Bye Bobby!

Bobby Bowden just announced his retirement from FSU football.  He's been our coach for the past 34 years and he will be missed!

“The bowl game will be my last game as head football coach at Florida State,” said Bowden. “It’s been a great 34 seasons.
- Coach Bobby Bowden, December 1, 2009

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20091201/FSU03/912010312/Update-It-s-official-Bowden-announces-Gator-Bowl-will-be-his-last-game

WE LOVE YOU BOBBY!

4 Months!

Omg!  We're now four months away from the wedding.  I can't believe it! 

We still have a lot to accomplish.  I'm getting ready to graduate in a couple of weeks, so I'll have a lot more time to be able to do wedding related tasks.  So I'm going to be knocking a bunch of stuff out this month.

Here's what I'm going to attempt to get accomplished this month (be aware, it's a long list!)

• Sign a contract with a baker
• Sign a contract with a florist
• Sign a contract with a bartender
• Talk over our ceremony with our officiant
• Decide on the look for the men
• Make sure all attendant's have ordered gowns
• Buy lingerie for gown fittings
• Print wedding invitations
• Start address all wedding invitations
• Make monogrammed table runner for head table
• Do mock-ups of centerpieces
• Paint parasols
• Do a trial of our favors

I'm a 3 Veil Bride!

I put in an alchemy request for a chapel length veil and The Silk Purse Accessories offered to do it for me.  It took her a couple weeks to do the custom request, but I received it last week and it looks awesome.  It's a shinier tulle and it's sewn into a clear hair comb.  She also hand sewed crystals onto the veil so that it has some sparkle.

I personally think this veil looks so much better than the other two so far.  It's just enough length to make me feel like a bride, but it's not enough to make me look extremely short.  I can't wait to try it on with  my dress.

She doesn't have too many items in her shop right now, but if you're interested in a veil like mine, message her and I'm sure she'll work something out with you!

What do you think?

This is a sponsored/compensated post.  I received this veil in return for the review.  The review is my own thoughts and feelings about the seller and have not be altered or scewed in any ways.

FSU vs. UF

The huge rival game is today at 3:30pm in the swamp. Even if you're not a fan of either team, you should watch it because it's always an awesome match-up.  I will be cheering on my Seminoles at my mother-in-laws house. 

This picture was taken in the hall of my dorm before my first ever Florida State football game.  I've been a fan ever since!

Let's Go Noles!

Black Friday Steals!

We went out shopping for Black Friday and found some great deals.  Here's some of what we got!

Kitchenaid Classic Stand Mixer: Originally $199 and we got it for $134 (Total of $65 savings)

Cricut Personal Cutter: Originally $199 and we got it for $74 (Total of $125 savings)

Western Digital 1TB external hard-drive: Originally $99 and we got it for $59 (Total of $40 savings)

Black dress pants: Originally $39 and I got them for $13 (Total of $26 savings)

I think we did very good and I can't wait to get home and play with all my new toys!  I would have love to get the Cricut Expressions, but it was about $100 more.  This one will work just fine!

My grandmother actually paid for both the mixer and the Cricut.  The mixer is going to be my bridal shower gift.  I'm going to test it out when I get home and see how it works and then wrap it up as a present for her to give me at my shower.  I guess I need to practice on acting surprised.  The Cricut is a Christmas present from them and she said I can start using it whenever I want.  I've already started bidding on cartridges on ebay.  I can't wait to do my first scrapbook layout with it.

What good deals did you get on Black Friday?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope everyone is having a great time with their friends and family.  Eat a lot and stay safe!

If you're going out for Black Friday tomorrow, don't get trampled!

I'm sitting here waiting for the pumpkin pie to be done.  What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Black Friday Ads

I am an avid Black Friday shopper.  We go every year, even if I don't find anything I particularly want to buy in the ads.  I usually find something in one of the clothing stores in the mall that I like.  I can't remember a year where I haven't came home with something.

So, here's some of the deals that struck me this year.  I hope this will help some of you in your Black Friday shopping.  All of this information came from bfads.net.

Sears
- Shapewear 50% (Great if you still need undergarments for your dress)
- SanDisk 4GB SD Card $8.00 (More room to take pictures on your honeymoon.

Kmart
- 3 pc. stem candle holder set $14.99 (Cute for wedding decorations)
- Stability ball $5.99 (Great for pre-wedding shaping up)

Target
- Western Digital 1TB hard drive $59.98 (This is what I'm getting J for Christmas)
- Dyson DC17 $349 (If you have dogs and don't want to wait for someone to get it off your registry)
- Chefmate 1.5 qt slow cooker (For a romantic fondue night)

Joanns
- Cricut $74.88 (Great deal!  Can be used to make table numbers or a monogram)

Walmart
- 2 pc. track suit $9 (To get ready in on the day of)
- Collage frame $7 (To put wedding pictures in)
- Kitchenaid stand mixer $139 (This is my grandma's bridal shower gift to me)