Oh. Em. Gee. (OMG)

The first time that I can recall hearing that acronym was in that Cingular commercial where the mother is upset about the phone bill and she approaches her daughter about it (you the know one famous for "IDK my BFF Jill"). I love when AT&T revived it and Grandma said she was texting her BFF Rose. Well, I'm not big on that acronym, but here is my "OMG" moment.

I met with my doctor today for an appointment. I was late for our 3o minute appointment (I was there on time at 2:30, but was in the car inhaling my lunch from Chick Fil A, I was so hungry), so I didn't get to ask all my questions. Luckily we have a phone consult scheduled for when my blood work results come back. We addressed several areas that I was concerned about, she told me to start taking vitamins and she ordered my blood work. So I walk down to the lab to get my blood drawn and . . . . . wait for it . . . . . OMG!!!!! They took 8 vials for blood. It was "only" eight because I had just had some blood work done for my annual physical with my primary care physician (cholesterol and glucose, yeeeessss, didn't have to do the fast again) or it would have been more. It seemed like the DRAINING of my vein would never end. All I could think was, well, I'm glad I ate or I might have fainted right here on this chair. After the vampire-ish ordeal was over, I was sent on my way. Oh drama. 

38 days down . . . . . .

. . . . infinity and beyond to go. I got married on 10/4/09 and it's been a wild and wonderful ride since we've been back. So upon our arrival back in town after a great honeymoon in Orlando, FL, we plunged into the world of DIY home improvement. We apparently couldn't settle for the simple, new furniture and some cute wall art . . . . We went all out. New floors. New wall color and all new furniture and decor. I'm in love with my . . . . . correction OUR bedroom. Upgrading from the carpet to laminate floors (no hardwoods with a 70 pound dog) was a LOT of work, but the end result is gorgeous. Upgrading from the full sized bed to the king sized bed was divine (although it was hilarious watching my 6'4" husband sleep with his feet hanging off the bed.) We still have so much work to do in here, but we're enjoying the transition.



Well, today was Veterans day and I had the day off work (hubby didn't). I went to work on making out master bath match the flyy of our bedroom. I bought a bathroom eterge/cabinet that has closed storage. Necessary because I finally . . . . *sigh* . . . . . . gave him room in the closet. LOL. I had a closet organizer (about 30" wide) in the closet that held my purfume, powders, lotions and other things. I took it out and put it in the the guest room so storage somewhere else in the room was a must. Hubby is enjoying his new found closet space and that's what matters (right?? LOL). We still need to paint the bathroom, put in some floating shelves and find some storage shelves that will fit in the 29" x 29" x 21" open space under our countertop, but it's looking great so far. I haven't forgotten about upgrading my style of dress, but upgrading my house has been so much fun.

Count down to show down

Why does it seem that only at weird times I find myself here. . . . It's 2:15 am. . . . I finally finished packing for Florida. I'll be married in four days and 10 hours. Married . . . . gosh. When I was 16, I swore I'd be married by 22 (shoot, I thought that when when I was 21, LOL). When I passed 25, it seemed that marriage would never come. I can blame myself if that though. I dated, but never considered anyone I dated as a potential husband. So here, I am, 29 years young (hee, hee) and marrying a wonderful man. We drive each other crazy (gosh, he can be irritating as a hemorrhoid), but just yesterday I was lying in the bed thinking, our great days are so wonderful, the hiccups are so forgettable. Sometimes while we are arguing, we burst into laughing cause sometimes the arguments are so ridiculous and they are more about playing the other side of the coin than any true issues/feelings. We do have our down moments, but I think we work hard to make sure they are just that, moments. So tomorrow (well, actually today in like four hours) we'll be getting his rental car and I'll be jumping on my flight. For clarity, the kid doesn't fly so he's decided to drive to Florida . . . I have to complete so many errands so I can't drive down, but I believe I'm going to drive back up. So let the whirwind begin . . . . I can't wait for it to get here.

I've got a new attitude . . . . . .

. . . . . about fashion!!!! I am enjoying polyvore soo much. Sitting there creating outfits out of items I already own or plan to buy has made my closet come alive!! I was two seconds from gutting the whole thing and starting afresh. . . . . Today I visited a blog, One Chic Momma, and she had an older post about transitioning your maxidress from summer to fall. So, of course, I head to polyvore and find a dress that is as similar to my maxidress as possible . . . . . the results . . . . .

Maxidress - summer to fall by FOOTSIE featuring Arden B

I love it . . . . . and will be looking for the items I don't have to pull off this look. Also . . . . . I also dabbled in another outfit based on the zebra shoulder bag and blue trench that I purchased from Wilson's Leather.

Untitled by FOOTSIE featuring Nine West

On the wedding front, tonight (since it is 1:17 am on Saturday morning) is our couples shower. My best friend and a friend of the family are throwing it for us. I hope it turns out the way they planned, but in any case, food and friends equals fun for me . . . . .

Part deux

Yes . . . . I'm still sick . . . home all day . . . . can't do anything . . . and it still sucks donkey balls.

But being at home has given me the opportunity to browse the net , participate more in my message board and just relax (which is probably what my body needed after being away for a week for work). So, I was speaking with a girl on my message board about fashion and my lack thereof. Don't get me wrong . . . I got a boatload of hott shoes, great purses, and accessories out the whazoo . . . it's just that pesky issue about having to have clothes to go with them that plagues me. So, based on the tips she gave me, I created a new wardrobe on polyvore.com (which is the bizzness). I was even able to pull in some of the items in my closet (that previously looked so blah), into the outfits with the staples she suggested and they can have new life. I can't wait to leave the college intern behind (clearly I'm a late bloomer seeing that I got my Master's SEVEN years ago) and walk out the sexy, sophisticated executive.

View 'New Look' on Polyvore
As you can see, several items are repeated, which shows the versatility of the outfits. I also tried to give both winter and summer options within the same outfit. So, I'm bout to be a wife, might as well get my grown and sexy on now.

Having the cold sucks donkey balls

Yes, that's exactly how I feel about the matter. I'm sick. What good is staying home from work if you don't feel well enough to do anything??? And let me tell you something, Nyquil is a narcotic . . . . seriously. I don't know if I got a bad batch that had, I don't know . . . . . cocaine in it, but it had me doing some weird stuff. Night before last, I literally lay down on the floor and went to sleep, but the kicker is, I told myself as I got down on the floor, "this is really weird, don't do this." I'm not sure how much time passed, but I eventually woke up and got into the bed. Needless to say, I didn't take anymore Nyquil. So I'm taking Dayquil . . . . less weird stuff, but weird stuff none the less.

Anywho, well, we're getting married in 41 days. *blink blink* Serious reality check. I need to get stuff done STAT!!! I still have to do the aisle runner, parasols, favor tags, programs and menu cards. I think that's it . . . . . oh wait, I have to buy the fiance' his wedding present. He wants me to tell him exactly what to buy for me . . . . :-( I like surprises. I plan on giving him a three fold gift. So far I bought the cutest little Duke baby booties (we're a house divided as I'm a UNC fan) as my promise to extend his lineage. The second will be my promise to keep it sexy (looking for the right lingerie) and the third is my promise to listen (I'll demonstrate this by purchasing the gift that he has mentioned wanting). For right now, we're just waiting for the RSVPs to roll in, but we both keep saying the same thing. We can't wait for it to get here already!!! We're ready to move into marriage.

The other item for which I had an October deadline is my law school application. I've made serious strides, but I want it to be just "so." It's taking quite a bit of time.

So it's almost 3 am and I'm awake

I haven't been on this blog in about two months. I've been hustling and bustling . . . . Got my invitations out *doing my praise dance* and the RSVPs and rolling in. I am getting MARRIED in 7 weeks . . . the thought crossed my mind in the car this afternoon and I literally said Oh My Gosh, out loud. I'm excited and overwhelmed and excited. So why am I up at almost 3 am?? Am I finishing up some nifty cool wedding day item?? Maybe reworking my ceremony program? Browsing wedding articles for new ideas?? Nope . . . . I'm doing laundry . . . right . . . . not fun whatsoever . . . . My job is taking me out of town for a week and this is finally the time I've found to do my laundry . . . several loads so I am waiting for the end of the dryer cycle. . . . Usually the few times I've blogged, I've had something in particular to say, but not today . . . . I'm simply awake . . . . . at almost 3 am.