30 November 2010

Today is the last day of November. That means tomorrow will be December and 25 days closer to Christmas. I'm thrilled!

I've discovered that I'm a pretty bad blogger. Not only do I hardly say much on my posts, but I rarely post much of anything when I actually decide to make an update. Maybe it's because the one blog I read on a regular basis has a small little blurb of updates with more pictures than words. Sometimes, I think photos speak loader than words. I guess that's why I choose pictures over words sometimes. But not today.

I've been reading this book called "Offbeat Bride" and it talks about all kinds of alternative ideas for brides who want to walk the path-not-many-people-take when they're walking down the isle to their future hubby. Although some of the ideas aren't exactly my kind of twist (like wearing a dramatic costume-like gown for the wedding dress), it's refreshing to get new ideas. Plus, I've found that my small areas of free time are great for reading!

Naturally, though, I think I might go for the "traditional" kind of wedding; only men as groomsmen and vise versa, the long white wedding gown (still pondering this, though) and heels for all the girls instead of flats or other various shoes. I might, however, have colored shoes instead of white heels. I'm going for a vintage feel for the wedding and I think it would be neat to have a greenish-blue colored shoe/heel. I haven't figured all those details out, though...

I also have no idea who I want to be in my wedding. I know for a fact who my Maid of Honor is going to be (my best friend whom everyone thinks is my sister, since we look so much alike) but concerning the rest of the girls, I'm clueless. The book talked about choosing people who really mean a lot to you and vise versa. At first, I thought of all these girls whom I wanted to be the bridesmaids but then I thought "Well, what is the most important reason as to why I want them in the wedding?" The book said that when you're asking the girls to be a part of the wedding, you should come up with a reason why. Well, I'm kind of stumped. I haven't had a lot of super duper close girlfriends over the years and the two that I can think of is my Maid of Honor and one other girl who, unfortunately, lives in Germany. I do have two others, though, that live out of state whom I've been friends with since 2nd grade but because of the distance, it's hard to know if they are really going to be committed. Plus, we've changed so much over the years of being apart and I'm really nervous of asking them. This is going to be a challenge. :/

Besides the challenge of not knowing who I want to be in the wedding (for my side, that is---my fiance already has about 4 guys picked out. Lucky him.) I have to figure out where to have the wedding. I know, I know, I have about a year and a half to get everything situated but the venue must be decided on very soon. Next spring my fiance and I will be scouting out places to hold the reception and I'm excited, but nervous---I want the place to reflect who my fiance and I are as individuals, as well as a couple. Not to mention, I want it to fit perfectly with the vintage-style theme. Plus I want all the table settings and decorations to coordinate with the venue. Geez, I've got a lot of planning to do!

This winter break will be a great time to start planning with my future hubby. We are going on a train/bus trip up to Colorado to visit my best friend and future Maid of Honor. We'll have plenty of time to look at online decorations, Set-the-Date card ideas, and venues around town to fill up the travel time. Like I said, I'm excited :D

Enjoy this very long post and soon I'll be putting up ideas for my wedding and maybe even share with you my wedding website!

Ta ta for now!

xoxo

20 November 2010

My love and I are engaged to be married <3

:)

When the World Ends

When the world ends, will it be your face that I get to witness last?
When the world ends, will you catch my hand before we fall down too fast?
As the world ends, I want your touch to be the last one I feel.
As the world ends, I hope my heart is the last thing you steal.
If the world ends, you will be the last thing on my mind.
If the world ends, I'm glad your beautiful soul was the last thing my heart
could find.

Urban Trash

"I am to be seen, not heard."

I was in a fashion show over the weekend!
It was really fun; I got to wear a dress that my cousin
and a couple of her friends made completely out of scratch!
They even did my hair and makeup. The dress was made of chicken
wire, napkins, soda cans, tissue paper, and star lights. I got
to walk on the runway for the first time and we were all judged
on who had the best dress. Mine didn't win but it was still
an awesome experience. My love was so sweet and said that I
was "made for the runway." <3 I don't think I'll do a modeling
thing again up on stage again but I never know what will happen.
Maybe I'll do it again...maybe not. It can be fun and exhilerating
but really stressful too. Being with all other other girl's and
hearing them yell and scream about their outfit and whatnot
can be pretty bothersome...

Anyway, enjoy these photos of my crazy hair, makeup & outfit! ;)

Autumn's Lover

Oh well,
In 5 years’ time we could be walking around a zoo
With the sun shining down over me and you
and there’ll be love in the bodies of the elephants too
and I’ll put my hands over your eyes, but you’ll peek through.

So what the heck,
Cuz’ I’ll be laughing at all your silly little jokes,
And we’ll be laughing about how we used to smoke.
All those stupid little cigarettes and drink stupid wine,
Cuz’ it was what we needed to have a good time.

Oh well I look at you and say it’s the happiest that I’ve ever been
and I’ll say I no longer feel I have to be James Dean,
and She’ll say,
yeah, Well I feel, oh pretty happy too,
And I’m always pretty happy when I’m just kicking back with you.

And though a million of these moments are just in my head
I’ll be thinking about families an’ lying in bed
And ya know that I believe it might not even come true
But in my mind I’m having a pretty good time with you.

Oh, Five years time
I might not know you,
In Five Years Time
We might not speak at all and
In Five Years Time
We might not get along
In Five Years Time
You might just prove me wrong.


I love this new autumn season and the need to cuddle up with someone special just to keep warm. <3

Horray!

Horray horray horray! I finally recieved my Nikon camera! It's uber exciting to finally have a DSLR besides my two SLRs that I use for my film class. My new little friend is named Arwen. I got the name from The Lord of the Rings; Arwen is the main female elf in the movie and the second most beautiful. I think the most beautiful (female) elf is Galadriel. She's so lovely. If you haven't watched The Lord of the Rings, I think you should. Like right now. Go! ;D

While I Waited

I sat in the coffee shop, a few blocks away from campus, slowly eating the cinnamon-topped whipped cream off of my Mexican Latte. Looking around, I saw people chatting with friends, studying for exams, and looking at the aray of magazines the shop provided. Two elderly women in front of me were talking about family affairs, drinking red wine. My whipped cream was beginning to melt and I was getting hungrier when my meal came; hot, creamy, curly macaroni & cheese. As I began to eat slowly as to not burn my tounge, I realized that I was alone, eating alone; there was nobody beside me. There was no warm soul sitting next to me, telling me about their adventure of the day, explaining that the world is full of wonderful, sponatneous surprises. I had wished there was. As I looked at my food and slowly scanned the room, I realized I wasn't the only one sitting alone. There were others too, although they all seemed to be occupied with tasks of their own; I was left to eat and drink with nothing but my thoughts of loneliness to keep me company. As I finished my meal and tried to drink the rest of my lukewarm coffee, you came. Your bright smile and the glow of your heart captivated me, sucking me into a moment where only you and I existed. I was content. No, I was exuberant for your lovely appearance. I want to thank you for tonight, for that moment, for the one second of my night where I realized I wasn't alone; I was only waiting...and you came. <3