Mystery

Saturday I woke up, rubbed my eyes, and wouldn't you know it I felt something funky on my face (not the usual eye boogers).

Didn't take long to find a bubbly scab clinging to my fingers and upon further tactile investigation I found a tender spot on the side of my nose near my eye.

It's not very big, but talk about annoying placement! Right where my glasses nose pad rests.

No idea how it got there.

I'm guessing I accidentally scratched myself in the night or a cat ran across my face. 

Both are equally likely.

Seriously.

More mystery ensued that afternoon when I went through the cars looking for the hubster's sunnies.

Unfortunately I didn't find his sunglasses. I did find a bunch of food particles and sticky stuff (funny how there always manages to be something sticky under a car seat) and a cute Lego girl with a pet monkey.

Doesn't everyone's car have a cute Lego girl hitchhiking with her monkey pal?

Anywho. That wasn't my big find. :)

About 7+ years ago I lost a pair of earrings that I absolutely adored. Ever since then I've had occasional bouts of mourning for these earrings and even though I bought them from Target and thought I'd be able to buy another pair, I've never been able to find them in stores. 

I never knew what happened to these beloved earrings. Until this weekend.

They were wedged into the carpet under the passenger side seat in the Sable. Good thing they were pressed into the floor otherwise they would've been vacuumed up years ago!

I only spotted one at first and didn't let myself get too excited, just relieved to finally know what happened to those earrings. Then I found the other stuck near the seat mount and squealed to myself.

Such a strange relief just to know that they were lost in my car and so exciting to find the pair! 

So even though I have a mysterious open sore on my face, I'm happy to have my long lost earrings back.

<This silly picture has been on my F'book page for years and I've left it up mostly because it was the last time I remember wearing those earrings! 

Let me tell ya, there are way better pictures of me and my bestie, but those gosh darn earrings have been haunting me! Ha! No longer!

Yippee :)

Life At The Moment.

Life is a little rough at the moment. Not rocky road, but definitely not velvet.

The wedding is moving along and our pets are happy and healthy. The only wrench in our gears is finances. Well, the lack thereof.

We did however manage to scrape together some money to buy a used cat condo off my BFF for the kitties. They love it!

Millie has been a little territorial and pushed Iroh out of his little house a couple times, but overall they nap nicely together with Millie on the roof like Woodstock and Iroh in the house like Snoopy.

Some gorgeous hydrangea from my future mother-in-law's garden and my cutie pie, Millie.

So money is tight, nerves are frayed, and blood pressure is up. I feel trapped and don't know how to cope with failure-or feeling like a loser at least. I've never been in that position, and if I have been I've been suicidal or so down on myself I never learned how to deal with regular ole hard times.

In more important news I have a 5K to run in a couple weeks. Seriously. My legs are killing me. It's as if someone replaced my jumbo calves with jumbo pain organs!

Next Monday boot camp @ the Y starts and on the 12th I run the 5K in Seattle and then the week after the run I have a dress fitting in Alderwood.

August-here I come.

Zodiac

I was inspired to post this after my BFF posted a little description of her zodiac sign on her blog, Modern Day Blonde.

Oh Zazzle...

I thought it was hilarious how this card happened to have a bird! I love birds! Usually Aquarius means a buff dude with some Grecian vase pouring water into nothing-but I like this orange bird :)

I think it's funny that I'm described as having a magnetic personality but also being distant... Yet somehow it's true! Zodiac stuff is so fun.

Happy Monday!

My Best Friend's Wedding

This weekend was my best friend's wedding down in our hometown of Yelm, WA. I've known this gal since preschool and we've been best friends practically ever since.

Considering my recent engagement I was paying rapt attention to all the preparations and processes. I have to say that I came glad A) We ain't Catholic B) Our families our reasonably small and C) My momma is as cheap as I am. My approach to wedding planning is toss the traditions and do what makes you comfortable! And I have a feeling my wedding will be a lot more backwater-casual than my best friend's, haha.

All in all it was a traditional American wedding and I was a little overwhelmed. The scale of the wedding was also much larger than any gathering I've ever experienced and tending to a jam-packed schedule was essential.

We woke up at 5:30 am the day of to pick-up bridesmaids and get to the hair salon by 7:00 am. By 10:00 am we were hair-sprayed into place and blazing toward the church to get dressed and ready for the first glance and pictures. (The first glance was SPECTACULAR-you couldn't imagine a more perfect reaction than my BF's hubby! Tears, smiles, and straight-up love!)

By the time guests began to arrive we had been forced from the park into the church by a little rain shower and had to hurry up with the family and bride/groom pics so we could hide the bride away before the ceremony began at 2:00 pm.

The ceremony went over without a hitch (even though the bride was PISSED that an unwanted priest showed his face and forced his way into the ceremony-it was kinda funny, he has a silly accent!) and we headed off to the reception is a Hummer limo (after I flashed the congregation my polka-dotted panties trying to get into the beast).

The reception was great fun and my maid of honor speech went over well. I did cry my eyes out though! There was a slight hiccup when we realized the bride's garter was in her car at the church, but on of the groomsmen handled the mini-crisis with ease.

All in all it was a grand ole American wedding with hundreds of guests and I felt like I was at a personalized prom from my BF. The entire time I couldn't help thinking-"Thank goodness I won't have to deal with all of this!"

We've always known that my wedding and my BF's would be night and day and luckily my BF knows me well. We're already planning a much more casual and informal affair without too many traditional wedding activities and a lot of crafty personalized touches.

Upon departing the reception we were attacked with buckets of birdseed (which is still littered around the cars). After a short stop at the bride's mother's house we gathered up cash and checks, hit up Burger King for a late night snack, stopped by the bank, and then charged onward to the SeaTac Raddisson. A weary bride and groom hugged my fiance and me goodbye and thanks and headed up for a few hours of sleep before a 3:00 am date with SeaTac security and check-in.

The wedding went over very well and I'm ecstatic about the new couple-I couldn't have asked for a better match for my best friend. While they're enjoying Mexico, the fiance I will be recovering from our crazy reception dance moves and hobbling around like old farts!

As for the cats: Iroh and Millie were very happy to see us Saturday night and have been enjoying many cuddles and pets. I swear Iroh put on five more pounds over the weekend, or not seeing him for a few days helped me gain new perspective on his mass!