Hello there! Ahhh, one more day of work to get through! This work week definitely had its ups and downs. I do feel more comfortable there, in a lot of ways. But, it still can be pretty hectic/stressful at times!I try my hardest to seem calm while I'm there. But, inside it can be tough to feel calm. I just don't want them to see me feeling upset/stressed.
Tonight I'm working out, and relaxing. Next week I already have three nights in a row where I have plans. Tuesday night I'm meeting a couple friends at Panera, Wednesday night trying on my wedding dress after I had alterations done, (They re-scheduled it. I was supposed to go this past Monday.) and Thursday meeting up with some friends for a drink.
The first few pictures below were taken at my bridal shower! (It was almost two weeks ago.) The first picture is of my sister, Brette and me. The second is my mom and us. I love the favors that one of my bridesmaid's made! Pink and orange sprinkles in a cute little jar. (Shown below.) One of my favourite gifts was the rainbow checkered cutting board. (Also shown below.) I'm not even going to use it as a cutting board; it's too cute to! I've just been using it as a decoration. It's on my little side table next to the couch in the living room. I got so much Fiestaware!! And that makes me very happy. It's so beautiful and durable. And the orange is the perfect shade of orange! I got one red piece, too.
I also got a rainbow striped tablecloth which is shown below. I love it! It's so bright; I put it on our dining room table right away.
Polka dot dress: Amazon.com (Hell Bunny brand)
Belt: Kohl's
Necklace: Modcloth
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Flats: Shoe Bakery
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! Today I'm going to work out, and then get ready to head up to my parent's house. My one grandmother is coming, too. Tomorrow night I'm going to the shop I bought my wedding dress from to try it on again, since I left it to get altered last time I was there. Hope it fits perfectly, and I can take it home with me for good!
In the pictures below I'm wearing an ice cream outfit! I'm pretty much obsessed with these ice cream flats! I keep wanting to wear them. And this brooch is officially my favourite brooch. I love the combo of red, orange, yellow, & green. I'm definitely addicted to Luxulite jewelry! Luxulite is a shop on Etsy. I have three more brooches on their way to me! Katy is the lovely lady who makes the jewelry, and she lives in England. The brooches ship so fast though! This brooch only took six mail days to get here.
Dress, Necklace: Modcloth
Bracelet, Brooch: Etsy
Belt: Target
Flats: Shoe Bakery
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! Now that I'm at my new job, time goes so much faster. At my last job, the days went by so achingly slow that I looked at the clock almost every minute. And I dreaded going to work every day. So, in general that made days, weeks go by slowly. Now that I'm at my new job, and the work days go by super fast, time in general is going faster! Which is good, because I'm so excited for my wedding, but more so for my honeymoon! Ha. 1 month, 11 days until the wedding, and 1 month, 13 days until the honeymoon!
And there's a huge difference with how I'm using my brain betweenmy new job, and my last. My brain didn't need to be engaged too much at my last job. At my new job, I really need to focus all the time; I'm learning so much new information, and I am always trying to keep it straight, and get done what needs to be accomplished.
Another good thing with my job: the other day one of the owners told me she loves my wardrobe, and asked where I find my clothes! I told her I get most of my dresses at Modcloth, and I told her about Etsy, where I find a lot of my accessories. She had never heard of either, and wrote them down! I'm soooo relieved that they like how I dress. I was worried they might not think it work "appropriate", since my style is sort of "quirky" and very colourful!
Last night I went over my friend's apartment, and my other friend came too. My friend whose apartment we were at just got a tiny kitten! She's crazy cute and sweet! I'm jealous ha. Today I'm cleaning the apartment, doing laundry, working out, and going to Kohl's to spend some gift card money I got for the bridal shower!! Hope I find some great things.
Tomorrow I'm going to my parent's for Mother's Day. One of my grandmothers will be there, too. Monday I'm trying on my wedding dress, (I had alterations done to it) and hopefully everything is perfect with it, and I can take it home for good!
In the pictures below I'm wearing a dress my mom made me last summer! I adore the fun, colourful print. The pattern reminds me of beach balls.
Dress: Handmade
Necklace: Francesca's Collections
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Earrings: Gift from my mom
Belt: Target
Flats: eBay (Urban Outfitters)
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! I'm glad that we're more than halfway through the work week! Tonight I'm not doing too much; I ran to the library before, and I'm just going to read and relax now. Tomorrow I'm meeting my grandmother at Panera right after work. We were supposed to go last Wednesday, but there was an awful storm, so we didn't end up going. We've had such beautiful weather this week!! I love that I've been wearing dresses or skirts for weeks now, without being uncomfortablely cold!!
I'm getting married in exactly a month and a half!! I'm so glad that it's so close now. I feel pretty ready for it. More people have dropped out of attending the wedding though. (after they RSVP'd yes already.) And that's pretty annoying, since we don't have anyone else to invite, except I did send out one invitation today. But, that's the very last one. And we are paying for 100 people; at the place our reception is at you can't pay for less than 100. I'm trying not to get too upset about it. People whose parent's pay 100% for their wedding just don't understand what it's like to deal with this stuff.
In the pictures below I'm wearing one of my all very favourite dresses. I've worn it a few times on my blog before. It makes me so happy! I love it paired with my ice cream flats, too. I haven't worn it to work yet. I may try this Friday. I hope they wouldn't think it's toooo crazy to wear ha. And Fridays are dress down days anyway. (I would definitely wear it with a bandeau though, so there's not clevage.)
Dress, necklace: Modcloth
Brooch, earrings: Etsy
Belt: Target
Flats: Shoe Bakery
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! Today's been pretty productive; I love days like that! I worked out, cleaned up all the boxes, wrapping, etc from the bridal shower gifts, and put away what I could. (A lot of items need to be washed before we put them away.) I also wrote the thank you cards.
There's also been plenty of time today to relax, which is nice. And we'll be watching "Mad Men" tonight, of course!
I had a great time at my bridal shower yesterday! I got so many great items! I can't believe how many things I got, plus I got five gift cards. Three to Kohl's, one to Macy*s, and one to Home Goods. I'm excited to spend them! I got a ton of Fiestaware; I had a lot of it on my registry. I can't wait to use it! My one grandmother also gave me two pieces of old orange Fiestaware, one was her mother's, and one was her mother-in-law's. I'm very grateful that so many women came, and that they were so generous to me. I'm also very grateful to my mom and bridesmaids for putting it on!
The shower just went by so quickly. I got there at 2:30, and people started leaving at 4:30, and everyone was gone by 5! Except for the bridesmaids and my mom. (The shower was at my parent's house.) I will post pictures from the shower very soon. After I left my parent's, one of my bridesmaids and I came back to my apartment, and she helped me unload everything from our cars. Then we went out to a local bar, and that was a lot of fun.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my favourite colours! There's so much pink, orange, and yellow in this outfit, and I love it!
Dress, sandals: Modcloth
Necklace: Francesca's Collections
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bracelet: Etsy
Belt : Target
~Bye bye for now!
Hello there! So glad that the weekend is here! Today is my bridal shower. It's at my parent's house. So, I'm going to clean the apartment and do laundry, and then get ready to head up there. The wedding really is coming soon, now that the first of the festivities is beginning! Ahh, it's so exciting. I just have a lot going on- getting used to my new job, and getting ready for the wedding.
Last night I met up with a friend after work, for a drink. I hadn't seen him in about a month. (I worked with him at my last job.) My other friend was supposed to meet us there, but she wasn't feeling well. I should see her today though; she's a bridsmaid!
In the pictures below I'm wearing a dress that my mom made me last summer. I love it! The colours are so great, and I love the shape of the dress. Of course my ice cream flats are a match made in heaven with the dress! The fruit brooch I'm wearing also matches quite perfectly with my outfit. I love my Luxulite fruit brooches sooo much! I have four now, with one more on the way. I just think they are the cutest!
Dress: Handmade by my mom
Belt: Target
Necklace: Francesca's
Bracelet, brooch: Etsy
Flats: Shoebakery.com
~Bye bye for now!
