Tales of Bridezilla Ed. 2

I’m still soaking in all of JT in from last night, so I’m actually not going to blog about him today. But I will say my legs might possibly be sore today from dancing last night. It was basically a dance party, and I didn’t hate it.

Today, I’m bringing you Tales of Bridezilla Ed. 2. I knew only having one bridezilla moment was a long shot.

I, not so subtly, alluded to the fact that something might have gone wrong last Thursday. But the even actually occurred on Tuesday. Two months ago, I even blogged about it!! I booked a cake testing appointment. This place was recommended to me by Duck Dude’s friend who grew up in the area we are getting married. The problem is they do not have appointments on Saturday.

So, I made an appointment for Tuesday of Thanksgiving break! I talked to a lady with a very heavy accent of some sort and I was a little worried she wasn’t understanding what my exact question was. “If I wait until Thanksgiving, is that still plenty of time to taste and order a wedding cake?” So after I repeated myself a couple times and finally felt comfortable enough that she understood. We hung up and I waited two months for the appointment.

The day before I called to verify my appointment. I called at 5:14 and I got a voicemail with their hours. They closed at 5. Shoot. Missed them by 14 minutes. My appointment was at 10 the next morning and they opened at 9. I figured I would just call at 9 to verify. I called at 9:04 and it went to voicemail. I called at 9:28 and it went to voicemail. By this time I have already picked up my mother who took a day of vacation for this and Duck Dude was following in his truck (he wasn’t staying for the flower appointment that afternoon).

I just had a bad feeling the entire time. Call me a Debbie doubter or call it intuition. I didn’t have a good feeling.

We pull up. All lights off. And a piece of paper taped to the door.

“Closed for remodeling. Will reopen Dec. 2”

Ughhhhhhh. Dec. 2^nd?! That was literally an entire week from the day we were there. How could they do this?!?! How could they just close without even telling me?! I drove an hour out there for nothing. And I was mad. I was an angry elf and I wasn’t really up for anyone trying to console me at the moment. I made the appointment TWO MONTHS AGO and I was mad. And I was trying not to cry, because that would be ridiculous. And so I was just mad instead. Mad, mad, mad.

Duck Dude left a voicemail for them while I sat in the car being angry.

They called back a couple days later…………..

…. It seems that in my conversation with the lady with accent, we both got off the phone without me giving her any of my information. No phone number, no email, nothing. They had zero way of contacting me in order to tell me they were closing.

So I’m still half way mad, because while I should have been smarter than that… it’s still their job to get my info, right?! Well, that’s what I am telling myself.

And I still have no cake.

Happy Thursday. 

It's Gonna Be Me!

OMG I AM GOING TO A NSYNC CONCERT TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am beyond thrilled!!! It's been about 15 years since I've seen them in concert!!! They were actually my very first concert ever!! At the original Cowboy Stadium that no longer exists anymore!! I had the most marvelous time. I even got this tshirt.

And then one time my bridesmaid Julie was late to church camp because she was going to their concert.... and they found their bus!!!! Then proceeded to chase the bus down the highway for a solid hour. And we've told that story about a million times. Because IT WAS NSYNC!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait for them to sing, "No Strings Attached".... I realllly loved that song. 

But not as much as the original. Just look at that CD cover. I can't. It brings back too many magnificent memories. Look at JC in the middle, branching out from the frosted tips. Wowzers.

And I can't wait to see Lance!!! I always had a soft spot for him.... like the little annoying brother type............
.............. Wait, what? ................ It's not a NSYNC concert? ................. ONLY Justin Timberlake?!?!..... The group SPLIT?! And I've just been living in the past????  Madness. 
Ok, well, I'm going to a Justin Timberlake concert tonight.... and I am still really excited!!! I know none of his new music, but I would never pass up an opportunity to see a former NSYNC member. 

God really did spend a little more time on him. 

And because of all of this, my kids get to listen to nothing but NSYNC: Home for Christmas today!!!! 

Bye, bye, bye

I had to

Recap of Thanks

You know what's really hard to do? Have a marvelous Thanksgiving, do a heck of a lot of wedding planning, and then, after allll of the fun, come back to school for only 15 days until Christmas break. The kids know it, I know it, and I'm just throwing this out there, I'd be willing to teach from online for these three weeks. I believe it would be much more convenient for everyone involved.
So we Thanksgiving'd and took some pics and I really love my family and my new family. I'm not sure how many times I can say it.... and it's not just because they allll read this thing. Then I Black Friday shopped and had a magnificent time! It was no where near as crowded as my brain was picturing. It got a little more crazy towards the end of the day... but that might have just been all the bags I was lugging around! :)

Saturday was game day, not College Game Day (that's Waco this weekend). Tech game day at Jerry's world. I'm glad it was at Jerry's world because the game was way too close to be comfortable, but we had an excellent time and some pretty awesome seats! Not to mention I got three Aggies to dress in green and gold. While they refused to take a picture together, they failed to realize us girls know how to picstitch. So I am able to bring you this lovely picture. Love you Man BFF, Grumpy Cat Michael, and, of course, Duck Dude!!!

And now, it's back to the real world of preparing for semester exams, getting ready to host basketball tournaments, still trying to pack my apartment, and........ Justin Timberlake tomorrow!!!!

Thanksgiving: 100 Days

Happy Thanksgiving!!!! 

I'm not gonna bore you with an entire post of everything I am thankful for..... because I have to eat a lot of food today and that takes mental preparation. So, I'm only giving you one thing!!!

I am so, so, SO very thankful that............

It is 100 days until I marry this guy!!!!

Seriously, one hundred. Tomorrow it will be ninety-nine (I know, I'm a math teacher, I can't help it)... but it will be double digits instead of triple digits and that basically means the wedding is tomorrow!!!! Or something like that. 

I am mainly thankful that he puts up with me through wedding planning - more to come on that later.

I am thankful that he loves me and allows me to love him.
I am thankful for our families that have supported us, as a couple.

I am thankful for our lives together, currently, and I am so excited for our future.  

From us to you: Eat a lot of food, enjoy your loved ones, and be thankful.

Insta-Staph Ed. 2

I could be blogging about wedding Wednesday. But I'm not. Because I would much rather bring you a second edition of one of my brilliant disgusting posts instead. Because I know you all want to read about my staph infection again right before you eat a whole bunch of marvelous food.    My body is apparently a wonderful host. So here's the second edition of how to caption your own personal nasty infections.   

Insta-staph Happy Friendsgiving Staphgiving

Insta-staph Staph light staph bright, the first staph I see tonight. #Fourseasonsofstaph

Insta-staph All. Winter. Staph. Everything. 

Insta-staph Chunky staph for the win

Insta-staph When life gives you macaroons staph, take pictures with them.

Insta-staph Staph's all here. 

 

Insta-staph I am in love with this gorgeous centerpiece staph.

Insta-staph All staph everything. #fourseasonsofstaph

Insta-staph Ohhhh yaaaaaah.... my staph.

Insta-staph A staph does not think of competing with the staph next to it. It just blooms.

So much glorious-ness all in one post. No worries though, I'm on antibiotics. Again. For the third time. I'll be thankful when the staph finally goes away for good. 

Read edition one here.