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I like this dress.

And after re-wrapping a Cinnamon Girl t-shirt for my little girl cousin for the third time, I realized that I really like tulle. Poor Scott.

My friend N has asked me to be part of her bridal party. I can't think of anything more fun. (Well, my own wedding is, in my book at least, supposed to be at least slightly more fun, but you know what I mean.) Yesterday she called to say she wasn't having a bridal party but was doing matching haku lei for her close girlfriends. I thought that was awesome but she changed her mind - yay!! I thought her original idea was sweet and simple, very original. (I was tempted to steal the "no 'maids or 'men" concept, frankly.) But am jazzed that two of my friends are getting hitched in '08 and I get front-row seats at both ceremonies.

Yep - that's about where things are right now; I'm all excited about my friends' weddings. S and I can't even book the hotel till 12 months in advance, and I feel like I can't do anything till we have the date solidified. I want to send save-the-dates but what if ours is snagged? I want to shop for dresses but it feels wrong like what if we end up with a much later date and my tastes change and yada yada yada.

Yada.

Oh yeah we (WE!!) watched 3+ episodes of "Bridezillas" last night. I turned to S several times and said, "Aren't you glad you're marrying ME?" With hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on a wedding alone, people become slightly insane. I'd like to think that if we had a limitless budget that we'd still keep it simple and that maybe we'd just have awesome food. And maybe a cocktail hour. Not go stupidly overboard with decorations, planners, custom made furniture, absurd cakes, etc.

Anyway, we do not have a limitless budget so that is moot. And truth be told I don't regret not being able to afford an open bar. My relationship with alcohol = tepid. It makes people stupid. I used to think that was funny. Now it worries me. I guess that's part of getting older. Besides, if you have to get drunk to endure our wedding then, um, don't come. Just send money. Hehehe.