Mid-Week Update

So I completely slacked on Monday. No Not Me's for me this week. It's actually been a pretty lazy week...just classes and work. And wedding planning. And Atlanta vacation planning. And contemplating joining MckMama on the MckCruise! :)

Speaking of wedding planning, we have just about everything figured out. Finally. 3 of my 5 bridesmaids had their dress fitting last Saturday, and the last two have theirs this Saturday. It'll be lots of fun again, and this time there's only one dress to try on since we have the style officially picked out.

Our next major project will be the invitations. To save money, we're printing them ourselves. I'm saving that for when we get back from Atlanta. We only have 16 days left before we leave! I decided we were going to leave a day early, since it'll be Donny's birthday. We're going to stop in Gurnee, IL for the night. I figured we'd have dinner and then shop at Gurnee Mills. Donny needs some new clothes, and I want to pick out the shoes I'm wearing for the wedding, so it'll work out. He actually doesn't know I booked our hotel already, so honey if you're reading this, surprise! :)

Well, that's all I have for now. Hope everyone is having a good week!

Not Me!

It's Monday again! Join in the fun by heading over to MckMama's blog!

I am not excited to be done with classes for the day, and I'm not totally procrastinating writing a paper that's due later this week.

I did not just finish the last little bit of Nutella in the jar by eating it right out of the jar with a spoon, and thanks to MckMama, I am not completely addicted to Nutella. I have not been experimenting with different ways of eating it, and my favorite so far is not eating it on toast with bananas on top. (Yum!)

Donny & I did not spend Valentine's Day at a brewery...actually, we did. Saturday was his parents' 25th anniversary, so we went to Stevens Point for lunch & a tour of the brewery. We had lots of fun hanging out with his parents & siblings. :)

In other news, I am not completely and totally frustrated with my job. Even though I'm only working 20 hours/week, I'm still working until 9:30 at night. That makes it really hard to read/do homework/eat dinner/spend time with Donny & Kahlua before going to bed by midnight-ish to get up for class the next morning.

My job itself is also incredibly stressful & I'm tired of being screamed at by customers who don't do their research & read the terms before booking their travel. I've decided to start looking for something else, so if anyone knows of a part-time position available in the Green Bay/Appleton area, please let me know! :)

Not Me!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

To get started...I wasn't too lazy to write an intro, so I didn't just copy and paste mine from MckMama's blog...but that's really ok, because it works. :)

The most recent thing I did not do was just 30 minutes ago, actually. Since getting done with class today I have not been sitting at home calling various bakeries for wedding cake prices. After I called about 4 places I wasn't really really wanting a piece of buttercream frosted delicious cake. I definitely didn't decide that Donny and I had to go to Sam's Club to buy one of their cakes (since the guy I talked to about cake prices said they don't do samples of cake -just frosting). We did not just get home after spending $11 on a GIANT cake that will take us (I hope!) about a week to eat.

I also did not actually purchase my wedding dress on eBay this week! It is not so gorgeous and I cannot (really) wait to wear it! I was actually super nervous to order it, but according to my fitting at David's Bridal, it is the correct size.

When writing out the list of food we're going to need to buy for our reception, I didn't start laughing out loud when I realized we're going to need to buy about 75 pounds of potato salad, baked beans & coleslaw (that's 75 pounds of each), about 50 bags of hamburger buns and 3 full sheet cakes to feed everyone!

This is not going to be a super short Not Me! because I did not decide I didn't want to cook dinner & I did not purchase a meatloaf and mashed potatoes dinner from Sam's! (For $8...so we'll see if it tastes as good as it smells!)

Happy Monday!

All About My Husband...

Amanda, Danielle & Stephanie have all done this husband tag/meme, so I thought I'd join in!

Husband Tag

1. Where did you meet?
His apartment in Madison. A friend of mine and I went down to Madison for Halloween weekend. She had dated one of his really good friends (and they were still friends), so we ended up at Donny's for the weekend.

2. How long did you date before you got married?
2 years and almost 7 months. We were engaged for just short of 2 months (one of my first posts explains that).

3. How long have you been married?
It'll be 8 months on the 12th

4. What does he do that surprises you?
On a whim, he'll just suddenly decide he wants to clean...everything. He'll also bring me chocolate & crossword lottery tickets (they're so silly, but I have fun hoping I'll win!) on occasion.

5. What is your favorite feature of his?
His eyes, lips & his arms

6. What is your favorite quality of his?
He's extremely caring & supportive. He even offers to go to Walmart at 2AM to get me cough medicine... :)

7. Does he have a nickname for you?
Sweetie, Sweetheart, Honey

8. What is his favorite color?
Blue

9. What is his favorite food?
Anything spicy. He could eat jalapeños like candy.

10. What is his favorite sport?
He's not really into sports, but he can keep up in a conversation if he needs to.

11. When and where was your first kiss?
November 11, 2005, outside on the balcony of his apartment in Madison.

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Cuddling & just talking. We can have a great conversation about almost nothing.

13. Do you have any children?
Not yet...when we're done with school

14. Does he have a hidden talent?
He's a master at Scrabble. He's beaten me every time we've played...and I taught him!

15. How old is he?
22, he'll be 23 in March.

16. Who said I love you first?
Technically he did. It was Christmas, just over a month after we started dating. He opened his present and said, "I love it...and you." I didn't think I heard him correctly, so I didn't say it back. I asked him what he said, but he wouldn't say it again! I think he thought it was too soon & I didn't feel the same way! It took him until March to say it again, but only after I'd bought him a green teddy bear from Build-A-Bear (it was around St. Patrick's Day & we love Irish things) and added the sound thing that says "I love you!" to give him the hint and have him say it again!

17. What’s his favorite type of music?
Classic rock & just rock in general.

18. What do you admire most about him?
He's very dedicated in everything he does. He's trying really hard to find a good job so that I don't have to work & can just focus on school.

19. Do you think he will read this?
He might...especially if I tell him it's about him.

HUSBAND MEME

1. He’s sitting in front of the TV: What is on the screen?
Chuck, Fringe, Life, Life on Mars, Heroes, The Big Bang Theory, Prison Break, Bones, How I Met Your Mother...whew. I think I got all of the shows we watch. We're super busy during the week, so he downloads our shows so we can watch them together later.

2. You’re out to eat. What kind of dressing does he get on his salad?
Either Ranch or French and Ranch together. My college roommate and I both did that & now I've got him hooked.

3. What is one food he doesn’t like?
Tomatoes, peas & broccoli (He's weird.)

4. You go out to the bar. What does he order?
Captain & Diet Coke. Or a beer...generally Smithwick's.

5. Where did he go to high school?
Wild Rose High School

6. What size shoe does he wear?
12 usually

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be?
Various computers & computer-related parts. They're currently stored in my basement, which is OK because I don't have to see them on a regular basis.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Roast beef or ham/turkey & cheese on wheat.

9. What would the Husband eat every day if he could?
Ice cream

10. What is his favorite cereal?
Cinnamon Life

11. What would he never wear?
Anything white. He's too messy! :)

12. What is his favorite sports team?
He doesn't have one.

13. Who is his best friend?
I'd hope he'd say me, but probably his friend, Bill

14. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn’t do?
I know he'd say nag. I just do it because I care. :)

15. How many states has he lived in?
Just one.

16. What is his heritage?
That's a good question. He's a mix of lots...Irish, German (I think), lots of European countries.

17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind is it?
Cheesecake. Yum!

18. Did he play sports in high school?
Nope

19. What could he spend hours doing?
Sitting at the computer coveting all sorts of electronics that he finds on various forums he reads

That was fun. It took me forever, so now I'll probably tell him he has to read it. :)

School & A Great Cause

It's been awhile again...things have been crazy with school this week. I'm really glad I made the decision to go back & I'm hoping the semester goes well. I'm taking some pretty interesting classes and have a really awesome group project to do for my Public Relations/Corporate Communications class. Basically we get to work with a nonprofit organization in our area to design a press kit for them and give them our ideas for public relations. My group's nonprofit is the Breast Cancer Family Foundation, so I think it'll be a really great experience.

My real reason for this post is to link over to a really great blog, a sister for the bean. The family is raising money to bring their daughter home (via international adoption). They're giving away a totally awesome prize package for donating as well! Head on over and check it out!