52 days and counting

I went out for a burrito at Chipotle tonight.  So yummy.  Alex doesn't like Chipotle, but he had already eaten dinner so it was just me and Chris.  (He makes me smile...sometimes when he doesn't mean to.  Monday at lunch, I heard him say ""E-eh-uh-lo"" and I was confused.  I thought he had been watching Dancing with Wolves.  Turns out he was pronouncing ice in Spanish.  I say it that way now too.  It's fun.  I recommend it. )

After dinner we went to the mall.  I walked into Frederick's and there was a fat chick working there, which made me very happy.  I explained that I was looking for a corset to wear under my wedding gown.  She had just the thing in my size.  Once I had it on, she came into the dressing room and strapped it all up for me.  I can't imagine a size zero woman trying to tie me up or what the poor dear would be thinking.  I look damn good in a corset.  I'm considering buying one in every color for each day of the week.  Screw breathing.  It's overrated anyway.  My Honey paid for it and chalked it up to ""wedding expenses""  Yay!  We also bought my shoes tonight.  Double yay! 

I'm feeling rather good.  We mailed out all the invitations today.  Go us!  Please let me know what you think.  I designed them myself.    We need to rent a keyboard for Mrs. McQueary.  Other than that, I think we're pretty much all set until we get a final head count.  I'm so happy!   I hope it rubs off on everyone I see.

Weekend & General Update

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It was either Monday or Tuesday when I was sitting in my office, minding my own business, when my cell phone rang.  It was Lisa Thomas, she's the afternoon dj on Mix 102.9.  She was calling to inform me that I had won Lisa's Lunchbox.  She gave me a $50 gift certificate for Texas de Brazil.  Chris and I went to the radio station to pick it up.  I know he believes how lucky I am, but I'm still glad he can witness when I pick up prizes.  I don't know that I'd believe me if I didn't see it first-hand.  Chris, Alex and I went for dinner there on Friday.  Wow.  That was some tasty food.  Meat heaven.  I'd go again for a special occasion.  Adult dinners were almost $50 each.  Still, if you have the cash and the opportunity, go for it. 

Saturday I hung around the house most of the day.  Chris woke me up early to give me the opportunity to go for a 10k walk.  I think I mumbled something about kissing my ass.  I'm not sure.  It was early.  Saturday night, we went to Main Street Days in Grapevine.  We wandered, rode some carnie rides and listened to an AC/DC cover band.  I'm working on my impersonation.  It needs work.  Right now it's somewh0ere between a British muppet and a zombie.

Sunday, we once again found our way to Six Flags.  We rode Tony Hawk's Big Spin.  It was about a 40 minute wait, but worth it.  It twists and turns you all over the place.  It also records your face for the whole ride.  They'll sell you a dvd at the end for $20.  I passed.  Chris and Alex got on towards the end of the day.  They got in the single rider line and rode it three more times each.  I'm not sure why my son was willing to jump on that ride without hesitation, but I still can't talk him into riding the Batman.

The remainder of the invitations I was waiting on arrived today.  Finally, we can mail them!   I'm so looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it.  I'm curious to see who's willing to make the cross-country journey in the middle of July.  Should be interesting. 

I'm not sure how much decorating I want to do.  We can't get into the hall on Friday because they have a scheduled dinner, but we can get in Saturday at any time and be there pretty much all day.  I just don't know if I want to be there working that day. That would involve me waking up early.  I hate waking up early.  Then I have to figure out how much time it will take to get washed and dressed and make my hair pretty.  Everyone knows I can't manage time with an atomic clock.   I'm not sure how important decorations are.  

I'm shipping Alex off to visit my parents on June15th.  That gives him time after school lets out to chill for a while.  He's stoked about going down there and visiting the old folks.  Mom agreed to stay with Alex for a week while Chris and I hit the beach on our honeymoon.  At first, she said she didn't want to sit in the sun by the pool.  After I assured her there's shade, she agreed that she and Dad will housesit / babysit.  I don't know if Dad knows he's housesitting.  I'll let Mom explain it to him.

I still don't think my sisters have ordered their dresses.  I figured out how to fold the favor boxes.  I still don't know what's going in the boxes.  Can the boxes be the favors?  Some aspects of this wedding are really beautiful and classic.  Some parts are ghetto.  Some parts are a unique blending, much like a vintage Cadillac with spinners.  Just wait.  You'll see.  Hope to see you there.

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Chris and I saw Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay on Friday.  I didn't see the original White Castle story, but somehow I managed to understand the story.  It was good for a laugh.  Saturday we saw 21, which was good, but not as good as I hoped.  Sunday, we all once again ended up as Six Flags.  Good times.

I didn't do a productive thing all weekend.  I didn't even mail the invitations, which was the one thing on my Thing-a-Doo list.  This weekend.  I will do it this weekend.  I will.  Really.  Chris has a new printer that's ready to address some envelopes.  We wanted to negotiate a hotel rate for people visiting from out of town and send that out on the info card.  I don't think that's going to happen afterall.  I'm just not feeling it.  I have every confidence in my friends' and family's ability to book hotel rooms independent of me. 

I'm wondering how many Mexicans we're going to have crammed in the house.  It should be fun.  I'm going to rent a rug shampooer.  I think we're going to have more guests than beds.  I can't remember what the count was at Veronica's house-warming.  (64, maybe?)  I better stock up on toilet paper.

We're discussing stuff...like how we're going to get Alex to football practice four days a week by 6:00 pm when we're living in another city.   I think if we keep him in the same daycare it will work until school starts in mid-August.  After that I'll have to drive from Dallas to Grapevine to Irving in the space of an hour.  Traffic is a concern.  I've considered hiring someone to drive Alex to practice.  I don't know how much that would be with the cost of gas going insane.  I ran into Coach Robert today.  I told him we're moving, but he can count on us.  I told him we planned our wedding date around the football season. He understood our priorities.

Time seems to have slowed down considerably and yet I'm worried about not having enough.  I don't think my sisters have ordered their dresses yet.  I have their jewelery in my office.  Chris keeps assuring me that it's going to be ok.  He tells me, ""Honey no one is going to show up naked.""  Leave it to a man to be logical.

I think my show is on.  Where is everybody?