Summertime Beach Bum

I finally finished a book i had started almost a year ago. It was a book that i would bring it everywhere with me "just incase" i had time to read, but i never read it. So overtime i would pick it up again i was having trouble getting back into it. So i brought it camping with me, and made my self sit and read it. Then i had to finish it! Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen Halley is off at a summer camp that her mom made her go to before starting her Junior year. While away at camp Halley receives a call from her best friend Scarlett with awful news. The first boy that Scarlett loved has been in a terrible accident and passed away.  The two friends start their junior year and try to move on with their lives. Halley meets a new boy who is all too adventurous for her. Meanwhile Scarlett finds out that she is pregnant with her ex boyfriends child. Scarlette's mom has already made the decision that she will "take care" of the child. Scarlett decides on her

I had posted earlier that i was working on the Mr and Mrs sign for our table. I was covering the front with pearls and then the sides with teal ribbon and then lace ribbon. Well yesterday i finally finished it! Even with all the pain, i love it! Here is the picture :) After the wedding i plan to hang it up in the house, and a pretty sign, and also a memento of the first day of the rest of our lives :) 

I was just going to share a wedding craft i have been working on. I purchased stand alone letters that spell out Mr & Mrs, they were silver and made of metal. Then i went and purchased tiny pearls that i was going to glue to the letters once i sprayed the letters white. I was hoping i could put this on the head table at the wedding. Cool idea: yes. Pain in the ass: oh yeah! I am almost done, and now only have one letter left. So i am beyond excited. The other thing is that for the edge of the letter i decided to put the teal ribbon with lace ribbon over it to add another layer of pretty-ness. Here is a picture of the MRS i had finished! I think they will look pretty once all done. I also hope to put them in our home after the wedding.

One part of my wedding that i did not have to plan was my bachelorette party. My Maid of Honor planned that with the help of my bridesmaids. Yesterday: Aug 11th i flew from bradley down to DC, where my MOH currently lives. We hung out yesterday, just exploring the DC area. For dinner we went to a restaurant right down the road from her apartment. It was a nice dinner. Today we are flying off to a secret destination where there will be 8 of us total to all hang out for the long weekend. We are staying from Friday-Monday in a house with a private pool that was rented for all of us. Activities have been planned and i am so beyond excited to relax and see everyone. I have to get up at some point as we will start to think about heading to the air port, but since i actually had a second, i figured i would type a post! Ill be sure to update where we ended up going. 

I had this great idea of summer:  relaxing on the beach floating in my pool fun new outdoor activities BBQ and picnic foods Here is what summer has been so far: wedding plans wedding worksheets phone calls staying in the AC because its way too hot designing centerpieces buying wedding gifts for bridesmaids (and more) finding spots in my home for all the boxes arriving gluing tiny pearls to things while i burn my hand with the hot glue gun *Sigh* I am very much looking forward to the home stretch. If i can give anyone one word of advise-DO NOT mention the the bride "awe its coming up quick, are you ready?" Because when people say this to me all i want to do is start screaming and list off the hundreds of things i still have to get done. Instead politely i state: yes its coming along. Very excited. But inside I'm freaking out. I mean, how is a bride supposed to work full time, manage her normal life of errands, and shopping, and cooking and cleaning, plu