This Week's Top 10 (Second Edition)

This really is a "Top 10" list, but as long as I'm gaining new followers, I'll go ahead and add to the list. Can you see??? 12 followers! Woo! I'm going to be one really grateful human if I get up to 100. So here's the best of this past week. (Once again in no particular order, I just don't know how to cut and paste in Blogger. I honestly don't know how to do much at all in Blogger).

12. We had an engagement party tailgate last weekend. Someone asked "Engagement Party Tailgate... how does that work?" (like we were a little crazy or hill billy). I said " Good food, Good Drinks, Good People, that's how we roll. Expect more of the same at the reception but in nicer outfits." I had such a great time. The fact that it was a million degrees doesn't make my Top 10 list, but other than that I have zero complaints (I did miss a few of my bridesmaids, but I totally understand why they couldn't come). The party was a wonderful reminder that we have some really special people in our lives and it was great to celebrate our engagement that day.

11. My mom made the COOLEST cake ever ever for the party. This is a picture after it was cut, and you really need to see all of the angles, but she did a great job. It had stuff like "Hard Rock Cafe" (our venue) and "Bella Gardens Chapel" (ceremony) and "Pete's Railroad", and "Registry Chest" and "Go to the In-Laws". I drew the whole thing up and my mom made it. She's so talented and she did it all at our house, instead of a bakery where she usually has more space and supplies. We had it like monopoly because that's how Matt and I met. Anyway, I'm really proud of my mom for her hard work.

10. I got a MUCH needed hair cut this week, and got to talk details with my hair stylist about wedding hair and what not. I even have bangs!

9. OSU Killed Tulsa. Woot!

8. I picked out my wedding dress thanks to my mom, best friend, and future mother in law. One thing less to do! It's really pretty (see look, I gave you a hint!). The day we spent picking out the dress is also part of the top 10. It was a really nice day.

7. I finally changed doctors from a doctor allllll the way in Stillwater to someone here in Tulsa because that's just crazy to drive that far when I live here now. Well, I got a few prescriptions and in an effort to save time I went to CVS pharmacy, I usually just go to Wal-Mart. Turns out, that if you usually get your prescriptions somewhere else and you just tell them you've moved your prescription, they give you a $25 gift card. No strings attached. AND if you transfer another on going prescription from another pharmacy, they'll give you ANOTHER $25 gift card. I mean, I don't shop at pharmacies often, but I got the cuuuuuuuuuuutest gift bag for Miss Serenity's birthday that I normally wouldn't spend that much money on- AND they have bridal magazines so- what the hey, it's free. Side note on bridal magazines- if you already have your dress, they're almost a waste of money. As I waited for my prescription I realized that bridal magazines cost about $6-$10 each and they're 90% advertisements.

6. We got some AWESOME gifts at the engagement party. We weren't expecting gifts at all. We really just wanted people to celebrate with us, so it was an extra special surprise. We got gift cards, a FANTASTIC picnic wine holder (with a bottle of wine), a really cute OSU platter that I had been wanting, the coolest Koozies you ever saw in your life (also the most durable), and a nice bottle of vodka. Perhaps people think Matt & I are alcoholics... Well now we're classy alcoholics if that's true because this was all super nice stuff.

5. I celebrated 1 month drinking zero beer! I'm not even sure that's true. I speculate it's been about a month. I'm not getting coins or anything. Remember I told you I'm giving up beer til the wedding? I realized this morning that I might not like the taste of beer by the time the wedding rolls around- which will be just fine.

4. MY BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD MOVED 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD!!!!! Oh I'm and just gleeful about this. Since I'm moving in May, this will be a great opportunity to spend lots of time together before I go. I can also help her with that precious baby! Obviously, I am very happy about this.

3. I made a really cute calendar on Snapfish.com (I even got it for free with Mycokerewards and they were having free shipping). I put a bunch of pictures of family and the engagement pictures and the babies in it. I LOVE it and because I made it, it begins in October so I can display it proudly in place of the Natural Resource Conservation Service calendar that I am currently sporting. Sexy, I know.

2. We hit the milestone of 8 months until I get to marry my best friend. AND I'm not stressed at all about it. I'm actually the least stressed I've been since we got engaged. I feel great and that's such a relief.

1. I woke up every morning this week. I am free. I am breathing. I am loved. I am more blessed than I ever deserve to be.

Until next week!

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