They're here!

They're here! They're here! The engagement pictures are here!
After three long weeks of anxious waiting (and hoping I won't look like a big fatty), the pictures finally came in!

My Maids!

Yesterday, the girls and I went looking for bridesmaids dresses. We went to Brickhouse up in the Woodlands (sister store to Mia). Poor Joey, she had to drive from College Station to the Woodlands by herself only to return to College Station, then back down to Brenham that night. What a wonderful bridesmaid! My other 3 lovely ladies all rode up with me and mom after a couple of mimosas...which lead to Corny getting car sick. We finally got to Brickhouse after an hour on the road.

It's such a nice place. Much better than Ventura's...sorry, Oprah, but its true. We all searched through the racks hoping to find fabulous dresses that would make everyone look stunning. Lucky for me, I've got bridesmaids that look stunning in anything! However, they weren't feeling that way. Stacy hated her first dress. Jill wasn't going to like anything (especially when Mom is sticking her in dresses with big flowers on them). Everything was way too big for Courtney. And Mom put Joey in a dress with testicles on it! Needless to say, it was entertaining.





By the end of the appointment, Jill was content with a one shoulder dress that emphasized her small waist and didn't draw attention to her broad shoulders. Stacy found a fabulous satin gown with an off the shoulder strap. Then Joey finds herself a stunning one shoulder strap dress. Hmmm...I'm beginning to see a pattern here, girls. However, Courtney, being the rebel that she is, found a dress with TWO straps! We told her if she felt left out, we can just snip one of those little straps off! But she hasn't officially made up her mind about which dress she wants so her dress is still TBD.

After dress shopping mom took all of us to lunch at Guadalajara. And what a lucky girl I was...they were serving mimosas!! Mmmmm.... After lunch the mimosa count was at 5. BUT the mimosas at the restaurant were really small. Like normal size or something. Whatev.

Once we finished lunch, we said goodbye to Joey so she could go to her party that night. Then we headed to Sam Moon. Aaaahhh! I swear when you walk into that place all the bling creates a heavenly glow and you can hear the faint sounds of a frugal angelic chorus. Stacy, Corny, and I went straight to the back wall (aka Blingotopia) while Jill and mom wandered around the massive store. We met up later and Mom shows me this necklace that nearly blinds me. And my eyes have grown accustomed to excessive amounts of bling! She asks "what do you think about this for Jill?" Now I'm thinking this is for Meme's bling party that night. And since Jill hadn't found anything yet, I thought it would be funny and great for her to wear that obscene amount of sparkle. (keep in mind that my sparkle tolerance is pretty high so this had to have been beyond unacceptable!) Then I hear "no, for the wedding." O-M-G... My face instantly went blank and Corny and Stacy just started laughing. I mean I know Jill will already be out of her element by being in her dress with makeup on but... there is no need to torture the poor girl! She is still my Jilly and it would seem almost criminal to make her wear something SO not her. There's nothing wrong with keeping it minimal or subdued. There is, however, something wrong with putting a jeans, tshirt, ponytail kind of girl in fabric flowers and necklace that's large enough to turn you into Quasimodo. All in all it was a fun day and I think everyone walked away happy. I love my bridesmaids and don't think I could've picked a better group! Special shout out to Mom who drove us around and bought our lunch! Love ya!
Last event of the evening...Meme's bling party where we had, what else, mimosas!! After that...mimosa count: 13 ;)

So when is your prom?

Yesterday, Brian and I went to Men's Wearhouse to get tuxes for the wedding. There was a crazy long line and we realized we went right when school got out during prom season...didn't think that one through. It was funny though to watch. (Although I suddenly felt ancient!) The boys all brought their dates to pick out their tuxes for them. These girls weren't playing around. They brought their dresses along so they could get that oh-so-classy matching bow tie! But it was tricky because apparently the guy can't see your prom dress??? That was new to me, what teenage boy cares about what your prom dress looks like? I'm pretty sure all he is thinking about is how he's going to get that dress off! The girl in line behind us was obnoxiously giddy. The girls in front of us were very concerned they didn't have the exact shade of purple in a vest. So anyway, it's finally our turn and we sit down and the lady asks us when our prom is. After looking at our stunned faces, I think it clicked that we actually weren't the oldest high school students ever! We are getting married. Yeah, that pretty much set the tone for the rest of that meeting. She tried to talk us into that colored bow tie...with a black vest...at a formal wedding. I'm sorry to those of you who had the matching bridesmaids dresses and vest/bow tie combos. (If you got married before '97, it doesn't count...you just didn't know any better!) But I HATE them. I think they are just so silly! After I planned the infamous red, white, and blue wedding, I just can't stand to look at colored vests anymore! Ok...I'm done! So we picked out a tux, vests, bow ties, cuff links, and shoes. Pretty easy. Would've been easier if our lady wasn't straight off of Planet Confused. But it was quick and painless. Now for my ladies to get some fab dresses and we'll be set!




BTW...For those of you counting: Only 200 Days to go!!!!!