So, it's been a while since I put anything on here, so I figured it was about time! From the Maid of Honor's point of view...this stuff is CRAZY!!! Haha! I have been doing so much crafting...card box, thank you cards, coasters, pomander balls, out of town packs, boxes to put in the out of town packs, fold out books with hanging androids in them, and much much more! I have told Vanessa that I am boycotting crafting for the rest of my life once this wedding is over, and I will be sending my kids to her when they want to do arts and crafts projects! Ha! I knew the android idea was going to be cute from the beginning, but I had no idea how involved it was going to be because there is not a lot of android stuff out there for purchase!

But, it really has been fun, and we are getting to the point on the to do list where it says "confirm DJ", "confirm honeymoon reservations", etc! It's a very exciting time.

I do want to say thank goodness for Kat! She has been an absolute life saver in helping me with my maid of honor duties! I live in a 2 bedroom apartment, so I was freaking out about where to have the bridal shower....Kat to the rescue! Kat helped me with everything, crafting, buying, ideas, buying and making food, and then let us use her beautiful home to host the shower! Even Shane stepped in and made our android greeter for the yard, and was our bartender. It was a great shower....if I do say so myself. We themed it black and white...to go along with the wedding...and everyone came in full black and white outfits! Everyone looked so wonderful! We had green drinks to go with the android theme of the wedding (grasshoppers, melon balls, and margaritas) and we even had everyone make an android out of modeling clay and Vanessa got to judge them! Then, to top it all off we had a frozen yogurt (froyo version of android) bar where you took your yogurt and put on the black and white toppings of your choice! Everything and everyone was black and white, food included for the most part! It was beautiful! Pictures to come soon! I would do it myself, but #1 I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off, and #2 I don't know how! hahahaha!

Coming up soon....final dress fitting, final appointment with the venue folks, trial manicures and pedicures, bachelorette party, and all of the various confirmations. I will try to keep hounding Vanessa to put more things on here, cuz I'm sure no one wants to hear from me, but she is so busy, it's tough! At the very least, I will just try to get her to put up a string of pictures of some fo the crafts we have completed!

On Passing Out, Getting Arrested, and Bartenders

Right before I passed out on my alterations lady last night (we'll get to that in a minute), it was brought to my attention that I haven't blogged in a minute.  OK, a month...but I've been a busy girl!  And I say to my ladies in waiting, where are your blogs? ;-)  My mom sort of repels technology (10 points if you caught the Bella reference) so she has an excuse.  The girls have been feverishly working on my bridal shower.  I would love to give you all the juicy details, but they are secretive little things.  I got to work on a craft, but really only because I guilted them into letting me help.  Hey, I really wanted to make those!  Other than that, I don't even have the guest list.  Aside from the few who have told me they are coming, I'll be surprised to even see you there!

So my month hiatus, I've been working on some stuff for our out-of-town guests.  I would do a show-and-tell complete with pics here, but I don't want the recipients to see the contents. (Guess that whole secretive thing is contagious...)  Let's just say that they have a small package of crafted items that welcome them to our fabulous state. I've also been working on survival kits for bridesmaids and groomsmen and I finished my veil.

Last weekend, I wanted to get my crinoline dyed, so I bought some RIT.  Did you know that you have to have a top-load washer to use this stuff unless you do it in the sink or a bucket?  I did not.  Crinoline is way to big to go in a sink, though a 5-gallon bucket could be a possibility.  I thought maybe I would go to Mom's, but then was worried about dyeing the inside of the washer, so we ultimately decided to go to the laundromat.  As you can imagine, laundromats frown on patrons who pour bottles of dye in their washing machines, and in an attempt to not take a trip to the clink, I snuck in with the dye while the lady was out back sweeping and smoking.  I love smokers!  Unfortunately, she was only a one-smoke-at-a-time kind of girl I guess, because she came in right as I was pouring the dye in.  Of course, I had my back turned and my purse blocking my hand from the front desk (and hopefully the cameras) so she was probably staring at me because I made myself look ridiculously suspicious.  The hard part was that you had to wet the fabric before you could put it in with the dyed hot water, so not only was I trying to pour the dye in the machine unnoticed, but I was holding a sopping wet crinoline in my other hand.  Completely normal right?  Mom got there (and being productive, brought a load of laundry with her) and we waited to see the results.  Why did I need to drag my mom out after dinnertime with about 2 minutes of notice to come to the laundromat for this?  I guess I didn't, but it would've been a WAY better story if we'd gotten arrested for vandalism TOGETHER.  To my knowledge, Mom's never been to the clink and neither have I, and I thought we should experience that together.  Or it's possible that I didn't want to be someone's bitch and maybe she'd take one for the team. ;-)  In reality, I just wanted Mom to come hang out with me. LOL

So here I am, not arrested, with blue crinoline.  Yes, I said blue.  Most of you know that the colors of the wedding are black, white, and lime green.  There is NO blue.  Unfortunately, RIT might've mixed a batch of color up, because the bottle I have says green and the crinoline is sky blue.  Very pretty I might add, but clearly not matching.  We'll be repeating this process this weekend, but NOT at the laundromat this time. :-)

Now that we are getting back to the present, we can talk about how GORGEOUS my hair looked yesterday.  Priscilla at Texture Salon did a fantastic job on my hair and it actually stayed through the afternoon and into the evening for a total of 8 hours before the curl fell.  I was IMPRESSED!  We got a glimpse of my "day-of bridal look" when we went to get my bridal gown fitted.  We were having a great time, laughing with Jennifer (my alternations lady), until another bride came in with about 7 people, including 2 kids.  I was already hot in my 17 layers of gown, and the added body heat didn't help.  Talk about sweating profusely!  I was attempting to be very still so she could mark the right hem of the dress and suddenly I got light-headed and swayed a little.  I'd already asked for water and Mom took off to find some, while Charlene stabilized me for a few minutes.  I was in a cold sweat and dizzy and actually had to sit down!  The other bride was measured for a bustle and her bridesmaid was measured for a hem in about 20 minutes and by that time, I was good to go.  I got back up there and finished like a champ.  My dress looks awesome!  I haven't had it on in so long that I almost forgot how totally BEAUTIFUL it is!  I'm so excited and I think Rhys will love it!!!

Well, enough blogging for now.  Going home tonight for some girl time with my MOH and we're banning wedding crafts for the evening.  Charlene will LOVE me for that; her and Kat have been working on "super cool stuff" (I'm told) for the bridal shower tomorrow.  I can't wait to see what they've cooked up for me!  Here's the shower teaser: I heard we have a bartender. (insert raised eyebrows here)