Category: Wedding Fun

Weekend Things

Lauren2 Comments

If I was a normal Coloradan, I would start this post with something like…

BRONCOS!!! OH MY GOD!!! SUPER BOWL!!! OH MY GOD!!!

But I’m not a normal Coloradan so instead I’ll just say hi, hope your weekend is going well!  Despite the fact that our whole house is yet again covered in a layer of dust, it’s been a great weekend around here.  The perfect mix of being productive and being totally lazy.  Friday started with dinner and a movie.

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We finally got around to cooking up some of those steaks we’ve had in the freezer.  Turns out our meat thermometer considers medium rare to be more like well done, but they were delicious nevertheless.

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We went to a new (to us) Denver movie theater and it was so cool.  It’s a tiny place with only a few theaters but there’s two floors and one has a full-service bar.  We saw 12 Years a Slave in a theater that probably sat 150 people tops.  It felt very Denver.  The movie was incredible but so hard to watch.  At the end, I realized my entire body had been tensed up through the whole thing.

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On Saturday I was up bright and early for some bridesmaid dress shopping.  This is me pretending to not know Hannah was taking a picture of the dress I decided on.  She gave us all the option of getting any style dress as long as they were all the same length and color but we all ended up liking the same one.  I’m so excited to stand next to my best friend in this dress come July!

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I came home to Joey working on our exposed brick wall so I took myself to the grocery store in an attempt to not go crazy from the noise and dust.  I’ve been going to the Sprouts near our house and I’m not really sure how I like it. On the one hand, it’s nice to shop at a more Whole Foods-like store (bulk bins galore and a Toms toothpaste section that I thought only existed in my dreams), but it’s also A) crowded and B) catered towards people who probably make 3-4 trips to the grocery store a week.  Can I get a full-sized cart please?  I bought myself this treat as a reward for braving the Saturday afternoon crowd.

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Lookie!  We still have to figure out how to make a better looking transition from corner of wall to brick, but I LOVE how this looks!  I apologized to Joey for having almost no faith in this project but he was right and it looks great!  We were going to pull some leftovers from the fridge, but my parents called me around 5 and invited us to dinner and that sounded like a much better plan 🙂

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We went to a new place — Jonesy’s Eat Bar — and were severely disappointed.  We got a free order of truffle fries for checking in on Yelp! (which gave this place 4/5 stars?!) and they were delicious but it all went downhill from there.  No one was wowed by their food and my mom was served a po boy on a HAMBURGER BUN.  That’s sacrilegious.  It also wasn’t cheap so I think it’s safe to say we won’t be going back there.

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Did I mention I lost my ID at the mall last weekend?  I swear the 20-year-old American Eagle employee I gave it to for a return never gave it back to me and she’s now out enjoying life as a 24-year-old.  We had planned on going out to see a band but instead we spent the night trying to locate our passports, which we found underneath an old laptop at the bottom of a box of DVDs.  By that point, we were over going anywhere else that night.  Instead I ate this piece of King Cake and watched SNL.

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Today has been half productive, half relaxing .  We staked out at the breakfast joint in our neighborhood and got some wedding planning taken care of — according to our wedding book, there’s lots to do in the 8-6 month period — then came home for football and an at-home manicure.  I feel uncomfortable every time I take a manicure picture, I swear I’m not trying to show off my ring I’m just right handed!

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Now I’m scrolling through the millions of Broncos-related Facebook statuses and wondering if we’d be expected to put up Broncos decorations if we threw a Super Bowl party.

Happy Sunday!

If You Looked At My Pinterest Account…

Lauren3 Comments

Are you guys on Pinterest?  I think a majority of the things people pin are stupid — and how about those pins where the link takes you nowhere?! — but I’m also a fan of virtual idea organization.  So much easier than keeping a pile of torn out magazine pages (except that I still do that…) and it helps for those of us who need help visualizing things.  Anyways, my total lack of pictures this week (bad blogger!) means I’m resorting to Pinterest to show you guys what’s up with my life.

So if you looked at my Pinterest account…

You’d know we are desperate need of some entryway organization.

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I cannot even stand a pile of shoes at the front door and this is 100% my mom’s fault.  Hey mom, remember when I used to be the one driving you crazy by leaving my shoes at the front door?

You’d know that we have a bunch of steak in the freezer that needs to be used up.

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We came home a few weeks ago to a Christmas present from one our suppliers at work.  We were the only ones in the office who got something from them so I guess being the company purchaser has it’s perks.

You’d know that our pots and pans cabinets are a MESS.

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I’m dying to make a pretty hanging display for them because needing the pan at the very bottom of a stack of 7 is driving me slowly insane.

You’d know that I’m dreaming of a honeymoon in Europe.

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If I do not see Paris and get a chance to use the few French words I still remember from high school, I will die.  Je voudrais une glace.  Which translates to “I would like an ice cream,” naturally.

You’d know that a certain couple of people probably needs to get going on ordering Save the Dates.

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And those two certain people really like the format for the wording on this one!

You’d know that we finally picked a wedding color palette!

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No joke, we’ve been telling people we’re having a rainbow colored wedding up until last week… The girl running out catering tasting looked at us like we had 5 heads when we made that joke.  Emphasis on joke!  Hint: There’s purple involved 🙂

You’d know that I’m itching to buy some pretty jewelry.

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I used to be so into earrings and now I cannot even tell you how many times I have forgotten to put a pair in.  I think I need some new jewelry inspiration.  Also, I haven’t worn any of my gold jewelry since getting engaged because I hate the thought of mixing yellow gold and white gold jewelry… what are the rules on that?

You’d know that it’s a month away and I’m still kinda excited about Valentine’s Day.

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I can’t help it, I just love that cheesy Hallmark holiday with all my heart.  Did you know it’s on a Friday this year?  I think a good old-fashioned dinner-and-a-movie night is in order!  Any restaurants out there who plan on filling the entire dining room with helium balloons a la the Sex and the City movie?

You’d know that I’ve been lamenting the fact that I have no fashion sense.

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Seconds after pinning this image, Jenn texted me to say she was wearing almost this exact outfit.  In other words, she has all the fashion sense and I’m utterly jealous.  I’m currently going through one of those stages where I detest everything in my closet.  Know what I mean?

What’s going on in your life?