baskets

today i met one of my bridesmaids, mandy, at david's bridal for her to try on dresses. i've had a dress picked out for them, but wanted them to try it on before i decided. mandy loved it and so did cindy, who tried hers on in TN today, so i finally picked out the dress. yay!!

after david's bridal, mandy assisted me on a search for a flower girl basket. i had already planned on not wasting $20 on a small white basket bought in a store that had no life or color to it, and had decided to buy one form a thrift store and spray paint it to match the wedding! when we arrived, i thought this would be a project that might take several thrift store trips. let me tell you... if you're looking for wicker baskets, visit the faith rescue mission on east blvd. they had an overload of baskets! i actually had a hard time deciding between two, and after not being able to locate children to model the baskets for me (yes, we actually searched for young girls... we're caseworkers... it's ok!!) i decided on a cute, small, round basket with a threaded handle. mandy preferred the oval basket, but that one was $1.50. and how much did the basket i bought cost?? 50 cents!!! oh yeah!!! i'm very excited! i already have fake green flower petals i bought at michaels that were on clearance for $2.99, so i'm going to spray paint the basket purple and add green bows to the sides. a perfect flower girl basket for a very cheap price!! i'm already purchasing the spray paint and ribbons to paint other baskets i have already to hold programs and wedding favors. i love being thrifty and saving money!! now if i could only find cheap invitations!!

after shopping at the thrift store, mandy and i headed to east chase and shopped at shoe station and michaels while waiting for another bridesmaid/friend angie to meet us for lunch. we ate at texas roadhouse, and had terrible service!! why does that seem to happen a lot lately?? when we FINALLY got our tickets and were able to leave, we all headed to victoria's secret to get new panties. glad i only spent 50 cents on the flower girl basket, because i went panty crazy! haha. not really, but i did take advantage of their daily sale of 5 for $25. a bride always needs pretty panties! and i found out while checking out that the semi-annual sale starts june 15. time to stock up for lingerie for the future hubs! yay!!

after panty shopping, we all went our separate ways, and i headed home to wait on jacob to get into town. when he arrived, we headed to the harley shop to pick up some stuff, and then back to east chase to bed bath and beyond. we haven't registered yet, and i want to make sure i know what bathroom and kitchen colors i want to use before i register for those things. so we quickly walked through the kitchen and bath sections, then headed to chili's to meet some friends for dinner. i had so much fun at dinner, and even enjoyed a nice chili's margarita!

we left chili's about 2 hours later and headed to target for a quick browse through their kitchen and bathroom items as well. jacob picked up some father's day cards for his dad and step-dad, then we headed home. jacob is working two shifts tomorrow to earn some off time for the wedding, honeymoon, and some club events he has in the fall, so he headed back to troy early to get to bed. he's working from 6:30am to 10:30pm tomorrow. needless to say, i will barely converse with my fiancé tomorrow, but i know he's doing it for us. so i'll survive. i heart him!

meko and i are chilling for the rest of the night watch a rerun of snl and cuddling on the couch. all we need now is jacob and life would be perfect.

spending the day with my mom tomorrow. yay for girl time and wedding talk ALL DAY! haha. i know jacob will enjoy the break.

night night