that was a waste of time

Ben and I drove into downtown today (my bus passes expired!) to hunt for parking in Denver and to attend a bridal expo. This is notable because it was not a bridal show. As far as we can tell, bridal shows are meant to show off the venue and their preferred vendors. This was not the case at the bridal expo, an expo appears to be more like a conference with booths showing stuff off and presentations. While it did highlight the venue, they used the conventional hall space and had a huge runway for a fashion show (which we left long before). There was also only ONE vendor handing food out samples. Shocking! We were sorely disappointed by this, since we had gone with empty tummies expecting to fill up on lots of catering/cake/bar tending samples.

I did get to see some pretty dresses from the "bridal barn" that I didn't see when I went to visit there about 9 months ago. Sadly, the one dress I did see that I liked there isn't findable on-line. Whatever, I guess I'll just have to sell my soul and make another trip there. This time, I'll bring a friend to guard the door so that no old ladies open the door to show my panties to some other gal's dad again.

The saving grace of the bridal expo: free Lindt chocolate truffles, free bridal magazine, free tote bag, and only 2 blocks from getting a smoothie!

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if only I wasn't so short and curvy

BCBGMAXAZRIA Dress, Strapless Satin Tiered Gown - Macy's

BUBBLES! bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, BUBBLES!

If the weather forecast for our wedding looks favorable, I am SO ordering this. Maybe two. Maybe I'll order them anyway, according to the Target website you can return online purchases in stores. Is there a shipping fee? Can I have it shipped to the store to avoid them?

Anyway, it makes BUBBLES! Lots and lots of bubbles!

Party Bubble Machine : Target

kitchen wish list (of things not on our registry)

Beech Rolling Pin, Wood Rolling Pin, Pastry Thickness, Adjustable Rolling Pin

Herb Chopper, Garlic Chopper, Ginger Chopper

someone needs to wear this dress

Lela Rose | Metallic tweed dress | NET-A-PORTER.COM

$995

woohoo! I'm a princess!

I just ordered a TIARA! Yeah. Me. Wearing a tiara. It was 1/2 off because it's a sample. Oh darn. Someone wore my tiara to a photo shoot and it's not virgin jewelry, the shame! Pfff, it was on sale! Seriously. I wouldn't care if someone wore it to a funeral. You're talking to the girl who fell in love with sparkly shoes from the DSW clearance rack. If I could find a used dress I liked as much as the one in my head, I'd probably order it too.

Oh, and don't worry, it won't have any rhinestones at all. I'm not that southern, actually I'm not southern at all (take that you damned Red Socks groom [Yankee would sound better, but then I'd have to endure a tickle and/or sock war once he reads this]). I was born in The District and DC was the capitol of the Union, you know.

So, there you go. I now have everything I plan on wearing to our wedding but my dress and there won't be any rhinestones on that either. I'll have to make my short fluffy veil now so that I can play with the placement of the veil and my rhinestone free tiara. Good thing I've had the supplies sitting in the laundry closet for a few months now.

I still have trouble spelling my future MIL's name right the first time

"I before E except after C and in words like Weird, Neighbor and Weiner." But dont call your neighbors weiner weird, because that would be impolite.

via Maybe If You Just Relax.