Nail Biting

You can't even imagine how hard it is for me to stop biting/picking my nails.

I think trying to stop is worse than quitting smoking (although I've never smoked, so I don't know).

My fingers are attached to my hands - I can't put them away, or refuse to buy them.

I don't even know I'm doing it 95% of the time.

Until my co-worker yells at me.

Or Ivan yells at me.

Oh why didn't my mother make me break this horrible habit when I was young!!!

I am determined to "bite" this in the butt.

Nails - you will not get the best of me.

Beautiful wedding of mine:

do not fear,

I will have nice looking hands.

I promise.

Bridal Shower Bliss

My fabulous sisters and amazing friend threw me a beautiful Bridal Shower.

I love Bridal Showers - at least planning them and going to them.  And now that I had mine, I love having them too. 

I must admit it felt a little weird being the center of attention and trying to talk with everyone and making sure they all knew how important it was to me that they made the effort to come.

The theme of the shower was Honey and Bees.  My sisters and friend had the cutest stuff and great decorations.  They should really go into a business - everything was so cute.  The invitations, above, said "Kattrina found her HONEY" and all the favors were little jars of honey, honey candies, and those honey stick things.  And Cathie, my sister's sister in law, made little stickers to put on candy that said "Bride to Bee" except the Bee was a sticker of a bee.  SOOOO CUTE.

I know some people think Bridal Showers are stupid/cheesy, and others that they are just an excuse to get presents - but I loved the idea of getting all my girlfriends together and hanging out while playing fun games (yes, I think bridal shower games are fun).  Presents are fun too (especially when you need EVERYTHING), but of course they are an added benefit. 

What was even more great was that everyone got to meet Ivan.  He came up to the shower to help me open presents so eveyone got a chance to see him (and if they spoke Spanish, to chat with him).

Here are some fun pics (these are just from my camera, when I get other photos, I'll post them too):

{yummy cupcakes my sister got - they were honey cinnamon and had little marzapan bees on them}

{the winners of the hot potato game}

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH

ELIZABETH,

MELISSA,

AND SARAH

FOR A

WONDERFUL BRIDAL SHOWER!!

I loved every minute!!

It's all in your face

 {source}

Now, I am not into very many beauty routines.  I shower, I wash my hands, and every once in a while I slather some lotion on my legs.  Oh, and I use a ton of chapstick.  That's about it.  However, I have bought into the idea that I should try and look my best on my wedding day.  Get my hair nice, maybe lose five pounds, tone my arms, and get beautful skin.  I am not doing very well on any of those fronts - except the skin part.  Yes, I have adapted a skin routine.  Scary thought.

I sadly admit I am not a face washer.  It's embarrassing actually.  I wash my face every morning in the shower - sometimes with bar soap and sometimes with a Neutrogena face wash.  I think about washing my face at night, but I am usually soooo exhausted at night that I'm too lazy.  It's all I can do to brush my teeth (and don't worry, I floss in the afternoon because my I am a night-flosser-failure).  Now, I wouldn't say my skin is horrible.  It's pretty clear.  But, now I want perfect touchable skin.  Wedding Day Skin. 

To help me in the effort, my sis bought me a Clinique Three-Step Skin Cleaning Systerm.  Fancy stuff.  So, I am trying to change my habits and begin using the three steps.  Every night I wash my face, use this toner thing that takes off my dead skin, and mosturize, mosturize, mosturize.  It is TOUGH.  It's a true fight of laziness vs. must-have-nice-skin.  And it takes forever to have a night-time routine.  Who woulda thought...

And I do believe, my skin is softer.  And those thought crinkles that appear on my forehead after a day of too much thinking are a little fainter.  Ahh, touchable skin.  Still - is it crazy for me to obsess about these little details?

Next beauty routine: nails.  Good thing my loyal co-worker is on my nail-biting habit like a cat on a catnip-stuffed mouse toy.  Unfortunately, I have my own office so she can't monitor me all day.  I'm trying to stop though - really and truley. 

Grow, nails, grow!  I'm trying so hard not to eat you!

{source}

so...what do you think about barbie make-up for wedding day!! :-)

Wedding Proposal

This is so adorable!  Ivan's proposal was not quite as romantic as this...  I'll tell ya about it one day.  In the meantime, take a look at this one!

{via A Cup of Jo}

And finally - a location!

So, I think I settled on a location and I am quite happy with it.  Thanks Mom, for helping me out!  I can't tell you the exact location yet, but the town looked like this in 1909:

Sudden Attacks of Nerves

{Eva Schuster}

The more I read, see, and discuss wedding things, the more nervous I get. What if I forget to do something? What if I leave something out?  What if I'm not creative enough?  Or people think things I've incorporated into my wedding are dumb?  I know you think that I shouldn't care, but I've been to my fair share of weddings and people always talk - about the food, the music, the ceremony, the favors, EVERYTHING.

People even had opinions about whether I should have a wedding or not.

Girls spend their entire life planning their dream wedding - thinking about the details, getting the right venue, the perfect photographer, the ideal menu, the creative favors, making every aspect reflect their personality.

I'm trying to do that in a few months.

And I'm not devoting every second to it - or even every other second.

I don't even know what all the things consist of - what goes into a wedding?

Just every once in a while I start to get overwhelmed.

I start thinking that I'm never going to get organized enough.

And then I remember,

it doesn't matter.

No matter how horrible the wedding is - at least Ivan and I will be married.

Unless I somehow screw that up!!!!

Then I'm really in trouble....

Minute Rice

Luckily I'm not having rice at my wedding, instant or not.

It's rose petals all the way!