it doesn’t rain.  For now we’re just laying in bed watching HBO until True Blood comes on.  I can’t take a vacation from my favorite show.  We’re going to Clearwater Beach in a couple of days and should be back home Sunday sometime.  I seriously never want to come home.  I want to stay here forever.

I’m melting

Is it just me or is it ridiculously hot already this Summer?  I mean, today’s the first official day but it seems like I’ve been sweating non-stop for a week.  Please, let it be Fall sooner than usual this year.

That being said, my honeymoon trip to Florida is imminent and this heat is making me feel less than prepared.  I’ve been to Florida once, but it was November.  It was extremely nice but according to the 10 day forecasts for this week I will be miserable.  At least one of our hotels has two huge pools and the other is on the beach.  Oh, we leave Saturday so if you want to tell me how jealous you are or would like to see pictures of our hotel in Orlando so I can gloat, get ahold of me before then.  I’m taking my husband shopping tomorrow for “fancy awesome beach clothes” per his request.  I’m extremely excited.  My husband’s wardrobe consists of jeans (boys and girls) and a seemingly infinite supply of Goodwill vintage t shirts.  I’m not allowed to buy anything, but I’m pretty sure if I find something then I’ll win the fight.  I’ve gotten plenty of tank tops and yoga pants in the mail to wear around the amusement parks, so Nate’s called my end of the Summer Vacation shopping complete.  

I just wanted to write a little something here since I haven’t in about two months.  I’m a little preoccupied with watching tonight’s episode of True Blood again so I’m done writing.  Maybe I’ll post Honeymoon pictures two months after I return.

The (Newly) Married Life

Well folks, it happened.  The wedding went off with only minor incidents (sitting in traffic for what seemed like forever due to the Cards/Cubs game, the caterer forgetting damn near everything they were supposed to bring except the food, etc.).  It was seriously the greatest day.  It was beautiful and I didn’t realize just how perfect the room was going to be until I got there.  All the crafts I was making for the wedding were done in plenty of time since I got laid off last week, so I was able to relax the day before and not worry about anything.  The weather was great, I didn’t have an allergy or asthma attack despite taking NO medicine and my hair held up beautifully through 30 mph winds.  I am super happy.  Also, the family I have received couldn’t be better.  I’ve never been close to my own so it’s amazing to get such wonderful aunts and uncles, cousins, grandmas and grandpas, and (finally) a sister; she really knows what I’m all about and I love her dearly.  I’m so lucky to have all of them.

Not much feels different after the wedding since we’ve been living together for so long, but we’ve been very agreeable lately.  Baby talk and pet names are a part of our daily routine even more so than before.  I guess that’s part of being newlyweds.  We received more than enough money to go on our honeymoon so we went ahead and bought the one thing we told ourselves we’d splurge on if given the opportunity: a big ass HDTV.  We got a 40″ Samsung to put on the new TV stand my mom got us and it is AMAZING.  Getting married and buying a huge TV all in one week has definitely made us more impressive people.  Right now I’m watching 30Rock in HD and I’m in heaven.  Too bad I slept through all my other Thursday night shows and our TiVo is out of commission so I have to wait until they come up online….

Long story short,I am thrilled to be married to man who is faithful, talented, smart, funny and loves me more than anything (although this is questionable since the arrival of the TV).  Now to take on the mother-bitch that is changing my last name.  Pictures are up on Facebook and MySpace but they are only a VERY small fraction of what I have to work with.   More will be up soon.  Thank you to everyone who came and stayed through the night to party with us.  It was a real blast.  If I could do it all again tomorrow, I totally would.  My boobs looked awesome in that dress

Yes, I’m Still Alive

But only mildly kicking.  Last minute wedding preparations (actually last minute wedding everything) are consuming my life.  I am getting married in 10 days and I still have about four projects to do.  One of them I may just have to forget about.  I actually have gotten around to catching up on some housework I’ve been missing out on just to avoid paper punching the 50 favor tags I’m lacking.  I actually think either my fancy-pants Martha Stewart doily paper punch is broken or my hand has gotten so retarded from doing most of them so far because I can’t do it anymore.  I need some help or a new paper punch.  I only have like 2.5 centerpieces to make.  I would like to make a memorial centerpiece for the head table or the gift table…but no one I’ve asked for pictures from has provided them so that may just have to be forgotten.  I’m not sure I’d be able to live with myself without it.  The only mention I’ve made of Nate’s mother or anyone else in our families that’s passed away is on our programs and I don’t feel like that’s adequate.  Laura and I are getting started on the favors this weekend and hopefully somewhere between my meetings this week with my site coordinator and my caterer and my mother’s divorce hearing I can make the boutonnieres.  Someone shoot me.

I picked a bad date for my wedding.  Cursive is coming to town the night before the wedding and we can’t go because we have to rehearse.  I’m so bummed.  I’ve missed them every time they’ve come (The Good Life too) and I’m sick about it.  The new album is freaking sex, I don’t care what the reviews say.  I love it, I think it’s probably the third or fourth best Cursive album.  Listening to it on my new iPod dock is the only thing that makes doing the dishes bearable.  

Pretty much the only thing that’s made me smile today was getting in a nap and the Where the Wild Things Are trailer.  It’s incredible.  The Arcade Fire song they used in it is so perfect.  The monsters look great, even better than in the book.  I can’t wait for this movie.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy

Tonight is my bachelorette party and I am pumped!  I really need to get in the shower and get ready…but my towels aren’t dry yet.  This has been a fun week.  We finally got a coffee table (Nate’s THRILLED) and I bought a Wii Fit after Casey was generous enough to bring hers over for a night of fun.  I made waffles today and cooked dinner TWICE this week.  Whoa.  It’s been great.  Well…I’ll write more later after this night of female debauchery.  I’m sure there will be some great pictures.  :)

I would just like to say…

I drove Nate’s car for the first time ever tonight.  Be thankful I’m alive.  Silly me, I’m used to the car STOPPING when I touch the brakes (apparently a ’96 Camaro only stops when both feet are applied to the brakes in a very quick and forceful motion).  It sucks.  I’m contemplating anything and everything I can do to put an end to its life so we can collect insurance money off it.  Now of course if something happens to it then State Farm will have reasonable doubt to deny any claims we file.  Damn.

I would also like to say I completed a wedding project tonight.  There’s been a lot of starts and stops and hiccups, but this one was menial enough to only take an evening of me sitting on my floor watching pirated movies until they quit downloading.  I feel pretty good about it even though now my living room is a disaster and my back hurts super bad.  Now on to the 60 other projects I have to complete in the next three weeks…

Wedding Obsessions

Ever since I’ve started planning my wedding I’ve done some pretty extensive research on the subject.  I’ve seen pictures of just about every kind of wedding and my favorite by far are Indian weddings.  I am obsessed.  I love the colors, the traditions, the music, everything.  I didn’t think it was possible for me to have one because I’m not Indian and I wouldn’t feel very comfortable embracing some of the culture, but Rachel Getting Married has shown me other wise.  Rachel (who is getting married in the movie) and her fiance had an Indian themed wedding and neither one of them were Indian.  It was kind of weird at first because neither one of them were, but it was super cool and colorful.  I would never want to wear one of the Indian wedding dresses (I think they’re called Sarees) because they show some tummy, but other than that the weddings are really awesome.  Get on Google Images and search “Indian Weddings” and check it out.  There’s just too many pretty ones to post.  Also if you can watch the movie Monsoon Wedding.  It’s great.

In other wedding related news my bachelorette party is this weekend.  I’m pretty pumped about it.  It’s not often that I get to go out without worrying about how I’m getting home.  Since Laura is the DD, I can do whatever I want.  I’m really looking forward to a night with all my friends.  It’s also not often that I can be in the same room with a lot of people that I really like.  I can’t wait.

Honeymoon Planning

One of the many marital perks I’m really looking forward to is the Honeymoon.  I haven’t had a vacation in almost 5 years.  Seriously, nothing.  I’ve had time away from work, but I haven’t really left the state.  I’ve been given some numbers about anticipated monetary wedding gifts which are allowing me to consider where I’d like to go.  Nate’s been talking about going to Universal Studios in Orlando.  I think it’s a winner.  I’ve never been to a beach so I was trying to look for more beach-oriented relaxation vacations at first.  But now, I’ve been looking into Orlando and I think I’d love it.  There’s just so much to do!  I’ve been there before but was really kind of restricted to Disney world.  While sitting on a beach doing nothing sounds awesome, I think it might get old.  I found a hotel that looks good with a pretty attractive early booking rate that continues into the end of next month and was looking into Orlando Theme Park Tickets.  I think it could be a really fun vacation that won’t cost a whole lot.  Plus, Blue Man Group is doing shows at Universal Studios and I would love to see them again.  Their shows are awesome.  I’m so incredibly excited just thinking about it.  It sucks that I’ll have to wait until the end of June to get my vacation, but it’s worth it.  Plus it’ll give us more time to save up money and plan (and lose weight to look good in swimsuits).  

Holy hell, as I’m writing this the bitches on Rock of Love (with disgusting stupid Bret Michaels) are going to Universal Orlando.  I think this is a sign.  Now to change the channel…

My mom finally found the TV stand I registered for at Target and bought it today.  I’m pumped!  I think we’ll probably wait until after the wedding to set it up because we’re going to get a new TV.  After we get wedding cash and Target gift cards we’re gonna get a big HDTV.  I think we deserve it.  

I seriously cannot wait to get married!  I know I joke a lot about it just being about the “perks”, but it’s not.  I’m marrying someone who couldn’t love me any more than he does and he’s a real team player.  I like him a whole lot.

Bret Michaels Should Be Shot In The Face

Seriously; someone put him out of his caked-on makeup and eye-liner misery.  All he does is make-out with trashy whores and act like a total douche nozzle.  That is all I have to say about that.  

I posted all the pictures from my shower on my flickr account.  I’m going to try to upload more photos to it to make it interesting.  Anyway, if you’d like to see them go here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/64306548@N00/

Nate’s on his way home from work now.  We’re going to watch the last Battlestar Galactica ever.  We’re grieving over the loss; I’m sure Dwight Shrute is too.

Happy Hump Day

Wednesday is one of the best television nights.  Lost and now South Park is back on.  I’ve come to the conclusion that even the writers of Lost have no fucking clue what’s going on anymore.  There have been a few really, really rad episodes this season but I can’t take episodes where it seems like we’re getting further and further away from having questions answered.  Come on dudes, throw me a freaking bone.  Please tell me what happened to Claire soon.  It’s pretty awesome that everyone’s back in Dharma times, but I still want to know why Libby was in the mental hospital.  (They haven’t explained that yet right Laura?  I don’t remember.)

South Park has been awesome though.  It never gets not awesome.  Right now they’re doing a Watchmen/super hero movie spoof.  Love it.  

I need a new career.  Everything I want to do seems like it wouldn’t be too easy to actually get a job in.  This area really limits you.  That being said, I need to move.  It’s kind of my dream to move to Portland.  I don’t know if Nate’s on board with that or not.  I just would love to go somewhere with an Ikea and I could do something creative, like interior design.  And I know this is a little crazy seeing as how I’m struggling so much with my own wedding, but I would love to be a wedding planner or photographer.  I could do so many great things with other people’s money.  I’m constantly held back by my wedding budget and I have new ideas for how I would do things differently if I had more money.  I just need to do something creative.  Sitting at a desk everyday KILLS ME, especially when people constantly ask me things like “is it Friday yet?” or “how’s your fun meter?” or “did I just see a smile?”  No, bitch.  You did not see a smile.  No one could smile in a place surrounded by so many socially retarded morons.  I need to get out.  Once the economy bounces back I’m going into experimental mode with my career.  

Okay, now for the obligatory wedding talk.  I got the pictures of our topper today and I am THRILLED.  It should be here soon and I’m pretty excited to see it in person.  But for now, here’s the picture:

My wedding is going to be cute and original, even if I don’t have the money to do most of the things I would like to.  I kind of like that I’m limited so I’m forced to be creative and do most things myself.  That way when it turns out super amazing I can take all the credit.  Huzzah!