Would I wear a red dress to my wedding? Why yes, yes I would. With matching shoes. There shall be pictures soon. *mwhahahahah* Oh and did I mention that it was a size SMALLER than what I usually wear. I think it's because of the fabric it's made out of...but I look like a goddess in it and that's all that matters. In other fronts, I've been felled by the oncoming train of a head cold. I can't breathe through my nose, my throat hurts, and I've started that lovely rattly cough that makes me sound like a TB victim. It's lovely. Oh well, better now than at the wedding.

Meg

A weeks summary whilst on Nyquil and other happy cold drugs:

Monday: Dress shopping while PMSing...bad idea. Wedding Dress shopping while PMSing...OMG horrible idea...bad bad bad. Say a novena for my poor boy's sainthood. I think he was ready to kill me, he showed fine restraint. We rung in New Year with buds and board games. Jes drank a lot of brandy...presumably to forget the train wreck of that morning.

Tuesday:  New Years brunch at horrid buffet place with blood on the walls...no joke. Also went ring shopping. We now both have rings for the impending ceremony. Neither of which broke the bank or will turn our fingers funny colors. Mine's all silver with some sparkly bling. His is made out of some crazy strong metal that even his kind of work won't scratch and dent...I can't remember what at this point..erg...nyquil fog.

Wednesday: Went and paid my speeding ticket. *$%@%$@ made me pay the court costs...even though it never went to court. I went to the gym and was a very, very good girl. I did six miles on the bike and a mile and a half on the treadmill. (I did twenty laps in the pool the other day!). I harrassed them to get my trainer to call and set up dates and times. Worked that night and it was deader than dead. Made Potato, Bacon, and Mushroom Chowder. It was the yummy.

Thursday: Realized I'm trading libraries next week and raced around trying to get everything done. Wrote two articles, realized I had myself down for two meetings that weren't until next week. Started getting a headache which had progressed to stabbing pain in my sinus cavity by the time I got home. Curled up on couch and had boy bring me Afrin and tea. 

Friday: Woke up with cotton ball head. Thought about calling in to work. Realized there were things I needed to tie up still before next week's switch. Took Afrin and pain killer and felt a modicum better. Got through day. Went to Hockey game with friends. We lost 3 to 4. Esta the suck...they just weren't on it tonight. Tonight was the first game they'd lost in 7 games though. Can't complain too much. Currently can't breathe through nose. One is dripping and one feels like I have a giant cotton swab stuck up it. The sore throat is starting too. Heh...time for Nyquil and a nap.

Tommorrow: Dress shopping. I must get this wedding together. now. oh. my. god.

 Well, we're back home now. It was nice seeing all the relatives. It's nice having it behind me now because I really, really, really need to concentrate on the wedding now. *eek* I'm going to see if I can sweet talk the girls into going dress shopping with me New Year's Day (when the formal stuff all goes on sale.)  I need to find a nice non-denominational ceremony or two, cut them to ribbons, and paste them back together again because mom's leaving all that up to me. *squeak* I also have to push Jes to get that last recalictrant guest to commit or not...it's his family...he has to deal with it. 

I also did something a *smidge* impulsive today. I got a gym membership and several sessions with a personal trainer...I probably should've waited until post wedding, but I stepped on the scale this morning and realized that I weighed more than I have ever. I think dad would approve of this use of his Christmas gift...Jes can be a guest too whenever he wants or we can add him on at pretty much half price. So, yeah, it was expensive, but I think ultimately worth it. There's one down the street from the house and from the office and I can also use the ones in Kville when I go to visit Mom.

Sorry, I've been away from a while, but I'm really feeling the winter hibernation vibe right now.

*hibernates*

...and I've managed to accomplish nothing. 

This has a lot to do with the fact that Jes is home sick today...

and a lot more with my need to procrastinate. 

Things I need to do today:
Wash all the dishes in the house
Run some books by the local liberry and get Jes a new audio book for this weekend
Figure out where I need to pay my speeding ticket at and do that
Clean the catboxes. 
Finish painting the downstairs bath.
Finish unpacking the library (it's the only room in the house that still has boxes.)
Go by the Walgreens pick up Nyquil for Jes and Echinacea (so I don't get his cold) for me. 
Cook Dinner...
use the free movie tickets I got last week for an early showing of "The Kite Runner"

Meg

Since I work for the county guv'mint now and might drive one of the county cars at some point, I had to go take a defensive driving course this morning.

Who gets her first speeding ticket on her way to defensive driving 101?

Me, that's right...Irony is my BFF.

So, I wasn't going to do the tradional wedding dress thing. Then, I found these...

http://lanebryant.charmingshoppes.com/pagebuilder/lane_bryant_product_page?item=8229460&pagesize=3

http://lanebryant.charmingshoppes.com/pagebuilder/lane_bryant_product_page?item=8230823&pagesize=3

http://lanebryant.charmingshoppes.com/pagebuilder/lane_bryant_product_page?item=8644502&pagesize=3

http://lanebryant.charmingshoppes.com/pagebuilder/lane_bryant_product_page?item=1016229&pagesize=3

What do y'all think? I'm pretty much a fan of anything letting me show the girls. ;)

Meg