TGIF!

I'm so excited that it's finally Friday, ANNDD my bachelorette party is tomorrow! I'm so excited! I have no idea where they're taking me, but it's sure to be an amazing day/night. I still have to go out and buy shoes. I bought these rediculous red shoes the other day, thinking they would go great with the dress, but I was mistaken. Booooo. Oh well, I guess I can find somewhere else to wear them!

I've been doing alright with the running actually, and ran at Killens shaving 20 seconds off of my time. It felt pretty good. Forcing myself to run really sucks, but once I'm done I feel so much better. I guess it outweighs the bad in this case.

Other than that, nothing is really new. I can't seem to finish Kurt's birthday present in time for his birthday. I was really a little too ambitious about what I could do in the time given, but I can still give it to him and it will alt least be almost done....

Great Day

I have to say that today was an awesome day!

I was pleasantly suprised, after being tricked into dropping off paperwork across the street, to find my entire office clan in the conference room with all kinds of food and presents for me:) They threw me a mini bridal shower! I was so suprised. It's so nice to feel like people care, I had no expectation what-so-ever other than maybe a card, but they really suprised me! So today I'm gong to buy them cards, after I go and buy myself an outfit for my bachelorette party this weekend (for which I'm SO excited about!)

Also, yesterday (even though it's probably counteracted by my binging on 'bad' foods) I ran the 3.2 miles at Killens Pond in 26 minutes. Now, I know this is no amazing feat, but for me, it's pretty good! I haven't timed myself running in a loooong time (since high school), but I heard that 20-30 minutes is decent, so I'm glad that I can at least keep up with that, and feel a little bit 'in shape'. I'm going to try to keep running it, and get the time down so maybe I could do a few 5k runs in the future!

All in all, this week is shaping up to be really great:)

Crunch Time

Yup, the time is here. 27 days until the big day. WOW!
Definitely exciting! Although, I must say, dealing with guests is the most irritating duty in the world of wedding planning.


I am generally a very laid back bride these past six months, very open to everyone's ideas, wishing I could invite a lot of people instead of wanting to cut back the list, not very picky about specific details, and generally really optimistic.

With that said..... and yes, this will sound bridezilla-ish, but I only have two things to say:

1) If your invitation does not say 'and Guest' or the name of your significant other, you CANNOT have a date. Sorry, but you can't. There are enough people that have been invited to this wedding that you will have a stupendous time, because your group of friends, formed previous to the time that you acquired a new girlfriend/boyfriend, will be there stag as well. I'm sorry, thats just how it is. I know a lot of it is ignorance to wedding etiquette, believe me I've been there, but we just can't afford it given the amount of people in our immediate families, and the size of the rental space. :) k thanks.

2) I am the bride. Please refer all of your logistical questions for how to cart your drunk butt home from the reception, to either my parents or to my lovely maid of honor, who has so kindly stepped up for the job. Love you Jacq!!


All that being said, I love you all!! Just a bit stressed out here :)

I think running helps though, I was pretty excited the other day, I ran the whole killens pondside trail without stopping, 3.2 miles.. which is a big deal for me lately! Hopefully it will cut down on my flabby arms for the wedding!

What a Beautiful Day!

In more ways than one!

Not only is this the first day in practically months that the sun is shining, let alone almost 60 degrees and the birds are chirping, but it is exactly 30 days until our wedding! Hooray!

Today I'm just all around excited and can't wait for everything to get moving! Everything is pretty much completed at this point,and the RSVPs are filtering in! I just wish Kurt and I could move to NC now and be the crazy happy couple we always are when we're together. Like he said today, we deserve it!

I know it's premature, but the picture is the kind of puppy we want, once we get settled. A cairn terrier (Toto from the Wizard of Oz) :)

Happy Tuesday!

"I'm Taking my Beer"

So, if you've seen Will Farrel's "The Landlord" skit, you know what the title of this blog and the photo are refering to. If you haven't seen it, stop reading this and google it NOW. It's SO funny.

Anyway, as you've probably surmised, I'm having issues with the logistics of moving to NC. Apartment issues to be exact and it's driving me to drink (not literally!). Basically, I want to move out in May, but our lease isn't up until August 31. Apparently I can terminate the lease early if I have evidence of government subsidized housing, which may or may not include a stipend from the military to pay for housing near Bragg. I still have to figure that out. Along with making this distinction, I have to see exactly how much my roommate will hate me, if I decide to terminate the lease early. This issue, plus the wedding, plus moving, plus accepting a grad school offer, have all got my stomach in a knot.

Just ranting. Thats all I have to say about that.

More Snow?

Well, just after my last rant about how I want it to warm up, so I can get outside and get rid of my cabin fever, they announce that we'll be having another snow storm. Actually, I think they're calling it a 'snowicane' because of the potential for 60 mph winds. It's actually another Nor' Easter, but it's moving along a different path than the typical nor easter like the other three we've had this season.

I can't say that I mind all that much,the snow always does look beautiful right after falling. Hopefully immediately after the temperature will skyrocket to get rid of some of the snow on the ground. One beef I have though, is that I can't afford to have my work canceled, because I won't get paid so hopefully that won't happen!

Anyway, I must say that I'm so excited that Kurt is finally done BOLC! He should be on his way here to spend the week with me! I couldn't be happier! Everything is moving along, and the wedding is right around the corner! I have to say that I do miss visiting him in Missouri though, we really did so many things there. I think we visited almost every state park in the area, and our New Years Eve event was epic. I need to get some photos here so I can post them on the blog!

Hurry Up and Wait!

I came to the conclusion today that I'm in need of some serious serenity. I don't know, maybe I need to meditate or something. All I know is, I'm not being very nice to people and I'm especially quick to irritate this past week and today (my appologies to everyone, :P). I feel like when I'm not with Kurt doing something fun, I'm just bored and anxious all the time, and I've reached my limit.

I think the snow has something to do with it too, because I feel like I just need a few hours to sit in the woods, or go running in the state park and not be around anyone, but I can't because the snow has been on the ground preventing me from going outside for the past three weeks! A long winter is not beautiful here in Delaware. The trees look pretty the day after a storm, but farm fields not-so-much, nor the mounds of brown/black snow on either side of the street. 40 inches of snow later, we've had enough.

Instead of going outside, I've been reading novels that take place outside and dreaming about being there, which only contributes to my frustration.
I have to say the biggest issue right now is my job. I do like my job DESCRIPTION, but because I'm fairly new to the work that needs to be done, my job consists of sitting in front of the computer, finishing my assignments and then being bored and feeling unproductive, which also makes me feel more irritated and antsy.I can't take on larger assignments because I don't have enough experience dealing with permitting larger projects. Blah office jobs!! It's definitely time to go back to school and be challenged by something. I think I'm more used to school where your days alternate, you learn something new every day, you have homework and projects that challenge you, and relate to what you like (like the paper I had to write on the phylogeography of sea turtles, or my horseshoe crab stuff, or something, not making a list of contacts for every enviro consultant in Delmarva). I know Duke is super expensive, but if I go there, I can go back to doing the fun challenging stuff again! :) :)

Anyways, when I'm at work, I find myself filling up these moments of boredom with worrying about logistical things that will need to take place in the next month; all of the wedding stuff I need to get done, worrying about money and school, and worrying about taking off of work and moving to NC. The only problem is, right now, I've finished all I can get done now to prepare for everything , so it's like I can only plan so much, and hurry so much, and then I just have to wait until I can complete the next task. Therefore, I'm stuck thinking about it over and over, but can't do anything.

I'm half worried, half excited and impatient about all of these changes! I cannot wait to move to NC and be with Kurt, and start our new life there. That being said, lets get on with it already! lol. I'm bored, and cold!

I definitely need to stop bitching though. Here's my list of things to do, to make myself less abrasive to others (haha) and less irritated:

1) Work out at the gym this week
2) Sew this stupid bear thing I bought (yes, I bought a sewing project. NERD!)
3) Go find bows to put on the wedding favors
4) Go to Killens as soon as the snow melts
5) Buy my bridesmaid gifts
6) Go get final dress fitting and visit UD friends for dinner
7) Make a list of scholarships to apply for to fund Duke


Hurry up April :)