It's been a long time....

since I have a had a chance to post. Even though I had a vacation from work I didn't have one from the house. I spent my entire vacation getting the house in order. I am quite pleased with what I was able to accomplish. The one place that needs some serious help would be the garage. That will have to wait till we have warmer tempratures. The past couple of weeks have been freakin' cold.
So here today is January 4, 2010, I'm back at work, back in school, and may have the wedding food issue taken care of. I had talked with a caterer who at first gave me an estimate of $1500 for the food, when I made a sqeek she changed it to $1000. This still feels like too much to me. After talking with my MOH I think her mother will do the food, and the food will be about half of a $1000. Now I just have to figure out the menu, tables, tablecloths etc....

We're (finally) Homeowners

We closed on December 4, 2009. This was the 3rd scheduled closing so you can say that we were fit to be tied. Everything seems to be going well with the house. It's warm, has plenty of warm water, and plenty of space. We still need to get blinds on the windows, but we're waiting till we have the money to get them from Lowe's. Come to find out that old windows in a old home require expensive blinds. We will have to have them cut to fit. Ben and Fatcat love the backyard. I sometimes can't even get Fatcat to come back in. I joined the gym yesterday and I think I may go tonight. So it's all starting to feel real. Like we're actually residents of Athens, Alabama.

I need reassurance

I feel like everything is so out of wack right now. And it really sucks since this is my favorite part of the year. I can't enjoy it since this funk has fell on top of me. :( Nothing is going right right now. Everything is good at work so I can be happy about that. But in everything else I feel uncertain and uneasy. I wish it was easier for me to express feelings. Ah oh well. It's a short work week. I can be happy about that for today.

10 weeks and counting

This is how long it has been since we made the offer on the house. However, I do believe that Monday will be the day that we sign those closing papers. And it couldn't have come at a better time. It being 3 days before Thanksgiving and all. But either way we just want to be in our house, so we'll take what we can get. We went yesterday and signed a form that we are sure that we signed before. Our mortgage officer said that would be Monday. But it's not like we have a time or anything. So, I guess we will just have to see.

But today is going to be a great day since #1. It's Friday and #2. today is the premiere of "New Moon".

Me having a possible Etsy store?

I am seriously considering making my own products to sell on the internet, via etsy.com. If the wedding items that I'm making for myself goes well, fast, and stays together :) I think I might tackle this project over the holidays. I have the potential to make a profit of at least $30 per item. I am also thinking of painting wine glasses and doing something with koozies. Here in Alabama, everyone wants something with their favorite football team's logo on it. I'll let you know what I decide. Currently speaking, trying to buy the supplies for doing all of this might not be the best idea, with moving in our house in all.

The wedding party is growing.

Well not exactly, but we now have 2 groomsmen. We were in Florence saturday night and Lance said to two of his really good friends "I know that nobody wants to be in weddings, but if yall want to that would be cool". BOth of the guys said they would do it. I can't believe were almost 6 months out and Lance is just now asking people. Joel P. and Chris P. will be in our wedding. I'm thrilled about this selection. They are wonderful guys. Plus Joel said that he would take Lance to LV for the bachelor party. I jokingly asked if I could come. But really, I want to go to LV.

Bama vs. LSU

This Saturday is the game that I am actually very excited to watch. I'm not sure where were watching it but I know that it will (hopefully) be a good game. This Saturday morning I am also going with a couple of my bridesmaids to order their dresses. Yay! I wish this weekend would have worked for all of the bridesmaids but it's okay. At least this is getting taken care of. I cant wait to see the dress in the actual color that I picked.

Current weight lost - 4.6 lbs.

Yay! I am finally losing this stupid vacation weight. I would like to lose another 5.5 lbs. I'm in no rush though. I would like for it to be off or almost off by the first of December. I have kind of quit my 10-day diet, but I am still eating the recommended foods. In the morning for breakfast I usually eat a piece of fruit. For a mid-morning snack I eat some fruit or an egg or cheese slices. For lunch I eat some beans and some fruit. For dinner I eat mostly vegetables. So I am eating around 4 small meals a day. And those meals are mostly all fruits. Last week I even ate out a couple of times. But I made sure not to stuff myself or eat greasy, fried foods.

I'm a winner

on Ebay! I won the bracelet and hair piece for a total of $41.41. I figure I can get the beads, ribbon, and clasp for about $10. So that willbe around $50.00 for both pieces. Not to shabby.

Another VERY EXCITING moment!

Well I have found another fabulous find on ebay. Seller lafancybeads sells exactly the kind of jewelry that I have been looking for. I really want this and you can see how expensive it is. I found the rhinestone piece for $15.00 on ebay. I can't believe this. It will be super easy (I think) to attach the pretty ribbon. I'll save about $65.00! Go me!