{Remodeling}

Renovating a house is a bitch.

Especially when the house was first "renovated" by a couple of corner cutters. About a month before the wedding D and I removed the strip of carpet right outside the bathroom because the dogs kept peeing on it. Turns out the people we bought the house from had a dog at one point. *sigh* Then they moved to the carpet right in front of the stairs. Grr!! So I ripped that up too. Then I recruited my 15yr old daughter to help me remove the carpet from the rest of the room. Turns out, there's hardwood under it!! It needs some work, but for being so old it's in pretty good shape.



Apparently someone spilled paint too. Nice. Anyway- so with the carpet up in there, D decided we should see what's under the carpet in the living room and bed room. I kinda wish we wouldn't have lol.

When we pulled it up we saw what I thought was mold, but it wasn't, it was dirt. I was so grossed out. But I was really glad it wasn't mold because that would have been awful, but it also would have explained why D's allergies are so bad. Blah. So we pull up just the carpet that meets the dining room and bedroom (a small square basically). It took us 2 hours to do that much. *sigh* It wouldn't have taken that long if the idiot that laid the carpet wouldn't have stapled (crooked at that) everywhere. Everyone knows that you don't put staples everywhere when laying the carpet (and this was on the friggin' padding..not even the carpet). You go around the edges. *sigh* Idiots. Because it took so long to do that and there was so much nasty shit coming up with it, we stopped right there. Now, with the dining room, D got me started in one area and I finished the room. But with all the staples I don't want to start and have to start and stop to spend 2hrs pulling them up or hammering them down.

After seeing what is in the living room though we decided that we're going to refinish the dining room floors but we're going to put laminate down on the living room floor because it is just ridiculous.

And after talking to the neighbor yesterday, we found out he does floors! So he's going to help us :). Yay! Lets hope we can get this all done in a weekend or so. I'll be sure to post pics when we get done!

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{Its 2 weeks late!}

My wedding post that is. I've been trying to post it forever but just never seem to finish it. I've also been bouncing back and forth between vlogging it or blogging it. And since every time I start to film a video a kid pops up I decided to go ahead and just blog about it. I'm sorry if it's long. It's not my fault!

Lets start with the awesome cake my mom made. Or should I say cupcakes?

Cute right?!

The top of the middle cake says "K & D" then our wedding date. The 3 cupcakes on the bottom of the middle tier say "It's About Time" lol. I thought it was funny..ya know..since we've been together almost 8yrs :).

Next up are the flowers & center pieces. All we used was (what I showed you all in a previous post) a mason jar, sand, and a tea light. I took something that looked like a grass skirt and tied it in a bow at the mouth of the jar. I think they looked really pretty! And then for the flowers I just went to Hobby Lobby and got Peonies, I can't remember what the white flower is lol, and 2 different kinds of roses. I think they turned out really well. And it probably cost me $40 for all the bouquets.

And then here we have all the girls! I absolutely LOVE this picture!!

And then here's the groomsmen. D looks super nervous...or maybe he was a little drunk already...I don't know lol.

The Memory Table. I thought this was an amazing idea. We both have had family members pass through the years that we would have really liked to be there with us on our day. But this was a great way to honor them. We had D's mom, His grandpa (moms dad), and his aunt & uncle. Then for me we had my great-grandmother & my grandpa. I included the lyrics (just the first verse and the chorus) to If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away- by Justin Moore. I thought it fit the day.

The high light of the event. My nephew & niece coming down the aisle lol. We were going to use a wagon but the little seat we were going to have her sit in didn't fit into it. So we had to improvise lol.

I swear I was not nervous and didn't have a single Bridezilla moment until around noon the day of. And then I just wanted to smack someone. *sigh* As I heard people enter our space and the hall start to fill up I got more nervous. Not about getting married because I'd been waiting on this day since I met D (awww ♥). But because I did not want to stand up in front of all those people. If you know me, then you know that I am not one of those girls that wants attention on her...for any reason. I just wanted it to all be over. And I guess that showed on my face because everyone commented on the fact that they didn't think I was going to make it down the stairs or down the aisle. Even my dad, who walked me down the aisle, asked me if I was gonna be OK. I'm good people. I got this! (---my motto for the day) And yes, those are my toes you see. I bought REALLY cute shoes to wear but then I couldn't get down the stairs in them at the rehearsal, so I nixed them.

While you are all focused on this amazing pictures of my dad & I, take a gander at his hand there. Do you see what it says. That's right, it says SUCKER. LOL Apparently my grandpa wrote that on his hand when my dad married my mom. Dad thought it was only appropriate to do the same I guess lol.

As I approached the "alter" (because it was really a stage), D asked "where's the preacher??" I said, "I don't know! You were supposed to get him!" Our friend J stepped forward and said he'd do it lol. That was the plan all along. For him to marry us.

We are married!! 8 years later!! Woohoo! I was so excited but at the same time I was so ready to get the hell out of there that I forgot to grab my bouquet from my sister lol.

There are tons of pictures. But let me just tell you that we had an awesome time and I'm so glad it's over and we're married and everything went off without a hitch! :) I leave you with my favorite pic.

And a GREAT big THANK YOU to D's aunt Karen who took all the pictures!! I love them all!

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{Bachelorette Party Fun! 5 days ♥}

So obviously I can't show all the pictures from last night, but I can show a few :)





Good times were had by all ;)

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{I love free stuff!!}

My mom called yesterday and told me she had a bunch of make-up for me! I am really starting to get into make-up right now, especially with the wedding coming up. So of course I ran over there today and checked out what she had. The woman had a plastic grocery bag full of make-up. She got it free from the church she attends (they do boxes of food and random things for low income families). Most of the women who attend the church are black, and they don't use the colors that she took for us. But I took several items and I'm super excited to try them out!



Sorry for the craptacular picture. Since D broke my camera (again) I am using my phone, which normally takes good pics but only outside lol. *sigh* Anyway- in the pic are..(if I don't say otherwise it's a Wet 'n Wild product just so I don't have to keep saying it)

• 4 bottles of Cover Girl foundation in Ivory (my color!)


•  Ultimate Minerals Lose Blush in Shimmer Rose


•  Lash Intense Mascara


•  Ultimate Expressions Eye Shadow in Sand Castle


• Another  Ultimate Expressions Eye Shadow but the sticker is gone so I don't know the color palate


• Eye Liner 2 pack


•  Mega Plump Lip gloss in a light pink color


• Mega Last Long Wear Lip Color in Eternal


• Cover Girl & Olay (combined) Simply Ageless Serum Primer

I am so excited to try these out. I also got a Wet 'n Wild nail polish...I am not a fan. It was too runny and thin. But yeah. The other stuff I'm excited about :) We shall see. Maybe I'll do a vlog and a review on them? I don't know. We shall see :) But yay for free stuff anyway!

 

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{It's a GIRL!!}

And I didn't even have to go through the pain of giving birth to her! Woot! lol I know what you're all thinking, "she did not get another pet!" No I didn't folks. We got another daughter!

Long story short D had a daughter with a woman he dated off and on before meeting T and the Drama Queens "mom" (I use that term extremely loosely). Her mother went crazy and after much drama he was no longer in her life *sad face*. But as of a few months ago we got child support papers in the mail and all this has changed.

We will call her The Teenager for the purpose of this blog :). I think she's great. As meetings go everything was fabulous. D is ecstatic to have her in his life and I'm thrilled to get to spend time with her too. The entire side of D's family is very eager to meet her as well (and will at the wedding probably).

So there you go. We added another kid lol.

She's 14 (15 in April) and she is so much like D that it's a little bit scary lol. I'll forgive her for that though because she has already been on my side several times when he's being a jackass lmao. GIRL POWER!! lmao!

So there you go. You have been introduced. We heart her.

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{Wedding Wednesday}

I can't believe it's so close! And since I'm pretty much done planning I thought I'd just a fun video :) I found this looking for wedding entrance ideas and I fell in love with it!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHly3ZIyjLE[/youtube]

Amazing right?! I've watched it about a million times now. I wish we could do something like that, but neither of us have that kind of rhythm lol.

Just thought I'd pass that little gem to those that want something awesome to do for their wedding reception :).

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{I'm sick :(}

I don't know what D has but he is spreading his disease through out my house and I do not heart that at all. He got sick on Friday, came home from class with a terrible cold. He slept pretty much all afternoon and most of the day Sunday (working on Saturday was a bad idea in my opinion). I felt so bad for him. On top of him having a regular he also had a 'man cold' and we all know how that works. *sigh*

But last night I went to bed with stuffy nose (as did the little boy) and now I've got a swimming head, a runny nose, and a mild headache. Not pleasant in the slightest. So I laid on the couch most of the day (after cleaning up my kitchen) and once D got home from class I passed out in a hurry.

At bed time D said he wanted the couch and that he would tuck me in the bed so I could sleep in there. He first covered me with 1 sheet, and I told him I used both of them. He'd already put the comforter on me so he just wadded the 2nd sheet up and stuck it on my butt. I laughed and asked him what he was doing and told him he sucked at tucking people in lol.

He said, "I can't help it babe, I'm not a nurturer, I'm a provider." LOL Goober.

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{Makeup makes me happy!}

I have never been one to jump around when it comes to make up (like I stated in a previous post), but with this wedding coming up I've been trying to figure out what I want to do with my face & hair on the day.

My hair was an easy find, something simple that wouldn't give me a headache but would look good with veil. Easy enough. But the makeup part was giving me fits. But thanks to Youtube I managed to find something I enjoyed! Woohoo!

And it is this..

I got mine in Buff because Ivory was far too light for me. I can not say enough good things about this foundation. It lasts forever and blends amazing and it covers my problem areas! I love it!!

The only thing I don't love about it is that I'm one of those women that puts a dot of foundation in each area and then blends it together. You can't do that with this foundation, it dries too fast, so you have to blend as you go. Which works out fine. It obviously isn't a serious problem or I wouldn't be raving about it right? lol

Now I know that it's mildly expensive (I got it at walmart for $10), and I try not to spend that much on makeup when I don't have to. But it is certainly worth the money! I wouldn't pay more for it, but it certainly is worth what I paid :).

Another item I am loving right now is E.L.F. Cream eye shadow in butter pecan.

I am so in love with this eye shadow! It goes on and stays where it's supposed to. I just put it on my finger and dab it on until I have the darkness or style I want. It lasts all day and will absolutely be the eye shadow I wear for my day. It's fantastic! The best part? It's only a $1!! You can't beat that. Of course the shipping is crazy, $6.95 but you can buy a ton for that shipping price, it doesn't go up with every item you buy. I heart it! You should check it out without a doubt.

So there is my makeup post :).

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{Wedding Wednesday}

O.M.G. Things are finally coming together for this wedding and I could not be happier about it!

D and I went yesterday to get our marriage license (ahh!) and Little Boys papers to change his last name (he has my last name right now because we weren't together when he was born). So that is out of the way and as soon as the wedding is over we can drop them back off at the court house and be done with that! Woohoo! I'll officially be Mrs. D! lol

I got all the bouquets done and I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

This was before I snipped off the ends so excuse those.

My something blue is taken care of also.

I bought my dress (also bought my comb to attach to my veil and my veil but not all from the bridal store thanks to Hobby Lobby & Claires), D called Famous Daves last night to see about getting catering. My bridesmaid and the drama queens dress are here and ready to wear. My 1 bridesmaid has to find a bra and her dress might need to be taken in a little tiny bit to prevent 1 of her girls from making a surprise appearance lol. My sister (Maid of Honor) should have her dress by tomorrow, it shipped yesterday. So we shall see what needs to be done to that.

We bought D's wedding band last week.

We have our photographer (D's aunt) and our DJ (my brother). My dad is covering the alcohol and we're going to purchase a few bottles to mix drinks.

I have to start the center pieces and that might be a chore, but worth it *fingers crossed*, so stay tuned for pics!

All that we really need to get done now is my niece needs a dress (her mom is handling that) and we need to get some little things like a couple chalk boards and a couple frames :). Other than that, everything is D-O-N-E. Yay!!

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{Wedding Wednesday}

I know! I know! I'm trying hard to contain myself right now! 47 days as of Tuesday (cause that's when I'm writing this post lol). I can not friggin' wait to get to this day! And so much has been getting done lately that I'm almost done planning completely. I can't believe me it has only taken me 2mo. to plan an entire wedding. All of the wedding websites (including weddingwire which is what I use and love) say it takes a year to plan. I disagree. Sure it does if you're spending $20k but we're not and I did it in 2 months..under 2 months actually lol. So it can be done ladies :).

I ordered the bridesmaids dresses Saturday and they were shipped today :).

 

I'm so excited to get them.

I also bought my dress (woohoo!!!) and my shoes (they're amazing!). I can not wait!

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