After Wedding to-do list

during the final days leading up to the wedding, i started to notice that so much of my "normal", non-wedding planning life was on hold...  that got me thinking about what i wanted to do when i got back to life as usual.

well at that point i thought, piece of cake, life will resume once we get outta town and head to tahiti for our honeymoon... haha looking back now i laugh at how naive i was to think that relaxing in tahiti was "normal life" - give me a break!

here's us at the pinnacle of "non-normal life" at our rehearsal dinner

and here we are once again - recovering from the wedding weekend 

on our honeymoon in Bora Bora

we look pretty stress free right?

yes but i realize now that the wedding and then traveling to paradise to "relax" was really more the calm before the storm.

Life has become so crazy for the two of us - J is just preparing for 3rd year law school finals, and here i am with my crazy jobs and trying to run my jewelry & accessory business!

we recovered, then returned, and life never went back to life as we knew it ...

 so in an attempt to retain some type of normalcy i started a list that grows each week.  since i'm a list maker, it helps to know that i'm accomplishing things, no matter how small or trivial they seem - it's just nice to know we're getting things done!

I give you my after wedding to-do list: 

• go to Disneyland - 
• go on a date with J - check (although this is something i'd love to do weekly)
• spend quality time with friends & family - check
• go to the swap meet - 
• look into a business credit card (maybe not such a great idea given the current financial climate) -
• get our apartment organized - quasi check... with the exception of our study
• close out our wedding registries  - check (except Crate & Barrel)
• get holiday items posted in my etsy shop - check
• get caught up on my business blog - check
• get wedding thank you's written and sent - 1/2 check (still have 1/2 the list to go)
• get my credit card paid off - almost check =)
• spend time playing catch up with close friends - 1/2 check
• christmas shopping - almost check!

and the list goes on... did anyone else feel like much of their normal life had disappeared and long to rein it in once the big day had passed!

what to wear when you get showered...

... with gifts that is....  yesterday my lingerie shower invite showed up, and oh boy the reality that i am actually getting married is starting to feel real now!

on the topic of showers...  i've been so accustomed to helping and planning friend's showers and wedding related events, it's been a hard thing for me to sit back and relax. 

if any of my BMs are reading this, i know i have a problem with control =), and y'all know how hard it is for me to not want to help! but it is a nice change to have others take the reins so i can really enjoy these next few months.  

so, thank you girls in advance for all the amazing events i have in store, i'm looking forward to them and am very excited to see the fruits of your labor! 

and i love you all very much!!!

here's the invite... since i've always been a huge country music fan (as i sit here blogging country tunes are crankin' outta my radio) i'm guessing they are going with a western theme! 

we shall see...

ok tangent over, on to the real topic:

shower attire 

i don't know if you are aware yet how much i love forever 21 

(that's right i'm not afraid to admit it)! 

i found these two dresses while internet shopping on F21, wondering what to wear for my 2 showers...

Gardenia Satin Dress $24.80

floral lace dress $28.70

or there's this F21 option (which i wore to FI's law prom) but i can't find it online!

this one's very similar to my BMs JCrew dresses

also JC Penny of all places has 2 designer lines

although these are no where near a cute as the dept store brands, 

they also don't come with dept store price tags!

nicole by Nicole Miller 

here are a few of my favs

pintucked dress on sale $59.99

Tunic $48

eyelet top $58

print top $40.60

and bisou bisou has a line @ JCP also

here's the only worthwhile thing i spotted:

gold trim top on sale $19.99

now this in my opinion might be better suited as a bachelorette top maybe

 

Knock Knock Note Pads

i have seen these around town and wanted to share them.  i LOVE LOVE LOVE list making and the fabulous feeling you get when you cross off a task that's been accomplished!

here's their site: Knock Knock

some of my favs are

• paper gps - i don't get lost often, and have an insanely keen sense of direction, sometimes referred to as the "human map", but if you aren't blessed with the gift - you might like this.
• bon voyage - planning for a vacation or honeymoon?
• pack this! - a to-do list of stuff to pack for that getaway you've got planned thanks to "bon voyage".
• all out of - a shopping list that you can check off as you deplete an item.

oh my goodness, i just adore to do lists, there are sooooo many other awesome notepads, some not so tasteful, but wow it's an exciting site for organization.