on all the wedding pics. So I will start with what I am sure will be self-indulgent wedding talk for the next couple of weeks and discuss my Thursday night agenda; my bachelorette party. Come on, did you really think I would pass up an opportunity to go bar hopping with my girls and get to open up naughty gifts? I thought you knew me better than that.
Here is the lowdown:
First, we went to a sushi bar, which was awesome, and we drank dirty martinis. I give you exhibit A:
My bridesmaid, Jules and me.
(Sorry it was in a dark party room, so the flash is sort of glaring on us.)
Which, then led to opening said naughty gifts.
Then, we hopped on a trolley (yes trolley, “Ollie the Trolley”) and headed to the Homy Inn. It is the greatest bar ever because it serves peanuts from a dog dish and champagne on tap!
Lastly, it ended with my tiara on my head to meet up with all the “boys” at mine and Christopher’s favorite bar.
I must confess that the rehearsal (not the dinner) the next day was pretty brutal. I wore a sweatshirt, jeans and a sloppy bun in my hair; priceless.
I doubt I post a whole lot this week, as the wedding is on Saturday. SATURDAY! Please forgive me. Look forward to getting back to it soon.
I’ll leave you with a picture from our wedding shower in Iowa.
I chose this pic because I was so proud of how ladylike I look in my dress (way to keep those legs together), and I liked my Target dress. Poor Christopher, you can’t even see his face. But let’s just say I was having more fun opening the presents for our house than he was in some of the other pics, and that was another reason this picture got chosen.
Ok, so I am not really cooking too much lately, but I did put something tasty together last night. All day long I was craving shrimp cocktail. I don’t know what that is about and no, I’m not pregnant (give me a little time please).
Anyway, when I got home last night I busted out the frozen shrimp and defrosted several of them. Then, I took a couple of big leaves of romaine lettuce and put them in two big wine glasses. Finally, I dumped some store bought cocktail sauce (I told you, not much cooking or concocting of my own going on) into the glasses and lined the glass rims with the shrimp. Cute, easy and delicious.
Christopher ate everything in about 2 minutes. Hmm, maybe he’s pregnant…
I am really excited to vote tomorrow. It is interesting that this election feels so important to me. I say this for a couple of reasons. First, and the most obvious one, is that there is finally a black man that is a serious contender for President of the United States, which is history making in and of itself.
Second, I am 26 years old and getting ready to start a family of my own, and now am a small business owner. Even though I have voted in a Presidential election 2 previous times, I don’t believe I fully understood the great impact that my vote could really have. Now, I am looking at the candidates through adult eyes, not college ones. That may sound silly, but I can understand much better what I argued with my father about 4 years ago. I see his perspective about finances and taxes and I realize that social issues are not the only force driving my opinion.
However, come Wednesday when this is all said and done, I hope more than anything that my candidate wins. I know that both men care about our country, but I truly feel like only one man cares about me, a young woman.
Oh, and here is something pretty to look at.
This is where we will be getting married in less than 2 weeks!
Yup, cereal with soy milk. That’s it, and I bet you all can figure out the recipe. I will help you though, it’s this cereal.
It’s pretty tasty, and I recommend it (especially for you Jules!).
I believe this says something about the state of disarray my life has been in the past couple of weeks. I think it also means that I am tired and incredibly lazy. However, I did finally go to the grocery store today and I have a couple of quick recipes that I bought the ingredients for, so there should be a couple of food posts this week.
With that said, I hope your week does not leave you eating cereal every night.
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