Right now,
I'm. So. Tired.
Work is crazy busy. Life is crazy busy.
I'm not getting enough sleep.
Our apartment is a crafting wedding mess.
I'm behind on projects.
My printer has decided to fight me.
and allllll I really want to do right now is
sleep.
I think I will.
Hope your weekend is awesome!
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I met up with a friend from high school (who I hadn't seen since high school) who was in SF for the first time. We had such an amazing time having dinner, seeing the city, and just catching up.
Sometimes when your past and your present collide it's awkward and weird and hard.
and other times, it just makes sense:
Great to see you friend. :)
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I'm a very lucky lady.
I have had two bridal showers over the past two weeks! And they were Epiccccc.
One was thrown by my local Friends of Honor, and another was hosted by my Grams and Aunt in the bama.
Here are pictures from the first shower (I'll share Part II tomorrow).
How can I sum up this awesome day?
Sunshine, laughter, great friends, great memories, filled with love.
So Grateful.
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Oh May, do I have some goals for you.
Hang on to your panties friends, this month is going to be a whirlwind.
In the next 25 days before our wedding weekend kicks off,
I am committing to:
+being kind and forgiving to myself if things don't go as planned or as usual this month. e.g. the blog may not be as well planned or reliable as it usually is. . . and that's ok.
+taking care of myself, i.e. getting enough sleep, eating well, exercising, staying calm
+getting in the elevator a lot. This is a metaphor that I came up with to help me focus my life from time to time. I've shared it with a few others, and I'm letting you in on its awesomeness. I like to imagine that I get in an elevator, actively close the doors (with my mind. ninjas can do that) and then I control which buttons I choose to push, whether it goes up or down, or whether it just stays where it is. Most generally, I am the only one in the elevator (unless I'm playing blackjack with Lisa, in which case we might both be in the elevator). I find that thinking about calming the world around me walking into the elevator and shutting out all other influence, truly reminding myself that I can choose how to act, react, speak, behave, (and sometimes, gasp) even feel is very empowering. When I'm getting in the elevator I like to take both of my arms (hands with palms flat facing me) and pull them together in front of my face as if they were the elevator doors (trust me. it helps).
+not being afraid to tackle sh*t. I am going to cross stuff off my to-do list like a champ and not be stressed by the number of things left on the list. I just can't.
+enjoying the ride. This is it. It's forever. I'm getting married to an amazing, amazing man, and I am going to enjoy every minute of this even if it kills me because these are the days.
they really, really are.
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I'm tired this week friends. Too much running and working (hard) and weddingweddingwedding.
But my favorite things this week have been:
+This new maxi dress I bought for our honeymoon.
+A guy tried to steal my phone out of my hands, and I fought him AND WON. That's right. BOOYAH.
+These new sparkly toms I got for all of my Friends of Honor (bridesmaids) and myself (of course). :) I think I've finally got mine worn in.
+These three songs that keep popping up on Pandora:
>Right Round by Flo Rida
>Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine
>Hold You In My Arms by Ray LaMontagne
+The excitement I am feeling about going to the Bama tomorrow for my bridal shower. I can't wait to see my family, meet Jori, see old friends, and relax. I've been joking I'm going to bring a bunch of DIY crafts with me and try to get volunteers on the plane to help!
+Finding my rehearsal day/dinner dress! Can't wait for you guys to see it.
+getting back on the rock climbing wall this week (with my new harness!!! best Registry item and wedding gift Evah)
+Loving my job (in spite of how crazy it is). You know those days where you work so long and so hard that you can't see straight afterwards but you still feel soooo awesome because you're being a rockstar? Yep. Having those all the time. Not good timing with this lil' wedding we're planning, but I can handle it. :)
Happy Friday Friends.
See you on the flip side.
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We are 30 days out today ya'll. 30 days.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so ready to walk down the aisle towards my sweet better half. And I'm SO excited by all the AWESOME people that are coming to the wedding!!! We are so lucky you guys!!! We have lots of friends and family coming from far and near, and I can't wait to spend time with everyone!
So let me just give you a run down of the next four weeks:
>This weekend I'm headed to Birmingham, Alabama for a bridal shower thrown by my Grams and Aunt. SO excited. Check out the cute invitation:
>Next week I'm getting my hair cut, doing the final walk through at the venue, meeting with the florist, and having a craft party on Saturday (12th) where I'm hoping my friends can help me finish up our menus, programs (ceremony and reception), signage, and escort cards (eek! :).
> The following weekend (19th) I'm heading back to the bama for my brother Andrew's graduation!!! So proud of you little brother!! and on Tuesday morning my mom (!) will be flying back with me, and we'll be in the official funcrazy mode.
>The next weekend will be memorial day weekend (the weekend before the wedding!!!), and I'm going to have one more craft party on saturday to finish up any last minute projects with friends.
>and then we'll be walking down the aisle folks.
I. Can't. Wait.
May 1st photo a day:
May 2nd photo a day:
whew. alright. happy Thursday friends.
I want to send a special joyful shout out to my childhood Lydia who is getting married on Saturday!!! Wishing you the most amazing beautiful day ever.
xo,
Mere
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Today's Wedding Wednesday isn't about me and V, it's about T & T!
My dear, dear friend Tiffany got engaged over the weekend. You better pull out your kleenex before reading any further, because it was swoonworthy.
All of her closest friends were in on the gig. Her sweetie had been planning the surprise for weeks.
About five years ago they met on a sailboat called the Seaward and it was back in town on Saturday.
Little did she know, Tim had contacted all of us and asked us to plan to be there to witness the proposal. One of Tiffany's friends Karen made plans to hang out with her that day, but then literally two days before that, Tim emailed us all to say that they were having trouble filling up the sail.
He invited us all to come sailing (with Tiffany included on the email) even though we were all already committed.
Tiffany firmly believed that Tim had to work that day and wouldn't be able to join us.
A few hours before the sail (little did she know), Karen and I snuck onto the boat to adhere letters to the sail (at Tim's request and with his specific instructions). Here we are. The captain gave us MARGARITAS:
Concentration face! Can't mess up!!!
Here I am raising the sail after our lettering:
At that point, we pretty much felt like it was us that was proposing (!). I mean, we do love her that much:
So after this, we left the boat (made the captain and first mate swear they'd never met us), and then Tim snuck onto the boat and hid down below before anyone boarded.
Like I said, Tiffany thought he had to work and couldn't join us that day on the sail.
She had no idea he was on the boat!
Here's the two of us just chatting and hanging out as the boat left the harbor (I was trying to stay calm and distract her):
But finally I had to convince her to raise the main sail. Mostly that involved me lying about wanting to do it but being scared and needing her help, so she just did it. She was so focused on raising the sail that she didn't look up at it until the very last moment:
and then Tim surprised her and appeared from behind:
and then it was just pure joy:
Tim told everyone about how they had met on that very boat five years before and how his life had been dramatically changed from that moment because he met her (=no dry eye):
and then he got down on one knee (please note our friend Andrew in the background freaking out):
and of course he had the ring on a lanyard until it got on her finger (just in case):
and then there was just pure happiness and lots of celebrating:
Oh and we might have taken a few goofy pictures post proposal once we got back on land:
I couldn't be happier for my dear, dear friend. I love you Fanny! It was an epic proposal and an epic day for an epic lady. I'm sooooo happy for you guys, and I can't wait to celebrate you more!
Love you guys so dearly,
Mere
*PHOTO CREDIT: With the exception of the first few shots and the last shot (all taken on my iphone), all the pictures were taken by Hilary Smith
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Wow. What an epic month.
I wasn't always perfect at my picture taking. Sometimes I had to play a bit of #catchup. But the value of this project stays the same. Documenting your every day life matters.
It helps to keep me thoughtful and present.
Here are the prompts for April:
Here's my April:
Been wanting to start taking your own photo a day?
Join in for may!
Happy Shooting :)
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was filled with SUNSHINE and MAGIC.
My dear friend got engaged (and I got to be a part of the surprise).
My awesome friends through me a beautiful shower.
And I got to spend some QT with my better half. I'm a lucky girl. Here are some snapshots for now (more details on the engagement and shower to come):
Like I said, Sunshine and Magic friends. Stay tuned for more pics and the details.
Happy Monday!
Mere
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