Meet Col's new puppy Pebbles! Awww... isn't she the most adorable thing you've ever seen? I heart her :) She's going to be 1 year in January and she's the most sweetest puppy ever. Well, except for when we first met yesterday. Col and I entered her condo and almost knocked the door right into Pebbles, who had managed to escape her designated area. As soon as she saw us, she started going nuts and began jumping on our legs and barking. Her barks weren't so bad though b/c they sounded more like little yelps since she's so small (10 lbs) and has such a tiny voice. Her hyperness was sort-of freaking me out and my first impression was this dog was insane! But I think the poor girl was just looking for some attention b/c half an hour later, she finally calmed down and was very quiet and well-behaved. She stayed in her bed and sometimes came up on the sofa and sat in between Col and I and just laid there while we petted her until she fell asleep. I couldn't stop thinking about her today at work. I think I want one too!
This is pee-in-your-pants HILARIOUS!!
I'm STILL awake. Why you ask? It's definitely NOT because I'm a night owl. It's because I'm working. Well trying to work except a few issues have been found which is preventing me from doing my work. So now I wait... and wait... and wait. God this is brutal. I've been sitting here waiting since 10:30pm and I'm exhausted. At least I have company though. The other 2 people on my team are awake with me and every now and then we IM each other to bitch about how long we've been waiting.
I'm in serious need of a vacation. I wasn't planning on taking one in December but to keep my sanity I've decided to ask for THREE whole days off. I didn't have the guts to ask for a whole week b/c I know there are many projects happening in December. But now I wish I did so I could go somewhere down south and bask in the hot sun and not have a care in the world.
But the alternative is not so bad either. Steve and I are going to the States to do some shopping. I've been wanting to go ever since our dollar went up but we've been too busy. I'm curious to see how great the deals are down south.
My mom is driving me a little nuts. It seems every time she goes to the mall she brings back a piece of jewelry (necklace or bracelet) that she thinks I could wear for my wedding. It's a really nice gesture but the two of us have completely different tastes. The thought of her spending an hour at the jewelry counter picking out a necklace for me makes me feel extremely guilty when I have to tell her I don't like it. How do I tell her nicely without hurting her feelings?
I've been tagged by Reggy so I've decided to play since I haven't participated in a blog tag in such a long time. So here you go... here is my desktop:
It's a picture I took the last time I went back to Mauritius in 2004 for my cousin's wedding. I've had it as my desktop wallpaper ever since b/c I love the beach and I love Mauritius! Now I'm curious to see other desktop wallpaper. On my tag list... Ce, Janice and Jeff
Today was my first day off after working for 13 days straight and guess how I spent my day? Of course I slept in until 12pm. Then I underwent some major cleaning. I dusted and vacuumed my room, got rid of clutter and cleaned the bathroom. I was contemplating if I should stop after that b/c it took awhile and I feeling a little tired even though I'd only been awake for 4 hours! I decided to go on.
I have 2 single closets in my room. One is jam-packed with all my clothes, and the other had been taken over by my mom's clothes never mind the fact she has a huge walk-in closet in her own room! Anyway, I was having a problem with my clothes getting wrinkled b/c everything was squished together. I finally went and moved ALLLL my mom's things to Col's closet. Since Col moved out, she took most of her clothes so her closet was almost empty. After 10-12 trips to and from Col's room, my mission was accomplished! The 2nd closet in my room was empty so I began to re-organize. It sounds like a lot of work, but I actually find closet organizing a little therapeutic. Plus every season I always go through my closet and get rid of things I don't wear anymore and give to charity. So re-organizing is a little easier for me than say someone who hasn't seen the back of their closet in years (i.e. My mom!).
I was finished after 2 hours and it was so great to have some room for hanger movement. I ended up with a bag full of clothes to give away but also realized that I don't have a lot of winter wear. I didn't know until today that I only own 1 turtleneck. I also felt super guilty when I saw some of the workout clothes I bought last year when I decided to join a gym. Some Most of them still have the tags on them! LOL... ok I feel bad. But not bad enough to join the gym again! Seriously though... I NEED to go shopping!
I didn't get a chance to relax too much or do any wedding planning today. I was hoping to do some research on some photographers and compare prices for my favours. I also didn't get a chance to write anything in my new wedding notebook that I bought yesterday. So excited to use it! lol... Steve thinks I'm weird for getting excited over stationary. Whatever! I think he's weird for getting excited about a hockey pool.
I feel like I'm putting my health on the back-burner while I work like a slave for a project that seems so meaningless to me. Unfortunately getting sick is not an option for me right now. There's gotta be more to life than this. Sure, I'm making some good money but sometimes (a lot of the times lately) I feel like it's not even worth it. I need a vacation but I probably shouldn't take one b/c I'm trying to save for my wedding.
Speaking of the wedding, it's been confirmed that the pastor we've approached will NOT be able to marry us. Apparently the church board has refused to ordain her b/c she is a woman. They believe women should not be allowed to marry people. Wow... gender discrimination in the church. For some odd reason, I'm not surprised. I wonder though, what the church thinks about all the married people out there who have been married by a woman. I also wonder what their reasoning is. How can they allow a woman to become a pastor yet just b/c of her gender, lacks certain privileges? If I were her, I would feel extremely offended.
So now Steve's parents are going to approach the deacon to see if we can still be married at their church by someone else. I'm starting to get annoyed with all the politics involved in this church. I'm not even a member there yet and I'm already getting turned off. Why do we need "special" permission to get married at the church of our choice? Also, there's a chance we can't get married there b/c Steve's not baptized. HOWEVER, each "case" is different and there have been some cases where unbaptized people were married in that church b/c of their relationship with the church. Just say it. It's b/c they know someone who can hook them up. OR their families have generously contributed to the church. Take that however you want to.
Plans to go wedding dress shopping on Saturday have been squashed b/c I have to work. I've been working everyday since last last Monday. Sometimes I find myself forgetting to breathe while I'm sitting at my desk in front of my laptop. Thank God I have my co-worker there who keeps me sane by going out for coffee breaks and having our bitch-fest with our coffee. Today we went out and got the best Indian curry I've tasted so far. It was supposed to be the spiciest... "the hot spicy way we normally make it" is how the man there described it. But you know me... it's never hot enough and it wasn't this time either. It was pretty close though. We also got free ice-cream at work which was a pretty sweet deal considering it wasn't even for my team!
That made me happy for 5 minutes.
The hall is finally booked! We decided to go with the hotel instead of the banquet hall for several reasons.
- They're throwing in a cocktail reception for free (don't you love that word!)
- They're throwing in a sweets table for FREE (there it is again!)
- Their menu consists of TEN chinese dishes + two fancy cookies
- We get the honeymoon suite for the night for... FREE
- There's a good chance the corkage fee of $8/bottle will be waived
- VIP treatment since the lady we will be dealing with knows Steve's parents well
- We'll be getting a bunch of complimentary perks (i.e. Couple spa package)
All in all I think we made the best choice for our wedding reception. At the end of the month, we've been invited to go back to the hall to see what it looks like when it's decorated for a wedding. Minus the ugly floor-to-ceiling green curtains, it should look beautiful!
I also went to pick out my wedding band last week. I had to take my engagement ring to the jewelers b/c I wanted to make the ring a bit smaller. So Steve and I thought we might as well order our wedding bands now so we can cross one more thing off our wedding to-do list. My wedding band is going to be custom made to match my engagement ring. It's going to be white gold with diamonds on the top half only. I didn't particularly like the selection for men. Steve picked one out and although I liked it, it wasn't up there on the wow factor. It was also white gold with a frosted stripe in the centre. Not the best description but I'm sure you have an idea. So I told him not to order it yet so we can look around.
Col, my mom, and I went wedding dress shopping this past weekend. I didn't ask my girls to go with me just yet b/c I only wanted to try on different dress styles first to see which one best matches my body type. The first bridal shop we went to was so nice and organized. They had a binder full of every dress they sold so all I had to do was scan the pictures and point out the ones I wanted to try on. The lady knew exactly where each dress was hanging so the wait time was pretty much non-existent. My favourite dress was the very first one I tried on! The price wasn't too bad either as it cost half of what I am willing to spend. BUT I just don't know if it has enough beadwork for my taste. Col, my mom, and the other ladies in the shop thought the simplicity of the dress made it beautiful. But it might be a tad too simple for me.
The second shop we went to was a total nightmare and a complete waste of time. I showed the lady a picture of the dress style I wanted to try on. She kept trying to show me a booklet of dresses from ONE designer only... the only designer they carried b/c apparently they make their own dresses. I found 2 dresses that I thought I might try on. The first one looked decent but wasn't my favourite. The second dress was a bit like the style I was looking for but it didn't have a train. After looking through every dress and giving up on finding my style, I hesitantly went into the dressing room to try on the first dress. As soon as I unhooked the train from the hanger, the dress looked totally different. It was so old-fashioned, shapeless, and UGLY! I refused to try it on. Moving on to the next dress, I put it on and the material felt cheap and itchy! I went outside to show Col and my mom, and found Col trying to ask (for the 4531545214531th) time if they had any dresses in my style.
The lady (owner of the shop) told me that no one in Canada will have my dresses. I told her I wasn't looking for this exact designer dress but similar dresses with the same style. Obviously she didn't have any, so then, she proceeded to insult me by telling me that this style is for tall girls only and that I'm too short to wear the style I want for my wedding!! I'm 5'5. Who the hell would design a wedding dress for tall girls only when average height is not 5'10 and up?? You have no idea how furious I was! So I mentioned how I had just come from a store where I did try on this style and it looked perfectly fine on me. Her response: so why didn't you buy it?? Like what, I can't do some comparison shopping for a dress that is going to cost me $1000+ ??? Anyway, I was so mad that I stormed back into the fitting room and practically ripped off the cheap rag I tried on while Col was outside telling them off. Then we left. The worse part is, I only went to that store b/c it was actually recommended to me by the lady who did Col's hair for her wedding. I will NEVER recommend this store to anyone. Thank God I didn't go to that store first. I think my wedding dress shopping would've ended right there.
We're going to more bridal shops in 2 weeks. This time I hope my girls can come with me =)
