Not a whole lot to say on the wedding front. I'm planning on sending the invitations out around the last week of February, or at least all of the invitation sites say to send them out 6-8 weeks before the wedding.
Oh! Have y'all already picked out the guys' suits? I realized the other day that you might want to see what colors and patterns I picked for the groomsmen/groom to wear, and then you can design something for los chicos.
This is the suit color that we picked. It's the only grey tux, so I guess they have something against spring weddings.
This is the vest that we chose. It's got a nice, subtle diamond and dot pattern that doesn't clash with the tie's pattern (see below).
This is the tie that we chose. If I remember correctly, this is the only design for the green color (that matches the bridesmaid dresses). You could play around with other ties, maybe a blue one? As you're looking at the website for ties and vests, you can see that they have different color options for each design option. In other words, each design only has a certain number of colors that it comes in.
This is H.'s tie. I figured I'd include it just so that you'd know that's what he's wearing. Here's a link to the shirt that they guys will be wearing, and I'm fine if you want to choose the same shirt for the boys - nobody's going to notice the shirt, I bet.
One of the neat things about the TV channels that are automatically broadcast here is that there are four PBS channels, each of which usually has something different running, and one channel called Create. As a side note, Create runs several different cooking shows (each are a half hour long), including two Italian cooking shows, one Asian cooking show, Primal Grill (Dad will know this), and many many other regular American cooking shows. Speaking of Primal Grill, the other day I learned that the show is filmed in southern Arizona. Maybe I could go track that guy down and make him grill me some ultra raw meat. Can I get an Amen? (Dad knows what I'm talkin' about) =3
But anyways! I was watching Cook's Country yesterday - it's the show with the one main male host who goes around and watches people cook or taste tests things or sees which cooking utensil works the best and so on. After learning that the most flavorful can of beans to use in chili is actually a vegetarian brand, I watched the host and a lady cook make the most beautiful angel food cake ever made. They followed seven key steps, and the cake came out very delicious looking. It's a good thing they haven't invented Smell-O-Vision yet. I really want to try out the recipe, but I don't think H. and I can finish it in a timely manner. I made a blueberry and pear pie about a week ago and we're still trying to finish that off.
If you'd like the angel food cake recipe, just let me know and I'll send it to ya. It's a bit too long to include in this post.
H. is working on hooking up his computer to the TV, so that you can see his PC on the TV screen. The only problem is that in order to surf the internet on his TV-computer amalgam, he needs the computer to be directly linked into the router, which means the router needs to be out in the living room. The only problem with that is the router doesn't work in the living room. So right now he's fiddling with the cable box in one of our closets, trying to electrically engineer the wiring to work in the living room. That's about as technical as I'm going to get, seeing as how I have no idea what exactly he's doing. : D
H. and I were driving out to one of the local stores (I figured that local honey would help with my allergies), through a part of town we hadn't been to yet, and as we waited to turn left at a set of lights, H. noticed a sign on a restaurant on the corner. It said "Now Open", and the restaurant happens to be Panda Express! So for Valentine's Day, we're going to get all dressed up and chow down on some excellent Chinese food. Okay, so maybe we won't get dressed up, but it's thrilling to know that it's a five-minute drive to delicious food.
Oh, so about coming back three weeks before the wedding: we're planning on buying our tickets this weekend for our flights back to Texas. The plan is for me to arrive in Texas on Wednesday, April 6th, and H. will arrive in Texas on Friday, April 8th (since he has that day off work). We'll both fly back to Arizona on Sunday, April 10th. I'll let you guys know when we've got exact flight dates & times.
Well that's all for today, folks. I'm going to leave you with a picture of something I would like to try and recreate for the wedding, but needs to be taste-tested when I visit the first week of April.
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