INSANITTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Yes - its true...
absolute insanity over here...
The boys are napping...
mommy is running around like a crazy person trying to get things in order...
thought id stop for a quick blog...

So - honeymoon is booked...
YAY!
4 nights at the fabulous all inclusive El Dorado Royale...
Thanks Nana Terri and Papa Chad for watching the babies...
Can't wait... its time for a vacation for sure!
Heres the catch...
we are waiting on our passports which will be showing up the day before we leave...
we hope...
everyone PLEASE cross your fingers for that one...
cuz if not... were in big... BIG trouble...

All the guys have their Converse finally...
including all the little boys... :) Aymee and I got those last night...
and me of course, as you all saw before...
OH, and I had a $10 coupon for DSW shoes...
and gave it to Aymee since I couldnt use it in time...
she got a pair of black slip on flats for the wedding...
with the coupon it only cost her $1.98!!

Mandy is making the girls some AWESOME necklaces...

At an absolute steal of a price...
She has been so helpful through this whole thing...
always offering to lend a hand to anything...
Thanks so much Mandy :)
Also, Check out more of her necklaces here...
www.beedot.etsy.com
She is a fellow etsy-ian too!

And, totally inspired by the necklace Mandy designed for the girls...
I went on an etsy hunt and found the PERFECT necklace for myself!
It is made my the designer @ Pinking-Edge Designs on Etsy
You can find her stuff here: www.PinkingEdgeDesigns.etsy.com
She has alot of really cool, funky vintage pieces...
perfect for the bride that wants to mix tradition with uniqueness.
Ill be sure to post some more when Im wearing it...
but here is a sneak peek of my necklace.


Beautiful right? Right... :)
Stop by her shop and show her some etsy love by marking some of her goodies as favorites...
i know i did!

In other good news...
I returned a bunch of feathers I paid WAY too much money for...
and with Aymee's help came up with a new idea... a better one i think...
and a $60 cheaper idea as well... yay for DIY!

So thats all for now!
Ill be posting more soon!
Thanks for reading guys!

Some good news... some bad news...

Good news -
*Wedding plans are full force... most the MAJOR details are done...
*Invites are on their way...
Some people have even gotten them already...
*I GOT MY DRESS AND MY SPARKLEY CONVERSE!
*All worked out and Cole can marry us!!

Bad news -
*I did not get to invite NEAR as many people as I wanted to...
Both zaq and I have big families...
and we are trying to keep this a very small & cheap wedding/reception...
hence the reason we are doing it at home now... to save on a TON of costs...
There are alot of family and friends that did not get an invite.
We kept the list to strictly immediate family...
from mom and dad through to first cousins.
And a VERY SMALL hand full of friends most of which are IN the wedding party.
Even with that I sent out 70 invitations.
We are maxed out at 150 people.

I know this is totally trashy, but once we start getting RSVP's back...
Ill be getting in touch with some of you to join us.
I had no idea how hard it would be to keep such a small list...
and its totally driving me nuts knowing that some important people in my growing up wont be there...
Doing the wedding in MPLS was easy, because most friends back home wouldnt come anyways...
but doing it at home there are so many people that want to be a part of our special day...
I should have just planned it on the football field and said - bring a dish to pass... haha
Like I said - if you get a mail from me saying hey! We have room PLEASE COME!
hopefully, you will just say... yay! of course Ill come...
and not think of me as completely tacky.
Please? :)
Maybe after the wedding we can all go meet at Petticoat and have our own party!! haha

Well, I think thats all the news I have for now.
Thanks everyone for being understanding.

LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD!! CONVERSE!!

Yeah - of course Im lucky...
I have zaq - hes great.
Great daddy... great fiance... great guy...
And the boys...
theyre amazing...

but lets be serious here...
when you see what Im talking about...
you TOO will agree...
just why it is I am the luckiest girl in the world.

Those of you that know me, know I am obsessed with Converse...
so it was no question that all my boys are wearing chucks...
big boys & little boys...
and of course... I need a new pair too!
Well, I found them...
They're perfect...
Classic Chucks with a little wedding "flair"
Yup - i tracked down a pair of black sequin mono chucks.
Impossible to find online, but they are @ DSW!!!
And just $45 compared to the $70-$90 they go for online...
I ran in yesterday totally randomly, and there they were...
I had to have them, and zaq being the amazing man he is...
bought them for me.

Check em out...



I can't wait to rock them on my wedding day.
Theyre just perfect....
and THIS is why Im the luckiest girl in the world :)