had to post these

connor (my little brother) took these of his German Shepard, Venus.

Hiatus

blogging should be fun...
right now its not...
i'm taking a break!

We've hit the 4 month mark until the wedding & i'm starting to panic!

i'll start again once i get some wedding stuff taken care of!

Finally an update!

this has been stuck in my head all week! click on "play song"

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/lyrics/baby-got-back

Invitations make it official

I got an email yesterday with our invitation proofs-- I'm officially in love with our designer (even though she's married & we're both straight). I can't believe how much I love them! (pictures of the different options on the wedding blog-check them out & leave thoughts, suggestions etc)

This week kicks off my summer season of reality shows (barf,I know) I love Rock Star-Supernova & Big Brother All-Stars- I'm in heaven with bad summer tv!

Last night my house was taken over by four scotch-drinking, xBox360-playing boys-- I hid in the office & played on the knot.

My new task is to get 5 bridesmaids motivated to order their dresses by the end of the month! (stacy, I know you won't be a problem!!). Wish me luck!

can't wait for the weekend!!!

I haven't updated in a while...I've been busy with wedding stuff! We finally sent out the save the dates (most of them) and I ordered my wedding dress!!!!!!!! *so excited*

we have a new addiction..."24"!! If you've never seen it, its sooo good, we love it. Mike ordered all of the seasons from netflix and we just finished season 1 & started season 2 last night.

Our new kitty, Pinkie has been a fabulous addition to the family-- she's so much fun! We <3 her!

We've got a great weekend coming up. (I don't have to work again until July 5th-- thats a looong weekend!)

Its Friday bitches...

www.aimtoday.com

click on the link & then click on the roommates tab...thats one of my childhood best friends, Angie making her acting/modeling debut!

there is some star trek convention this weekend...I'm hoping mike forgot about it! I really don't wanna go!

Goodbye to an old friend & welcome to a new one...

I posted a few months back that one of our kitties had gotten sick & barely pulled through. That was Smokie-- he was a sweetheart, always wanted to cuddle and be near someone. He passed away last Sunday.

(Mr. Smokie wrapped up like a baby a few months ago.)
Blackie was Smokie's brother & I never realized how much loss can affect an animal! Blackie was visibly sad the week after Smokie's death-- he wanted to be in our laps (which isn't normal for him) and he wanted a ton of affection.

Well, Mike thought it would be good to get another cat (not to replace Smokie, of course...but to give Blackie a companion. Introducing: Pinkie!

We adopted Pinkie from the Tulsa Animal Shelter- she'd been there her entire life & is 15 weeks old. She's a "dilute torti" (basically a watered down tortoiseshell) which means instead of black & gold fur, she has gray & pink!

At first Blackie wasn't so sure about her...but she was persistent!

The shelter said that it can take about a month for an existing cat & a new one to get along-- they only took a week! They nap together & play together- its adorable.

Here's Miss Pinkie engaged inher favorite activity--playing!!

And heres Blackie doing his favorite thing--relaxing!!

We <3 her!

WE NEED ELECTRICITY!!!

We were right in the middle of the lovely storm that rolled through mid-town at around 6 am Tuesday morning... the pics above show some of the damage. We actually had part of a tree fall on our roof! The houses around us are in far worse shape-- holes in roofs, cars crushed by falling trees etc. We're still without power...it sucks!!!

 

The Beginning of the "Birthday Week"!

Mike likes to make fun of my family for our love of birthdays. We don't just celebrate on the actual day...its kind of like Hannaukah--a week-long celebration. But, I think Mike is getting the hang of things-- he's booked a suite at the Cherokee Casino for this weekend! We're checking in Saturday afternoon, lounging by the pool all day, then eating dinner at McGill's (yummy steaks!) and then...gambling!!! I'm so excited, he's the best!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I'm a grown-up too!

I figured I'd show off my business card since Brooke was! Yay for Memorial Day weekend-- I'm excited! We have a bachelor/bacheloretter party and a wedding this weekend, plus a cleaning frenzy for Mike's mom & step-dads upcoming visit!

Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Hanso Foundation?

LOST WAS AMAZING LAST NIGHT!!!!!

I can't say much b/c Brooke can't know details, but it was soooo good!!! WTF is going on? I have a million questions & theories... guess we'll have to wait for next season!

American Idol was also last night--

I know I'm probably the only dork who watches it (or admits to watching it!!) Taylor won & I was happy! My mom just bought tickets for us for the American Idol tour in September in Dallas. Its tradition for us to go together every year (and this year we got amazing seats!!)

Big Brother is starting soon, can't wait for that show!

Random Monday Post

Here are some random pics that I've had on my cell phone for a while:




















this is a giant shopping cart that we saw at the Drillers game last week-- Ihave no idea why it was there, but we found the need for photos!!








































Mike thought it would be humorous to have random pics of him drinking at restaurants... the first 2 are of his "end of the semester ginormous celebratory margarita". (ignore the 2nd straw, I didn't drink a drop of it!)






































Memories of Japan & sake!!







































looking forward to girly happy hour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tulsa Knottie GTG

So I had the theory that if I actually met some of the girls I talk to on the knot, then I wouldn't be so crazy. We had a knottie get together at the Brook on Monday-- it was the most fun!!! It was almost 3 hours straight of wedding talk!!!! I was in heaven... here are a few pics:

(the girl next to me is our wedding coordinator!)

My Latest Obsession:

http://talk.theknot.com/BOARDS/User/Profile.aspx?UserID=52498



seriously, everyday I update it-- I need professional help!

Wise Guy

I have to brag for Mike, since he won't do it for himself. He found out yesterday that he made an "A" in his last Master's degree class, which means he'll graduate with a perfect 4.0 for his Grad school work!!To top it all off, he posted his resume on www.monster.com yesterday morning & within 4 hours he had a call from a recruiter about a kick-ass job in NYC!!! I'm proud of him!

Why?!?

K-Fed is ruining her!

heres the story

Sick of Tulsa

this is a post to feel sorry for myself. if you don't want to join me for a pity party, you might want to skip this one. i'm so tired of living in tulsa!!! all of my close friends live elsewhere, i'm ready for a change!! take my bridesmaids for example-- only 2 of the 5 live here. it sucks. okay, vent over. tomorrow i'll be in a better mood, i promise.

Let them eat cake!!

we met with our cake baker yesterday & decided these are our cakes! We'll probably do the first cake without the flowers, I'm still deciding.

Groom's Cake: ours will be like this except square. Instead of doing chocolate shavings on it, our baker is going to do crumbled reese's peanut butter cups- our favorite!! We have to decide if we want chocolate covered strawberries on it or hand made chocolate truffles...decisions, decisions!

yum!!!

never leaving the house again!

so its sunday afternoon...we had just eaten at marie callenders for their fabulous brunch buffet & decided to drop by best buy to walk off the food...and we left with these!! Mike & I had our eyes on the tv for a while now- its a 42 inch Sony LCD HDTV-- its amazing!! its crazy big & the picture is soooo good. we also got a really cute tv stand, which we managed to put together in an hour! so, like i said- we're never leaving the house again. we have netflix & our lovely tv. if you guys don't hear from us for a while, come check on us!

Rock School

ROCK SCHOOL welcomes viewers to the hallowed halls of The Paul Green School of Rock Music, an after-school institution in Philadelphia. Here, kids ages 9 to 17 learn the how-to's of rock under the tutelage of Paul Green, a self-proclaimed "uberlord" of the genre. A far cry from your typical after-school tutor, Green rants, harangues, begs and pleads - anything to get through to his students. Green left home at age 16 and put himself through an Ivy League university before founding the country's most unique school for rock 'n' roll.

ROCK SCHOOL follows a semester of Paul working with his students - some amazingly talented, some lacking discipline - and chronicles his unorthodox methods of teaching. But is Paul a genuine rock legend in the making, or is he an overgrown Peter Pan? Part Spellbound and part Jack Black's School of Rock, ROCK SCHOOL follows Green as he leads his ragtag group of kids through individual instruction, group lessons and endless hours of practice to a final "kick-ass" concert. The drama builds as Paul's honor roll kids head to Germany to perform in the 2003 Zappanale festival dedicated to famed rocker Frank Zappa. Will they bring the audience to their feet or - in Paul's worst nightmare - be dismissed as a bunch of cute kids who tried?

Has anybody watched this? Its on A&E- I think its only going to play a few times. Makes me think of Paul! I wanna see it!