12/9/08

Finally finished cleaning the house this weekend….well, almost. =)  I actually had a woman coming over on Sunday to give me an estimate for a deep cleaning of our house, so I spent a lot of time Saturday night and Sunday morning getting things straightened up and clean.  Thing is, once I was in the mode, it just made sense to keep going.  When the woman came Sunday afternoon, the house was already looking pretty damn good (if I do say so myself!).  I felt like her prices were really too high for what we needed, so I have scrapped that idea.  Instead, I assigned Ryan the job of scrubbing down the bathroom, and myself the job of cleaning all the hardwood floors (which have already been swept and vaccuumed.  I have given us both the job of keeping everything neat and tidy until the wedding.  Hopefully we’ll do it!  We are only going away for a few days after the wedding, but Ryan has the whole week after off, so we want to be able to relax and enjoy the time together. 

I did have someone come to do yardwork on Saturday, and I must say that it was worth every penny.  Our yard has never looked so neat, and that makes me very happy. =)  After they came, I went and met my best friend at the mall to find her a dress for the wedding.  I told my bridesmaids to choose any black dress they want to wear, and we have gotten matching pashminas for all of them to make them a little more matchy (the pashminas also match the ties for the men).  Since she had a baby a few months ago, she wanted to wait until close to the wedding to get her dress.  We actually found one right away, and then had a lovely afternoon shopping for other things and running errands.  Since she was unable to attend my shower, she also offered to buy me some fun lingerie for our "mini-moon."  I got a very cute little outfit that I think will be a big hit. =)

So now we are only 11 days out from the actual wedding!!  This is also the end of the semester for my students, so things are a little crazy.  Friday night is Ryan’s bachelor party.  Saturday morning/afternoon is my bridesmaids luncheon and Saturday night is my bachelorette party.  I think we are just going to go out for dinner and drinks and then go to one of my bridesmaid’s house to watch girly movies.  I think it will be just the low-key kind of girly fun that I need right now.  After that it will really start to get hectic….family and friends start arriving Sunday night and that will continue throughout the week.  I have decided to take the two days before the wedding off of work, so hopefully that will help.  I doubt I’ll be able to write in here again until it’s all over with, so when I come back, I’ll be a married woman! =)