Bzzzz.

That's the sound of H. and I buzzing around town, doing the errands that we've put off until the weekend. H. is making preparations for attending graduate school in the fall, so he's going to be extra busy for the next couple weeks making sure he's taken whatever test it is they need him to take. We stopped by Borders for a book with a whole bunch of practice GRE's in it, so he can see what the test will be like.

Borders happens to be inside the only mall in town, so we decided to walk around and look at what the jewelry shops had to offer as far as wedding bands go. Even though local jewelry shops might have a better price, we will probably go with a national chain, just in case we need to get them resized or something. I think we'll end up going with the first store we went to - the people there were nice, they had what we wanted (14k yellow gold in certain widths), and they even offered 10% off of what was a pretty decent price to begin with. The other stores we went to didn't have enough yellow gold, only had diamond-encrusted or patterned rings, or the price just wasn't as good. So we'll probably go next weekend and get the rings. I'm wondering if I should go with a 5.5 size ring instead of a 6, because apparently I've lost a teeny bit of weight everywhere, including my fingers. The rings I have now fit, but they do slide around quite easily, so maybe I should go with a smaller size. H. is of the belief that we should get the smaller size now, then have it resized later if necessary.

After lunch, we headed over to Michaels to spend the surprise money H. got from an old wallet he forgot to pack (the brothers brought it over). He suggested we spend it on some canvases and brushes and paints for me. How sweet is he? We purchased the canvas today, but waited on everything else - I've got some Michaels coupons that are valid for this coming week. First up on the painting list is the gorgeous mountains that we see everyday. I wanted to start sketching them when we got back to the apartment, but somehow the mountains are foggy today. It's sunny, almost 80 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, but for some reason the mountains are not as distinct as they've been the past couple days. They better clear up by the time I get some paints!

Speaking of problems, I've been notified from both sides of the family that some people aren't getting their invitations. All I needed was a little more wedding stress. Some people are receiving them, some people are not, and some people had to pay extra postage to receive theirs. H. and I might just call everyone next week to see if they got the invitation and give them the information if they didn't. I wish I knew what was wrong with the invitations so I could go back in time with my handy dandy time machine and fix them. All I want for Christmas is a wedding that will go smoothly.

Time for something uplifting! Did I ever talk about wedding hairstyles? I finally found some pictures that I think will accurately represent what I want.

The Knot

Something like that, a low bun. It'll probably end up looking like the top left one, mostly because of the texture of my hair. I might leave it up for the reception, I might take it down. It'll depend on the amount of hairspray in my hair.

I totally just got distracted for an hour looking at a new DIY wedding website. Oops! But hey, now I've got a whole slew of awesome ideas to share!

DIY chandelier

I saw something similar to this a while back - it had fewer steps and probably cost less, but I can't find the link anywhere. I really like the look of this one, though.

DIY String Chandelier

Again, I saw a tutorial for something like this that involved hairspray and balloons, although this seems like a more permanent decoration.

Ruffle Garland

I only skimmed this one, but it could translate to decorations for the reception hall beautifully.

Water Balloon Luminaries

This would be neat to try if we had a double boiler and however much wax it uses. My only concern is that it's made of wax, right? What happens when you put a candle in it? Maybe we'd put LED candles in it. But maybe that would up the total cost. But they look so cool!

Alright, H. wants to watch some Netflix with me, since I've been blogging for a while now. Gotta run!