80 days!

This past weekend my lovely sisters and wonderful aunt gave me a wonderful shower. Complete with pink cupcakes and rosy red embarrassed cheeks. Thankfully the cheeks didn't last long. Judging from the gifts my friends got me it would seem that they know me terribly well. Since I got a cupcake cookbook, cookie sheets, a cookie scoop and spatula, oven mits [...I don't typically use them and end up burned], cooling racks, cupcake pans! You get the idea. I've also been armed with party gear thanks to a new blender, some glasses and a cocktail book! I'm so thankful for the ladies that made it out to have lunch and spend some time watching my sister torture me.

In other news: the invites are going in the mail today and tomorrow. I can tell you're excited. We were going to get custom stamps, but those cost more than DOUBLE! what it costs to mail them. So I said no thanks. While it does make me sad; since I designed a monogram and all. I think I'll just use that for stickers or something. And really, it only took me 5minutes to make. So it's not like I wasted 6 hours of work.

We also managed to find a dress for Cait this weekend. It was kind of a rush job. But well, it needed to be. But it was on sale and it's snazzy. So yay.

It seems like all I need these days is more time and money. Which is terribly annoying. But I'll get it all done, fret not!

Toasts and Dancing

First and foremost, I love how much I'm thinking about things that no one will care about.

Now, I don't know how my Brother or his Sister feel about Public speaking; so that topic will be brought up over Thanksgiving or Christmas. But, if neither of them want to speak in front of 200ish people; many of whom they will not know... then what? Can we just for-go a toast all together? Do I ask our Fathers to say something? What if they don't want to speak in front of 200ish people?

I know that I have 10 months to figure this out. It's just something that wobbles around in my brain.

And I know that Matt and I will have our first dance. But I'm not so keen on the whole Bridal Party dance. Especially since there will only be 2 other people out there. I mean honestly, what's the point in that anyways? I'd rather just get on with the fun and ridiculousness of the party.

Bridal Party Woes

First we weren't having a Bridal Party. Then it was just a MoH and a BM. Now, I sit and think that I'd like to add 1-2 more into the mix. Now, I'm not naming names for now. Because this may just be a momentary thought- like so much of this planning has been... and I'd really rather not get anyone's hopes up or offend people. I know that it doesn't really matter what they think. Because this has little to do with them and has everything to do with me. I also don't want to deal with the possibility of rejection. Although highly unlikely, still a possibility.

And for the moment I do enjoy the picture in my head of my Brother standing next to Matt. And Matt's Sister standing next to me.

When Matt and I first started talking about it after they both accepted, it was completely political. Like they were making an announcement at the end of a commercial. Which made us both laugh.

"My name is Joseph VonSowerby, and I approve of this man for my Sister."

Granted, that's not how it is, or how it will be. But that's how it plays out in my head for now. And I guess the up shot is that I'm not looking at ugly dresses for Bridesmaids. So if I do have an actual "party" they won't hate me for putting them in sea foam green.