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this must be the end of the line.... wooooooooo

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:22:25 GMT

I found some more pitchers today at.... Brierkyakassss? I don't remember the name of the store. it begins with 'B', they sell dishware. 12.99- they were cute.
and I also found....

this!
yes, I found this really unflattering picture of me at the Gap, how bizzare!
no,I found the dress that I will be wearing at your wedding! yayyy!
I've been eyeing it for a month or two and finally tried it on today- and it looked really cute. no matter what this picture portrays.... it looked good. I loved it, and didn't want to take it off.... I was dancing around the change rooms. I didn't buy it today because Sarah knows someone who works at a Gap somewhere and can get the employee discount, so I'm gonna see if she can swing that for me.
I'm excited that I know what I'm gonna wear. lol

that's really my only news lol

everything she takes, she takes apart

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:09:59 GMT

ohhhh the more we get into it, the more into it I get.
does that make sense?

first, do you guys have a car? what happened there?
auntie times THREE- don't even tease me. I think my chest would explode!!
that's really fantastic that you guys are talking about kids. if you feel like the time is right, then things will work around your life.
and of couse I would love to do your sisters hair for the wedding. I need to get together with the two of you, I haven't seen either one of you in so long. I don't even know what your hair looks like anymore.

okay, centerpieces. I bought two pitchers. I can return them if you don't like them- but I've realized that it's going to be quite difficult to get x amount of matching pitchers for a decent price. and since we don't yet know how many people there will be- it's impossible to determine how many we'll need. so if we get them a couple here a couple there I think it'll ease things a little. plus I really like the idea that they won't all be exactly the same. I think it will have a really cute look if some are taller/shorter/wider/thinner.... what do you think? this of course isn't my wedding. lol so if you're thinking that this may be tacky then just say the word and back to the store they'll go!

so that's the one that I have two of.
and this next one....

I didn't buy- but I can go back and get it. it's on sale ($9) and my brother didn't like it and talked me out of buying it incase I couldn't return it. he didn't like the yellowness- I did, but I don't like that there's only one of them. I would like a pair.
yay or nay?

now, depending on how many guests there are, and how many people are seated at each table- there could be (due to my calculations) anywhere from 8-15 tables. and depending on the size of the table we could need (will likely need, if they're long tables as opposed to round tables) two pitchers per table.
the real Canadian superstore had some plastic pitchers that were cute- but I didn't love the plasticness of them. glass is much nicer. we just need to keep our eyes open for sales.

and also have you called and gotten quotes from party supply rental places? they apparently rent out alllllll kinds of stuff, and it's quite reasonable. it could save a lot of headaches of trying to find a ton of tablecloths, chairs, dishes (?)- I know your planning on just buying some of those things cheap, but it would probably be worth it to call and get a list of what they offer and some prices. it may be easier- even cheaper- to just rent a lot of it (plus they wash it all!).

I think that's it off of my list of things for now
:)

I'm sure I'll come up with more questions.
my mom and I bought some red silk flowers the other night to add to the archway.
I promise there will be pictures!

keep me updated!

well, I've never been to Spain....

Sat, 26 May 2007 02:30:21 GMT

sooo.
this is totally un-wedding related, I'm not sure why I'm posting it here.

but....
Ash and I aren't friends anymore.

weird eh?
yeah, it is. weirdest of all is that I don't even really care.
I'm sure you can guess that it was about Chas. basically Ash changed her mind (yet again) and more or less forbid me from talking to him ever again. "I just don't see how this can work" was her feeling on the situation. obviously I wasn't cool with being told who I may and may not talk to, and said that I shouldn't have to choose between the two. she didn't think that was possible. I told her that she should seriously rethink what she was saying and be careful about the threats she was making.... we haven't talked at all. which sounds like it could just be a 'cool down' period, except for the fact that we work together so we spent the next three days in total silence.
after three days of silence she then decided that I "obviously didn't care enough to fix this" and that I "have obviously choosen Chas". I rebutted that I wasn't given a choice in the situation. but somehow she's worked out that I'm a horrible bitch and this is all my doing.

I was really pissed the night of the initial fight, but by the next afternoon I was pretty much over it.
over the last 6months Chas has been a better friend to me than she has. I don't know if that's true, or if my mind is just letting me believe that due to circumstance- but I can't remember a lot of support through any of the hardtimes I've had this past year (and there have been a lot of them).
I feel like I've put a lot more into our friendship, and I went that extra mile to always make her feel awesome and that it had just become expected, and not appreciated. she's been too spoiled in terms of good friendship and hasn't given it back.
which is the exact reason that Chas broke up with her, he put in more than she did- and nothing he did was ever good enough.

the worst part about the whole sitch is that it puts all our friends in an akward place. we can't all hang out like we used to. our summer is gonna be so screwed up in terms of plans, and trips and birthdays.
Sarah hates it. she just wants it to be over, over, over.
she thinks that Chas is doing this to us somehow on purpose- that he's playing us against each other.
I obviously don't agree, but I think she just wants there to be a good reason that we could all forget this ever happened and just go back to normal.
unfortunetly nothing short of a miracle could fix this.
I think Ash is being selfish and immature.
and she thinks I'm incredibly disloyal.

I'm honestly okay though.
maybe even better than okay.
which maybe makes me sound awful, and hollow. (who could be okay if their best friend, the person they love most, just up and disowned them?)
but it may just be for the best. we're obviously two very different people, in two very different frames of mind. it worked for a long time that I was the mother- the comforter, the problem solver, the adult. but I don't want to be that anymore. I want to be appreciated, loved, I want equal attention and support.
not having Ash in my life isn't giving me anymore of those things, but it brakes the pattern.

I'm nervous that I'm about to wake up one morning and hit the panic button.
right now I feel incredibly secure, more than I have in a long time. but what if that changes? what if this really was a horrible mistake?
I almost don't even want to say that- because I don't feel like that at all.
I don't feel regretful or hurt.
but maybe, right?

I don't know.
what do you think?

I'm sucking at this planner role so far!

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:58:00 GMT

okay, I suck that this is brief.... but it's better than nothing, and I'm feeling really lame for being so non-existant lately.
soooo, here's what I've got for ya!

pearls

and rhinestones

sorry it's hard to see 'cause of the flash, but they're really cute.
the first is silver with little leaves.... my personal fave.
lol its not much, but I know that you liked the headband idea.
isn't Ash a cute little model, lol she was so embarrassed.

O-M-G

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:59:01 GMT

I feel like I've just been shot.... omg, I can't even believe the news that is buzzing in my head right now. Milestones is no longer. wahhhhhh! it's now called "High Fidelity" what kind of a lame name is that? I don't wanna go! I almost want to boycotte the entire show, heck I'll even go one higher, the entire city of Rochester. I cannot believe this! they better not have changed anything (else)- it better be exactly how Chardy described it.
man! I'm so pissed! Milestones is like my favourite place in the world! fuck, I love that place (yeah, I swore, that's how pissed I am). my Milestones memories are becoming tarnished already. I'm never calling it "High Fidelity", never. and you know that I'm gonna complain my butt off the entire time I'm there, to anyone who will listen, including SK. ughhh but I can hear him in my head already, all cheery and optimistic (ughh, which usually has the effect of a magnet on me- but not this time SK, oh no, not in waters this deep), he'll be all 'ya know I think it's pretty cool, yeah.... it's like Milestones but re-invented, it's got a cool ring to it "High Fidelity" and these bubble chairs are really sweet'.
freaken SK, and his freaken glass-half-full spin on the world.
Boots is a pessimist, maybe he'll brute with me.

hi Trevor!

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:26:15 GMT

I can't figure out how to msg/comment you so because I'm so crafty I'm just gonna post a journal saying "hellooooo" and also that a) you should have added me first, and b) you should get in on this funnnn 'cause we're crazy, yo. maybe those should have been b&c.... I'm really not sure.
but anyhow, yayyyyyy welcome to the family (lol the Smel family, living in a car binds you for eternity) !

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:47:57 GMT

quick addition

it would be better if it were bigger and you could see it, but it's silky and freaken hot.

day two, and by 'day' I mean 'post'

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:12:36 GMT

okie dokie smokey.... lets go!

budget, smudget.
lol obviously, I wish that was reality- I mean I know I kinda (useta) live like that. spend, spend, spend 'cause it's fun. but those days are gone. I'm a grown woman. I can handle boundaries. and we're gonna have so much fun and throw such an awesome party that no one will know about the budget.
but, in order to do that we need a good game plan and we need to enlist help wherever we can get it.
Stef beat me to the punch, but asking close friends/relatives to bring little things is totally acceptable. salads (called it!), desserts especially are easy, maybe even some condiments or rolls? I don't see why not. people will be asking you what they can do to help, and it's best to be prepared with tasks and to take advantage.
I love that you have free tables, and I think it's totally cool if we move some out of the way and we can boogie down. I've got a wedding playlist in the works.
invitations, check.
now, I bought some little sticker thingys. they look like so....

not fancy, not a lot- lol I think I've got 12, but I'm trying to get my hands on some more or something similar.
I figured that they could be used somewhere though.
looooove the cupcakes!
bummer that strawberries are gonna be a bitch, and be just out of season. but who cares if you use frozen strawberries? pshhh, whatev- I won't tell.
another cute strawberry dessert- strawberry shortcake. super easy, spongecake, whipped cream, strawberries. done deal.
dresses, we will find you something awesome.
hair- I've got ideas already.
flowers. they'll be perfect. daisies are a great call. you could mix daisy styles, and daisies are cheap I think. my mom said that tulips are out of season in the summer. and roses won't be too fancy, if you like roses then you should do roses.
centerpieces.... I had an idea about having chocolate fondue with little bushels of strawberries on the table. I'm sure I could find some small fondue sets at like Barnes and Castle or something. always another option.
I LOVE the strawberry jam idea as a favour! I think it's so personal, and so sweet.

music should really just be whatever YOU wanna hear. pick a ton of your favourite songs, songs that are fun to dance to, songs you've always thought were romantic- whatever!
I will bring a ton of potatoe salad, macaroni salad, greek pasta salad, etc- plate fillers.
I don't know about alcohol, I would go with a lot of beer, some rum, some vodka- and that's it. it's a barbeque, not a nightclub. alcohol would be the last of my worries.
decorations? I dunno. are balloons lame? I know that streamers are tacky for a wedding, but I think balloons are fun enough that they can be pulled off. with some nice table cloths.

that's all I've got a two in the morning.
but I have some research ahead of me, and maybe you wanna make a daytrip into the states on April1 for some shopping/idea browsing ending in a night full of Sixerlove.
and I've gotta come up your way too for school related things.
we'll get it together.

yayyyy

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:54:22 GMT

happy Wedding eve!