I fully plan on wearing them this evening, so long as Bill doesn’t laugh at the sight of me in them.

P.S. That mirror is FILTHY! I’m totally firing the maid.

Last night, I went to a private shopping party at Anthropologie with my girls Kali and Meaghan. There was champagne and I tried on these:

I did not pull the trigger last night,  but I did put them on hold. I’m STRONGLY considering purchasing them at 3 p.m. today. Let’s consider the facts:

• I am 31 years old
• I have hips
• They are a bargain
• I am 31 years old
• I will also be buying this blouse (which is really neither here nor there)

Internet, what would you do?

• Oh, Friday. You were gone way too long. Don’t do that ever again, okay?
• This week has been STRESSFUL. But, know what? THREE DAY WEEKEND, that’s what.
• I just got a Clarisonic Mia. It is pink. I am in love with it. I do, however, have a question. If you have a Clarisonic, did you splash yourself in the eye with soap the first time you used it, because you kept your eyes open so you could see what it was doing? No? Me neither.
• Today is my wonderful coworker Jamie’s birthday! Go say hi to her at her hilarious blog.
• Are you wondering what wedding related things we’re tackling this weekend? Sure you are. Cake Tasting Part Deux, meeting with a DJ and meeting with a wedding planner.
• The wedding planner will hopefully take care of my thrice daily anxiety attacks I’ve had this week. Hopefully.
• I have several bones to pick with 24 Hour Fitness. 1) For $49.99 a month, I should not have to wait for a treadmill. 2) What is so special about my club that it’s $49.99? Is it because it has Lance Armstrong’s name on it? That’s a silly reason. 3) Why are there so many televisions tuned to FOX News? It makes me angry. Oh, is it because I get a better workout when I’m angry? If so, carry on then. If not, please tune them to Bravo.  4) This is more about the clientele of the gym, but hey, one guy? I’m not at the gym to meet people, so please refrain from saying (and by saying I mean huffing and puffing), “Hey, how’s it going” to me while I walk by your elliptical. P.S. I judge guys that use the elliptical.
• Apparently this weekend is Valentine’s Day! I know it’s a manufactured holiday, blah blah blah, but it’s one of my favorites because there is PINK stuff everywhere. And, as much as I hate the term ‘pink puffy heart,’ I totally PINK PUFFY HEART Valentine’s Day.
• We’re not doing anything fancy this year because you know WEDDING, but I think we’ll probably have a delicious dinner out somewhere. And, I’ll drink something bubbly (which I pretty much do every weekend).
• So, tell me darlings…what are you doing for Valentine’s Day? And, also, do you have a long weekend like I do?

* P.S. I’ve been moping pretty much all day, because there were no comments on this post. Turns out, you have to publish the post before people can comment on it. Enjoy your weekend, friends!

I logged into TheKnot.com this morning because I like to feel inadequate and stressed out. It told me that I have 161 to-dos and 205 days until my wedding. How many to-dos have I completed? ONLY TWENTY-EIGHT.

So…here’s what’s going on:

Engagement Photos: DONE and DONE! We had so much fun running around Portland on a beautiful day with our fab photographers Ashley and Aaron. I couldn’t be more thrilled with how they turned out.

Dress: You may recall that I am a terrible daughter and instead of allowing my mother to go wedding dress shopping with me, I instead went dress shopping with my dearest Kristin in Chicago. We found THE dress, and I bought said dress. Well, my mother came over a couple Sundays ago and I tried the dress on for her. Guess what? It is GIGANTIC on me. I emailed “Ashley” and luckily, they are sending me out a smaller size. Thank goodness. Also: my return email was from Paula, thus proving once again that THERE IS NO ASHLEY.

Floral/Decor: Seriously? My least favorite part of this whole affair. I’d like to tell someone to make it look pretty and be done with it. But, apparently that is not how it works. (This is also proof that I’m missing the Bride Gene). BUT, I did find these lanterns and I think we’ll use them for table decorations. And, for flowers, I have an appointment next week with a flower lady. Or whatever you call them.

DJ: FACT. All Portland Disc Jockeys have terrible punctuation and grammar skills. I seriously cringe at the emails they send me. I’ve picked the least offensive email out of the bunch and I think we have a winner. Really, they have very little to do, as I’ve already picked out close to 100 songs that I’d like to have played. (I JUST KNOW HOW I WANT THINGS, OKAY?)

Cake: A former colleague told me that for her 40th birthday, she had a giant sheet cake made of chunks of cheese. Can’t we do that? I didn’t think so. Several cake tastings are scheduled. I think we’re going for cupcakes as really, neither one of us cares for regular cake all that much. We’ll do a small cutting cake, so I have something to put our adorable cake topper* on top of.

Registry: We’re registering this Sunday. Bill can’t stop talking about the scan gun. I’ve been obsessively looking the best cookware and knives up on CooksIllustrated.com.

Save the Dates and Invitations: This is my major cause of stress these days. I know just how I want them to look, but I’m having trouble putting it into words. We’re spending Friday evening working on this. Bill is about to learn about the wonder that is letterpress. Lucky him.

I think that’s it, for now. See, I’m not THAT far behind.

*Not purchased yet, but I know that it will be darling. I have faith.