Bridal Adventures... Putting your Best Face Forward

I'm not a Do-it-Yourself type of bride. I'm not going to spend hours making my own bouquet. I'm not going to spend months hand writing tags to go on favors. I'm not going to stress on my wedding day about all the things I have to do. There's a whole army of professionals out there that can do all of these things better, and faster, than I can.

I've decided to hire a professional makeup artist, too. That means I can sit on my ass and drink champagne while she makes me pretty. She does airbrush makeup, which basically means she will spray paint my entire face. I met with her this morning for a "trial run". This way we both know what I want come wedding day, and I'm familiar with how she works.

Hooray for fake eyelashes!

Finished product!

A "Thank You" to Hatch, New Mexico

Dear Hatch,

Thank you for growing such wonderful chiles. In red or green, hot or mild, your chiles never disappoint. They are wonderful over eggs in the morning. They are excellent in a tortilla for lunch. For dinner at night I just want to stick my whole head in a bowl of this goodness and lick it clean.

If only they were in season for more than a month. :::sob:::

My pot of chicken green chile, gone too soon.

Registered

We stood in front of glass shelves displaying crystal vases and sterling silver candle holders.

"Do we need any of this?" I had the store issued scanner in my hand.

"This is kind of pretty". He picked up a heavy crystal picture frame with two openings.

I looked over at the price list, which was almost completely hidden from view.

"That costs three hundred dollars".

And we both backed slowly away.

In the towel section an enthusiastic sales associate walked us through the various options, everything from washcloths to bath sheets. He leaned over a display of their highest priced towels and said "You might as well register for these, when else in your lift will you spend $50 on a towel". I immediately pictured all of my friends laughing as they read my registry and saw $50 towels.

We were also encouraged to register for multiple sets of stemware ("the good stuff and the stuff that can be broken at parties"), china, and more pots than we would need in 100 years.

I did manage to wrestle the scanner away from Todd before he could find the barcode for the $200 margarita machine, but somehow he scanned an apron with chickens all over it while I was distracted.

The store we were in carried a large selection of Fiesta Ware, but had almost no other "casual dining" options. We'll need to go to a different store and find some plates we both like, since everyone know that Fiesta is way too heavy to be useful. :-)

Observed on the First Day of Summer

Ahhhh, feels so good!

Observed in the Parking Lot

I guess this means my next car will not be a yellow Camaro. The plate is already taken.

Feeling Inspired

Observed on the 101

My future car?

Cadillac SRX, plate reads 'LILCHIK'

HA!