THE SHOES!

I finally found the perfect shoes. I love them. But the saddest part is I can't bring myself to buy them...

$110.00 can buy a lot of things:

Gas 4 times.
Food for 2 months.
1 car payment.
4 cell phone bills.
110 chicken sandwiches from Wendy's.
1 pair of spectacular wedding shoes. Ouch.

Wedding Plans...

Okay, so I have begun planning in earnest. Now that I'm committing to all these things, I thought I might need a second opinion. If you see anything on here that is hideous and you are thinking I am out of my mind, please let me know. A combination of birth control pills and general stress has fried my brain. :)

Okay, firstly. The decorations I am really excited about. My grandma has done flowers for a long time and we decided to do the flowers ourselves. I have always wanted a simple theme, this is kinda what I am envisioning.



I love, love, love the jars of random arrangements of flowers!
This is what I want my bouquet to look like...I think.

Maybe this?
I've always been transfixed on two things, and now especially for my wedding: my hair and my shoes! I REALLY wanted to leave my hair down, but since my dress has a high collar, it would be sad if no one could see it. So I've been thinking something like this:

Or this:

But I really wanted something like this:

And the next step plaguing my mind is to veil or not to veil. I've already decided a short one is the best fit, but there are too many options. Maybe I should go without? Sorry about the creepy mannequin heads. Let's see:

This one is my very favorite (minus the feathers, ick) :

Or should I do something completely different?
Or...
And for shoes. These were the ones I was dying to have, but I can't find them ANYWHERE!

And these are pretty sweet:
But I will probably have to settle for something like this: (I know Richard is tall, these heels are for you, Grandma)

For the reception I am really excited about the theme! We are just doing a simple rustic backyard wedding party! I decided to have cupcakes instead of cake (except we will have a little one to appease my mother), and flowers and candles and grass. :) Although it stays light out super late, we are going to string up some lights and have lots of candles. I think it'll be sweet awesome.

Here is kinda what I am envisioning:




Obviously there are a thousand other things that I need advice on, but this would never get done. Expect a Part II. :)

Finals....

are lame.

My Little Piglet.

This is all I want to do these days...




Isn't she adorable? And I'm her favorite - no really I am. This is her in her Christmas pajamas. They have reindeers and "hohoho's" on them.


She loves Richard too. Except she says his name more like "Wijart." Sometimes when she's sad or gets hurt she says, "My Wijart! My Wijart!."

I know this is a really creepy picture, but we tell her to "do the look" and she does this. She looks possessed. These are her "piggie" pajamas.

She loves me the most, but most of the time she thinks me and Richard are constantly with each other. When I wake her up in the morning, she instantly asks for Richard. When we get home from school she yells, "Erika-Richard" like we're the same person. She's funny and she makes me happy.

My Life

A fun little post about what my life is right now:

Blessed Capstone Course

Thesis

History...

The Blasted GRE...

Work.

Extra curricular activities I have no time for. And last but not least:


Wedding planning.......


The End.

I died!! and bled on my head!!!

So, I was sleeping the other night, then I woke up and I was bleeding...OUT OF MY HEAD!! Before I knew it I was a ginger named Wendy! Red hair=lame face. Been there, done that. Old news, don't drink booze. I like rhymes, they ring in the ears like chimes.

Attitude of Gratitude

I've been exasperatingly stressed out lately, so I've decided to give myself a day off work every week. They still schedule me, so every week I have to hunt out someone that would want to work on Saturdays, which is easier said than done. This week, no one could do it and I really need Saturdays to get ahead (more like catch up) on my school work. So I went into work last night and came to this sad conclusion, and right when I had no hope, Richard said that he would take my shift for me, so he would be working a double that day. Although he partially did this because he needs an income of some sort, I think he also did this because he loves me and is awesome in general. On my way home that night I forgot about my stresses for a minute and counted all my blessings. I have a ton to be thankful for and I had lost sight of that because of my burdens at school and life in general (wedding planning is the gulf of misery and endless woe), so I thought that I would get all my thank you's out at once to all those people that make my life more than just school and work.

I came home that night to the smell of baking cinnamon rolls, and honestly, there is nothing better than that in the world. My Mom is the greatest. I am hardly ever home, but the times I do come home (mostly during meals and to sleep) there is always dinner waiting for me and a load of laundry done so I have something to wear the next day! My Mom is amazing. And of course my Dad. Thanks to him I would not be where I am today. He is a genius and if it weren't for him I would not be doing what I love, studying political science and history. He instilled in me a love for learning when I was very little, and it has gotten me to places I never thought I'd be.

Richard is the greatest thing ever. We are both very busy with school and both stressed out, but he is always the one that makes me feel better. He always comes and visits me at work between classes and understands when I'm crabby. He gives me perspective when I need it.

I am so grateful for all the friends I have that I never really counted on before. If I ever had a problem I have friends in Logan, to Salt Lake, to California, to Washington D.C., that would talk me through anything. Lindsey saved me from a nervous breakdown, and even though we correspond mainly through gchat, she is my life counselor. :)

It is amazing how your problems are no longer your focus when you stop and consider all of the things that make life worth it.