Wedding Wednesday!

Oh geeeeee, I love talking about my wedding. I try really hard not to talk about it with people I know because I don't want to be that person. And I know I'm only getting started and the then stuff will just fall out of my mouth without even thinking about it.

Sometimes I'm so excited to plan a wedding and watch my beautiful marriage bloom, and others I'm just so worried about the actual planning part.

As much as I love Blake, he really doesn't help. I've gotten him to be serious about this about once. And we completely disagreed on what we should do.

It was all over the venue. He thought I was insane for wanting the venue I love but I feel it's very reasonable. Once I got him to go look at it and talk to the management he felt it was a good place too. However, he isn't 100 percent sold on it.

There are only two things I don't want to settle on. Our venue and our pictures. They are very high on my list of important things.

I'm sure we'll get it worked out though.

In happy exciting wedding stuff, I asked my sister to be one of the bridesmaids! Of course she said yes.

I've also gotten my dress and veil! I feel like some of the hardest stuff is over. I hear people say that shopping for their dress was the so stressful! I'm glad to not have to worry about it. I'm sad that I didn't get the experience with some of the people I wanted but my momma and Teagan were there. I love my dress. I want to wear it all the time. I haven't seen another dress that I like better than it!

I'm getting started on a guest list. I didn't realize we liked or knew so many people. I'm sure it will have to be cut because we don't want a huge wedding. I want a very intimate feeling. How did you decide who would be invited and who wouldn't? Any major rules I need to know about?

Only 367 days to go!

Less Irritation

** I got this razor free to test and review, but all opinions are my own.**

Let me let you in on a little secret, I hate to shave. I know, you're thinking that's not a secret, all women hate to shave. But no, I hate it more than most others. I can promise you that.

Want proof? Well, I'm not going to show you because I don't want to scare you away. But you can ask the lovely fiance, or any family member honestly.

I remember being a young (cough I'm still young cough) girl and just wanting to shave my legs so bad. I begged and begged my mom. She finally said yes. So I grabbed the big girl items, a razor and some shaving cream, sat down on the side of our bath tub, put my legs up and lathered the cream on, then went to town. I thought to myself "Shaving isn't that bad! Why do ladies always grump about this? I love it!!! I'm an adult yay!!!" And then I proceeded to shave in some wiggly form of a line, missing spots and not even caring.

 Until I looked up and saw there was blood on my leg. BLOOD!!! Ahhhh. I'm squeamish when it comes to blood so a little freaking out ensued. I searched high and low for where I cut myself. And then I found it. I had managed to cut my thumb. The top of my thumb at that. How in the hell did that happen? I'll never know. I sure as hell wasn't shaving my fingers! Ever since that day, shaving has been a form of cruel and unusual punishment.

I can't tell you how long it's even been since my legs were shaved last. What's even worse is how Blake feels about it. That poor poor man. He loves a freshly shaved leg. He thinks the silkiness is so nice. And I, the woman he decided he wants to marry - to be with forever - hasn't shaved since the beginning of the year at least. He begs and sometimes I oblige. Or I'll tell him sure babe, I'll shave, and never get around to it. But he never says a word, just goes on living a life of hairy legs rubbing up against him.

Side note, my legs don't look that bad. For some reason my hair doesn't get dark. It's just a bunch of long blonde soft hairs. When I do shave, I have a razor that I love. I like the Bic Soleils. I don't have a reason why, other than I just do. I've used a couple Venus razors here and there, but I haven't found one I love.

I have really sensitive skin and I ALWAYS get razor burn on my legs. It may not be razor burn exactly but there are always little red bumbs. So when Influnester contacted me about the new Venus Embrace Sensitive I was a little hesitant. But hey, if I can find something to make my man happy and that makes me want to shave more often, then why the hell wouldn't I take that opportunity?

I like it. I really do. My legs aren't all red and bumpy like they normally are after I shave.There are strips of aloe above and below the blades to ease irritation. It's a really nice razor. I feel I get a closer shave with my Soleil does but not having razor burn is a big freaking deal! And it feels nice to have shaved legs. I don't know if having this razor will make me shave more, but at least I know if I do shave my razor burn won't be so bad.

Do you get razor burn? What do you do to stop razor burn from happening?

Evolving

Do I get the award for most sporadic blog posting? I feel like I should.

I just seem to be actually living my life lately. I think about being here, but the moments have been more important than the internet. I'm really trying to find myself in terms of this blog. I don't know where I want it to go. I've been interested in a different kind of blog than I'd normally find myself reading.

I guess as I grow and develop I want this blog to grow and develop too. I feel like I need to find out who I am and what I should write about. I'll always be a lifestyle blog, but now it feels like the lifestyle I'm used to writing about is changing into a different kind. I don't feel that any of this is bad, I just don't know what to write.

Changes are always scary for me. I like everything to be the same as it was the day, week, month before it was. And sometimes it gets boring and monotonous, but then it isn't. When I do make a change with something I worry about if it's the right choice.

The topics that once seemed important to me, now aren't that much of a care. But the topics I feel are important just seem to personal to share. I never know how much is too much when it comes to telling the interwebs.

Life, it's a crazy thing.

Have you ever felt that your moments were moments that shouldn't be shared?

Fall TV

Well, I showed up for class twice this week. SURPRISE!! I've had a couple of thing I wanted to talk about but it's Friday and they aren't for Fridays. So, you get my favorite fall tv shows. This could be long because I love me some tv.

I'm linking up with Melissa for her October Blogging Challenge.

The New Kids

Gotham

I wasn't sure how this show was going to be. I like Batman and all but I didn't really think it was about Batman. Just about Gotham. Well, it's awesome as hell. I watched the first episode last night and I really enjoyed it. Plus there's some eye candy in it as well. You might remember him from the O.C. Seriously though, it's hard not to think of him as Ryan. Somethings you never grow out of. A little fun fact for you, one of my most favorite things about any Batman movie, is Alfred. I love Alfred. I don't know why, I just do. And he's in Gotham too. =) 

Bad Judge

Ok, so the first episode wasn't on until last night, but I still loved it. We all wish that as adults we could act like hot messes and still get our job done. We can't. But Judge Rebecca still manages to get it to work for her. Critics are saying this show sucks and it won't be on much longer. We'll see. Until then, I'll enjoy living vicariously through her.

The Tried and True

Sons of Anarchy

We're in the last season of this motorcycle club drama. And Jax is gonna find out who killed his wife. Even if he has to kill the whole town of Charming. Sorry for the spoiler. I forget that not everybody is watching live. The first three episodes of the season we're slow, but this weeks lit the whole season on fire. Mr. Sutter, the show's writer, finally brought back some of the humor too. I'll probably go jump off a bridge when the show is over. I won't know what to do without my trusty MC every week. Then there's Gemma. I'm not gonna lie, I was always Team Gemma. I couldn't stand Tara. But now the woman has lost her ever loving mind and is really hard to like. 

Parenthood

Again, another show in it's last season. Which makes me sad. I love shows about families. And this one makes me cry every week. What's not to love? The family problems seem like actual problems people would have. If you need a good cry, and then something to make you feel better, this is the show for you.

That's all I got today. What are your favorite fall shows? Anything you think I should be watching?

Life Lately, by the Numbers

Man, it's been a minute since I've been here. I thought I'd update you on what life is like over in these parts of the woods.

But first, let me say, I read blogs all day long, I just don't comment very often anymore. If I can ever get myself back into blogging regularly, then maybe I'll comment more. Anyway, here we go...oh yeah, first, this idea was taken from Elle at elle, ink. Ok, we're good to go...

3 - Bridal Expos I've been to in the last two weeks. My mind is overwhelmed. Stuff is so pretty but also so pricey. Unfortunately, I didn't win anything from them. Sad face.

654816 - times I've thought about coming here to write something. Then I get here and it just doesn't seem as good as I thought it would.

1- new little kitty we let in our lives. We found her in the ditch outside of Blake's house. Her name is Penelope. If you follow on insta, you've probably seen her. She is quite a spitfire. She's a crazy little shit. But I love her sooooo much.

56848161 - times I've already freaked out and had a panic attack over wedding planning. I love it, but hate it at the same time. I hope somebody can save my sanity. And my fiance, because sometimes, the panic attacks are his fault. Bless his heart.

6 - The number of teeth my little human has lost. And she pulls most of them out by herself! I don't know where she gets the balls to do that, but good for her.

1- Relay for Life I've been to. I had a really good time at it. My stepmom and dad set most of it up and did all the important committee stuff.  Next year I hope I can be more of a help to their team. As you all know, I've been close to cancer in my life. Not myself personally though. The relay really helped me emotionally, I felt like cancer had closure. It was a nice experience.

3 - Fires I was a part of this weekend. Two were huge! And one was in a small fire pit with Teagan and Blake while we listened to live music a little down the road. I couldn't complain.

she didn't get the scary eyes memo

That's about all I've got. Miss me. Leave me some love. Send me all your good blogging vibes so that I come back again soon.

xoxo.

Choosing My Own Adventure

So one of my mostest favoritest bloggers in the whole entire blog universe, Stephanie, announced that she was doing a link up, I know I had to join.

The only thing was, that this month's theme is fitness -.- . If you know me, I'm not much of a fitness person. But I knew I needed to start doing something. After all, it's only 13 months until my wedding and I need to start getting in shape. I honestly had no clue what I would do. 

Blake bought us an elliptical and I figured that I could actually use it. Because neither of us have touched it except when we were first excited that he bought it. That was about a month ago. S

So in the meantime I've been scratching my brain, trying to figure out what in the hell I'm gonna do. And then I found this on facebook this morning.

My friend has a fitbit and this is what her fb fitbit group is doing. So I decided that I'm gonna do it. I may not have a fitbit (but I really want one), but I can do these things without one. I'm gonna have to research what in the hell some things are, like a reverse lunge, and a push up to side arm balance, but whatever. I can figure it out! 

Here's to fitness. I might be dead in 30 days. We'll see.

Life Lately 8.2014

Oh man, I always dream of coming to this space and just hitting a post right out of the park. And then life happens and I never make it. I really need to make a schedule so that I post regularly. Yeah right. Anyway, I just thought it's been a minute so I'd update you about my life.

Blake and I are crazy. We got another dog. That makes two puppies under the age of two. At first it wasn't bad. Now I want to scream half of the time. His name is Marley. And he's the softest dog I've ever felt. He's also a big ol' cry baby. It's cute. He's a good dog. Even when he's getting on my nerves. I thought he would be my dog, but he took right to Blake. Like they all do.

My momma celebrated her birthday this month. I think it was perfect. We spent the day shopping with her momma and her aunt. She got to have not one, but two birthday dinners. It was a great day.

I went to the Missouri State Fair. I didn't go for the fair though. I went to see Jake Owen. And that man, he puts on one hell of a show. I love Luke and Keith with all my heart but I'm sure Jake had more energy during his show than I've seen those two have. He's a great performer and now I love him. I definitely want to see him again someday. But back to the fair, I had the most amazing food I think I've ever had. It was cheese on a stick. Pepperjack cheese with corndog breading. OMG I WANT MORE. I had two, I shouldn't have but damn they were good. I'm going back next year just for more cheese on a stick.

Blake, Teagan, my momma, and I all went to the Oklahoma Aquarium. That was a fun experience. I learned that I want an otter. They are just the cutest things! I was all pumped to see the sea turtles, but their exhibit was still in construction. Jellyfish are really cool looking. I've never been to a beach, so this was my first experience with any type of ocean life. I even held a starfish!

Just one more month until I can start wedding planning! I know, I could have started after we were engaged but Blake asked me to wait until October that way he knew it was a year away and it will be time to get serious. I need to go pick out a wedding planner/binder. I have bought a few things though! When I find good deals, I just have to get them.

I think that's all that's been up over here. Besides the typical things like work and what not. Hopefully I can make it back tomorrow. No promises though.