So Excited!

Originally I thought that yesterday was not going to be as productive as I had hoped it would be. I had a list of about 10 things or so that I needed to get done, and I only finished 2. They were significant things! But 2 out of 10 ain't that great! BUT, we accomplished something that I didn't expect to accomplish. WE GOT BRETT'S RING!

We have had trouble finding a ring that Brett likes. There is a certain kind of gold that he prefers that, turns out, is almost impossible to find in major jewelry stores. Last night, Helzberg was having a guest vendor in their Irving store and we were invited to come meet with them because our jeweler at Helzberg thought that this vendor may be able to make custom rings. Well, she was right, but the rings were not at all what we were looking for. Brett walked over to the case of regular men's rings to show them what style he wanted and low and behold, there was a new ring in the case! It is Tungsten and it has a pattern with dark crosses in it. It is SO nice! Really unique and it was a great price. I am really happy that we found a ring that he likes. I love my ring so much, I want him to love his ring too! We ordered it last night and it should come in in a few weeks. Let's hope I don't lose it between then and the wedding!

I also found some super cute boxes to use for party favors! One of my Jennifers (3 of my closest friends are named Jennifer. They are all in the wedding. There is also a Jenina and a Jenna in the wedding. Try to keep that straight!) is getting married a month before I am and she told me about these cute little bride and groom favor boxes that she found at the Dollar Tree. I totally heart the Dollar Tree! It is far and away the best dollar store out there. They are little boxes that come in packages of 10 that fold into a little wedding dress and a little tuxedo. Jenn had all of the dresses she needed but was short on tuxedos so I told her I would check our Dollar Tree. I went there Thursday and oh my goodness! They were the cutest little boxes! And 10 for a dollar??? How do you beat that? They didn't have any tuxes, but I snagged all of the brides that they had. I was still 6 packages short though. So today I showed them to one of my other Jennifers and she told me that there is a Dollar Tree right next to the Hobby Lobby in Grapevine. My mom said that she needed to go to Hobby Lobby, so off we went!

We hit Hobby Lobby first. I have to admit, I am starting to spend a dangerous amount of time, and as a result of that, money, in that store! But there is no place like it! Crafting and home decor in the same place? It's like my own personal Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, minus the scary orange guys. My mom needed to look for a stocking and Jennifer had mentioned, when I told her my idea for centerpieces at the wedding, that the glassware at Hobby Lobby goes on sale for 50% off frequently. So while we were there we wanted to check it out, and HELLO! Jackpot! Today I bought 22 medium sized cylinder vases, 3 large cylinder vases, 18 silver serving pieces, and 33 bouquet and centerpiece floral pieces for $160. The only thing that wasn't half price were the serving pieces, but they were $1.87 a piece.

I am SO thankful that I was able to take Thursday and Friday off. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted because I was able to cross some very large items off of a very large list. Right now I am about to go work on one of my sample books for a few hours, then tonight I am going to do a little more ornament work, and then tomorrow afternoon I am going to finish what I can of what I didn't finish on Friday. This week will be all scrapbooks all the time! hehe... Brett is just thrilled.

I feel so blessed to have so many enjoyable things in my life right now, and such amazing people to share them with. =-)