Teaser Trailer: 23 Days to go

This is all getting a little surreal.  Every nook and cranny of our day is now becoming infused with wedding.  We were late for a friends birthday party because we are at Lowe's buying, of all things, gravel.  For what you say?  Our guest book.  We hope you've never seen one quite like it. 

    

Blue Velvet, if you Please: 24 Days to Go

I've been making signs for the bar.  We've got a specialty cocktail (a pumpkin chai "martini" we are calling Falling in Love") and three special beers to tout about.  Robert won't let me put up the sign that says "Heineken?  F*** that S***!"  Geesh.  It's like this is going to be a classy affair or something.       

Bit by Bit: 25 Days to Go

It's one thing to make up a mock escort card to one's liking.  But when you get down to it, having to make over 100 of them is a bit more time consuming.  It's time to start working on all the little fiddly bits: escort cards, programs, and table signs one by one...

Finding Room: 26 Days to Go

After two showers, Erica and I are shocked at everyone's generosity.  My advice to anyone who has a house filled with cluttered drawers, cabinets and closets... finding room for new stuff is the best way to motivate yourself to get organized.

The Fling Before the Ring: 27 Days to Go

After the shower, a few of my closest buddies and I went out to have a girly good time.  It was exactly the sort of Bachlorette party I wanted... fun, intimate, laid-back, and just a tad silly.  Yes, there are pictures of that event, and many of them are terribly embarrassing. 

First, we started at Steak on a Stone.  I had never been, and was admittedly curious about cooking my own meat at the table.  Not only was it a good time, but the food was mouth-watering.  We had a no-frills steak, cooked just about as freshly and juicy as you could want, and everyone got to choose two dipping sauces.  Naturally we ended up sharing so we each go to try something like 8 sauces each.

Having gotten sufficiently meated, we moved on to the exercise portion of the night.  Doing our best impression of a gaggle of teenagers, we headed to the rollerskating rink.  There, no one managed to break a leg, though several of us managed to fall down.  We skated till we could skate no more, which admittedly was varying times for all of us.

Then it was on to the "drinkin'" part of our evening.  We started at the Lakewood Winking Lizard, where I managed to fight my instincts to drink beer and stuck with girly pink mixed drinks.  After having a couple there, we ended the night at Corky's where we had a terrific time despite the presence of the is-almost-never there terrible karaoke guy.  

After all of this, a few of us (by which I mean me, my MOH Shanda, and my mom) were ready for more.  More food, that is.  We hit Denny's.  Hard.  Then we hit the bed.  Harder.

Thank you to Shanda, Jen, Becky, and Alicia for coming out with me, and for being such good sports.  Thank you especially to my mother for her generosity, and for keeping an eye on all of us and getting us from point A to B, back to A, to point C, then to point D and E then to F and back to C.  You are far better than any limo, because I would much rather have the memory of having you there.

Showered Part Deux: 28 Days to Go

 Our Cleveland shower was lovely.  Thank you to everyone who made it out, and for your generosity.  Pictures of the event are up (and the fun everyone had in the game area after), so feel free to check them out.  If you have any, feel free to post them.

Dave and Busters was very accommodating, and the food was yummy!  The room was vary movie-theaterish, which was right up our alley.     

The Calm Before...: 29 Days to Go

By this point, we know the drill.  Tomorrow is our Cleveland Shower and we're sooo looking forward to it.  There's not much more we can do tonight, so we wait...