As we eat dinner, Joel decides to tell me that I spelled party wrong on my blog.  My first reaction was, "my blog, what are you talking about".  Then he says, you know the wedding one.  Oh, he actually remembered me talking about and knew where to find it.  As you can tell, I am a bit surprised.  It does make me feel good knowing he may not ask about wedding stuff all the time, he can at least catch up on this on the website!

Tonight I needed a project since it was all reruns tonight.  I decided I wanted to try to do a mock-up of our table numbers.  I did the first table number mock-up and decided that it needed a little more.  So with a thin ribbon added, it was just the way I wanted it.  I will print the first layer out on white cardstock and it will be great.  I will have to glue together when I have the time to measure every piece that goes together. 

I am in the waiting phase right now.  I ordered supplies I am waiting for to get going on the next projects or to finish started products. 

I got the basket to hold the flip flops for the reception.  I am excited to so little different things at our wedding. 

One of the great Knottie, SuMmErKuTie, shared with me the template for personalized water bottles.  The template was a huge help and wonderful for her to share.  I have been customizing the template for Joel and I and love office 2007 with the little details I could not find in the old version.   

One benefit from time to time with my job is I am forced to go out in stores and look at different sections of the stores, look at competitive ideas and try to come up with new ways to sell stuff.  Part of that means going up and down a lot of isles in the stores.  Yesterday I got to spend some time in Target.  Oh, did I have fun.  After find some work stuff it was jackpot on the wedding stuff.  I found my out of town bags for less than the cheap brown bags with handles.  I also found the gift bags for the wedding party.  It was one of those finds where you want to do the happy dance in the middle of the isle.

Last night I started painting our cake topper.  I painted it a warm white.  Next it is time to bling it out. 

I have a lot of stuff now to work on.  I need to get a lot of stuff organized for our trip back to Wisconsin in May.

Where do I start with this weekend?  I guess with Saturday.  I had lots of fun running around with the great weather we had here in Arkansas.  I did some engagement dress shopping and had great luck and found the dress I plan on wearing.  I got home from shipping and had a jump in my step when I got the mail and our engagement invites had arrived.  After ripping the package open, I had to decided what pens I wanted to use to address them.  I know I am crazy but it is a fun excuse to buy some fun pens.  I decided pink and green.  Time to head back out and get some fun stuff fom Hobby Lobby.  (I think I am addicted to that store).  Found some fun pens and then decided I should get the plates and some supplies for the e-party.  Checked prices at my addicted store but decided to go to Party City.  Good choice since Party City had the Damask pattern in light blue and white for plates.  Fun, Fun. Dinner plates in blue, black and white; cake plates in damask blue and white, napkins in white; all done.  Mark that off the list
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Sunday, Joel and I did our first registry.  We registered at Kohl's.  We wanted to start our registry just in case. Joel actually had a lot of fun registering.  He did some reading of labels then he was "just scan it, you know you want it".  We have some practical things on the list with some wish list items.  Now everyone will have know what to get us for Christmas this year! Kohl's is really good about registeries and gave me a stack of 15% off coupons for people who buy off the registery.

After all that fun with scanning, I addressed all the invites for the e-party.  I love my pens but they are taking forever to dry.  I maybe readdressing all of them if the pens do not dry fast enough or dray all the way and not smug.

This week has been all about shoes.  As many of you know, one of my favorite things to shop for and to look at.  I had a very successful week.  I found my shoes from zappo.  I have to go make sure the color is right against my dress but I love the style and love how well it match design wise to my dress.  The girls shoes, oh how fun.  So I did some looking online and had the girls check out a few.  Then I did some more looking and found a cute pair at JcPenney's.  Yesterday after work I was on a mission.  I went in and tried on two of the pairs.  First pair, omg kill your feet in 3 minutes.  That pair was out.  Onto the next pair and score.  Cute, comfortable and an additional 30% off the sale price and they could get all the sizes I needed.  An interesting fact about my girls and I, we all have boats for feet.  Out of the 5 of us there is 3 that wear a 10 and 2 that wear a 9 1/2.  The girls shoes are being shipped here and will be in next week.  Yeah!!!

So Crafty Eddie is making the H for our wedding cake topper. I am excited to have another project to work on.  I will be painting it and then blinging it out!  I cannot wait.  Maybe if it works well, I will have numbers made for the tables and I can bling them out too.  Hmmmm.  We will have to see how it goes.
What project should I work on tonight?

 Getting home  a little early does wonders for actually getting things done.  Between emails downloading and spreadsheets uploading while working from home the last few hours of the day, I got a load of laundry done and dinner started. With all the house stuff done at the end of my work day.  I finally had time to do some DIY. 
I purchased some baskets while I was home.  I think the baskets will be used either in the bathroom or to hold the programs at the church.  Or I just may need to buy two more baskets like I already bought.  I took out the lining and took it all a part and used it as my pattern to make a new lining.  Out of what I am sure you are wonders...but of course damask pattern.  It took me longer to take the lining apart than it did to sew the new lining back together.  So two linings are now done in the damask pattern.

Oh, I forgot to blog that the invitiations have been ordered of the engagement party.  I better start getting the addresses together since the invites have already been printed and have been mailed to our house.  I think that will be