One of my friends has decided to play wedding planner for me, which is fantastic because again, I hate the whole process. She called several venue sites, most of which were too expensive. I think one of our choices is going to be the Event Gallery @ 910 Arts. It's one of the least expensive venues, and it's still pretty. It's the kind of place I would like to have family and friends as guests in. A place that I don't really have to decorate. Loren, friend/wedding planner, is super into decorating. I am not. At least she's super flexible, one of the benefits of her being my friend.
I've been looking at more dresses online. I try to like white ones, I keep liking red. Who knows which direction I'll go in the end. I wish I had someone to go with to go look at dresses...although plus-size wedding shopping is like putting a gun to your own head. It's a miserable experience. Even when I was a size 14, I still couldn't find dresses that made me feel pretty. Size 20 Alyson knows it's just better to look on the internet than to burden myself with overly-helpful bridal shop salespeople. "What, you don't want a dress with sleeves? Oh..."
Hopefully Nick will help me decide what kind of food we want to have at the reception. I know I want a buffet-style presentation. If I could self-cater, I have this vision of lots of silver trays and crystal platters...like a mismatched tea party. And then I found the fabulous tea party-esque cake that I posted on Facebook. And then Nick decided Thor should marry us...
No Thor. Sorry, babe. Like you said, it would only work if he was in full-blown character, and let's face it--most people won't "get" the whole Valhalla thing.
I've been so busy lately, what with the new job and all. It's crazy! I am going to love working at H&M. But seriously, it's going to be a lot of work. It's extremely fast-paced and I'm going to be running around like a chicken with my head cut off. But I'm happy about it. Truly. I have pink hair again! And I haven't taken my nose ring out since my last day at Clinique.
I have to buy shoes today for work. Something ridiculously comfortable, and hopefully not ugly, considering I'll be working in a fashionable environment for once. I also have to get money for rent together, and make myself a sandwich. Oh, and take out ground meat to make a meatloaf for dinner. I'm practically married, can't you tell?
