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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

I Love My Colleagues Part 2

My team threw me a surprise bridal shower at work a few weeks ago. I was so touched and appreciative of their kindness. I didn't expect the shower at all and was completely taken aback when I realized what was going on. Fast forward to 3:30 PM today. My entire department threw me another surprise bridal shower! I didn't believe it when they yelled "surprise" and told me that the celebration was in my honor. I just looked at them like they each had 5 heads. I said, "but you already threw me one!" This didn't matter to them! They led me to my cards, gift, and cake. I only realized they were telling me the truth when I saw my name on the cards and across the huge cake. I can't get over how great these people are. I've been working here for 9 months and my contract is up at the end of 2006. I pray that it gets extended because finding a job that I look forward to going to everyday and can really say that I love, has been a long and challenging road. I've finally found it and am going to my best to stay:o)

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Girls Gone Wild

Saturday was the night of my bachelorette party. My sister took me out to dinner for some sushi beforehand. Then we ended up at C's house to wait for my much anticipated Party Bus (that I requested a while back hoping the bridesmaids would grant my wish.) 10 of us climbed onto the bus and off we went to barhop in Faneuil Hall. As soon as we started moving, out came the bag of goodies which I needed to wear in order to be fully embarrassed. I had a veil, a flashing tiara, a feather boa, and a poofy necklace. Best of all had to be the candy garter which I was supposed to wear around my leg and have various men eat it off of me. Oh, and I can't forget my magazine full of naked Latin men. That was umm, interesting? After arriving at our first destination we downed a few scorpion bowls at the Hong Kong. We then proceeded to bounce around to the other bars. A few men tried eating the candy off my leg, but the girls decided that I should put it around my neck instead and maybe I'd get more interested parties. They were right. By the end of the night, my neck was so nasty and sticky from all the men biting at it. I don't know how many pieces of candy I had left though since I ended up tossing it aside sometime near the end of the night.

Next, we hopped back onto the bus and tried to do some damage to the liquor collection in the coolers that we brought on board. We drank as the driver just drove around and got ourselves nice and toasty. We ended the night at Umbria which is a little bit of a blur. I remember most of it, but can't say that I can recollect all of it. That's okay though. I mean, I WAS the bachelorette! I spent the rest of the night tossing back shots of Black Label and laughing at how drunk the entire group was. When we finally got back to the house, my brother was there to drive L and A home and He was there to pick me up. Apparently my brother said that every single girl that got off the bus was stumbling and trying their hardest to stand up. That's a sure sign of a fun night! Oh, and he also said I stuck a penis in his face. That would be my 69 wind up toy that lost the woman on top, leaving only the naked man. Oops. I also vividly remember running back to the bus screaming "where's my porn!" to the bus driver. Ahhh, and it was never found. My naked Latin men are nowhere to be seen.

I woke up on Sunday at 9 and realized that I didn't have a hangover! How you ask? Well, I think it's probably because I puked twice at Umbria hahaha. I did get out of bed to shower though because my neck and hair were disgustingly sticky from that damned necklace. I spent the rest of Sunday either being lazy in bed or being lazy on the couch in front of the TV.

I couldn't have asked for a better time. However, I'm glad I'm only the bachelorette once in a lifetime! It takes a lot out of you!!!

Thursday, August 10, 2006

'Nuff Said

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/fashion/articles/2006/08/10/cut_the_clown_shoes/

Saturday, August 05, 2006

A Little Progress

So I have made the preliminary order for the flowers and bought the bridesmaids' presents. That's it. Nothing else. I mean, I've tried to do some others, but to no avail. Now I'm sitting here at 12:30 AM having come home from some family friends' 25th anniversary celebration thinking about how I'm going to pull this marriage off. I love Him. I want to be with Him. I want to spend the rest of my life with Him. What's with the fucking cold feet?! Every other bride better feel like this or else i'm going to think I'm going psycho. Goddammit.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

27 Days and Counting

He and I will be at the altar in 27 days professing our undying love for each other and promising to be the best spouse we can be. It just hit me once August finally hit, that I'm freaking getting married! I mean, of course I knew it before, I'm planning the damn thing for god's sake. It didn't feel real yet though until a couple of days ago. This month. THIS FREAKING MONTH! The banquet will be back in Boston a month after the wedding day, but I'm planning for both of them at the same time. I need to write my list of To Do's somewhere. Here is as good as any:

1) Pick up my dress from the tailor's
2) Find shoes for my bridesmaids
3) Buy favors for the reception and the banquet
4) Find presents for my ladies
5) Make sure He finds shoes to wear to the wedding
6) Call the slackers who haven't sent the reply cards back yet for the wedding
7) Seating arrangements for the banquet
8) Nail down final details for the ceremony and reception if the damned consultant would get back to me sometime in this lifetime
9) Order flowers for the banquet
10) Calm the f*ck down