AESA paper is finished. There goes about 50 tons of weight off of my shoulders.
September 28, 2006
My right big toe=hurt (I had an ingrown toenail removed today)
Me= lazy bum
TheKnot=hella lame
IndieBride=cool
Dinner tonight=possibly amazing
My hair= about to be re-colored and highlighted
AESA paper= 95% finished!!!
This has been your daily math lecture. 
Checkity check yourself September 26, 2006
Date?-Check
Ceremony site?-Check
Reception site?-Check
Photographer?-Check
Deposit paid on Ceremony and Reception site?-Check
Menu selected?-Check
Makeup/hair artist selected?-Check
Deposit paid to makeup/hair artist?-Check
I’m kicking ass and taking names! By the end of October I will have a dress picked out, or so I hope. I have a few in mind, but who knows what they’ll actually look like on me?
Yay for good news! September 26, 2006
I won some Graduate Travel & Research Award through my department. Granted, it’s not much, but it sure does help w/ my travel expenses to Spokane. My advisor actually e-mailed me yesterday congratulating me and telling me that it was a big deal because the competition was stiffer this year than in the past. Now if I could only get a couple hundred from the Grad School, I will be well on my way to paying for my trip. Sweeeet.
ETA: I just realized that the award I won was indeed from the Grad School and not my department, meaning that I am definitely getting money from my department!!! Spokane, here I come….
Freaky, freaky stuff September 18, 2006
http://www.youtube.com/v/y_EKHK1C2IE
I must say that this is the weirdest thing I’ve seen in a long, long time.
September 18, 2006
Never never have I ever woke up at 3 AM on a Saturday morning, driven 9 hours total (round trip) to New Orleans, and then played poker until 11 PM. Until this weekend. I am sooooooooooo tired.
Our trip to NOLA was ultra-productive, despite the fact we were both chugging Red Bull to stay awake on the drive back. We had three sites we were looking at as potential ceremony/reception sites (especially with an out of town event, you want to have stuff as close together as possible) and a photographer that we wanted to meet with. We rolled into town around 9 AM, went to Cafe du Monde for beignets and coffee/hot chocolate (him/me), then we went over to the Garden District to get our blue cheese bread fix at la boulangerie and then decided to call the photographer to see if we could meet w/ him a little earlier than planned.
The dude was awesome! His pictures are really mindblowing, he’s a really cool guy and his rates are reasonable. He is free for all the dates we’re looking at, so unless something comes up, we’re going with him. Check out his website.
We checked out our three sites: two in the Quarter and one Uptown (sort of in the warehouse district). The two in the Quarter were OK, but not exactly what we were looking for. One was out of our budget and the other had a nice courtyard, but we couldn’t really visualize it (not to mention having an outdoor wedding in the summer in New Orleans is so effin’ uncomfortable). Our third site ended up being exactly what we wanted. It’s an old jazz club and it’s a really really cool space. The guy who owns it is also the exec. chef, so we know the food will be good and not a bunch of tiny quiches from Sam’s or something. He had the last three Saturdays in June open, so I’ll just have to see what works best for everyone involved before we put down a deposit and sign a contract. It’s also the one most within our budget and it’s definitely the coolest of the three.
It’s really exciting to see things start to move. By the end of the week we should have a site/caterer and a photographer. The little details can wait (at least for a little while). Next on the list is getting a dress picked out, since everything I’ve read indicates that you should get your dress at least 9 months before (so that it can be ready in plenty of time for fittings). We are coming up on that milestone very, very soon, so I need to get cracking.
September 5, 2006
My trip to Chicago was very, very fun. Exhausting, but I had a great time. I met so many new people that I’m really hoping I stay in touch with. I had a bit much of the nightlife, if you know what I mean (there were parties/dinners every night I was there) but what else was I going to do? The wedding itself was really nice and very classy. It was at some estate on a forest preserve right outside of the city. All the guests that were staying at the Marriott got to ride a charter bus out there. It was a flashback to my high school marching band days, but there were lots of good conversations on the bus. One of the bride’s sisters (I think she had 3) was a heinous bitch and caused a whole lot of drama which nearly ruined the wedding, but luckily no one paid her any mind and the wedding went smoothly.
Other than that I did a little shopping at H&M and walked around Wicker Park on Saturday afternoon. There wasn’t time for much else.
Wedding planning will commence soon. It should be absolutely nuts. Our goal is $10,000 or less. We’ll see if it indeed can be done…
