{google} this is handy..

this is a dream tool for all us girls who know the colors we want to include in our wedding day..now we can find pretty little images to match. google released their image search to now let you choose colors! check it out:

so..i typed in ranunculus (of course) and chose yellow. after perusing the pretty images..i clicked on my favorite and it took me to toast and tables where i found these lovlies:

sigh. aren't they just breathtaking?!

{google} another nifty gadget...

for those of you who love google as much as i do, and for those of you who don't use google in your daily life (you should)...here is a nifty little gadget that helps me keep track of how much time is left until we say "i do!"


it's a gadget for your igoogle page called my moments! and according to this, i have exactly 5 months, 22 days, and 6 hours left of planning! which brings me to my list:

Things i have accomplished:
1. venue for ceremony & reception
2. someone to marry us (kinda important, dontcha think?)
3. wedding dress and groom's suit
4. wedding party dresses and suits
5. dj
6. caterer
7. std's made & sent
8. caketopper made


things i have yet to accomplish:
1. book room blocks at hotels for oot guests
2. flowers
3. cake
4. rental items
5. bartender
6. make hair accessories & jewelry for bm's and myself
7. shoes!
8. ask friend of family if she can do my hair/makeup
9. dance lessons
10. diet.
11. design, make, and send invitations
12. photographer

i know i must be forgetting something. seems a little overwhelming...but the important things seem to be taken care of...let's see if i can't cross one of those things off my list before christmas?

happy monday!

{google} i was on tv!

apparently this aired sometime over summer..but you can see the snippet of me on pbs here:



did you see me?

{random} shuttle rides + strange urges

whenever i ride the shuttle to or from work i usually try and grab a seat in the back. i like the back because it's less crowded and the chance of someone plopping their big butts and all their belongings down next to me is a lot less. ok, so i know we are sharing the shuttle...but honestly, do you have to bring 3 bags to and from work everyday? and why is it that you feel the need to eat sushi next to me? or talk on the phone the entire way without having anything important to say while repeating "hello? hello? oh dude..i thought i lost you." so..i normally sit in the back. but ever since my return to work 2 weeks ago, i get incredibly nauseated during the ride. this morning, i nabbed the very first seat...thinking this may help since i can actually see what is going on... bad idea.

so, i'm checking out the scenery and riding along...but little bus driver dude starts freakin' me out! he's talking to himself...grabbing on to the door next to him and is in an utter panic...he brakes every time a fly hits the windshield and swerves to the next lane! my little bus driver dude is afraid of driving! so i'm holding on for dear life..too panicked to feel sick to my stomach and i see this microphone secured right next to me...and i have this urge...

well, let me tell you about my urges..i actually imagine things that i really, really want to do...but for some reason..(thank the ever-lovin' Lord) i don't ever really do them. for instance, last night on the bus ride home, this chick plops down in front of me and reclines her chair back...throws her birds nest of a pony tail over the seat back to where in nearly punches me in the face. for the remainder of the ride, i could really see myself pulling on her pony tail...or plucking out a hair from her scalp, or pushing her over on the girl next to her. i would imagine that she would turn around in complete shock and cuss me. i would just shrug and go back to sleep. or one time this guy sitting across from me had a big ole booger hanging out of his nose and i imagined taking the piece of paper he was writing on away from him and reaching over to wipe his nose with it...i would then ball it up and throw it in his face. isn't that ridiculous? i have several of these thoughts every day..and i know, when i am a senile old woman i will probably be too deaf to hear that little voice in my head telling me not to do it...

so, i'm holding on for dear life, staring at the microphone, and i can really imagine reaching my hand out, grabbing this microphone from the wall, pushing the button to on, and announcing to the entire bus that it is time to jump for their lives.

sigh. wouldn't that be great tho?

when we finally reach the exit and pull up to the first stop light, my little bus driver dude who's afraid of driving sighs and i swear he thanks the ever-lovin' Lord..thinking he can't believe he's made it another day. i know...because i was thinking the same thing.

tomorrow, i think i'll sit in the back.

{google} our wedding website

so…i have like 3 wedding websites. i guess i got so excited when we first were engaged that i just couldn't stop typing about it. or…maybe i was just trying them on for size...to see which one fit best. i found that none of them really made me happy. they were too restricted and didn't really represent our style..so i was too embarrassed to send the link to our friends and family...until i realized that i can create my own...FOR FREE. duh. oh google, you do make me happy…even tho it's a pain in the patooty to get hired on with you. your services never cease to amaze me…check out our wedding website.

other google services that have made wedding planning a breeze:
~ gmail. i really heart gmail...not only do i love it for wedding planning, but it is my personal email of choice.
~ picasa. i can keep an album of all of my wedding ideas, along with other personal photos.
~ docs. i have my guest list super organized and can access it from anywhere...i can also send it out to collaborators to make sure i've got everyone. there are several other wedding templates to choose from.
~ reader. to keep up with all of my inspiration from several fellow bloggers out there.
~ calendar. what a great place to keep track of appointments, showers, when to send out invites, etc. you can have reminders sent to you via email or phone.