10/16/12

The Tale of a Busy Bride!

I have been a busy Bride the past couple days, and my to do list is dwindling down to just a few things. I get the best feeling when I highlight something on my list.

HONEYMOON

I’m starting with the most important part With all our extra work, stress from wedding, and leak of vacations together, I’m really excited about our Honeymoon. We booked our Cruise last week. The week after our wedding, we will be on a boat for 5 days! Just the two of us! We decided in January, we will go visit our friends in Minnesota. Two vacations are always better than one.

THE RINGS

Sunday, Huck and I went to get my ring (since we didn’t get to Saturday) It doesn’t fit perfectly with my engagement ring, but it is pretty close. I just did not feel comfortable paying over $1,000 for a ring I didn’t get to see until after I paid for it.

I picked up my sized ring this yesterday. It looks great. They didn’t give me a box, for the ring (which I thought was weird), so I wore it all day yesterday. I don’t want to lose it I figured I would take it off today and wait until we are married!

Huck ordered his ring from Shane Company and it will be here Thursday.

CEREMONY STUFF

I ordered chairs and music for the ceremony, yesterday. I’m so excited about the music!

We went to Jos A Banks to look for Huck a suit, but they do not have Khaki suits in stock. That is a summer item! I thought we lived in South Florida? Where it is always Summer!

I did find a Khaki Suit at JCP online for $28. Mega Sale! SCORE!!

We got our marriage license yesterday! We talked about just getting married there. $150 and no stressed sounded like a deal to me.

FLOWERS

I found some blue flowers, like the ones I used for the bridesmaid bouquets. I mixed a few yellow and blue together. I think I like it. The yellow is a lighter color than the other flowers. I’m still thinking about it. I thought about even going flowerless.

THE FOOD

Originally, our plan was to make the food ourselves. Crazy I know. Huck and I have a cool idea for food, and I called a few places yesterday about pricing and discovered it would not be that much. I think the extra money would be worth not having to worry about it.

CUPCAKES

We decided, a while back, to do cupcakes instead of a wedding cake. On Saturday, Suzanne asked if she could make them. I’m really excited to see what she comes up with. The ones she made Saturday were AMAZING!!

TO DO LIST

I still have a few things on my list that I need to do. A few will be last minute projects.

  • Shoes
  • Finish Wedding Party Gifts
  • Find Huck a tie
  • Finish favors
  • HAIR!! I need to get my hair cut, and I still have not figured out who is going to do my hair on Saturday. I’ve called 6 places in the area and they are all booked on the 3rd.
  • Determine chair layout for ceremony
  • Food for Beach Party
  • Iron fabric and cut burlap
  • Pick up my dress on the 18th
  • Finish aisle decorations
  • Guest Book. I like the finger print idea, but I’ve read that it can get messy, and I don’t want “some people” making penis shaped finger prints to hang on our wall.

I feel better about my list. Everything is coming together. We only have 17 DAYS! 2 weeks until my Mommy gets here!! I still can not believe October is almost over!! Where did this year go??

Well that is my wedding update. Since, I have been slacking on the food, I thought I would give you a sneak peak of my lunch today. It was GOOD!

I made soup for my sick Fiancé! I gave him my cold

Hope everyone is enjoying their Tuesday.

What is you favorite food when you’re sick?

10/14/12

SURPRISE!

Thursday, Huck and I went to Tampa for my work meeting. We arrived around 4PM and decided to go to Clearwater for dinner. I wanted to find a restaurant on the water. Cooters Raw Bar looked like a good spot. We did not realize there was a road behind it. 

I got my water views though!  

We ordered a dozen oysters, hot wings, and the blackened grouper sandwich.

The sandwich was amazing!! The fish was cooked perfectly, and the seasoning was really good!

After dinner, we went to, Huck’s buddies brewery, 7venth Sun. Huck has been twice since we moved here, but I have not had a chance to go. I was really sad when we found out they were going to be out of town.

That didn’t stop us from enjoying their beer, though.

We tried 8 of their beers. (They were 4oz samples. We still had to drive back to the hotel) and talked about how much we want a setup like theirs.

Friday, we spent all day in the meeting.

After the meeting, we went to Tampa Bay Brewing Company.   

Huck and I ordered the sampler with all their beers. They had a lot of good beers. I couldn’t tell you which one I like the most. After making it through all of them my palette was wrecked. Their IPA and Pale Ale were on the top of the list though. Root beer was on the bottom!

For dinner, I ordered the Gumbo

And Huck and I split the Meatloaf. We seen it on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. The demi-glace and potatoes were good. The meatloaf was OK.

After all the greasy food and beer, I need some veggies and fruit for breakfast, Saturday! Sometimes I forget I have a wedding dress to look good in soon!!

We came home on Saturday. We planned to drop the dogs off, and go buy my wedding ring and get some lunch. As we were unloading the car, Huck said Nate called and told him, he was going to use some leftover grains to make us a beer for the wedding. Huck told me, we need to drop off a few things for him before we went to eat.

Nate came out and met us in the driveway. He asked if we wanted to see his new project. I followed him into their kitchen and heard a big SURPRISE.

At first I was so confused. I thought they were surprising us by all being there, too, or just playing, but then I seen Jilda and Warren. I was so confused about why they were there. Everyone else was regulars at Nate’s. It took me a moment to realize it was a surprise for me.

I learned Huck, Sue, Jilda, and Deena have been planning a wedding shower, for me, for months. I got a little teary eyed. It meant so much to me!!

We had lots of food, and some of the best cupcakes ever! I’ll have to get the recipe for these. They were Lemon Poppy Seed and a Blueberry Icing.  AMAZING!!

We also had Oreo Cupcakes too. They tasted just like an Oreo Cookie.

They even bought us gift. Jilda and Warren gave us a Food Processer (Which I can’t wait to use) and a serving Plate, Sue and Nate gave us glasses (I was really excited to have glasses without a beer logo on them) and a cookbook, Greg and Brandy gave us our a Christmas Ornament, and everyone else pitched in for a gift card for me to get my nails and toes done.

It was all completely unexpected, but truly meant so much to me!! It made me feel good knowing I have friends that care enough to put together an awesome surprise like this. I loved every minute.

The rest of the night was sent talking, laughing, sitting by the fire, and hanging out of the roof  

Sitting by the fire was one of my favorite parts of the night. There is something great about sitting around a fire with people you enjoy! 

I would like to thank everyone for everything!! It really meant so much!! And thank you to Huck. You did a great job helping keep this a secret. I’m proud of you!!

Less then 3 weeks!!! I’m come back later with a wedding update!!

10/8/12

Two Trips Are Better Than One!

Yesterday, me, Huck, and Oopie went to the beach… In the rain. We were determined to go hangout on the beach, yesterday. Rain or Shine.

It sprinkled on us the whole time we were there. Oopie didn’t seem to care. As long as the big waves didn’t come get him, he was fine!!

Wedding Stuff

Wedding stuff is, I guess, coming along. Nothing major to report. I used my work program to diagram the clubhouse (I was really bored) and figured out table layouts. I am ordering the chairs and tables tomorrow.

We decided to do cupcakes for the wedding cake, too. I called a local cupcake place for pricing and they wanted $3 a cupcake!! I asked the ladies at the Publix Bakery how much they would cost and they said $0.58 each!! And Publix Bakery is awesome. They win. I’m usually for supporting local businesses but not when it cost me $200 extra.

We are meeting with (I’m not sure what to call him) “the guy that is marrying us” on Wednesday to discuss the ceremony.

That is about all the new stuff going on with the wedding. I get anxiety every time I see the count down on the blog! 25 more days! AWWWW

Oh and Saturday is my Pseudo-Bachelorette Party. With all the work we have, I didn’t get a chance to go home, so Deena is taking me out. I’m already prepared to spend all day Sunday on the couch!  Originally, it was going to be whole weekend event, but I have a meeting in Tampa on Friday. I’m kind of thankful. I don’t know if I could hang all weekend!!

Honeymoon

Originally, our plan was to go to Denver for a few days. I wanted to go some where with a climate completely different from Florida. And neither of us have been.

Today, while we were wasting time at Dunkin Donuts, we decided (Really, I decided and Huck agreed) that a cruise would be the easier/more relaxing way to go. I enjoy cruises, too. Huck and I went on one 3 years ago and had a great time, and we made a lot of friends we still talk to today!

Now, you may be thinking, “You said you wanted a different climate!?” Our plan is go visit our friends up north in Minnesota, instead. We have talked about it for years now, and we owe them a visit. And I know we will have a great time. They were always telling US about great places to go to in Atlanta. I lived there my whole life and they seen more in the one day than I did in 26 years. I’m 100% it would be a go-go-go trip!

The best part of this deal… we get two vacations for the price of one. And I still get to see the snow, skiing, and to wear boots and scarfs With the holidays coming up soon, we will not visit them until January, but we picked out the cruise tonight. So, I can officially mark the Honeymoon off the list thanks to my cousin. If you’re interested in booking a cruise, let me know, and I’ll give you her info. She helped us get a great deal on a 5 night (Huck can’t be away from work for too long) cruise to Mexico and Belize. And it is on the Liberty of the Sea. It is HUGE and has a skating rink, rock wall, and surfing. 5 days of drinking fruity drinks, eating, and spending time with my Husband! I can’t wait!!   

10/4/12

Helping You Get Through The Day

I noticed last night, I take WAY to many pictures of Oopie sleeping. Maybe that is because that is all he does? He is really cute when he is asleep. That is a whole lot of cuteness considering they sleep around 20 hours a day. I always feel bad when Huck and I are gone for 12 hours and they are stuck in their room, but if we were home, they would just be laying around sleeping. Worthless!! They need to get a job! Mommy needs to travel!  

I went through my phone and uploaded some pictures of him that made me smile. (I will do one with Ginny one day too, so don’t think I’m bias!)

Yes, he is asleep like that!! The funny part, he started running in his sleep.

Worlds Stinkiest Pillow. No matter how drunk you are, that will wake you up, FAST!

 

I’m sure that brightened every ones day!! If not, there is no hope for you!

WEDDING!!

We are officially less that a month away. I am stressed about the reception site. I still, just think, it is too small. But I have ran out of places to look. The cheapest alternative I found would be over $2,500 for just the food, and everyone would have to pay for their own drinks. No homebrew. That is my honeymoon fund. No thank you. It will be OK!

I have been looking for shoes to wear. I’m really happy I get to wear flats. I originally wanted to wear navy blue Toms.

I liked the burlap looking shoes, too. These were almost $80 though, and I do not picture myself wearing them again.

These Bobs, were on sale for $25 in the same style. 

And I liked the soles of these. I really want blue though.

These were my favorite, before I decided to have the dress hemmed. The closest store with my size, Daytona Beach. No thanks. I’m probably go with the navy Toms.

As you can tell, me and my sister are not into traditional wedding shoes.

 

Well, that is all for the wedding update. These is lots of stuff going on behind the scenes, I can’t show you, but I’ll have lots of blog post after the wedding.

And just incase the above pictures did not make you smile, here is one more…

Ginny says “Have a cool day!!”

09/29/12

Guess What I Did!

Guess what I did!! No, I didn’t wake up with a hangover! I cooked dinner! Something different too. And took a semi-good picture to go with it!!

The other night, I made, Pork Tenderloin with Apple and Onion Chutney, and it was good!

Pork Tenderloin with Apple and Onion Chutney

Makes 4 Servings

  • 1 1/2 lb Pork Tenderloin
  • 1 tsp Ground Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Ground Coriander
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 2 Large Apples- Chopped
  • 1/2 Large Onion- Chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Golden Raisins
  • 1/4 Cup Chopped Pecans
  • 1/4 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Mustard Seeds
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Crusted Red Pepper to taste
    • Combine mustard seed, coriander, and salt and pepper and rub onto pork.
    • Preheat grill pan over medium heat
    • Combined all the other ingredients into a pot and cook over medium low heat for 20-25 minutes.
    • Place pork tenderloin in pan. Cook for 15-20 minutes, or until internal temp is 145 degrees. Rotate pork during cooking time to sear all sides.
    • In the last few minutes of cooking, brush meat with some of the juice from the apple and onion chutney.
    • Remove from pan, and allow meat to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
      • Serve with apple and onion chutney.  
      • I served the pork with Collard Greens on the side.

Tomorrow is Operation Clean House. Really today was, but that didn’t happen! I did find a photographer today! I’m so happy! One more thing check off the list!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!!

09/26/12

It’s stuck on my finger!!

This is going to be a super quick post because I have so much work to do, but my mom wanted me to post this. I figured I should get it posted before she gets home from work

The other night was arts and crafts time at the Hatcher/Mathis house. I worked on the boutonnieres. I used fake flowers and super glued them to the shells. I got the flowers pictured for less that a $1 and there is enough to do all the boutonnieres, but after looked at real ones yesterday, I may change it. I kind of feel the fake ones look cheesy. But in the picture you can’t tell. Right? What do you think? Real or Fake? 

I experimented with different type of shells and only burned 8 of of 10 fingers with the hot glue gun.

We also realized, we do not like the khakis and tie look. The guys will be wearing just khakis and button up shirts. Oh and flip flops!

I also worked with the girls flowers, too.

I still want to play with it some more, but I think they look OK.

I looked for blue flowers for me, but haven’t had much luck. I did find some cute yellow ones.

Dress Update.

I went to try my dress on again yesterday. It was the first time I put it on and felt comfortable in it. It actually looks great. And it kind of looks some of the dresses I picked out. The lady is doing a great job. She still has a few things to finish before it is complete.

It is killing my mom not being able to see it Hopefully, I can get some great dress reveal shots at the wedding.

I was also playing with place settings too. I want something like this. Simple yet elegant.

That is all for now. This has to be the fastest post ever. Just under 10 minutes. I would blog more if it took me that long every time. 

09/22/12

Umm… There is watermelon on my burger.

Last night, Huck and I went to Burger Bar. We have drove by it many times and figure last night we would check it out. As we were pulling in, I looked at the reviews online. Most of the reviews said the food was good, but the service sucked. GREAT! We decided to check it out anyways. Our service was fine. Our waiter was helpful and recommended the Beach Burger and the Southern-Fried Chicken Burger. I was looking at the Chicken burger before he recommended it. It was a Buttermilk-Fried Chicken Breast with watermelon, green tomato, and a southern sweet-tea mayo. I wasn’t sure how they were going to include the watermelon into the sandwich but thought it sounds interested. Huck ordered the Beach Burger and we ordered White Truffle Fries to split.

The chicken sandwich came with a slice of watermelon on it. I thought it would be really weird, but the sweetness from the watermelon actually worked. Weird but really good. I want to recreate a healthier version of this soon. The chicken was cooked perfectly, too.

Once I seen Huck’s burger, I started wishing I ordered a beef burger instead of the chicken. We ended up splitting the burgers anyways.

Our serve made sure I got a good view of the fries.

Huck was trying to figure out how to go about eating his massive burger.

He didn’t have a problem.

The fries were really good, but next time we will just split a small order. The truffle oil wasn’t that great.

SMILE!!

Better!

Wedding Stuff

A few people have been asking about the wedding. I figured I would give a little wedding update too.

I’m stressed because nothing is done or working out.

End of update!

It really isn’t that bad. I was suppose to try on my dress today, but the lady asked if I could come on Tuesday instead. Just another thing left unchecked on my list Our honeymoon can’t come fast enough!!

Huck bought Dragon a few weeks ago, and I uploaded it onto my computer today. I am impressed with how well it works. I used it to write this blog post. It may become my new favorite way to blog. Except for having to wear the stupid headphones that came with it.

 

 

09/16/12

Frugal Wedding Shopping

Today, was spent shopping and looking at wedding stuff. I will back track a little and fill everyone in on a few things.

  • Our wedding colors are Navy Blue and Yellow with Burlap
  • The guys are going to wear khakis with button shirts. Something like this.

  • The girls are wearing navy blue sundresses. I told them the color and they each picked out their own. I figured that way they could pick a dress they liked. No one spent over $20.
  • The bridesmaids are going to have yellow flowers, and I will have blue.
  • Still working on the Boutonnieres. I like these

Today, I went to a few craft and party supply stores to look at prices of different items to see what would be our best options. While at Michael’s, I seen their flowers where 50% off. I seen some Sunflowers that were originally $1.99 for 6 or 7 flowers. I grabbed one and brought it home. I cut the flowers off and made them into bouquets. I looked at it and was really surprised how good it looked. Huck even approved. You can’t really tell it is fake. And you can’t tell at all in the picture I sent to everyone. I was pretty excited. $1.00 bouquets. Can’t beat that!! Now, I just need to figure out what I am going to do for my flowers.

I also picked out everything for the tables including the table cloths and center pieces. I was on a roll today.

My to do list is getting shorter Only 47 more days!! It isn’t short enough, though!

I added a little count down to the blog today too.

I’m not stressed but know I have so much to do and worried it will sneak up on me. It will be great no matter what!!

I go back on Saturday to see my dress. Fingers crossed it looks and fits great!! Now, back to Pinterest!

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