Bizzzzzy Bees

I guess that's no surprise to those who know me and Robert. It's ALWAYS something to do, somewhere to go, someone to visit -- all good things!

So this weekend was a really good one! Finally, a weekend where all us Chumchal gals and their guys made it home for a visit. Happy Mother's Day MOM!!!! We love you!!

Friday started with a nice surprise -- my WEDDING DRESS arrived!!! A month early -- how cool is that?! And how in the heck was i going to WAIT till THIS week to get it? Luckily my wonderful fiance came and picked me up from work and we went to Ventura's to pick up the very special package. (it was hidden from him -- he's not seeing even a thread of it for 5 more months!!!)

Of course I tried it on at Ventura's, - fit perfectly, then at home that night for Mom and on Saturday for Dad. Thumbs up all around!

Saturday was another busy one -- Meeting with Father Bob, antiquing in search of some special lights, lunch at Mi Casa in Yoakum, back home to work on a sign for the wedding (which we completed and looks freakin awesome!!!!), visit with everyone who was at the party at the house, then to a wedding for a couple hours, then back to mom and dad's to finish up the party! I haven't had that many laughs in quite awhile -- SUMMER!! FANCY!!! CHUCKIE!!! "I'll cut yer throat!" Good stuff. Not to mention Roberto was feeling quite good (4 or 5 mixed drinks later) and lovey when I got back from the wedding. As long as he meant all his professions of love -- I'm quite happy!!!! ha ha ha

Sunday was Mother's Day at Mamaw & Papa Chumchal's, then back to Houston to visit with Robert's mom then home for a quick workout and VACUUMING of the house. I couldn't take it any more. House looks great again! I also had to work on getting some pics ordered off of Kodak Gallery before they shut my 5.2 GB (?) of photos I have stored on there down. Thank goodness I had an order ready to go!

So here we are at Monday -- just working for the weekend! Everyone have a GREAT week!!

Wedding Dress, Wedding Decor

I tell you what -- October 2009 is going to sneak up on me - I swear it! But we're getting things going and hopefully we'll be ahead of the game.

Last week Robert and his good friend (and groomsman) Ryan worked on one of our table decorations. Here they are hard at work:


Here is the 90% finished product. Robert stained it while I was out Black Friday shopping with the gals. We have clear votive holders to go in it and it looks really good! Way to go babe!

So while we were out on Black Friday, Mom had a wild hair up her purdel and wanted to go look at wedding dresses. And we did find one that is really flattering and very pretty!! Yes, I'm still "looking" but it always goes back to that one, which I believe was the 2nd one I tried on. Jenny and Jill loved it and Mom did too!! So we'll see. (big smile!) I don't know about for some of you other married women -- but it's all very SURREAL feeling right now. SO exciting and so just "wow"!

I went on Sunday to Ventura's here in Houston for a quick look at one particular dress. Although I liked these, the other one from Austin still "does it" for me -- so just a couple more shops then we'll be ORDERING! I'm hoping to have bridal portraits in April -- so need to get it ordered soon!

Here's a few I tried on at Venturas:

And today, with all good luck and the moon and stars and sun aligning, I'll be sending out the official "will you be my bridesmaid" packages. Hee Hee. Fun stuff!