Tuesday, September 10

A little (big) news...

That's right, ladies and gents- I have now joined the legions of celebrities that have been running out and getting themselves engaged!

Never thought I'd see the day, I tell ya. I know my friends from college and high school probably think the same thing. It's so strange to think of yourself as the same person (or kid) that once dated other pimple-faced kids and wore chucks unironically and ate ketchup packets without being dared. But that sun has (thankfully) set, and now a new dawn is upon us, friends. We are now adults; ready and able to make life-long decisions, like what toothpaste you actually like the best, what style of clothes look best on your body type, and with whom you will spend the REST of your LIFE.

Pretty heavy stuff, right?


Aaaaaaand....when you DO get engaged, look at all of the fun stuff that begins to take over your life fills your schedule!

 EXPOS




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(Flowers from the Diamond Events booth.)

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(Dandelion Patch- I believe. Truth is, a few of the stationers had a few of the same prints on display.)

VENUES

We were thinking we might go with a Southern Mansion sort of venue...  
 
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(Morven Park- Leesburg, Virginia)


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(Oatlands Plantation- Leesburg, Virginia)

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(Raspberry Plain- Leesburg, Virginia)





Needless to say, my big Dream of Doing Nothing has had to set sail without me, as of recent. But.... with all the business, I've definitely been enjoying this:

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(This must be new- at least around here! We'd never seen them before, but they look awesome, don't they? Very apropos.)


Thursday, August 1

Darn You, Pinterest!

So, Pinterest is being a royal jerk and not letting me re-pin something because it has too many characters- despite the fact that the original pin I was trying to re-pin has the SAME amount of characters, and I didn't alter it in the least.

Also, when I tried to comply with their little mind games and cut it back to under 500 characters, it STILL said I had too many characters, when I know I didn't- according to Microsoft Word (and character) Count.

So, without further ado, the very thing I wanted to pin but couldn't, because it had too many characters that I didn't want to lose.

(As a brief preface, I am in the throes of full-blown Wedding Fever, as it is summer time and I am an unmarried woman in my mid-twenties with a serious boyfriend.)

Ahem. Here you go:

This guy had the perfect vows. His vows: "I will kill the spiders. I will share my fries with you when you’ve finished all yours and are still hungry. I won’t ever pop my collar. I will never be rude to your tummy- when I hear it growl and gurgle, I promise to bend down and reply respectfully. I will eat the mushrooms when we order the supreme pizza. I will kiss the papercuts. and the door-slammed finger. and the counter-bumped hip. I’ll try my hardest not to get annoyed when you whisper questions and comments during movies. I will be the big spoon. I will let you win at wrestling. sometimes. other times I will not. I will send you random txts and leave you silly gifts. not always. not on schedule. just whenever I want to. whenever I think you need one. or seven. I will check your tire pressure. and remind you to take your car in. I will hold your hand. I will love you. I will love you. I will love you."


"This guy had the perfect vows...

'I will kill the spiders. I will share my fries with you when you’ve finished all yours and are still hungry. I won’t ever pop my collar. I will never be rude to your tummy- when I hear it growl and gurgle, I promise to bend down and reply respectfully. I will eat the mushrooms when we order the supreme pizza. I will kiss the papercuts. and the door-slammed finger. and the counter-bumped hip. I’ll try my hardest not to get annoyed when you whisper questions and comments during movies. I will be the big spoon. I will let you win at wrestling. sometimes. other times I will not. I will send you random txts and leave you silly gifts. not always. not on schedule. just whenever I want to. whenever I think you need one. or seven. I will check your tire pressure. and remind you to take your car in. I will hold your hand. I will love you. I will love you. I will love you.' "

For the rest of my obsession(s), please refer to my Pinterest boards.