155 Days

I can't believe the wedding in 155 days away! Whew!

I am so glad to be "flu free" now. It was awful. I am so happy that Matt has not gotten sick (knock on wood). I guess Hot Pockets are great for the immune system. Haha!

As far as wedding plans go the bridesmaids dresses have been ordered! They are so pretty, I can't wait for them to come in. Now the hunt for the shoes to match starts.

I've also talked to a travel agent about Vegas for our Honeymoon, talked to Joy about doing my hair for the wedding, ordered samples of some invitations we like and spoke to the bridal shop about fitting my dress. We also have a meeting with the church the first week of March for pre-marriage counseling. And I have to call about tanning this week, thank you Stephanie for mentioning my paleness...

3 more weeks until intersession, I imagine there will be lots of wedding planning during that time.

Announcement

Our engagement announcement was in today's Fayetteville Observer. It is also online at this link if you would like to check it out.

http://www.fayobserver.com/celebrations/announcements/2008/february/0217/engag_Cox-Quinn.shtml

I have been sick since Wednesday with the flu, so I apologize about not updating the blog. Hopefully next week it will be back to the regular swing of things...

Busy C

Yesterday was a whrilwind! Whew! Mom and I traveled all the way to Smithfield to pick up my shoes! Yay! And then drove to Fayetteville to pick up my veil, but when I got their mine was not in the order... so they are going to call me later in the week. So I guess when I pick that up I will schedule my fitting. Fun times!

Also picked up the unity candle yesterday, something totally different. Matt and I are really excited about it. Picked up the cake pans for Melinda, got a great deal on those. Picked up some ribbon that PERFECTLY matches the sash in the bridesmaids dresses. Look at a zillion invitations yesterday and this morning but I think we have found the perfect one, if the colors can be tweaked... I should hear back about that soon.

I am also very pleased that I bought a wedding scrapbook. I love to scrapbook and it has been awhile since I have done any since, well, I had nothing to scrapbook about! I have been looking for a great scrapbook and I finally found it last night at Joann's. Perfect. I can't wait to get started on it. I think it is going to be something I play with today. Also on today's plate is talking to Chef Paul about food. I am meeting with her later today. I wonder how much pigs in a blanket and cheese sticks will cost? Just kidding...

Tomorrow is wedding planning busy as well. Haircut after school and talking to Joy about doing my hair the day of the wedding. Checking with Sanford Rent-All about somethings. Whew!

Matt and I also decided that the Wilrik is going to be the spot for our reception. I need to get the paperwork to Lydia soon. I am just really happy that we had another great option so close to our wedding date. There are 2 big rooms but I only have decent pictures of the front room. Here are some pictures...


This is taken from the balcony


Part of the front room...


Side view of the front room.

Oh Yeah...

What a wild week last week. I forgot to post these hilarious pictures on the blog! Matt was made Editor-in-Chief of Campbell's Law Review the same night Trace burned down, talk about timing. So since all that happened I never got around to posting these.

I was so proud of Matt I decided to get him a surprise, it was late and I had no time to bake a cake so I went to Super Walmart and bought a little cake and asked the lady if she would personalize it for me.

Here's the cake:

It says "Editor -n- Chef" and I LOVE it! When Matt came home I presented it to him and he didn't say a word. I inquired if he noticed something about the cake and he goes, "No what?" and I pointed out the "chef" part and he said, "Whew, you bought this? I wasn't going to say anything because I thought you mis-spelled it!" Hahaha! The sad thing is I am a horrible speller, but I would have checked spell check before writing it on the cake if I would have made it.


It is a really cute cake though, and makes for a great story! Notice the awesome yellow Fiestaware plate it is on?

Oh, I changed the background again. I love geometrics a great deal, stripes, dots, shapes, etc. So when this one popped up on the template page I had to put it on the blog.

Announcement

Matt and I are in today's Sanford Herald! Check it out! We are really pleased with the picture. I plan to try and scan the announcement and post on the blog. I will get that up as soon as possible.

I also ordered my bridal shoes today and had a phone call for our first shower, yay! Thanks Phyllis!

Unbelievable...

This is where Matt and I were supposed to have our wedding reception...


www.sanfordherald.com/index.php?pSetup=sanfordherald

So on to Plan B...

Although this really stinks, at least it shows that I have some awesome family and friends to help me through thick and thin. They have already called 3 places in town that have openings on our date, so here's to starting over...

But its really okay, I know that things are going to work out and something perfect will fall in to place. Matt said this to me on the phone today. "What matters most is we are getting married. Who cares where our reception is at?" He's right. People spend so much time planning their wedding that they get lost in what is really important. It takes things like this to bring that importance out. We will find another place, because really does it really matter where we slice the cake?

RIP: Carolina Trace Country Club, your awesome banquet room will be missed.