A little bit of everything.

It's been nearly a month since my last post... So for anyone who actually reads this, I apologize! Once I came back to Memphis from the whir-wind wedding week/spring break in Ohio, I was forced to focus on work. Not exactly what I wanted to be doing.... but I will admit that it probably kept me sane. I definitely needed to detox from so much planning in so little time. But here I am, a month later... with a gigantic "to-do" list. Really all that is left at this point (besides invitations) are the little things. Little things that I'm totally stressing over. Little things that will - of course - cost much more than I could ever imagine. Little things that I can DIY and and go totally OCD with. The next 108 days are going to be interesting.

p.s. The ballet school semester is officially over in a little over 2 weeks. Once May 3rd passes, I can be much more wedding focused - which is probably hazardous to my health.

Here is a run-through of what we have accomplised since the last post: (don't get too excited... it's not a lot.)

I got my shoes (aka - they dyables) and they were stinking huge. And wide. And I have the feet of a platypus. Lucky for me, Nordstroms had the shoes (in gold) that I originally wanted in my size! I ordered them and they are perfect.

I ordered earrings from Tejani! I love the pair I ordered... but they are a little large and ridiculously heavy. So heavy, in fact, that I had them on for about 15 minutes and my earlobe started bleeding. I've been obsessing over the website trying to see what I could exchange them for... The designer/owner, Urvi, has been so amazing. She asked to see pictures of the dress and of me wearing the earrings and has been making suggestions as to what we could change about the current pair/new options to try. Here is a picture of the pair I have now:


I really love the shape of the earrings in the center... it is really the dangles at the bottom that give them too much width and a wee bit too much length. I'm thinking about taking them to our jewler to see if he can alter them and nix the dangles? But then again, here are pics of the pairs I might exchange them for:

The pair above would be made with the topaz stones, not CZs, similar to this possible option below:

So what do you think? Either way, there's no chance I'll be able to wear the pair I have now because they are waaaaaay too heavy. I'd love some opinions!!

Moving on - WE ORDERED GLASSWARE FOR THE CANDLES!!!! Hallelujah, we found the deal of a lifetime. Kind of. But who cares - its DONE! There are 36 cases of glassware in 6", 8", an 10" sitting in my parent's garage. HJK Imports was a goldmine (glassmine?) and I'm so excited. The tables are going to be covered in pillar candles! Whoohoo!

And the best thing we have to check off the "to-do" list? THE HONEYMOON! It's official, we're going to be in the Dominican Republic for 7 nights and I couldn't be happier. I found the resort months ago and figured it was way out of our range... turns out, it's really not! I scoured the internet for the best deal and it was nearly $700 less to fly out of the Canton/Akron airport rather than the Cleveland. (Clearly, that's the choice we made.) We read countless amazing reviews from people who have stayed there and every loved this place. The best part? Adults only! No kids!! YES! Don't get me wrong, I love kids. We just don't want children frolicking with us in the pool. Or screaming at dinner. Or throwing sand on me while I fry in the Caribbean sun. You get the idea. So here is our much anticipated honeymoon spot! We can't wait!

I have plenty more that I could write but it's too late to even touch on the rest of the "to-do's"... it's going to be a busy weekend with my family in town and a the Junior Company performance. Let's hope I survive.