The Wedding To Do List 1.

Alright.  Let's get this list going.  

May is over and we are now into June, 

that means there are only 11 months until I get to marry this guy and girl!

  Full blown wedding planning is now in effect! aka panic mode
Here is what I consider to be a short list of what I consider to be the MAJOR items...

• Pick a day  May 17, 2014!
• Find a venue for ceremony  Two Birds. One Stone.
• Find a venue for reception  both will be at Aldridge Gardens in Hoover, AL
• Find a caterer Cafe Iz
• Find a coordinator/planner...cross your fingers that I can sign the contract soon!
• Decide on a "theme" Surprise because I have changed it!...for the last time I swear!
• Find a photographer
• Find THE dress...booked an appointment the end of this month to try dresses on!
• Find a officiant for the ceremony
• Find a florist
• Find a bakery 

See the major things are almost done...and then it's on to the details. blahh!If you knew my mother then you would understand why all of this stresses me out.  Dealing with her is a chore in itself.  Our engagement party is this weekend so I will have a post dedicated to that next week!  We decided to make it as relaxed as possible and only invited our close friends and our parents.  It's going to be a backyard BBQ style party with yard games and beer!  I am pretty pumped!Both of our dads live about five hours away in opposite directions, so we are taking this opportunity for them to meet each other and each others moms.  Our moms have met and have been around each other several times.  They get along really well!  Which is awesome!  We knew they would though because they are a lot alike!  Our dads on the other hand are VERY different so it is going to be interesting for sure.  SamIam isn't worried though...he never is.I couldn't get it together today to finish this post.  Work has been crazy.  And to top it all off one of the girls that was out on maternity leave came in the office today to show off her baby...and turned in her notice.  Real great.  I almost started crying when she told me.  I'm not sure if it was because I was really disappointed she isn't coming back to entertain me or because I am going to have to continue to manage her client companies.  Either way it was depressing.
I am now going to fill my glass back up.  It's half way empty.  Cheers!

Puttin' that Baby in my belly...

Heller lovelies!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and soaked up some Vitamin D!

We had big plans for our Satuday so Friday night we made a lil trip to Lowes for a ladder and lightbulbs...we did not make it home with either of those.  Instead SamIam got distracted by the grilling aisle.  Yes.  There is an entire AISLE dedicated to all things grilling. 

I felt like I was a grown-up for like two point five.

In heaven.  He would always rather be marinating.

And I made a pretty new planter!

And here is the majority of our Saturday!

We ate sooo bad!! and drank soo much beer at Brewfest!  It was a lot of fun!  I think we tried 32 of the 100+ craft beers.  I was trying to find a new favorite.  I was really having a hard time though and I blame it on my lunch.  We had a late lunch at Saw's BBQ before with everyone and I had a pimento cheese and fried pickle sandwich.  Don't you dare make a face! It was delicious!!I was so full that I just didn't have anymore room.  It was so strange being outside, you could feel the air pressure change as the storm started to come in.After brewfest we all met up with some more of our engaged/married friends for an even later dinner. Then made our way to Bourbon Street "Where babies come from."  It is a hole in the wall Karaoke bar.  That  is a little off the beaten path and one of the best kept secrets of Birmingham .  No. I didn't sing.  It was in the best interest of the audience because I sound like a dying cat. Ok. Bourbon Street makes Babies.  Do you see that Giant jar SamIam and I are drinking out of up there?  That is a Baby.  It is a CostCo sized pickle jar full of vodka, limes, and I don't even know what else, but it is delicious and the best bang for your buck!  The next size down is called and Premie and it is still huge.When you order one the bartender gives it to you with a rag.  And you're like "what the hell do I do with this?"  Oh...you swaddle it.  So that it doesn't prespire all over your table. And then we had to leave because SamIam started having an asthma attack...I guess he was just having too much fun!  On the way home he reaches over, grabs my hand and says, "At least if I stop breathing I will be with the one I love." What a drama queen. We spent Sunday recovering and laid out by the pool all day.  With sunscreen of course! Linking up my weekend with Sami.

Days are getting warmer...FINALLY!

 Man! Yesterday was rough!  That Tuesday was totally a Monday in disguise.  But hey! At least today is Humpity hump day! We are almost to another weekend!

How is that whenever you come back from a weekend vacation you wake up the next morning completely exhausted??  The whole point of the weekend away was to relax and you end up being completely wiped by the time you get home.  Does not make any sense.

Our entire slough at the lake now knows the names of both of my dogs because we were calling yelling at them all weekend. 

Riley learned how to swim!  AND he is an even better swimmer than Dakota! 

Proud Mommy moment!  I didn't even have to get in with him to teach him!  He followed Dakota down the boat ramp and all of a sudden he could no longer touch.  And awhat do ya know?! He was swimming! I thought for sure I was going to have to save him at least once, but nope!  Just a swimmin' like an otter!  I guess all of that running he does in the backyard has really built up his endurance because I had to force him to get out of the water.  He was swimming in circles all day and if he saw a duck he was after it!   He swims faster than the ducks too! The only reason he never caught one was because they would fly out of the water!  SamIam had to go and get him on the Seadoo from out in the middle of the slough at one point because he was after those ducks tails and would not turn back!



"Wait for me guys!"

Gotta get those ducks!



 

Those are some tired babies! 

 

  

 Before I went to the lake this past weekend I attended a going away party for a sweet friend.

She will be moving to South Africa for the next eight months to do mission work. 

You guys really should go check out her first post about her journey to get to the journey!

 

Her mom had the cutest cake made!
 There is a little plane flying from the US to South Africa.

Rach you are going to be amazing!!!
 

Officially official

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I missed Wedding Wednesday in the blogoshpere this week, but i still technically participated becasue my SamIam and I signed the contract for our venue!!
Whoop whoop!

 

We will be getting married on May 17, 2013!
 

 

Picking a date is much more complicated than you would think.

 

First of all, May is one heck of a party girl!  Just check out her permanent weekend schedule!

 

Cinco d Mayo

 

Kentucky Derby

 

Mother's Day

AND

 

Memorial Day Weekend

 

 

With all of that going on  my our options were slim because we actually want people to show up.  We didn't want to do it any farther into the Summer months becasue it can get hot as Hades in Alabammer and we wanted the whole shabang to take place outdoors.

 

We decided against Mother's day weekend because we didn't think that everyone's mothers would be too thrilled with them showing up for brunch that Sunday completely hungover.  Besides, I need to space my presents out (I already get birthday presents wrapped in Christmas paper and the whole combo gift nonsense).

 

That left the weekend of the 17th wide open. 5-17-14.  I still think it looks weird.

In other news...today is exactly one year from this classy lady's wedding day!
Tomorrow night we will party like college kids andcelebrate at her engagement party!

On the way to work this morning the station that I listen to was having women call in with songs that they felt would be good theme songs for their jahoobies.  I have no idea why, but the only song that I really could think of for mine was a good ole Skynyrd song.

So in honor of #backthatazzup Friday I leave you with this.