We are heading out in 10 minutes for our first photographer/videographer meeting, exciting! If we like their work and book we will have the most important things all set! We will still need to book a florist, dj, officiant…annnd..I think that’s it? I’m going to be making all the invites, menus, programs and favors. We -may- also order chair covers to complete the look, budget being the deciding factor.

I’m blogging from a borrowed laptop sitting in bed right now. It is the best. So comfy! As soon as I can afford to i want to get a pimped out Sony Vaio for gaming and everything else computer related. That won’t be anytime soon…but ya, definitely a dream wish right now!

I’m almost finished needle-felting a corgi. He is looking really cute! I just need to finish his face, sew on some eyes and clean up his fur so it’s less fuzzy..although I want it a little fuzzy since he is a dog. I plan on selling him when that is complete. I’ll make sure I put pics up here! 😀

Well I’m off to the meeting, yay!

Sorry about my absence this week! I’ve just been so caught up in a few things and just being flat out stressed that I wasn’t in any mood to try to put it down in a blog. It has all calmed down now though and things have been straightened out. So voila, here I am!

Part of the stress was wedding planning. You would not believe how much a wedding costs! Ours is probably going to be somewhere int he 15-20k mark..which is actually below the average 25k for my area. Isn’t that insane? Ah well..we will work it out. It is going to be a special day 🙂 We went to a meeting yesterday and have set our Ceremony/Reception Place and date.

July 4th, 2009

It’s perfect! Both will be in a tent attached to a hotel, with a patio surrounding the tent..So if weather is nice the bar will be on the patio and we’ll have front row to downtown fireworks. Yay! It’ll be gorgeous. Not going to go for a red white and blue thing…(Colors are blue and green, hydrangea colors), I wanted the date for the free fireworks and because it was my Grandpa Joes favorite holiday..so I’ll feel like he’s there with me enjoying the fireworks. Plus Ry will get the day off every year to celebrate anniversaries with me. I’m so excited!

Well I’m going to go back to crafting things to sell..every dollar counts! If you want to donate anything towards making my dream wedding even more special, you can do so here. (If you do let me know, I want to handwrite a thank you!!!)

The storm came and pooped 2 feet of snow. The best part was Ry was still really sick, so I got the job of trying to shovel our big two car driveway. It was 2 feet of the heavy wet kind too. At some point I got so worn out trying to lift and flip the snow to the yard that I began a new ninja spinning move to move the snow. Scoop, Spin snow towards yard..Scoop..spin snow towards yard. It sortof worked…I just started getting dizzy. It sucked. I shoveled Saturday and still have an ultra sore lower back, shoulders and arms. Ouchies. At least the power of the ninjas (and maybe Chuck Norris?!) were on my side for a little while.

On the bright side I haven’t gotten the illness Ry suffered with…yet.  I’ve had some moments where Istart getting stomach pain but it doesn’t last. He didn’t start feeling better till yesterday, and returned to work today..so about 5 days. I’m hoping I managed to avoid it. I don’t want to be sick AND looking at 2 feet of snow out the window. I’d be so pumped. Grr.

I have to take some pics again soon. Ry cut my hair (yep I trust him, he does a pretty good job :D), and I plan on going back blond soon (or trying to without going red instead) for a photoshoot I may be doing in a month or so to model for an artist to draw me into a graphic novel. Kindof neato huh?! Some kind of god/goddessthing. I’ll keep you updated on that 🙂

We survived the ice storm 😀 We got about a half inch of ice on everything which managed to mostly melt away yesterday while temperatures were in the 40s. We are looking at another storm coming in our direction though, tonight through tomorrow..possibly a foot or more. Bleh! I just want the snow to go away. Can’t wait for about a month when snow is much less likely.

Ry has been dealing with some kind of really bad stomach bug since Wednesday, which I think I may now be coming down with. I hope not 🙁 He’s been feeling so crappy past few days and he never gets sick..so I know it must be a really bad one. My stomachs starting to get sharp pains like his did though at the start of getting sick..so I think I may have it now too.

On a brighter note, our taxes came through this week. We paid off some debts and are now ready to meet with some wedding reception sites to book a place and a date. Yay! Very excited. I can’t wait to have an actual day to count down to. Wee.

Well I’m going to go putz around some on WoW. Cause I’m cool like that.

Yesterday was such a tease. Temperatures got into the mid 60s, most of the snow melted and I got to open the house up to get some fresh air..Today however it’s back to being cold and a snow and ice storm is heading our way for this evening. There is a lot of talk of power outage possibilities, so if I seem to fall off the face of the earth briefly, I’m probably dealing with ice storm issues and don’t have power. If that happens, you know I’ll be back asap! 😀

Just a quick blog to give a heads up in case I disappear..I need to go take a hot bath and charge all my portable electronic devices in preparation of ice cold suckiness. Poo!

xoxoxoxo

Completed todays workout.. Yay! I strapped on my Timex heart rate monitor, and to change things up a bit ran around the house..keeping my heart rate between 136-175 bpm. Just something to break the workout boredom until I can run around outside! I ran up and down the stairs..jogged figure eights…side shuffled..skipped..anything to keep my heart up. My legs feel great 😀 I have been in a bit of a plateau lately, stuck around 146-148 lbs..but I’m almost at the point now where I’m toned enough where the weight doesn’t matter so much. Sure, I wanna lose another 10 pounds if I can..but I think I’d feel comfortable pulling on a bikini now. I need to get back to drinking 8 glasses of water a day, start taking my vitamins more regularly again..and fit more toning exercises in throughout the week for my stomach and my butt. I’m already excited for summer! Ontario Beach Park here I come! 🙂

Site stuff –

1. I need to figure out how to get my WordPress plugin working to embed flash videos into the blog. I have the crap all installed..but for some reason it doesn’t work right when I try to embed things.
2. I need to set up my gallery. I have the database all saved from the last host..I just need to figure out how to move it over.
3. I need to set up the Portal. Like the gallery..need to figure out how to import!

On another note..I reallllly want to have some Astronaut Ice Cream. Please?

Btw..Zoe pooped in the house this morning..Grr. Makes me so mad! Oh..and Tutter(rabbit) celebrated his 3rd birthday yesterday. So cute!

Sooo..I’m sitting here, waiting for WoW auctioneer to cycle through tonights auction goodies.. ready to go to sleep. I’m still stuck in a rut where I’m sleepy most of the time I’m awake, which sucks..but hopefully that will change once weather warms up and I can get outside.

I went to Buffalo this weekend to visit the rents. Spent some time with my dad and his wife, and my mom and her fiance. Also got the chance to spend some time with my brother shopping at the mall with our christmas gift certificates. It was a nice break from the usual..I love being able to visit them and talk and just get out of the house. I also loved being able to spend a couple hours with my brother at the mall, cause we don’t see eachother much and now that we are older get along much better. I’m so proud of him 🙂 He’s going to school for physical therapy and doing SO SO well. He’s such a hard worker. He grew up into a great guy! It’s just crazy how time flies. It feels like we were just putting on shows together for my parents with our plastic microphones and guitars with a LaBamba Record playing. Craziness. I’m getting old.

I’ve been making some pretty adorable polymer charms, I’ll post them up here soon for everyone to see. They’re basically cute miniature foods and things..heehee!

Back to WoW..hurry up! I want to go to bed. *kick*

I haven’t decided. I think it may be..although it could be tied with January and March. Eh. Unno. I’m just so sick of the cold, the snow, the wind..the ice. I want to throw windows and doors open and get fresh air through the house..Go outside for a walk with Zoe. Hell, I even miss mowing the lawn at this point. I just want some warmer weather so I can get outside. I think I live in the wrong area. Maybe eventually when one of my entrepreneur ventures hits it big (sortof?) Ry and I will be able to grab up a winter home somewhere warm. That’s our dream. I don’t plan on picking up everything and completely leaving the Western NY simply because we are just too family oriented. In a few years we’d like to maybe start having a family..and I want my parents and his parents to be within reach to visit as often as possible. Grandparents are so important in a kids life. Plus, I’d miss them all too. I hope February flies by..and March too. I need some warm weather before I go nutty.

On another note, Ry put a deposit on a kitty. He will be ready to come home with us in the beginning of April and we are so excited. I am, however, dreading the whole integrating him into our family..specifically our Maltese Zoe. She tips the scale at 3.8 pounds, full grown..and couldn’t be more emo and bi-polar if she tried. I don’t know how she’s going to react to him, but I have a good idea. I am pretty sure she’s going to be hiding behind me, on my lap..leaking pee in fear..the works. Has anyone dealt with a situation like this? Any tips would be helpful! She’s gotta get used to him, that’s just life..I’m just worried the process in between is going to be a long, annoying road.

I haven’t been up to anything new since my last entry.. I did get my craft supplies in the mail and began needle-felting a wool version of my ferret Ashe..so far so good! It’s just a basic white ferret form right now and already looks pretty good. I’m proud of my first try! 😀 As soon as it’s complete I’ll be sure to throw some picshere on the blog.

(Warning, Ranting ahead!) On another completely off topic note, is anyone else watching Big Brother 9 on CBS? It’s a pretty disappointing season so far, but I guess it’s not very surprising. (I’m sortof embarassed to even admit I’m watching the junk! lol) The current guests are blatantly rejects who couldn’t make it on the regular summer shows..(not that the previous BB8 summer cast was that much of a step up from them….)  but yeah. I already can’t stand most of the house. First there’s Sheila..an old ex-playboy model who’s not all -that- bad looking for her age but whose personality just ruins whatever she did have going for her. Constant whining about her partner. Constantly. Which I don’t understand..you’re there to win money aren’t you? Not to marry or fuck the guy..suck it up and play the game. It’s why you’re there. Next there’s Allison. I actually thought I could’ve rooted for her for the first 5 minutes of the game (maybe)..until her true colors came out when Ryan told her he was dating Jen. The completely psychotic jealous bitch knew the guy maybe 1-3 days, started getting a crush on him..finds out hes dating someone in the house and gets mad/jealous. How do you know a guy a couple days and them get catty at his girlfriend of 9 months for being his girlfriend. Psycho. She’s an example of why most of my friends are guys. The guys in the house, however, aren’t a good example. I think the guy I hate most is Matt, an extremely cocky boston prick who’s not the least bit attractive. Sure, he has great eyes, but doesn’t the rest of his face need to be attractive too? He just acts like a complete asshole. In the live Showtime feeds apparently his partner Natalie has been giving him BJs and after she finished him he told her to stop touching him, that she was too sweaty..and not to get attached to him. I’d have knocked the guy in the mouth! I can’t stand the double standard either. Sure, she’s pretty skanky to be giving BJs to a guy shes known a couple days on national tv..but hes a skank too. Oral takes 2 people guys! He’s a skank, she’s a skank. The end.

Wasn’t that a fun entry? Aren’t you glad you read my site?!*sarcasm* 😀 I need to pee now. Kthx.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! 😀 I hope you all have a great Vday. It will be Ry and I’s first V-day as an engaged couple..yay! We are going to get some Roadhouse tonight for dinner and celebrate at home. I made him a chocolate cherry cake from scratch..no box mix or premade frosting. Everything was whipped up in my new stand mixer…I don’t know how I ever baked without one! I love it. Anywho..the cake looks adorable..I’ll let you know how it tastes in a future entry..hehe. It should be good though..One thing I’m especially good at..is baking. Hands down.

Well..I’m going to be a nerd and get back on WoW for a little while to try and get some more Lovely Black dresses and attempt to get the truesilver arrow..Although I’m not too concerned if I fail at that..I got a dress for my alliance and a dress for my horde..I love the dresses the mostest 😀

My doggy smells like stinky socks.

Well we returned from Binghamton Sunday afternoon in one piece..barely? The ride was awful. About half hour into the drive back we hit snow and wind causing whiteouts and bad driving conditions. Black ice was on the overpasses..people swerving all over. I was a nervous wreck! We pulled off an exit about 40 minutes into the drive to wait it out 20 minutes or so and call family to check on radar conditions. We got back on and it was better than before but still not very favorable..but we got home eventually. Once we got past Syracuse and onto the 90 the roads were much better and it was no longer snowing..but the high winds were causing snow to get blown up from sides of the road into these scary snow squalls where everything would be fine one second and then the next you cant even see the hood of your car. That’s what caused a 36 car pileup about 5 minutes from where we live that same afternoon that killed a 17 year old girl. We saw that on the news and were that much more thankful to be home safe. Our hearts go out to her poor family. Here’s some pics I grabbed with my phone..

The trip itself, seeing Rys family and such in Binghamton, was nice at least. His family was so excited for us, and his mom was excited about the idea of the outdoor wedding we are hoping to have at a nearby hotel. I asked his sister to be a bridesmaid and she agreed and started crying, which then made me start crying. God, I can only imagine me that day! I’m going to be a crying mess. I better start researching waterproof makeup immediately.

Now I’m just getting back into the usual routine. Cleaning, cooking and working on all my business ventures. When I worked at an ad agency in Buffalo my co-worker Ken always teased me about how I was such the entrepreneur. I really am though..I’m so determined to find a niche that needs to be filled, that I enjoy filling, to have my own business. I know with some time and effort I will be successful. I recently ordered a slew of crafting supplies to being a few more little ventures to break up the monotony of just doing web work day in and day out. I’m going to start doing some needle felting and clay crafts to sell and make some additional pocket money. Something I can sit by the tv with my craft table and tools and set to work! I’m excited 😀

Well I’m off to get some things done. Those of you waiting for fan signs, I haven’t forgotten you..I promise they’ll be on the way soon. I’ve just had my hands full with about 573 different things I need to accomplish! Please bear with me 0:)